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Atlantic Coast Conference Champions
Final Ranking: #11 (AP)/#10 (ESPN/WM Todati
First-ever Bowl Championship Appearance (Orange Bowl)
Ralph Friedgen consensus National Coach ot the Year
E.l. Henderson named a Butkus Award Finalist and Bruce Perry named a Doak Walker Award Finalist
A league-best seven players named first team AII-ACC
■ Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl Champions
■ Final Ranking: #13 (AP and ESPN/tfSA Todai/i
■ Beat perennial power Tennessee, 30-3. for the school's first bowl win since 1985
■ Second 11-win season in school history
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2003 Schedule
Table of Content; 2
The Maryland Philosophy .
Terp Football ... Get Into It 6
Peach Bowl 2002
Honored Terps 1 0
Fridge Fever 12
University of Maryland 14
Baltimore. Washington, Annapolis I
In the Media Spotlight
Gossett Team House 20
TheACC 22 ,
Terps Quarterback Legacy 24 . ^
Terps' NFL Connection 26 I •
From Walk On., To Front & Center 28
Coaching Staff
Head Coach Ralph Friedgen 30
Assistant Coaches 36
Charlie Taaffe, Offensive Coordinator 36
Gary Blackney, Defensive Coordinator 37
Tim Banks, Inside Linebackers 38
Tom Brattan, Offensive Line 39
James Franklin, Wide Rec. /Recruiting Coord 40
Bill O'Brien, Running Backs 41
Ray Rychleski, Special Teams/Tight Ends & H-Backs . 42
Al Seamonson, Outside Linebackers 43
Dave Sollazzo, Defensive Line 44
Football Support Staff 45
2004 Season Outlook
2004 Season Preview 50
Preseason Depth Chart 55
Alphabetical Roster 56
Pronunciation Guide 57
Numerical Roster 58
Terps By State 60
Personnel Breakdown 6
Quick Facts 62
2004 Terrapins
Player Profiles 64
Newcomer Profiles 97
2004 Preseason Honors ] 02
2003 Season Review
2003 Review Notebook 1 04 I
2003 Honors 107 I
2003 Final Statistics 108
Offensive Game-by-Game Stats 110
Defensive Game-by-Game Stats Ill
Team Game-by-Game Stats 112
Season Superlatives 113
2003 Participation Report 114
Game-by-Game Starters 115
Game-by-Game Capsules 11 6
Atlantic Coast Conference
About the Atlantic Coast Conference . 1 24
2003 ACC Review 125
2003 ACC Team Statistics 126
2003 ACC Individual Statistics 127
2003 ACC Players of the Week .... 1 28
2004 Opponents
Northern Illinois (Sept. 4| 1 30
Temple (Sept. llj 131
West Virginia |Sept. 18) 132
Duke (Sept. 25| 133
Georgia Tech (Oct. 9) 134
NC State (Oct. I6| 135
Clemson (Oct 23) 136
Florida State (Oct. 30) 137
Virginia (Nov. 6| 1 is
Virginia Tech (Nov. I8| . . 139
2004 Media Guide Credits
The 2004 University of Maryland Football Media Guide was published I the Maryland athletic media relations office with the intent to serve all me and followers of Terrapin football. Additional copies may be purchased S20. Mail orders should include $3 for postage and handling. Call (30 1 ) 3 1 7064 to order.
The guide was written and edited by Greg Creese, assistant me relations director with assistance liom Doug Dull, associate athletics director for media relations. Layout and design by Jason rellin. publications coon* nator and associate media relations director. Cover design by Jor» Schaflhauser.
Research and editorial assistance by Sean O Connor Amy Mulligan. Ashle Oberdorff, Brendan Dunn, Adam Zundell , Mary Smith, Julie Baronas an Pnyanka Shah
Photography by Bill Vaughan, Urry French. John Studwell, John H Rek III. Dave Christianson. Bruce Schwareman. John Consoli. Bill Welch. Kai Merton Feron and NFL Photos
The Maryland athletic media relations staff extends its thanks to all ACC and opponent sports information offices, the NFL and all members of pas sports information staffs that have assisted in compiling information that is ar integral part of this guide. Any corrections or additions to the media guid( are welcome and should be directed, in writing, to Greg Creese or Doug Dull
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The University of Maryland is an equal opportunity institution with respect to both education and employment. The university does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, origin, sex or handicap in admission or access to. or treatment or employment in. its programs and activities as required by federal (Title VI. Title IX. Section 504) and state laws and regulations- Inquiries regarding compliance with Title VI f the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended. Title IX of the 1972 Educational Amendment Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Art of 1 973. or related legal requirements should be directed to the Office of Human Relations. 1 130 Shriver Laboratory, East Wing, College Park, Maryland 20742-4321; telephone— 301405-2838. Inquiries concerning the application of Section 504 and Part 34 of the C.ER. to the University of Maryland. College Park, Maybe directed to the Director, Disabled Student Services. 0 1 26 Shoemaker Hall. University of Maryland. College Park. Md. 20742; telephone-301-314-7682 (voice) or 301-314-7683 (TTY|.
Wake Forest (Nov. 27) 140
2004 Composite Schedule 141
Bowl Championship Series Information 142
2004 Bowl Schedule 143
Maryland's Travel Itinerary 1 44
All-Time History
Annual Records & Finishes 1 46
Ail-Time Composite Totals 147
Coaching History 148
Year-by-Year Results 149
All-Time Series Results 1 56
All-Time Series Records 1 59
Terps in the Final Rankings 1 60
All-Time Lettermen 161
Postseason History
Bowl Game Results 1 68
Bowl Game Capsules 168
All-Time Bowl Records 175
Ranked Teams/Conference Champions
Team Capsules 176
1949 & 1951 176 ; 1975 & 1976 180
1952 & 1953 ! 1978 & 1982 181
National Champions .177 j 1 983 & 1 984 1 82
1954 & 1955 178 ! 1985 & 2001 183
1973 & 1974 179 I 2002 & 2003 184
All-Time Records
Rushing Records 1 86
All-Purpose Records 1 90
Passing Records 191
Total Offense Records 194
Receiving Records 1 95
Scoring Records 1 98
Punt Return Records 201
Kickoff Return Records 203
Punting Records 205
Tackles/Sacks Records 206
Interception Records 208
Team Records 209
Year-by-Year Team Statistics 210
The Last Time 212
Byrd Stadium 214
Byrd Stadium Records 214
Attendance Records 216
All-Time Honors
All-Americans 218
Outstanding Award Winners 219
Honorable Mention All-Americans 219
ACC Special Honors 220
AII-ACC Selections 220
Academic All-Americans 221
AII-ACC Academic Selections 221
Terps in the Hall of Fame 222
Maryland Team Awards 224
Coaches' Awards 226
LeFrak Scholarship 226
Terps In The Pros
Terps on 2003 NFL Rosters 228
Terps in Other Pro Leagues 228
All-Time Terps in the NFL 229
Terp Coaches in the NFL 23 1
First Round Draft Picks 232
All-Time NFL Draft Picks 232
NFL Players by Position 234
Frank Reich: The King of Comebacks 236
University of Maryland
University of Maryland 238
Distinguished AJumni 240
President CD. Mote Jr. 241
Athletics Director Deborah A. Yow 242
Athletics Administration 244
Academic Support & Career Development 248
Undergraduate Programs 249
Strength & Conditioning 250
Sports Medicine 25 1
Terrapin Club 252
Major Gifts and Fundraising 253
The M Club 253
Athletics Department Staff 254
Athletics Department Coaches 256
Terps on Radio 257
Media Information 258
Staying in College Park 259
Covering the Terps 260
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Our goal is to strive to be the best in everything we do.
In the classroom, our expectation is that each and every student-athlete will earn a degree while achieving the highest possible academic average.
On the field, we expect to become a consistent Top 20 team. Our primary goals are to win the conference championship and be in a position to contend for the national title. We will do this by mastering the art of preparation, which will enable us to perform at our optimal level.
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Hail Alma Mater! Hail to thee, Maryland! Steadfast in loyalty, For thee we stand.
Love for the black and gold, Deep in our hearts we hold, Singing thy praise forever Throughout the land.
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Maryland, we're all behind you. Wave high the black and gold, For there is nothing half so glorious As to see our men victorious. We've got the team, boys, We've got the steam, boys, So keep on fighting, don't give in! M-A-R-Y-L-A-N-D Maryland will win.
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Perhaps never in the history of Maryland Athletics has a coach overseen a more immediate and dramatic turnaround of his team's fortunes than Ralph Friedgen, the consensus national Coach of the Year in 2001, who has the 7th-most number of wins by a head coach in the first three years of his career in NCAA history.
Friedgen's rookie season included an ACC title, a BCS appearance in the FedEx Orange Bowl, and a final
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The University of Maryland made its third bowl trip in as many years when it was invited to play West Virginia University in the 2004 Toyota Gator Bowl. For the second straight year, the Terps saved one of their best efforts for a national TV audience and the postseason, as they beat West Virginia, 41-7.
Maryland fans continued to show their ability to travel with their Terps, as more than 1 5,000 fans were estimated to have made the trip to Jacksonville.
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The Terps' last two postseason victories have been by a combined 71-10 score, with victories over nationally prominent schools such as Tennessee and West Virginia.
1 Maryland set 1 0 school bowl-game records in the New Year's Day victory over West Virginia in the 2004 Toyota Gator Bowl.
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Jp£ Maryland has had 28 AII-ACC selections under coach Ralph Friedgen, one more than the school had in the previous 1 7 years combined. In 2002, a school-record eight Terrapins earned first team AII-ACC honors.
Terrapin football players have become more prominent nationally, earning recog- nition in a number of places before, during and after the last three seasons. In 2003, 1 7 different players were noted in preseason publications, weekly awards and postseason honors.
)$$ In 2002, linebacker E.J. Henderson became Maryland's first national award winner in 28 years when he won the Dick Butkus Award as the nation's best collegiate linebacker, as well as the Chuck Bednarik Trophy, symbolic of the nation's outstanding defensive player.
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The Gossett Football Team House expansion project, which began with the first phase in the Spring of 2002, will improve the University of Maryland's football facility to better meet the needs of Terrapin student-athletes and recruits through the expansion of four components:
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Phase One of the 1 5,500 square-foot renovation is complete with the creation of an expanded academic support lab. This increased the existing space dedicated to support and strengthen the academic and career- achievement initiatives of football student-athletes by more than 4,000 square feet. In addition, a brand new video board was finished in time for the 2002 season, giving fans a more vibrant and exciting experience in Byrd Stadium with game action and replays shown on a board measuring 2 1 feet by 28 feet.
Phases Two and Three, just completed in the summer of 2004, include a 3,500 square-foot meeting room and dining facility which will provide a multi- purpose showcase for hosting recruits and their families.
It also includes a new team meeting auditorium which will give the entire football team the opportunity to meet together in one room, allowing the coaching staff to teach using state-of-the-art technology in an environment that has sufficient seating space for all the players. This addition will help transform the staffs capability to effectively present offensive and defensive game plans.
The construction also includes an enhanced entrance and lobby for the Gossett Team House that will showcase the progran tradition, importance and success. An impressive first impression for recruits and visitors, the entrance and lobby will highlight the rich past of Maryland football and will showcase the Terps' return to national prominence.
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The Atlantic Coast Conference has a brand new look for the 2004-05 year, its 52nd in existence. The new year brings the University of Miami and Virginia Tech into the storied conference, making the ACC one of the top leagues in all of college football.
Jpjf Maryland and Miami are two of only five Division l-A teams to have won at least 1 0 games in each of the past three years |Miami 35- 3, Oklahoma 35-6, Texas 32-7, Maryland 31-8, Washington State 30-8J.
£$ ACC teams have won two of the last five national championships, five titles since 1 990 and nine national crowns overall since the 1 98 1 season.
y£i The ACC now features three teams who have played in five of the first six BCS National Championship games.
f§' Eight of the 1 1 ACC members in 2004 played in postseason bowl games a year ago. The league sent six teams to bowls in 200! and, in 2002, set an NCAA record for the percentage of teams in a conference making the postseason when seven of the nine teams received invita- tions.
y^: For the first time ever, the ACC surpassed 3,000,000 in total attendance in 2003 and for the fourth-straight year, the league set a new per-game average record at 51,842 per contest.
)5tf The ACC remains the nations all-time winningest conference in bowl play with a 97- 83-5 record (.538). The SEC and Pac-10 are tied for second at .518.
%■(' Over the past three years, the ACC is 1 3-6 in postseason play, including a 5-1 bowl mark in 2003. The ACC is the only conference to have a winning bowl record in each of the past three seasons.
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The ACC's bowl tie-ins for the 2004 season:
Mazda Tangerine Dec. 21, 2004 Orlando, Fla.
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y^f Playing for the Terps means competing in the nations fourth-largest media market.
^ The Terps are covered extensively by two of the nations top 1 0 newspapers: the Washington Post and the Baltimore Sun.
X3f USA Today, the nations newspaper, is headquartered less than 20 miles from Byrd Stadium.
%i The Maryland Terrapin radio network, which can be accessed up and down the East Coast, boasts one of the largest coverage areas in collegiate sports. Johnny Holliday, one of the top announcers in college football, is in his 26th year as Voice of the Terps.
YM Every major national television network - ABC, NBC, CBS and FOX - has a major news-gathering affiliate in both Washington and Baltimore. No university in the East boasts eight major news outlets within a 35-mile radius of its campus - except the University of Maryland.
Ym£ ACC football will receive extensive live television coverage over the next decade, with ABC, ESPN/ESPN2 and Jefferson Pilot Sports combining for more than 200 telecasts.
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y$: ESPN, which originated its first-ever sports telecast from the University of Maryland in 1 979, has been a regular visitor to Byrd Stadium over the years. Two Terp games for 2004 have already been tabbed for national coverage by ESPN.
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#ss The Ralph Friedgen Show, featuring the popular Terrapins football coach, airs weekly on Comcast SportsNet, one of the top regional sports networks on cable.
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<f§.< Twelve Terrapins have been taken in the first round of the NFL draft, including a pair of No. 2 overall selec- tions in quarterback Jack Scarbath (1953) and defensive lineman Randy White (1975).
S£^' Butkus and Bednarik award-winning linebacker EJ. Henderson was selected early in the second round of the 2003 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings. Henderson was the 40th selection overall.
^ Four former Terrapin quarterbacks have appeared in the Super Bowl: Boomer Esiason (1988), Frank Reich (1990-93), Neil O'Donnell (1995, 2000) and Scott Zolak (1996).
7 former Terrapins were on NFL rosters at the end of the 2003 season.
Three former Maryland head coaches (Bobby Ross, Lou Saban and Clark Shaughnessy) and four former Maryland players (Dick Modzelewski, Dick Nolan and Ron Waller) have gone on to serve as head coaches in the NFL, while former Maryland player Mike Tice is in his third season as head coach of the Minnesota Vikings.
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aryland's recent success has been noticed by scouts and coaches at the | top level of the game. There were 12 players from the Terps' Gator Bowl- champion squad in 2004 NFL camps, including five who were selected in the NFL Draft.
The five Terrapins picked in the 2004 NFL Draft were the most since 1 988 and the most since the draft was shortened to seven rounds. Maryland had five players taken in 1 1 rounds in 1988.
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Over the years Maryland has carved a well-earned reputation as Quarterback U, producing 1 4 players who have gone on to play the position in the National Football League. Here's a brief look at some of the Terps' most celebrated signal-callers:
JACK SCARBATH [1 950-52) — Maryland's split T quarterback was runner-up to Billy Vessels for the Heisman Trophy and was a unanimous All-America selection in 1952. Named Sport magazines "Sportsman of the Year," Scarbath was a unanimous All-South selection and the Southern Conference Player of the Year. In three seasons, the Terps were 244-1 with Scarbath as QB, including 1 0-0 in 1 95 1 . He went on to become Marylands second first-round draft pick, going to Washington in 1953.
DICK SHINER 1 1961-63) —An honorable mention AILAmerica selection in 1 962, Shiner was a three-year starter for the Terps. He was a two-time first team AMCC choice who helped lead the Terps to a 21-1 7 win over Penn State in just his seventh game as the signal-caller. He was later drafted by the Washington Redskins and went on to play 1 1 years in the NFL.
BOB AVELLINI (1 972-74) — In his first start as a sophomore, he showed a glimpse of things to come, setting school marks for total offense [3 1 2 yards) and passing yards (314) while completing 21 of 3 1 passes in a game vs. Duke. He still ranks among the most accurate passers in school history, completing 58.6 percent of his passes for 3,222 yards. A sixth-round draft choice of the Chicago Bears in 1 975, he went on to have a 1 0-year NFL career.
BOOMER ESIASON (1 981-83) — He was a two-time All-American who set 1 7 school records and led the Terps to the ACC championship in 1 983 and a berth in the Tangerine Bowl. Arguably the most prolific left-handed quarterback in NFL history, Esiason was a four-time Pro Bowl selection and spent 14 seasons in pro football. In 1988, he was named the leagues MVP and led his Cincinnati Bengals to Super Bowl XXIII against the San Francisco 49ers.
FRANK REICH |1 983-84) - Best known for leading the Buffalo Bills back from a 32-point deficit in the 1 992 NFL playoffs against Houston, he also commanded the greatest comeback in the college game as well. On Nov. 1 0, 1 984, Reich replaced Stan Gelbaugh at halftime against No. 6 Miami (Fla.) down 31-0. Thirty minutes later, Maryland pulled off the miracle upset, 4240, preserving its run for a second consecutive ACC title. He finished the season as one of the top-rated passers in the country. He was drafted in the third round of the 1 985 draft by Buffalo and appeared in four Super Bowls /
STAN GELBAUGH 1 1 984-85) - He played behind Boomer V ^_ Esiason and Frank Reich before moving into the Terps' starting lineup in 1 984 when Reich went down with a shoulder injury. Gelbaugh stepped in to lead Maryland to four wins and a narrow one-point loss on the road to Penn State. The following season, the anticipation of Gelbaugh's return brought the Terps a preseason No. 1 ranking by Sport magazine. The Terps went on to win the ACC title and a Cherry Bowl champi- onship in '85. He served a pair of NFL clubs, the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks.
NEIL ODONNELL (1987-89) -A two-year starter for the Terps, he ended his career in the No. 2 spot on most major Maryland passing charts. Drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1 990, he became the
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SCOTT ZOLAK (1989-90) — Despite starting just one season for the Terps, he finished his collegiate career among Terp leaders in passing yards (3, 1 24) and completions (270). His 2,589 passing yards in 1 990 ranked as the second-highest single-season total in school history and helped earn him honorable mention All-America recognition from Football News. He was taken in the fourth round of the 1991 NFL draft by the New England Patriots.
