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2000 Football Notes
September 24, 2000
Terps Take On Defending National Champs On ESPN
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland football team plays its second-straight home game
this week as it takes on second-ranked and defending national champion Florida State University. The
Terrapins are coming off of a 45-27 win over Middle Tennessee while Florida State shut out Louisville in
Tallahassee, 31-0.
The Terps head into the contest with a 2-1 record while FSU is 4-0 overall. The game will be televised
to a national audience by ESPN, thus the Thursday game and the late
Game Facts and Coverage start.
Florida State at Maryland
The contest will mark the start to the Atlantic Coast Conference seaDate: September 28, 2000
son for the Terps while the Seminoles are 2-0 (at Georgia Tech, 26-21;
Kickoff: 8 p.m., ET
North Carolina, 63-14).
Site: Byrd Stadium (48,055 / Natural
In contrast to its previous two games, Maryland got it done against
Grass)
Middle Tennessee with an offensive explosion and, in particular, a strong
passing night. The Terps racked up 528 total yards with 357 coming
Radio: WTEM (980-AM) in Washingthrough the air, the most since 1995.
ton, D.C. and WBAL (1090-AM) in
Baltimore are flagship stations for the
LaMont Jordan (Forestville, Md.) had his best game of the young
Maryland/Learfield Radio Network.
season as he rushed for 88 yards on 24 carries while catching a pair of
Pregame show 40 minutes prior to
passes for 69 yards. As has been the case for most of the year, his
kickoff. (John Wagner, play-by-play;
numbers were not particularly spectacular, but he still continued to break
Jonathan Claiborne, color; Tim
records as he supassed a pair of Virginia Cavaliers (Terry Kirby, 14th,
Strachan, sideline).
and Tiki Barber, 13th) on the ACC all-time rushing list and into the No.12
Television: ESPN national telecast
spot with 3,415 career yards. He also became Maryland’s career leader
(Mike Tirico, play-by-play; Kirk
for all-purpose yards, surpassing Jermaine Lewis (3,950 yards; 1992Herbstreit and Lee Corso, color; Dr.
95) as he now has 4,047 yards.
Jerry Punch, sideline).
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The Jordan Watch
LaMont Jordan, a unanimous preseason first team AllAmerican in preview magazines nationwide, rushed for a
school-record 1,632 yards as a
junior and against West Virginia
this season officially became the
leading rusher in school history.
He trails only TCU’s Ladainian
Tomlinson among active NCAA
career rushing leaders.
— After leading the country in
rushing over last year’s final six
games, he is 1,188 yards from
becoming the ACC’s all-time
rushing leader.
Records
Maryland is 2-1 after its 45-27 win over Middle Tennessee at
Bryd Stadium. Florida State is 4-0 overall and 2-0 in the ACC after
its 31-0 win at home over Louisvile.
Terp Coach Ron Vanderlinden
Terrapin head coach Ron Vanderlinden (Albion College ‘78) is
in his fourth season at Maryland, guiding the re-shaping efforts from
a run-and-shoot offense to a power run game and more balanced,
physical attack. After helping rebuild struggling programs at Colorado (1983-91) and Northwestern (1992-96), Vanderlinden is 12-24
LAMONT JORDAN NEEDS
1 rushing touchdown to
match Steve Atkins in second place
on Maryland’s career chart.
64 all-purpose attempts to
have more touches than any nonquarterback in UM history.
85 yards rushing to become the first
Terrapin and only the 13th back in
ACC history to rush for 3,500 yards.
100 yards to match Steve Atkins with
his 15th career 100-yard rushing
game, No. 2 in Terp history.
139 yards to pass NC State’s
Tremayne Stephens in the No. 12
position on the ACC career rushing
chart.
200 yards to match Charlie Wysocki
with a Maryland record third 200yard rushing game.
278 yards rushing to join the top 10
ACC rushers of all time.
MARYLAND (2-1, 0-0 ACC)
S9
Temple ............................. W
17-10
S16 [-] [rv] at West Virginia (ESPN2) . L
17-30
S23
Middle Tennessee .......... W
45-27
S28 * [-] [2] Florida State (ESPN) ........
8 p.m.
O7 *
at Virginia (JP Sports) ........ 12 noon
O14 *
at Clemson ..........................
TBA
O21 *
Wake Forest ......................
TBA
O28 *
at Duke ................................
TBA
N4 *
NC State .............................
TBA
N11 *
at North Carolina ................
TBA
N18*
Georgia Tech ....................
TBA
* Atlantic Coast Conference game
[ ] [ ] indicates Maryland and opponent AP rankings
FLORIDA STATE (4-0, 2-0 ACC)
A26 [2] [-] BYU# (ABC) ..................... W
29-3
S9
[2] [-] Georgia Tech* (ABC) ....... W
26-21
S16 [2] [-] North Carolina* (ABC) ... W
63-14
S23 [2] [-] Louisville (espn2) ........... W
31-0
S28
Maryland* (ESPN) ..............
8 p.m.
O7
Miami (Fla.) (CBS) ............. 12 noon
O14
Duke* ..................................
7 p.m.
O21
Virginia* (ABC) ................. 3:30 p.m.
O28
NC State* (ESPN) ..............
7 p.m.
N4
Clemson* (ESPN) ............. 7:30 p.m.
N11
Wake Forest* ...................... 12 noon
N18
Florida (ABC) ....................
8 p.m.
* Atlantic Coast Conference game
# Pigskin Classic (Jacksonville, Fla.)
[ ] [ ] indicates Florida State and opponent AP rankings
2000 ACC STANDINGS AND SCHEDULE
ACC
Overall
Teams
W
L
W
L
Clemson
2
0
4
0
Florida State
2
0
4
0
NC State
1
0
4
0
North Carolina
1
1
3
1
Virginia
1
1
2
2
Maryland
0
0
2
1
Duke
0
1
0
4
Georgia Tech
0
2
2
2
Wake Forest
0
2
0
3
Streak
W4
W4
W4
W1
L1
W1
L4
L1
L3
Thursday, September 28
• Florida State at Maryland (ESPN), 8 p.m.
Saturday, September 30
• Clemson at Duke, TBA
• Georgia Tech at North Carolina (ABC), 3:30 p.m.
• Virginia at Wake Forest, TBA
Saturday, October 7
• Florida State at Miami (CBS), Noon
• NC State at Clemson
• Maryland at Virginia
• Vanderbilt at Wake Forest
Saturday, October 14
• Maryland at Clemson
• Duke at Florida State
• Wake Forest at Georgia Tech
• NC State at North Carolina
MARYLAND vs. Florida State ... 2-2-2
Statistical Comparisons
TEAM COMPARISONS
UM ..................... Category...................... FSU
114.0 ................. Rushing Offense ............... 139.8
242.0 ................. Passing Offense ............... 350.2
356.0 ................... Total Offense ................. 490.0
26.3 ................. Scoring Offense ................. 37.2
169.7 ................ Rushing Defense................. 39.8
282.0 ................ Passing Defense............... 224.2
451.7 .................. Total Defense ................. 264.0
22.3 ................. Scoring Defense .................. 9.5
12-36 ................ Third Down Conv. .............. 25-58
2-4 ............... Fourth Down Conv. ................ 3-7
8-72 ..................... Sacks By .................. 18-134
1-5 .................. Sacks Allowed ................ 11-64
24-183 ................ Penalties-Yards .............. 49-422
7-4 ................... Fumbles-Lost .................... 5-3
27:50 ................... Time of Poss. ................. 30:35
MARYLAND STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing
G Att.
Net Avg. TD
YPG
LaMont Jordan
3
64
188 2.9 5
62.7
Shaun Hill
1
6
38 6.3 0
38.0
Jason Hatala
1
2
35 17.5 0
35.0
Mukala Sikyala
3
6
27 4.5 1
9.0
Calvin McCall
3
15
23 1.5 1
7.7
Passing
G
A-C-I Pct. Yds. TD YPG
Calvin McCall
3
69-44-2 .638 664 2 221.3
Shaun Hill
1
13-7-0 .538
62 0 62.0
Receiving
G Rec. Yards Avg. TD
YPG
Guilian Gary
3
14
207 14.8 2
69.0
Jeff Dugan
3
12
193 16.1 0
64.3
LaMont Jordan
3
7
106 15.1 0
35.3
Scooter Monroe 3
7
98 14.0 0
32.7
Jafar Williams
3
4
67 16.8 0
22.3
FLORIDA STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing
G Att.
Net Avg. TD
YPG
Travis Minor
4
68
310 4.6 2
77.5
Jeff Chaney
4
24
148 6.2 1
37.0
Passing
G
A-C-I Pct. Yds. TD YPG
Chris Weinke
4 139-87-3 .626 1,244 9 311.0
Marcus Outzen 3
12-9-1 .725 157 1 52.3
Receiving
G Rec. Yards Avg. TD
YPG
Marvin Minnis
4
24
412 17.2 2 103.0
Travis Minor
4
15
117 7.8 0
29.2
Anquan Boldin
4
11
167 15.2 0
41.8
Atrews Bell
4
10
185 18.5 4
46.2
as a college head coach. He was named the
Terps’ field boss in December of 1996.
Vanderlinden, 44, arrived in College Park
after a five-year stint as assistant head coach
and defensive coordinator under Gary Barnett
at Northwestern where the Wildcats won a pair
of Big Ten championships and made a 1996
Rose Bowl appearance. As defensive line
coach in nine seasons under Bill McCartney at
CU, the Buffaloes won the 1990 national championship, three Big Eight titles, and six bowl
games.
Counting two years at Michigan,
Vanderlinden has coaching experience in 10
major bowl games.
Vanderlinden’s teams at Maryland have
been characterized by vast improvements
made to the rushing game and the overall defense. In 1998, Maryland was the sixth-most
improved rushing team in America, and among
the top 15 most improved teams in the country
in total, scoring and pass defense. Last season, the Terps completed a “worst-to-first” ascent among ACC rushing leaders, climbing to
a league-best 231.4 yards per game after ranking ninth in 1997.
FSU Coach Bobby Bowden
Florida State’s Bobby Bowden (Samford
‘53) is one of the deans of college coaching
and is moving up the all-time NCAA charts in
this, his 25th season in Tallahassee (and 33rd
overall). He is one of just five coaches ever to
record over 300 victories and this year (against
Georgia Tech) he moved ahead of Paul “Bear”
Bryant and into fourth all-time for wins (234) at
a single school. Second among active coaches
(behind Joe Paterno; 318) in wins with 308, he
is the only coach in college football history to
post 12 consecutive 10-win seasons. Bowden
has also guided the ‘Noles to every ACC title
since the team joined the league in 1992.
Next Games
On deck for the Terrapins are a pair of conference road games as Maryland heads to Virginia on October 7, and then to No.11 Clemson
the following week (Oct. 14).
Florida State will stray from ACC play next
week as it heads to Miami, Fla., to take on the
Hurricanes in the annual in-state rivalry.
Gameday at Byrd / Promotions
This week, Maryland welcomes a national
television audience as defending national
champion Florida State invades Byrd Stadium.
Homecoming is slated for the Wake Forest game on Oct. 21. It also is the Terps’ annual Letterwinners’ Day as past athletes from
all sports are welcomed into the stadium and
onto the field.
Against NC State on Nov. 4, the University
of Maryland campus community hosts Family
Weekend with the Terps’ football game scheduled as its centerpiece.
Byrd Turns 50!
Byrd Stadium celebrates its 50th birthday
as home of the Maryland Terrapins in 2000.
Constructed in 1950 at a cost of $1 million, Byrd
Stadium first opened on Sept. 30, 1950 when
Maryland defeated in-state rival Navy 35-21 in
the dedication game before a school-record
crowd of 43,386 fans.
Byrd has since undergone a series of major facelifts, three of which occurred in the
1990s and resulted in its present form.
Situated at the foot of the campus’ North
Hill, the stadium is named for Dr. H.C. “Curley”
Byrd, a multi-sport athlete as an undergraduate who later became head football coach and
eventually served as university president. Beginning its 51st season, Maryland has posted
an all-time record of 152-97-1 (.610) in games
at Byrd Stadium.
Ticket Information
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2000 / Game 3 vs. Middle Tennessee
Maryland 45, Middle Tennessee 27
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Calvin McCall passed for a career-high 357 yards and two touchdowns and LaMont Jordan ran for three scores as Maryland pulled away to a 45-27
victory over Middle Tennessee.
The Terrapins (2-1) let a 17-0 lead dwindle to 24-21 before McCall and Jordan sparked a 21-point run that put Maryland comfortably ahead with 11:51 left.
McCall, a sophomore, enjoyed the first 300-yard passing
game by a Maryland quarterback since Scott Milanovich in
1995. He also set personal marks in completions (21) and
TD passes.
Jordan scored TDs from the 6, 2 and 1. He ran for 88
yards on 24 carries and had two catches for 69 yards in breaking the school career mark for all-purpose yardage, passing
Jermaine Lewis (3,950).
The Blue Raiders made it 17-10 when Hicks reeled off a
70-yard touchdown run with 11:54 left in the third quarter.
Maryland answered in less than a minute. Jordan passed
Lewis by rambling 54 yards with a short pass, and two plays
later Mukala Sikyala ran in from the 8 for a 24-14 lead.
After Middle Tennessee cut the deficit to three, Maryland
then put the game out of reach, using McCall’s accurate
passing to set up two touchdown runs by Jordan. McCall
finished 21-for-30.
After using its first blocked punt since 1996 to get an early
field goal, Maryland made it 10-0 early in the second quarter
when McCall capped a 74-yard drive with a 9-yard touchdown pas s to Guilian Gary.
Maryland moved 80 yards in six plays to go up 17-0 with
9:03 left in the half. McCall completed a 36-yard pass to Jafar
Williams and Jason Hatala ran 17 yards on a reverse to set
up Jordan’s first touchdown.
September 23, 2000
Maryland 45, Middle Tennessee 27
1st
2nd
Middle Tennessee
0
7
Maryland
3
14
3rd
14
21
4th
6
7
Final
27
45
First Quarter
UM - Kopka 24 FG, 11:14
Second Quarter
UM - Gary 8 pass from McCall (Kopka kick), 13:35
UM - Jordan 6 run (Kopka kick), 9:03
MT - H. Johnson 13 pass from J. Johnson (Kelly kick), 4:59
Third Quarter
MT - Hicks 70 run (Kelly kick), 11:54
UM - Sikyala 8 run (Kopka kick), 10:45
MT - Newson 29 pass from H. Johnson (Kelly kick), 8:31
UM - Gary 10 pass from McCall (Kopka kick), 4:18
UM - Jordan 2 run (Kopka kick), :02
Fourth Quarter
UM - Jordan 1 run (Kopka kick), 11:51
MT - Newson 5 pass from J. Johnson (kick failed), 3:48
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing
Comp-Att-Int
Return Yards
Sacked-Yards Lost
Punts-Avg.
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Time of Possession
MT
23
31-129
342
30-52-1
44
2-21
7-29
0-0
7-55
30:29
UM
23
38-171
357
21-31-1
104
0-0
3-33
0-0
6-45
29:31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Maryland, Jordan 24-88, Hatala 2-35, Sikyala 4-18,
Kalapinski 2-15. Middle Tennessee, Hicks 16-117, Calloway 3-9, Ellison
1-2, J. Johnson 9-2.
PASSING-Maryland, McCall 21-31-2-1, Jordan 0-1-0-0. Middle Tennessee, J. Johnson 19-36-2-1, Counts 9-14-0-0, H. Johnson 2-2-1-0.
RECEIVING-Maryland, Gary 6-97 (2), Dugan 5-91, Jordan 2-69, Monroe 2-24, Kalpinski 2-19, Hatala 2-8, J. Williams 1-36. Middle Tennessee, Newson 10-135, Calico 7-100, Youell 6-33, Hicks 3-37.
TACKLES-Maryland, Hill 5-3--8, Moye-Moore 6-2--8, Jackson 5-2--7.
Middle Tennessee, King 7-2--9, Bryant 6-0--6, Wiley 2-4--6.
MISSED FIELD GOALS-Middle Tennessee, Kelly 44.
A-31,126.
1999 / Game Ten at Florida State
(1) Florida State 49, Maryland 10
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - After weeks of inconsistent performances, top-ranked Florida State looked deserving of its
ranking as senior quarterback Chris Weinke threw six touchdown passes — three to Peter Warrick — as the Seminoles
dominated Maryland 49-10, reaching 10 victories for the 13th
straight season.
The Seminoles (10-0, 8-0 ACC) set the stage for a meeting at Florida which, with a win, would guarantee a second
straight trip to the national championship game.
