2002 Maryland Terrapins football team

2002 Maryland Terrapins football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 30–3 vs. Tennessee
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches No. 13
AP No. 13
2002 record 11–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach Ralph Friedgen
Offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe
Defensive coordinator Gary Blackney
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
(Capacity: 51,500)
2002 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#21 Florida State $   7 1         9 5  
#22 Virginia   6 2         9 5  
#13 Maryland   6 2         11 3  
#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.

Regular season

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 8:00 PM vs. Notre Dame* No. 21 Giants StadiumEast Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic) ABC L 0–22   72,903[1]
September 7 6:00 PM Akron* Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD W 44–14   48,057[1]
September 14 7:45 PM No. 5 Florida State Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD ESPN L 10–37   51,758[1]
September 21 6:00 PM Eastern Michigan* Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 45–3   46,098[1]
September 28 6:00 PM Wofford* Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 37–8   44,098[1]
October 5 12:00 PM at West Virginia* Mountaineer FieldMorgantown, WV (Rivalry) ESPN2 W 48–17   55,146[1]
October 17 7:45 PM Georgia Tech Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD ESPN W 34–10   41,766[1]
October 26 1:00 PM at Duke Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC (Rivalry) W 45–12   23,451[1]
November 2 1:30 PM at North Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC W 59–7   44,000[1]
November 9 12:00 PM No. 14 NC Statedagger Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD ABC W 24–21   52,915[1]
November 16 7:45 PM at Clemson No. 19 Memorial StadiumClemson, SC ESPN W 30–12   74,707[1]
November 23 5:30 PM at Virginia No. 18 Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA (Rivalry) ESPN2 L 13–48   58,358[1]
November 30 12:00 PM Wake Forest No. 25 Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD ESPN W 32–14   39,006[1]
December 31 7:30 PM vs. Tennessee No. 20 Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA (Peach Bowl) ESPN W 30–3   68,330[1]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Team players in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2003 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
E.J. HendersonLinebacker 240 Minnesota Vikings

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Awards and honors

References

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