SCOn MILANOVICH (1993-95) - He left campus as one of the most decorated Terrapin QBs ever. In fad, Milanovich still owns or shares 3 1 Maryland passing records, including career standards for passing yards (7,301 ), touchdowns (49) and completions (650). He was drafted in 1996 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
SHAUN HILL (2000-2001) — He came to Maryland as a junior-college transfer, won the starting job and flourished under the new system installed by Ralph Friedgen. Hill sparked the Terrapins to the 2001 ACC championship and earned team MVP honors, throwing for 1 3 touchdowns and rushing for seven more. He was given a chance as a free ■2??**'^^ agent by former Terrapin Mike Tice, currently the head {if <J coach of the Minnesota Vikings, and stayed with the v "^
squad as their third-team QB. Hill spent the spring of tcSME5^ 2003 with the NFL Europe Amsterdam Admirals, where he threw for 2,256 yards and 1 3 touch- downs.
SCOTT MCBRIEN |2002-2003| -After > entering the 2002 season still competing for a starting job, few had hopes for Scott McBrien as high as the goals he would accomplish in his two years as a Maryland starter. The southpaw transfer from West Virginia led the Terrapins to 21 wins in his two years as a starter - most by any Terp QB ir two years - and was named most valuable player of the Peach and Gator Bowls. A free agent signee of the Packers in 2004, McBrien left Maryland third all-time in yards (5, 169), third in TD passes (34) and first in pass efficiency (I42.03| for his career.
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There is no better place to be than the University of Maryland, College Park. With its top-ranked academic programs, nationally recognized faculty, diverse population, and lush 1,580-acre campus located between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore, Md., it's no wonder the University of Maryland is a sought-after desti- nation for some of the state's — and the country's — best and brightest students.
Attracting them are some 1 1 1 majors and some of the highest-ranked programs in the country. As of 2003, 68 programs rank in the Top 25 nationally among public universities, and 50 programs are in the Top 1 5. For instance, in the latest U.S. News & World Report undergraduate rankings, the University of Maryland's business school was rated 1 8th nationally, while the engineering school was ranked 24th. In graduate school rankings, the A. James Clark School of Engineering, the School of Public Affairs, the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, the College of Computer, Mathematical and Physical Sciences and the College of Education all recently ranked in the top 25, according to U.S. News & World Report
High-tech, engineering, and service industries thrive in close proximity to the campus, offering a wide spectrum of internships, work-study opportu- nities and career choices for students. And, the campus is surrounded by the dynamic cultural opportunities that only a major metropolitan area can provide.
Whether your focus is the sciences or the humanities, a small-town atmosphere or a metropolitan feel, the University of Maryland offers a wide range of educational and cultural opportunities.
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The Honor Roll recognizes institutions that did well across several categories, including NCAA compliance, commitment to gender equity, overall win- loss records, total number of sports offered and graduation rates.
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The nation's capital and its major attractions are within 1 0 miles of Byrd Stadium. And the highly efficient Metro rail system, with a station at the campus doorstep, makes navigating the greater Washington, D.C, area easy. Campus shuttle buses serve the College Park Metro station, allowing easy access to one of the country's model transportation systems.
BALTIMORE
The 1 2th largest city in the United States is often referred to as the "Charm City." Located just 35 miles north of the University of Maryland, its rejuvenation as an urban center is unprecedented. The Inner Harbor, its National Aquarium and tall ships, and the nearby Oriole Park at Camden Yards create an exciting, vibrant holiday atmosphere in a city that boasts one of the world's great sea ports.
ANNAPOLIS
The state capital of Maryland lies just 30 miles east of the University of Maryland. Long called the "sailing capital of the United States," Annapolis is located at the mouth of the Severn River on the Chesapeake Bay. The historic downtown area is known for its wonderful eating and shopping opportunities. There are few places in the world that rival the Chesapeake Bay area for its appealing qualities.
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■ Arlington National Cemetery
■ FDR Memorial
■ Federal Bureau of Investigation
■ Ford's Theatre
■ Frederick Douglass Museum
■ John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
■ Library of Congress
■ Lincoln Memorial
■ MCI Center
■ National Aquarium
■ National Archives
■ National Gallery of Art
National Mall National Zoo Oriole Park at Camden Yards Pentagon
Smithsonian Institution Supreme Court of the United States U.S. Capitol Union Station Vietnam Veterans Memorial
Washington Monument Washington National Cathedral White House
Important to any college program are walk-on players, who not only make a difference in aiding a teams depth and continuity, but can also earn their own scholarship and bid for significant playing time.
Take the case of Chad Scott. After playing two seasons at Towsonin 1993 and 1994, Scott W chose to walk on at Maryland, l< /% uninvited. By the end of his first semester on campus, Scott was awarded a scholarship and became a Terrapin co-captain for his senior year in 1996. The rest is history. Scott was a first-round pick in the 1997 NFL Draft and, now, is chasing opponents and intercepting passes for the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Scott exemplifies the ultimate walk-on scenario. However, every season at Maryland, there are walk-on players who find their niche and contribute greatly to the Terrapins' program. With recent scholarship reductions, walk-on players have become a vital component to the rebuilding of Maryland football fortunes.
Another example is receiver Jermaine Arnngton, who walked on and was the Terps' leading receiver in 1 998, moving on to sign a free-agent contract with the San Francisco 49ers.
The latest Maryland player id go from walk-on to standout is safety Madieu Williams, a transfer from Towson who became the first Terrapin picked in the 2003 NFL Draft, going on the yjcond round to the Cincinnati Bengals.
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Ralph Fnedgen, the first coach in Atlan- tic Coast Conference history to lead a team to three-straight seasons of 1 0 wins or more, enters his fourth year at the University of Maryland with a rapidly-growing reputation as one of the top coaches in the game.
A long-time successful assistant coach at Georgia Tech, where he was credited with overseeing one of the nation's most po- tent offensive attacks, Fnedgen continues to build a new level of pride and glory to his alma mater's football program, guiding the Terps to a 31-8 record and a trio of major bowl ap- pearances - including two decisive wins — in his three seasons as a collegiate head coach.
Not only are his 3 1 wins four more than any third-year coach in Atlantic Coast Confer- ence history, his 31-8 start is the seventh-best in the history of Division l-A college football. Only one other coach since 1978 [Miami's Larry Coker, 35- 3) has posted as many wins in his first three years at the helm.
The consensus national Coach of the Year in 2001 after leading Maryland to its first ACC championship since 1985, Friedgen and Company have now proved in back-to-back sea- sons that his 1 0-2 rookie cam- paign of 2001 was no one-hit wonder. The Terrapins have posted 2 1 wins in the last two years — including a school- record tying 1 1 wins in 2002 — and dominating triumphs in the 2002 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl (30-3 over Tennessee| and the 2004 Toyota Gator Bowl (4 1-7 over West Virginia). The 3 1 wins by
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By making its way to last season's Toyota Gator Bowl, Maryland made a third consecutive bowl appearance for the first time since playing in four consecutive postseason games from 1982-85.
Long overlooked as a head-coach- ing candidate, the 1 970 Maryland gradu- ate was tapped as the Terps' head foot- ball coach following the 2000 season, and he wasted no time in return- ing the program to the glory days \ it achieved when Friedgen was an assistant to Bobby Ross in the 1980s.
Three years ago, in his first season as the Terps' grid boss, Maryland won its first seven games and eventually halted Florida State's reign as peren- nial ACC champion, earning the league's automatic berth in the Bowl Championship Series. In 2002, despite a I -2 start and with- out 1 9 seniors from the previous year, the Terps made their way back to a ma- jor bowl game, winning 10 of their last 1 1 games and finishing in a tie for second in the ACC. The 2003 campaign provided a bit of deja vu for Friedgen and the Terrapins as they again started 1-2,
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"5ome people look at a football field and see hash marks and yard lines. Ralph Friedgen sees plays and patterns invisible to every other naked eye. And if anyone on defense does see them, they see them a step too late. More imponant, Ralph has the skill to teach what he sees to his players. "
'You always hear about great middleweights who are "pound for pound" the best fighters in the world. That's meant as a compli- ment to smaller men. Ralph is not a small man, but pound for pound he's still the best offensive coach in the country. "
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and again ran off 1 0 wins in their final 1 1 games to earr a second New Year's bowl bid in three years.
Named the winner of the Frank Broyles Award a: the top assistant coach in the country in 1 999 while ai Tech, Friedgen brought 32 years of assistant coaching ex penence - including 2 1 as an offensive coordinator eithei in college or the NFL - with him in his return to College Park.
The 57-year-old Friedgen ^pronounced FREE-jun, owns the rare distinction of coordinating the offense foi both a collegiate national champion (Georgia Tech ir 990) and a Super Bowl team (San Diego in 1994).
Friedgen spent 20 seasons with Ross in coachinc stops at The Citadel, Maryland, Georgia Tech and the Sar Diego Chargers. He returned to Tech in 1 997, where he served another successful stint as offensive coordinatoi and quarterbacks coach under good friend George O'Leary.
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The Ross-Friedgen connection began in 1 973, when Ross hired the former Maryland offensive lineman as de- fensive line coach at The Citadel. Fnedgen spent seven seasons at The Citadel, the last three as offensive coordi- nator and offensive line coach. Friedgen then worked one season 1 1 980) as offensive coordinator at William & Mary and one season 1 1 98 1 ) as assistant head coach at Murray State before Ross tapped him to be his offensive coordina- tor at Maryland in 1982.
During his five-year stay at Maryland under Ross, Fnedgen was instrumental in the development of future pro quarterbacks Boomer Esiason, Frank Reich and Stan Gelbaugh, all of whom spent at least 1 0 seasons in the National Football League. Esiason played professionally from 1 984-97, Reich from 1 985-98 and Gelbaugh from
Division l-A Best Career Starts by Wins
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Walter Camp |Yale| |
1888-90 |
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Georqe Woodruff (Pennsylvania) |
1892-94 |
39-4-0 |
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1973-75 |
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31-5-0 |
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John Robinson* (So. California! |
1976-78 |
31-6-0 |
Ralph Friedgen* (Maryland) 2001-03 31-8-0
Dutch Meyer (TCUI
1934-36 29-7-2
Frank Leahy (Boston Coll./N. Dame) 1 9394 1 28-2-1
Larry Siemering (Pacific)
194749 28-2-2
Bud Wilki nson (Oklahomal
1947-49 28-3-1
Herb Deromeda (Central Michigan) 1978-80 28-4-1
Tom Osborne (Nebraska)
1973-75 28-7-1
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Career Wins in Fourth- Year by an ACC Coach
Friedgen - the winningest third-year coach in confer- ence history — begins 2004 needing five wins to set the record for wins by a fourth-year coach.
1 . Danny Ford, Clemson
1979-82 35-10-1
2. Bobby Ross, Maryland
1982-85 34-14-0
Chuck Amato, NC State
2000-03 34-17-0
4. Lou Holtz, NC State
1972-75 33-12-3
5. DickCrum, UNC
1978-81 32-12-3
Ken Hatfield, Clemson
1990-93 32-13-1
7. Ralph Friedgen, Maryland 2001-04 31-8-0
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Friedgen followed Ross to Georgia Tech in 1 987, becoming the Yellow Jackets' offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the next five seasons, including the 1 990 campaign when Tech, unranked in the pre- season, captured the national championship with an 1 1- 0-1 record. The national title came just two years after the Jackets had posted back-to-back seasons of three wins or less.
When Ross was named head coach of the San Di- ego Chargers in 1 992, he tapped Fnedgen to serve as running game coordinator for two seasons (1992-93) before elevating him to offensive coordinator in 1994, when the Chargers advanced to the Su- per Bowl for the first time in franchise his- tory. During his time with the Chargers, Friedgen helped a club that had not made the playoffs in a decade reach postseason play three times in five seasons.
Known for developing balanced of- fensive attacks with multiple looks, Tech was one of only two teams in the country in 1 999 to average at least 200 yards rush- ing and 200 yards passing. Tech also ac- complished the feat under Fnedgens guid- ance in 1990, '91 and '98. The 1999 team, with the diminutive Joe Hamilton
at quarterback, set 59 school records, rewriting many marks established by the 1 990 national championship team, which was led by another Friedgen pupil, Shawn Jones ( 1 989-92|. Fnedgen was a finalist for the Broyles Award as the nations top assistant coach in 1 998 when the Rambling Wreck set a then-school record with 50 touchdowns.
The first Maryland alum since Bob Ward (1967-68) to serve as the Terps' head football coach, Friedgen origi- nally came to Maryland as a quarterback in the mid-'60s
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The thing that is most impressive to me about Ralph Friedgen is that he adapts to personnel changes and the shifts that you see in the course of a game unlike many coaches you will Find in the college game. He is a coach that gives you a secure feeling that — no matter how many players leave the program through graduation or through the NFL - this is a team that will never feel like it is rebuilding. That it will always be on a steady flow upward.
"I think great leaders have a certain aura that you can't pinpoint and he is a tremendous leader because he gives such a secure, confi- dent feeling to the fans and anybody associated with the program that a solid job is going to be done and that Maryland is going to be in contention, year-in and year-out. " — Mel Kiper Jr., ESPN Football Analyst & Maryland native
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'Those of us who watched Coach Friedgen for all those years as an assistant knew that if any school would finally have the good sense to hire him, he would be a dynamite head coach. His first three years at Maryland have certainly proven that to be true.
"Everyone knew he had a brilliant offensive mind, but now Coach Friedgen has shown that he has the complete package of skills to make Maryland an annual contender for the ACC championship. Ralph Friedgen is the real deal. "
—Tony Barnhart, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
and spent most of his career as an offensive lineman, lettering in 1 966 and '68 and capturing Academic All- ACC honors. He was a two-time winner of the George C. Cook Memorial Award 1 1968-69) for having the highest academic average on the football team.
"Coach Friedgen is an experienced and consistently successful football coach who also has a passion for Mary- land," said Maryland athletics director Deborah A. Yow. "He understands the ACC, embraces Man/lands philoso- phy of the student-athlete, and has a clear and complete vision for returning Maryland to national prominence."
Because of his obvious ties to Maryland as a univer- sity and a state, Friedgen has stated implicitly that he wants to keep the area's best players at home.
"I think that has to be the mam focus of our recruit- ing," said Friedgen. ""We have to get the better players from the state. Not every player is meant to come to the University of Maryland, but a large portion of them should.
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I know a lot of coaches in this area and they know me from the last time I was here, a lot of the coaches are former Mary- land players and I think it is time the Mary- land community unites. We have a Terra- pin now as the head coach. The alumni, the fans, the former players; we all have to become a strong force. Part of that is going to be recruiting in the state and I am going to rely on those former players to get the better prep players to stay in state." Fnedgens coach- ing roots run deep. His father, Ralph, Sr, was a high school coach for more than 30 years and masterminded, among other teams, the 1964 Westchester County (N.Y) High School team that went unde- feated and averaged 44 points per game running what was then an unusual mul- tiple offense. It was an offense run by a 1 90-pound quarterback later recruited by Maryland named Ralph Friedgen, Jr.
younger Friedgen called all of his team's offensive plays from his junior year on
Friedgen and his wife, the former Gloria Spina, have three daughters: Kelley. Kristina and Katie. Gloria is cur- rently serving as an adjunct professor at the University of Maryland, Kelley passed the bar and is currently in Ger- many on a law fellowship; Kristina is in her first year in the theater program at Maryland; and Katie is a student at Sherwood High School
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7 grew up watching Maryland football, first with Jerry Claiborne and then with Bobby Ross, and what Ralph Friedgen has done in three years is restore all of the luster to the program that those guys built. The tradition that they established, he took years of dust off of it and shined it probably brighter than when those great coaches were here.
"I think that what is most exciting for all of us who are Terrapin fans is to see where it is that he takes the program from here. Because when he gets all of his guys in there"- look out. There is no reason to believe that Ralph can't take Terrapin football to heights it has never seen before. "
— Scott Van Pelt, ESPN anchor and Maryland grad
The Friedgen Family /clockwise from top middle): Gloria, Ralph, Kelley, Katie and Kristina.
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Ralph Fnedgen and his wife, Gloria, meet President George W. Bush at the 2002 White House Correspondents Dinner.
Ralph Friedgen with his former quarterback Boomer Esiason and son Gunnar prior to the 2002 Kickoff Classic.
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April 4, 1947 |
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Harrison, NY. |
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Maryland, 70 |
Family
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Wife, Gloria, daughters, Kelley |27|,
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Coaching Experience
Years In Coaching (College Years) Maryland
2001 Georgia Tech
1997-2000
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Head Coach
Assistant Coach •
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
San Diego Chargers
1 994-96 Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator,
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Running Game Coordinator/H-Backs/Tiqht Ends Georgia Tech
1987-91 Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Maryland
1 982-86 Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Une Murray State 1981
Assistant Head Coach
William & Mary
1 980 Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator
The Citadel
1977-79
Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator
1973-76
Assistant Coach - Defensive Line
Maryland
1969-72
Graduate Assistant
Playing Experience
Maryland
1966, 1968
Guard [2 letters)
Coaching Honors
+200 1 Associated Press National Coach of the Year +2001 Home Depot National Coach of the Year +2001 Football News Coach of the Year
+2001 American Football Monthly Coach of the Year
+200 1 The Sporting News Coach of the Year
+2001 Eddie Robinson/FWAA National Coach of the Year +2001 Bobby Dodd National Coach of the Year +2001 Walter Camp National Coach of the Year +2001 Washington D.C. Pigskin Club Natl Coach of
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+2001 CNN/SI National Coach of the Year +2001 CBS Sportsline.com National Coach of the Year • 200 1 ABC Sports com National Coach of the Year +2001 ACC Coach of the Year
Friedgen s Bowl History
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1 982 — Aloha Bowl (Washington 2 1 , Maryland 20J
1 983 - Citrus Bowl (Tennessee 30, Maryl.r \
1 984 — Sun Bowl (Maryland 28, Tennessee 27)
1985 — Cherry Bowl (Maryland 35, Syracuse 181
1990 — Citrus Bowl (Georgia Tech 45. Nebra
1991 —Aloha Bowl (Georgia Tech 18, Stanford 1 7|
1997 — Carquest Bowl (Georgia Tech 35, West Virginia 30)
1 998 — Gator Bowl (Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28)
1999 — Gator Bowl |Miami 28, Georgia Tech 13)
2001 — Orange Bowl (Florida 56, Maryland 23)
2002 — Peach Bowl (Maryland 31, Tennessee 3)
2003 — Gator Bowl (Maryland 41, West Virginia 7)
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23-7 |
44,080 |
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S8 Eastern Michiqan |
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42,105 |
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S22 at Wake Forest |
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27-20 |
22,372 |
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S29 West Virginia |
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32-20 |
40,166 |
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06 1251 (-1 Virqinia |
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44 197 |
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20-17 (ot| |
40,574 |
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O20 (121 (-1 Duke |
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59-17 |
43,528 |
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31-52 |
82,565 |
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N3 (151 |-| Troy State |
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47-14 |
38,415 |
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NIO [131 1-1 Clemson |
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37-20 |
52,462 |
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N17 [101 H at NC State |
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23-19 |
51,500 |
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73,640 |
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0-22 |
72,903 |
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S7 Akron |
W |
44-14 |
48,057 |
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SI 4 Florida State |
L |
10-37 |
51.758 |
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S21 E. Michiqan |
W |
45-3 |
46,098 |
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S28 Wofford |
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37-8 |
44 098 |
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05 at West Virqinia |
W |
48-17 |
55,146 |
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w |
34-10 |
41,766 |
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45-12 |
23,451 |
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w |
59-7 |
44,000 |
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N9 |25| |l 4| NC State |
w |
24-21 |
52,915 |
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N16 |19( at Clemson |
w |
30-12 |
72,000 |
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N23 |18| at Virqinia |
L |
13-48 |
58,358 |
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N30 [251 Wake Forest |
W |
32-14 |
39,906 |
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30-3 |
68,330 |
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* A 3 1 -8 record, including the first back-to-back-to-back 1 0-win seasons in university history 2001, 1 1-3 in 2002 and JO-3 in 2003).