Weinke, who did not play in the fourth quarter, threw
four touchdown passes by halftime. He had two 6-yard scoring throws to Ron Dugans, another 5-yard TD to Warrick
and a 30-yarder to Atrews Bell as the Seminoles built a 28-3
lead. Weinke combined with Warrick on scoring plays covering 26 and 28 yards in the third period as the Seminoles
increased the lead to 42-3. Marcus Outzen’s 35-yard touchdown pass to Greg Moore in the fourth quarter completed
Florida State’s scoring.
Maryland (5-5, 2-5) was hurt by five turnovers and also
had two punts blocked, offsetting LaMont Jordan’s 169 rushing yards — the most against Florida State since 1995. The
Terps pulled within 7-3 in the second quarter on Brian Kopka’s
38-yard field goal, but didn’t score again until Eric James’ 1yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter.
Maryland, playing true freshman quarterback Latrez
Harrison in his debut as a college starter, was forced to finish the contest with fifth-year senior and third-string quarterback Trey Evans after Harrison left the game with an ankle
sprain in the second quarter. Evans finished 9 of 16 passing
for 56 yards and four interceptions.
Warrick caught nine passes for 134 yards and became
the ACC’s career leader with 3,427 receiving yards. Weinke
was 23-of-33 for 304 yards.
November 13, 1999
(1) Florida State 49, Maryland 10
1st
2nd
Maryland
0
3
Florida State
7
21
3rd
0
14
4th
7
7
Final
10
49
First Quarter
FSU-Dugans 6 pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick), 5:13
Second Quarter
UM-Kopka 38 FG, 14:19
FSU-Warrick 5 pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick), 6:51
FSU-Dugans 6 pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick), 3:53
FSU-Bell 30 pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick), :42
Third Quarter
FSU-Warrick 26 pass from Weinke (Janikowski kick),10:41
FSU-Warrick 28 pass from Weinke (Janikowki kick), 3:52
Fourth Quarter
FSU-Moore 35 pass from Outzen (Janikowski kick), 9:23
UM-James 1 pass from Evans (Kopka kick), 5:51
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing
Comp-Att-Int
Return Yards
Sacks-Yards Lost
Punts-Avg.
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Time of Possession
UM
12
42-148
73
11-20-4
3
2-13
6-33.3
4-1
7-47
37:45
FSU
25
24-86
373
28-44-2
79
1-11
4-48.3
0-0
8-99
22:15
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Maryland, Jordan 27-169, Kalapinski 1-9, Harrison 1-6,
Perry 1-1, Sikyala 2-0, Arrington 2-(-10), Evans 8-(-27). Florida St.,
Minor 10-55, Ford 3-12, Maddox 1-9, Chaney 2-7, Weinke 1-2, Kendra
1-2, Maher 1-2, Maeder 1-2, Outzen 4-(-5).
PASSING-Maryland, Evans 9-16-4-56, Harrison 2-4-0-17. Florida St,,
Weinke 23-33-1-304, Outzen 3-6-0-60, Jones 2-5-1-9.
RECEIVING-Maryland, Gary 4-21, Patterson 2-26, Jordan 2-9, Monroe 1-15, James 1-1, Waerig 1-1. Florida St., Warrick 9-134, Minnis 356, Bell 3-41, Dugans 3-30, Boldin 3-17, Ford 2-23, Minor 2-21, Moore
1-35, Maddox 1-9, Kendra 1-7.
TACKLES-Maryland, Henderson 6-5--11, Moore 4-7--11. Florida St.,
Polley 5-6--11, Reynolds 6-2--8.
A-80,340
SERIES HISTORY vs.
FLORIDA STATE
Terps Seek First Victory in FSU Series.
Series Record:
Florida State leads 10-0
Series at Maryland:
Florida State leads 4-0
Series at Florida State:
Florida State leads 5-0
Neutral:
Florida State leads 1-0
First Meeting:
1966, Florida State, 41-21
Last Terrapin Win at Maryland:
None
Last Terrapin Win at Florida State:
None
Last Seminole Win at Maryland:
1998 (24-10)
Last Seminole Win at Florida State:
1999 (49-10)
Current Series Streak:
Florida State has won 10
Maryland’s Largest Victory Margin:
N/A
Florida State’s Largest Victory Margin:
48 (69-21, 1992)
HOW THEY FARED
AND WHO’S NEXT
Sept. 9
Sept. 16
Sept. 23
Sept. 28
Oct. 7
Oct. 14
Oct. 21
Oct. 28
Nov. 4
Nov. 11
Nov. 18
MARYLAND (2-1, 0-0 ACC)
Last Week: beat Middle Tenn., 45-27
This Week: vs. Florida State
Temple (3-1, 0-0 Big East)
Last Week: defeated E. Michigan, 49-40
This Week: vs. West Virginia
at West Virginia (2-1, 1-1 Big East)
Last Week: lost to Miami, 47-10
This Week: at Rutgers
Middle Tennessee (1-3)
Last Week: lost to Maryland, 45-27
This Week: vs. Louisiana Tech
Florida State (4-0, 2-0 ACC)
Last Week: defeated Louisville, 31-0
This Week: at Maryland
at Virginia (2-2, 1-1 ACC)
Last Week: lost to Clemson, 31-10
This Week: at Wake Forest
at Clemson (4-0, 2-0 ACC)
Last Week: defeated Virginia, 31-10
This Week: at Duke
Wake Forest (0-3, 0-2 ACC)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: vs. Virginia
at Duke (0-4, 0-1 ACC)
Last Week: lost to Vanderbilt, 26-7
This Week: vs. Clemson
NC State (4-0, 1-0 ACC)
Last Week: defeated Ga. Tech, 30-23 (OT)
This Week: at Clemson
at North Carolina (3-1, 1-1 ACC)
Last Week: defeated Marshall, 20-15
This Week: vs. Georgia Tech
Georgia Tech (2-2, 0-2 ACC)
Last Week: lost to NC State, 30-23 (OT)
This Week: at North Carolina
TERPNOTES
TERPS BY
THE NUMBERS
2
National ranking for sophomore punter Brooks
Barnard, who is averaging 45.8 yards per punt
this season. The Terps rank sixth nationally as
a team in net punting average (41.5).
8
Number of players who have made their first
career college starts this season: on offense,
left tackle Tim Howard, right guard Bob Krantz,
quarterback Shaun Hill, tight end Jeff Dugan,
and wide receiver Scooter Monroe. On
defense, first-time starters include defensive
end Durrand Roundtree, rush linebacker Mike
Whaley, and cornerback Curome Cox.
13 for 193
Receptions and receiving yards in the last two
games for junior Guilian Gary, who has posted
back-to-back career yardage highs. Gary had
six catches, including two for touchdowns, last
Saturday vs. Middle Tennessee.
14
Consecutive games in which senior kicker
Brian Kopka has kicked at least one field goal.
Kopka is 3 of 4 this season, with a long of 41
yards.
14
National ranking in passing efficiency for
sophomore quarterback Calvin McCall
(148.37).
25
Consecutive starts by outside linebacker Aaron
Thompson, who has started every game in his
two-plus seasons with the Terps.
28
Career tackles for loss by outside linebacker
Aaron Thompson, who has registered the total
in 25 career games.
37
Career field goals made by Brian Kopka, who
ranks tied for third on Maryland’s career list.
40 for 572
Pass completions and passing yards the past
two games for sophomore quarterback Calvin
McCall, the most productive consecutive
performances of his 12-game career.
278
Rushing yards needed by senior tailback
LaMont Jordan to join the ACC’s all-time top 10
list for rushers.
46,950
Total attendance for the home opener vs.
Temple, the largest Byrd Stadium crowd since
a sellout (48,055) vs. West Virginia on Sept.
16, 1995.
9-16-95
Date of Maryland’s last sellout (48,055) at Byrd
Stadium, a string of 27 games. It came vs.
West Virginia.
FOOTBALL
Maryland vs. Florida State / September 28, 2000
Terps Open ACC Slate
Maryland plays its second straight game at
Byrd Stadium this week, this time before a national audience as ESPN will televise the Terps’
ACC opener versus second-ranked and defending national champ Florida State. Going
into the game, the Terrapins are the lone team
in the conference that has yet to play a conference game. Maryland is 2-0 at Byrd Stadium
this season.
Co-Captains
Two seniors and a junior were tabbed during preseason as the Terps’ co-captains for the
2000 season. As selected in vote by their teammates, Maryland’s 2000 team captains are senior fullback Matt Kalapinski (Marshfield,
Mass.), senior safety Shawn Forte
(Poughkeepsie, N.Y.) and junior linebacker
Aaron Thompson (Baltimore, Md.).
Impact Newcomers
The Terps are getting outstanding contributions from several of their youngsters this
year, and the trend continued against Middle
Tennessee. Several redshirt freshmen made
their presence felt in the season-opening win
over Temple, and that was followed by a
standout play by redshirt freshman Leon Joe
(Clinton, Md.) in the Terps’ 30-17 loss at West
Virginia in game two. Against the Blue Raiders, the majority of those contributions came
on offense. The following is a quick look at impact performance by redshirt freshmen this season:
— Jeff Dugan (Allison Park, Pa.) is fast
establishing himself as a primary target in the
Maryland pass offense. He boasts 193 yards
receiving on 12 catches so far this season. The
redshirt freshman could challenge Maryland
class marks for most yards (509) and receptions (58) by a freshman. Both marks are currently held by current Tennessee Titans tight
end Frank Wycheck.
— Wide receiver Jafar Williams (Philadelphia, Pa.) is fifth on the team in receiving
and has caught four passes for 67 yards (16.8
ypc).
— Rush linebacker Mike Whaley (Lexington, S.C.) has totaled 17 tackles, including three
sacks and four TFLs, in three starting assignments. He had nine tackles in the opener vs.
Temple.
— Cornerback Curome Cox (Arlington,
Va.) has started all three games of the season
and notched his first career interception in the
third quarter against Middle Tennessee. He had
six total tackles vs. West Virginia and now has
12 stops on the season.
On Jordan
LaMont Jordan enters week No. 4 of his
senior season as the NCAA’s second active
rushing leader, posting 3,415 yards in his fourth
and final college season. He is 1,188 yards from
becoming the leading rusher in Atlantic Coast
Conference history. Jordan is Maryland’s alltime rushing leader and 13th among career
ACC rushers. His 1,632 yards in 1999 rank as
the third-best rushing season in ACC history.
Updated LaMont Jordan notes are available
elsewhere in this release.
Hometown Bred
Establishing the Maryland-D.C.-Northern
Virginia area as the primary recruiting base for
the development of the Terrapin program has
been an overriding goal for Ron Vanderlinden
since he assumed the head job prior to the 1997
season.
In his first season, with the benefit of only
one of his own recruiting classes, 23 players
on the Terrapin roster hailed from either Maryland, D.C. or Northern Virginia, with six of those
serving as opening-game starters.
Since that time, however, numbers in both
categories have doubled – 46 players from the
region are on the 2000 roster, with 12 of those
serving as starters in last week’s contest vs.
Temple.
Md./D.C./N.Va.
Players on Roster
1997
23
1998
34
1999
39
2000
46
Opening-Game Starters
6
5
7
12
Still Developing Terrapins
One of the youngest teams in the country
in 1998 and 1999, the Terps have successfully
developed their roster to the point that, in 2000,
they are experienced and still developing.
— The Terps return 15 starters on offense,
defense and special teams from last season,
but still are dominated by sophomores and juniors. Of 12 position starters or co-starters
(counting three wide receiver positions) on this
week’s offensive two-deep, only four are seniors — OT Tim Howard (Leonardo, N.J.), FB
Matt Kalapinski (Marshfield, Mass.), TB
L a M o n t J o r d a n , WR M o i s e s C r u z
(Germantown, Md.). On the defensive depth
chart, only two are seniors — DT Kris Jenkins
(Ypsilanti, Mich.) and FS Shawn Forte
(Poughkeepsie, N.Y.).
Continued Improvements
In each of three successive seasons, Maryland has risen consistently among national
leaders in six of eight major statistical
catogories — rushing offense and defense; total offense and defense; scoring offense and
defense.
Maryland ranked among the top 62 in the
country in each of those six categories last season, where just two seasons earlier in 1997,
the Terps were no better than 73rd in all six
categories.
MARYLAND FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK ... 2-2-2
NCAA Statistics
Rushing Offense
1997
106
1998
50
1999
12
Diff.
+94
Total Offense
(88.5)
111
(161.2)
105
(231.4)
54
+57
(278.3)
(375.0)
(267.7)
Scoring Offense
108
(14.6)
85
(18.4)
55
(26.5)
+53
Passing Offense
79
(174.3)
103
(117.1)
99
(143.6)
-20
Scoring Defense
92
58
46
+46
Rushing Defense
(32.3)
73
(26.4)
60
(23.6)
39
+34
Total Defense
(174.6)
87
(159.0)
53
(126.4)
62
+25
(401.8)
(361.0)
(373.8)
102
(147.9)
60
(121.9)
88
(131.2)
Passing Defense
+14
Improvements = Winning
Maryland began its 1999 season 4-1 and
5-2 to pump excitement into a program yearning for success. Hearbreaking losses to end
the season were difficult for fans to swallow,
but couldn’t mask the continued improvements
and achievements. The Terps made a onegame improvement in the win column in 1998,
and a two-game improvement in 1999.
Another game improved in 2000 will constitute the Terps’ first winning season since
1995.
Barnard 2nd In Nation
Sophomore punter Brooks Barnard
(Arnold, Md.) has dropped to second in NCAA
I-A ranks in punting. Barnard, who began the
season with a school-record performance (53.8
yards on six attempts) vs. Temple, and continued to lead the nation after the WVU game,
has dropped to second with his current average of 45.8 yards per punt. Barnard had a long
punt of 85 yards – three off the Maryland school
record – vs. Temple, and followed with a long
of 61 vs. West Virginia.
In all, Barnard delivered four kicks of 50
yards or better in producing his 53.8-yard average vs. Temple. What’s more, if it were not
for “placement” kicks of 28 and 41 yards from
near midfield, Barnard would have shattered
the exisiting ACC mark of 54.75 yards. Barnard
was averaging 56.4 yards after five punts. His
final punt, from the Temple 41-yard line, carried into the end zone. In all, none of Barnard’s
six punts vs. Temple were returned. Two resulted in touchbacks and two were downed inside the 20-yard line.
Barnard nearly broke the Terp record for
longest kick in school history, also. His 85-yard
punt from the Maryland 15-yard line carried
nearly 70 yards in the air before rolling into the
Owls’ end zone – just three yards shy of the
Terrapin record. Amazingly enough, Barnard
said later he felt he hit his 66-yard punt better
than his 85-yard effort.
Barnard, who walked on to the team in
1999, posted Maryland’s best punting average
(42.1 yards) since 1993 as just a freshman.
Sikyala 11th in KO Returns
Senior tailback Mukala Sikyala (Lanham,
Md.) has not gotten much work offensively while
playing behind All-American LaMont Jordan
the past two seasons, so he’s making some
noise where he can: on the kickoff return team.
Sikyala actually had more carries (4) than
kickoff returns (2) against Middle Tennessee,
but his 41 return yards helped him stay near
the top of the national leaderboard in that category as he now ranks 11th with a 28.5 yard
average. That total is also good for second in
the Atlantic Coast Conference.
O-Line Trio For The Future
Maryland returns three starters from its offensive line which led the ACC in fewest sacks
allowed in 1999. Returning are a trio of youngsters who have already combined for five seasons’ worth of starting experience: junior center Melvin Fowler (Wheatly Heights, N.Y.),
sophomore left guard Todd Wike (Lebanon,
Pa.) and sophomore right tackle Matt Crawford
(Moravia, N.Y.). Wike and Crawford combined
to register 21 starts between them during their
redshirt freshman seasons in 1999, with
Crawford earning second team Freshman AllAmerica honors by The Sporting News. Meanwhile, Fowler has started every game, 24, of
his college career, and all three should remain
together for this year and next.
Sack Reduction Startling
Despite losing a pair of starters on the offensive line and a two-year starter at tight end,
Maryland’s offensive line has allowed just one
sack in three games this season. It continues
an impressive trend begun three seasons ago.
In Vanderlinden’s first season in 1997, the
Terps yielded a whopping 56 sacks as the offensive line was being converted from a runand-shoot blocking unit to one of a more conventional offensive scheme. In 1998, that figure was nearly cut in half, with Maryland allowing 30 sacks in 11 games.
Last season, sacks were dramatically reduced again, with Terp QBs caught behind the
line of scrimmage just 11 times in 251 throwing
situations.
The Terps have now run a string together
of five-straight quarters without allowing a sack
in 2000.
Year Sacks Allowed Avg./Game
Pass Att./Sack
1997
1998
56
30
5.1
2.7
5.0
7.7
1999
2000
11
1
1.0
0.3
22.8
85.0
Stacked at LB
Maryland’s linebacking crew, ranked No. 8
nationally by one preseason publication, is
prominently listed at the top of the Terps’ defensive stat sheet.
