2003 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2003 Maryland Terrapins football Maryland terrapins logo.png 250 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 20 17 10–3 6–2 Ralph Friedgen 3rd Charlie Taaffe 3rd Gary Blackney 3rd Byrd Stadium Gator Bowl champion Gator Bowl W Won 41–7 vs. West Virginia The 2003 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2003 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 51st season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Ralph Friedgen led the team for his third season as head coach, while Charlie Taaffe served as the third-year offensive coordinator and Gary Blackney as the third-year defensive coordinator. Maryland finished the season with a 10–3 record. The Terrapins received an invitation to the Gator Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia, 41–7, in what was a rematch of a regular season game. Schedule 2003 AP Eastern August 28 7:30 pm l y y 15 Northern Illinois Huskie Stadium DeKalb, IL FSN 13–20 OT 28,018 September 6 7:15 pm l y Florida State 13 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ESPN2 10–35 82,885 September 13 6:00 pm w y The Citadel Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 61–0 51,594 September 20 6:00 pm w y West Virginia Byrd Stadium College Park, MD rivalry 34–7 51,973 September 27 6:00 pm w y y Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI 37–13 19,628 October 4 3:30 pm w Clemson Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ABC 21–7 51,545 October 11 6:00 pm w Duke Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 33–20 50,084 October 23 7:45 pm l y Georgia Tech Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN 3–7 51,524 November 1 12:00 pm w y North Carolina Byrd Stadium College Park, MD JPS 59–21 51,195 November 13 7:45 pm w Virginia Byrd Stadium College Park, MD rivalry ESPN 27–17 51,027 November 22 3:30 pm w y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ABC 26–24 53,800 November 29 3:30 pm w y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC ESPN 41–28 18,783 January 1 1:00 pm w y y 24 West Virginia 23 Alltel Stadium Jacksonville, FL Gator Bowl NBC 41–7 78,892 Year-By-Year Results 1960-Present http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-footbl/recordbook/all-time_results_present.html University of Maryland Department of Athletics October 2, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111027161602/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-footbl/recordbook/all-time_results_present.html October 27, 2011 dead 2003 Terrapins in professional football The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL draft. 2 Maryland Terrapins Player Position Round Overall NFL team Madieu WilliamsDefensive back 256 Cincinnati Bengals Randy StarksDefensive tackle 371 Tennessee Titans Leon JoeLinebacker 4112 Chicago Bears Jeff DuganTight end 7220 Minnesota Vikings Bruce PerryRunning back 7242 Philadelphia Eagles This squad would be loaded with future NFL players on top of the prior names whom were drafted including DE Shawne Merriman LB Jon Condo LB D'Qwell Jackson CB Domonique Foxworth PK Nick Novak P Adam Podlesh TE Vernon Davis CB Josh Wilson (American football) References Maryland Category:Maryland Terrapins football seasons Category:Gator Bowl champion seasons Maryland Terrapins football