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2003 SPRING ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Hgt Wgt Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) No. Name 97 * Tosin Abari DT 6 0 259 Sr. 1V Mt. Rainier, Md. (Good Counsel HS) Pos. 81 Paschal Abiamiri WR 6-2 188 Fr. RS Randallstown, Md. (Mount St. Joseph HS) 1 Bruce Perry 3 Rob Abiamiri TE 6-3 223 Jr. SQ Randallstown, Md. (Mount St. Joseph HS) TB Yinka Adeboyeku RB 6-1 235 So. RS Silver Spring, Md. (Chevy Chase) 2 Chris Kelley Aje Olufemi DB 5-10 177 Jr. RS Silver Spring, Md. (Springbrook HS) SS 33 * Josh Allen TB 5-11 204 So. 1V Bladensburg, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) 3 Rob Abiamiri 24 *** Leroy Ambush LB 6-1 223 Sr. 3V Frederick, Md. (Thomas Johnson HS) TE 91 Robert Armstrong DT 6-4 307 Fr. HS Arlington, Va. (Washington-Lee HS/Fork Union Military) 4 Tom Augustyn WR 6-0 193 So. RS Fairfax, Va. (Robinson HS) WR 77 * Russell Bonham OG 6-4 305 So. 1V Winston-Salem, N.C. (Carver HS) 6 Domonique Foxworth 14 (d) Matt Brant FS 6-0 170 Fr. RS Chevy Chase, Md. (Gonzaga College HS) CB 74 ** C.J. Brooks OT 6-6 323 Jr. 2V Rex, Ga. (Morrow HS) 7 Scott McBrien 93 Davian Bryan NT 5-11 278 Jr. SQ Hyattsville, Md. (Northwestern HS) QB 73 *** Lamar Bryant OG 6-3 308 Sr. 3V Clinton, Md. (Crossland HS) 8 Mario Merrills 37 * Jamal Chance CB 6-1 191 Sr. 1V Ephrata, Pa. (Ephrata HS/Lackawanna JC) TB 21 Chris Choice CB 5-11 195 Fr. RS Suitland, Md. (Eleanor Roosevelt HS) 9 Jason Crawford 49 ** Jamahl Cochran LEO 6-0 246 Jr. 2V Morristown, N.J. (Morristown HS) 47 ** Jon Condo LEO 6-3 237 Jr. 2V Philipsburg, Pa. (Philipsburg-Osceola HS) TB 30 *** Curome Cox CB 6-1 201 Sr. 3V Arlington, Va. (Gonzaga College HS) 10 Madieu Williams 9 ** Jason Crawford TB 6-2 219 Jr. 2V Forestville, Md. (Parkdale HS/Fork Union Military) FS 26 ** Raymond Custis FS 5-8 186 Jr. 2V Germantown, Md. (Northwest HS) 11 Orlando Evans 58 * Ricardo Dickerson LB 6-3 238 So. 1V Hyattsville, Md. (Northwestern HS) QB 64 * Justin Duffie DL 6-2 293 So. 1V Gaithersburg, Md. (Landon HS) 12 Marcus Wimbush 82 *** Jeff Dugan TE 6-4 260 Sr. 3V Allison Park, Pa. (Central Catholic HS) FS 75 *** Eric Dumas OT 6-6 315 Sr. 3V Atlanta, Ga. (Benjamin Mays HS) 13 Dennard Wilson 98 Randy Earle LEO 6-3 214 Fr. RS North Massepequa, N.Y. (Farmingdale HS) SS 41 * Kevin Eli DE 6-4 272 Jr. 1V Deptford, N.J. (Deptford HS) 14 (d) Matt Brant 11 Orlando Evans QB 6-0 187 Sr. SQ Stockton, Calif. (Brookside Christian/CCSF) FS Daniel Ennis PK 6-0 145 Fr. RS Sykesville, Md. (Glenelg) 14 (d) 96 *** C.J. Feldheim NT 6-3 287 Sr. 3V Hereford, Md. (Hereford HS) QB 83 * Derrick Fenner WR 5-11 190 So. 1V Hampton, Va. (Hampton HS) 15 Curtis Williams 44 (d) ** Bernie Fiddler