American college football season
The 2019 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Terrapins played their home games at Maryland Stadium in College Park, Maryland and competed in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference . They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the East Division.
Maryland held its annual Red-White spring exhibition game on April 27, 2019.[ 1] The Red team, led by redshirt junior quarterback and game MVP Tyler DeSue, triumphed over the White team 28–17.[ 1]
US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Cortez Andrews OLB
Tallahassee, FL
Godby High School
5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
217 lb (98 kg)
Feb 6, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 80
Deonte Banks CB
Edgewood, MD
Edgewood High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jun 22, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 79
Kameron Blount OLB
Waldorf, MD
Saint Charles High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
Apr 1, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 78
Anthony Booker DL
Cincinnati, OH
Winton Woods High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
280 lb (130 kg)
Feb 5, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 75
Erwin Byrd DB
Powder Springs, GA
McEachern High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Jan 27, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 73
TreRon Collins DB
Fairburn, GA
Langston Hughes High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jan 27, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 80
Nick Cross DB
Hyattsville, MD
DeMatha Catholic High School
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
Feb 12, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 84
Tyler Devera TE
Oradell, NJ
Bergen Catholic High
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
227 lb (103 kg)
Feb 3, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 74
Marcus Finger OL
Fort Myers, FL
Fort Myers High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
296 lb (134 kg)
Feb 4, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 71
Lavonte Gater DB
Washington, DC
Frank W. Ballou High School
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Feb 21, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 73
Isaiah Hazel WR
Upper Marlboro, MD
Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Dec 12, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 83
Parris Heath OL
Brooklyn, NY
ASA College
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
325 lb (147 kg)
Feb 3, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: N/A
Deshawn Holt DL
Waldorf, MD
Westlake High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
Jun 25, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 79
Malik Jackson TE
Fort Meade, MD
Meade High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Dec 19, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 73
Lance Legendre QB
New Orleans, LA
Warren Easton High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Feb 6, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 82
Mason Lunsford OL
Olney, MD
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
305 lb (138 kg)
Dec 14, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 74
Sam Okuayinonu DL
Lowell, MA
Mesabi Range Comm & Tech College
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
270 lb (120 kg)
Jan 26, 2019
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 76
Dino Tomlin WR
Pittsburgh, PA
Shady Side Academy
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Nov 6, 2018
Recruiting star ratings : Rivals : 247Sports : ESPN : ESPN grade: 76
Overall recruiting rankings: 247Sports : 46
Note : In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
Name
Pos.
Height
Weight
Class
Hometown
College transferred from
DeJuan Ellis
WR
5'11"
178
Freshman
Accokeek, Md
Virginia Tech
Josh Jackson
QB
6'1"
215
Junior
Saline, MI
Virginia Tech
Keandre Jones
OLB
6'3"
210
Senior
Olney, Md
Ohio State
Tyler Mabry
TE
6'3"
265
Senior
Ypsilanti, MI
University at Buffalo
Sean Savoy
WR
5'9"
177
Junior
Washington, D.C.
Virginia Tech
Shaq Smith
OLB
6'2"
256
Junior
Baltimore, MD
Clemson University
Preseason Big Ten poll [ edit ]
Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Maryland was projected to finish in sixth in the East Division.[ 2]
Media poll (East Division)
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Michigan
222 (20)
2
Ohio State
214 (14)
3
Michigan State
156
4
Penn State
154
5
Indiana
86.5
6
Maryland
82.5
7
Rutgers
37
Defense
SS
Jordan Mosley
Fofie Bazzie
⋅
DE
NT
DE
Lawtez Rogers
