2002 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 2002 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2002 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by head coach Ralph Friedgen, the Terrapins appeared in the 2002 Peach Bowl.

2002 Maryland Terrapins football
Peach Bowl champion
Peach Bowl, W 30–3 vs. Tennessee
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 13
AP	No. 13
Record	11–3 (6–2 ACC)
Head coach	Ralph Friedgen (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Taaffe (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Gary Blackney (2nd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 21 Florida State $		7	–	1					9	–	5
No. 22 Virginia		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 13 Maryland		6	–	2					11	–	3
No. 12 NC State		5	–	3					11	–	3
Clemson		4	–	4					7	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	6
Wake Forest		3	–	5					7	–	6
North Carolina		1	–	7					3	–	9
Duke		0	–	8					2	–	10
$ – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	8:00 pm	vs. Notre Dame*	No. 21	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ (Kickoff Classic)	ABC	L 0–22	72,903
September 7	6:00 pm	Akron*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 44–14	48,057
September 14	7:45 pm	No. 5 Florida State		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 10–37	51,758
September 21	6:00 pm	Eastern Michigan*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 45–3	46,098
September 28	6:00 pm	Wofford*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 37–8	44,098
October 5	12:00 pm	at West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN2	W 48–17	55,146
October 17	7:45 pm	Georgia Tech		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	W 34–10	41,766
October 26	1:00 pm	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 45–12	23,451
November 2	1:30 pm	at North Carolina		Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC		W 59–7	44,000
November 9	12:00 pm	No. 14 NC State		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	W 24–21	52,915
November 16	7:45 pm	at Clemson	No. 19	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN	W 30–12	74,707
November 23	5:30 pm	at Virginia	No. 18	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 13–48	58,358
November 30	12:00 pm	Wake Forest	No. 25	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	W 32–14	39,066
December 31	7:30 pm	vs. Tennessee*	No. 20	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Peach Bowl)	ESPN	W 30–3	68,330
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2002 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 43 Josh Allen Fr RB 9 Jason Crawford So OT 78 Matt Crawford Sr TE 82 Jeff Dugan Jr TE 87 Ryan Flynn So QB 14 Sam Hollenbach Fr QB 7 Scott McBrien Jr FB 5 James Lynch Jr WR 22 Rich Parson So RB 1 Bruce Perry Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 47 Jon Condo So CB 30 Curome Cox Jr CB 6 Domonique Foxworth So LB 42 E. J. Henderson Sr LB 52 D'Qwell Jackson Fr LB 32 Leon Joe Jr LB 45 Shawne Merriman Fr DT 57 Randy Starks Jr SS 40 Madieu Williams Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 16 Brooks Barnard Sr K 46 Nick Novak So	Head coach Ralph Friedgen Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: 2002-10-19

Team players in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2003 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Pick Overall	NFL Team
E.J. Henderson	Linebacker	2	40	Minnesota Vikings

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Awards and honors

• E.J. Henderson, Atlantic Coast Conference Defensive Player of the Year
• E.J. Henderson, Chuck Bednarik Award^[3]
• E.J. Henderson, Butkus Award^[4]