2001 ACC Champions 2002 Maryland Football Prospectus 2002 MARYLAND SPRING FOOTBALL Table of Contents Maryland Terrapin Quick Facts TEAM INFORMATION PLAYER PROFILES GENERAL Team Information 1 Key Returning Player Profiles 15 Name of School University of Maryland 2002 Schedule 1 2002 Recruits 31 City, Zip College Park, Md. 20742 2002 Spring Schedule 1 Founded 1807 Spring Football Notebook 2 2001 SEASON REVIEW Enrollment 33,006 Spring Football Preview 4 Season In Review Notebook 35 Nickname Terrapins, Terps Alphabetical Roster 8 2001 Final Statistics 37 School Colors Red, White, Black, Gold Numerical Roster 9 Offensive Game-By-Game Stats 39 Stadium Byrd Stadium Capacity 48,055 Spring Depth Chart 10 Defensive Game-By-Game Stats 40 Surface Natural Grass Personnel Breakdown 11 Team Game-By-Game Statistics 41 Affiliation NCAA Division I-A Head Coach Ralph Friedgen 12 Game-By-Game Starters 42 Conference Atlantic Coast Conference Coaching Staff 14 Participation Chart 43 President (Alma Mater, Year) Dr. C.D. Mote, Jr. (California ‘51) Game Box Scores & Recaps 44 Athletics Director (Alma Mater, Year) Deborah A. Yow (Elon ‘74) Media Guidelines 48 HISTORY First year of football 1892 2002 Schedule All-time record 546-487-43 (.527/1076 games) Day Date Opponent All-time bowl/playoff record 6-10-2 Years in postseason play 18 (1947-49-51-53-55-73-74-75-76-77-78- Sat Aug. 31 Notre Dame (ABC) - Kickoff Classic (East Rutherford. N.J.) 80-82-83-84-85-90-01) Sat Sept. 7 AKRON Last postseason appearance 2001 Sat. Sept. 14 FLORIDA STATE* Last postseason result lost to Florida, 56-23 (FedEx Orange Bowl, 1-2-02) Sat Sept. 21 EASTERN MICHIGAN MEDIA RELATIONS Sat Sept. 28 WOFFORD - Family Weekend Associate A.D./Media Relations Dave Haglund Sat Oct. 5 at West Virginia Office 301-314-7064 Thu Oct. 17 GEORGIA TECH* (ESPN) Home 301-879-2518 Sat Oct. 26 at Duke* E-Mail [email protected] Assistant SID/Football Contact Greg Creese Sat Nov. 2 at North Carolina* Office 301-314-7065 Sat Nov. 9 NC STATE* - Homecoming/Letterwinner’s Day Home 301-887-1199 Sat Nov. 16 at Clemson* E-Mail [email protected] Sat Nov. 23 at Virginia* Press Box Phone 301-405-7810 Media Relations Mailing Address 1112 Cole Field House, College Park, MD 20742-0295 Sat Nov. 30 WAKE FOREST* Web Site www.umterps.com *-indicates ACC game; home games in BOLD. FOOTBALL COACHING STAFF 2002 Spring Football Schedule Head Coach Ralph Friedgen Alma Mater, Year Maryland ‘70 Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Record at school (years) 10-2 (1) March 31 April 1 2 3 4 5 6 Career record (years) same Football office phone 301-314-7095 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 10 a.m. Best time to reach coach Through Media Relations Office Charlie Taaffe (Siena College ’75) Off. Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2nd year at Maryland 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Gary Blackney (Connecticut ’67) Def. Coordinator/Secondary 2nd year at Maryland Tom Brattan (Delaware ’72) Offensive Line 2nd year at Maryland 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 3 p.m. James Franklin (East Stroudsburg ’95) Wide Receivers 3rd year at Maryland Mike Locksley (Towson ’92) Running Backs/Recruiting Coordinator 6th year at Maryland 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Ray Rychleski (Millersville ’79) Special Teams Coordinator/Tight Ends 2nd year at Maryland Rod Sharpless (Maryland ’75) Inside Linebackers 8th year at Maryland 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. 10 a.m. Al Seamonson (Wisconsin ’82)Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Asst. 2nd year at Maryland Dave Sollazzo (The Citadel ’77) Defensive Line 4th year at Maryland 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 Tom Deahn (Heidelberg ‘87) Director of Football Operations 4th year at Maryland SPRING Mitch Wilkens (Tennessee ‘97) Video Coordinator 2nd year at Maryland 1 p.m. 4 p.m. 4 p.m. GAME Brian Flinn (Mount Union ‘97) Graduate Assistant 2nd year at Maryland 4 p.m. Greg Sesny (Catholic ‘99) Graduate Assistant 2nd year at Maryland Note: those interested in attending practice must contact the football office (301- Sandy Worth (Maryland ’73) Athletic Trainer 314-7095 or [email protected]) prior to attending practice. Dwight Galt (Maryland ’81) Strength & Conditioning Coach Note: Spring practice dates and times subject to change. TEAM INFORMATION IN MEMORIAM 2001 overall record 10-2 2001 conference record/finish 7-1 (First/ACC champions) The 2002 University of Maryland Spring Prospectus is dedicated to the memory of 2001 final rankings 10th (ESPN/USA Today), 11th (A.P.) Terrapin fan Catherine McGuire, who died tragically Dec. 30 in an automobile accident Basic offense Multiple while on her way with family and friends to watch the Terps play Florida in the 2002 Basic defense Multiple FedEx Orange Bowl. Letterwinners returning: Offense: 20 Defense: 21 Specialty: 2 Total: 43 2002 SPRING FOOTBALL PROSPECTUS CREDITS Lettermen lost: Offense: 8 Defense: 11 The 2002 Maryland Spring Football Prospectus was written and edited by Dave Haglund, Associate A.D. Specialty: 1 Total: 20 for Media Relations, and Greg Creese, Assistant Director for Media Relations. Layout and design by Jason Starters returning: Offense: 8 Defense: 5 Yellin, Publications Coordinator and Assistant Director for Media Relations. Photography by Larry French, Specialty: 2 Total: 15 Bill Vaughan, Bill Welch. Cover design by John Schaffhauser. Printing by Ambrose Printing. 