1998 Maryland Terrapins football team

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]

1998 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
1998 record3–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCraig Johnson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorWally Ake (2nd season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
(Capacity: 48,055)
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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5James Madison*W 23–15
September 12at No. 12 VirginiaL 19–31
September 19at No. 19 West Virginia*L 20–42
September 26Temple*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 30–20
October 3No. 9 Florida State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 10–24
October 10at ClemsonL 0–23
October 17Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 10–20
October 31vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech
L 14–31
November 7at North CarolinaL 13–24
November 14at DukeW 42–25
November 21NC State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 21–35
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. "1998 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.


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