* A school record-tying 1 1 -victory season in 2002, when the Terps won 1 0 of their last games. Only the 1 976 team won as many games.
* Maryland is joined by only four other Division l-A schools - Miami |Fla.), Oklahoma, Texas and Washington State - to have won as many as 1 0 games in each of the past three seasons.
* Three consecutive years ranked among the nation's top 20 in both major national polls Maryland ended 2003 ranked 1 7th in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches' poll and 20th by the Associated Press A year ago, the Terps were ranked 1 3th in both polls and in 2001 the team finished 1 0th in the ESPN/USA Today poll and 1 1 th in the AP standings. It is the program's best three-year ranking finish since 1974-76 |when the Terps finished 13th, 13th and eighth).
* Fnedgen, himself, is the most successful third-year coach in ACC history, with his 31-8 mark eclipsing those of such former league mentors as Danny Ford and Lou Holtz. He also ranks seventh-best in NCAA Division l-A history. Only Miami's Larry Coker can mark a better mark of active coaches at the schools they achieved the mark.
* Three-straight bowl appearances, including dominating wins in this year's Toyota Gator Bowl [41-7) and a 2002 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl victory over perennial national power Tennessee (a team ranked fifth in the two major preseason polls). The Terrapins also earned a BCS berth during the 2001 campaign.
* A 19-5 Atlantic Coast Conference record, including a 7-1 mark in 200 1 when the Terps became the first team other than Florida State to win an outright ACC title since the Semmoles joined the league, and a 6- 2 mark and runner-up finish in 2002.
* Nineteen wins in 20 games at Byrd Stadium, where the Terps had no less than 50,000 fans (a school record) at all six home games in 2003.
* The program's first major national award winner since 74 in linebacker E.J. Henderson, a two-time consensus first team All-American who was named the winner of the Dick Butkus Award (nation's outstanding linebacker) and the Chuck Bednarik Trophy (nation's outstanding defensive player) in 2002.
* Back-to-back school records in number of first team AII-ACC performers in 200 1 (7) and 2002 (8) and an ACC-best 1 3 overall all-conference honors.
* Twenty-two weeks in at least one of the country's two major Top 25 polls, including a streak of seven consecutive weeks to end the 2002 campaign.
* The only consensus national coach of the year award (200 1 ) in Maryland football history.
* A school-record 27,300 season tickets sold for the 2003 campaign.
* Back-to-back school scoring records (200 1 and 2002) and a two-year team scoring average of more than 33 points per game in those seasons.
* Three-straight impressive season-long defensive performances in which the Terps have allowed just 18.0 points per game since he became head coach. Maryland finished sixth nationally in scoring defense in 2003, giving up just 15.8 points per game.
* Eighteen national TV appearances, including a school-record eight showings in 2002.
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Friedgen /1 7) was the starting quarterback for Harrison High School in New York, playing under his father Ralph Friedgen.
Friedgen as a student at Maryland in 1968.
A high school quarterback, Freidgen Friedgen, winner of the 1 999 Frank Broyles Award spent most of his playing days at as the nation's top assistant coach, with 2000 win- Maryland on the offensive line. ner Mark Mangino, then an assistant at Oklahoma.
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After stints at Georgia Tech and with the NFLs San Diego Chargers, Friedgen returned to his alma mater, as he was named head coach on Nov. 29, 2000.
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Fourth Year at Maryland
Charlie Taaffe is in his fourth season as offensive coordina- tor and quarterbacks coach for the Maryland Terrapins.
In Taaffe's first three years at Maryland, the Terrapins have seen unprecedented success on the offensive side of the ball Last season, Taaffe helped guide the Terps through a myriad of injury problems to finish the season ranked in the top 30 nationally in four offensive categories (rushing (24"|, total offense (28th), scor- ing |27m| and pass efficiency |26m||. It was a season that began with some difficulty, but ended with Maryland rolling to an aver- age 514 6 yards of offense in its last five games.
In 2002. the Terps set a school record for points scored with 45 1 while finishing second in the ACC in rushing ( 1 98.8 ypg| and scoring (32 2 ppg| offense Taaffe helped guide quarterback Scott McBnen from what seemed like a possible early season liabil- ity into an honorable mention all-league performer who finished 12" nationally in pass efficiency.
In his first year, Taaffe was able to steer Maryland to 390 points (then a school record as well), or an average of 35.5 per outing. The Terps 439 7 yards of total offense per game were tops in the ACC. Taaffes expertise in the option helped the team to an average of 220.7 yards per game on the ground, second-best in the league. From an individual standpoint, Shaun Hill flourished at quarterback, becoming the leader of the offense en route to a
Jan, Charlie and Brian Taaffe.
second team AII-ACC selection
Before making his way to Maryland, Taaffe spent two years with the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League, where he served as head coach in 1 999 and 2000. With Taaffe at the helm, the Alouettes had a combined 25-14 record |back-to-back 1 2-6 regular seasons and a 1 -2 play- off record) and advanced to the 2000 Grey Cup fi- nals. For his efforts in 1 999 and 2000, Taaffe was named CFL Coach of the Year, making him only the second Montreal coach to earn such dis- tinction (Marv Levy being the first in 1 974) and the first coach in league history to earn the honor in each of his first two years. He also earned the same distinction from the Cana- dian Football Writers Association All together. Taaffe spent four years in Montreal, as he served two years as the Alouettes offensive coordina- tor before taking over ai head coach.
While in Canada, Taaffe's offenses put up some lofty numbers. In 2000, the Alouettes broke I the all-time league record for points in a regular , season as they posted 594. Taaffe helped quarter- r back Anthony Calvillo to a 112 9 pass efficiency rating in 2000 after a 1 08.9 rating led the league. Former Boston College back Mike Pnngle also ex- celled in Taaffe's system, as he ran for a league-best 1,656 yards in 1999.
Prior to his stint north of the border, Taaffe was the head coach at The Citadel from 1 987-96 Taaffe took the Bulldogs to new heights in his 1 0 years with the Division l-AA school as he won more games than any coach in the history of the school Prior to his tenure. The Citadel had not won a league game or road game in more than two seasons. Under Taaffe, the Bull- dogs won a Southern Conference championship, finished a regular season 1 1992| ranked No I in the country and advanced to the Division l-AA playoffs three times. He was the 1 992 recipient of the Eddie Robinson Award |which recognizes the top coach in Division l-AA), the Southern Confer- ence Coach of the Year in 1 988 and 90, and the Kodak Region II Coach of the Year in those same seasons. In addition, his teams beat six different Division l-A opponents (in 1 2 tries), including upsets of South Carolina 1 1 990) and Arkansas 1 1 992), and four of his teams were ranked in the final national l-AA poll ( 1 4th in 1988, 15th in 1990; 20th in 1991; 1st in 1992).
His 1 992 team was arguably the best in The Citadels history as it finished 1 1 -2, was the top ranked team at the end of the regu- lar season, and fell to the eventual champ (Youngstown State) in the quarterfinals. For his efforts in '92, Taaffe was named AFCA Division l-AA National Coach of the Year. His overall record at The Citadel was 5547-1, with six seasons of 500 or better.
Taaffe came to The Citadel after a suc- cessful stmt as an offensive assistant at the US Military Academy from 1981-86. In the three years Taaffe served as Armys offensive coordinator, the Cadets had a combined record of 23-13.
Taaffe's ties to the Atlantic Coast Con-
ference are strong. Before his stint at The Citadel, Taaffe coached at three different ACC schools for a total of seven years. From 1 976-80, he was an assistant at Virginia where he coached the offensive backfield. linebackers and special teams. His position with the Cavaliers came on the heels of graduate assistant- ships with NC State ( 1 975, backs) and Geor- gia Tech (1974, receivers).
The 1 973 season was Taaffe's first as a coach at the collegiate level as he was an offensive backfield coach at Albany (NY) State College. The position came right after his graduation from Siena College in Siena, NY, where he was a quarter- back for three years and earned a B.A. in education in 1 973 He was inducted into Siena's Athletic Hall of Fame in 1990
Born April 20, 1950, Taaffe is married to the former Jan Anderson, a former athletic trainer at Army The couple has one son, Brian Patrick, an aspiring young athlete who was born March 17, 1989
Personal
April 20. 1950
Date of Birth
Albany, NY
Siena College, 73
Pronunciation
TAFF
Coaching Experience
Maryland
2001-
Assistant Coach - Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks Coach
Montreal Alouettes (CFL)
1999-2000
1997-98
Head Coach Offensive Coordinator
Head Coach
The Citadel
1987-96
U.S. Military Academy
1981-86 Assistant Coach -
Offensive Coordinator Quarterbacks, Offensive Backfield
Virginia
1976-80 Assistant Coach - Offensive Backfield, Unebackers, Special Teams
NC State
1975
Graduate Assistant - Offensive Backs
Georgia Tech
1974
Graduate Assistant - Wide Receivers
Albany |N.Y.)
1973
Assistant Coach ■ Offensive Backfield
Playing Experience
Siena
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1970-72 |
Ouarterback |
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Clemson 1969 |
Quarterback |
Recruiting Areas
Maryland ICaroline, Cecil, Dorchester, Harford, Kent. Queen Anne's, Somerset. Worchester and Wicomico counties|, upstate New York, Canada, Massachusetts and Rhode Island
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Gary Blackney is in his fourth season as the Terrapins defen- sive coordinator and secondary coach.
In three seasons, Blackney has taken the Maryland defense and transformed it from a liability to one of the best units in the nation In each of his three years, the Terps have finished the season in the nation's top 20 in scoring defense. In fact, only one school (Georgia) has finished higher than Maryland in the NCAA rankings each of those three years
Last season, the Terp defense was the rock while the offense took a few games early to get on track. In the end, the team finished ranked in the nations top 25 in pass efficiency defense [ 1 7th, 1 05.86|, total defense ( 1 5th. 308 4 ypg|, scoring defense (sixth, 15 9 ppg] and pass defense 1 1 2th, 1 79 0 ypg|. The unit placed five players on the conferences first or second team and had all four defensive backs earn some sort of all-conference recognition.
In 2002, the Terrapin defense ranked first in the ACC and seventh nationally in sconng, allowing a paltry 16 3 points per game In addition.
Personal
Date of Birth
Hometown
December 10, 1944
Plamview, NY
Alma Mater
Connecticut, '67
Coaching Experience
Maryland
200 1 - Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator/Secondary
Bowling Green
1991-2000 Ohio State
1988-90
Head Coach
Assistant Coach - Inside Linebackers
1985-87
Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator
1984
Assistant Coach - Defensive Backs
Syracuse 198053
Assistant Coach - Defensive Backs
UCLA
1978-79
Assistant Coach • Defensive Backs
Wisconsin
1977
Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator
1975-76
Assistant Coach - Defensive Backs
Rhode Island
1973-74
Brown
1970-72
Assistant Coach - Offensive Backs
Assistant Coach - Defensive Backs
Connecticut 1968-69
Graduate Assistant
Playing Experience
Connecticut
1965-66 Running Back/Defensive Back
Recruiting Areas
Maryland |Allegany. Carroll, Fredenck, Garrett and Washington counties!, Delaware and Eastern Ohio
(he Maryland rushing and passing defense each ranked in the top three in the league while the team was second in the conference in sacks (37) and red-zone defense
Under Blackney's guidance in 2001. the Ter- rapin defense led the ACC in scoring defense (19.1 ppg). rushing defense (90.6 ypg) and sacks (37) In ad dition. the Terps were second nationally in intercep- tions (24) and tied for seventh in turnovers forced with 34 The 24 interceptions were the most by a Maryland team in 5 1 years.
Prior to coming to Maryland, Blackney most recently served as the head coach at Bowl- ing Green State University. He resigned his post following the final game of the 2000 season after 10 successful years with the program and an overall record of 60-50-2 (47-32-2, Mid-Amen- can Conference) The BGSUjob was his first as a head coach and his 60 wins as a Falcon ranked third on the school's all-time list when he took the Maryland job
Blackney left Bowling Green as the only coach in school history to win a bowl game, as he led the Falcons to victories in the 1991 California Raisin Bowl (28-2 1 over Fresno State) and the 1 992 Las Vegas Bowl (35-34 over Nevadal With 1 1 wins in 1 99 1 and 1 0 in 1 992, he is the only coach in BGSU his- tory to have back-to-back seasons of 1 0 wins or more. In doing so, he also became one of just three coaches ever to have been named Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year in consecutive seasons Other honors at Bowling Green included being named a finalist for Football News' National Coach of the Year award in 1 99 1 as well as two selections as AFCA Region 3 Coach of the Year (in '9 1 and '92)
The 1991 season was Blackney's first as a head coach, and with 1 1 wins that year, he tied an NCAA record for most wins by a first-year head coach. In fact his career at Bowling Green began with a MAC-record 1 9 straight conference wins and a 22-game unbeaten streak in the first two years But the accolades did not end on the playing field for Blackney. To date, he is the only coach from the MAC to have his recruit-
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mg classes receive the American Football Coaches Association Aca- demic Achievement Award (70 percent or better graduation rate) i each year of the awards existence. His first recruiting class (1991- 92} finished with one of the top marks in the nation at 93 percent
Prior to taking over at Bowling Green, Blackney was an assistant coach for 2 1 years. After serving as a graduate assistant at his alma mater, Con- necticut, in 1968 and '69, he got his first full-time position in 1970 as a defensive backs coach at Brown He then spent two seasons (1 973-74) as offensive backs coach at Rhode Island.
From there his stint serving big-ome programs began, often alongside some big-time coaching names. From 1 975-77, he was a de- fensive backs coach and ultimately defensive coordinator 1 1 977) at Wis- consin After three years with the Bad- gers, he moved to the West Coast and UCLA where he worked as a defensive backs coach un- der Terry Donahue In 1 980, Blackney came back east to Syracuse where he held the same post from 1980-83 under Dick MacPherson His final coaching spot before Bowling Green was at Ohio State where he began his tenure in 1 984 as a defensive backs coach under Earle Bruce and ended as an inside linebackers coach from 1 988-90 under John Cooper In between ( 1 985-87|, he was the Buckeyes' defensive coordinator
Of all of his positions, however, none had the eventual name power that could match that of his play- ing days at Connecticut. In Storrs, he was on a team that featured names such as Rick Forzano, current South Caro- lina coach Lou Hole, former Cleveland Browns head coach Sam Rutigliano, as well as eventual NFL assistants Dave Adolph and Dan Sekanovich.
A 1967 graduate and former running back/defen- sive back at UConn, Blackney is a native of Plamview, N Y, and was born in Astoria, NY He and his wife, Lauretta, have four children (Debbie. David. Kyle and Gary Jr.] and four grandchildren (Ken, Jamie, Abby and Celia|.
Gary Blackney with granddaughters Celia, Abby, Jamie and Keri.
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Tim Banks enters his second season at the University of Maryland, serving as the Terrapins' inside linebackers coach after joining the staff in 2003. Banks came to Col- lege Park from the University of Memphis.
In his first season with the Terps, Banks helped coach a linebackmg unit that was one of the keys to the 2003 season. In his first year as a starter, D'Qwell Jackson suc- cessfully replaced departed Butkus Award winner EJ, Henderson by leading the team in tackles and being named second team all-conference. Overall, the Terp defense was 15" nationally in total defense |303.4 ypg| and sixth in scoring defense |I5.9 ppg)
Banks joined the Tiger staff when former Clemson head coach Tommy West took the reins of the Memphis program in 01 . He oversaw outside linebackers in his first season in Memphis before taking over as cornerbacks coach for the 2002 campaign. In his first season coaching cornerbacks, the Tigers finished ninth in Division l-A in pass defense, allowing an average of just 165.8 yards per game.
Now entering his ninth year of coaching at the collegiate level, Banks is another Terrapin coach with ties to the current staff. Prior to his being hired at Memphis, Banks served as defensive backs coach at Bowling Green State under current Terp defensive coordinator Gary
Personal
Date of Birth Hometown Alma Mater
December 16, 197!
Detroit, Mich.
Central Michigan, 95
Coaching Experience
Maryland 2003-
Assistant Coach - Inside Linebackers
Memphis
2002
Assistant Coach - Cornerbacks
2001
^Assistant Coach - Outside Linebackers
Bowling Green
2000 1 999
Assistant Coach - Defensive Backs Assistant Coach - Running Backs
Ferris State 1997-98 Bowling Green
1996
Assistant Coach - Defensive Backs
Graduate Assistant - Defense
Playing Experic
Central Michigan 1991-94
Cornerback
Recruiting Areas
Central Florida, Detroit (Mich J and Georgia
Blackney. Like his first season coaching cornerbacks at Memphis, Banks' first season coaching defensive backs at Bowling Green of- fered immediate results as the Falcons tripled their interception total from the previous year.
In addition to coaching under Blackney, Banks also served alongside current Terp assistant Al Seamonson, who was the Falcons' linebackers coach in 2000. All told. Banks spent two years as a full time coach at BGSU both during the Blackney re- gime — serving one ( 1 999) as a run- ning backs coach and the other (2000) in charge of the defensive backs.
Bowling Green was also the site of the start of Banks coaching ca- reer as he was the school's graduate assistant for the 1 996 season after completing his collegiate playing ca-
reer After serving that season working with the Falcons defense, he was hired to his first full-time post, coach- ing defensive backs at Ferris State University in Big Rapids, Mich. In his two seasons, he worked as the Bulldogs' defensive backs coach while also having a hand in the passing game and special teams.
A four-year letterwinner at cornerback for Central Michigan, Banks graduated in 1 995 with a bachelor of science degree in industrial man- agement. In his time with the Chippewas, Banks earned All-Mid- Amencan Conference honors as a junior and a senior while also being named his teams most valuable defen- sive back in those seasons. A team co- captain his senior year, Banks finished his career with over 200 tackles and a pair of interceptions.
Born December 16, 1971, Banks is a native of Detroit, Mich. He and his wife, Robin, were married in 1994
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Delaware '72 Fourth Year at Maryland
Tom Brattan is in his fourth season as the Terps' offensive line coach. He boasts 32 years of coaching experience, including 22 at the collegiate level.
