1987 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1987 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1987 record4–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJames C. Cavanaugh (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Williams (1st season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Virginia 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 4 – 3 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
NC State 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Maryland 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
North Carolina 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Duke 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Joe Krivak, the Terrapins compiled a 4–7 record, finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 301 to 194.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Dan Henning with 1,835 passing yards, Bren Lowery with 556 rushing yards, and Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof with 617 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 5at Syracuse*
L 11–2535,234
September 12Virginia
W 21–1935,550
September 19West Virginia*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 25–2040,125
September 26at NC State
L 14–4244,300
October 10at No. 3 Miami (FL)*
L 16–4643,020
October 17at Wake Forest
W 14–025,175
October 24Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 23–2237,400
October 31North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 14–2735,425
November 7No. 16 Penn State*
L 16–2162,500
November 14at No. 9 Clemson
L 16–4578,000
November 21at Vanderbilt*
L 24–3434,816
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster[]

1987 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
TE 93 Ferrell Edmunds Sr
QB 12 Dan Henning Sr
T 74 Clarence Jones So
QB 14 Neil O'Donnell Redshirt.svg So
QB 13 Scott Zolak Redshirt.svg Fr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 60 O'Brien Alston Sr
DB 4 J. B. Brown Jr
DT 90 Warren Powers Jr
LB 44 Kevin Walker Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

at Miami (FL)[]

See also: 1987 Miami Hurricanes football team


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References[]

  1. ^ "1987 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "1987 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: SOUTH; L.S.U. Surges Past Georgia; Miami 46, Maryland 16". The New York Times. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 11, 2019.
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