FB 6-1 240 Sr. 2V Swedesboro, N.J. (Kingsway HS) FS Tim Fischer WR 5-10 189 Jr. RS Oakdale, N.Y. (Connetquot HS/Fairfield Univ.) 16 Joel Statham 78 * Ryan Flynn OT 6-4 266 Jr. 1V Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney HS) QB 6 ** Domonique Foxworth CB 5-11 173 Jr. 2V Randallstown, Md. (Western Tech HS) 17 Reuben Haigler 36 Alan Grantham CB 5-9 185 Fr. RS Norristown, Pa. (Norristown HS) CB 17 * Reuben Haigler CB 6-0 179 Sr. 1V New Cumberland, Pa. (Cedar Cliff HS/Lackawanna JC) 18 Maurice Shanks 4 *** Latrez Harrison WR 6-3 223 Sr. 3V Atlanta, Ga. (Booker T. Washington HS) WR 51 ** Andrew Henley LB 5-11 239 Sr. 2V Riverdale, Md. (DeMatha HS) 19 Jafar Williams 70 * Stephon Heyer OT 6-6 293 So. 1V Lawrenceville, Ga. (Brookwood HS) WR 14 (d) Sam Hollenbach QB 6-5 221 Fr. RS Sellersville, Pa. (Pennridge HS) 20 J.P. Humber 36 (d) David Holloway LB 6-4 209 Fr. RS Stephentown, N.Y. (Albany Academy) TB 53 Reggie Holmes LB 6-1 257 Fr. RS Bowie, Md. (Bowie HS) 21 Chris Choice 20 J.P. Humber TB 5-11 212 Fr. RS Lakeland, Fla. (George Jenkins HS) CB 52 * D’Qwell Jackson LB 6-1 217 So. 1V Largo, Fla. (Seminole HS) 22 Rich Parson 63 Robert Jenkins C 6-2 310 Jr. TR Bronx, N.Y. (Milford (Conn.) Academy/Nassau CC) WR 32 *** Leon Joe LB 6-1 223 Sr. 3V Clinton, Md. (Friendly HS) 99 ** Landon Jones DE 6-4 248 Sr. 2V Marion, Ohio (Harding HS) 23 Andrew Smith Jr. 2 * Chris Kelley SS 6-2 209 Jr. 1V Germantown, Md. (Seneca Valley HS) SS 48 * William Kershaw LB 6-3 217 So. 1V Raeford, N.C. (Hoke County HS) 24 Leroy Ambush 56 Jesse Kluttz LS 6-3 250 So. SQ Toppa, Md. (Hargrave Military Academy) LB 79 ** Lou Lombardo OT 6-6 306 Jr. 2V Baltimore, Md. (Calvert Hall HS) 26 Raymond Custis Charles Luke LB 6-1 202 Fr. RS Atlanta, Ga. (Woodward Academy) FS 43 Sam Maldonado TB/FB 6-0 229 So. SQ Harrison, N.Y. (Harrison/Ohio State) 27 Jo Jo Walker 7 * Scott McBrien QB 6-0 178 Sr. 1V Rockville, Md. (DeMatha HS/West Virginia) WR 68 Ryan McDonald OG 6-2 287 So. SQ Hagerstown, Md. (Williamsport/Concord College) 30 Curome Cox 38 * Gerrick McPhearson CB 5-11 195 So. 1V Columbia, Md. (Howard HS) CB 85 * Dan Melendez WR 6-2 175 So. 1V Lancaster, Pa. (J.P. McCaskey HS) 32 Leon Joe 8 * Mario Merrills TB 5-10 196 So. 1V Columbia, Md. (Wilde Lake HS) LB 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland2003 • Prospectus FootballFootball Prospectus Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 45 * Shawne Merriman LEO 6-3 246 So. 1V Upper Marlboro, Md. (Frederick Douglass HS) 33 Josh Allen 84 * Derek Miller TE 6-8 253 So. 1V Carlisle, Pa. (Boiling Springs HS) TB 8 9 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus 2002 2002 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Champions Champions

