2003 Maryland Terrapins football team
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Gator Bowl Champions
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Gator Bowl, W, 41–7 vs. West Virginia
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Coaches | #20 |
| AP | #17 |
| 2003 record | 10–3 (6–2 ACC) |
| Head coach | Ralph Friedgen |
| Offensive coordinator | Charlie Taaffe |
| Defensive coordinator | Gary Blackney |
| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium (Capacity: 51,500) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #11 Florida State $ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #17 Maryland | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #22 Clemson | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgia Tech | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2003 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football season. It was the Terrapins' 51st season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Ralph Friedgen led the team for his third season as head coach, while Charlie Taaffe served as the third-year offensive coordinator and Gary Blackney as the third-year defensive coordinator. Maryland finished the season with a 10–3 record. The Terrapins received an invitation to the Gator Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia, 41–7, in what was a rematch of a regular season game.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| August 28 | 7:30 PM | at Northern Illinois* | #23 | Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL | FSN | L 13–20 OT | 28,018[1] | ||
| September 6 | 7:15 PM | at #13 Florida State | Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL | ESPN2 | L 10–35 | 82,885[1] | |||
| September 13 | 6:00 PM | The Citadel* | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 61–0 | 51,594[1] | ||||
| September 20 | 6:00 PM | #23 West Virginia* | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) | W 34–7 | 51,973[1] | ||||
| September 27 | 6:00 PM | at Eastern Michigan* | Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI | W 37–13 | 19,628[1] | ||||
| October 4 | 3:30 PM | Clemson | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | ABC | W 21–7 | 51,545[1] | |||
| October 11 | 6:00 PM | Duke | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 33–20 | 50,084[1] | ||||
| October 23 | 7:45 PM | at Georgia Tech | Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA | ESPN | L 3–7 | 51,524[1] | |||
| November 1 | 12:00 PM | North Carolina |
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | JPS | W 59–21 | 51,195[1] | |||
| November 13 | 7:45 PM | Virginia | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry) | ESPN | W 27–17 | 51,027[1] | |||
| November 22 | 3:30 PM | at NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ABC | W 26–24 | 53,800[1] | |||
| November 29 | 3:30 PM | at Wake Forest | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | ESPN | W 41–28 | 18,783[1] | |||
| January 1 | 1:00 PM | vs. #23 West Virginia* | #24 | Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | NBC | W 41–7 | 78,892[1] | ||
| *Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Team players in the NFL
The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Madieu Williams | Defensive Back | 2 | 56 | Cincinnati Bengals |
| Randy Starks | Defensive Tackle | 3 | 71 | Tennessee Titans |
| Leon Joe | Linebacker | 4 | 112 | Chicago Bears |
| Jeff Dugan | Tight End | 7 | 220 | Minnesota Vikings |
| Bruce Perry | Running Back | 7 | 242 | Philadelphia Eagles |
This squad would be loaded with future NFL players on top of the prior names whom were drafted including[2]
- DE Shawne Merriman
- LB Jon Condo
- LB D'Qwell Jackson
- CB Domonique Foxworth
- PK Nick Novak
- P Adam Podlesh
References
- 2003-2004 Archive, University of Maryland Department of Athletics, Retrieved November 21, 2008.
- Maryland 2003 Schedule/Results, ESPN, Retrieved November 21, 2008.
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