Brattan is coming off one of his most challenging, yet re- warding seasons as a collegiate coach. The 2004 Terrapin offen- sive line suffered through injury after injury - specifically at the guard position - but Brattan continued to field a unit that fought and clawed until the Maryland offense got on track. In the end, guard C.J. Brooks was named first team AII-ACC, and center Kyle Schmitt had his best season, earning a spot on the watch list for this years Rimington Award Igiven to the nation's top center). De- spite the early injury trouble, the Terps finished the season allow- ing just 20 sacks while ranking second in the league and 24th nationally in rushing offense 1 1 9 1 .3 ypg| .
In 2003, Brattan directed a group that was among the most decorated in the ACC. Four of five starters in 03 earned AII-ACC recognition |C Todd Wike and T Matt Crawford, first team, G Lamar
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Date of Birth Hometown Alma Mater Pronunciation
October 14, 1950
Newark, Del.
Delaware, 72
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Coaching Experience
Maryland 2001:
Assistant Coach - Offensive Line
Stanford
1 999-2000 Asst. Coach ■ Offensive Line (centers and guards)
Northwestern
1997-98
Assistant Head Coach
1992-98
Assistant Coach - Offensive Line
William & Mary
1 984 9 1 Asst Coach - Offensive Coordinator/Offensive Line 1983 Assistant Coach - Offensive Backfield
Highland Springs |Va.| High School 1979-82
Head Coach
Lloyd C. Bird (Va.j High School
1978
Head Coach
McKean (Del.) High School
1977
Head Coach
Highland Springs (Va.) High School
1 973-75 Assistant Coach - Offensive Line
Delaware 1972
Graduate Assistant
Playing Experience
Delaware
1971
Center
Recruiting Areas
Southeast Virginia (Richmond/Tidewater), Central Virginia, At- lanta [Gal, Detroit (Mich.l and Illinois.
Bryant, second team, G C.J. Brooks, honorable mention). The hon- ors were a product of the Terrapins' continued success on offense, as they boasted the league's second-rated rushing 1 1 98.8 ypg) and scoring (32.2 ppg| offense while allowmgjust 2 1 sacks in 1 4 games.
The Terps' success in year two was a perfect follow-up to their offensive start in 200 1 , a season that saw them average 35.5 points per game, allow just 18 sacks (third-best in the ACC) and pave the way for a Doak Walker-finalist season by tailback Bruce Perry (1, 242 yards). From an individual stand- ^^
point, two of Brattan's linemen (Melvin Fowler and Todd Wike| earned first team AII- ACC recogni- tion, with Fowler also being named a finalist for the Rimington Award and ulti- mately being picked in the third round of the NFL Draft by the
Cleveland Browns Brooks also earned mention as a Freshman All- Amencan by The Sporting News.
Prior to coming to Maryland, Brattan spent two years at Stanford University, where he served as the Cardinal's offensive line coach in charge of centers and guards. Of the two years Brattan spent with the Cardinal, 1 999 was the brightest. Stanford went 8- 4 that season and had wins over Arizona, UCLA, Oregon State and Notre Dame on the way to a Rose Bowl bid. The '99 Stanford offense scored at least 3 1 points in all but three games and hit the 50-point plateau three times. That year, Brattan's offensive line al- lowed a paltry 1 5 sacks despite 385 passing attempts (an average of one sack for every 27 attempts).
Brattan took his first job at the collegiate level at William & Mary in 1983 as an offensive backfield coach After just one sea- son, he was promoted to offensive coordinator and served the remainder of his tenure ( 1 984-9 1 ) in that ca- pacity He also worked with the offensive line at William & Mary. While Brattan was there, the Tribe advanced to the NCAA Divi- sion l-AA playoffs three times. From 1 986 to 1990, William & Mary earned national rankings in three seasons (No. 9 in 1986, No. 1 3 in 1 989; No. 7 in 1 990). The success was largely a product of Brattan's offensive design as his unit ranked in the top 20 in offense in 1 985 and 86, while it had the top-rated attack in Division l-AA for the 1 990 season and the sixth-best in '91 ,
Brattan took his success at the l-AA level to his next job, Northwestern, where he resided from 1992-98 as offensive line coach. In Brattan's first three years at the school, the Wldcats continued their struggle to regain their winning ways, pushing their streak of seasons without a winning mark to 23.
Then in 1 995, the Wildcats were in the national spotlight as they came seem- ingly out of nowhere to win the Big Ten championship for the first time in 47 years
and advance to the Rose Bowl where they ultimately fell to South- ern California. They finished that season — despite the Rose Bowl loss — ranked seventh in the nation with a 1 0-2 record. Brattan's offensive line played a huge role in the team's success, as it al- lowed just eight sacks all year while helping propel Darnell Autry to a new school rushing record. As a team, Northwestern finished fifth nationally that season in rushing.
The Wildcats went on to post a combined 1 5-1 conference record in 1 995 and 1 996, taking the Big Ten crown both years after having won just five league games in the previous three years. In '96, they earned a bid to play Tennessee in the Citrus Bowl.
Brattan got his start in coaching as a graduate as- sistant at his alma mater, Delaware, in 1972. After one year in k Newark, he took his first full-time I coaching post at Highland , Springs (Va.) I High School as ^ an offensive line coach. After three years (1973-75) at Highland Springs, he moved back to his home state and took his first head coaching job at McKean High School in 1 977 . He spent one year at McKean - the same high school that helped produce Maryland legend Randy White — before moving back to Virginia and taking over as the head coach at Uoyd C. Bird High School. After serving at Bird in 1978, he returned to Highland Springs — this time as a head coach — for his final four years ( 1 979-82) at the prep level. That final stmt was a successful one, as he led HSHS to one Central Region and three district championships in his four years.
A native of Newark, Del., Brattan is a 1 972 graduate of his hometown University of Delaware, where he earned his bachelors degree in history and later earned his master's degree in educa- tion in 1 977. He was a member of the Blue Hen football team and earned a varsity letter in 1 97 1 . He and his wife, Anne, have three children — Knsten, Kate and Megan.
The Brattans: Tom, Anne, Megan and Katie (not pictured, Kristen).
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James Franklin is in his fifth year as wide receivers coach and second as recruiting coordinator at Maryland. Hejomed the staff in April 2000 following a one-year stmt as wide receivers coach at Idaho State University.
Franklins wide receiving corps has shown constant improvement since he joined the staff in 2000. In 2003, for the second year in a row, four Terrapin wideouts posted 300 receiving yards or more despite the fact that the unit returned just one starter from the previous year.
A look ahead to 2004 shows that Franklin's unit may be up for its best year in his tenure, as only one player with significant numbers - Latrez Harrison - was lost to gradua- tion, while the competition for playing time will be fierce. Without question, his unit is faster than it has ever been, as six of his players ran 4.5 or better in off-season testing
The 2003-04 academic year was also Franklin's first as recruiting coordinator, and all the Pennsylvania native did was help Maryland land a consensus top 20 class, one con- sidered the best in school history. For his efforts, Rivalsf00.com named him one of the nations 25 best re- cruiters.
A 1995 graduate of East Stroudsburg, where he was
Personal
Date of Birth Hometown
February 2, 1972
Lanqhorne, Pa.
Alma Mater
East Stroudsburg, '95
Coaching Experience
Maryland
2003- Asst. Coach - Wide Receivers/Recruiting Coordinator 2000- Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers
Idaho State
1999
^Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers
Washington State
1998
Assistant Coach - Tight Ends
James Madison
1997
Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers
East Stroudsburg
1996 Kutztown
1995
Graduate Assistant - Secondary
Assistant Coach • Wide Receivers
Playing Experience
East Stroudsburg
1991-94
Quarterback
Recruiting Areas
Maryland |Calvert. Charles, Pnnce George's and St. Marys coun- ties), Washington DC, Eastern Pennsylvania, Central Pennsyl- vania and South Florida.
a Harlon Hill nominee for Division II Player of the Year, Franklin also has served on the coaching staffs at Wash- ington State, James Madison, East
Stroudsburg and Kutztown. He also coached for the Roskilde Kings in the European League, serving as offensive coordinator in 1996.
In 1999, he coached an Idaho State receiver corps that amassed 29 touchdowns, 258 receptions and more than 3,300 receiving yards. The Bengals, who posted one of their besi offensive seasons in school history, fin ished ninth nationally in total offense, averaging better than 30 points per game
Franklin, 32, joined the Idaho State staff prior to the 1 999 season after serving one year as a graduate assistant coach at Washington State, where he worked primarily with the tight ends.
Prior to his position at Washington State, he spent the 1 997 season as the wide receiv- ers coach at James Madison Uni- versity. In the summer of 1 998, he worked as an assistant run- ning backs coach with the Mi- ami Dolphins in the National Football League's minority in- ternship program. In 1996, he served as a graduate assistant at his alma mater. East Stroudsburg, working primarily with the second ary.
In the summer of 1 999, Franklin worked with the Phila- delphia Eagles coaching staff as part of the NFLs minority internship program.
During his career, he has recruited the Maryland- I Virginia area, as well as New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Georgia and California. He is currently respon- sible for recruiting in Pennsylvania, Florida, Maryland and Washington DC.
Franklin was a two-time Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference selection as a quar- terback at East Stroudsburg, earning team MVP honors as a senior when he set seven school records, including single- season marks for total offense [3, 1 28), passing yards [2,586) and TD passes 1 1 9) . He was honored by Sports Illus- trated as a national player of the week in October 1 994.
He played one season of profes- sional football in the European League, capturing league MVP honors in 1 996 for the Danish national champions. Franklin earned his master's degree
Vin educational leadership from Washington i J State, posting a 3.74 grade point average while completing his degree requirements in 1999.
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Bill O'Brien enters his second year at Maryland work- ing with the Terrapin running backs. Though one of the two newest members of the coaching staff, the product of his work far from new to Maryland faithful.
Prior to 2003, O'Brien spent eight years with Geor- gia Tech, where he worked with current Terp and former Tech cohorts Ralph Fnedgen and Dave Sollazzo, as well as assistant recruiting coordinator John Donovan. In his final season in Atlanta, O'Brien served as the Yellow Jackets as- sistant head coach, offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach, a combination of titles that reflects great progress by the 34-year-old in his tenure with Tech.
In his first three years f 1 995-97) at Georgia Tech, O'Brien served as a graduate assistant to the offense. His final season as a GA was his first working with Ralph Friedgen after Fnedgen returned to the college ranks fol- lowing five years in the NFL.
In 1 998, O'Brien was hired as Techs running backs coach, another position he would hold for three years and excel in (notably, his graduate assistant role was filled by Donovan). In each of his three seasons coaching the run-
Personal
Date of Birth
October 23, 1969
Hometown
Alma Mater
Andover, Mass.
Brown '92
Coaching Experience
Maryland
2003-
Assistant Coach - Running Backs
Georgia Tech
2002
Assistant Head Coach
2001-2002
Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks
1999-2000
Recruiting Coordinator
1998-2000
Running Backs
1995-1997
Graduate Assistant - Offense
Brown
1994
Inside Linebackers
1993
Tight Ends
Playing Experience
Brown
1990-92
Linebacker/Defensive End
Recruiting Areas
Baltimore |city and county), South New Jersey and the Dallas- Fort Worth area.
nmg backs, the Yellow Jackets finished no lower than third in the Atlantic Coast Conference rankings. In addition, he showed a flair for recruiting that led to the addition of re- cruiting coordinator to his list of responsibilities in his final two years 1 1 999-2000) as a running backs coach.
At the end of a successful 2000 season, Ralph Friedgen was hired away from his post as Georgia Tech's offensive coordinator to resurrect the Maryland football pro- gram. With Friedgen having no choice but to leave prior to the Jackets' bowl game, all eyes were on O'Brien as he took the reins of the offense for the 2000 Chick-fil-A Peach Bowl. It was a role he would succeed in for the next two seasons.
In O'Brien's first season as an offensive coordinator, Tech led the ACC in passing offense and ranked third in the league in scoring, while tailback Joe Burns posted the first 1,000-yard season by a Yellow Jacket since 1995. In his second season, the Jacket offense was off to a flying start when tailback Tony Hollings — who was averag- ing 1 58. 2 yards per game — went down with ^_ an injury in the fourth game of the season. (H Overall, O'Brien placed five players on the AII-ACC first or second team in his two seasons.
Prior to his arrival in Atlanta, O'Brien spent two seasons at his alma mater Brown University, coach- ing tight ends in 1993 and inside linebackers in '94.
A three-year letterwmner at outside linebacker for the Bears, O'Brien graduated in 1992 with a bachelor of arts degree with a double con- centration in political sci- ence and organizational behavior management.
Born October 23, 1 969, O'Brien is a native of Andover, Mass. He is married to the former Col- leen Corron and the couple had their first child, Jack, in August 2002.
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Ray Rychleski is in his fourth year as Maryland's spe- cial teams coordinator and tight ends/H-backs coach. He is in his 25th year of coaching overall, and his 23rd at the collegiate level.
The 2003 season was another strong year for Rychleski, as his tight ends and special teamers both made headway. TE Jeff Dugan continued to impress as one of the top blocking tight ends in the country, while he closed his career with his best receiving season in Ralph Fnedgen's system. Nick Novak broke the all-time Maryland scoring record, notching his 324th career point and second straight 1 00-plus point season en route to Lou Groza Award semifi- nalist and first team AII-ACC mention. First-year punter Adam Podlesh — the first Terp freshman ever to be honored by the league — was a Ray Guy semifinalist with his 42.3-yard
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Date of Birth
September 27, 1957
Hometown Alma Mater
Pronunciation
Old Forge, Pa.
Millersville (Pa ), .79
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Coaching Experience
Maryland
2001-
Assistant Coach - Special Teams Coordinator /Tight Ends & H-Backs
Wake Forest
1 999-2000 Assistant Coach - Tight Ends/ Special Teams
1996-98
Outside Linebackers
1993-95
Defensive Line
East Stroudsburg
1992
Assistant Coach -
Special Teams Coordinator/Defensive_Backs_
Toronto Argonauts
Summer, 1 992
Volunteer Assistant Coach - Defense
Penn State
1991
Graduate Assistant - Offensive Line
Northeastern
1989-90 Assistant Coach -
Defensive Coordinator/Inside Linebackers Temple
1 98 l-88GA/Assistant Coach - Outside Linebackers and Rovers Neshaminy |Pa.| High School 1980 Head Coach - Freshman Team
Manheim (Pa. J Township High School
1 979 Assistant Coach Quarterbacks/Defensive Backs Quarterbacks
Recruiting Areas
Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and North Carolina.
average and Steve Suter - though hobbled - returned two punts for touchdowns, repeating as a first team all-conference pick.
In 2002, Rychleski saw both of his units turn in outstanding per- formances. Dugan earned hon- orable mention AII-ACC sta- tus, while the special teams had three first team AII-ACC perform- ers. Novak finished his sophomore sea- son ranked fifth in the NCAA in field goals and I6"1 in scoring, and Brooks Barnard led the ACC in punting and finished 12* nationally with a 43.1-yard average. But while the Terrapin return game was nearly an after- thought the year before, Suter blossomed under Rychleskfs guidance into one of the top return men in the country. Suter finished 2002 with an ACC-record 77 1 punt return yards while finishing second in the con- ference in kick return average and tying an NCAA record with four punt returns for a touch- down.
The 2002 season came on the heels of an inaugural season that saw Maryland tight ends and specialists shine as well. In 200 Matt Murphy went from a player in search of a position to a tight end displaying enough skills to be selected by the Detroit Lions in the 2002 NFL Draft. Highlights from Rychleskis spe- cial teams units included the fourth-best net punting aver- age in the nation, first team AII-ACC recognition for Barnard, and Novak earning honorable mention all-conference sta- tus in just his first year kicking at the collegiate level.
Prior to coming to College Park, Rychleski served for eight years at Wake Forest University where his tenure could best be described as diverse. For the 1 999 and 2000 sea- sons, Rychleski was the Demon Deacons tight ends coach while also serving as the team's special teams coordinator. For the three years prior to becoming tight ends coach and special teams coordinator 1 1 996-981, he worked with
Ray Rychleski
WFU's outside linebackers. During his first three seasons at Wake 1 1 993-95), Rychleski coached the defensive line. Rychleski began his coaching career on the prep level in Pennsylvania in 1 979 before heading to Temple University, where he took a position as a gradu- ate assistant. After a short time as the Owls' graduate assistant, he was promoted into his first full-time colle- giate coaching post. He spent eight years at Temple ( 1 98 1 -88) before heading to Northeastern [1989- 90) as a defensive coordinator/inside lineback- ers coach. After two years at Northeastern, Rychleski spent a year at Penn State 1 1 99 1 , graduate assistant) and one summer with the Toronto Argonauts 1 1 992, defense) as a volunteer assistant.
In 1 992, Rychleski was hired as a special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach at East Stroudsburg University where he helped the War- riors to their best record in 1 3 years. After his brief stint there, he left for Wake Forest in 1 993.
A native of Old Forge, Pa., Rychleski earned his degree in social studies from Millersville (Pa.) State Col- lege |now known as Millersville University) in 1979.
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Al Seamonson is in his fourth season as outside line- backers coach for the Terrapins. He also assists Ray Rychleski
. in working with special teams. In 2004, his unit will consist
; of the strongside linebacker position as well as one of the defensive ends, a spot that was converted from the former
' "Leo" position when the Terps' defensive scheme switched
! to a 4-3.
In three years in College Park, Seamonson has quickly
, gained the respect of pundits and peers as an outstand- ing, organized defensive football coach. In 2003, he helped
, lead a defense that was again one of the top units in the nation in scoring (sixth) and total defense 1 1 5th). He helped second-year player Shawne Mernman to the second-most sacks in the ACC while continuing to build depth at other positions that will be a factor in 2004.
In 2002, Seamonson helped coach a Terp defense that ranked first in the ACC and seventh nationally in scor- ing, allowing just 16.3 points per game. In addition, the Maryland rushing and passing defense each ranked in the top three in the league while the team was second in the conference in sacks (37) and red-zone defense. Seamonsons
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Date of Birth
September?, 1959
Hometown
Stouqhton, Wise.
Alma Mater
Wisconsin '82
Coaching Experience
Maryland
2001-
Assistant Coach - Outside Linebackers/Special Teams Assistant
Bowling Green
2000Assistant Coach - Special Teams Coordinator/Linebackers The Citadel
1987-99 Assistant Coach -
Special Teams Coordinator/LinebackersAMde Receivers
United States Military Academy
1985-86 Assistant Coach - Linebackers
Wisconsin
1983-84
Graduate Assistant - Defensive Backs
1982-83
Part-Time Assistant Coach - Wide Receivers
Playing Experience
Wisconsin
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Wide Receiver
Recruiting Areas
Virginia, South Carolina and North Florida.
outside linebackers were a source of both steady im- provement and big plays while Merriman was named to The Sporting News' ACC All-Rookie team. All of this came on the heels of a team that had the nation's fourth-best turnover mar- gin |+1 .45 average) and theACC's lowest scor- ing defense (19.1 points per game) in his first season on the job in 2001.
