1996 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1996 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mark Duffner, the Terrapins compiled a 5–6 record, finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 239 to 187.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Brian Cummings with 1,127 passing yards, Brian Underwood with 449 rushing yards, and Geroy Simon with 534 receiving yards.[3]

1996 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1996 record5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Dorazio (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (3rd season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
(Capacity: 48,055)
1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 3 Florida State $  8 0     11 1  
No. 10 North Carolina  6 2     10 2  
Clemson  6 2     7 5  
Virginia  5 3     7 5  
Georgia Tech  4 4     5 6  
Maryland  3 5     5 6  
NC State  3 5     3 8  
Wake Forest  1 7     3 8  
Duke  0 8     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
August 31Northern Illinois*W 30–6
September 7UAB*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 39–15
September 14at No. 22 VirginiaL 3–21
September 28at No. 23 West Virginia*L 0–13
October 5NC State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 8–34
October 12at No. 13 North CarolinaL 7–38
October 19Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 52–0
October 26at DukeW 22–19
November 2at ClemsonL 3–35
November 14Georgia Tech
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 13–10
November 23at No. 3 Florida StateL 10–48
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1996 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 9 Brian Cummings  Jr
QB 5 Trey Evans Fr
T 66 John Feugill So
TE 97 Craig Fitzgerald Sr
RB 13 Shawn Forte Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
S 43 Jason Apolenis So
S 2 Henry Baker Jr
LB 44 Eric Barton So
DB 25 Clifton Crosby So
DE 90 Eric Hicks Jr
DE 42 Eric Ogbogu Jr
LB 32 Kendall Ogle Jr
DB 12 Chad Scott  Sr
LB 46 Ratcliff Thomas Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 16 Joe O'Donnell Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

References

  1. "1996 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. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. "1996 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.


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