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
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Ron Vanderlinden (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Craig Johnson (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Wally Ake (2nd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5		James Madison*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 23–15	36,547	[4]
September 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 12 Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	JPS	L 19–31	42,800	[5]
September 19	6:00 p.m.	at No. 19 West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 20–42	52,279	[6]
September 26		Temple*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 30–20	27,047	[7]
October 3	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 Florida State	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	PPV	L 10–24	33,134	[8]
October 10	12:00 p.m.	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	JPS	L 0–23	69,215	[9]
October 17	1:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 10–20	23,419	[10]
October 31	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech	Ravens Stadium at Camden Yards Baltimore, MD		L 14–31	25,183	[11]
November 7	12:00 p.m.	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	L 13–24	51,200	[12]
November 14	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 42–25	15,272	[13]
November 21	1:00 p.m.	NC State	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 21–35	21,589	[14]
*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.
5. "No. 12 Virginia holds on". The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "WVU air show jolts Terps". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Owls hang tough, fall short". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Kicker sets Seminoles apart". The Tampa Tribune. October 4, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Clemson puts pieces together, shuts out Maryland". Florence Morning News. October 11, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Fast start helps Deacs". The News and Observer. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "UM return spoiled by Ga. Tech's". The Baltimore Sun. November 1, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Quiet assassin; Na Brown leads UNC over Maryland 24–13". The Salisbury Post. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Terps pick off Duke, 42–25". The Capital. November 15, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Terps toppled by Wolfpack". The Daily Times. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.