No. Name Pos. Hgt Wgt Cl. Exp. Hometown (High School/Last School) 34 35 Michael Miller LB 6-0 230 Fr. RS Aberdeen, Md. (Aberdeen HS) WR 46 ** PK 6-0 196 Jr. 2V Charlottesville, Va. (Albemarle HS) 35 Michael Miller 63 Patrick O’Brien OG 6-5 305 Fr. RS Garden City, N.Y. (Garden City/Phillips LB Academy Andover) 36 (d) Adam Podlesh 80 * Onnie Onwuemene WR 6-0 184 Jr. 1V Silver Spring, Md. (Good Counsel HS/Frostburg State) P 22 ** Rich Parson WR 5-10 173 Jr. 2V Newark, Del. (Newark Academy) 36 (d) David Holloway 60 * Akil Patterson OL 6-3 287 So. 1V Frederick, Md. (Frederick HS) LB 1 *** Bruce Perry TB 5-9 192 Sr. 3V Philadelphia, Pa. (George Washington HS) 36 Alan Grantham 36 (d) Adam Podlesh P 5-10 201 Fr. RS Pittsford, N.Y. (Pittsford Sutherland HS) CB 65 Matt Powell OT 6-4 339 So. SQ Ft. Washington, Md. (Oxon Hill HS) 37 Jamal Chance 88 Dave Quaintance DT 6-5 263 Fr. RS Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Ryan HS) CB 39 Domonique Richmond FS 6-0 195 Fr. HS Hagerstown, Md. (South Hagerstown HS) 38 Gerrick McPhearson Max Rosenthal P 5-11 185 So. HS Madison, Conn. (Daniel Hand HS) CB 92 Darren Sanders TE 6-4 248 Fr. RS Pomfret, Md. (McDonough HS) 39 Domonique Richmond 86 (d) Brad Schell TE 6-5 253 Fr. RS Spencerville, Md. (Paint Branch HS) FS 72 ** Kyle Schmitt C 6-5 302 Jr. 2V Latrobe, Pa. (Derry Area HS) 40 Maurice Smith 76 Henry Scott DE 6-1 279 Jr. SQ Baltimore, Md. (Kenwood HS) FB 18 * Maurice Shanks WR 6-4 195 Jr. 1V Hampton, Va. (Phoebus HS) 41 Kevin Eli 86 (d) Aaron Smith WR 6-5 201 So. SQ West Point, N.Y. (O’Neill HS) DE 23 ** Andrew Smith Jr. SS 6-0 204 Sr. 2V Fort Meade, Md. (Meade HS) 43 Sam Maldonado 44 (d) Jeris Smith LB 6-2 235 Fr. RS Eldersburg, Md. (Liberty HS) TB/FB 40 ** Maurice Smith FB 6-0 227 Jr. 2V Waldorf, Md. (Westlake HS) 44 (d) Jeris Smith 54 *** Scott Smith DE 6-4 255 Sr. 3V Philadelphia, Pa. (George Washington HS) LB 57 ** Randy Starks DT 6-4 304 Jr. 2V Waldorf, Md. (Westlake HS) 44 (d) Bernie Fiddler 16 Joel Statham QB 6-1 205 Fr. RS Chatsworth, Ga. (Murray County HS) FB 67 Mike Steele OL 6-5 309 So. SQ Woodbine, Md. (South Carroll HS) 45 Shawne Merriman 50 Paul Stellacci LB 6-2 221 Fr. RS Carmel, N.Y. (Carmel HS) LEO 34 * Steve Suter WR 5-9 188 Jr. 1V Manchester, Md. (North Carroll HS) 61 * Ed Tyler OG 6-3 312 Sr. 1V Franklinville, N.J. (Delsea HS) 46 Nick Novak 27 * Jo Jo Walker WR 5-10 163 So. 1V Carrollton, Texas (Creekview HS) PK 15 ** Curtis Williams FS 6-2 200 Jr. 2V Huntington Station, N.Y. (Huntington HS) 47 Jon Condo 19 *** Jafar Williams WR 6-2 211 Sr. 3V Philadelphia, Pa. (George Washington HS) LEO 10 * Madieu Williams FS 6-1 191 Sr. 1V Lanham, Md. (Duval HS/Towson) 48 William Kershaw 13 *** Dennard Wilson SS 5-11 189 Sr. 3V Upper Marlboro, Md. (DeMatha HS) LB 12 Marcus Wimbush FS 5-11 207 Fr. RS Washington, D.C. (Dunbar HS) 49 Jamahl Cochran 69 Donnie Woods OT 6-5 299 Fr. HS Dade City, Fla. (Thomas Jefferson HS) LEO 50 Paul Stellacci (d) indicates duplicate number. LB Key: * indicates varsity letters earned; RS indicates redshirted in 2002; SQ indicates on squad in 2002 but did not letter;