Seamonson boasts 22 years of colle- giate coaching experience. Prior to com- , mg to Maryland, he spent the 2000 season at Bowling Green State Uni- i versity — where he worked under current Terp defensive coordinator Gary Blackney — as the Falcons' spe- cial teams coordinator and lineback ers coach.
In his lone year at Bowling Green, Seamonson helped the Falcons produce a defensive unit that ranked fourth in the MAC in rushing defense and total defense. Hired by Blackney, who at the time was the Falcons' head coach, he was responsible — in addition to his duties with special teams and line- backers — for recruiting Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Florida.
Seamonsons coach- ing tenure prior to BGSU was weighted heavily in military settings. From 1987-99, he coached at The Citadel, where he started as a wide receivers coach (1987) before serv- ing the remainder of his tenure (1 988-99) as special teams coordinator and linebackers coach. At The Citadel, Seamonson coached under current Terp offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe and worked alongside defensive line coach Dave Sollazzo. He helped coach five lineback- ers to All-Southern Confer- ence honors and one (J J. Davis) to an appearance in the Senior Bowl. The high- light of his tenure was in 1 992 when the Bulldogs led Division l-AA in scoring defense, yieldingjust 13.0 points per contest en route to a Southern Conference championship and ad- vancing to the l-AA play-
offs for the third time in five years.
The Citadel was not Seamonsons first taste of the
military life, however, as he was a linebackers coach
at the U.S. Military Academy (Army) in West Point,
N.Y., for the 1 985 and"86 seasons. In his first season
at Army, the Cadets were one of the surprise teams
in the country as they won the 1 985 Peach Bowl,
31-29, over Illinois. It was one of just four times
in the Academy's history that it had gone to a
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A 1982 graduate of Wisconsin and a two-year lefterwmner for the Badgers at wide receiver, Seamonson got his start in '. coaching in Madison. In 1 982, I he served as a volunteer ** coach for Wisconsins wide re- ceivers. He then was a graduate assistant for the next two years where he worked for the Badgers' secondary unit.
Born September 7, 1959, in Stoughton, Wise, Seamonson was a wide receiver at Stoughton High School and was a captain for the all- state Shrine Team in 1977. He and his wife, Kristi, have three children. Kylen, Kalvin and Karter.
The Seamonsons: Kylen, Karter, Al, Kristi and Kalvin.
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Dave Sollazzo is in his fourth season as defensive line coach at the University of Maryland. It is his seventh season overall at the university. Sollazzo was a volunteer defensive line coach for the Terps in 1 986 and '87 as well as a gradu- ate assistant in 1 984.
In his three years with the Terps, Sollazzos unit has been one of the most overachieving groups on the team. Last season, the Terps were first in the league in total de- fense ( 1 5" nationally! and pass defense while finishing third in rushing defense. They recorded 35 sacks, just one fewer than league leader Florida State, and DT Randy Starks be- came just the second Maryland tackle in 1 5 years to earn first team all-conference honors. Starks ultimately left school early and was selected in the third round of the NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans.
In 2002, Maryland finished second in the league in total defense while holding its opponents to an average of
Personal
Date of Birth
December 24, 1955
Hometown
Harrison, N.Y
Alma Mater
The Citadel, 77
Pronunciation
so-LAH 20
Coaching Experience
Maryland
2001-
Assistant Coach - Defensive Line
Georgia Tech
1999-2000
Assistant Coach - Defensive Tackles
The Citadel
1989-98
Assistant Coach - Defensive Line
Guilford (N.C.j College
1988
Assistant Coach - Defensive Line
Maryland
1 986-87 Volunteer Assistant Coach - Defensive Line
Stratford |S.C.| High School
j_?85 Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator
Maryland
1 984 Graduate Assistant - Linebackers
North Charleston |S.C.) High School
1983 Assistant Coach Defensive Coordinatoi
Fort Johnson (S.C.| High School
1978-62 Assistant Coach - Defensive Coordinator
Playing Exper.
The Citadel
1973-76
Defensive Line
Recruiting Areas
Maryland |Anne Arundel, Howard and Montgomery counties) Northern New Jersey, Eastern New Yor and Connecticut
57 yards below their season rushing av- erages coming into their respective games with the Terrapins. In addition,/ the Terps finished atop the league and seventh nationally in scoring de- fense, yielding just 16.3 points per game. Starks earned second team All ACC honors in just his second season at the collegiate level while DE Durrand
Roundtree completed his successful tenure in College Park and was signed to a free agent contract by the home- town Washington Redskins.
In his first season back at UM, Sollazzo took a group that entered the season as a concern in terms of talent and depth, and turned it into a rock-solid unit that helped anchoroneofthe top defenses in the ACC as the team led the league in rush- ing and scoring defense. Un- der his tutelage, nose tackle Charles Hill became an honor- able mention AII-ACC pick and, ultimately, a third-round choice of the Houston Texans in the 2002 NFL Draft.
Prior to his current stint at Maryland, Sollazzo was at ^ Georgia Tech in 1 999 and 2000 as a defensive tackles coach. In his two years in Atlanta, Tech participated in a pair of bowl games — the Gator Bowl in 1 999 and the Peach Bowl in 2000.
Before joining the Yellow Jackets, Sollazzo was the defensive line coach at The Citadel from 1989-98 The Citadel was another homecoming for Sollazzo, as he had lettered for the Bulldogs for three years on the defensive line from 1 974-76. In that time, he started 33 con- secutive games under former Maryland coach Bobby Ross. His position coach was Ralph Fnedgen.
As a coach at The Citadel (where he was hired by current Terp offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe), Sollazzo coached Brad Keeney to All-America hon- ors and Southern Conference-leading to- tals in sacks and tackles for loss in 1995. In addition, he coached nine other de- fensive linemen to all-conference honors
while with the Bulldogs. The highlight of his coaching ca- reer in Charleston, however, may have been his involvement in helping The Citadel in 1 992 to the Southern Conference championship and a No. I ranking at the end of the regular season. That '92 squad led the nation in scoring defense at 3 points per game and finished sixth in pass efficiency defense. In 1 997, he was a part of an impressive defensive effort in which the Bulldogs finished their sea- son by not al- lowing a touch- down in their final 1 3 quarters. Along with his ties to Maryland and The Citadel, Sollazzo has an extensive history in prep coaching. With the exception of the Maryland job in 1 984 [a season that saw the Terps win the ACC and earn a berth in the Sun Bowl|. Sollazzo was a high school defensive coordinator in South Carolina from 1978-85.
Sollazzo was born in the same hometown as Fnedgen, Harrison, N.Y, on Christmas Eve, 1955, and earned his degree from The Citadel in 1 977, He is married to the former Ellen Belom of Farmington, Conn. The Sollazzos' first child, Christopher Francis, was born in Oc- tober of 2003.
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Tom Deahn is in his sixth year on the Maryland foot- ; ball staff and his fifth as director of football operations. He
served as assistant recruiting coordinator during the 1 999 ; season. His administrative responsibilities include daily i management of the football program, including operations, ,: team travel and schedule coordination.
Deahn came to Maryland following a five-year stint ■ at St. Norbert College in DePere, Wis., where he spent
time as assistant head coach, recruiting coordinator, offen- i sive coordinator and quarterbacks/wide receivers coach, i He also served as travel coordinator and equipment man- I ager for a 1 9-sport program. While at St. Norbert, he
coached two offensive linemen to All-America honors and
! 5 players to all-conference honors.
During each of the team's last three seasons, Deahn's of- fenses at St. Norbert set school records for single-season all-pur- pose yards while ranking among national statistical leaders.
Prior to his arrival at St. Norbert, he spent three years at Catholic University in Washing- ton, D.C., where his responsibili- ties included serving as recruit- ing coordinator and strength co- ordinator during his stay. Catholics defense ranked second in the country in 1993. Two of his players received All-America recognition.
Deahn played collegiately at Heidelberg College in Ohio, where he was a member of two nationally-ranked teams.
Deahn and his wife. Dawn, have a daughter, Amanda.
Amanda, Dawn and Tom Deahn
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Dwight Gait, a member of the Terps' strength staff since 1989, is in his 16th year at Maryland and his 1 1th year as the schools director of strength and conditioning. His responsibilities include managing the departments three weight-training facilities, and coordinating strength and conditioning programs for the Terps' 27 varsity sports, with special emphasis on football.
In addition to earning his bachelors degree in busi- ness management in 1 98 1 and his master's degree in exer- cise physiology in 1 989 from Maryland, Gait is a member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association, the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association and the United States Powerlifting Federation.
Gait began his career at Maryland as an intern strength coach in 1 984 and assisted with the training of the 1 984 and 1 985 ACC champion football teams. In 1 989, he became a full-time assis- tant strength coach at the univer- sity, and for the next three years worked with all of Maryland's in- tercollegiate sports programs. In 1 992, Gait became the assistant strength coach for football and he is now in his 1 5" year of provid- ing complete athletic develop- ment training to Terp football team members.
Gait, 47, and his wife Jan are natives of Hyattsville, Md., and have four children: Angie, Teri, Dwight IV and Tommy.
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John Donovan is in his fourth season with the Terra- pins as assistant recruiting coordinator.
Donovan is a familiar face to coaches Ralph Friedgen, Bill O'Brien and Dave Sollazzo, as he served as a graduate assistant for the Georgia Tech offense from 1998-2000. While with the Yellow Jackets, one of his responsibilities was helping Friedgen with game plan and practice prepa- ration.
Prior to his tenure in Atlanta, Donovan worked as an assistant secondary coach at Villanova, helping the Wildcats in 1 997 to a 12-1 season and a No. I ranking in the seasons final six weeks.
A 1997 graduate of Johns Hopkins and three-year starter for the Blue Jays' football team, Donovan was twice named an all-conference defensive back. He went on to earn his master's degree in economics from Georgia Tech.
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Brian Fleury is in his second season with the Mary- land football team and his first year as the defensive gradu- ate assistant. He served as a video intern in 2002. His du- ties in 2004 will include breaking down opponent film, working with the offensive scout team and assisting with the secondary.
Prior to coming to Maryland, Fleury was a two-year letterwmner at Towson University where he played quar- terback. He graduated in 2002 with a bachelors degree in sports management.
Fleurys local ties extend even beyond his college days and recent ties to the Terps. He was the starting quarterback at Seneca Valley High School in Germantown, Md„ where he led his team to the first of three undefeated state champi- onship seasons in 1997. His stepfather, Terry Changuris, is the long-time Seneca Valley head football coach.
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James Perry is in his first season as an offensive graduate assistant with the Maryland football team. Perrys responsibilities will include breaking down opponent game film, working with the defensive scout team and assisting with the Terp offensive line.
Perry brings a good deal of coaching experience to the Terrapins, as he spent two years at Williams College in Williamstown, Mass., as a quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator (2002-03) and as the Ephs offensive coordinator early in 2004 In 2002, he served as a quarterbacks coach at the University of San Diego after having spent the 200 1 season as an assistant QB and wide receiver coach at Dartmouth.
A 2000 graduate of Brown University, Perry was a three- time All-Ivy selection at quarterback and that league's 1 999 Player of the Year. He captained the Bears to the second Ivy League championship in school history in 1999 and holds the league's career passing records in yards, touchdowns and completions. Following his time at Brown, he spent the 2001 season in NFL Europe and the Arena Football league.
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Maryland '85 17th Year at Maryland
Ron Ohnnger is in his 1 7th year as the Terrapins' head equipment manager, Ohnnger oversees the ordering, inven- tory, maintenance and distribution of all athletic equipment for the university's 27 intercollegiate sports programs. While man- aging the overall equipment operation for the entire depart- ment, Ohnnger primarily serves as the football equipment man- ager on a day-to-day basis.
A native of nearby Bethesda, Md., Ohringer graduated from Maryland with a bachelors degree in journalism and pub- lic relations in 1 985. While a student in College Park, he served the football team as a manager and was the teams head stu- dent manager for his final three years.
Following graduation, Ohringer utilized his degree by serving as an assistant with both the Washington Redskins and Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League. He also worked with the Washington Commandos of the Arena Foot- ball League and the former Alexandria Dukes baseball team in the Carolina League.
Ohringer was married on November 28, 1 992 to Amy Brennan. The couple resides in Laurel, Md., and has two chil- dren: Casey Ryan |7| and Derek James (3).
Director of Character Education Maryland '84 First Year at Maryland
A name that will be familiar to Terp and local NFL fans alike, Kevin Glover is in his first season with the Terrapins as the school's first-ever Director of Character Education.
As it relates to the Maryland football program, Glover will be a liaison between the team and the National Football League, taking care of all dealings regarding scouts and agents He will also, however serve the universitys other varsity sports programs, helping provide developmental programs and ap- propriate speakers on topics of interest to each team and their growth, collectively and individually
A first team All-American (The Sporting News] at Mary- land in 1 984 and a member of the Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame, Glover was a second-round selection of the Detroit Lions in 1 985. He anchored a line that helped Barry Sanders to 2. 053 yards in 1 997 and ultimately saw Glover earn three trips to the Pro Bowl. He was his teams NFL Player Association Representa- tive for six seasons and was ultimately elected to serve on that organization's Executive Committee for two years.
An active speaker in local youth and church organiza- tions. Glover and his wife, Cestaine, reside in Columbia, Md., and have three children: Maya, Matthew and 2ana
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Jonah Bassett is in his first year as the Terrapins' foot- ball video director. His duties will entail working with his staff to videotape all Maryland practices, scrimmages and games and then use the team's state-of-the-art Pinnacle Sports Pro video equipment to edit and break down the footage to best serve the needs of the coaches and play- ers.
Bassett comes to Maryland after spending the last four years with the Atlanta Falcons, serving in the capacity of assistant video director and intern along the way. His experience includes stints with the Barcelona Dragons of NFL Europe (2000). Catawba College ( 1 993-99), the Frank- furt Galaxy of NFL Europe (1999) and the Montreal Alouettes of the Canadian Football League (1999). He worked with current Terrapin offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe while in Montreal.
A native of Rutland, Vt„ Bassett is a 1 999 graduate of Catawba College in Salisbury, N.C. Bassett married the former Donna Johnson in May of 2003
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Sandy Worth, who has been affiliated with Man/lands 'athletic program since 1973, coordinates and directs the ; medical care for the Terps' football program in addition to her responsibilities as the university's head athletic trainer. A native of Timonium, Md., Worth supervises and , schedules a professional staff of six full-time assistants and I approximately 25 student trainers who combine to pro- : vide medical assistance to the university's more than 600 ) student-athletes. Worth, a 1 973 graduate of Maryland, joined the Terps' staff that same year as an associate trainer | She was promoted to head trainer in 1 992.
During her career at Maryland, Worth has worked ! directly with five teams that have captured national cham- | pionships — four in women's lacrosse and one in field j hockey. In addition, she was the trainer for the women's basketball program when it won eight ACC titles and ad- vanced to three NCAA Final Fours.
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Associate Head Trainer Baldwin- Wallace 96 Sixth Year at Maryland
Matt Charvat is in his fifth year with the athletic train- ing staff at the University of Maryland, handling responsi- bility with the football and womens basketball teams. Charvat came to College Park after three years on the train- ing staff at Morehead State, where he worked with the football, womens basketball and baseball teams.
A native of Hinckley, Ohio, Charvat earned his bachelor's degree in sports medicine from Baldwin-Wallace College in Berea, Ohio in 1996. He played baseball at Baldwin-Wallace and later worked two summers as a trainer for the Canton-Akron Indians Double A baseball team. Charvat earned his masters degree from Morehead State in exercise science in 1 998.
Associate Director off ASCDU Syracuse 92 Ninth Year at Maryland
Heather Ananna, Associate Director of ASCDU, coor- dinates the academic support services for Terrapin football student-athletes. Ananna, who is in her ninth year at Mary- land, earned her Bachelor's degree from Syracuse University in 1 992 and a Master's degree in Education and College Stu- dent Personnel Services from the University of Louisville in 1994.
She worked in the Academic Support Units at Syra- cuse and Louisville and then served as an Academic Assis- tant at Florida State University before coming to Maryland in 1 995. Before taking over coordination of the academic pro- gram for the Terrapins in 1 997, she worked with Men's and Women's Soccer, Women's Lacrosse, Field Hockey. Wrestling, Women's Swimming and Men's Golf. Her current responsi- bilities include monitoring the eligibility and coordinating all of the academic support services for the football student ath- letes, teaching UNIV 100 (a freshmen orientation course] and managing the ASCDU Satellite Facility located in the Gossett Football Team House.
Academic Counselor
Maryland 92 Fourth Year at Maryland
Natasha Cnss is beginning her fourth year back at her alma mater working with the football student-athletes. A 1 992 graduate and former student-athlete herself, Criss earned a masters degree in college student personnel ser- vices from the University of Louisville in 1 999 and then worked as an academic advisor at the University of Cen- tral Florida for two years.
Football SID Florida St 94 Fifth Year at Maryland
Greg Creese is in his fifth year in the Terrapin Athletics Media Relations Department. He is Maryland's primary media contact for the football program after spending his first three seasons working with both the Terp football and womens lacrosse teams.
Prior to coming to Maryland in 2000, Creese served as a primary football contact at the University of New Mexico while also working with the Lobos' Softball and track & field teams. He went to UNM after a stint as an intern at another Mountain West Conference school, San Diego State, where he worked with the Aztecs football, womens water polo and baseball teams. In his time in the Mountain West, he helped lead successful All-America campaigns for then-safety Brian Urlacher (UNM) and OT Kyle Turley [SDSU|.
A 1 994 graduate of Florida State, Oeese has also worked as an intern at the University of Miami |Fla.| as well as in sea- sonal jobs with the Cleveland Indians, Orlando Cubs AA base- ball team and the LPGA Tournament of Champions. He earned his master's degree in Sports Administration from St. Thomas University in Miami in 1997.
Creese married the former Bronwyn Talley in July of 1 998 and the couple has two children: Austin |4) and Carter |born Jan., 2004).
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Program Studies
Maryland 99 Fourth Year at Maryland
Dahlia Levin, program assistant, joined the ASCDU staff on a full-time basis in 2000 after previously serving as an assistant, tutor and mentor in the athletics department for three years. Her areas of responsibility include class at- tendance, study hall and coordination of the tutor pro- gram. Levin graduated from Maryland in 1 999 with a de- gree in sociology and is currently pursuing her masters degree in Education and Jewish Studies.
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2004 SEASON PREVIEW
Predicting the future can be risky. Sometimes a prediction of a programs future comes to pass. Other times, reality is the exact opposite from the forecast. For the University of Maryland football program, things have definitely not gone according to plan - and Chats a good thing
When head coach Ralph Friedgen returned to College Park prior to the 200 1 season, he thought it would take a few years to get the ball rolling Take some time, get some of his own recruits in place, install his system, have the players understand it Like everything else Friedgen does, it was a solid, detailed plan.
