2001 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 2001 Maryland Terrapins football Maryland terrapins logo.png 250 Atlantic Coast Conference ACC 10 11 10–2 7–1 Ralph Friedgen 1st Charlie Taaffe 1st Gary Blackney 1st Byrd Stadium ACC champion Orange Bowl L Lost 23–56 vs. Florida The 2001 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in its 49th season in the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Terps closed the regular season with a record of 10–1, with its only loss coming to Florida State. The Terps won the ACC championship and were granted a Bowl Championship Series berth in the 2002 Orange Bowl. It was Maryland's first bowl game since 1990, first winning season since 1995, and first conference championship since 1985. Preseason In 2001, despite the Terrapins' disappointing recent finishes, Ralph Friedgen inherited a good situation as their new head coach. His predecessor, Ron Vanderlinden, and the Maryland team had just barely fallen shy of winning seasons for the last two years in a row. Additionally, the 2001 squad was returning many experienced, quality players.http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/2001mediaguide.html 2001 Season Media Guide University of Maryland Terrapins football official website December 6, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20071101034642/http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/2001mediaguide.html 2007-11-01 dead Regular season Maryland won its first four games, including against strong conference competitor Wake Forest (27–20) and regional rival West Virginia (32–20), to earn a spot in the AP rankings for the first time since September 1995, at #25. The Terrapins then met their main rival Virginia in College Park, and beat them by a 20-point margin (41–21).http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/md-m-footbl-sched-2001.html 2001 Season Results University of Maryland Terrapins football official website December 6, 2008 https://archive.today/20130121134542/http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/archive/md-m-footbl-sched-2001.html 2013-01-21 dead The Terps went on to Atlanta to face #15 Georgia Tech. With 5 seconds left on the clock in the fourth quarter, and Maryland trailing 17–14, the Terps were forced to try for the tying field goal from 46 yards. Their kicker, redshirt freshman Nick Novak, had earlier missed a field goal attempt, bouncing it off an upright, and had an overall unimpressive record in his early career. However, Novak made the 46-yard field goal, sending the game into overtime, where he again made good on a 26-yard field goal, winning the game for Maryland (20–17). By the end of his college career Novak would go on to become the ACC all-time leading point scorer with 393 points, and capture the ACC record for 80 field goals. After sailing past Duke (59–17) on Homecoming weekend, then #10 Maryland traveled to Tallahassee to face #18 Florida State. Despite being tied through the third quarter (31–31), Florida State handed Maryland their only defeat (52–31) during the season, dropping their AP ranking to #15. Maryland then defeated Troy State, 47–14. The Terrapins played the season's final home game against Clemson, which they defeated, 37–20, to ensure at least a share of the ACC championship.Terrapins Play Like Champs http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2001/nov/11/20011111-031032-2399r/print/ The Washington Times November 11, 2001 July 27, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20121014111100/http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2001/nov/11/20011111-031032-2399r/print/ October 14, 2012 live The following week, Maryland secured the ACC title outright when quarterback Shaun Hill threw a short touchdown pass to Guilian Gary in the front corner of the end zone with 41 seconds remaining to defeat NC State, 23–19.Pack Has Struggled Against Terps; With Bowl Eligibility on the Line