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Players Tosin Abari toe-suhn uh-BAR-ee Joel Statham state-um Paschal Abiamiri PASS-kull A-BE-uh-meery Steve Suter rhymes with scooter Rob Abiamiri A-BE-uh-meery Jafar Williams juh-FAR Curome Cox curr-OHM Madieu Williams muh-DEE-ooh Eric Dumas DOO-mus Dennard Wilson duh-NARD Latrez Harrison luh-TREZ Sam Hollenbach hall-un-bock Coaches D’Qwell Jackson dee-KWELL Tom Brattan rhymes with latin Gerrick McPhearson pronounced with hard g FREE-jun Onnie Onwuemene on-WEM-uh-knee Ray Rychleski rich-LESS-key Akil Patterson uh-KEEL Dave Sollazzo so-LAH-zo Adam Podlesh pod-lesh ryhmes with half 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland2003 • Prospectus FootballFootball Prospectus Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003

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2003 SPRING DEPTH CHART Offense Defense

4 ** Latrez Harrison, 6-3, 223, Sr. 6 ** Domonique Foxworth, 5-11, 175, 19 *** Jafar Williams, 6-2, 211, Sr. Jr. 18 * Maurice Shanks, 6-4, 195, Jr. WR 17 * Reuben Haigler, 6-0, 179, Sr. 81 Paschal Abiamiri, 6-2, 223, R-Fr. 21 Chris Choice, 5-11, 195, R-Fr. 86 Aaron Smith, 6-5, 201, So. CB

70 * Stephon Heyer, 6-6, 293, So. 44 ** Bernie Fiddler, 6-1, 240, Sr. 78 * Ryan Flynn, 6-4, 266, Jr. 24 *** Leroy Ambush, 6-1, 223, Sr. 9 ** Jason Crawford, 6-2, 219, Jr. 69 Donnie Woods, 6-5, 299, Fr. 40 ** Maurice Smith, 6-0, 227, Jr. 58 * Ricardo Dickerson, 6-3, 238, So. Yinka Adeboyeku, 6-1, 235, So. 98 Randy Earle, 6-3, 214, R-Fr. 54 *** Scott Smith, 6-4, 255, Sr. 44 Jeris Smith, 6-2, 235, R-Fr. LT 41 * Kevin Eli, 6-4, 272, Jr. 50 Paul Stellacci, 6-2, 221, R-Fr. FB

74 ** C.J. Brooks, 6-6, 323, Jr. DE 77 * Russell Bonham, 6-4, 305, SLB So. 13 *** Dennard Wilson, 5-11, 189, Sr. 23 ** Andrew Smith, Jr., 6-0, 204, Sr. 64 * Justin Duffie, 6-2, 293, So. 2 * Chris Kelley, 6-2, 209, Jr. LG 91 Robert Armstrong, 6-4, 307, Fr. 15 ** Curtis Williams, 6-2, 200, Jr. 76 Henry Scott, 6-1, 279, Jr. 93 Davian Bryan, 5-11, 278, Jr. 96 *** C.J. Feldheim, 6-3, 297, Sr.— injured 7 * Scott McBrien, 6-0, 180, Sr. 72 ** Kyle Schmitt, 6-5, 302, Jr. 16 Joel Statham, 6-1, 205, R-Fr. SS 68 Ryan McDonald, 6-2, 287, 14 Sam Hollenbach, 6-5, 221, R-Fr. So. NT QB

C 57 ** Randy Starks, 6-4, 304, Jr. 48 * William Kershaw, 6-3, 217, So. 99 ** Landon Jones, 6-4, 248, Sr. 53 Reggie Holmes, 6-1, 257, R-Fr. 97 * Tosin Abari, 6-0, 259, Sr. 35 Michael Miller, 6-0, 230, R-Fr. 73 *** Lamar Bryant, 6-3, 308, Sr. 88 Dave Quantaince, 6-5, 263, R-Fr. 60 * Akil Patterson, 6-3, 287, So. 65 Matt Powell, 6-4, 339, So.

63 Patrick O’Brien, 6-5, 305, R-Fr. MLB

DT 10 * Madieu Williams, 6-1, 191, Sr.

