1997 Maryland Terrapins football team

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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]

Record2–9 (1–7 ACC)
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorCraig Johnson (1st season)
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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 
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1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 Florida State $ 80  111 
No. 6 North Carolina 71  111 
Virginia 53  74 
No. 25 Georgia Tech 53  75 
Clemson 44  75 
NC State 35  65 
Wake Forest 35  56 
Maryland 17  29 
Duke 08  29 
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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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
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