1 2001 ACC Champions 2002 Maryland Football Prospectus Spring Football Notebook FRIDGE ERA – YEAR II SPRING DRILLS DURING Maryland, coming off a 10-2 season, will meet The second year of the Ralph Friedgen era MONTH OF APRIL the fighting Irish in what will be first-year head commences in 2002, as the consensus national The Terps will conduct their entire 15-prac- coach Tyrone Willingham’s Notre Dame debut. Coach of the Year looks to build on the founda- tice spring session during the month of April, Due to NCAA legislation that eliminates pre- tion he laid a year ago in guiding the Terps to beginning Thursday, April 4 with the first offi- season exempted games, it will be the 20th and their first Atlantic Coast Conference champion- cial workout and concluding Saturday, April 27 final Kickoff Classic. ship since 1985. Friedgen, affectionately known with the spring game as part of the university’s as “Fridge,” captured no less than 13 national “Maryland Day” open house. SEVEN HOME GAMES IN 2002 Coach of the Year honors this past season, in- Maryland will play seven games in Byrd Sta- cluding citations from the Associated Press, ACC PLAYERS OF YEAR AMONG dium for the second consecutive season. The Bobby Dodd Foundation, Walter Camp, Football 15 RETURNING STARTERS Terps, who went undefeated at home last sea- Writers Association of America and The Sporting Maryland will retain the services of 15 start- son, will play all of their September games in News. A look at Friedgen’s major national coach ers and 43 letterwinners in all from its 2001 ACC College Park, hosting Akron (Sept. 7), Florida of the year awards: championship team. Among them: the reigning State (Sept. 14), Eastern Michigan (Sept. 21) ACC Player of the Year (linebacker E.J. Henderson) and Wofford (Sept. 28). Wofford was a late re- Associated Press and ACC Offensive Player of the Year (Bruce placement on the Terps’ 2002 schedule, taking Bobby Dodd Foundation Perry). The Terps welcome back eight starters the spot of Troy State, which opted out of its Home Depot/ESPN on offense (losing quarterback Shaun Hill, cen- contract this past February. Other home games Walter Camp Foundation ter Melvin Fowler and wide receiver Guilian Gary) include Georgia Tech in a Thursday night ESPN American Football Coaches Assn. and five on defense. In addition, both the start- matchup Oct. 17, NC State (Nov. 9) and Wake Football Writers Association of America ing punter and starting kicker are back. Forest (Nov. 30). Football News The Sporting News CANDIDATES FOR BUTKUS, GUY, TERPS RECORD NCAA’S 2ND CNN/SI WALKER AWARDS BIGGEST ATTENDANCE JUMP CBS Sportsline.com Maryland enters spring camp with serious University of Maryland recorded the second ABC Sports.com candidates for major national awards in 2002, largest home attendance increase for all Divi- Maxwell Club as senior E.J. Henderson is expected to be a sion I-A institutions when compared to 2000 Washington D.C. Pigskin Club preseason favorite for the Dick Butkus Award (top statistics, the NCAA announced. The Terps aver- linebacker), senior Brooks Barnard is expected aged 43,564 fans in seven home dates, a 27.6 to be a leading contender for the Ray Guy Award percent increase over the 2000 attendance aver- (top punter), and tailback Bruce Perry is back age (34,129). Maryland’s 2001 home attendance after finishing as a finalist for the Doak Walker total of 304,953 included the fourth-largest Award (top running back). Henderson’s 150 to- crowd in stadium history (52,462 vs. Clemson). tal tackles ranks No. 3 among all returnees in Division I this coming season; Barnard finished GREAT TIME TO BE A TERP! seventh in the country in punting average last At press-time Maryland’s men’s basketball season. Perry was the ACC’s Offensive Player of team was seeded No. 1 in the East and ranked the Year in 2001. No. 4 nationally entering the premier hoops show during March Madness – the NCAA Tournament. KICKOFF CLASSIC OPENS With the basketball Terps winning the ACC’s regu- 13-GAME SLATE lar season crown, Maryland became the first ACC Maryland will institution since 1977-78 to win both the foot- kick off a school- ball and men’s basketball regular season cham- pionships.