1 *** Bruce Perry, 5-9, 192, Sr. RG 33 * Josh Allen, 5-11, 204, So. 26 ** Raymond Custis, 5-8, 186, Jr. 8 * Mario Merrills, 5-10, 196, So. 12 Marcus Wimbush, 5-11, 207, R-Fr. 20 J.P. Humber, 5-11, 212, R-Fr. 39 Domonique Richmond, 6-0, 195, Fr. 49 ** Jamahl Cochran, 6-0, 246, Jr. 43 Sam Maldonado, 6-0, 229, So. 14 Matt Brant, 6-0, 170, R-Fr. — injured 45 * Shawne Merriman, 6-3, 246, So. 75 ** Eric Dumas, 6-6, 315, Sr. 47 ** Jon Condo, 6-3, 237, Jr. 79 ** Lou Lombardo, 6-6, 306, Jr.

TB 67 Mike Steele, 6-5, 309, So. FS

RT 32 *** Leon Joe, 6-1, 223, Sr. LEO 52 * D’Qwell Jackson, 6-1, 217, So. 51 ** Andrew Henley, 5-11, 239, Sr. 36 David Holloway, 6-4, 209, R-Fr. 82 *** Jeff Dugan, 6-4, 260, Sr. Charles Luke, 6-1, 202, R-Fr. 86 Brad Schell, 6-5, 253, R-Fr. 92 Darren Sanders, 6-4, 248, R-Fr. 3 Rob Abiamiri, 6-3, 223, Jr.

22 ** Rich Parson, 5-10, 173, Jr. 84 * Derek Miller, 6-8, 253, So. – injured WLB 20 * Jo Jo Walker, 5-10, 163, So. TE

34 * Steve Suter, 5-9, 188, Jr. 30 *** Curome Cox, 6-1, 201, Sr. 37 * Jamal Chance, 6-1, 191, Sr. CB 85 * Dan Melendez, 6-2, 175, So. WR 83 * Derrick Fenner, 5-11, 190, So. Aje Olufemi, 5-10, 177, Jr. 80 * Onnie Onwuemene, 6-0, 184, Jr. 38 * Gerrick McPhearson, 5-11, 190, So. — in- Tim Fischer, 5-10, 189, Jr.

Specialists

2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland2003 • Prospectus FootballFootball Prospectus Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 PK PR/KR P LS 34 * Steve Suter, 5-9, 188, Jr. 46 ** Nick Novak, 6-0, 196, Jr. 36 Adam Podlesh, 5-10, 215, R-Fr. 47 ** Jon Condo, 6-3, 237, Jr. 22 ** Rich Parson, 5-10, 173, Jr. Daniel Ennis, 6-0, 145, R-Fr. 10 Max Rosenthal, 6-2, 190, So. 56 Jesse Kluttz, 6-3, 232, R-Fr. 27 * 11 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus 2002 2002 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Champions Champions

