American college football season
The 2001 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the: University of Maryland in its 49th season in theββAtlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The Terps closed the regular season with a record of 10β1, with its only loss comingββto 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.
Preseasonβ»
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.
Regular seasonβ»
Maryland won its first four games, including against strong conference competitor Wake Forest (27β20) and regional rival West Virginia (32β20),ββto 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 (41β21).
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 17β14, 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 (20β17). 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 (59β17) on Homecoming weekend, then #10 Maryland traveled to Tallahassee to face #18 Florida State. Despite being tied through the third quarter (31β31), Florida State handed Maryland their only defeat (52β31) during the season, dropping their AP ranking to #15.
Maryland then defeated Troy State, 47β14. The Terrapins played the season's final home game against Clemson, which they defeated, 37β20, to ensure at least a share of the ACC championship. 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, 23β19. The Terrapins closed the regular season ranked #6 in the nation and "first in the conference," with a record of 10β1 (ACC: 7β1). 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.
Postseasonβ»
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 (56β23). Thus, Maryland ended the post-season with a 10β2 record, ranked #10 in the nation.
Scheduleβ»
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 12:00 pm | North Carolina | | | ABC | W 23β7 | 44,080 |
September 8 | 6:00 pm | Eastern Michigan* | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| | W 50β3 | 42,105 |
September 22 | 3:30 pm | at Wake Forest | | | | W 27β20 | 22,372 |
September 29 | 12:00 pm | West Virginia* | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD (rivalry)
| | W 32β20 | 40,166 |
October 6 | 12:00 pm | Virginia | No. 25 | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD (rivalry)
| JPS | W 41β21 | 44,197 |
October 11 | 7:30 pm | at No. 15 Georgia Tech | No. 22 | | ESPN | W 20β17 | 40,574 |
October 20 | 1:00 pm | Duke | No. 12 | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| JPS | W 59β17 | 43,528 |
October 27 | 3:30 pm | at No. 18 Florida State | No. 10 | | ABC | L 31β52 | 82,565 |
November 3 | 1:00 pm | Troy State* | No. 15 | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| | W 47β14 | 38,415 |
November 10 | 7:00 pm | Clemson | No. 13 | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| ESPN2 | W 37β20 | 52,462 |
November 17 | 7:45 pm | at NC State | No. 10 | | ESPN | W 23β19 | 51,500 |
January 2 | 8:00 pm | vs. No. 5 Florida* | No. 6 | | ABC | L 23β56 | 73,640 |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Eastern time
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Rosterβ»
2001 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
Roster Last update: 2001-11-07
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Rankingsβ»
Ranking movements
Legend: ββ Increase in ranking ββ Decrease in ranking
β = Not ranked Ρ = Tied with team above. Or below | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | β | β | β | β | β | 25 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 11 |
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Coaches | β | β | β | β | β | 25 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 7 Ρ | 7 | 6 | 10 |
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BCS | Not released | 8 | β | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | Not released |
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Game summariesβ»
North Carolinaβ»
North Carolina at Maryland
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tar Heels |
7 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• Terrapins |
7 |
2 | 0 | 14 |
23 |
- Date: September 1
- Location: Byrd Stadium, College Park, MD
- Game start: 12:10 pm EDT
- Elapsed time: 2:50
- Game attendance: 44,080
- Referee: Jack Childress
- Television network: ABC
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 13:12 | UNC | Willie Parker 77-yard run (J. Reed kick) | UNC 7β0 |
6:33 | MD | J. Williams 20-yard pass from S. Hill (N. Novak kick) | Tied 7β7 |
| 2 | 11:43 | MD | Safety, T. Stewart | MD 9β7 |
| 4 | 13:19 | MD | S. Monroe 5-yard pass from S. Hill (N. Novak kick) | MD 16β7 |
6:35 | MD | M. Riley 1-yard run (N. Novak kick) | MD 23β7 |
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Eastern Michigan
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Eastern Michigan at Maryland
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Eagles |
0 |
0 | 0 | 3 |
3 |
• Terrapins |
13 |
14 | 14 | 9 |
50 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 10:07 | MD | B. Perry 8-yard run (B. Barnard run failed) | MD 6β0 |
5:38 | MD | M. Riley 1-yard run (N. Novak kick) | MD 13β0 |
| 2 | 6:33 | MD | G. Gary 19-yard pass from S. Hill (S. Hill pass failed) | MD 19β0 |
3:37 | MD | B. Perry 24-yard run (M. Shanks pass) | MD 27β0 |
| 3 | 12:10 | MD | B. Perry 31-yard run (N. Novak kick) | MD 34β0 |
