1998 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

1998 Maryland Terrapins football

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Record| 3–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach|

* Ron Vanderlinden (2nd season)

Offensive coordinator| Craig Johnson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator| Wally Ake (2nd season)
Home stadium| Byrd Stadium

Seasons

<- 1997

1999 ->

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 3 Florida State $+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 11  | - | 2  |
No. 9 Georgia Tech \+  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 2  |
No. 18 Virginia |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 9  | - | 3  |
North Carolina |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
NC State |  | 5  | - | 3  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 5  |
Duke |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 7  |
Wake Forest |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Clemson |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |
Maryland |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 8  |

* $ - BCS representative as conference champion
* \+ - Conference co-champions

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ron Vanderlinden, the Terrapins compiled a 3–8 record, finished in a tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 290 to 202.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Ken Mastrole with 632 passing yards, LaMont Jordan with 906 rushing yards, and Jermaine Arrington with 366 receiving yards.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 5| | James Madison*|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | W 23–15| 36,547| [4]
September 12| 12:00 p.m.| at No. 12 Virginia|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)

| JPS| L 19–31| 42,800| [5]
September 19| 6:00 p.m.| at No. 19 West Virginia*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| ESPN2| L 20–42| 52,279| [6]
September 26| | Temple*|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | W 30–20| 27,047| [7]
October 3| 1:00 p.m.| No. 9 Florida State|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| PPV| L 10–24| 33,134| [8]
October 10| 12:00 p.m.| at Clemson|

* Memorial Stadium
* Clemson, SC

| JPS| L 0–23| 69,215| [9]
October 17| 1:00 p.m.| Wake Forest|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | L 10–20| 23,419| [10]
October 31| 12:00 p.m.| vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech|

* Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards
* Baltimore, MD

| | L 14–31| 25,183| [11]
November 7| 12:00 p.m.| at North Carolina|

* Kenan Memorial Stadium
* Chapel Hill, NC

| ESPN2| L 13–24| 51,200| [12]
November 14| 12:00 p.m.| at Duke|

* Wallace Wade Stadium
* Durham, NC

| JPS| W 42–25| 15,272| [13]
November 21| 1:00 p.m.| NC State|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | L 21–35| 21,589| [14]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Eastern time

## References

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1. ^ "1998 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
3. ^ "1998 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
4. ^ "Maryland opens by closing down James Madison". The Baltimore Sun. September 6, 1998. Retrieved October 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "No. 12 Virginia holds on". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "WVU air show jolts Terps". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Owls hang tough, fall short". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Kicker sets Seminoles apart". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Clemson puts pieces together, shuts out Maryland". Florence Morning News. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Fast start helps Deacs". The News and Observer. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "UM return spoiled by Ga. Tech's". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Quiet assassin; Na Brown leads UNC over Maryland 24–13". The Salisbury Post. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Terps pick off Duke, 42–25". The Capital. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "Terps toppled by Wolfpack". The Daily Times. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.

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* Old Byrd Stadium (1923–1947, 1949)
* Griffith Stadium (1948)
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