2003 PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN Lettermen Returning (56) column. Offense (6) Offense (28) None Offense (7) Quarterback Scott McBrien QB Scott McBrien 14/14 Tailback Chris Downs TB Bruce Perry* 1/12 Tailback Josh Allen, Mario Merrills, WR Latrez Harrison 8/10 Bruce Perry Fullback Chad Killian, James Lynch TE Jeff Dugan 14/34 LT Eric Dumas 14/14 Fullback Jason Crawford, Bernie Fiddler, Wide Receiver Scooter Monroe LG C.J. Brooks 14/25 Maurice Smith RG Lamar Bryant 14/31 Tight End *indicates returning starter from 2001 season. Wide Receiver Derrick Fenner, Latrez Harrison, Dan Melendez, Onnie Line Matt Crawford, Todd Wike Onwuemene, Rich Parson, Defense (9) 13 *** Dennard Wilson, 5-11, 189, Sr. Maurice Shanks, Steve Suter, Jo 23 ** Andrew Smith, Jr., 6-0, 204, Sr. Jo Walker, Jafar Williams DT Randy Starks 14/15 2 * Chris Kelley, 6-2, 209, Jr. Defense (4) NT C.J. Feldheim 8/19 15 ** Curtis Williams, 6-2, 200, Jr. Tight End Jeff Dugan, Derek Miller Line Durrand Roundtree, William LEO Jamahl Cochran 13/13 Shime WLB Leon Joe 13/24 Line Russell Bonham, C.J. SLB Leroy Ambush 12/12 Brooks, Lamar Bryant, Eric Linebacker E.J. Henderson CB Curome Cox Dumas, Ryan Flynn, Stephon 14/33 Heyer, Lou Lombardo, Akil Secondary Ty Stewart SS Dennard Wilson 14/18 Patterson, Kyle Schmitt, Ed FS Madieu Williams 14/14 Tyler Specialists (1) CB Domonique Foxworth Punter Brooks Barnard 14/16 Defense (27) Line Tosin Abari, Justin Duffie, Kicker None Specialists (1) Kevin Eli, C.J. Feldheim, K Nick Novak 14/26 Landon Jones, Scott Smith, Note: starters lost in bold. Randy Starks Starters Returning Starters Lost Linebacker Leroy Ambush, Jamahl Note: 2002 starts/career starts in third Cochran, Jon Condo, Ricardo Offense (5) Dickerson, Andrew Henley, FB James Lynch 8/16 D’Qwell Jackson, Leon Joe, C Todd Wike 13/45 William Kershaw, Shawne RT Matt Crawford 12/43 Merriman TB Chris Downs 11/11 WR Scooter Monroe 14/26 Secondary Jamal Chance, Curome Cox, Raymond Custis, Domonique Defense (2) Foxworth, Reuben Haigler, MLB E.J. Henderson 14/36 Chris Kelley, Gerrick DE Durrand Roundtree 14/29 McPhearson, Andrew Smith, Jr., Curtis Williams, Madieu Specialists (1) Williams, Dennard Wilson