8:14 | MD | S. Hill 4-yard run (N. Novak kick) | MD 41β0 |
| 4 | 12:43 | MD | V. Siljkovic 44-yard field goal | MD 44β0 |
8:54 | EMU | E. Klaban 44-yard field goal | MD 44β3 |
5:07 | MD | J. Crawford 2-yard run (V. Siljkovic kick failed) | MD 50β3 |
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at Wake Forest
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Maryland at Wake Forest
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Terrapins |
7 |
3 | 7 | 10 |
27 |
Demon Deacons |
3 |
0 | 7 | 10 |
20 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 14:40 | MD | Bruce Perry 80-yard run (N. Novak kick) | MD 7β0 |
5:28 | WF | T. Ashe 25-yard field goal | MD 7β3 |
| 2 | 8:30 | MD | Nick Novak 27-yard field goal | MD 10β3 |
| 3 | 8:20 | MD | Marc Riley 1-yard run (N. Novak kick) | MD 17β3 |
1:47 | WF | T. Williams 11-yard run (T. Ashe kick) | MD 17β10 |
| 4 | 12:31 | MD | Nick Novak 29-yard field goal | MD 20β10 |
10:25 | WF | T. Ashe 37-yard field goal | MD 20β13 |
8:38 | MD | Bruce Perry 50-yard run (N. Novak kick) | MD 27β13 |
6:54 | WF | J. Anderson 42-yard pass from J. MacPherson (T. Ashe kick) | MD 27β20 |
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West Virginia
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West Virginia at Maryland
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Mountaineers |
0 |
13 | 7 | 0 |
20 |
• Terrapins |
7 |
12 | 6 | 7 |
32 |
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Virginia
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Virginia at No. 25 Maryland
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Cavaliers |
0 |
7 | 14 | 0 |
21 |
• No. 25 Terrapins |
0 |
24 | 0 | 17 |
41 |
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at No. 15 Georgia Tech
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Duke
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at No. 19 Florida State
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No. 10 Maryland at No. 19 Florida State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 10 Terrapins |
7 |
10 | 14 | 0 |
31 |
• No. 19 Seminoles |
0 |
21 | 10 | 21 |
52 |
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | | MD | James Lynch 65-yard run (Novak kick) | MD 7β0 |
| 2 | | MD | Marc Riley 1-yard run (Novak kick) | MD 14β0 |
| 2 | | FSU | Talman Gardner 16-yard pass from Chris Rix (Beitia kick) | MD 14β7 |
| 2 | | FSU | Michael Boulware 23-yard interception return (Beitia kick) | Tied 14β14 |
| 2 | | FSU | Gardner 9-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick) | FSU 21β14 |
| 2 | 0:00 | MD | Nick Novak 51-yard field goal | FSU 21β17 |
| 3 | | MD | Bruce Perry 8-yard run (Novak kick) | MD 24β21 |
| 3 | | FSU | Xavier Beitia 31-yard field goal | Tied 24β24 |
| 3 | 6:50 | FSU | Greg Jones 4-yard run (Beitia kick) | FSU 31β24 |
| 3 | 1:53 | MD | Shaun Hill 2-yard run (Novak kick) | Tied 31β31 |
| 4 | 12:28 | FSU | Gardner 28-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick) | FSU 38β31 |
| 4 | 11:17 | FSU | Javon Walker 22-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick) | FSU 45β31 |
| 4 | 6:58 | FSU | Atrews Bell 32-yard pass from Rix (Beitia kick) | FSU 52β31 |
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Troy State
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Clemson
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Clemson at No. 13 Maryland
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers |
3 |
3 | 0 | 14 |
20 |
• No. 13 Terrapins |
7 |
10 | 7 | 13 |
37 |
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at NC State
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No. 10 Maryland at NC State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 10 Terrapins |
0 |
3 | 7 | 13 |
23 |
Wolfpack |
3 |
6 | 3 | 7 |
19 |
- Date: November 17
- Location: CarterβFinley Stadium, Raleigh, NC
- Game start: 7:45 pm EDT
- Elapsed time: 3:25
- Game attendance: 51,500
- Game weather: 60 Β°F (16 Β°C), Clear
- Referee: Joseph Rider
- Television network: ESPN
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Scoring summary |
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| 1 | 3:50 | NCST | A. Kiker 33-yard field goal | NCST 3β0 |
| 2 | 10:40 | NCST | A. Kiker 23-yard field goal | NCST 6β0 |
| 2 | 1:38 | NCST | A. Kiker 41-yard field goal | NCST 9β0 |
| 2 | 0:05 | MD | Nick Novak 25-yard field goal | NCST 9β3 |
| 3 | 8:51 | MD | Guilian Gary 5-yard pass from Shaun Hill (Novak kick) | MD 10β9 |
| 3 | 3:45 | NCST | A. Kiker 27-yard field goal | NCST 12β10 |
| 4 | 9:32 | MD | Shaun Hill 6-yard run (pass failed) | MD 16β12 |
| 4 | 3:59 | NCST | C. Jackson 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Kiker kick) | NCST 19β16 |
| 4 | 0:41 | MD | Guilian Gary 8-yard pass from Shaun Hill (Novak kick) | MD 23β19 |
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vs. No. 5 Florida (Orange Bowl)
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Orange Bowl: #5 Florida Gators (9β2) vs. #6 Maryland Terrapins (10β1)
at Pro Player Stadium, Miami, Florida
Game information
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- First quarter
- FLA β Earnest Graham 1-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 9:51. Florida 7β0. Drive: 10 plays, 83 yards, 3:59.