Sophomore E.J. Henderson (Aberdeen,
Md.), who got his first taste of a starting role
late last season because of an injury to Kevin
Bishop (St. Petersburg, Fla.), tops the tackle
chart with 32 stops. He has had games of 13,
11, and eight tackles to open the season.
He is followed by junior Marlon MoyeMoore (Brandywine, Md.) who has 25 stops
and third-year starter Aaron Thompson (Baltimore, Md.), who has notched 23 to go with
TERPS IN NCAA
& ACC RANKINGS
NCAA / Net Punting-Team
6th
41.5 YPP
NCAA / Passing-Team
32nd
242.0 YPG
NCAA / Punting-Individual
2nd
Brooks Barnard, 45.8 YPP
NCAA / Kickoff Returns-Individual
11th
Mukala Sikyala, Jr., 28.5 YPR
NCAA / Scoring-Individual
12th
LaMont Jordan, 10.0 ppg
NCAA / Passing Efficiency-Individual
14th
Calvin McCall, 148.4
ACC / Net Punting-Team
2nd
41.5 YPP
ACC / Penalties (fewest)-Team
4th
8.0 PPG
ACC / Sacks Against-Team
1st
0.3 SPG
ACC / Third-Down Conversion Defense-Team
3rd
33.3%
ACC / Kickoff Coverage-Team
1st
16.0 YPR
ACC / Scoring Offense-Team
4th
26.3 PPG
ACC / Scoring Defense-Team
5th
22.3 PPG
ACC / Passing Offense-Team
5th
242.0 YPG
ACC / Kickoff Returns-Individual
2nd
Mukala Sikyala, 28.5 YPR
ACC / Punting-Individual
1st
Brooks Barnard, 45.8 YPP
ACC / Field Goals-Individual
5th
Brian Kopka, 1.00 FGPG
ACC / Scoring-Individual
2nd
LaMont Jordan, 10.0 PPG
ACC / Field Goal Pct.-Individual
4th
Brian Kopka, 75.0%
ACC / Total Offense-Individual
5th
Calvin McCall, 229.0 YPG
ACC / Receptions Per Game-Individual
5th
Guilian Gary, 4.7 RPG
ACC / Receiving Yards Per Game-Individual
4th
Guilian Gary, 69.0 YPG
5th
Jeff Dugan, 64.3 YPG
ACC / Passing Average Per Game-Individual
4th
Calvin McCall, 221.3
ACC / Passing Efficiency-Individual
3rd
Calvin McCall, 148.4 rating
ACC / Rushing-Individual
7th
LaMont Jordan, 62.7 YPG
MARYLAND FOOTBALL NOTEBOOK ... 3-3-3
two TFLs. Rush linebacker Mike Whaley ranks
No. 6 on the tackles chart with 17 tackles and
has a team-high three sacks.
New Name, Same Result
Marlon Moye-Moore, formerly known as
Marlon Moore, has made a change to his name,
but not to his address: he still can be found
near the top of the Maryland tackle charts.
Moye-Moore, No. 2 in the ACC in tackles last
year, is averaging 8.3 stops through three
games this year.
Actually, the Moye family name is not new
– it’s just not been used publically by Marlon.
Moore’s mother, Marie Moore, did not marry
his father, Basil Moye, until he was 10 years
old. His birth certificate and driver’s license both
reflect his name as Marlon Moye-Moore though
he had been known by only his mother’s surname during childhood because his parents
were not married.
He now wears “Moye-Moore” on the back
of his jersey and will be known by his “new”
name through the remainder of his career.
Pronunciation: MOY-yay-MORE.
Butkus Watch
The second-leading returning tackler in the
ACC, Marlon Moye-Moore is one of 70 preliminary candidates for the Dick Butkus Award
which annually honors the nation’s top linebacker. Moye-Moore, a second-year starter and
one of three returning starters to a linebacking
corps ranked by Lindy’s Preseason Annual as
the eighth best unit in the country, led the Terps
with 130 tackles last season.
Moore Tackles
Moye-Moore paced all Terrapin tacklers with
130 stops last season, just seven shy of the
school’s class record for tackles by a sophomore (Ratcliff Thomas, 137 in 1994). He has
picked up right where he left off last season,
with 25 stops after three games, including 12
in the season opener vs. Temple.
— He has reached double figures in tackles in 10 of his last 13 games, and has led the
team in tackles six times.
— Moore and Clemson’s Keith Adams, both
juniors, entered the 2000 season as the ACC’s
top returning tacklers.
— His 51-yard interception return for a
touchdown highlighted a 24-point first quarter
against North Carolina last season.
Thompson TFLs
Junior Aaron Thompson was the backbone of a Terrapin linebacking corps stocked
with freshmen and sophomores in 1999. A 25game starter in his third season, Thompson was
second to Moore with 10.1 tackles per game in
1999 — seventh in the ACC.
— Thompson has quietly amassed nearrecord numbers in tackles for loss. Thompson
paced Maryland with nine TFLs as a freshman
and 17 in 1999 as a sophomore — and has
added two tackles for loss in the three games
of this season.
— His 17 TFLs last season were the best
at Maryland since Charles Johnson posted 18
in 1978.
— His efforts include a career-high 15 stops
in the 1999 opener vs. Temple and double-figure efforts in eight of 11 games in 1999. He
has registered double-digit tackles in nine of
his last 13 games.
— Thompson has started every game of
his major college career (25), and is almost
averaging 9.0 stops per game (221 total).
2. Larry Marshall, 1969-71 ................................ 67
3. Keeta Covington, 1983-86 ............................ 60
4. Steve Trimble, 1976-80 ................................ 56
5. Mike Lewis, 1979-82 .................................... 53
6. Guilian Gary, 1998 to present ...................... 51
Mike Hopson, 1989-91 ................................. 51
Forte Theft Leader
Senior safety Shawn Forte elevated his
team-leading career interception total to six
when he picked off a fourth-quarter Temple
pass and returned it 45 yards to set up
Maryland’s final score.
Spreading the Wealth
Three Maryland pass receivers have made
multiple receptions in each of the first three
games of the 2000 season.
— Redshirt freshman Jeff Dugan, sophomore receiver Scooter Monroe , and senior
tailback LaMont Jordan each have had multiple catches in all three games.
— Maryland utilized 13 different pass catchers in 1999, and 11 of those players return in
2000.
—In the Middle Tennessee game alone,
Maryland utilized eight different receivers.
— Nine different receivers caught long
passes of at least 25 yards last season, and
seven of those players remain on the 2000 roster. Five different receivers, including Jordan,
caught more than 10 passes.
Gary Posting Scary Numbers
Junior WR Guilian Gary (Horseheads,
N.Y.) has been outstanding in each of the last
two games and is starting to post receiving
numbers that are making people take notice.
—Gary had six receptions for 97 yards
against Middle Tennessee to lead the team for
the second straight game. He also had two
touchdowns making it the first time a Terrapin
wideout had caught two TD passes since Omar
Cheeseboro accomplished the feat versus NC
State in 1997.
—In the last two games, Gary has caught a
total of 13 balls for 195 yards and two TDs,
while for the season he leads the team with 14
receptions for 207 yards. He is already within
50 yards of his total for yardage from a year
ago of 257 which was second-best on the team.
Punt Return Artist
Kopka Kicks
Senior placekicker Brian Kopka (Hollywood, Fla.) booted a field goal in his 14th
straight game last weekend, hitting a 24-yard
attempt against Middle Tennessee to mark the
37th field goal of his career. That kick moved
him into a tie with Steve Mike-Mayer (1972-74)
in the No. 3 position on the all-time Maryland
field goal chart.
— In the season opener, Kopka’s 41-yard
field goal helped clinch the Maryland victory
over Temple.
— Kopka booted 16 field goals in 1999 to
record the second-highest figure in Maryland
history. With at least one field goal in all 11
games, he was the sixth Terrapin placekicker
to register 16 or more in a single season.
— Kopka is 37 for 53 (.698) for his career.
— In 1999, he tied for 19th nationally in field
goals (1.45 per game).
— Kopka’s longest field goal in 1999 was a
41-yarder in the season finale against Virginia.
— His 19-yarder at Wake Forest in 1999
was the first game-winning field goal of his career.
— Thirty-five (35) of kicker Kopka’s 61 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks in 1999. He had just
eight touchbacks in 1998.
— Kopka is 15-of-16 lifetime from less than
30 yards. He is 7-of-17 lifetime from 40 yards
or more.
— He ranked as high as first in the country
as a sophomore, connecting on 10 of 11 field
goals through September, alone.
— He has had four three-FG games and
eight games with multiple FGs in his career.
CAREER FIELD GOALS
Yards
1. Bob Smith, 1972-74 ................................... 899
2. Larry Marshall, 1969-71 .............................. 656
3. Keeta Covington, 1983-86 .......................... 528
4. Bob Shemonski, 1949-51 ........................... 496
5. Joe Petruzzo, 1950-51 ............................... 457
6. Guilian Gary, 1998 to present .................... 433
FGs
1. Jess Atkinson, 1981-84 .............. 60
2. Dan Plocki, 1985-88 .................. 47
3. Brian Kopka, 1997-present ....... 37
Steve Mike-Mayer, 1972-74 ......... 37
5. Dan DeArmas, 1988-91 .............. 32
CAREER POINTS KICKING
Junior wide receiver and punt returner
Guilian Gary is one of the Terps’ most dynamic
utility weapons. Gary quietly posted one of the
school’s finest seasons ever for punt returns in
1999. Gary’s 312 yards were the fourth-highest figure in Terrapin history and his 35 returns
matched the second-highest total. Gary is
within reach of Terp career records for yards
and returns.
CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS
CAREER PUNT RETURNS
Returns
1. Bob Smith, 1972-74 ..................................... 82
Pts.
1. Jess Atkinson, 1981-84 ............ 308
2. Dan Plocki, 1985-88 ................ 233
3. Steve Mike-Mayer, 1972-74 ....... 203
4. Brian Kopka, 1997-present ..... 187
5. Dan DeArmas, 1988-91 ............ 158
Scoring Ladder
Just as Brian Kopka is moving up the
Terps’ career chart in field goals and kick scoring, he joins tailback LaMont Jordan in moving up the charts in career scoring, overall.
For the season, Jordan is Maryland’s leading scorer with 12 points. Kopka has 10.
Local Ties
CAREER SCORING
Pts.
1. Jess Atkinson, 1981-84 ............ 308
2. Rick Badanjek, 1982-85 ........... 286
3. Dan Plocki, 1985-88 ................ 233
4. Steve Mike-Mayer, 1972-74 ....... 203
5. Steve Atkins, 1975-78 .............. 192
6. Brian Kopka, 1997- ................ 178
7. LaMont Jordan, 1997- ............ 168
8. Louis Carter, 1972-74 .............. 162
McCall Moving Up The Charts
QB Calvin McCall (Miami, Fla.) had a
breakout game against Middle Tennessee, setting career highs in yardage (357), completions
(21) and touchdowns (2). The performance
helped push him up the NCAA rankings in efficiency (14th) and the ACC charts in passing
average (4th) and total offense (5th).
— McCall’s night against the Blue Raiders
was the best passing performance in terms of
yardage (357) for a Terrapin since 1995 when
Scott Milanovich threw for 380 against Florida
State.
— The sophomore’s 300+-yard performance was also the first of that nature by a
Maryland QB since Milanovich’s 352-yard effort against Georgia Tech on September 28 of
that same year.
Top 25 Woes
The Terrapins have not beaten a Top 25
team in almost a decade as their last win
against a ranked opponent came in a 35-30
win over rival Virginia in the 1990 Independence
Bowl. The Cavaliers were ranked No. 8 going
into that November 17 game.
Consecutive Starts
Terp veterans who continue the 2000 season with active starting streaks: OLB Aaron Thompson-25, C Melvin Fowler-25, RT Matt
Crawford-14, ILB Marlon Moye-Moore-14, LG
Todd Wike-13.
The University of Maryland has six players
from the state of Florida, but none from Tallahassee.
Among the notables from the Sunshine
State are starting QB Calvin McCall (Miami)
and kicker Brian Kopka (Hollywood).
Florida State boasts two players from the
state of Maryland as LB Tommy Polley is from
Baltimore and DL Darnell Dockett hails from
Burtonsville.
Who’s He Pulling For?
ESPN’s Lee Corso - who will help call the
action in the UM/FSU game - has ties to both
teams. Corso was a Maryland quarterbacks
coach from 1959-65 after a stellar playing career and the beginning of his coaching career
at Florida State. Corso followed his college
coach, Tommy Nugent, to Maryland after his
graduation.
All told, Corso spent eight of his 11 years
as an assistant coach on campus in either Tallahassee or College Park. And if he wasn’t familiar enough with the area, he also spent three
more seasons as an assistant at Navy before
embarking on a coaching career which included
stops at Louisville, Indiana and Northern Illinois.
QUOTING COACH
VANDERLINDEN
“
On Middle Tennessee win: “Winning is better than
losing any day. We did throw the ball. People were
stacking up against the run and we’ve been able the
last couple of weeks to take advantage of overaggressive defenses by throwing the ball. Hopefully,
that will start loosening up the run game. Here’s what I
felt good about. They got a couple of quick scores on us
in the third quarter, but our offense answered every one.
We scored on four consecutive drives, and that’s terrific.
We haven’t been doing that — we stop ourselves.
We’ve got to eliminate the penalties that we are
incurring. A lot of those are legit calls, and doggone,
we’ve got to stop doing that to ourselves, because
against good football teams, it’s harder to recover.”
On QB Calvin McCall: “I thought Calvin McCall for the
most part was particularly sharp. Our receivers did a
good job catching the ball. Our receivers also did a
good job blocking. I think our concepts have been very
good, and I think the protection has been pretty good.
They brought pressure every third down. For the most
part, we did a good job against them. I think Calvin’s
throwing the ball more effectively. I think our quarterback coach Mike Gundy also deserves some credit for
working with Calvin — he just understands and feels
better.”
On the Terp defense: “Defensively, Middle Tennessee
had some early opportunities and our defense
completely shut ‘em down most of the first half. We
gave up a couple of big plays. We got fooled on the
double-pass — as much as we run that ourselves, you
think we’d defend that better. We got fooled there and
then we let them hit a draw on us in man coverage
when everybody’s got their back turned and they went
the distance. Other than those big plays, I thought
overall we played pretty well defensively and played the
way we wanted to.”
On the blitz: “We did the best job of any of the three
teams that I saw play Middle Tennessee at showing
them the ‘blitz look’ almost every down and changing up
our coverages. When we did pressure, we were very
close to the line of scrimmage. Even though it was the
kind of game where you don’t always get to the
quarterback, we forced a lot of errant throws with
pressure and we tipped a lot of balls at the line of
scrimmage. I think, overall, we were pretty effective with
what we did, other than a couple of those big plays.”
On LaMont Jordan: “I don’t think the problem has
been LaMont. I thought LaMont’s done a good job and
run the ball effectively, we just have to give him more
room to run.”
On TE Jeff Dugan : “Dugan is continuing to show us he
is a good player. Dugan gives us a solid run blocker
who’s just getting better and he’s also proving to be a
good receiver.”
”
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T R O P H Y
C A N D I D A T E
LaMont Jordan
L a M O N T
J O R D A N
HEISMAN TROPHY
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Jordan’s Next Campaign Stop
Byrd Stadium (College Park, Md.) • Sept. 28, 2000
Florida State at Maryland • 8 p.m. • ESPN
— Maryland’s All-Time Rushing (3,415 yds) and All-Purpose (4,047 yds) Leader
— NCAA’s No. 2 Active Career Rusher
— 1,188 Yards Shy of ACC Career Rushing Record
— Unanimous Preseason First Team All-American
— NCAA’s Leading Rusher in Last Six Games of 1999 (1,101 yards)
— Maryland Single-Season Record and ACC Third-Best 1,632 Yards in 1999
Jordan’s Last Game
Rushing King And More
LaMont Jordan’s best game of the season was
capped by three touchdowns last Saturday against
Middle Tennessee, and his crowning as the Terrapins’ career leader in all-purpose yardage.
It was fitting that the 5-11, 220-pound running
back caught a 54-yard swing pass to break the
record. The reception was Maryland’s longest play
from scrimmage this season and helped set up
one of six Terrapin touchdowns against Middle
Tennessee.
Jordan, himself, rushed for three scores to
mark the third time in his career that he had rushed
for three or more scores in a game.
Overall, he finished with a season-high 88
yards rushing on 24 carries. He finished with 157
all-purpose yards, including two receptions for 69.
LaMont Jordan passed Charlie Wysocki on
Sept. 16, 2000 as the University of Maryland’s
all-time rushing leader. One week later, he passed
Jermaine Lewis as the Terps’ all-time all-purpose
leader.