Specialists (1) Kicker Nick Novak

Punter None

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lasting until 1986. During that stretch, the Terps captured three consecutive ACC HEAD COACH championships (1983-85) and played in four bowl games. All told, the Terrapins were 39-15-1 from 1982-86 and won two bowl games (the Sun Bowl in 1984 and the Cherry Bowl in 1985). It is the type of success Friedgen RALPH FRIEDGEN has re-instilled in the current group of Terrapins. (Maryland, ’70) During his five-year stay at Maryland under Ross, Third Season Friedgen was instrumental in the development of future pro , and Stan Ralph Friedgen, the first coach in University Gelbaugh, all of whom spent at least 10 seasons in the of Maryland history to lead the Terps to back-to-back . Esiason played professionally seasons of 10 wins or more, enters his third year with from 1984-97, Reich from 1985-98 and Gelbaugh from the Terps with a rapidly growing reputation as one of the top coaches in the game 1986-95. today. The Ross-Friedgen connection began in 1973, A long-time successful assistant coach at Georgia Tech, where he was cred- when Ross hired the former Maryland offensive ited with overseeing one of the nation’s most potent offensive attacks, Friedgen lineman as defensive line coach at The Cit- has quickly and efficiently restored pride and glory to his alma mater’s football adel. Friedgen spent seven seasons at program, guiding the Terps to a 21-5 record and a pair of major bowl appearances , the last three as offensive in his two seasons as a collegiate head coach. coordinator and offensive line coach. The consensus national Coach of the Year in 2001 after leading the Terps Friedgen then worked one season (1980) to their first ACC championship since 1985, Friedgen and Co. last season proved as offensive coordinator at William & Mary his 10-2 rookie campaign of 2001 was no one-hit wonder, leading Maryland to a and one season (1981) as assistant head coach dominating 30-3 win over Tennessee in the 2002 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl and a at Murray State before Ross tapped him to be his school record-tying 11-victory season. The 21 wins by the Terps over the previous offensive coordinator at Maryland in 1982. two seasons is one more than in the five years prior to Friedgen’s arrival. Friedgen followed Ross to Georgia Tech In 2003, Maryland will be looking for a third consecutive bowl appearance for in 1987, becoming the Yellow Jackets’ of- the first time since playing in four consecutive postseason games from 1982-85. fensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach Long overlooked as a head coaching candidate, the 1970 Maryland graduate for the next five seasons, including the 1990 was tapped as the Terps’ head football coach following the 2000 season, and he campaign when Tech, unranked in the wasted no time in returning the program to the glory days it had achieved when preseason, captured the national champi- Friedgen was an assistant to in the 1980s. onship with an 11-0-1 record. The national Two years ago, in his first season as the Terps’ grid boss, Maryland won its title came just two years after the Jackets first seven games and eventually replaced Florida State as ACC champion, earning had posted back-to-back seasons of three the league’s automatic berth in the Bowl Championship Series. Last season, despite wins or less. a 1-2 start and minus 19 seniors from the previous year, the Terps made their way When Ross was named head coach of back to a major bowl game, winning 10 of their last 11 games and finishing in a the San Diego Chargers in 1992, he tapped tie for second in the ACC. Friedgen to serve as running game coor- Named the winner of the Frank Broyles Award as the top assistant coach in dinator for two seasons (1992-93) before the country in 1999 while at Tech, Friedgen brought 32 years of assistant coaching elevating him to offensive coordinator in experience – including 21 as an offensive coordinator either in college or the NFL 1994, when the Chargers advanced to the – with him in his return to College Park. Super Bowl for the first time in franchise The 56-year-old Friedgen (pronounced FREE-jun) owns the rare distinction history. During his time with the Chargers, of coordinating the offense for both a collegiate national champion (Georgia Tech Friedgen helped a club that had not made the in 1990) and a Super Bowl team (San Diego in 1994). playoffs in a decade reach postseason play A 1970 graduate of the University of Maryland, where he earned a degree in three times in five seasons. physical education, Friedgen launched his coaching career as a graduate assistant Friedgen spent 20 seasons with Ross in before heading off to a triumvirate of jobs including stints at The Citadel (1973-79), coaching stops at The Citadel, Maryland, William & Mary (1980) and Murray State (1981). In ’82, he returned to Maryland as Georgia Tech and the San Diego Chargers. offensive coordinator and offensive line coach under Ross, with Friedgen’s tenure He returned to Tech in 1997, where he served another successful stint as offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. The first Maryland alum since Bob Ward (1967-68) to serve as the Terps’ head football coach, Friedgen originally came to Maryland as a quarterback in the mid-‘60s and spent most of his career as an offensive lineman, lettering in 1966 and ‘68 and capturing Academic All-ACC honors. He was a two-time winner of the George C. Cook Memorial Award (1968-69) for having the highest academic average on the football team. Friedgen’s coaching roots run deep. His father, Ralph, Sr., was a high school coach for more than 30 years and masterminded, among other teams, the 1964 Westchester County (N.Y.) High School team that went undefeated and averaged 44 points per game running what was then an unusual multiple offense. It was an offense run by a 190-pound quarterback later recruited by Maryland named Ralph Friedgen, Jr. Friedgen and his wife, the former Gloria Spina, have three daughters: Kelley, 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland2003 • Prospectus FootballFootball Prospectus Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 Kristina, and Katharine. Gloria is currently serving as an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland. 12 13 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus 2002 2002 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Champions Champions

THE FRIEDGEN FILE FRIEDGEN’S TERP HIGHLIGHTS Fast Facts ✯ Full Name Ralph Harry Friedgen A 21-5 record, including the first consecutive 10-win seasons in university Pronunciation FREE-jun history (10-2 in 2001 and 11-3 in 2002). Date of Birth April 4, 1947 Hometown Harrison, N.Y. ✯ A school record-tying 11-victory season in 2002, when the Terps won 10 Alma Mater Maryland ’70 of their last 11 games. Only the 1976 team won as many games. Family Wife, Gloria; daughters, Kelley, Kristina, Katharine Playing Experience Guard, two letters at Maryland (1966 and ‘68) ✯ Maryland is joined by only four other Division I-A schools — Miami (Fla.), Oklahoma, Texas and Marshall — to have won as many as 10 games in each Coaching Experience of the past two seasons. Maryland 2001- Present Head Coach ✯ Two consecutive years ranked among the nation’s top 13 in both major Georgia Tech national polls. Maryland ended 2002 ranked 13th by both the 1997-2000 Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today. A year ago, the Terps finished 10th San Diego Chargers by ESPN/USA Today and 11th by AP.It is the program’s best two-year ranking 1994-96 Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator; finish since 1975-76 (when the Terps finished 13th and eighth). 1992-93 Assistant Coach - Running Game Coordinator/H-Backs/Tight Ends Georgia Tech ✯ Back-to-back bowl appearances, including an impressive Chick-fil-A 1987-91 Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Peach Bowl victory over perennial national power Tennessee (a team ranked Maryland fifth in the two major preseason polls), and a BCS berth during the 2001 1982-86 Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line campaign. Murray State 1981 Assistant Head Coach William & Mary ✯ A 13-3 Atlantic Coast Conference record, including a 7-1 mark in 2001 1980 Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator when the Terps became the first team other than Florida State to win an The Citadel outright ACC title since the Seminoles joined the league, and a 6-2 mark and 1977-79 Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator runner-up finish in 2002. 1973-76 Assistant Coach - Defensive Line Maryland ✯ Thirteen wins in 14 games at Byrd Stadium, where the Terps drew a 1969-72 Graduate Assistant school-record 323,758 fans (average: 46,251) in seven home dates during the 2002 season.

