2015 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

2015 Maryland Terrapins football

Conference| Big Ten Conference
Division| East Division
Record| 3–9 (1–7 Big Ten)
Head coach|

* Randy Edsall (5th season; first 6 games)
* Mike Locksley (interim, final 6 games)

Offensive coordinator| Mike Locksley (4th season)
Offensive scheme| Multiple
Defensive coordinator| Keith Dudzinski (1st season)
Base defense| 3–4
Home stadium| Byrd Stadium

Seasons

<- 2014

2016 ->

2015 Big Ten Conference football standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
East Division
No. 6 Michigan State xy$^  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 4 Ohio State x  |  | 7  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 1  |
No. 12 Michigan |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Penn State |  | 4  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 7  | - | 6  |
Indiana |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Rutgers |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 4  | - | 8  |
Maryland |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 3  | - | 9  |
West Division
No. 9 Iowa xy  |  | 8  | - | 0  |  |  |  |  | 12  | - | 2  |
No. 23 Northwestern |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
No. 21 Wisconsin |  | 6  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 10  | - | 3  |
Nebraska |  | 3  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Minnesota |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 6  | - | 7  |
Illinois |  | 2  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 7  |
Purdue |  | 1  | - | 7  |  |  |  |  | 2  | - | 10  |
Championship: Michigan State 16, Iowa 13

* ^ - College Football Playoff participant
* $ - Conference champion
* x - Division champion/co-champions
* y - Championship game participant

Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Terrapins were led by fifth-year head coach Randy Edsall, who was fired after starting the season 2–4. Offensive coordinator Mike Locksley was promoted to interim head coach for the remainder of the season.[1] They played their home games at Byrd Stadium. They finished the season 3–9 and 1–7 in Big Ten play to finish in last place in the East Division.

## Schedule

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Maryland announced its 2015 football schedule on June 3, 2013. The 2015 schedule consisted of six home, five away, and one neutral site game in the regular season. The Terrapins hosted Big Ten foes Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin and traveled to Iowa, Michigan State, defending champion Ohio State, and Rutgers. Maryland played Penn State in Baltimore at M&T Bank Stadium for the 39th meeting of their rivalry[2]

The Terrapins hosted three of their four non-conference games against Bowling Green, Richmond and South Florida (USF). Maryland traveled to Morgantown, West Virginia to face rival West Virginia of the Big 12 Conference on September 26.

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

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September 5| 12:00 pm| No. 18 (FCS) Richmond*|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| ESPNU| W 50–21| 38,117
September 12| 12:00 pm| Bowling Green*|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| BTN| L 27–48| 36,332
September 19| 12:00 pm| South Florida*|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| ESPNU| W 35–17| 36,827
September 26| 3:00 pm| at West Virginia*|

* Mountaineer Field
* Morgantown, WV (rivalry)

| FS1| L 6–45| 61,174
October 3| 12:00 pm| No. 22 Michigan|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| BTN| L 0–28| 51,802
October 10| 12:00 pm| at No. 1 Ohio State|

* Ohio Stadium
* Columbus, OH

| BTN| L 28–49| 107,869
October 24| 3:30 pm| vs. Penn State|

* M&T Bank Stadium
* Baltimore, MD (rivalry)

| ESPN| L 30–31| 68,948
October 31| 3:30 pm| at No. 10 Iowa|

* Kinnick Stadium
* Iowa City, IA

| ABC/ESPN2| L 15–31| 62,667
November 7| 3:30 pm| Wisconsin|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| BTN| L 24–31| 44,678
November 14| 12:00 pm| at No. 14 Michigan State|

* Spartan Stadium
* East Lansing, MI

| ESPN2| L 7–24| 73,406
November 21| 12:00 pm| Indiana|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| BTN| L 28–47| 33,685
November 28| 12:00 pm| at Rutgers|

* High Point Solutions Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| BTN| W 46–41| 44,846