Second in Maryland history both in rushing
and all-purpose attempts, Jordan is only the second player in Terrapin annals to handle the pigskin more than 700 times.
Unanimous Selection
Heading into a senior campaign in which he
could become the leading rusher in Atlantic Coast
Conference history and challenge the top 10 college running backs of all-time, Maryland tailback
LaMont Jordan was named a preseason first
team All-American by nine major publications released this past summer.
Among those nine publications, only Michigan offensive lineman Steve Hutchinson and Wisconsin defensive back Jamar Fletcher joined Jordan as unanimous first team selections.
Maryland Career Rushing Yards
1. LaMont Jordan, 1997- .............................. 3,415
11. Joe McIntosh, NC State, 1981-84 ............... 3,642
12. Tremayne Stephens, NC State, 1994-97 ..... 3,553
13. LaMont Jordan, Maryland, 1997-present .. 3,415
14. Tiki Barber, Virginia, 1993-96 .................... 3,389
15. Terry Kirby, Virginia, 1989-92 ..................... 3,348
— Jordan, who is the first Terp and the 24th
player in ACC history to eclipse 4,000 career allpurpose yards, enters this week’s FSU game 22nd
on the ACC’s career all-purpose ladder. He needs
32 yards to crack the ACC Top 20 and 698 to
crack the Top 10.
2. Charlie Wysocki, 1978-81 .......................... 3,317
Maryland Career All-Purpose Yards
ACC Career All-Purpose
15. Mike Grayson, Duke, 1980-83 .................. 4,381
1. LaMont Jordan, 1997- .......................... 4,047
2. Jermaine Lewis, 1992-95 ....................... 3,950
16. Torry Holt, NC State, 1995-98 ................... 4,369
Maryland Career Rushing Attempts
19. Michael Ramseur, Wake Forest, 1982-85 ... 4,218
20. Troy Slade, Duke, 1973-76 ...................... 4,079
1. Charlie Wysocki, 1978-81 ......................... 769
17. James McDougald, Wake Forest, 1976-79 . 4,330
18. Scottie Montgomery, Duke, 1996-99 .......... 4,323
2. LaMont Jordan, 1997- ............................ 658
3. Steve Atkins, 1975-78 .............................. 625
21. Joe McIntosh, NC State, 1981-84 .............. 4,058
Maryland Career All-Purpose Attempts
24. Tremayne Stephens, NC State, 1994-97 .... 4,007
1. Charlie Wysocki, 1975-78 ......................... 788
2. LaMont Jordan, 1997- ............................ 725
3. Louis Carter, 1972-74 .............................. 655
Climbing ACC Career Charts
LaMont Jordan is the second-leading active
career rusher in NCAA Division I-A football. He
relinquished the curren label as “leader” to TCU’s
Ladanian Tomlinson during games of Sept. 16.
LaMont Jordan enters this week’s Florida
State game as the No. 13 career rusher in Atlantic Coast Conference history.
He needs 139 yards shy of passing NC State’s
Tremayne Stephens in the No. 12 position and
278 yards from moving into the Top 10.
PLAYER, SCHOOL
NCAA Active Leaders
LaMont Jordan • Tailback
Height: 5-11 • Weight: 220
Senior • Forestville, Md. (Suitland)
Att.
Yds.
YPC
ACC Career Rushing
1. Ladainian Tomlinson, TCU ..... 624
2. LaMont Jordan, Maryland .... 658
3,664
3,415
5.87
5.19
1. Ted Brown, NC State, 1975-78 .................... 4,602
2. Amos Lawrence, North Carolina, 1977-80 ..... 4,391
3. Anthony Thomas, Michigan .... 701
3,386
4.83
3. Robert LaVette, Georgia Tech, 1981-84 ........ 4,066
4. Robert Sanford, W. Michigan .. 618
5. Ken Simonton, Oregon State .. 604
2,995
2,989
4.85
4.95
4. Thomas Jones, Virginia, 1996-99 ................ 3,998
5. Mike Voight, North Carolina, 1973-76 ........... 3,971
6. Ricky Williams, Texas Tech .... 550
7. Deuce McAllister, Ole Miss .... 502
2,641
2,569
4.80
5.11
6. Warrick Dunn, Florida State, 1993-96 ........... 3,959
7. James McDougald, Wake Forest, 1976-79 .... 3,811
8. Travis Minor, Florida State ..... 551
2,605
4.73
8. Raymond Priester, Clemson, 1994-97 .......... 3,717
9. Jerry Mays, Georgia Tech, 1985-89 .............. 3,699
10. Leon Johnson, North Carolina, 1993-96 ...... 3,693
22. LaMont Jordan, Maryland, 1997-present . 4,047
23. Raymond Priester, Clemson, 1994-97 ........ 4,017
Touchdown Jordan
Jordan has scored five touchdowns through
three games in 2000 — both of Maryland’s TDs in
a 17-10 win over Temple, and three of six during
the Terps’ 45-27 win over Middle Tennessee.
Last season, Jordan became only the third
Maryland player to ever rush for three TDs or
more, twice, in a single game. He rushed for four
scores last year against Clemson and also had
three against Western Carolina.
With three scores in last Saturday’s game,
Jordan joins Steve Atkins as the only Maryland
players ever to rush for three or more touchdowns
in a game, three times in their career.
SINGLE-GAME RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
TDs
1. Bob Shemonski vs. Virginia Tech, 1950 ........... 5
2. LaMont Jordan vs. Clemson, 1999 ............... 4
Charlie Wysocki vs. Virginia, 1981 ................. 4
4. LaMont Jordan vs. Middle Tennessee, 2000 . 3
LaMont Jordan vs. West Virginia, 1999 ........ 3
12 others ................................................... 3
HEISMAN TROPHY CANDIDATE LaMONT JORDAN ... 2-2-2
JORDAN BY SEASON
Chasing Career TD Mark
Tops For 200
Jordan boasts 30 career rushing touchdowns
and is 15 shy of the school record.
He has 31 touchdowns overall, including a 70yard TD reception against Wake Forest in 1999.
Counting 68- and 60-yard touchdown passes,
Jordan has caught, run or thrown for 33 career
touchdowns at Maryland.
Among the eight occasions in Terrapin history that a back has carried 200 times or more in
a season, Jordan’s 1999 per-carry average is far
and away the best in Maryland history.
Until Jordan’s 6.1-yard average this season,
the best average among 200-carry running backs
was 4.62 by Charlie Wysocki during his sophomore year of 1979.
CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS
TDs
Against Bowl Teams
1. Rick Badanjek, 1982-85 ..................... 44
Three of Jordan’s four best games in 1999
were against ACC bowl teams — Florida State
(169), Clemson (177) and Virginia (306). Against
those three teams, he averaged 217.3 yards.
Jordan’s yards against Virginia were the most
allowed by the Cavaliers since 1986. His yardage
against the Tigers and ‘Noles were opponent highs
against Clemson and FSU since 1995.
2. Steve Atkins, 1975-78 ........................ 31
3. LaMont Jordan, 1997-present ........... 30
4. Charlie Wysocki, 1978-81 ................... 26
CAREER TOUCHDOWNS
TDs
1. Rick Badanjek, 1982-85 ..................... 46
2. Steve Atkins, 1975-78 ........................ 32
3. LaMont Jordan, 1997-present ........... 31
4. Louis Carter, 1972-74 ........................ 27
Season TD Records are Jordan’s
Jordan at Byrd
While setting Maryland’s single-season record
for rushing touchdowns (16), he finished his junior campaign with nearly twice as many rushing
TDs than in his first two seasons combined (9).
Jordan also matched the Maryland standard
for points in a season in 1999, matching the 1984
campaign of former running back Rick Badanjek.
Badanjek scored 15 rushing touchdowns, one
receiving, and had three two-point conversions
for 102 points. Jordan had 15 rushing TDs and
one by receiving, for 102 points.
Jordan’s 62 rushing yards against Temple
ended a string of eight consecutive 100-yard rushing games at Byrd Stadium — all six dates in 1999
and the final two home games of his sophomore
year in 1998. Jordan had 88 yards on 24 carries
last Saturday against Middle Tennessee.
Jordan set a career rushing high in five of six
home games in 1999.
At Byrd Stadium last year, he rushed for 1,179
yards on 153 carries, with 12 touchdowns. He
averaged 196.5 yards per game at Byrd as a junior, and 7.70 yards per carry.
Jordan Led the Nation
All-Purpose and Multi-Purpose
LaMont Jordan led the country in rushing over
the 1999 season’s final six games. He rushed for
1,101 yards and a 183.5-yard average.
ACC Single-Game Rushing
Jordan is a multi-purpose threat to run, catch
and throw. On paper in 1999, he led the Terps in
rushing, was second in receptions (19-208), and
completed two passes.
— So far in 2000, Jordan leads the Terps in
rushing and also has caught seven passes for
106 yards. He has twice thrown incomplete passes
on the halfback option this season.
— In 1999, Jordan threw a 60-yard touchdown
pass and caught a 70-yard scoring pass.
— Jordan became the first Terrapin since
1977, and just the eighth in modern Maryland history (since 1947), to score touchdowns rushing,
passing and receiving in the same year. Four other
players have accomplished the feat within a career, but not the same season.
1. John Leach, Wake Forest, 1993 .................... 329
2. Derrick Fenner, North Carolina, 1986 ............. 328
Maryland’s Heisman History
LAST SIX GAMES OF 1999
Att
Yds YPC
YPG
1. LaMont Jordan, Maryland 160 1,101
6.6
183.5
2. Thomas Jones, Virginia ..... 194 1,095
3. Ron Dayne, Wisconsin ...... 170 1,061
5.6
6.2
182.5
176.8
4. Travis Prentice, Miami (OH) 191 1,018
5. Ladainian Tomlinson, TCU . 139 968
5.3
7.0
169.7
161.3
Among ACC Season Leaders
Where Jordan finished his junior campaign on
ACC game and season rushing charts:
3. LaMont Jordan, Maryland, 1999 .................. 306
Past Terrapins that have finished among the
top 10 vote-getters in Heisman Trophy balloting:
ACC Season Rushing
1. Thomas Jones, Virginia, 1999 ..................... 1,798
2. Don McCauley, North Carolina, 1970 ............ 1,720
Year
1952
Player (Place)
Jack Scarbath (2nd)
Pos.
QB
1st-2nd-3rd--T
70-57-43--367
3. LaMont Jordan, Maryland, 1999 ................ 1,632
1953
1955
Bernie Faloney (4th)
Bob Pellegrini (6th)
QB
C/NG
46-34-52--258
38-64-52--294
1961
Gary Collins (8th)
TE/WR
28-31-21--167
1974
1983
Randy White (9th)
Boomer Esiason (10th)
Jordan and the Century Mark
Jordan rushed for 100 yards seven times in
1999, and has eclipsed the milestone in 14 games
total during his three-year career. He trails Charlie
Wysocki, 17, and Steve Atkins, 15, on Maryland’s
career list for most 100-yard rushing games.
DT
QB
9-20-18--85
4-11-17--51
1997 Game-by-Game Statistics (Freshman)
Opponent
Att Yds TD Avg Rec
Ohio
2 2
0 1.00 1
at Fla. St.
5 52
1 10.40 0
UNC
15 35
0 2.33 2
at Temple
21 135 0 6.43 0
Duke
18 70
0 3.89 4
W. Va.
18 33
0 1.83 2
at Wake
12 62
0 5.17 5
Clemson
12 37
1 3.08 4
Virginia
9 40
0 4.44 0
at NC St.
22 126 0 5.73 1
at Ga. Tech
25 97
1 3.88 3
Yds TD
5 0
0 0
9 0
0 0
9 0
24 0
31 0
33 0
0 0
6 0
38 0
1998 Game-by-Game Statistics (Sophomore)
Opponent
Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD
JMU
dnp
at Virginia
23 88
0 3.83 3
31 0
at W. Va.
9 1
0 9.00 0
0 0
Temple
22 138 2 6.27 0
0 0
Fla. St.
10 49
0 4.90 2
8 0
at Clemson
14 83
0 5.93 1
7 0
Wake
20 132 0 6.60 4
18 0
vs. Ga. Tech* 19 102 0 5.37 2
12 0
at UNC
17 136 2 8.00 1
-2 0
at Duke
15 68
1 4.53 0
0 0
NC St.
20 109 1 5.45 1
13 0
* game played at Baltimore’s PSINet Stadium
Avg
5.00
0.00
4.50
0.00
2.25
12.00
6.20
8.25
0.00
6.00
12.67
Avg
10.33
0.00
0.00
4.00
7.00
4.50
6.00
-2.00
0.00
13.00
1999 Game-by-Game Statistics (Junior)
Opponent
Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD Avg
at Temple
21 41
0 1.95 1
6 0 6.00
W. Carolina
18 158 3 8.78 3
21 0 7.00
W. Va.
22 164 1 7.45 2
15 0 7.50
at Ga. Tech
27 79
2 2.92 4
61 0 15.25
at Wake
18 89
1 4.94 3
86 1 28.67
Clemson
26 177 4 6.81 2
9 0 4.50
UNC
26 147 2 5.65 1
-6 0 -6.00
Duke
24 227 0 9.46 0
0 0 0.00
at NC St.
20 75
1 3.75 1
7 0 7.00
at Fla. St.
27 169 0 6.26 2
9 0 4.50
Virginia
37 306 2 8.27 0
0 0 0.00
Nation’s leading rusher during final six weeks of 1999
2000 Game-by-Game Statistics (Senior)
Opponent
Att Yds TD Avg Rec
Temple
22 62
2 2.8
2
at W. Va.
18 38
0 2.1
3
M. Tenn. St.
24 88
3 3.7
2
Fla. St.
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake
at Duke
NC St.
at UNC
Ga. Tech
Yds TD
17 0
20 0
69 0
JORDAN’S CAREER
Avg
8.5
6.6
34.5
Rushing
1997
1998
1999
2000
Totals
G-GS
11-3
10-9
11-10
3-2
35-24
Att
159
169
266
64
658
Net
689
906
1,632
188
3,415
Avg
4.3
5.4
6.1
2.9
5.2
TD
3
6
16
5
30
LP
44
50
90
19
90
YPG
62.6
90.6
148.4
62.7
97.6
Receiving
1997
1998
1999
2000
Totals
G-GS
11-3
10-9
11-10
3-2
35-24
Rec
22
14
19
7
62
Yds
155
87
208
106
556
Avg
7.1
6.2
11.0
15.1
9.0
TD
0
0
1
0
1
LP
22
13
70
54
70
YPG
14.1
8.7
18.9
35.3
15.9
Passing
1997
1998
1999
2000
Totals
G-GS
11-3
10-9
11-10
3-2
35-24
Att
1
2
3
2
8
Comp
0
2
2
0
4
Int
0
0
0
0
0
Yds
0
83
60
0
143
Pct
.000
1.000
.667
.000
.500
TD
0
1
1
0
2
LP
0
68
60
0
68
HEISMAN TROPHY CANDIDATE LaMONT JORDAN ... 3-3-3
LaMont Jordan By The Numbers
w w w . L a M o n t J o
1st
Jordan led the country in rushing over
the final six games of the 1999 season. He netted 1,101 yards (183.5 per
game) on 160 carries for 6.89 yards
per carry.
1
102
Maryland’s all-time rushing leader with
3,415 yards. Maryland’s career all- 17
169
purpose running leader with 4,047 Jordan’s single-season Maryland Jordan’s 169 yards on 27 carries at
record for overall touchdowns in a
yards.
top-ranked Florida State marked the
season.
most rushing yards against the Semi1
nole defense in a 25-game span dat22
Just one lost fumble in 1999 by the
ing to 1995.
man who handled the ball more as a Jordan enters the Florida State game
junior than any player in Maryland’s ranked 22nd all-time among ACC all- 188
purpose yardage leaders.
last four seasons.
Consecutive touches (rushing, receiving, passing) without a fumble in 1999
30
3
from his second carry vs West VirThree rushing touchdowns against Jordan boasts 30 career rushing ginia in game No. 3 until fumbling
Middle Tennessee to become only the touchdowns (31 overall and 33 includ- once on his 10th carry at Florida State
second player in Maryland history with ing TD passes). He needs 15 to break in game No. 10.
three or more rushing TDs, three times the career mark of 44 held by Rick
in a career. No Terrapin has ever Badanjek (1982-85).
196.5
rushed for three TDs four times.
Per game rushing through six games
37
at Byrd Stadium in 1999. He was 6Career-high rushing carries during a for-6 in 100-yard games at Byrd. He
3
Only three fumbles through 266 car- 306-yard outing vs. Virginia.
rushed for 12 TDs and averaged 7.70
ries and 288 touches in all of his junyards per carry. He established a new
ior campaign. His only lost fumble was 60
career rushing-high in five of six home
Jordan’s 60-yard touchdown pass to games during his junior season.
in the season opener at Temple.