for Both, It Will Likely Be Another Close Game John Delong http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=XWSJ000020051126e1bp0000i Winston-Salem Journal November 25, 2005 July 27, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20120312032204/http://moreresults.factiva.com/results/index/index.aspx?ref=XWSJ000020051126e1bp0000i March 12, 2012 live The Terrapins closed the regular season ranked #6 in the nation and first in the conference, with a record of 10–1 (ACC: 7–1). The Terrapins, having secured the 2001 ACC championship, became the first time any team other than Florida State had won it outright since Florida State entered the conference in 1991. Additionally, Ralph Friedgen became the only first-year coach to ever win the ACC title. Postseason As ACC champions, the Terps earned a berth in the Orange Bowl to face Steve Spurrier's #5 Florida out of the SEC, in a BCS match-up. The Gators beat the Terrapins with a lop-sided result (56–23). Thus, Maryland ended the post-season with a 10–2 record, ranked #10 in the nation. Schedule 2001 AP Eastern September 1 12:00 pm w North Carolina Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ABC 23–7 44,080 September 8 6:00 pm w y Eastern Michigan Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 50–3 42,105 September 22 3:30 pm w y Wake Forest Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC 27–20 22,372 September 29 12:00 pm w y West Virginia Byrd Stadium College Park, MD rivalry 32–20 40,166 October 6 12:00 pm w 25 Virginia Byrd Stadium College Park, MD rivalry JPS 41–21 44,197 October 11 7:30 pm w y 22 Georgia Tech 15 Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA ESPN 20–17 OT 40,574 October 20 1:00 pm w y 12 Duke Byrd Stadium College Park, MD JPS 59–17 43,528 October 27 3:30 pm l y 10 Florida State 18 Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL ABC 31–52 82,565 November 3 1:00 pm w y 15 Troy State Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 47–14 38,415 November 10 7:00 pm w 13 Clemson Byrd Stadium College Park, MD ESPN2 37–20 52,462 November 17 7:45 pm w y 10 NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC ESPN 23–19 51,500 January 2 8:00 pm l y y 6 Florida 5 Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL Orange Bowl ABC 23–56 73,640 Year-By-Year Results 1960-Present http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-footbl/recordbook/all-time_results_present.html University of Maryland October 27, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20111027161602/http://www.umterps.com/sports/m-footbl/recordbook/all-time_results_present.html October 27, 2011 dead Roster 2001 Maryland Terrapins f C.J. Brooks OL Lamar Bryant OL 9 Fr Jason Crawford RB 78 Jr Matt Crawford OT Sr Chris Downs RB 82 So Jeff Dugan TE y So Bernie Fiddler RB 87 Fr Ryan Flynn TE 67 Sr Melvin Fowler C y 21 Sr Guilian Gary WR Jr Latrez Harrison QB 14 Sr Shaun Hill QB y Fr Chris Kelley QB Jr Chad Killian RB 5 So James Lynch FB Scooter Monroe WR 88 Sr Matt Murphy Matt Murphy (American football tackle) TE y 22 Fr Rich Parson RB y 1 So Bruce Perry RB y Sr Marc Riley RB Fr Ike Roberts WR Fr Maurice Shanks WR Fr Steve Suter WR Sr Daryl Whitmer WR Todd Wike OL So Jafar Williams WR So Leroy Ambush LB Kevin Bishop LB 51 Fr Omid Janloo LB Jr Jamal Chance DB 47 Fr Jon Condo LB y 30 So Curome Cox CB y C.J. Feldheim DL 6 Fr Domonique Foxworth CB y Monte Graves LB 19 Sr Richard Harrigan CB 42 Jr E. J. Henderson LB y 98 Sr Charles Hill Charles Hill (American football) DT y Sr Tony Jackson DB 32 So Leon Joe LB y Sr Randall Jones DB Sr Rod Littles DB Sr Marlon Moore LB 28 Sr Mohammad Emamhosseini DB 11 Sr Tony Okanlawon CB Durrand Roundtree DL 57 So Randy Starks DT y Jr Tyrone Stewart DB Ryan Swift DL Aaron Thompson LB Mike Whaley LB Fr Curtis Williams DB 34 Jr Madieu Williams S y y Dennard Wilson DB 16 Jr Brooks Barnard P y 46 Fr Nick Novak K y Sr Vedad Siljkovic K