MARYLAND CELEBRATED THE FIRST OVERTIME GAME IN TERP HISTORY BY TOPPING NC STATE, 35-28, IN TWO EXTRA SESSIONS ON NOV. 4. 2000 season review 2000 seasonREVIEWREVIEWt t t In This Section 2000 Review Notebook ........................... 106 2000 Award Winners ............................... 108 2000 Maryland Statistics ......................... 109 Off. Game-by-Game Stats.......................... 111 Def. Game-by-Game Stats ......................... 112 Team Game-by-Game Stats ....................... 113 Season Superlatives .................................... 114 Game-by-Game Starters ............................ 116 Game-by-Game Capsules .......................... 117 105 Temple & West Virginia ......................... 117 Middle Tenn. State & Florida State ...... 118 Virginia & Clemson ................................ 119 Wake Forest & Duke ............................. 120 NC State & North Carolina ................. 121 Georgia Tech ......................................... 122 Terps In Final NCAA/ACC Rankings ................................................................ 122 FOOTBALL >>>> 2001 MARYLAND FOOTBALL >>>> 2001 MARYLAND FOOTBALL >>>> 2001 MARYLAND FOOTBALL >>>> 2001 MARYLAND FOOTBALL >>>> 2001 MARYLAND FOOTBALL >>>> 2001 MARYLAND FOOTBALL >>>> 2001MARYLANDfootball 2000 REVIEW NOTEBOOK Terps Finish Season 5-6; son as he ran for 1,632 yards, most ever by a Maryland Barnard Fourth in NCAA Friedgen Named New Coach player in a single season. In that season, he added Brooks Barnard (Arnold, Md.) finished his sopho- The University of Maryland football team school records for touchdowns (16) and yards in a more campaign ranked fourth in the NCAA Division I-A finished its 2000 season with a 5-6 overall game (306 vs. Virginia). standings in punting. Barnard, who began the season record and a 3-4 mark in the Atlantic Coast For his career, Jordan’s name is with a school-record performance (53.8 yards on six at- Conference. Following the season, it plastered all over the Maryland tempts) vs. Temple, and continued to lead the nation af- welcomed one of its own back into record books. He leaves as the ter the WVU game, finished the 2000 season with a the fold as it announced the hiring school’s all-time leading school-record average of 44.7 yards per punt. His mark of former Terrapin player and rusher in terms of yards -- which bested Scott Milanovich’s 43.8-yard average coach, Ralph Friedgen, as its head (4,147), attempts from 1993 -- finished the season just under two yards coach. (807), 100-yard behind the nation’s leader, Preston Gruening of Minne- Friedgen was named the 33rd games (18), all- sota (45.2). head coach in Maryland history on purpose yards — For his efforts in ‘00, Barnard was named an hon- 2000 season review November 29 after the release of Ron (4,960) and orable mention All-ACC selection and honorable men- Vanderlinden. Friedgen most recently all-purpose at- tion All-America by the Football News. served as offensive coordinator at Geor- tempts (889). — For the season, Barnard had punts of 85 (a ca- gia Tech, but he has strong ties to the uni- In the conference, Jor- reer long and three short of the UM record), 71, 67 versity as he played for the Terps in the mid- dan finishes third in rush- (twice), 66, 63 and 61 yards. All told, he had a total of ’60s and coached under Bobby Ross during the ing and seventh in all- 13 punts that were 50 yards or more. school’s most recent ACC glory days from 1982- purpose yards. He — In the season’s final game (against Georgia Tech), 86. owns the third-best Barnard punted five times for a 44.0-yard average. His For the 2000 season, the Terps matched rushing day in con- long on the day was 58 yards and he placed one punt their overall record from a year ago and im- ference history inside the 20. proved on their conference record by one (306), the third-most — Against North Carolina, Barnard contributed in game, but were unable to become bowl eli- single-season rush- another way -- with his arm. On 4th-and-5 in the second gible after working their way to a 5-4 record ing yards (1999; quarter, Barnard completed an 11-yard pass to Shawn with two games remaining in the season. 