Jermaine Arrington at Georgia Tech
in 1999 was the second TD pass of 200
3
Owns the third-best single-game (306) his career. He completed an almost Shares Maryland’s career record with
and single-season (1,632) rushing identical 68-yard strike to Arrington two 200-yard games in a season.
vs. Wake Forest in 1998.
performances in ACC history.
4
54
Touchdowns against Clemson to become just the second Terp since 1950
to rush for more than three TDs in a
game.
Reception against Middle Tennessee
was the Terps’ longest play from
scrimmage in 2000, and the secondlongest pass reception of his career.
5th
66
Jordan’s final rank among 1999 NCAA Third-longest run of career came at
FSU in 1999.
rushing leaders (148.36).
6.1
Jordan’s 6.1-yard rushing average in
1999 is a school-record by a back carrying 200 times or more. He obliterated the previous mark of 4.62 held
by Charlie Wysocki in 1979.
12th
The Maryland offensive unit averaged
231.4 rushing yards per game in 1999.
The figure ranked 12th in the country
and was the best rushing season by
the Terrapins since 1976 — and the
second-best since 1954.
13
585
As a junior, Jordan tied the Maryland Rushing yards to reach 4,000 career
r d a n 2 0 0 0 . c o m
single-season mark for points in a yards and become the fifth ACC
season (Rick Badanjek in 1984).
player ever to reach the milestone.
non-seniors, to rank among NCAA top
15 leaders in rushing, scoring and all148.36
619
purpose running yards.
Jordan’s per game rushing average Rushing yards to move into the
in 1999 ranked fifth in the country.
NCAA’s top 50 career rushers of all16
time. The No. 50 spot is currently ocJordan’s single-season Maryland 150
cupied by Stanford’s Darrin Nelson
record for rushing touchdowns in a
Jordan passed 150 yards six times in (1977-78, 80-81) with 4,033 yards.
season.
1999.
70
Jordan’s longest reception and lone
receiving touchdown was a 70-yard,
one-play drive which knotted the
score at Wake Forest in 1999, on the
way to a 17-14 come-from-behind victory. He scored both Maryland touchdowns in the game.
73
Rushing yards to move into the
NCAA’s top 40 career rushers of alltime. The No. 40 spot is currently occupied by Florida’s Eric Rhett (198993) with 4,163 yards.
1,028 and 1,036
Rushing yards to surpass former
Heisman Trophy winners Earl
Campbell (Texas) and Eric Dickerson
(SMU), and move into the NCAA’s top
25 career rushers. Campbell is currently No. 26 with 4,443 yards.
Dickerson is No. 25 with 4,450.
1,175
Rushing yards to move into the
NCAA’s top 20 career rushers of alltime. The No. 20 spot is currently occupied by San Diego State’s Marshall
Faulk (1991-93) with 4,589 yards.
1,188
Yards to break the ACC career rushing mark (4,602 by NC State’s Ted
Brown, 1975-78). Brown is currently
18th in NCAA history.
217.3
1,544
Jordan’s per-game rushing average
against 1999 bowl teams Florida
State (169), Clemson (177) and Virginia (306). In each of the two games
vs. bowl opponents in which he fell
short of 100 yards, he threw or caught
a touchdown pass — a 60-yard scoring pass at Georgia Tech, and a 70yard receiving score at Wake Forest.
Rushing yards to move into the
NCAA’s top 10 career rushers of alltime. The No. 10 spot is currently occupied by former Heisman Trophy
winner George Rogers (South Carolina) with 4,958 yards.
306
3,415
1,632
Jordan’s single-season rushing
record is also the third-best in ACC
history and the best ever by an ACC
227
Rushing yards vs. Duke are the junior.
fourth-best single-game figure in Terrapin history. They were tops in the 3,000
ACC in 1999 and the league’s best Jordan is only the fourth junior ACC
since 1995 — until his 306-yard day junior ever to reach the 3,000-yard
three weeks later.
milestone.
School-record rushing yards vs. VirSecond-longest run of Jordan’s career ginia in what was Maryland’s biggest
was vs. Duke in 1999.
game of the season. It was the thirdbest rushing figure in ACC history and
90
the league’s best in six seasons.
Longest run of Jordan’s career was
vs. Virginia in 1999.
455
Jordan is currently 13th in ACC rush100
ing history.
Jordan eclipsed the century mark
seven times in 1999, and has rushed
15
Jordan was one of seven players na- for 100 yards or more in 14 games
tionally in 1999, and just one of two overall.
749
Career rushing yards after last week’s
Middle Tennessee game. Jordan is
the NCAA’s No. 2 active career rushing leader.
4,047
Career all-purpose yards after last
Maryland’s net rushing yards against week’s Middle Tennessee game.
Virginia were the fifth-most in Maryland history and the best since a
school-record 582 vs. the Cavaliers
9/24/00
in 1975.
TERPS AT A GLANCE
Quarterback
Sophomore quarterback Calvin McCall, an 11game starter during his brief career, is coming off
the most productive back-to-back performances
of his career ... in his last two games, McCall has
completed 40 of 59 passes (68%) for 572 yards,
two touchdowns and two interceptions ... McCall’s
consecutive outings, including the best passing
day by a Terp QB since Scott Milanovich in 1995,
have vaulted him to 14th nationally in pass efficiency ratings this week (148.4) ... on the season, McCall is completing 64% of his passes and
averaging 221.3 passing yards per game ... last
season, as a redshirt freshman, McCall was challenging for ACC Rookie of the Year honors until
he was felled by a knee injury in the season’s ninth
game ... McCall was the triggerman in Maryland’s
rejuventated offensive attack in ‘99, keying the
Terps’ 51-spot jump in NCAA total offense
rankings ... he threw for more than 1,200 yards,
rushed for 256 and had the lowest interception
ration in the ACC (nearly 60 to 1) ... following last
season, McCall joined the Terps’ nationally ranked
basketball team as a reserve guard for a program
that made a seventh consecutive trip to the NCAA
Tournament ... McCall entered fall camp battling
JC transfer Shaun Hill for the starting job, and the
two shared snaps in the opener vs. Temple until
Hill was injured late in the first half with a shoulder sprain that has kept him on the sidelines for
the past two games ... Hill, a 6-3, 216-pounder,
joined the Terps last spring after playing two seasons at Hutchinson (Kan.) CC, where he was rated
among the top junior college quarterbacks in the
country by SuperPrep magazine.
The deepest and most talented receiving corps
in Ron Vanderlinden’s four seasons has been
headed by junior wideout Guilian Gary, who is
coming off near back-to-back 100-yard receiving
outings … Gary had six catches for 97 yards and
a career-high two touchdowns vs. Middle Tennessee last Saturday one week after a career-best
seven-catch, 96-yard performance vs. West Virginia … through three games, Gary has accounted
for nearly as many receiving yards as he did as a
sophomore in 1999, when he had 257 yards on
24 catches … a pair of promising youngsters –
sophomore starter Scooter Monroe (7 catches,
98 yards) and redshirt freshman Jafar Williams
(4 catches, 67 yards) – have shown big-play potential in the early going this season … the receiver corps received a big boost on Saturday with
the 2000 debut of senior Jason Hatala, who had
been sidelined with a pre-existing back injury.
Running Back
LaMont Jordan, who missed the first week of fall
camp and all of spring drills while concentrating
on his studies, turned in the most productive outing of his senior season last Saturday by accounting for 157 total yards (88 rushing, 69 receiving)
and three touchdowns in the win over Middle Tennessee … Jordan, who has yet to crack the 100yard rushing plateau this season, has totaled 188
net rushing yards and scored five touchdowns …
Jordan can’t be faulted entirely for his slow start,
since Maryland’s restructured offensive line features three new starters and four underclassmen
across the entire front … Jordan enters this week’s
action ranked 12th nationally in scoring (10.0 ppg)
… Jordan through three games this season already has become the school’s all-time leader in
rushing and all-purpose yardage …. he is backed
by senior Mukala Sikyala, Jr., who has shown
signs as a capable reserve at the running back
position … joining Jordan in the backfield is one
of the nation’s top fullbacks – three-year starter
Matt Kalapinski, who was rated No. 3 at his position in a preseason poll by The Sporting News …
Kalapinski teams with Jordan to give the Terps
one of the most potent inside-outside rushing tandems in the country … Kalapinski averaged 4.6
yards per carry as a junior and was tackled behind the line of scrimmage just one time all season … backing up Kalapinski is true freshman
James Lynch … Maryland ranked 12th nationally
in rushing in 1999, averaging 234.1 yards per
game on the ground, but is averaging 114 yards
per game on the ground through two games in
2000.
Offensive Line
Maryland features three returning starters along
an offensive front that helped pave the way for
the nation’s 12th-most productive rushing attack
and yielded an ACC-low 11 sacks in 1999 … the
offensive front has provided solid and consistent
pass protection again this season (just one sack
allowed in 85 pass attempts) but the Terps have
not blocked for the run as they did a year ago …
junior center Melvin Fowler, who began his career on defense, is the Terps’ veteran along the
interior front, with 25 consecutive starts to his
credit entering the Florida State game … Fowler
is flanked by returning starters in left guard Todd
Wike, a Pennsylvania native who started 10
games last season, and New York native Matt
Crawford, an 11-game starter last season who
captured second team Freshman All-American
honors from the The Sporting News … newcomers to the starting lineup are senior Tim Howard
at left tackle and sophomore Bob Krantz at right
guard … overall, it is a two-deep dominated by
youth, as seven of the top 10 players are sophomores or younger.
Wide Receiver
Tight End
Remember the name Jeff Dugan – it figures to be
mentioned often over the course of the next four
seasons … Maryland’s redshirt freshman tight
end, who caught 20 passes as a high school senior, already has 12 catches for 193 yards in his
first major college season … Dugan also is drawing praise as Maryland’s most productive blocker
along the offensive front … Dugan, who has shown
tremendous pass-catching ability, had five catches
for 91 yards against Middle Tennessee and four
catches for 64 yards against West Virginia …
Dugan, who hails from Allison Park, Pa., was rated
as the top tight end prospect in the state of Pennsylvania when he signed with the Terps in 1999.
Defensive Line
Senior tackle Kris Jenkins headlines a remodeled
group along the front, where former Terps Delbert
Cowsette, Peter Timmins and Erwyn Lyght combined for 77 starts before ending their collegiate
careers … Jenkins, who has started 19 games
over the course of the last two-plus seasons, is
joined by 6-2 junior Charles Hill, who has earned
nine starting assignments the past two years, and
sophomore end Durrand Roundtree … Jenkins
and Hill share the lead among defensive linemen
with 17 total stops.
Linebackers
Maryland boasts perhaps the top linebacking crew
in the ACC, a group ranked eighth nationally by
Lindy’s … junior Aaron Thompson, who has
started all 25 games in his career, headlines the
Terps’ linebacker crew, where he has been a fixture for the Terps ….he has a pair of TFL’s this
season and 28 in his career … Thompson, who
has started every game of his career, is on pace
to finish among Maryland’s all-time tackle tackle
leaders … at the rush linebacker position, redshirt
freshman Mike Whaley showed he has the potential to be a pass rush force, totaling team highs
in tackles for losses (4) and quarterback sacks
(3) through three games … on the inside, the
Terps boast the ACC’s No. 2 tackler from 1999 in
Marlon Moye-Moore, who averaged 11.8 stops per
game, including a career-best 16 vs. Clemson and
15 each vs. Western Carolina and Wake Forest
… Moye-Moore ranks second on the team in total
tackles (25) … the team tackle leader is sophomore E.J. Henderson, who has 32 tackles including a team-best 20 solo stops.
Secondary
The Terps have been nicked up and not at
full strength in the secondary, with various injuries taking their toll on a host of players, including
strong safety Tony Jackson and cornerbacks Tony
Okanlawon and Curome Cox among them …
Maryland is yielding 282 passing yards per game
this season … still, six lettermen return to the unit
that is minus the services of 1999 All-American
Lewis Sanders, a cornerback/kick returner who
declared for the NFL draft after sharing the national lead in individual takeaways last fall …
despite Sanders’ decision, it is still a veteran unit
for the Terps, who list one senior and four juniors
across their two-deep chart …Shawn Forte, the
lone senior anchors the unit from his free safety
position, where he ranked among ACC leaders
with four interceptions last year … his fourth-quarter interception in the opener vs. Temple was one
of the Terps’ key defensive plays in a 17-10 win
over the Owls … Forte is backed by QB-turnedsafety Randall Jones, the Terps’ nickel back …
the corner positions feature a veteran in junior
Tony Okanlawon, who started four games last
year, and a redshirt freshman in Curome Cox …
both backups are true freshmen.
Special Teams
The Terps have all-star potential in their primary
kickers: Lou Groza Award candidate Brian Kopka,
who is 37 of 53 lifetime on field goal attempts,
and Ray Guy Award candidate Brooks Barnard, a
third team Freshman All-American by The Sporting News in 1999 after averaging 42.1 yards per
kick … Barnard had a career performance in the
opener vs. Temple, averaging a school-record
53.8 yards on five kicks, including an 85-yarder
and a 62-yarder … his 85-yard effort fell three
yards shy of the Maryland record … Barnard led
the nation in punting after the first two games of
the season and enters the Florida State game
ranked No. 2 in the country (45.8) … Kopka, from
Hollywood Hills, Fla., has made at least one field
goal in 14 consecutive games … long snapper
Scott Rudolph is back after handling virtually every kicking snap the past three years … senior
Mukala Sikyala, Maryland’s primary kickoff returner, ranks 11 th nationally (28.5 ypr).
Maryland-Florida State Tentative Depth Charts
(As of Sept. 24, 2000)
MARYLAND OFFENSE
WR 21
Guilian Gary
19
Jafar Williams
LT
77
Tim Howard
75
Eric Dumas
LG
66
Todd Wike
56
James Evans
C
67
Melvin Fowler, Jr.
68
Brandon Miller
R G 64
Bob Krantz
73
Lamar Bryant
RT
78
Matt Crawford
51
Chris Snader
TE
82
Jeff Dugan
88
Matt Murphy
80
Eric James
QB
9
Calvin McCall
4
Latrez Harrison
14
Shaun Hill
TB
15
LaMont Jordan
49
Mukala Sikyala, Jr.
FB
45
Matt Kalapinski
5
James Lynch
WR 25
Scooter Monroe
89
Jason Hatala
19
Jafar Williams
WR 86
Moises Cruz
84
Doug Patterson
MARYLAND DEFENSE
DT
57
Kris Jenkins
65
Chris Earhart
NT
98
Charles Hill
99
Landon Jones
DE
71
Durrand Roundtree
95
William Shime
RLB 55
Mike Whaley
24
Leroy Ambush
ILB 42
E.J. Henderson
39
Kevin Bishop
WLB 35
Marlon Moye-Moore
32
Leon Joe
OLB 40
Aaron Thompson
52
Monte Graves
CB
11
Tony Okanlawon
36
Dennard Wilson
SS
27
Tony Jackson
33
Rod Littles
FS
13
Shawn Forte
12
Randall Jones
CB
30
Curome Cox
8
Rovel Hamilton
6-0
6-2
6-4
6-6
6-3
6-4
6-3
6-2
6-5
6-3
6-6
6-5
6-4
6-5
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-3
5-11
5-8
6-1
5-11
6-1
5-10
6-2
5-11
6-2
6-5
6-4
6-2
6-4
6-3
6-4
6-1
6-1
6-2
6-2
6-1
6-1
6-1
6-0
5-11
5-11
6-1
5-11
6-0
6-2
6-1
6-1
177
184
296
288
282
295
287
284
283
274
290
285
257
250
252
200
215
216
220
214
224
250
189
174
184
172
208
292
300
283
251
242
265
230
218
229
227
221
212
233
229
193
188
210
195
201
205
192
180
Jr.
RFr.
Sr.
RFr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
RFr.
So.
RFr.
So.
Jr.
RFr.
Jr. OR
Jr.
So.
So.
Jr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
So.
Sr.
RFr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Jr.
RFr.
So.
So.
RFr.
RFr.
So.
Jr.
Jr.
RFr.
Jr.
Jr.
Jr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
RFr.
Fr.
MARYLAND SPECIALISTS
KO-PAT-FG: 17 Brian Kopka, 14 Vedad Siljkovic
PUNTER: 16 Brooks Barnard, 14 Vedad Siljkovic, 10 Sean Starner
PUNT RET: 21 Guilian Gary
KO RET: 21 Guilian Gary, 25 S. Monroe, 49 M. Sikyala
HOLDER: 16 Brooks Barnard
LONG SNAPPER: 87 Scott Rudolph
Note: Maryland QB Shaun Hill and backup PK Vedad Siljkovic
share the same number (14). Maryland also has duplicate
numbers for 11, 24, 39, 50, 65 and 87. Please see flip card
roster.