Oluwaseun Oluwatimi
Keiron Howard
Brett Kulka
Brandon Gaddy
Sam Okuayinonu
⋅
⋅
⋅
Offense
WR
Darryl Jones
Brian Cobbs
⋅
Key reserves
Season-ending injury Antwaine Richardson (knee) Jeshaun Jones (knee) Durell Nchami (knee) Jake Funk (knee) Lorenzo Harrison III (knee)
Suspension
Special teams
PK Joseph Petrino
P Colton Spangler
KR Javon Leake
PR D. J. Turner
LS James Rosenberry
H Mike Shinsky
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 31 12:00 p.m. Howard * BTN W 79–0 32,761
September 7 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Syracuse * Maryland Stadium College Park, MD ESPN W 63–20 33,493
September 14 12:00 p.m. at Temple * No. 21 CBSSN L 17–20 30,610
8:00 p.m. No. 12 Penn State Maryland Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry ) FS1 L 0–59 53,228
October 5 12:00 p.m. at Rutgers BTN W 48–7 30,185
October 12 12:00 p.m. at Purdue BTN L 14–40 52,296
October 19 3:30 p.m. Indiana BTN L 28–34 32,606
October 26 3:30 p.m. at No. 17 Minnesota ESPN L 10–52 44,715
November 2 12:00 p.m. No. 14 Michigan Maryland Stadium College Park, MD ABC L 7–38 40,701
November 9 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 Ohio State FOX L 14–73 101,022
November 23 3:30 p.m. Nebraska Maryland Stadium College Park, MD BTN L 7–54 34,802
November 30 3:30 p.m. at Michigan State FS1 L 16–19 51,366
[ 10]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bison
0
0
0
0
0
Terrapins
28
28
16
7
79
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Orange
7
6
7
0
20
Terrapins
21
21
7
14
63
Category
Player
Statistics
Offensive
Passing
Josh Jackson
21-38, 296 yds, 3td, 1 int, 84.7 qbr
Rushing
Javon Leake
7 car, 107 yds, 2 td
Receiving
Darryl Jones
3 rec, 70 yds
Defensive
Keandre Jones
7 solo-1 ast/8 tot, 2 sack, 1 ff
Jordan Mosley
3 solo,1 sac, 1 int
Antoine Brooks
8 solo-1 ast/9 tot
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 21 Terrapins
2
0
13
2
17
Owls
7
0
6
7
20
Category
Player
Statistics
Offensive
Passing
Josh Jackson
15-38, 183 yds, 1td, 1 int, 16.1 qbr
Rushing
Anthony McFarland Jr.
26 car, 137 yds, 1 td
Receiving
Dontay Demus Jr.
3 rec, 42 yds
Defensive
Antoine Brooks
13 solo/13 tot, 1 fr
Jordan Mosley
5 solo-2 ast/7 tot, 1ff
Chance Campbell
3 solo-1 ast/4 tot, 1 int
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 Nittany Lions
14
24
7
14
59
Terrapins
0
0
0
0
0
Category
Player
Statistics
Offensive
Passing
Josh Jackson
10-21, 65 yds, 0 int, 3.8 qbr
Rushing
Anthony McFarland Jr.
9 car, 31 yds
Receiving
Dontay Demus Jr.
1 rec, 18 yds
Defensive
Antoine Brooks
6 solo/6 tot
Nick Cross
2 solo-1 ast/3 tot, 1 int
Chance Campbell
5 solo-1 ast/6 tot
1
2
3
4
Total
Terrapins
7
20
21
0
48
Scarlet Knights
0
7
0
0
7
Category
Player
Statistics
Offensive
Passing
Josh Jackson
9-16, 179 yds, 2 td, 60.5 qbr
Rushing
Anthony McFarland Jr.
7 car, 87 yds, 2 td
Receiving
Dontay Demus Jr.
3 rec, 94 yds, 1 td
Defensive
Ayinde Eley
4 solo-8 ast/12 tot, 1int
Keandre Jones
5 solo-5 ast/10 tot, 1 sac
Isaiah Davis
2 solo-2 ast/4 tot, 1 int
1
2
3
4
Total
Terrapins
0
14
0
0
14
Boilermakers
13
17
3
7
40
1
2
3
4
Total
Hoosiers
14
10
7
3
34
Terrapins
7
14
7
0
28
1
2
3
4
Total
Terrapins
0
3
0
7
10
No. 17 Golden Gophers
14
14
10
14
52
Michigan at Maryland
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 14 Wolverines
14
7 14 3
38
Terrapins
0
0 7 0
7
Maryland at Ohio State
1
2 3 4 Total
Terrapins
0
0 7 7
14
• No. 1 Buckeyes
21
21 10 21
73
1
2
3
4
Total
Cornhuskers
17
17
10
10
54
Terrapins
0
0
0
7
7
1
2
3
4
Total
Terrapins
7
0
9
0
16
Spartans
3
10
0
6
19
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final AP — — 21 — — — — — — — — — — — — — Coaches — — 25 — — — — — — — — — — — — — CFP Not released — — — — — — Not released
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^ Lesmerises, Doug (July 18, 2019). "Michigan named Big Ten football favorite in cleveland.com 2019 preseason poll" . Cleveland.com .
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^ "2019 Maxwell Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club" . July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019 .
^ "2019 Doak Walker Award Candidates - SMU" . www.smu.edu .
^ "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF) . July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019 .
^ "Rimington Trophy Unveils 2019 Watch List" . July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^ "Paul Hornung Award Unveils 2019 Watch List" . July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2019 Watch List" . July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019 .
^ "2019 Maryland Football Schedule" .
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