2002 Maryland Terrapins football team

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2002 Maryland Terrapins football
Maryland terrapins logo.png
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 30–3 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
2002 record11–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Taaffe (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Blackney (2nd season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
(capacity: 51,500)
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Florida State $   7 – 1     9 – 5  
No. 22 Virginia   6 – 2     9 – 5  
No. 13 Maryland   6 – 2     11 – 3  
No. 12 NC State   5 – 3     11 – 3  
Clemson   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Georgia Tech   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Wake Forest   3 – 5     7 – 6  
North Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Duke   0 – 8     2 – 10  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2002 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Ralph Friedgen, the Terrapins appeared in the 2002 Peach Bowl.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 pmvs. Notre Dame*No. 21
ABCL 0–2272,903
September 76:00 pmAkron*
W 44–1448,057
September 147:45 pmNo. 5 Florida State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ESPNL 10–3751,758
September 216:00 pmEastern Michigan*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 45–346,098
September 286:00 pmWofford*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 37–844,098
October 512:00 pmat West Virginia*
ESPN2W 48–1755,146
October 177:45 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ESPNW 34–1041,766
October 261:00 pmat Duke
W 45–1223,451
November 21:30 pmat North Carolina
W 59–744,000
November 912:00 pmNo. 14 NC Statedagger
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ABCW 24–2152,915
November 167:45 pmat ClemsonNo. 19
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Clemson, SC
ESPNW 30–1274,707
November 235:30 pmat VirginiaNo. 18
ESPN2L 13–4858,358
November 3012:00 pmWake ForestNo. 25
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ESPNW 32–1439,066
December 317:30 pmvs. TennesseeNo. 20
ESPNW 30–368,330
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster[]

2002 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 43 Josh Allen Fr
RB 9 Jason Crawford So
T 78 Matt Crawford Sr
TE 82 Jeff Dugan Jr
TE 87 Ryan Flynn So
QB 14 Sam Hollenbach Fr
QB 7 Scott McBrien Jr
FB 5 James Lynch Jr
WR 22 Rich Parson So
RB 1 Bruce Perry Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 47 Jon Condo So
CB 30 Curome Cox Jr
CB 6 Domonique Foxworth So
LB 42 E. J. Henderson Sr
LB 52 D'Qwell Jackson Fr
LB 32 Leon Joe Jr
LB 45 Shawne Merriman Fr
DT 57 Randy Starks Jr
SS 40 Madieu Williams Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 16 Brooks Barnard Sr
K 46 Nick Novak So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-19

Team players in the NFL[]

The following players were selected in the 2003 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
E.J. Henderson Linebacker 2 40 Minnesota Vikings

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Awards and honors[]

  • E.J. Henderon, Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year
  • E.J. Henderson, Chuck Bednarik Award[3]
  • E.J. Henderson, Butkus Award[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Year-By-Year Results 1960-Present". University of Maryland. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
  2. ^ "2003 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-21.
  3. ^ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?".
  4. ^ "Past Winners".
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