1987 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1987 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Joe Krivak, the Terrapins compiled a 4–7 record, finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 301 to 194.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Dan Henning with 1,835 passing yards, Bren Lowery with 556 rushing yards, and Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof with 617 receiving yards.[3]

1987 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1987 record4–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 1 0  10 2 0
Virginia 5 2 0  8 4 0
Wake Forest 4 3 0  7 4 0
NC State 4 3 0  4 7 0
Maryland 3 3 0  4 7 0
North Carolina 3 4 0  5 6 0
Duke 2 5 0  5 6 0
Georgia Tech 0 6 0  2 9 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5at Syracuse*L 11–25
September 12VirginiaW 21–19
September 19West Virginia*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 25–20
September 26at NC StateL 14–42
October 10at No. 3 Miami (FL)*L 16–46
October 17at Wake ForestW 14–0
October 24Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 23–22
October 31North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 14–27
November 7No. 16 Penn State*L 16–21
November 14at No. 9 ClemsonL 16–45
November 21at Vanderbilt*L 24–34
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
TE 93 Ferrell Edmunds Sr
QB 12 Dan Henning Sr
T 74 Clarence Jones So
QB 14 Neil O'Donnell  So
QB 13 Scott Zolak  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 60 O'Brien Alston Sr
DB 4 J. B. Brown Jr
DT 90 Warren Powers Jr
LB 44 Kevin Walker Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

at Miami (FL)


[4]

References

  1. "1987 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. "Maryland Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. "1987 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. "COLLEGE FOOTBALL: SOUTH; L.S.U. Surges Past Georgia; Miami 46, Maryland 16". The New York Times. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 11, 2019.


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