FLORIDA STATE OFFENSE
WR
4
Anquan Boldin
80
Javon Walker
ST
60
Tarlos Thomas
72
Bret Williams
SG 64
Justin Amman
51
Ron Boldin
C
54
Jarad Moon
52
Antoine Mirambeau
T G 74
Otis Duhart
61
Montrae Holland
TT
75
Char-ron Dorsey
60
Tarlos Thomas
TE
81
Nick Franklin
85
Ryan Sprague
QB 16
Chris Weinke
14
Marcus Outzen
FB
36
William McCray
43
Randy Golightly
TB
23
Travis Minor
1
Jeff Chaney
WR 13
Marvin Minnis
21
Talman Gardner
6-2
6-3
6-5
6-6
6-4
6-5
6-4
6-4
6-4
6-3
6-7
6-5
6-3
6-5
6-5
6-2
6-0
6-2
6-1
6-0
6-1
6-2
205
190
320
315
305
291
300
280
290
325
330
320
255
260
230
220
225
237
190
200
186
195
So.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
So.
So.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Jr.
Fr.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
So.
FLORIDA STATE DEFENSE
RE
58
Jamal Reynolds
96
Randy Wilkins
DT
45
Darnell Dockett
90
Kevin Emanuel
N G 91
Jeff Womble
98
Chris Woods
LE
48
Alonzo Jackson
99
David Warren
WLB 29
Tommy Polley
9
Kendyll Pope
MLB 44
Bradley Jennings
42
Jerel Hudson
SLB 55
Brian Allen
32
Jean Jeune
LC
8
Clevan Thomas
7
Rufus Brown
FS
28
Chris Hope
46
Gennaro Jackson
RV
6
Derrick Gibson
12
Abdual Howard
RC
27
Tay Cody
30
Stanford Samuels
6-4
6-3
6-4
6-4
6-3
6-3
6-4
6-5
6-5
6-2
6-3
6-3
6-2
5-9
6-0
5-10
6-2
6-1
6-2
6-1
5-11
5-10
254
245
260
265
295
268
245
250
233
212
230
260
225
195
175
185
195
185
207
190
180
180
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Fr.
Fr.
So.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
So.
Sr.
Sr.
Sr.
Fr.
Jr.
Jr.
Sr.
Jr.
Sr.
Fr.
FLORIDA STATE SPECIALISTS
KO: 86 Matt Munyon
PK: 86 Matt Munyon
PUNTER: 47 Keith Cottrell
PUNT RET: 4 Anquan Boldin, 8 Clevan Thomas
KO RET: 21 Talman Gardner, 22 Davy Ford
HOLDER: 47 Keith Cottrell
LONG SNAPPER: 89 Brian Sawyer
2000 Maryland 3-Game Football Statistics
RECORD:
ALL GAMES...........
CONFERENCE..........
NON-CONFERENCE......
OVERALL
(2-1-0)
(0-0-0)
(2-1-0)
DATE
OPPONENT
Sep 09, 2000
TEMPLE OWLS
Sep 16, 2000 at West Virginia
Sep 23, 2000
MIDDLE TENNESSEE
TEAM STATISTICS
—————————————————————————FIRST DOWNS..............
Rushing................
Passing................
Penalty................
RUSHING YARDAGE..........
Yards gained rushing...
Yards lost rushing.....
Rushing Attempts.......
Average Per Rush.......
Average Per Game.......
TDs Rushing............
PASSING YARDAGE..........
Att-Comp-Int...........
Average Per Pass.......
Average Per Catch......
Average Per Game.......
TDs Passing............
TOTAL OFFENSE............
Total Plays............
Average Per Play.......
Average Per Game.......
KICKOFF RETURNS: #-YARDS.
PUNT RETURNS: #-YARDS....
INT RETURNS: #-YARDS.....
FUMBLES-LOST.............
PENALTIES-YARDS..........
PUNTS-AVG................
TIME OF POSSESSION/GAME..
3RD-DOWN CONVERSIONS.....
4TH-DOWN CONVERSIONS.....
HOME
(2-0-0)
(0-0-0)
(2-0-0)
W/L
W
L
W
AWAY
(0-1-0)
(0-0-0)
(0-1-0)
NEUTRAL
(0-0-0)
(0-0-0)
(0-0-0)
SCORE ATTEND
17-10
46950
17-30
53007
45-27
31126
MD
OPP
56
17
34
5
342
410
68
104
3.3
114.0
7
726
84-51-2
8.6
14.2
242.0
2
1068
188
5.7
356.0
11-238
5-26
2-53
7-4
24-183
13-43.7
27:50
12/36
2/4
70
25
40
5
509
604
95
112
4.5
169.7
5
846
111-69-2
7.6
12.3
282.0
4
1355
223
6.1
451.7
10-160
3-29
2-25
12-4
27-196
17-33.1
32:10
14/42
3/5
RUSHING
Jordan, L.
Hill, S.
Hatala, J.
Sikyala, M.
McCall, C.
Kalapinski, M.
Lynch, J.
Riley, M.
TM
Total..........
Opponents......
G
3
1
1
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
3
Att Gain Loss
64 228
40
6
43
5
2
35
0
6
27
0
15
46
23
6
22
0
3
5
0
1
4
0
1
0
0
104 410
68
112 604
95
Net
188
38
35
27
23
22
5
4
0
342
509
Avg
2.9
6.3
17.5
4.5
1.5
3.7
1.7
4.0
0.0
3.3
4.5
TD Long Avg/G
5
19 62.7
0
17 38.0
0
18 35.0
1
9
9.0
1
12
7.7
0
11
7.3
0
4
2.5
0
4
1.3
0
0
0.0
7
19 114.0
5
70 169.7
PASSING
McCall, C.
Hill, S.
Jordan, L.
Total..........
Opponents......
G
3
1
3
3
3
Effic Att-Cmp-Int
148.37
69-44-2
93.91
13-7-0
0.00
2-0-0
136.41
84-51-2
134.47 111-69-2
Pct
63.8
53.8
0.0
60.7
62.2
Yds
664
62
0
726
846
RECEIVING
Gary, G.
Dugan, J.
Jordan, L.
Monroe, S.
Williams, J.
Cruz, M.
Kalapinski, M.
G
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
No.
14
12
7
7
4
3
2
Yds
207
193
106
98
67
28
19
Avg
14.8
16.1
15.1
14.0
16.8
9.3
9.5
TD Long Avg/G
2
33 69.0
0
47 64.3
0
54 35.3
0
51 32.7
0
36 22.3
0
16
9.3
0
11
6.3
TD Lng Avg/G
2 54 221.3
0 14 62.0
0
0
0.0
2 54 242.0
4 44 282.0
FIELD GOALS
Kopka, B.
Siljkovic, V.
FGM-FGA Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk
3-4
75.0 0-0
2-2
0-0
1-2
0-0 41
0
0-1
0.0 0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
0-0
0
0
SCORING
Jordan, L.
Kopka, B.
Gary, G.
McCall, C.
Joe, L.
Sikyala, M.
Siljkovic, V.
Total..........
Opponents......
BY QUARTER
Team........
Opponents...
TD
5
0
2
1
1
1
0
10
9
1st
10
10
|——— PATs ———|
Kick Rush Rcv Pass
0-0
0-0
0 0-0
10-10 0-0
0 0-0
0-0
0-0
0 0-0
0-0
0-0
0 0-0
0-0
0-0
0 0-0
0-0
0-0
0 0-0
0-0
0-0
0 0-0
10-10 0-0
0 0-0
7-9
0-0
0 0-0
FGs
0-0
3-4
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-0
0-1
3-5
2-4
2nd
17
20
3rd
42
21
4th
10
16
-
DXP Saf 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 -
Total
79
67
INTERCEPTIONS
Cox, C.
Forte, S.
Total..........
Opponents......
No.
1
1
2
2
Yds
8
45
53
25
Avg TD Long
8.0 0
8
45.0 0
45
26.5 0
45
12.5 0
25
PUNTING
Barnard, B.
Siljkovic, V.
Total..........
Opponents......
No.
11
2
13
17
Yds
504
64
568
562
Avg Long
45.8
85
32.0
40
43.7
85
33.1
53
PUNT RETURNS
Gary, G.
Stewart, T.
Total..........
Opponents......
No.
4
1
5
3
Yds
22
4
26
29
Avg TD Long
5.5 0
13
4.0 0
0
5.2 0
13
9.7 0
21
KICK RETURNS
Sikyala, M.
Monroe, S.
Killian, C.
Kalapinski, M.
Total..........
Opponents......
No.
6
3
1
1
11
10
Yds
171
41
13
13
238
160
Avg TD Long
28.5 0
51
13.7 0
20
13.0 0
13
13.0 0
13
21.6 0
51
16.0 0
25
ALL PURPOSE
Jordan, L.
Gary, G.
Sikyala, M.
Dugan, J.
Total..........
Opponents......
G Rush
3 188
3
0
3
27
3
0
3 342
3 509
TOTAL OFFENSE
McCall, C.
Jordan, L.
Hill, S.
Hatala, J.
Total..........
Opponents......
G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G
3
84
23 664
687 229.0
3
66 188
0
188 62.7
1
19
38
62
100 100.0
1
2
35
0
35 35.0
3
188 342 726 1068 356.0
3
223 509 846 1355 451.7
Rec
106
207
0
193
726
846
PR
0
22
0
0
26
29
Pts
30
19
12
6
6
6
0
79
67
TB
1
0
1
3
KOR
0
0
171
0
238
160
FC I20 Blkd
1
2
0
0
2
0
1
4
0
2
2
1
IR
0
0
0
0
53
25
FR Tot Avg/G
0 294 98.0
0 229 76.3
0 198 66.0
0 193 64.3
55 1440 480.0
14 1583 527.7
Maryland 3-Game Defensive Statistics
|———Tackles———|
|-Sacks-| |—Pass Def—|
|-Fumbles-| Blkd
DEFENSIVE LEADERS
GP
UT
AT Total ForLoss No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf
———————————————————————————————————————————————42 Henderson, E.J.
3
20
12
32
2-11
1-7
.
2
2
.
.
.
.
35 Moye-Moore, M.
3
18
7
25
.
.
.
.
.
1-0
.
.
.
40 Thompson, A.
3
14
9
23
2-14
1-10
.
.
.
.
2
.
.
13 Forte, S.
3
16
5
21
.
.
1-45
3
.
.
.
.
.
98 Hill, C.
3
8
9
17
2-9
1-8
.
.
7
.
.
.
.
55 Whaley, M.
3
14
3
17
4-33
3-32
.
1
5
.
.
.
.
57 Jenkins, K.
3
14
3
17
3-11
1-7
.
.
2
1-0
.
.
.
27 Jackson, T.
3
12
5
17
.
.
.
2
.
.
.
.
.
33 Littles, R.
3
7
5
12
.
.
.
1
.
.
1
.
.
30 Cox, C.
3
7
5
12
.
.
1-8
1
.
.
.
.
.
11 Okanlawon, T.
3
7
3
10
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
36 Wilson, D.
3
5
2
7
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
12 Jones, R.
3
5
1
6
1-8
1-8
.
.
1
.
1
.
.
39 Bishop, K.
3
3
2
5
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
71 Roundtree, D.
3
4
.
4
2-4
.
.
.
2
.
.
.
.
32 Joe, L.
3
3
.
3
.
.
.
.
.
1-55
.
.
.
45 Kalapinski, M.
3
2
1
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
24 Ambush, L.
2
.
2
2
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
52 Graves, M.
3
1
1
2
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
95 Shime, W.
3
2
.
2
1-1
.
.
.
2
.
.
.
.
8 Hamilton, R.
3
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
9 McCall, C.
3
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
56 Evans, J.
2
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
99 Jones, L.
3
1
.
1
.
.
.
.
1
.
.
.
.
29 Stewart, T.
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1
.
86 Cruz, M.
3
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
1-0
.
.
.
Total..........
3 166
75
241 17-91
8-72
2-53
11 23
4-55
4
1
.
Opponents......
3
1-5
2-25
3
.
4-14
2
.
.
2000 MARYLAND OFFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Rushing
Carries-Yds., TD
Temple
at West Virginia
MTSU
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
#2 Riley
0-0
0-0
1-4
#5 Lynch
dnp-cd
0-0
3-5
#7 Perry
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
#9 McCall
4-(-13)
9-29,1
2-7
#14 S. Hill
6-38
dnp-inj
dnp-inj
#15 Jordan
22-62
18-38
24-88, 3
#20 Downs
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
#45 Kalapinski
1-4
3-4
2-14
#49 Sikyala
2-9
0-0
4-18, 1
#25 Monroe
2-65
3-9
2-24
Receiving
Catches-Yds., TD
Temple
at West Virginia
MTSU
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
#2 Riley
0-0
0-0
0-0
#3 Cheeseboro
0-0
0-0
0-0
#5 Lynch
dnp-cd
0-0
0-0
#7 Perry
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
#15 Jordan
2-17
3-20
2-69
#19 J. Williams
2-21
1-10
1-36
#20 Downs
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
#21 Gary
1-14
7-96
6-97, 2
Catches-Yds., TD
Temple
at West Virginia
MTSU
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
#45 Kalapinski
0-0
0-0
2-19
#49 Sikyala
0-0
0-0
0-0
#80 James
0-0
0-0
0-0
#82 Dugan
3-38
4-64
5-91
#84 Patterson
0-0
0-0
0-0
#86 Cruz
1-(-1)
1-16
1-13
#88 Murphy
0-0
0-0
0-0
#89 Hatala
dnp-inj
dnp-inj
2-8
Passing
A-C-I-Y, TD
Temple
at West Virginia
MTSU
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
INJ - Injury
#9 C. McCall
10-4-0-92, 0
29-19-1, 215, 0
30-21-1, 357, 2
CD - Coach’s Decision
#14 S. Hill
13-7-0-62, 0
dnp-inj
dnp-inj
Field Goals
Made, Missed
Temple
at West Virginia
MTSU
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
#17 Kopka
47wr, 41g
26g
24g
Punting
#14 Siljkovic
dnp-cd
44wr
no attempts
No-Avg., In 20
Temple
at West Virginia
MTSU
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
#16 Barnard
6-53.8, 2
3-40.7, 0
2-29.5, 0
#14 Siljkovic
dnp-cd
1-24.0, 1
1-40.0, 1
2000 MARYLAND DEFENSIVE GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Solo-Assist-Total
Temple
at West Virginia
MTSU
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
#8 Hamilton
0-0-0
1-0-1
0-0-0
#11 Okanlawon
5-1-6
1-1-2
1-1-2
#12 R. Jones
1-0-1
1-0-1
3-1-4
#13 Forte
4-1-5
9-3-12
3-1-4
#23 Smith, Jr.
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
0-0-0
#24 Ambush
dnp-cd
0-0-0
0-2-2
#27 T. Jackson
5-1-6
2-2-4
5-2-7
#29 Stewart
0-0-0
0-0-0
0-0-0
#30 Cox
1-3-4
4-2-6
2-0-2
Solo-Assist-Total
Temple
at West Virginia
MTSU
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
#32 Joe
0-0-0
1-0-1
2-0-2
#33 Littles
2-1-3
2-4-6
3-0-3
#35 Moye-Moore
8-4-12
4-1-5
6-2-8
#36 Wilson
0-1-1
5-1-6
0-0-0
#39 Bishop
0-0-0
0-2-2
3-0-3
#40 Thompson
5-5-10
5-3-8
4-1-5
#42 Henderson
9-4-13
6-5-11
5-3-8
#48 Swift
dnp-inj
dnp-inj
dnp-inj
#52 Graves
0-0-0
0-0-0
1-1-2
Solo-Assist-Total
Temple
at West Virginia
MTSU
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
#53 Lewis
dnp-inj
dnp-inj
dnp-inj
#55 Whaley
6-3-9
3-0-3
5-0-5
#57 Jenkins
6-1-7
3-2-5
5-0-5
#60 Cochran
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
#65 Earhart
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
#70 S. Smith
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
dnp-cd
#71 Roundtree
4-0-4
0-0-0
0-0-0
Solo-Assist-Total
Temple
at West Virginia
MTSU
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
#95 Shime
0-0-0
0-0-0
2-0-2
#98 Hill
3-6-9
0-0-0
5-3-8
#99 L. Jones
1-0-1
0-0-0
0-0-0
dnp-inj -- did not play/injury; dnp-cd -- did not play/coach’s decision
2000 MARYLAND TEAM GAME-BY-GAME STATISTICS
Game
SCORE
FIRST DOWNS
Tot Ru-Pa-Pe
RUSHING
No-Yds-TD
PASSING
A-C-I
Yds TD
TOTAL OFF.
