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1997 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record2–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCraig Johnson (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorWally Ake (1st season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Florida State $   8 0     11 1  
No. 6 North Carolina   7 1     11 1  
Virginia   5 3     7 4  
No. 25 Georgia Tech   5 3     7 5  
Clemson   4 4     7 5  
NC State   3 5     6 5  
Wake Forest   3 5     5 6  
Maryland   1 7     2 9  
Duke   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1997 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Ron Vanderlinden, the Terrapins compiled a 2–9 record, finished in seventh place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 355 to 161.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Brian Cummings with 1,760 passing yards, LaMont Jordan with 689 rushing yards, and Moises Cruz with 337 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 66:00 p.m.Ohio*L 14–2130,100[4]
September 133:30 p.m.at No. 5 Florida StateABCL 7–5072,238[5]
September 2012:00 p.m.No. 6 North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
JPSL 14–4030,084[6]
September 276:00 p.m.at Temple*W 24–2112,872[7]
October 43:30 p.m.Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 16–1023,206[8]
October 111:00 p.m.West Virginia*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 14–3131,210[9]
October 181:00 p.m.at Wake ForestL 17–3517,893[10]
October 253:30 p.m.Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ABCL 9–2027,270[11]
November 112:00 p.m.Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
JPSL 0–4523,479[12]
November 8at NC StateL 28–4543,500[13]
November 223:30 p.m.at Georgia TechABCL 18–3735,267[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

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  1. ^ "1997 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "1997 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Wilson leads Bobcats to stunning win over Maryland". The Times Recorder. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Terps no match for Seminoles". The Star-Democrat. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tar Heels thump Terrapins". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Tatum, Kevin (September 28, 1997). "Temple Storms Back But Loses Heartbreaker To Terps". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C14.
  8. ^ "Maryland edges Duke". The Atlanta Journal. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "RB Zereoue lifts W. Virginia". The Miami Herald. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Kuklick leads Wake over Terps 35–17". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Priester, Tigers easily grind up Terrapins". The State. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Once again Virginia pummels Maryland". News and Record. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Wolfpack on hot streak". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Ga. Tech takes care of Maryland". News and Record. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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