But as Terrapin faithful are already aware, the plan was ultimately so well crafted and so exceptional in its design that Friedgen took Maryland to an Atlantic Coast Conference championship in his first year and bowl wins in the two seasons that followed Now, with Year Four of the well-documented "five-year plan" about to begin, Friedgen and Company face issues they've not had in their three previous seasons.
The 2004 edition of the Terps is the least experienced of all Fnedgen's teams to date, and easily the one with the most question marks Conversely, it also features some of the most athletic, talented players who have come to College Park in years. In addition, the team has put together consecutive recruiting classes that rank as high as any pair of incoming groups in the last few decades at Maryland
Among the questions that need answering Who will be the starting quarterback, and how quickly will he be comfortable in the offensive system? How will the right side of the offensive line hold up after losing two seasoned performers in Lamar Bryant and Eric Dumas? How will the young defensive linemen play? Who will play in which position in the linebacking corps? How will the Terps replace four players who earned some form of all-conference honors in 2003?
Despite the number of questions, some have already been answered through a successful spring practice session and others will wait until the curtain opens on Sept. 4 against Northern Illinois. In any event, Terp fans have come to expect that Friedgen and his staff will have the Maryland football team as prepared as it can possibly be in time for that season- opener.
The following is a position-by-position breakdown of the 2004 edition of the Maryland Terrapins as they write the next chapter in a book that, thus fat has been hard to put down:
OFFENSE
A quick glance at the depth chart on offense and it is clear that this year's Maryland team has depth and talent. Intertwined, however are a few question marks as starting spots need to be filled at several positions of importance
As they were in the spring, all eyes will be transfixed at the start of camp on the quarterback position as two-year starter Scott McBrien starts this football season in Green Bay trying to make a name for himself with the Packers. His incumbents have thrown a collective 25 career passes and showed both promise and nerves in the spring.
This year's group of wide receivers might offer a relief to that situation as it is very deep and probably the most talented offensive coordinator Charlie Taaffe has been afforded in his three-plus years at Maryland. The tailback position is again deep and talented while the offensive line has a few questions to answer. But overall, most questions will return to the quarterback position and if that one is answeied, the Terps will again likely feature one of the most balanced, effective offenses in the country.
Quarterback
Two years ago at this time, Maryland was doing its best to figure out who would replace Shaun Hill at quarterback. Two years later Scott McBrien is gone and the question is restated with a different selection of possible answers. Although spring did not give a definitive answer of who the starter will be in 2004, it did serve to provide a pecking order and some separation between those vying for the job.
Sophomore Joel Statham, a third-year player with good size, speed and a strong, accurate arm, will enter fall camp as the likely starter. His grip on the starting job was loosened by a sub-par first half performance in the spring game, but his overall performance in the offseason warranted his status as the starter. He has noticeably improved his knowledge of the offense and though far from seasoned, he is the lone Terp returning with live game experience In his one game seeing "real" playing time last year [at Georgia Tech), he showed toughness and now seems to need to just improve his comfort level in a live game setting
A close second on the depth chart to Statham is fellow sophomore Sam Hollenbach Hollenbach has ideal size (6-5, 218| and has improved his passing greatly in his time at
the position is a concern only because nobody on the roste has played a whole lot in an actual game. Joel |Statham) is the only one who has really played in a game. The player we have possess the talent; they just need to show tht intangibles it takes to be a successful leader at this level."
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225 |
Fr.-HS |
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4 |d| Mike Moyseenko |
QB |
6-0 |
198 |
Fr.-RS |
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10 Rvan Mitch |
QB |
6-1 |
217 |
Fr-RS |
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13 Dan Gronkowski |
QB |
6-6 |
247 |
Fr.-HS |
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1 4 Sam Hollenbach |
QB |
6-5 |
218 |
So.-Sq. |
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1 6 Joel Statham |
QB |
6-1 |
212 |
So.-IV |
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1 9 Jordan Steffy |
QB |
6-1 |
210 |
Fr.-HS |
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Tailback |
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Maryland. He was a little inconsistent in the spring but showed enough that he and Statham distanced themselves from the pack and are the clear incumbents for the job as the season approaches.
When the offseason began, redshirt freshman Ryan Mitch was listed as a possible contender for the job, but his time appears to be a little further down the road. Mitch performed well on the scout team a year ago and showed that he has a strong, accurate throwing arm Problems that arose in the spring for Mitch stemmed from his knowledge of the offense and comfort in seeing coverage and where to go with the ball. Nonetheless, he is certainly a player to watch in time
One player whose future was considered even further off was freshman Dan Gronkowski but Gronkowski showed the coaches something in the spring. Built similar to Hollenbach, Gronkowski [6-6, 250| did a nice job picking up the system in a short time. The final possibility to challenge for the startingjob is from incoming freshman Jordan Steffy By all reports, Steffy - a four-year starter in high school - is as seasoned as incoming freshmen get, he runs very well and has nice touch, but the question remains on how fast and effectively he can learn the system By all accounts. Steffy is another young player at the position worth watching, if only for future fall camps.
"We are looking for a guy who can read coverage, make decisions and make plays," said Friedgen. '"Entering camp.
In what is becoming a tradition in recent years at
'v Maryland, the tailback position is very deep and
talented while having a good mix of experience and
youth. Though much deeper and established, one
similarity between tailback and the
hk quarterback race is that there are a pair
of players at the top of the depth
chart who have set themselves apart
from the rest of the group while a
good battle remains over who
will get playing time
behind the duo at the
top.
Josh Allen
J u n i o t Josh Allen has
had two strong
years as a
Terp with
his 2003
campaign
showing that
he is a starting-caliber back capable of putting up
numbers as big as any tailback in the country. He
led the team in rushing in 2003 with 922 yards and
has posted 1 6 rushing touchdowns in his short time in
the program. He is strong, sees the hole well and has the
speed |4 49) to outrun the secondary once he gets through a
seam.
The perfect compliment to Allen is Sammy Maldonado a senior who did not participate in contact drills in the spring but seems to be prepared for his last season as a collegian to be his finest The Bull" earned his nickname from teammates for his hard-charging style but he also has good hands, is a strong pass protector and has surprisingly good feet for a player his size [233 pounds). Alone, the tandem of Allen and Maldonado would be among the best in the ACC but they have a stable of young tailbacks who will battle for playing time behind them, making for one of the mote interesting progressions to watch.
Sophomore J. P. Humber left spring as the next in line for playing time but the battle will be ongoing between he, junior Mario Merrills and redshirt freshman Lance Ball Humber had a strong outing in the spring game and gives the team a classic "big back" with good quickness and good receiving skills. Merrills - who has successfully recovered from a hamstring injury suffered last season — continued to show the burst that makes him a threat on any carry while Ball showed a nice mix of size, vision, good feet and acceleration
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that makes him a strong candidate to challenge as a starter down the road. The lone characteristic that may have set Humber ahead of the other two is his ability to hold onto the ball, a quality Fnedgen ranks as paramount when deciding who will see the field.
One other player who could factor in the mix as a backup ' Is first-year back-Keon Lattimore. the younger brother of Baltimore Raven Ray Lewis. Lattimore made his mark as a prep as a slashing-type back with breakaway speed.
"We have a lot of good, experienced players at tailback." , said Fnedgen. "Josh Allen had a great year for us last year > and Sammy Maldonado showed us what he could do. Sammy ' is a different type of runner than Josh. Josh has more speed and acceleration but Sammy is a more punishing runner has good hands out of the backfield and is doing a very good job in pass protection If they stay healthy, we should be pretty good with those two guys."
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7 J.P Humber |
TB |
6-0 |
216 |
So.-lV |
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8 Mano Merrills |
TB |
5-10 |
195 |
Jr.-2V |
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27 |d| Keon Lattimore |
TB |
5-11 |
190 |
Fr.-HS |
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29 Sammy Maldonado |
TB |
6-0 |
233 |
Sr.-lV |
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33 Josh Allen |
TB |
5-11 |
202 |
Jr-2V |
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44 (d) Lance Ball |
TB |
5-9 |
222 |
Fr.-flS |
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Fullback |
As in the previous two seasons. Maryland enters 2004
j having to replace a starter at fullback. The plan for spring
was to choose an incumbent based on the performance of
returnees Ricardo Dickerson and Maurice Smith Due to
j injury. Smith was not able to compete, but fortunately for the
Terps, Dickerson performed very well and is a clear number
one heading into fall camp. Even with Dickersons success,
j Maryland will likely employ a strategy this season that also
i uses more one-back sets and the use of H-backs. thus making
i the team's depth at fullback less of a concern.
Dickerson, a junior played both ways last year, seeing
limited time at fullback while getting on the field in dime
situations from a rush end position. He will continue in the
\ same role despite being the likely starter on offense. He
^showed in the offseason that his blocking skills are much
\ improved and after starting his career as a linebacker he now
j appears firmly entrenched in role as fullback-then-linebacker.
1 Smith served as Bernie Fiddlers primary backup most of
e the season a year ago and his playing time will depend on
| how far he has made it back after the missed time Newcomer
Matt Deese is also a possibility at the position as he has good
i size |245 pounds) and showed ability as a ball carrier as a
;prep 1 1.692 yards, 23 TDs as a senior).
'Ricardo pckerson) is much improved," Fnedgen said.
: '"I think he did a nice job in the spring I thought he improved
on his leverage, blocking, pass-catching and assignments. Mo
Smith missed most of spring so we will have to see how much
; better he has gotten. Deese could factor in based on how
fast he learns and picks things up but the fact that we have
3 Vernon (Davis) and Rob (Abiamiri) who can play that position
gives us some flexibility."
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5 Ricardo Dickerson |
FB |
6-1 |
254 |
Jr-2V |
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35 Id) AlbertJones |
FB |
5-11 |
208 |
So.-SQ |
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40 |d) Maurice Smith |
FB |
5-10 |
228 |
Sr-3V |
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43 |d) Jon Gruber |
FB |
5-8 |
210 |
Jr.-SQ |
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43 |d| Matt Deese |
FB |
5-11 |
245 |
Fr-HS |
Tight End
A familiar face will be noticeably absent this year as four-year starter Jeff Dugan has exhausted his eligibility and now resides on the Minnesota vikings roster. The Terrapins will certainly miss having what was essentially a sixth offensive lineman on the field and the result will likely be two groups of tight ends being utilized - a "big" tight end and a""small" tight end
The"big" group - the more traditional tight end role — will be led by junior Derek Miller, who will likely be on the field most of the time and draw the majority of the starting assignments. Fnedgen sees Millers progress as an important part of the equation this year Miller's speed has improved- he runs a 4.79 at 6-7 and 264 pounds - and he appears to be ready to take the next step toward being a solid contributor as a pass catcher
"I think Derek's improvement is a key to us being a good football team," said Fnedgen ""He is a good blocking tight end, but we are losing a great tight end and he needs to really strive to get to that level. But I think he came on at the end of spring and the weight he dropped really helped him improve his speed. He just seemed to get better for us i all along."
Behind Miller in the group of big tight ends is a cluster of players who could vie for playing time. Sophomore Brad Schell and redshirt freshman Joey Haynos each have a considerable shot to see the field. Haynos is built a lot like Miller (6-8, 247) and has improved a great deal since walking on a year ago. At this stage, he lacks the experience of the other two he will be competing with
The other group of tight ends - most commonly referred to in the offense as H- backs —
will feature senior Rob Abiamiri and sophomore Vernon Davis. The pair have the size to play tight end joined with the speed to get down the field like a receiver Abiamiri came on last year to earn his first letter while Davis showed flashes of the amazing physical skills that had him rated as one of the top tight ends in the country as a prep. Both played very well in the spring and Davis, who tested out as the strongest tight end pound- for-pound in Maryland history, showed playmaking ability like few players Maryland has seen before. If his play in the offseason can translate in the fall, the excitement he has elicited from fans and teammates will be warranted, making him an instant honors candidate.
'I think our two-tight end personnel group is going to be a bigger part of our offense this year" said Fnedgen. ""We've got two pretty good athletes in Davis and Abiamiri and we think it can give us some options we havent been able to explore in the past. And with Derek Millers improvement, we can mix any combination or leave him in there alone. Basically, there is a lot we can do to maximize the production at the position based on the talent we have."
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18 |d| |
Vemon Daws |
TE/HB |
6-3 |
239 |
So.-IV |
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80 |
Joey Haynos |
TE |
6-8 |
243 |
Fr.-RS |
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84 |
Derek Miller |
TE |
6-8 |
264 |
Jr.-2V |
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86 |
Brad Schell |
TE |
6-5 |
247 |
So.-SQ |
Wide Receiver
One benefit that this years group of players vying for the starting quarterback role is that the eventual starter will have a deep, solid corps of experienced wide receivers In addition, if the group can stay healthy, it seems to have the ability to make the big play and get down field moie than any unit since Fnedgen has been here. Of the 10 receivers who were here for testing in the spring, seven clocked at 4.5 or better in the 40-yard dash. As importantly, this year's group of receivers offer versatility and several can line up in different spots, giving the Terps added depth and flexibility.
At the "X," junior Derrick Fenner is a player who appears to have turned the corner and gives the team a complete receiver. Fenner has good hands, is a strong route runner and is a good blocker and, based on his ACC-best 27.8 yards per reception, has the speed to get deep Fenner will be backed up by sophomore Drew Weatherly, a big target who runs well and appears to have made strides in his route running and in polishing his skills as a receiver. Third-year player Paschal Abiamiri - who has performed well in each of the past two springs - also has a shot at playing time
A trio of experienced
players are at the "Z" (flanker)
spot as two-time first team All-
ACC selection Steve Suter, and
juniors Dan Melendez and Jo
Jo Walker give the Terps three
playmakers who accounted for 6 1 receptions
and 93 1 yards a year ago. Suter missed a
good portion of spring but looks like he will
be much healthier than in 2003, a season
that still saw him finish second on the
team in receiving and providing several
memorable plays in the Gator Bowl
Though he will line up at flanker
he can play any one of the three
spots. Melendez injured his
foot toward the end of spring
but appears to be coming on
while Walker moves outside
after spending his first two
years in the slot, but can
move back inside to give
the offense flexibility if
needed. Walker's
Steve Suter play improved in
the second half of last year and continued to look good in the spnng. Two guys who I think had really good offseasons were Derrick Fenner and Jo Jo Walker," said Fnedgen. "We played Jo Jo at Z' all spring and that should really help us with our depth there. He is a big play guy with good speed and it really helps us when he is on the field."
Senior Rich Parson was described by Fnedgen on numerous occasions last year as the teams most consistent receiver and he will be at the top of the list of slot leceivers in 2004. He is another player Fnedgen has been excited about based on his offseason work and gives the Terps a complete player in terms of speed, pass catching and blocking. Behind Parson will be Curtis Williams, a senior who has played three positions in his time at Maryland, but now has coaches convinced that they have the playmaker where he belongs.
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'The thing I like about our receivers is they play multiple positions. " said Friedgen. "So where we are going to get some of our depth is very much like where we got it on the offensive line two years ago because they are able to move and play different positions Potentially, this group has a chance to do some things that we haven't had here That really jumped out the first few days of spring, before we had some injuries."
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9 Jo Jo Walker Z/SL 5-9 167 |
Jr.-2V |
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1 1 Id] Drew Weatherly X |
6-3 |
202 |
So.-lV |
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15 Curtis Williams SL |
6-2 |
201 |
Sr.-3V |
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181 |
So.-RS |
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22 Rich Parson SL |
5-10 |
183 |
Sr.-3V |
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34 Steve Suter Z |
5-9 |
194 |
Sr.-2V |
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81 Paschal Abiamiri X |
6-2 |
194 |
So.-SQ |
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83 Derrick Fertner X |
5-1! |
186 |
Jr.-2V |
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85 Dan Melendez Z |
6-2 |
178 |
Jr-2V |
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Offensive Line |
Maryland has lost a pair of solid performers in Lamar Bryant and Eric Dumas from a year ago, making the right side of the offensive line a source of focus. Their departure, however, appears to not have hurt the unit as much as could be expected for several reasons. First, though young, this year's team is deeper than those in the past. Second, it helps to some degree that the side now protecting the quarterback's blind side is the side with experience. With a left-handed Scott McBrien a year ago. that would not have been the case
Kyle Schmitt enters his senior season at center and will do so as a candidate for the Rimington Award. In his first full year as a starter, Schmitt had his best season as a Terp and graded out as the team's top
either junior Russell Bonham or redshirt freshman Garrick Clig Bonham missed spring with a knee injury but is a physical player who was playing his best football prior to the injury toward the end of 2003. Clig is a physical player who came on as the season progressed last year, showing the ability to blow people off of the ball. Junior Matt Powell is a versatile veteran who will also work at the position.
On the right side, redshirt freshman Andrew Crummey appears to have wrapped up the starting job. Though his physical progress needs to continue, Crummey improved his size and strength in year one and gives the line an intelligent, athletic guard with very good feet He may eventually end up at center but is slated to play guard this year Redshirt freshman Donnie Woods is listed as Crummeys backup while he will have to fight off a charge from Bonham should the junior not fit in on the left side. Woods seems to have overcome a knee injury suffered in high school and has steadily improved over the course of the last year. Considered one of the top prep linemen in the nation prior to his injury, he knows the game very well and could be a factor with improved strength. Sophomore'Dave Quaintance will continue to work at right guard as well after moving over from the defensive side of the ball in the spring, and true freshman Jaimie Thomas will also get a look at the position. As it should be, the Terrapins have their best pass blocker Stephon Heyer at left tackle Heyer had a good year in his first as a starter and a very good spring. As he continues to get stronger, he could become a dominant player and should be considered for postseason honors this season. Senior Ryan Flynn, who performed well in his first year as a lineman after switching from tight end, will be Heyers backup and give the Terps some solid depth at the position Redshirt freshman Brock Choate is a hard-working player with good size but still a work in progress He will see increased playing time as his knowledge of the system continues to improve Right tackle will be manned by another 5 experienced lineman, senior /--^ Lou Lombardo Lombardo is
lineman, earning
honorable mention All-
ACC status along the way.
In the offseason, he
solidified his spot as possibly
the teams most important
lineman as his improvement
continued and his role as the
"quarterback" of the
offensive line was *
never more apparent.
His backups entering
fall camp are Ryan
McDonald and
Robert Jenkins a pair of
players who will have a good battle to determine where they
will reside on the depth chart when the season opens.
McDonald has the edge in quickness, but Jenkins is a physical
player that could help the team if he were able to take the
next step. Coaches are also hoping to get a good look at
newcomer Edwin Williams at center this season as well.
Senior C J. Brooks is the starter at left guard and has drawn acclaim from a number of preseason publications as a likely All-Amencan in his final season at Maryland. A first team AILACC selection last year he is a tenacious blocker who can play tackle or guard if needed. His team-high 37 knockdown blocks last year, however, make his return to guard for a second- straight year likely Playing time behind Brooks will come from
a big, strong lineman who has seen significant playing time in his three non-redshirt years. His first season as the starter, he gives Maryland an excellent run blocker opposite the teams best pass blocker (Heyer). Behind Lombardo are second-year players Brandon Nixon and Eddie Matto as well as incoming freshman Scott Burley Nixon dropped some weight in the offseason and improved his strength, making him a player whose development will continue to be of interest as he has the physical attributes coaches crave. Matto has been a pleasant surprise after walking on a year ago.