THE FRIEDGEN FILE ✯ The program’s first major national award winner since ’74 in linebacker E.J. Henderson, a two-time consensus first team All-American who was named the 2001 winner of the Dick Butkus Award (nation’s outstanding linebacker) and the 10-2-0 (7-0, 3-1, 0-1); ACC: 7-1-0, Champions Chuck Bednarik Trophy (nation’s outstanding defensive player) in 2002. S1 North Carolina W 23-7 44,080 S8 Eastern Michigan W 50-3 42,105 ✯ Back-to-back school records in number of first team All-ACC performers. S22 at Wake Forest W 27-20 22,372 S29 West Virginia W 32-20 40,166 The Terps led the ACC with seven first-team selections in 2001 and topped O6 [25] [-] Virginia W 41-21 44,197 that figure with eight citations in 2002. O11 [22] [15] at Georgia Tech W 20-17 (ot) 40,574 O20 [12] [-] Duke HC W 59-17 43,528 ✯ Seventeen weeks in at least one of the country’s two major Top 25 polls, O27 [10] [18] at Florida State L 31-52 82,565 including a streak of seven consecutive weeks to end the 2002 campaign. N3 [15] [-] Troy State W 47-14 38,415 N10 [13] [-] Clemson W 37-20 52,462 ✯ The only consensus national coach of the year award (2001) in Maryland N17 [10] [-] at NC State W 23-19 51,500 football history. FedEx Orange Bowl J2 [6] [5] Florida1 L 23-56 73,640 1 at Miami, Fla. (Pro Player Stadium) ✯ A school-record 22,000 season tickets sold for the 2002 campaign.

2002 ✯ More than 60,000 fans following the Terps in three major non-conference 11-3-0 (6-1, 3-1, 1-1); ACC: 6-2-0, T-2nd national TV matchups during the 2002 calendar year alone: the FedEx Orange A25 [21] [-] vs. Notre Dame1 L 0-22 72,903 Bowl (25,000), the Kickoff Classic (20,000) and the Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl S7 Akron W 44-14 48,057 (15,000) - an astounding average of 20,000 fans per event. S14 [-] [5] Florida State L 10-37 51,758 S21 E. Michigan W 45-3 46,098 ✯ Back-to-back school scoring records and a two-year team scoring average S28 Wofford W 37-8 44,098 of more than 33 points per game. O5 at West Virginia W 48-17 55,146 O17 Georgia Tech W 34-10 41,766 ✯ Consecutive impressive season-long defensive performances in which the O26 at Duke W 45-12 23,451 N2 at North Carolina W 59-7 44,000 Terps have allowed just 19.0 points per game since he became head coach. N9 [25] [13] NC State W 24-21 52,915 N16 [19] [-] at Clemson W 30-12 72,000 ✯ Twelve Terps earning All-American recognition, including seven who N23 [18] [-] at Virginia L 13-48 58,358 earned national citations in 2002. N30 [25] [-] Wake Forest W 32-14 39,006 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland Football Prospectus • 2003 Maryland2003 • Prospectus FootballFootball Prospectus Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 • Prospectus Football Maryland 2003 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl ✯ Friedgen, himself, is the most successful second-year coach in ACC his- 2 D31 [18] [-] vs. Tennessee W 30-3 68,330 tory, with his 21-5 mark eclipsing those of such former league mentors as 12 1 at East Rutherford, N.J. (Giants Stadium); 2 at Atlanta, Ga. (Georgia Dome) 13 Ken Hatfield and Lou Holtz. 2002 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Champions

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