1,632), the fifth- Forte out of punt formation to keep a Maryland drive Senior tailback LaMont Jordan (Forestville, LaMont Jordan was a most TDs scored in alive. Md.) completed his spectacular career at Mary- second round pick by the a season (1999; — Barnard, who walked on to the team in 1999, land as the school’s all-time leading rusher with New York Jets in the 2001 17) and the 11th- posted Maryland’s best punting average (42.1 yards) 4,147 yards. He led the Terrapins in rushing NFL Draft. most touch- since 1993 as just a freshman. and scoring in 2000 and worked his way downs scored in up to third on the Atlantic Coast Conference a career (37). Defense Stands Up career rushing chart. In addition, he finished It may come as a surprise when looking at the final his career as the school’s all-time leader in all-purpose Farewell to Seniors national rankings, but the Maryland defense was one of yards with 4,960. A total of 18 Maryland seniors suited up in Terrapin the driving forces behind the 2000 squad’s late-season Looking ahead, the Terrapins have a bright future gear for the last time with the close of the 2000 season. success. It was a defense that held Duke, Wake Forest in store as they return 17 starters from the 2000 club The group includes many faces that will remain fa- and North Carolina to a combined total of 29 points including eight players on offense and eight on a de- miliar to Maryland fans, including the school’s all-time and made enough big plays down the stretch to hang on fense that got better as the season progressed in ‘00. In leading rusher (LaMont Jordan), one of its top defensive for the upset win over NC State. particular, Maryland’s linebacking corps could be one backs (Shawn Forte) and one of its best kickers (Brian — In the loss to North Carolina, Maryland held the of the best in the country as this past season’s group of Kopka). The following is a list of those seniors (* = let- Tar Heels without a touchdown until the fourth quarter. starters (Marlon Moye-Moore, E.J. Henderson, Aaron Th- ters earned): Going into the Georgia Tech game, the Terps had held ompson and Mike Whaley) combined for 366 tackles, Omar Cheeseboro, WR **** East Orange, N.J. their opponents out of the end zone in 12 of the previ- 39 TFLs and 15.5 sacks, and all will return in 2001. Kevin Collins, WR Grosse Point, Mich. ous16 quarters of regulation football they had played, a Moises Cruz, WR *** Germantown, Md. feat that spanned four games. Jordan Caps Record-Breaking Career Shawn Forte, S *** Poughkeepsie, N.Y. — Maryland’s defense had an innate ability to hold LaMont Jordan’s four-year career at the University Gil Harris, QB Virginia Beach, Va. its opponent in check to start the second half in 2000. of Maryland came to a close in the Terrapins’ season Jason Hatala, WR **** Centreville, Va. For the season, Terp opponents averaged 4.4 points in finale versus Georgia Tech, but his name will resound Tim Howard, OT * Leonardo, N.J. the third quarter and they were shut out in the frame six throughout the school’s record books for years to come. Mike Hull, TE ** Hagerstown, Md. times by Maryland’s defense. In addition, the defense 106106 Jordan finished his career with 4,147 yards rush- Kris Jenkins, DT **** Ypsilanti, Mich. got better in the quarter as the season progressed as it ing, the most in school history and the most by any back LaMont Jordan, TB **** Forestville, Md. shut out its opponents in the period in five of the last seven in the ACC in 20 years. That total also puts him in third Matt Kalapinski, FB **** Marshfield, Mass. games and did not allow a touchdown in the last four on the all-time ACC list as he will go down trailing just Brian Kopka, PK **** Hollywood, Fla. games of the season. Amos Brown of North Carolina (1977-80; 4,391 yards) Matt Langlie, QB * Kensington, Md. — The Terrapin defense held UNC to 10 first downs and all-time leader Ted Brown (1975-78) of NC State Mark Lebida, WR * Edison, N.J. for the entire game and four through the first three quar- who finished his career with 4,602 yards. He became Doug Patterson, WR *** Shelby Township, Mich. ters. The Tar Heels also were only able to convert two of the Terrapins’ career leader in rushing in the West Vir- Scott Rudolph, LS **** Churchville, Md. 14 third downs for the game. ginia game on September 16. Mukala Sikyala, Jr., TB ** Lanham, Md. — Safety Shawn Forte had one of the highlight plays The highlight of Jordan’s career was his 1999 sea- Sean Starner, P ** Mechanicsburg, Pa. for the defense this year in the second quarter of the 2001 MARYLAND FOOTBALL >>>> 2001 MARYLAND FOOTBALL >>>> 2001 MARYLAND FOOTBALL >>>> 2001 MARYLAND FOOTBALL >>>> 2001 MARYLAND FOOTBALL >>>> 2001 MARYLAND FOOTBALL >>>> 2001 MARYLAND MARYLAND’S OFFENSIVE LINE ALLOWED ONLY 1.9 SACKS PER GAME IN 2000. FOUR STARTERS RETURN FOR THE 2001 CAMPAIGN. UNC game. After Tar Heel TB Willie Parker broke free a fixture at right guard down the stretch in 2000, and five in that same time period (one against NC State; one 2000 season review and past the Maryland secondary, Forte came from no- the Terps have a strong base of linemen to work with in against UNC; three against Georgia Tech). where to run down the UNC back.