"We are in pretty good shape overall," said Friedgen. "We could use some more depth at certain spots but we have a lot of talent coming in, so we will see who is prepared and who isn't amongst that group. The left side is in good shape and on the right side. Lou is playing to the level Eric |Dumas| was last year and we think Crummey will be good as his strength improves ."
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56 Robert Jenkins C 6-2 284 Jr.-RS |
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58 |
Brandon Nixon |
OT |
6-6 |
315 |
Fr.-RS |
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59 |
Dave Quaintance |
OG |
64 |
280 |
So.-SQ |
|
60 |
Edwin Williams |
C |
6-4 |
295 |
Fr.-HS |
|
63 |
Andrew Crummey |
OG |
6-5 |
278 |
Fr.-RS |
|
65 |
Matt Powell |
OG |
6-3 |
343 |
Jr-SQ |
|
66 |
Garrick Cliq |
OG |
6-3 |
284 |
Fr.-RS |
|
68 |d| |
Ryan McDonald |
C |
6-2 |
275 |
Jr-SQ |
|
69 |
Donnie Woods |
OG |
6-3 |
Fr.-RS |
|
|
70 |
Stephon Heyer |
OT |
6-6 |
295 |
Jr.-2V |
|
7! |
Brock Choate |
OT |
64 |
282 |
Fr.-RS |
|
72 |
Kyle Schmitt |
C |
64 |
295 |
Sr-3V |
|
73 |
Scott Burley |
OT |
6-6 |
340 |
Fr.-HS |
|
74 |
CJ. Brooks |
OG |
6-5 |
311 |
Sr.-3V |
|
75 |
Jaimie Thomas |
OG |
6-5 |
330 |
Fr.-HS |
|
76 Ml |
Eddie Matto |
OT |
64 |
282 |
Fr.-RS |
|
77 |
Russell Bonham |
OG |
6-2 |
300 |
Jr.-2V |
|
78 |
Ryan Flynn |
OT |
6-3 |
284 |
Sr.-2V |
|
79 |
Lou Lombardo |
OT |
6-5 |
308 |
Si 3V |
The Terrapin defense will have some areas of concern when fall camp commences in August, but what is clear is that Maryland's style will stay the same: hard-charging Based on the results of the previous three years under coordinator Gary Blackney. there is no reason for it to be any other way.
In the last three years, Maryland has finished each season ranked in the Top 20 nationally in scoring defense including seventh and sixth in 2002 and 2003, respectively This season, the personnel will be different but the goals remain keeping the opposition off the scoreboard.
The Terps defensive line is strong on the outside but will see two new faces starting at tackle. The linebacking corps will be one of the focal points for the defensive staff and the secondary, though without three starters from last year, looks to be in good shape if the offseason is any indicator and will continue to be one of the teams strengths
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To better utilize the strengths of particular players, the team will be lining up in more of a traditional 4-3 defense, though the responsibilities of the player formerly in the Leo position will not vary too greatly With the new alignment, the Terp defensive front will certainly be strong on the outside while the inside will be manned by a pair of first-time starters Though young, this years defensive line is arguably the deepest and most talented that line coach Dave Sollazzo has been able to work with in his tenure at Maryland.
At the teams "traditional" defensive end spot. Kevin Eli returns for his senior season after turning in one of the surprise performances on the defensive side of the ball last year. Eli earned second team AII-ACC accolades last year after taking over for Scott Smith three games into the season and finished with 1 1 TFLs and 5.5 sacks. Two redshirt freshmen will look to get their feet wet behind him as Patrick Powell and Omarr Savage are backups at the position. Powell and Savage are very similar players as both run well, but Powell moved ahead with his hard work and play in the spring, showing that he is a refined pass rusher despite his relative inexperience. Savage has long arms and is built like a pro, but needs to work on playing lower. A newcomer who coaches raved about on signing day. Mack Frost, will also work at the position.
On the opposite side, the team will look to make use of the skills of another player whose upside has yet to be reached in junior Shawne Merriman Mernmans unrealized potential does not suggest that he has not been a performer in the past for the Terps as he posted 8.5 sacks and 9.5 tackles for
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loss last year Those numbers were recorded, however, playing ,most of the year on a knee that gave him trouble, thus j suggesting that he will give the team even more this year Mth improved health. Behind him is senior Jon Condo a •steady player who has earned more recognition as the Terps' nongsnapper, while second-year player Jermame Lemons will (also try to factor in Jeris Smith, who will first get a look at j'Sam" linebacker could also line up at this end spot. He proved in the spring that his value improved lining up over a tackle or .tight end as opposed to in space, which he would see more of |at linebacker.
At defensive tackle, sophomore Conrad Bolston «j ipcu -, to have a hold of the starting job after playing in 1 0 games as 'a true freshman Hard-working senior Henry Scott will challenge Bolston and redshirt freshman Dre Moore will also be in the mix for playing time, Moore is a big, strong tackle iwho moves well and is another young player to watch in the , future on the defensive front. Three other first-year players Will work and hope to factor in behind him as Jared Gaither Jack Griffin and Dane Randolph join the team in fall .Gaither is an interesting story as he played just one year of 'high school football after drawing Division I basketball offers. At 6-9 and 300 pounds, he could also see time at end.
Second-year player Rob Armstrong is listed as the starter at nose tackle after spending more time on the field than any 'defensive freshman a year ago. Armstrong lives up to his name ;as he is a powerful inside force who should only get better with another year under his belt. Junior Justin Duffie is still •battling medical issues, but hope is that an offseason surgery Will have him back in the lineup as a reserve. He was coming on in 2002 before being sidelined due to the medical problems a year ago. Junior Davian Bryan and newcomer Dennis Marsh will fight for playing time behind Armstrong and Duffie, ias will true freshman Carlos Feliciano, who joins the team in ■the fall. Marsh benefited from graduating high school early .and joining the team in the spring.
"We have a lot of good young kids
jcoming in on the defensive line," said Friedgen. "Like I said prior to spring, the first (thing we will be jlookmg for is for this (group to show that jthey can play the jrun and establish (good pad
^position After they do jthat, they can move on in 'their progression of learning ithe defense But the jpositive is that we have a bigger pool of talent, inexperienced or not, than I think we have ;ever had.'
.inebacker
Marylands group of 'linebackers will likel
|
41 Kevin Eli DE 6-2 280 Sr,2V |
||||
|
45 Shawne Merriman |
DE |
64 |
245 |
Jr.-2V Sr.-3V Fr RS |
|
47 Jon Condo |
DE |
6-3 |
2 SO |
|
|
50 Jermame Lemons |
HI |
6-1 |
238 |
|
|
64 Justin Duffie |
Nl |
6-1 |
274 |
Ji IV |
|
68 [d] Carlos Feliciano |
NT |
6-5 |
290 |
Fr-HS |
|
76 |d) Henry Scott |
DT |
6-2 |
271 |
Sr.-IV |
|
90 Patrick Powell |
DE |
64 |
246 |
Fr.-RS |
|
91 Mack Frost |
Dfc |
6-5 |
260 |
Fr-HS |
|
92 Dre Moore |
DT |
6 4 |
283 |
Fr.-RS |
|
93 Davian Bryan |
NT |
5-11 |
283 |
Jr.-SQ |
|
95 Conrad Bolston |
DT |
6-3 |
Ml |
So IV |
|
97 Dennis Marsh |
NT |
64 |
264 |
h HS |
|
98 Omarr Savaqe |
DE |
6-5 |
252 |
Fr.-RS |
|
99 Rob Armstrong |
NT |
64 |
298 |
So IV |
gets the strength and size to match Trey Covington and Chase Bullock will also get a look at the position, though Covington's future may reside at the end spot currently occupied by Shawne Merriman.
"Overall, we have a challenge to get as good as we have been in the past at linebacker." said Friedgen, ""We have a couple of walk-ons working where we had one of our better players in the past in Leon Joe, so there is going to be a little drop off there and, if not, at least a learning curve. But we have some promising talent and, like with a few other positions, we may just need some experience to have things back like we want them or even better."
Defensive
the most dynamic unit of any other spot on the defense in the preseason. Though some semblance of answers came from spring practice, several remain and the bottom line for the Terps will be getting their best players on the field.
A year after successfully answering the question
"who would replace EJ. Henderson," junior D'Qwell Jackson returns as the teams top playmaking linebacker He enters fall camp as the starter once again at middle linebacker, but the only thing that is known for sure is that he will be a starter. Should the team need him to. he is versatile enough to be moved to weakside linebacker, but regardless, Jackson is a warrior who runs well and makes plays all over the field. Just a junior, he was a second team a conference pick and led the team in tackles f 1 36) in his first year as a starter Backing him up is redshirt freshman Tim Cesa, a player whose work in the spring made Jacksons flexibility to move a
possibility. Cesa is strong and very well suited to play "Mike" whereas Jackson has the ability to play where it best serves the team.
Junior William
Kershaw and redshirt
freshman Wesley Jefferson will do
their best to keep Jackson in the middle.
Kershaw runs well and has all of the physical
f attributes the defensive coaching staff is seeking from
' a "Will" linebacker Jefferson is a solid tackier who is
still working to get his strength and speed where he
needs it, but he showed the type of instinct that makes
a good linebacker on more than one occasion in game
situations in the spring.
The other linebacking position that will get a good look
is "Sam." Both sophomore'David Holloway and Jeris
Smith performed well in their battle for the starting job
in the offseason and both showed characteristics that
will get them on the field in 2004. Of the two, Holloway
may be better suited to the position with his speed, range
and ability to play in space while Smith showed the
physicality that will give him a shot at both "Sam" and
defensive end. True freshman Eric Lenz is one of three
newcomers who was here for spring ball and showed
the speed and athleticism that will turn heads when he
|
2|d| Erin Henderson WLB 64 |
225 |
Fr-HS |
||
|
32 Tim Cesa |
MLB |
6-1 |
240 |
F'-RS |
|
35 |d| Weslev Jefferson |
WLB |
6-1 |
235 |
Fr-RS |
|
. |
. |
6-1 |
230 |
Fr.-HS |
|
40 Id) ChnsOan Hill |
. LB |
|||
|
42 Chase Bullock |
SLB |
6-2 |
220 |
Fr.-HS |
|
44|dl Jeris Smith |
SL8 |
6-2 |
236 |
So.-SQ |
|
48 William Kershaw |
WLB |
6-3 |
230 |
Jr.-2V |
|
49 Greq Lucas |
WLB |
6-1 |
240 |
Jr.-HS |
|
51 Eric Lenz |
SLB |
64 |
217 |
Fr-HS |
|
52 D'Qwell Jackson |
MLB |
64 |
231 |
Jr.-2V |
|
54 David Holloway |
SLB |
6-2 |
222 |
So.-SQ |
|
55 |d| Trey Covinqton |
SLB |
6-3 |
230 |
Fr-HS |
|
61 Victor Nwachukwu WLB |
6-1 |
240 |
Jr.-HS |
|
|
Back |
All four of Maryland's starting defensive backs earned AII-ACC mention last year, whether it be second team or honorable mention. It was quite a feat for the defense but not undeserved considering the team finished \F in the nation in pass defense and I T in pass efficiency defense. The concern that surfaced for 2004, even before 2003 drew to a close, was that three of the four starters from that group have graduated. Though viable, the concern seemed to fade
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in spring practice as the players who remained answered question after question with their play
The lone returning starter In 2004 will be senior Domonique Foxworth, a shutdown cornerback who has started all 29 games in which he has played the last three years and has first team (2002) and second team (2003) AII-ACC honors to show for it. The All- Amencan candidate will man the "field" corner position and showed in the offseason that his versatility and knowledge of the defense could play a role in nickel and dime situations if needed Sophomore "Josh Wilson has shown good cover skills and the bravado it takes to play the position. Timed at 4,35 in the 40- yard dash, speed will not be a concern for Wilson, either Freshman Chris Varner is one of four true freshmen who entered the program early and impressed coaches in the spring while Kevin Barnes is another athletic newcomer who will work at field corner this season.
At the boundary spot senior Reuben Haigler missed most of spring with a groin injury but will start fall
steady performer who is comfortable in the
system and has the speed |4,46| to protect
against the big play. His backups heading
into the fall are all inexperienced asjunior
transfer Milton Harris is joined by true
freshman Richard Taylor at the
position
"Chris Kelley to me, was
the most improved defensive
player on our team in the spring
and he really impressed me," said
Fnedgen "'The only questions that
I think we need to answer at this point
is who goes where in nickel and dime
situations But overall, I feel a lot better
about the defensive backfield than I
thought I was going to coming in."
conference team (second team|. He finished the season with a 42.3-yard average but knocked 22 of his 53 efforts inside the opponent's 20-yard line.
Jon Condo has yet to have a punt blocked in his three years as the teams long snapper and is firmly entrenched as the starter. In the returns, Suter returns as the team's primary punt and kickoff returner, but several players such as. Rich Parson and Drew Weatherly showed in the spring that they are very capable should they be called upon. Suter needs just one punt return for a TD to tie the NCAA career record and, as mentioned earlier will be at full strength this season
"Nick (Novak) had a very good offseason and appears to have snapped out of the little slump he was in, " said Fnedgen ""Podlesh had a very good first year and we hope that he continues to improve on his start. In the returns, we know what we have in Suter but Rich Parson can definitely help us and Weatherly showed us what he could do in the spring game, so we feel pretty good about things overall."
Domonique Foxworth
atop the depth chart.
Haigler is a tough player
with good speed and
solid cover skills who
has worked hard since
redshirting in 2003.
His status as the starter
became a little more
uncertain in the spring due to the play of junior Gerrick
McPhearson, one of the most athletic players on the team.
McPhearson seems to be coming into his own and making
use of his team-best 4,29 speed. Sophomore Chris Choice
will also work at the spot but the main battle will take place
between McPhearson and Haigler
"I have been pleased with the secondary," said Fnedgen. ""Going into the offseason, I was concerned with the cornerbacks. I mean, we knew what we had in Domonique |Foxworth| but after spring, we know he is playing the best he has ever played. He had a great spring, challenged receivers more and is playing with very good technique. The other guys are the ones who really impressed me and showed me that they are ready to play."
Heading into the offseason, the position in the secondary where competition seemed to be the tightest was at strong safety. That competition did not last long into spring as senior Chris Kelley, after years of physical turmoil, was outstanding and easily took command of the starting job. Kelley showed good instincts and hitting ability while earning praise as one of the offseason's top performers. Hard-hitting sophomore Marcus Wimbush will back up Kelley and look to see action in nickel and dime situations, while a host of players such as senior Quintin Beltran - 2003 Offensive Scout Team Player of the Year at tailback - and newcomer J.J. Justice will look to be factors. At 218 pounds. Justice ran a reported 10.5 in the 1 00-meters as a prep in the spring.
The Terps' most experienced safety is Ray Custis a senior who has seen significant action in the nickel and dime the last two years, Custis - who topped the teams list of Iron Terps for the second-straight year in offseason testing - is a
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|
2(d) |
Chris Kelley |
SS |
6-2 |
204 |
Sr.-2V |
|
4|d| |
Josh Wilson |
CB |
5-9 |
180 |
So -IV |
|
6 |
Domonique Foxworth CB |
5-11 |
178 |
Sr.-3V |
|
|
12 |
Marcus wimbush |
SS |
5-11 |
205 |
So- IV |
|
17(d) |
Rueben Haiqler |
CB |
5-10 |
186 |
Sr-lV |
|
18(d) |
Quintin Beltran |
SS |
5-10 |
199 |
Sr.-SQ |
|
19 |
Chiminen Amadi |
SS |
5-10 |
193 |
Fr.-RS |
|
21 |
Chris Choice |
CB |
5-11 |
191 |
So.-SQ |
|
23 |
Chris Varner |
CB |
5-11 |
180 |
Fr.-HS |
|
24 |
Richard Taylor |
FS |
5-10 |
188 |
Fr.-HS |
|
26 |
Raymond Custis |
FS |
5-9 |
188 |
Sr.-3V |
|
27 (d| |
Milton Harris |
FS |
5-11 |
192 |
Jr.-SQ |
|
31 |
Kevin Barnes |
CB |
6-1 |
180 |
F-r-HS |
38
Gerrick McPhearson CB 5-10 190 Jr.- IV
|
2 |d) Chris Kelley H |
6-2 |
204 |
Sr.-2V |
||
|
9 |
Jo Jo Walker |
PR/KR |
5-9 |
167 |
Jr,-2V |
|
Hid) |
Dan Ennis |
PK |
6-0 |
150 |
So.-SO |
|
22 |
Rich Parson |
nn n/n |
|||
|
5-10 |
183 |
Sr.-3V |
|||
|
32 |
TimCesa |
LS |
6-1 |
240 |
Fr.-RS |
|
34 |
Steve Suter |
PR/KR |
5-9 |
194 |
Sr.-2V |
|
36 |
Adam Podlesh |
P/H |
5-11 |
199 |
So.- IV |
|
39 |
Obi Eqekeze |
PK |
6-3 |
193 |
Fr.-HS |
|
46 |
6-0 |
186 |
Sr.-3V |
||
|
Nick Novak |
PK |
||||
|
47 |
Jon Condo |
LS |
6-3 |
230 |
Sr.-3V |
|
51 |
Eric Lenz |
P |
6-4 |
217 |
Fr.-HS |
|
55 Id) |
Brendan McDermond l_S |
6-1 |
240 |
Fr.-RS |
|
|
85 |
Dan Melendez |
H |
6-2 |
173 |
Jr.-2V |
SPECIAL TEAMS
Maryland's special teams units will again be one of the strengths of the team in 2004, with top flight players returning at placekicker punter and in the returns game. Though always seeking to improve, one important factor this season will be in grooming replacements for players in their last year such as Nick Novak and Steve Suter, while also continuing to be one of the top units overall in the nation.
At placekicker, Novak is a contender for this years Lou Groza Award and has an outside shot at being the leading career scorer in NCAA history. He will become the leading scorer in ACC history with three more points and, though he struggled some at the end of last year he still enters this season as the top kicker in the conference His standing nationally will be determined by how quickly he returns to the form he had in the early part of 2003. Backing him up will be sophomore Dan Ennis, a player who is steady from 35 yards in and Obi Egekeze, a true freshman who will likely redshirt unless he can give the team a different dimension on kickoffs.