https://web.archive.org/web/20011107124713/http://umterps.fansonly.com:80/sports/m-footbl/mtt/md-m-footbl-mtt-num.html *Ralph Friedgen 2001-11-07 Rankings 2001 NCAA Division I-A football rankings AP 0 16 NR NR NR NR NR 25 22 12 10 15 13 10 8 7 7 6 11 Coaches 0 16 NR NR NR NR NR 25 20 14 12 16 11 9 9 7 т 7 6 10 BCS 8 15 8 NR 15 12 12 11 10 10 Game summaries North Carolina North Carolina at Maryland Tar Heels 7 0 0 0 Terrapins 7 2 0 14 September 1 Byrd Stadium, College Park, MD 12:10 pm EDT 2:50 44,080 Jack Childress Mike Tirico, David Norrie ABC yes 1 2 13:12 UNC Willie Parker 77-yard run (J. Reed kick) UNC 7–0 6:33 MD J. Williams 20-yard pass from S. Hill (N. Novak kick) Tied 7–7 2 11:43 MD Safety, T. Stewart MD 9–7 4 2 13:19 MD S. Monroe 5-yard pass from S. Hill (N. Novak kick) MD 16–7 6:35 MD M. Riley 1-yard run (N. Novak kick) MD 23–7 yes 2001 North Carolina Tar Heels football team Eastern Michigan Eastern Michigan at Maryland Eagles 0 0 0 3 Terrapins 13 14 14 9 September 8 Byrd Stadium, College Park, MD 6:08 pm EDT 2:47 42,105 James Knight yes 1 2 10:07 MD B. Perry 8-yard run (B. Barnard run failed) MD 6–0 5:38 MD M. Riley 1-yard run (N. Novak kick) MD 13–0 2 2 6:33 MD G. Gary 19-yard pass from S. Hill (S. Hill pass failed) MD 19–0 3:37 MD B. Perry 24-yard run (M. Shanks pass) MD 27–0 3 2 12:10 MD B. Perry 31-yard run (N. Novak kick) MD 34–0 8:14 MD S. Hill 4-yard run (N. Novak kick) MD 41–0 4 3 12:43 MD V. Siljkovic 44-yard field goal MD 44–0 8:54 EMU E. Klaban 44-yard field goal MD 44–3 5:07 MD J. Crawford 2-yard run (V. Siljkovic kick failed) MD 50–3 yes 2001 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team at Wake Forest Maryland at Wake Forest Terrapins 7 3 7 10 Demon Deacons 3 0 7 10 September 22 Groves Stadium, Winston-Salem, NC 3:38 pm EDT 3:00 22,372 Robert Wood III yes 1 2 14:40 MD Bruce Perry 80-yard run (N. Novak kick) MD 7–0 5:28 WF T. Ashe 25-yard field goal MD 7–3 2 8:30 MD Nick Novak 27-yard field goal MD 10–3 3 2 8:20 MD Marc Riley 1-yard run (N. Novak kick) MD 17–3 1:47 WF T. Williams 11-yard run (T. Ashe kick) MD 17–10 4 4 12:31 MD Nick Novak 29-yard field goal MD 20–10 10:25 WF T. Ashe 37-yard field goal MD 20–13 8:38 MD Bruce Perry 50-yard run (N. Novak kick) MD 27–13 6:54 WF J. Anderson 42-yard pass from J. MacPherson (T. Ashe kick) MD 27–20 yes 2001 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team West Virginia West Virginia at Maryland Mountaineers 0 13 7 0 Terrapins 7 12 6 7 September 29 Byrd Stadium, College Park, MD 12:05 pm EDT 3:06 40,166 Gene Steratore 2001 West Virginia Mountaineers football team Virginia Virginia at No. 25 Maryland Cavaliers 0 7 14 0 No. 25 Terrapins 0 24 0 17 October 6 Byrd Stadium, College Park, MD 12:10 pm EDT 3:20 44,197 Robert Wood Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Mike Hogewood JPS 2001 Virginia Cavaliers football team at No. 15 Georgia Tech 2001 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team Duke 2001 Duke Blue Devils football team Troy State 2001 Troy State Trojans football team No. 15 Terrapins Roll Over Troy State, 47-14 https://umterps.com/news/2001/11/3/207289102.aspx University of Maryland Athletic Department November 3, 2001 August 4, 2019 Clemson Clemson at No. 13 Maryland Tigers 3 3 0 14 No. 13 Terrapins 7 10 7 13 November 10 Byrd Stadium, College Park, MD 07:06 pm EST 3:20 52,462 Joseph Rider Dave Barnett, Mike Golic, Bill Curry, Michele Tafoya ESPN2 2001 Clemson Tigers football team Terps Throttle Tigers, 37-20 https://umterps.com/news/2001/11/10/207267718.aspx University of Maryland Athletic Department November 10, 2001 August 4, 2019 at NC State No. 10 Maryland at NC State No. 10 Terrapins 0 3 7 13 Wolfpack 3 6 3 7 November 17 Carter–Finley Stadium, Raleigh, NC 7:45 pm EDT 3:25 51,500 60 F, Clear Joseph Rider Ron Franklin, Mike Gottfried, Adrian Karsten ESPN yes 1 3:50 NCST A. Kiker 33-yard field goal NCST 3–0 2 10:40 NCST A. Kiker 23-yard field goal NCST 6–0 2 1:38 NCST A. Kiker 41-yard field goal NCST 9–0 2 0:05 MD Nick