Pl-Yds
PUNTS FUM
No-Avg F/L
PEN
SACKS BY
No-Yds No-Yds
3RD
DNS
4TH
DNS
TIME OF
POSS.
at MARYLAND
Temple
17
10
17
22
6-8-3
7-13-2
36-100-2
36-104-1
23-11-0 154 0
37-25-1 339 0
59-254
73-443
6-53.8
7-37.7
5-3
2-1
8-73
15-99
6-51
1-5
4-11
2-13
0-0
0-1
24:02
35:58
MARYLAND
at West Virginia
17
30
16
25
4-10-2
15-8-2
30-71-1
45-276-3
30-19-1 215 0
22-14-0 165 1
60-286
67-441
4-36.5
3-32.3
0-0
6-3
10-65
5-42
0-0
0-0
2-14
4-10
2-3
1-2
29:56
30:04
at MARYLAND
Mid. Tennessee St.
45
27
23
23
7-16-0
3-19-1
38-171-4
31-129-1
31-21-1 357 2
52-30-1 342 3
69-528
83-471
3-33.0
7-28.7
0-0
0-0
6-45
7-55
2-21
0-0
6-11
8-19
0-1
2-2
29:31
30:29
at MARYLAND
Florida State
MARYLAND
at Virginia
MARYLAND
at Clemson
at MARYLAND
Wake Forest
MARYLAND
at Duke
at MARYLAND
NC State
MARYLAND
at North Carolina
at MARYLAND
Georgia Tech
TIME OF POSSESSION
1
Maryland
21:38
Opponents
23:22
2
19:27
25:33
3
21:49
23:11
THIRD DOWN CONVERSIONS
1
2
3
Maryland .............. 3-8
1-8
4-9
Pct.
37.5%
12.5%
44.4%
Opponents ............ 1-9
4-10
3-10
Pct.
11.1%
40%
30%
THIRD DOWN BREAKDOWN
Yards to go
1-3
4-6
Maryland .................. 4-9
4-9
Pct.
44.4%
44.4%
Opponents ................ 4-10
4-6
Pct.
40%
66.7%
FOURTH DOWN CONVERSIONS
1
2
3
Maryland .............. 0-0
1-1
1-1
Pct.
0%
100%
100%
Opponents ............ 1-1
0-0
0-1
Pct.
100%
0%
0%
4
4-11
36.4%
6-13
46.1%
7-10
4-11
36.4%
5-13
38.5%
4
20:35
24:25
OT
11+
0-7
0%
1-13
7.6%
Total
83:29
96:31
Total
12-36
33.3%
14-42
33.3%
Total
12-36
33.3%
14-42
33.3%
TURNOVERS
PUNT COVERAGE
Takeaways - 6
Punts -- Md. 13, Opp. 17
Giveaways - 6
Blocked -- Md. 0, Opp. 1
Points Off Turnovers
Fair Catches -- Md. 1, Opp. 2
MD -- 24 (3 TD, 1 FG)
Touchbacks -- Md. 2, Opp. 3
Opp. -- 10 (1 TD, 1 FG)
Downed Inside 10 -- Md. 2, Opp. 1
Downed Inside 20 -- Md. 4, Opp. 2
SPECIAL TEAMS
Blocked Kicks (by Md.) -- 1 (punt)
Returns Allowed (Md.) -- 3-29 (9.7 avg.)
Blocked Kicks (by Opp.) -- 0
Returns Allowed (Opp.) -- 5-26 (5.2 avg.)
KICKOFF COVERAGE
Net Punting (Md.) -- 13-539 (41.5 avg.)
Kickoffs -- Md. 16, Opp. 14
Net Punting (Opp.) -- 17-536 (31.5 avg.)
Fair Catches -- Md. 0, Opp. 0
Touchbacks -- Md. 4, Opp. 2
RED ZONE
Onside Attempts --
Md. Scores/Times in Red Zone
Md. 0 (0 rec.), Opp. 1 (0 rec.)
Out of Bounds -- Md. 2, Opp. 0
4
0-2
0%
2-3
66.7%
OT
Total
2-4
50%
3-5
60%
Scoring Percentage -- 71.4% (10-14)
TD Percentage -- 57.1% (8-14)
Scores -- 10 (8 TD, 2 FG)
Returns Allowed (Md.) -- 10-160 (16.0 avg.)
Returns Allowed (Opp.) -- 11-238 (21.6 avg.)
Non-Scores -- 3 (1 fumble, 2 downs, 1 EOH)
Opp. Scores/Times in Red Zone
Scoring Percentage -- 100% (8-8)
Avg. Drive Start After Md. KO -- 21 yd. line
TD Percentage -- 87.5% (7-8)
Avg. Drive Start After Opp. KO -- 34 yd. line
Scores -- 8 (7 TD, 1 FG)
Non-Scores -- 0
1999 MARYLAND GAME-BY-GAME STARTERS
Career Starts
Offense
GAME
Wide Receiver
Left Tackle
Left Guard
Center
Right Guard
Right Tackle
Tight End
Quarterback
Tailback
Fullback
Temple
Gary 4
Howard 1
Wike 11
Fowler 23
Krantz 1
Crawford 12
Cruz 19 **
S. Hill 1
Sikyala 2
Kalapinski 26
Monroe 1
at West Virginia
Gary
Howard
Wike
Fowler
Krantz
Crawford
Dugan
Jordan
Kalapinski
27
Monroe 2
MTSU
Gary 6
Kalapinski 28
Monroe 3
5
2
Howard 3
12
Wike 13
24
Fowler 25
2
Krantz 3
13
Crawford 14
McCall
1
Dugan 2
10
McCall 11
23
Jordan 24
Wide Receiver
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
* indicates started as a tight end in a two-tight end alignment
** indicates started as a wide receiver in a three-wide receiver alignment
Defense
GAME
Rush LB
Def. Tackle
Nose Tackle
Def. End
Inside LB
Inside LB
Outside LB
Cornerback
Strong Safety
Free Safety
Cornerback
Temple
Whaley 1
Jenkins 17
C. Hill 7
Roundtree 1
Henderson 3
Moye-Moore 12
Thompson 23
Cox 1
Jackson 4
Forte 19
Okanlawon 11
at West Virginia
Whaley 2
Jenkins 18
C. Hill 8
Roundtree 2
Henderson 4
Moye-Moore 13
Thompson 24
Cox 2
Littles 11
Forte 20
Okanlawon 12
MTSU
Whaley
Jenkins
C. Hill
R. Jones
Henderson
Moye-Moore
Thompson
Cox
Jackson
Forte
Okanlawon 13
3
19
9
7##
5
14
25
3
5
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
Class Starters by Game
GAME
Seniors
Juniors
Sophomores
R-Freshmen
True Freshmen
Total
Temple
7
8
7
2
0
24
at West Virginia
6
7
8
3
0
24
MTSU
6
8
7
3
0
24
Florida State
at Virginia
at Clemson
Wake Forest
at Duke
NC State
at No. Carolina
Georgia Tech
Terrapin Playing Experience Superlatives
Offense
28, Matt Kalapinski (FB)
25, Melvin Fowler, Jr. (C)
24, LaMont Jordan (TB)
19, Moises Cruz (WR)
14, Matt Crawford (OT)
13, Todd Wike (OG)
Defense
25, Aaron Thompson (OLB)
21, Shawn Forte (SS)
19, Kris Jenkins (DT)
14, Marlon Moye-Moore (ILB)
13, Tony Okanlawon (CB)
Most overall starts, 2000 —
3, by 8 players
3, by 9 players
Most consecutive starts, career —
25, Melvin Fowler, Jr. (C)
14, Matt Crawford (OT)
13, Todd Wike (OG)
9, Matt Kalapinski (FB)
25, Aaron Thompson (OLB)
14, Marlon Moye-Moore (ILB)
Most consecutive starts, 2000 —
3, by 8 players
3, by 9 players
Most overall starts, career —
21
2000 MARYLAND PARTICIPATION CHART
SENIORS (18)
3 Omar Cheeseboro WR
TEM WVU MTS
FSU UVA
CU
WF
DU
NCS UNC GT
REDSHIRT FRESHMEN (18) TEM WVU MTS
x
inj
x
14 Cliff Johnson FS
6 Mark Lebida WR
x
cd
cd
14 Jafar Williams WR
10 Sean Starner P
cd
x
x
23 Andrew Smith, Jr.FS
11 Matt Langlie QB
cd
cd
cd
24 Leroy Ambush LB
13 Shawn Forte SS
S
S
S
15 LaMont Jordan TB
x
S
17 Brian Kopka K
S
18 Gil Harris QB
45 Matt Kalapinski FB
dnt
cd
x
x
x
cd
dnt
x
inj
x
x
30 Curome Cox CB
S
S
S
S
32 Leon Joe LB
x
x
x
S
S
39 Zach Glaser PK
cd
dnt
cd
cd
cd
x
44 Bernie Fiddler FB
cd
cd
cd
S
S
S
50 Nick Farver LB
cd
cd
cd
49 Mukala Sikyala TB
S
x
x
55 Michael Whaley RLB
S
S
S
57 Kris Jenkins DT
S
S
S
61 Ed Tyler OG
cd
cd
cd
77 Tim Howard OT
S
S
S
68 Brandon Miller C
cd
cd
x
81 Kevin Collins WR
x
cd
x
70 Scott Smith OT
cd
dnt
cd
84 Doug Patterson WR
x
x
x
73 Lamar Bryant OT
cd
cd
x
86 Moises Cruz WR
S
x
x
75 Eric Dumas OT
cd
x
x
87 Scott Rudolph LS
x
x
x
82 Jeff Dugan TE
S
S
S
89 Jason Hatala WR
inj
inj
x
97 Tosin Abari DE
cd
cd
x
92 Mike Hull TE
cd
cd
x
99 Landon Jones DE
x
x
x
11-6
16-6
8-3
12-3
Class Participation (G-GS) 12-7
JUNIORS (23)
TEM WVU MTS
cd
Class Participation (G-GS) 6-2
FSU UVA
CU
WF
DU
NCS UNC GT
TRUE FRESHMEN (25)
TEM WVU MTS
2 Marc Riley TB
x
x
x
1 Chris Kelley QB
inj
inj
inj
11 Tony Okanlawon CB
S
S
S
5 James Lynch FB
cd
x
x
12 Randall Jones SS
x
x
x
8 Rovel Hamilton CB
x
x
x
14 Shaun Hill QB
S
inj
inj
22 Maurice Shanks WR
cd
dnt
cd
14 Vedad Siljkovic PK
cd
x
x
26 Raymond Custis DB
cd
cd
cd
20 Chris Downs TB
cd
dnt
cd
34 Steve Suter WR
cd
dnt
cd
21 Guilian Gary WR
S
S
S
36 Dennard Wilson CB
x
x
x
27 Tony Jackson FS
S
x
S
37 Curtis Williams DB
cd
dnt
cd
33 Rod Littles SS
x
S
x
38 Ike Roberts WR
cd
dnt
cd
35 Marlon Moye-Moore LB
S
S
S
41 Kevin Eli LB
cd
dnt
cd
39 Kevin Bishop LB
x
x
x
46 Nick Novak PK
cd
dnt
cd
40 Aaron Thompson LB
S
S
S
47 Jon Condo LB
cd
cd
cd
43 Daryl Whitmer WR
x
x
x
50 Jimmy Connolly LS
cd
cd
cd
48 Ryan Swift LB
inj
inj
inj
60 Jamahl Cochran DE
cd
cd
cd
51 Chris Snader OG
x
x
x
63 Cole Boykin DT
cd
dnt
cd
52 Monte Graves LB
x
x
x
65 Dolan Jablonski OL
cd
dnt
cd
53 Reggie Lewis LB
inj
inj
inj
69 Reggie Kemp OL
cd
dnt
cd
56 James Evans OG
cd
x
x
72 Kyle Schmitt OL
cd
cd
cd
65 Chris EarhartDT
cd
cd
cd
74 C.J. Brooks OL
cd
dnt
cd
67 Melvin Fowler, Jr.C
S
S
S
79 Lou Lombardo OT
cd
dnt
cd
80 Eric James TE
x
x
x
85 Rob Abiamiri WR
cd
dnt
cd
88 Matt Murphy TE
x
x
x
87 Ryan Flynn TE
cd
dnt
cd
98 Charles Hill DT
S
S
S
91 Chris Linton LB
cd
dnt
cd
18-7
18-7
93 Kenneth Jerry LB
cd
dnt
cd
96 C.J. Feldheim DE
cd
dnt
cd
Class Participation (G-GS) 2-0
3-0
3-0
TOTAL ACTIVE PLAYERS
50
60
Class Participation (G-GS) 17-8
SOPHOMORES
TEM WVU MTS
4 Latrez Harrison QB
cd
cd
cd
7 Bruce Perry TB
cd
cd
cd
9 Calvin McCall QB
x
S
S
FSU UVA
CU
WF
DU
NCS UNC GT
48
FSU UVA
CU
WF
DU
NCS UNC GT
FSU UVA
CU
WF
DU
NCS UNC GT
16 Brooks Barnard P
S
S
S
22 Luke Kim DB
cd
dnt
cd
x – indicates played in game
24 Jason Bell WR
cd
dnt
cd
S – indicates started game
25 Scooter Monroe WR
S
S
S
cd – indicates did not play/coach’s decision
29 Tyrone StewartFS
x
x
x
inj – indicates did not play or travel due to injury
31 Chad Killian FB
x
x
x
dnt – indicates did not travel for reason other than injury
42 E.J. Henderson LB
S
S
S
64 Bob Krantz OG
S
S
S
66 Todd Wike OG
S
S
S
71 Durrand Roundtree DE
S
S
S
78 Matt Crawford OT
S
S
S
95 William Shime DE
x
x
x
11-8
11-8
Class Participation (G-GS) 11-7
2000 / Game 1 vs. Temple
2000 / Game 2 at West Virginia
Maryland 17, Temple 10
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - LaMont Jordan was limited to
62 yards on 22 carries but scored two touchdowns as Maryland beat Temple, 17-10, before 46,950 — the Terrapins’
largest home crowd since 1995.
Jordan, the NCAA's leading active rusher, scored on
runs of 2 and 7 yards. But the senior tailback had tremendous difficulty penetrating a defense that one week earlier
limited a prolific Navy rushing attack to 73 yards.
It was Jordan's lowest rushing performance since a 41yard effort in the Terrapins' 1999 opener against Temple. He
gained at least 100 yards in 7-of-11 games last season.
Devin Scott completed 24-of-34 passes for 336 yards
for Temple (1-1), but the Owls had 15 penalties for 99 yards
and lost two second-half turnovers in falling to Maryland for
the fourth time in as many seasons.
The Terrapins (1-0) went up 14-3 midway through the
third quarter when Jordan capped a 74-yard drive with a 7yard run. The score was set up by a 51-yard completion from
Calvin McCall to Scooter Monroe.
Temple answered with an 83-yard march in which Scott
went 3-for-3 for 57 yards and Tanardo Sparps scored on a
10-yard run.
But the Owls lost a fumble on their next possession and
had a series of penalties ruin the next drive. Temple moved
to the Maryland 32 with just over three minutes left before
Shawn Forte intercepted a deflected pass, setting up a field
goal by Brian Kopka with 2:21 left.
Shaun Hill, a junior college transfer, started at quarterback for Maryland instead of McCall, the incumbent. Hill
played all but one series in the first half but did not return
after halftime because of soreness in his shoulder.
Maryland controlled field possession the entire game
due in part to a school-record punting performance by Brooks
Barnard. Barnard’s six punts averaged 53.8 yards, including
an 85 yard punt that was three yards shy of Maryland’s longest punt in history.
September 9, 2000
Maryland 17, Temple 10
1st
Temple
3
Maryland
7
2nd
0
0
3rd
7
7
4th
0
3
Final
10
17
First Quarter
TU - Poklemba 42 FG, 6:34
UM - Jordan 2 run (Kopka kick), 2:33
Third Quarter
UM - Jordan 7 run (Kopka kick), 7:06
TU - Sharps 10 run (Poklemba kick), 4:32
Fourth Quarter
UM - FG Kopka 41, 2:21
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing
Comp-Att-Int
Return Yards
Sacked-Yards Lost
Punts-Avg.
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Time of Possession
TU
22
36-104
339
25-37-1
66
6-51
7-37.7
2-1
15-99
35:58
UM
17
36-100
154
11-23-0
90
1-5
6-53.8
5-3
8-73
24:02
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Temple, Sharps 20-80, Trammer 2-28, Ditzel 1-21, Frost 112, McKie 3-8, Scott 9-(-45). Maryland, Jordan 22-62, Hill 6-38, Sikyala
2-9, Kalapinski 1-4, Team 1-0, McCall 4-(-13).
PASSING-Temple, Scott 24-34-1-336, Frost 1-3-0-3. Maryland, Hill 713-0-62, McCall 4-10-0-92.