Adam Podlesh had an outstanding first season as the Terrapins' punter, combining a good leg with very good directional punting He was a Ray Guy semifinalist and the first Maryland freshman ever named to the all-
Nick Novak (4b) and Adam Podlesh
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(
Derrick Fenner 5-1 1 186 Jr.-2V Drew W*atherly 6-3 202 So IV Paschal Abiamm 6-2 194 So SO
5 Ricardo Dickerson6-1 254 Jr.-2V
40|d| Maurice Smith 5- 10 228 Sr.-3V
*35|d| Albert Jones 5-11 208 So.-SO
- 43 (d) JonGruber 5-8 210 JrSO
43|d| MattDeese 5-11 245 Fr-HS
1)e-^e^^e
6 Oom. Foxworth 5-11 178 Sr.-3V
4 |d) Josh Wilson 5-9 180 So -IV
23 Chris Varner 5-11 180 Fr-HS
31 Kevin Barnes 6-1 180 Fr-HS
|
70 |
Stephon Heyer |
6-6 295 Jr.-2V |
|||
|
78 71 |
Ryan Flynn Brock Choate |
6-3 284 Sr-2V 6-4 282 Fr-RS |
|||
|
41 |
Kevin Eli |
6-2 280 Sr.-2V |
|||
|
I |
SKm |
90 |
Patrick Powell |
6-4 246 Fr-RS |
|
|
7 |
rr-^. |
98 |
Omarr Savage |
6-5 252 Fr-RS |
|
|
1 |
cfi |
91 |
Mack Frost |
6-5 260 Fr-HS |
74 CJ. Brooks
77 Russell Bonham
'66 GamckClig
65 Matt Powell
6-5 311 Sr.-3V
6-2 300 Jr-2V
6-3 284 Fr-RS
6-3 343 Jr-SQ
Joel Statham
Sam Hollenbach Ryan Mitch Dan Gronkowski Mike Moyseenko Jordan Steffy Enn Henderson
6-1 212 So.-IV 6-5 218 So-Sq
i
6-1 217
M 247
M 198
6-1 210 Fr-HS
64 225 Fr-HS
Fr-RS Fr-HS Fr-RS
72 KyleSchmin 6-4 295 Sr.-3V
68|d| Ryan McDonald 6-2 275 Jr-SQ
56 Robert Jenkins 6-2 284 Jr-RS
60 Edwin Williams 6-4 295 Fr-HS
99 Rob Armstrong 6-4 298 So.-IV
64 Justin Duffie ' 6-1 274 Jr.-IV
93 Davian Bryan 5-11 283 Jr.-SO
Dennis Marsh 64 264 Fr-HS
Carlos Feliciano 6-5 290 Fr-HS
54 David Holloway 6-2 222 So.-SO
44 |d) Jens Smith 6-2 236 So-SQ
51 EnUenz 64 217 Fr-HS
42 Chase Bullock 6-2 220 Fr-HS
55|d| Trey Covington 6-3 230 Fr-HS
2 |d| Chris Kelley 6-2 204 Sr. 2V
12 Marcus Wimbush 5-11 205 So.-IV
19 ChiminenAmadi 5-10 193 Fr-RS
18|d| Qumtin Beltran 5-10 199 Sr-SQ
63 Andrew Crummey 6-5 278 Fr-RS
|
69 |
Donnie Woods |
6-3 |
285 |
Fr-RS |
|||||
|
01 77 |
Russell Bonham |
6-2 |
300 |
Jr.-2V |
|||||
|
59 |
Dave Quaintance |
64 |
280 |
So.-SO |
|||||
|
75 |
Jaimie Thomas |
M |
330 |
Fr-HS |
|||||
|
33 29 |
Josh Allen 5-1 1 Sammy Maldonado 6-0 |
202 233 |
Jr.-2V Sr-IV |
i*> |
|||||
|
7 |
J.P Humber |
6-0 |
216 |
So.-IV |
39 A |
||||
|
8 |
Mario Merrills |
5-10 |
195 |
Jr.-2V |
r |
OW |
|||
|
«« mi |
Lance Ball |
5-9 |
222 |
Fr-RS |
r |
si |
Sr.-3V |
||
|
27 Id) |
Keon Lattjmore |
5-11 |
190 |
Fr-HS |
79 |
Lou Lombardo |
6-5 |
308 |
|
|
58 |
Brandon Nixon |
ri-6 |
315 |
Fr-RS |
|||||
|
76(d) |
Eddie Macro |
64 |
282 |
Fr-RS |
|||||
|
73 |
Scott Burley |
W |
340 |
;'-mS |
95 Conrad Bolston 6-3 280 So.-IV
76 |d) Henry Scott 6-2 271 Sr-IV
92 Dre Moore 64 283 Fr-RS
52 DOwell Jackson 6-0 231 Jr.-2V
32 TimCesa 6-1 240 Fr-RS
40|d| ChnstianHill 6-1 230 Fr-HS
26 Raymond Custis 5-9 188 Sr.-3V
24 Richard Taylor 5-10 188 Fr.-HS 27|d| Milton Hams 5-11 192 Jr-SQ
45 Shawne MerrimanM 245 Jr.-2V
47 JonCondo 6-3 230 Sr-3V
50 Jermame Lemons 6-1 238 Fr-RS
22 Rich Parson 5-10 183 Sr.-3V
| 9 JoJoWalker 5-9 167 Jr-2V
I 15 Curbs Williams 6-2 201 Sr-3V
:■ 20 Greg Powell 5-11 181 So.-RS
84 Derek Miller 3 Rob Abiamiri 18 |d| Vernon Davis
86 Brad Schell JoeyHaynos
6-8 264 Jr.-2V 6-2 241 Sr.-I V 6-3 239 So.-IV
6-5 247 So-SQ 63 243 Fr-RS
48 William Kershaw 6-3 230 Jr.-2V
35|d| Wesley Jefferson 6-1 235 Fr-RS
49 Greg Lucas 6-1 240 Jr.-HS 61 Victor Nwachukwu 6-1 240 Jr-HS 2|dJ_ Enn Henderson 64 225 Fr-HS
34 Steve Suter
85 Dan Melendez 9 JoJoWalker
5-9 194 Sr.-2V 6-2 178 Jr.-2V 5-9 167 Jr.-2V
17|d| Reuben Haigler 5-10 186 Sr.-lV r38 Ger. McPhearsonS-IO 190 Jr.-IV
21 Chns Choice 5-11 191 So-SQ
PK PL
LS
KR/PR
« NickNovak 6-0 186 Sr.-3V 36 Adam Podlesh 5-11 199 So.-IV 47 JonCondo 6-3 230 Sr.-3V 36 Adam Podlesh 5-11 199 So.-IV 34 SteveSuter 5-9 194 Sr.-2V
: :-E- 60 ISO So-SQ 51 EncLenz M 217 Fr-HS 32 TimCesa 6-1 240 Fr-RS 85 Dan Melendez 6-2 178 Jr-2V 22 RxJi Parson 5-10 183 St-3V
39 ObiEgekeze 6-3 193 Fr-HS 55|d| Brendan McDermond6-l 240 Fr-RS ? ChnsKelley 6-2 204 St-2V 9 JoJowate 5-9 167 Jr.-2V
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No.
Name
Pos.
Hgt Wgt
CI.
Exp.
Hometown [High School/Last School]
33
liidL
Paschal Abiamin_ Rob Abiamin Josh Allen
WR
6-2
194
So.
SQ
Randallstown, Md (Mount Si Joseph HS)
TE
6-2
241
IV
Randallstown, Md. (Mount St. Joseph HSJ
TB
5-11
202
2V
Tampa, Fla (Eleanor Roosevelt HS |Md.|
Chimenem Amadi
SS
5 10
193
RS
Riverdale, Md. (Laurel HS)
Robert Armstrong
NT
6-4
298
So.
IV
Arlington, Va [Washington-Lee HS/Forl Union Military]
Lance Ball
TB
5-9
222
RS
Teaneck, NJ. (Teaneck HS)
Kevin Barnes
CB
6-1
180
HS
Glen Burnie, Md (Old Mill HS]
Ouintm Beltran
SS
5-10
199
SQ
Woodbndge, Va. (CD,Hyltpn HSj_
Conrad Bolston
DT
6-3
280
So.
Burtonsyille^ Md. (St. John's College HS)
Russell Bonham
OG
6-2
300
2V
Winston-Salem, N C (Carvei HSJ
C.J. Brooks
OG
6-5
Sr.
3V
Rex, Ga. IMorrow HS)
Davian Bryan
NT
5-11
283
SQ
Hyattsville, Md. INorthwestern HS)
Chase Bullock
LB
6-2
220
Fr.
HS
Durham, N C (Northern HS)
Scott Burley
OT
6-6
340
Fr.
HS
Baltimore, Md. |Woodlawn HS)
Tim Cesa
LB
240
Fr.
RS
Kennesaw, Ga. (Harrison HS)
Brock Choate
OT
6-4
282
Fr.
RS
Montoursville, Pa (Loyalsock Township HS)
Chris Choice
CB
5-11
191
So.
SQ
Suitland, Md (Eleanor Roosevelt HS]
Garnck Clig
OG
6-3
284
Fr.
RS
_Port Orange, Fla. (Spruce Creek HS|
Jon Condo
LS/DE
6-3
230
Sr.
3V
Philipsburg, Pa. (Philipsburg-Osceola HS)
55 |d) Trey Covington
LB/DE
6-3
230
Fr.
HS
Bowie, Md. lEIeanor Roosevelt HS)
63
Andrew Crummey
OG
6-5
278
Fr.
RS
Van Wert Ohio (Van Wert HS)
26
Raymond Custis
FS
5-9
Sr
3V
Germantown, Md (Northwest HS)
|dj
43JdL
Vernon Davis
TE
6-3
239
So.
IV
Washington, D C. (Dunbar HSJ
Matt Deese
FB
5-11
245
Fr.
HS
Greensboro, N.C. |NE Guilford HS)
Ricardo Dickerson
FB/LB
254
2V
Hyattsville, Md. (Northwestern HS)
64
Justin Duffie
NT
6-1
274
IV
Gaithersburg, Md. (Landon HS)
39
41
UjdL
sJdL
Obi Egekeze
PK
6-3
193
HS
Augusta, Ga. (Westside HS)
Kevin Eli
DE
6-2
280
2V
Deptford, N.J (Deptford HS]
Dan Ennis
PK
6-0
150
So.
SQ
Carlos Feliciano
DT
6-5
290
Sykesville, Md (Glenelg HS]
HS
Elizabeth, N.J. (Elizabeth HS)
|
83 |
Derrick Fenner |
WR |
5-11 |
186 |
Jr. |
2V |
Hampton, Va. (Hampton HS) |
|
78 |
Ryan Flynn |
OT |
6-3 |
284 |
Sr. |
2V |
Youngstown, Ohio (Cardinal Mooney HS) |
|
6 |
Domonigue Foxworth |
CB |
5-11 |
178 |
Sr. |
3V |
Randallstown, Md. (Western Tech HS) |
|
91 |
Mack Frost |
DE |
6-5 |
260 |
Fr. |
HS |
Columbia, S.C. (Sprinq Valley HS) |
|
57 |
Jared Gaither |
DT |
6-9 |
300 |
Fr. |
HS |
White Plains, Md (Eleanor Roosevelt HSJ |
|
88 |
Jason Goode |
IE |
6-4 |
230 |
Fr. |
HS |
Baltimore, Md (Woodlawn HS) |
67
13
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17
27 |
Jack Griffin
DT
6-6
270
Fr.
HS
Enfield, Conn. (Enfield HS)
Dan Gronkowski Jon Gruber Reuben Haigler Milton Harris
QB 6-6 247 Fr. HS . _AmhersL_N.Y (Williamsville North HSJ..
FB 5-8 210 Jr. SQ Somerville, NJ. (Bridqewater HS|
CB
5-10
186
Sr.
FS
5-11
192
Jr.
SQ
New Cumberland, Pa. (Cedar Cliff HS/Lackawanna JC) Lanham, Md. (Duval HS/Delaware State)
80
2JdJ_
70
40J 14
54
7
52
35 (dj
56
35(d)
30
2jdj_
48
27 (dj
50
79
49
Joey Haynos
TE
6-8
243
RS
Rockville, Md (Gonzaga College HSJ
Erin Henderson Stephon Heyer Christian Hill
QB/LB 6-4 225 Fr. HS Aberdeen, Md (Aberdeen HSJ
OT 6-6 295 Jr. 2V Lawrenceville, Ga. (Brookwood HS]
Sam Hollenbach
David Holloway
LB 6-1 ,'iti Fr. HS Germantown, Md. INorthwest HS)
6-5 218 So. SQ Sellersville, Pa. (Pennndge HSJ
J P Humber DQwell Jackson Wesley Jefferson Robert Jenkins Albert Jones J J Justice Chris Kelley William Kershaw Keon Lattmore
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222
So.
SQ
Stephentown, NY. (Albany Academy]
6-0
216
So.
IV
6-0
231
Jr
2V
6-1
235
RS
C FB SS SS
IB
Jermaine Lemons
Eric Lenz
Lou Lombardo Greg Lucas
TB DF LB OT LB
6-2
5-11
6-1
6-2
6-3
5 II
6 I 64 6-5 6-1
284
208 218 204 2 JO 190 238 71/ 308 240
Jr.
So.
Fr.
Sr.
Jr.
RS SQ HS 2V 2V
Lakeland, Fla. |George Jenkins HSJ
Largo, Fla. (Seminole HSJ
Clinton, Md (Gwynn Park HS)
Bronx, NY (Milford (Conn ) Academy/Nassau CCj
Brandywme, Md. (Gwynn Park HS]
Fr. Fr. Fr. Sr.
Jr
HS
RS
HS
3V
HS
Lisbon, Conn. (Norwich Free Academy]
Germantown, Md. (Seneca Valley HS)
Raeford, N.C. (Hoke County HS]
Owings Mills, Md. (Mt St. Joseph HS/Hargrave Military AcademyJ
Tampa, Fla (Thomas Jefferson HS]
Frederick, Md. (Urbana HS)
Baltimore, Md. (Calvert Hall HS)
Upper Marlboro, Md. |Gwynn Park HS]
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Name |
Pos. |
Hgt |
Wgt |
CI. |
Exp. |
Hometown (High School/Last School) |
|
|
?9 |
Sammy Maldonado |
TB |
6-0 |
.' •; ■; |
Sr. |
IV |
Harrison, NY (Harrison HS/Ohio SI |
|
|
-w |
Dennis Marsh |
DT |
6-4 |
264 |
Fr. |
HS |
Browns Summit, N.C. (Northeast Guilford HS) |
|
|
'6(d) |
Eddie Matto |
OT |
6-4 |
282 |
Fr. |
RS |
Miami Lakes, Fla (Delaney HS (Md.J| |
|
|
»S fdl |
Brendan McDermond |
LS |
6-1 |
240 |
Fr. |
RS |
Columbia, Md. (River Hill HS] |
|
|
■>8 |d| |
Ryan McDonald |
C |
6-2 |
275 |
Jr. |
SO |
Hagerstown, Md (WilliamsportVConcord College] |
|
|
38 |
Gerrick McPhearson |
CB |
5-10 |
1 90 |
Jr. |
IV |
Columbia, Md. |Howard HS] |
|
|
■15 |
Dan Melendez |
WR |
6-2 |
1 78 |
Jr. |
2V |
Lancaster, Pa. IJ.P. McCaskey HS] |
|
|
8 |
Mario Merrills |
TB |
5-10 |
195 |
Jr |
2V |
Columbia, Md (Wilde Lake HS] |
|
|
*5 |
Shawne Mernman |
DE |
64 |
245 |
Jr. |
2V |
Upper Marlboro, Md. (Frederick Douglass HS] |
|
|
,54 |
Derek Miller |
TE |
6-8 |
264 |
Jr. |
2V |
Carlisle, Pa (Boiling Springs HS] |
|
|
do |
Ryan Mitch |
on |
6-1 |
217 |
Fr. |
RS |
McLean, Va. (DeMatha HS] |
|
|
92 |
Dre Moore |
DT |
6-4 |
283 |
Fr. |
RS |
Charlotte, N.C. (Independence HS) |
|
|
» fdl |
Mike Moyseenko |
OB |
6-0 |
198 |
Fr. |
RS |
Hagerstown, Md. (So. Hagerstown HS] |
|
|
58 |
Brandon Nixon |
OT |
6-6 |
315 |
Fr. |
RS |
Pottstown, Pa (Pottstown HS] |
|
|
46 |
Nick Novak |
PK |
6-0 |
186 |
Sr. |
3V |
Charlottesville, Va (Albemarle HS] |
|
|
61 |
Victor Nwachukwu |
LB |
6-1 |
240 |
Jr. |
HS |
Baltimore, Md (Chesapeake HS] |
|
|
22 |
Rich Parson |
WR |
5-10 |
183 |
Sr. |
3V |
Newark, Del | Newark Academy) |
|
|
36 |
Adam Podlesh |
P |
5-11 |
199 |
So. |
IV |
Piftsford, NY. IPittsford Sutherland HS) |
|
|
20 |
Greg Powell |
WR |
5-11 |
181 |
So. |
RS |
Annapolis, Md. (Annapolis HS] |
|
|
'65 |
Matt Powell |
OT |
6-3 |
343 |
Jr. |
SO |
Ft Washinqton, Md [Oxon Hill HS |
|
|
,90 |
Patrick Powell |
DE |
6-4 |
246 |
Fr. |
RS |
Richmond, Va [L C Bird HS |
|
|
59 |
Dave Quaintance |
OG |
6-4 |
280 |
So |
SO |
Philadelphia, Pa. (Archbishop Ryan HS] |
|
|
!96 |
Dane Randolph |
DE |
6-5 |
,'44 |
Fr. |
HS |
Columbia, Md. (Wilde Lake HS) |
|
|
137 |
Landry Saha |
DB |
5-11 |
185 |
Fr |
RS |
Rockville, Md. |Richard Montgomery HS| |
|
|
J98 |
Omarr Savaqe |
DE |
6-5 |
252 |
Fr. |
RS |
Piscataway, NJ. (Piscataway HS) |
|
|
'86 |
Brad Schell |
TE |
6-5 |
247 |
So. |
SQ |
Spencerville, Md. (Paint Branch HS) |
|
|
■72 |
Kyle Schmitt |
C |
6-4 |
295 |
Sr. |
3V |
Derry, Pa. (Derry Area HS) |
|
|
;76 Idl |
Henry Scott |
DT |
6-2 |
271 |
Sr. |
IV |
Baltimore, Md. IKenwood HS| |
|
|
44 |d| |
Jeris Smith |
LB |
6-2 |
236 |
So. |
SQ |
Eldersburq, Md. fLiberty HS) |
|
|
40 |d| |
Maurice Smith |
FB |
5-10 |
228 |
Sr. |
3V |
Waldorf, Md. (Westlake HS) |
|
|
|16 |
Joel Statham |
QB |
6-1 |
212 |
So. |
IV |
Chatsworth, Ga. (Murray County HS| |
|
|
:19JdL |
Jordan Steffy |
QB |
6-1 |
210 |
Fr. |
HS |
Leola, Pa. (Conestoqa Valley HS] |
|
|
•34 |
Steve Suter |
WR |
5-9 |
194 |
Sr. |
2V |
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