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

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## Roster

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2015 Maryland Terrapins football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `1` | D. J. Moore | Fr
QB | `2` | Shane Cockerille | So
RB | `5` | Wes Brown | Jr
RB | `6` | Ty Johnson | Fr
WR | `6` | Zac Morton |  Fr
QB | `7` | Caleb Rowe |  Jr
WR | `8` | Levern Jacobs |  Jr
QB | `11` | Perry Hills | Jr
WR | `12` | Tavion Jacobs |  Jr
WR | `13` | DeAndre Lane | Jr
QB | `14` | Gage Shaffer | Fr
QB | `16` | Dexter Foreman |  Sr
QB | `18` | Daxx Garman | Sr
RB | `29` | Joe Riddle | Jr
RB | `30` | Kenneth Goins | Jr
RB | `33` | Andrew Stefanelli | Jr
RB | `35` | Marcus Smith |  So
FB | `40` | Eddison Reinoso | So
RB | `42` | Tehuti Miles | Jr
TE | `44` | Andrew Isaacs | Jr
RB | `45` | Brandon Ross | Sr
TE | `48` | Derrick Hayward | So
OL | `50` | Evan Mulrooney | Sr
OL | `53` | Quarvez Boulware | Fr
OL | `54` | JaJuan Dulaney | So
OL | `55` | Ryan Doyle | Sr
OL | `58` | Damian Prince |  Fr
OL | `60` | Stephen Grommer | Sr
OL | `63` | Mike Minter | So
OL | `64` | Brendan Moore |  Fr
OL | `65` | Mason Zimmerman | Fr
OL | `66` | Andrew Zeller | Sr
OL | `68` | Ellis McKennie | Fr
OL | `69` | Joe Marchese | So
OL | `70` | Sean Christie |  Fr
OL | `71` | E. J. Donahue | Fr
OL | `74` | Tyler Smith | Fr
OL | `75` | Derwin Gray |  Fr
OL | `76` | Michael Dunn | Jr
OL | `77` | Will McClain | Fr
OL | `79` | Maurice Shelton | Jr
WR | `81` | Josh Bekoe | Jr
TE | `82` | Avery Edwards | Fr
WR | `83` | Malcolm Culmer | Jr
WR | `84` | Amba Etta-Tawo | Jr
WR | `85` | Jahrvis Davenport | Fr
TE | `86` | Andrew Gray |  Fr
WR | `87` | Michael Cornwell | Fr
TE | `88` | P. J. Gallo | Jr
TE | `89` | Eric Roca | So
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DB | `2` | Milan Collins | So
DB | `3` | Milan Barry-Pollock | Jr
DB | `4` | William Likely | Jr
DL | `7` | Yannick Ngakoue | Jr
LB | `9` | Tyler Burke |  Fr
DB | `11` | Denzel Conyers | Jr
DB | `17` | Josh Woods | So
DB | `19` | A. J. Hendy |  Sr
DB | `20` | Anthony Nixon | Sr
DB | `21` | Sean Davis | Sr
ILB | `22` | Isaiah Davis | Fr
LB | `23` | Jermaine Carter | So
DB | `24` | Daniel Ezeagwu | So
DB | `24` | J. T. Ventura | So
DB | `25` | Antwaine Carter | So
DB | `26` | Darnell Savage | So
DB | `27` | Alvin Hill |  Jr
LB | `31` | Nnamdi Egbuaba |  Fr
DB | `32` | Jarrett Ross | Jr
LB | `34` | Jefferson Ashiru | Sr
DB | `36` | Elvis Dennah | So
LB | `37` | Avery Thompson | Sr
ILB | `38` | Brett Zanotto | Fr
DL | `39` | Cavon Walker | Jr
DL | `41` | Jesse Aniebonam | So
LB | `42` | Brock Dean | Jr
LB | `43` | Jalen Brooks | So
LB | `46` | Abner Logan | Jr
DE | `47` | Melvin Keihn | So
DL | `49` | Ruben Franco | Jr
ILB | `49` | Gus Little | Fr
DL | `52` | Malik Jones | So
LB | `56` | Matt Gillespie |  Fr
DL | `57` | Kingsley Opara | So
DL | `59` | Keiron Howard | Fr
OLB | `61` | Mbi Tanyi | Fr
DL | `67` | David Shaw | So
DL | `78` | Ty Tucker | Jr
DL | `90` | Roman Braglio | Jr
DL | `92` | Chandler Burkett | So
DL | `93` | Oseh Saine | Fr
DL | `95` | Azubuike Ukandu | Jr
DL | `96` | Brett Kulka |  Fr
DL | `99` | Quinton Jefferson |  Jr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `3` | Adam Greene | So
K | `15` | Brad Craddock | Sr
P | `16` | Nicholas Rubinowicz | Fr
P | `38` | Lee Shrader |  Fr
LS | `51` | Matt Oliveira | Fr
LS | `56` | Nate Adams | So
LS | `59` | Christian Carpenter | Jr
P, K | `95` | Nicolas Pritchard | Fr
K, P | `97` | Daniel Sutton | So

Head coach

* Randy Edsall
* Mike Locksley (Interim Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)

Coordinators/assistant coaches

* Keith Dudzinski (Defensive coordinator / Inside Linebackers)
* John Dunn (Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator)
* Lyndon Johnson (Assistant head coach / Outside Linebackers)
* Keenan McCardell (Wide Receivers)
* Greg Studrawa (Offensive Line)
* Chad Wilt (Defensive Line)
* Terry Richardson (Running Backs)
* Darrell Perkins (Defensive Backs)

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster
Last update: January 11, 2016

## References

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1. ^ Stubbs, Roman (October 11, 2015). "Maryland Fires Football Coach Randy Edsall". The Washington Post. Retrieved October 26, 2015.
2. ^ "2015 Big Ten Football Schedule Announced" (Press release). University of Maryland Department of Athletics. June 3, 2013. Retrieved January 16, 2015.
3. ^ "2015 Maryland Terrapins Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved January 16, 2015.

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