1998 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCraig Johnson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorWally Ake (2nd season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 5James Madison*
W 23–1536,547[4]
September 1212:00 p.m.at No. 12 Virginia
JPSL 19–31
September 196:00 p.m.at No. 19 West Virginia*
ESPN2L 20–4252,279
September 26Temple*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 30–20
October 31:00 p.m.No. 9 Florida State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
PPVL 10–2433,134
October 1012:00 p.m.at Clemson
JPSL 0–2369,215
October 171:00 p.m.Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 10–2023,419
October 3112:00 p.m.vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech
JPSL 14–3125,183
November 712:00 p.m.at North Carolina
ESPN2L 13–2451,200
November 1412:00 p.m.at Duke
JPSW 42–2515,272
November 211:00 p.m.NC State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 21–3521,589
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  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.


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