- FLA β Taylor Jacobs 46-yard pass from Brock Berlin (Jeff Chandler kick), 0:12. Florida 14β0. Drive: 2 plays, 55 yards, 0:47.
- MD β Jafar Williams 64-yard pass from Shaun Hill (Nick Novak kick), 0:00. Florida 14β7. Drive: 1 play, 69 yards, 0:12.
- Second quarter
- MD β Nick Novak 20-yard field goal, 12:20. Florida 14β10. Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 0:45.
- FLA β Taylor Jacobs 15-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler kick), 2:18. Florida 21β10. Drive: 10 plays, 72 yards, 3:45.
- FLA β Jabar Gaffney 4-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler kick), 0:03. Florida 28β10. Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:21.
- Third quarter
- FLA β Earnest Graham 6-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 11:02. Florida 35β10. Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 3:38.
- FLA β Robert Gillespie 11-yard run (Jeff Chandler kick), 7:26. Florida 42β10. Drive: 4 plays, 74 yards, 1:29.
- FLA β Jabar Gaffney 33-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler kick), 2:52. Florida 49β10. Drive: 2 plays, 68 yards, 0:19.
- Fourth quarter
- MD β Marc Riley 1-yard run (Nick Novak kick), 11:56. Florida 49β17. Drive: 15 plays, 71 yards, 5:56.
- FLA β Carlos Perez 10-yard pass from Rex Grossman (Jeff Chandler kick), 10:16. Florida 56β17. Drive: 4 plays, 69 yards, 1:40.
- MD β Marc Riley 10-yard run (pass failed), 5:10. Florida 56β23. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 5:06.
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- FLA β Earnest Graham β 16 rushes, 149 yards, 2 TD
- MD β Shaun Hill β 11 rushes, 31 yards
- Top receivers
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Team players in the NFLβ»
The following players were selected in the 2002 NFL Draft.
Quarterback Shaun Hill was signed by the Minnesota Vikings as an undrafted free agent.
Referencesβ»
- ^ "2001 Season Media Guide". University of Maryland Terrapins football official website. Archived from the original on November 1, 2007. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ^ "2001 Season Results". University of Maryland Terrapins football official website. Archived from the original on January 21, 2013. Retrieved December 6, 2008.
- ^ "Terrapins Play Like Champs". The Washington Times. November 11, 2001. Archived from the original on October 14, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ Delong, John (November 25, 2005). "Pack Has Struggled Against Terps; With Bowl Eligibility on the Line for Both, It Will Likely Be Another Close Game". Winston-Salem Journal. Archived from the original on March 12, 2012. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
- ^ "Year-By-Year Results 1960-Present". University of Maryland. Archived from the original on October 27, 2011. Retrieved October 27, 2011.
- ^ "Florida St. 52, Maryland 31". UPI. October 27, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "No. 15 Terrapins Roll Over Troy State, 47-14". University of Maryland Athletic Department. November 3, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Terps Throttle Tigers, 37-20". University of Maryland Athletic Department. November 10, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "Terps Win First ACC Title In 16 Years With 23-19 Win Over NC State". University of Maryland Athletic Department. November 17, 2001. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
- ^ "2002 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Retrieved October 4, 2009.
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