2003 Maryland Terrapins football team

2003 Maryland Terrapins football

Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 41–7 vs. West Virginia
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 20
AP	No. 17
2003 record	10–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Ralph Friedgen
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Taaffe
Defensive coordinator	Gary Blackney
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (Capacity: 51,500)

2003 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#11 Florida State $		7	–	1		10	–	3
#17 Maryland		6	–	2		10	–	3
#22 Clemson		5	–	3		9	–	4
NC State		4	–	4		8	–	5
Virginia		4	–	4		8	–	5
Georgia Tech		4	–	4		7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5		5	–	7
Duke		2	–	6		4	–	8
North Carolina		1	–	7		2	–	10

$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2003 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2003 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 51st season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Ralph Friedgen led the team for his third season as head coach, while Charlie Taaffe served as the third-year offensive coordinator and Gary Blackney as the third-year defensive coordinator. Maryland finished the season with a 10–3 record. The Terrapins received an invitation to the Gator Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia, 41–7, in what was a rematch of a regular season game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:30 PM	at Northern Illinois*	No. 23	Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, Illinois	FSN	L 13–20 ^OT	28,018^[1]
September 6	7:15 PM	at No. 13 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, Florida	ESPN2	L 10–35	82,885^[1]
September 13	6:00 PM	The Citadel*		Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland		W 61–0	51,594^[1]
September 20	6:00 PM	No. 23 West Virginia*		Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland (Rivalry)		W 34–7	51,973^[1]
September 27	6:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan*		Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, Michigan		W 37–13	19,628^[1]
October 4	3:30 PM	Clemson		Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	ABC	W 21–7	51,545^[1]
October 11	6:00 PM	Duke		Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland		W 33–20	50,084^[1]
October 23	7:45 PM	at Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta	ESPN	L 3–7	51,524^[1]
November 1	12:00 PM	North Carolina		Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	JPS	W 59–21	51,195^[1]
November 13	7:45 PM	Virginia		Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland (Rivalry)	ESPN	W 27–17	51,027^[1]
November 22	3:30 PM	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	ABC	W 26–24	53,800^[1]
November 29	3:30 PM	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	ESPN	W 41–28	18,783^[1]
January 1	1:00 PM	vs. No. 23 West Virginia*	No. 24	Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (Gator Bowl)	NBC	W 41–7	78,892^[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.

This squad would be loaded with future NFL players on top of the prior names whom were drafted including^[2]

Maryland Terrapins football

Venues	Maryland Agricultural College Field Old Byrd Stadium (1923–1947, 1949) Griffith Stadium (1948) Maryland Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Johns Hopkins Navy: Crab Bowl Classic Penn State Rutgers Virginia West Virginia

Culture & lore	Testudo Mighty Sound of Maryland Anthony C. Nardo Memorial Trophy

People	Head coaches Quarterbacks Honorees Professional players Statistical leaders

Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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