1997 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

1997 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	2–9 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Ron Vanderlinden (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Craig Johnson (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Wally Ake (1st season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons← 1996 1998 →

1997 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 3 Florida State $	8	–	0	11	–	1
No. 6 North Carolina	7	–	1	11	–	1
Virginia	5	–	3	7	–	4
No. 25 Georgia Tech	5	–	3	7	–	5
Clemson	4	–	4	7	–	5
NC State	3	–	5	6	–	5
Wake Forest	3	–	5	5	–	6
Maryland	1	–	7	2	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

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. 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 6	6:00 p.m.	Ohio*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 14–21	30,100
September 13	3:30 p.m.	at No. 5 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ABC	L 7–50	72,238
September 20	12:00 p.m.	No. 6 North Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	JPS	L 14–40	30,084
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at Temple*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA		W 24–21	12,872
October 4	3:30 p.m.	Duke	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 16–10	23,206
October 11	1:00 p.m.	West Virginia*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		L 14–31	31,210
October 18	1:00 p.m.	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		L 17–35	17,893
October 25	3:30 p.m.	Clemson	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	L 9–20	27,270
November 1	12:00 p.m.	Virginia	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	JPS	L 0–45	23,479
November 8		at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		L 28–45	43,500
November 22	3:30 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ABC	L 18–37	35,267
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

"1997 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
"Maryland Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
"1997 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
"Wilson leads Bobcats to stunning win over Maryland". The Times Recorder. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Terps no match for Seminoles". The Star-Democrat. September 14, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Tar Heels thump Terrapins". The Charlotte Observer. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
Tatum, Kevin (September 28, 1997). "Temple Storms Back But Loses Heartbreaker To Terps". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C14.
"Maryland edges Duke". The Atlanta Journal. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"RB Zereoue lifts W. Virginia". The Miami Herald. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Kuklick leads Wake over Terps 35–17". The Atlanta Constitution. October 19, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Priester, Tigers easily grind up Terrapins". The State. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Once again Virginia pummels Maryland". News and Record. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Wolfpack on hot streak". The Atlanta Constitution. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
"Ga. Tech takes care of Maryland". News and Record. November 23, 1997. Retrieved July 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	Maryland Agricultural College Field Old Byrd Stadium (1923–1947, 1949) Griffith Stadium (1948) SECU Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Navy: Crab Bowl Classic Penn State Virginia West Virginia
Culture & lore	Testudo Mighty Sound of Maryland Anthony C. Nardo Memorial Trophy
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