RECEIVING-Temple, Dillard 7-121, McKie 6-46, Muckerson 5-45,
Chuku 2-46, Ditzel 2-41, Cobb 1-34, Sharps 1-4, Jackson 1-2. Maryland, Dugan 3-38, Monroe 2-65, J. Williams 2-21, Jordan 2-17, Gary 114, Cruz 1-(-1).
TACKLES-Temple, Talley 5-2--7, Shepard 6-0--6, Wallace 5-0--5, Thompson 3-2--5. Maryland, Henderson 9-4--13, Moye-Moore 8-4--12,
Thompson 5-5--10, C. Hill 3-6--9, Whaley 6-3--9, Jenkins 6-1--7.
MISSED FIELD GOALS-Temple, Poklemba 43. Maryland, Kopka 47.
A-46,950.
2000 / Game 3 vs. Middle Tennessee
West Virginia 30, Maryland 17
MORGANTOWN, WVa. - Backup Cooper Rego scored
on two short runs and West Virginia turned back a potential
go-ahead touchdown in the fourth quarter for a 30-17 victory
over Maryland.
Maryland (1-1) nearly overcame a 17-point halftime deficit despite a subpar performance from Heisman Trophy candidate LaMont Jordan, who rushed for 38 yards on 18 carries. Still, he became Maryland's career rushing leader.
Leading 23-17, West Virginia's Richard Bryant let a punt
go through his hands and Maryland's Moises Cruz recovered at the Mountaineers' nine, but the Terrapins were unable to take advantage. Quarterback Calvin McCall was
stopped on fourth-and-goal from the 1 with 6:38 remaining.
West Virginia (2-0) then drove 99 yards over the next five
minutes to put the game away. The drive was highlighted by
a 39-yard pass from Brad Lewis to fullback Wes Ours.
Rego, who took over in the second half after starter Avon
Cobourne left the game with a sprained ankle, capped the
scoring on a 2-yard run with 1:41 remaining. Rego finished
with 114 yards, while Cobourne had 97 yards on 12 carries
in the first half.
Punter Jon Ohliger dropped a low snap and illegally kicked
the ball while it was on the ground. Maryland freshman Leon
Joe picked the ball up at his own 46 and ran untouched for
an easy score to cut the deficit to 20-17 near the end of the
third quarter. Ohliger also missed an extra point. Earlier, the
Mountaineers ran into Maryland's punter to keep a drive alive
and allowed two long kickoff returns, one of which set up a
Terrapin field goal.
Jordan, who ran for 164 yards against West Virginia last
year, needed only 29 yards to break Charlie Wysocki's school
record of 3,317 yards from 1978-81. He finished the day with
3,327 yards and moved to 15th among Atlantic Coast Conference career rushing leaders.
September 16, 2000
West Virginia 30, Maryland 17
1st
2nd
Maryland
0
3
West Virginia
7
13
3rd
14
0
4th
0
10
Final
17
30
First Quarter
WVU - Lewis 12 run (Ohliger kick), 2:18
Second Quarter
UM - Kopka 26 FG, 12:05
WVU - Ivy 14 pass from Lewis (kick failed), 6:33
WVU - Rego 1 run (Ohliger kick), 0:40
Third Quarter
UM - McCall 1 run (Kopka kick), 7:42
UM - Joe 54 fumble return (Kopka kick), :19
Fourth Quarter
WVU - Ohliger 26 FG, 11:31
WVU - Rego 2 run (Ohliger kick), 1:41
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing
Comp-Att-Int
Return Yards
Sacked-Yards Lost
Punts-Avg.
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Time of Possession
UM
16
30-71
215
19-30-1
123
0-0
4-37
0-0
10-65
29:56
WVU
25
45-276
165
14-22-0
93
0-0
3-32
6-3
5-42
30:04
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Maryland, Jordan 18-38, McCall 9-29, Kalapinski 3-4. West
Virginia, Rego 23-114, Cobourne 12-97, Lewis 5-33, Brown 3-29, Ours
1-2, Team 1-1.
PASSING-Maryland, McCall 19-29-1-215, Jordan 0-1-0-0. West Virginia, Lewis 14-22-0-165.
RECEIVING-Maryland, Gary 7-96, Dugan 4-64, Jordan 3-20, Monroe
3-9, Cruz 1-16, Williams 1-10. West Virginia, Ivy 9-83, Brown 3-32,
Ours 1-39, Nastasi 1-11.
TACKLES-Maryland, Forte 9-3--12, Henderson 6-5--11, Thompson 53--8. West Virginia, King 7-2--9, Bryant 6-0--6, Wiley 2-4--6.
MISSED FIELD GOALS-Maryland, Siljkovic 44.
A-53,007.
Maryland 45, Middle Tennessee 27
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Backup Cooper Rego scored on
two short runs and West Virginia turned back a potential goahead touchdown in the fourth quarter for a 30-17 victory
over Maryland.
Maryland (1-1) nearly overcame a 17-point halftime deficit despite a subpar performance from Heisman Trophy candidate LaMont Jordan, who rushed for 38 yards on 18 carries. Still, he became Maryland's career rushing leader.
Leading 23-17, West Virginia's Richard Bryant let a punt
go through his hands and Maryland's Moises Cruz recovered at the Mountaineers' nine, but the Terrapins were unable to take advantage. Quarterback Calvin McCall was
stopped on fourth-and-goal from the 1 with 6:38 remaining.
West Virginia (2-0) then drove 99 yards over the next five
minutes to put the game away. The drive was highlighted by
a 39-yard pass from Brad Lewis to fullback Wes Ours.
Rego, who took over in the second half after starter Avon
Cobourne left the game with a sprained ankle, capped the
scoring on a 2-yard run with 1:41 remaining. Rego finished
with 114 yards, while Cobourne had 97 yards on 12 carries
in the first half.
Punter Jon Ohliger dropped a low snap and illegally kicked
the ball while it was on the ground. Maryland freshman Leon
Joe picked the ball up at his own 46 and ran untouched for
an easy score to cut the deficit to 20-17 near the end of the
third quarter. Ohliger also missed an extra point. Earlier, the
Mountaineers ran into Maryland's punter to keep a drive alive
and allowed two long kickoff returns, one of which set up a
Terrapin field goal.
September 23, 2000
Maryland 45, Middle Tennessee 27
1st
2nd
Middle Tennessee
0
7
Maryland
3
14
3rd
14
21
4th
6
7
Final
27
45
First Quarter
UM - Kopka 24 FG, 11:14
Second Quarter
UM - Gary 8 pass from McCall (Kopka kick), 13:35
UM - Jordan 6 run (Kopka kick), 9:03
MT - H. Johnson 13 pass from J. Johnson (Kelly kick), 4:59
Third Quarter
MT - Hicks 70 run (Kelly kick), 11:54
UM - Sikyala 8 run (Kopka kick), 10:45
MT - Newson 29 pass from H. Johnson (Kelly kick), 8:31
UM - Gary 10 pass from McCall (Kopka kick), 4:18
UM - Jordan 2 run (Kopka kick), :02
Fourth Quarter
UM - Jordan 1 run (Kopka kick), 11:51
MT - Newson 5 pass from J. Johnson (kick failed), 3:48
First Downs
Rushes-Yards
Passing
Comp-Att-Int
Return Yards
Sacked-Yards Lost
Punts-Avg.
Fumbles-Lost
Penalties-Yards
Time of Possession
MT
23
31-129
342
30-52-1
44
2-21
7-29
0-0
7-55
30:29
UM
23
38-171
357
21-31-1
104
0-0
3-33
0-0
6-45
29:31
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
RUSHING-Maryland, Jordan 24-88, Hatala 2-35, Sikyala 4-18,
Kalapinski 2-15. Middle Tennessee, Hicks 16-117, Calloway 3-9, Ellison
1-2, J. Johnson 9-2.
PASSING-Maryland, McCall 21-31-2-1, Jordan 0-1-0-0. Middle Tennessee, J. Johnson 19-36-2-1, Counts 9-14-0-0, H. Johnson 2-2-1-0.
RECEIVING-Maryland, Gary 6-97 (2), Dugan 5-91, Jordan 2-69, Monroe 2-24, Kalpinski 2-19, Hatala 2-8, J. Williams 1-36. Middle Tennessee, Newson 10-135, Calico 7-100, Youell 6-33, Hicks 3-37.
TACKLES-Maryland, Forte 9-3--12, Henderson 6-5--11, Thompson 53--8. Middle Tennessee, King 7-2--9, Bryant 6-0--6, Wiley 2-4--6.
MISSED FIELD GOALS-Middle Tennessee, Kelly 44.
A-31,126.
Terrapin History and Facts
TEAM HISTORY
Overall—108th season (1892-94, 1896-present)
532-480-43 (.525 / 1,055 games)
Byrd Stadium—51st season (1950-present)
153-97-1 (.612 / 251 games)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1953
ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS
1953, 1955, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985
FINAL RANKINGS (AP; AP/Coaches)
1949 (14), 1951 (3), 1952 (13), 1953 (1), 1954
(8), 1955 (3), 1973 (20), 1974 (13), 1975 (13),
1976 (8), 1978 (20), 1982 (20/18), 1983 (NR/
24), 1984 (12/9), 1985 (18/17)
BOWL GAMES (6-9-2)
1948 Gator Bowl, 1950 Gator Bowl, 1952 Sugar
Bowl, 1954 Orange Bowl, 1956 Orange Bowl,
1973 Peach Bowl, 1974 Liberty Bowl, 1975
Gator Bowl, 1977 Cotton Bowl, 1977 Hall of
Fame Bowl, 1978 Sun Bowl, 1980 Tangerine
Bowl, 1982 Aloha Bowl, 1983 Citrus Bowl, 1984
Sun Bowl, 1985 Cherry Bowl, 1990 Independence Bowl
TERPS IN THE NFL (as of Sept. 3)
Eric Barton, LB (Oakland)
Eric Hicks, DE (Kansas City)
Clarence Jones, OT (Carolina)
Jermaine Lewis, WR (Baltimore)
Neil O’Donnell, QB (Tennessee)
Lewis Sanders, DB (Cleveland)
Chad Scott, DB (Pittsburgh)
Ratcliff Thomas, LB (Indianapolis)
Frank Wycheck, TE (Tennessee)
Pronunciation Guide
97
85
16
30
86
72
13
21
52
4
12
17
35
11
14
95
49
34
66
19
36
Tosin Abari (DT) ......toe-suhn uh-BAR-ee
Rob Abiamiri (WR) ..... A-bee-uh-meer-ee
Brooks Barnard (P/K) .............. bur-NARD
Curome Cox (DB) ..................... curr-OHM
Moises Cruz (WR) ......................... moses
Eric Dumas (OT) ......................DOO-mus
Shawn Forte (DB) ...................... FOR-tay
Guilian Gary WR) ................ JOO-lee-uhn
Monté Graves (LB) ................. mahn-TAY
Latrez Harrison (QB) .................luh-TREZ
Randall Jones (FS) .................. ran-DELL
Brian Kopka (K) ......................... COP-kuh
Marlon Moye-Moore (ILB)
...................................... MOY-yay-MORE
T. Okanlawon (DB) ... oh-KAHN-luh-wahn
Vedad Siljkovic (K)
............................ vuh-DAD SILL-kuh-vick
William Shimé (DE) .................. SHE-may
Mukala Sikyala (RB)
......................moo-CALL-uh Sic-YALL-uh
Steve Suter (WR) .... rhymes with scooter
Todd Wike (OG) ..................... (as in bike)
Jafar Williams (WR) .................... juh-FAR
Dennard Wilson ...................... duh-NARD
Levern Belin ............. lee-VERN BEE-luhn
Elliot Uzelac ....................... YOO-zuh-lack
Terp Media Services
CONTACTS AND INTERVIEWS
Contact Dave Haglund, associate athletic director for media relations, or Greg Creese or Kevin Messenger, for weekly
interviews or information regarding Maryland Football.
Practices are open to the media and public during the first 30 minutes of workouts on Mondays and Tuesdays of game
week. Wednesday through Friday practice sessions are closed. Sundays are non-practice days. Select players may be
made available at Coach Vanderlinden’s weekly media luncheon on Tuesdays at 1 p.m.
Coach Vanderlinden is most readily available at his Tuesday luncheon or through the ACC teleconference on Wednesdays. Coach Vanderlinden will address local media questions after the close of practice on Mondays, and at the entrance
to the practice field prior to sessions on Wednesdays and Thursdays, at approximately 3:30 p.m.
Player interviews are best conducted following Monday’s practice session, or by appointment, whether in-person or by
phone, between noon and 2:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Game week player interviews conclude at the start of
practice on Wednesdays.
No player or coach interviews shall be conducted on Fridays or Sundays. Cameras and photographers are allowed to
shoot the first 30 minutes of Monday and Tuesday practices. Team drills are not accessible to cameras or photographers.
Team meetings before, during and after practice are private.
Media Relations Office — 301-314-7064 Media Relations Fax — 301-314-9094
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Weekly football releases from the Maryland athletic media relations office may be obtained automatically every Monday
morning by contacting Kevin Messenger at [email protected]. Please include the name of your media outlet and
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MEDIATEAMLINK
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around the country are available by accessing www.mediateamlink.com. You can have updated documents delivered
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ACC WEEKLY SATELLITE FEED
ACC weekly football highlights are available on satellite feed every Wednesday, beginning Aug. 30. Feeds include coach
& player interviews, and highlights from previous week’s games.
Aug. 30 through Nov. 22 -- 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.; Telestar 5, C23; downlink frequency 4160 Mhz; Audio 6.2/6.8 Mhz.
MARYLAND BROADCAST SPORTSLINE
Broadcast quality sound bites from coach Ron Vanderlinden are available each week on the Maryland Sportsline. Call
410-451-4117 for recaps from each game.
WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON
Head coach Ron Vanderlinden meets the media every Tuesday at 1 p.m. on the second floor of the Tyser Tower Press Box.
ACC WEEKLY TELECONFERENCE
ACC coaches are featured in a weekly teleconference each Wednesday from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., beginning Aug. 30 and
concluding Nov. 22. Each coach will have 10 minutes to make an opening statement and answer questions. Access the
teleconference by dialing 913-981-5507. The 2000 ACC Coaches Teleconference schedule:
Jim Caldwell, Wake Forest (11:00 a.m.), George Welsh, Virginia (11:10 a.m.), Chuck Amato, NC State (11:20 a.m.),
Carl Torbush, North Carolina (11:30 a.m.), Ron Vanderlinden, Maryland (11:40 a.m.), George O’Leary, Georgia Tech
(11:50 a.m.), Bobby Bowden, Florida State (12:00 p.m.), Carl Franks, Duke (12:10 p.m.), Tommy Bowden, Clemson
(12:20 p.m.)
Following The Terrapins
MARYLAND SPORTS ON THE INTERNET
All the latest in Terp sports news is at your computer fingertips by accessing www.umterps.com. Football game broadcasts can be heard over the Internet by accessing
www.gamecruiser.com.
Prominent news clippings from local and regional newspapers, including player features and game recaps, are available by visiting the front page link at www.umterps.com.
RON VANDERLINDEN TV SHOW
The Ron Vanderlinden TV Coach’s Show, hosted each week
by Johnny Holliday, can be viewed in the following East Coast
media markets: Washington, D.C./Baltimore on Home Team
Sports (HTS) every Tuesday at 3 p.m.; Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia every Saturday at 9:30 a.m. on NewsChannel 8.
MARYLAND FOOTBALL RADIO NETWORK
Johnny Holliday, in his 22nd season as Voice of the Terps,
calls the play-by-play alongside color analyst and former Terrapin and Jonathan Claiborne. Tim Strachan handles sideline
commentary. WBAL (1090-AM in Baltimore) and WTEM (980-
AM in Washington, D.C.) serve as the network’s flagship stations. The pre-game show begins 40 minutes prior to every kickoff. WBAL’s Steve Melewski hosts the Ron Vanderlinden Radio
Show, which airs on Thursday nights at 7:05 p.m.
The Maryland Football Network: Cumberland (WTBO, 1450AM), Frederick (WFMD, 930-AM), Hagerstown (WARK, 1490AM), Lexington Park (WMDM, 1690-AM), Oakland/Mountain
Lake Park (WMSG, 1050-AM), Pocomoke City (WDMV, 540AM), Salisbury (WTGM, 960-AM). Affiliates are subject to change.
Not all affiliates carry the Ron Vanderlinden Radio Show on Thursday nights.
TERP GAMES ON TEAMLINE
Terp fans can hear live play-by-play of all 11 Maryland football
games from any phone in the world on TEAMLINE. Dial 800846-4700 and enter the Terps’ team code 5517 to access the
games with a Visa or MasterCard.
TERRAPIN FANPHONE
Information on Maryland athletics, including actualities with
head coach Ron Vanderlinden, can be obtained by calling the
Terrapin Fanphone at 301-314-TERP.