2002 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 2002 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Ralph Friedgen, the Terrapins appeared in the 2002 Peach Bowl.

2002 Maryland Terrapins football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 30–3 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record11–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharlie Taaffe (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorGary Blackney (2nd season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Florida State $ 71  95 
No. 22 Virginia 62  95 
No. 13 Maryland 62  113 
No. 12 NC State 53  113 
Clemson 44  76 
Georgia Tech 44  76 
Wake Forest 35  76 
North Carolina 17  39 
Duke 08  210 
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 318:00 pmvs. Notre Dame*No. 21ABCL 0–2272,903
September 76:00 pmAkron*W 44–1448,057
September 147:45 pmNo. 5 Florida State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ESPNL 10–3751,758
September 216:00 pmEastern Michigan*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 45–346,098
September 286:00 pmWofford*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 37–844,098
October 512:00 pmat West Virginia*ESPN2W 48–1755,146
October 177:45 pmGeorgia Tech
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ESPNW 34–1041,766
October 261:00 pmat DukeW 45–1223,451
November 21:30 pmat North CarolinaW 59–744,000
November 912:00 pmNo. 14 NC State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ABCW 24–2152,915
November 167:45 pmat ClemsonNo. 19ESPNW 30–1274,707
November 235:30 pmat VirginiaNo. 18ESPN2L 13–4858,358
November 3012:00 pmWake ForestNo. 25
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ESPNW 32–1439,066
December 317:30 pmvs. Tennessee*No. 20ESPNW 30–368,330
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2002 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB43Josh AllenFr
RB9Jason CrawfordSo
OT78Matt CrawfordSr
TE82Jeff DuganJr
TE87Ryan FlynnSo
QB14Sam HollenbachFr
QB7Scott McBrienJr
FB5James LynchJr
WR22Rich ParsonSo
RB1Bruce PerryJr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB47Jon CondoSo
CB30Curome CoxJr
CB6Domonique FoxworthSo
LB42E. J. HendersonSr
LB52D'Qwell JacksonFr
LB32Leon JoeJr
LB45Shawne MerrimanFr
DT57Randy StarksJr
SS40Madieu WilliamsJr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P16Brooks BarnardSr
K46Nick NovakSo
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-19

Team players in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2003 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundPick OverallNFL Team
E.J. HendersonLinebacker240Minnesota Vikings

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Awards and honors

  • E.J. Henderson, Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year
  • E.J. Henderson, Chuck Bednarik Award[3]
  • E.J. Henderson, Butkus Award[4]

References