Novak 25-yard field goal NCST 9–3 3 8:51 MD Guilian Gary 5-yard pass from Shaun Hill (Novak kick) MD 10–9 3 3:45 NCST A. Kiker 27-yard field goal NCST 12–10 4 9:32 MD Shaun Hill 6-yard run (pass failed) MD 16–12 4 3:59 NCST C. Jackson 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Kiker kick) NCST 19–16 4 0:41 MD Guilian Gary 8-yard pass from Shaun Hill (Novak kick) MD 23–19 yes 2001 NC State Wolfpack football team Terps Win First ACC Title In 16 Years With 23-19 Win Over NC State https://umterps.com/news/2001/11/17/207291877.aspx University of Maryland Athletic Department November 17, 2001 August 4, 2019 vs. No. 5 Florida (Orange Bowl) 2002 Orange Bowl 2001 Florida Gators football team Maryland Terrapins 2; text-align:center collapsed Orange Bowl: #5 Florida Gators (9–2) vs. #6 Maryland Terrapins (10–1) January 2, 2002 8:00 p.m. EST Florida 14 14 21 7 Maryland 7 3 0 13 Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida 73,640 Clear, 71 F C James Sprenger ABC Brad Nessler, Bob Griese, and Lynn Swann Box Score First quarter FLA – Earnest Graham 1-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 9:51. Florida 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:59. FLA – Taylor Jacobs 46-yard pass from Brock Berlin (Jeff Chandler kick), 0:12. Florida 14–0. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:47. MD – Jafar Williams 64-yard pass from Shaun Hill (Nick Novak kick), 0:00. Florida 14–7. Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:12. Second quarter MD – Nick Novak 20-yard field goal, 12:20. Florida 14–10. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:45. FLA – Taylor Jacobs 15-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler kick), 2:18. Florida 21–10. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:45. FLA – Jabar Gaffney 4-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler kick), 0:03. Florida 28–10. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:21. Third quarter FLA – Earnest Graham 6-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 11:02. Florida 35–10. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:38. FLA – Robert Gillespie 11-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 7:26. Florida 42–10. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:29. FLA – Jabar Gaffney 33-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler kick), 2:52. Florida 49–10. Drive: 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:19. Fourth quarter MD – Marc Riley 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 11:56. Florida 49–17. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 5:56. FLA – Carlos Perez 10-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler kick), 10:16. Florida 56–17. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:40. MD – Marc Riley 10-yard run (pass failed), 5:10. Florida 56–23. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:06. Top passers FLA – Rex Grossman – 20/28, 248 yards, 3 TD MD – Shaun Hill – 23/39, 257 yards, INT Top rushers FLA – Earnest Graham – 16 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD MD – Shaun Hill – 11 rushes, 31 yards Top receivers FLA – Taylor Jacobs – 10 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TD MD – Matt Murphy – 5 receptions, 42 yards Team players in the NFL The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL draft. 2 Maryland Terrapins Player Position Round Overall NFL team Melvin FowlerCenter 376 Cleveland Browns Charles HillDefensive tackle 383 Houston Texans Matt MurphyTight end 7252 Detroit Lions2002 NFL Draft Listing https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2002.htm Pro-Football-Reference.com October 4, 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20100125052723/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2002.htm January 25, 2010 live Quarterback Shaun Hill was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent. 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