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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-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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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
  Record11-3
  Points Scored451
  Scoring Average32.2
  Points Allowed228
  Defense Average16.3
  Opponents Record89-79
  Conference Record6-2
  Home Record6-1
  Away Record4-2
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 9-5428301Lost  13-267-1275142  Bobby Bowden
Maryland 11-3451228Won  30-36-2247161  Ralph Friedgen
Virginia 9-5402348Won  48-226-2220185  Al Groh
North Carolina State 11-3460238Won  28-65-3192127  Chuck Amato
Clemson 7-6330349Lost  15-554-4197223  Tommy Bowden
Georgia Tech 7-6280267Lost  21-304-4148150  Chan Gailey
Wake Forest 7-6356327Won  38-173-5196198  Jim Grobe
North Carolina 3-9223421 1-7113285  John Bunting
Duke 2-10227353 0-8137254  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.


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