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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: Ron Vanderlinden
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1997 <- 1998 -> 1999 --> 2024

1998 Season Highlights

Ron Vanderlinden enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Maryland.

1998 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 5	vs. James Madison	23	15	W
Sat., Sep. 12	@ Virginia	19	31	L
Sat., Sep. 19	@ West Virginia	20	42	L
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Temple	30	20	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Florida State	10	24	L
Sat., Oct. 10	@ Clemson	0	23	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Wake Forest	10	20	L
Sat., Oct. 31	vs. Georgia Tech	14	31	L	@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 7	@ North Carolina	13	24	L
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Duke	42	25	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. North Carolina State	21	35	L

1998 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	202
Scoring Average	18.4
Points Allowed	290
Defense Average	26.4
Opponents Record	67-61
Conference Record	1-7
Home Record	2-4
Away Record	1-4

1998 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1998 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Florida State	11-2	401	161	Lost 16-23	7-1	283	88	Bobby Bowden
Georgia Tech	10-2	426	295	Won 35-28	7-1	297	200	George OLeary
Virginia	9-3	358	247	Lost 33-35	6-2	218	166	George Welsh
North Carolina	7-5	288	283	Won 20-13	5-3	195	210	Carl Torbush
North Carolina State	7-5	366	352	Lost 23-46	5-3	241	225	Mike OCain
Duke	4-7	229	319		2-6	128	263	Fred Goldsmith
Wake Forest	3-8	235	335		2-6	182	249	Jim Caldwell
Clemson	3-8	218	272		1-7	157	216	Tommy West
Maryland	3-8	202	290		1-7	129	213	Ron Vanderlinden

1998 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1998 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).