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Maryland Football Team History

Maryland Terrapins

University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Byrd Stadium
Capacity: 48,055
Colors: Black, Gold, Red & White
Coach: Ralph Friedgen
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 2001 <- 2002 -> 2003 --> 2024

2002 Season Highlights

Ralph Friedgen enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Maryland.

2002 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 31	@ Notre Dame	0	22	L	@ East Rutherford, NJ
Sat., Sep. 7	vs. Akron	44	14	W
Sat., Sep. 14	vs. Florida State	10	37	L
Sat., Sep. 21	vs. Eastern Michigan	45	3	W
Sat., Sep. 28	vs. Wofford	37	8	W
Sat., Oct. 5	@ West Virginia	48	17	W
Thu., Oct. 17	vs. Georgia Tech	34	10	W
Sat., Oct. 26	@ Duke	45	12	W
Sat., Nov. 2	@ North Carolina	59	7	W
Sat., Nov. 9	vs. North Carolina State	24	21	W
Sat., Nov. 16	@ Clemson	30	12	W
Sat., Nov. 23	@ Virginia	13	48	L
Sat., Nov. 30	vs. Wake Forest	32	14	W
Tue., Dec. 31	Tennessee	30	3	W	@ Atlanta, GA	Peach Bowl

2002 Season Totals
Record	11-3
Points Scored	451
Scoring Average	32.2
Points Allowed	228
Defense Average	16.3
Opponents Record	89-79
Conference Record	6-2
Home Record	6-1
Away Record	4-2

2002 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
13	11-3-0	AP
13	11-3-0	Coaches
13	11-3-0	USA Today/ESPN

2002 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida State	9-5	428	301	Lost 13-26	7-1	275	142	Bobby Bowden
Maryland	11-3	451	228	Won 30-3	6-2	247	161	Ralph Friedgen
Virginia	9-5	402	348	Won 48-22	6-2	220	185	Al Groh
North Carolina State	11-3	460	238	Won 28-6	5-3	192	127	Chuck Amato
Clemson	7-6	330	349	Lost 15-55	4-4	197	223	Tommy Bowden
Georgia Tech	7-6	280	267	Lost 21-30	4-4	148	150	Chan Gailey
Wake Forest	7-6	356	327	Won 38-17	3-5	196	198	Jim Grobe
North Carolina	3-9	223	421		1-7	113	285	John Bunting
Duke	2-10	227	353		0-8	137	254	Carl Franks

2002 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2002 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).