1987 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record4–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJames C. Cavanaugh (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Williams (1st season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 Clemson $ 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Virginia 5 –2 –08 –4 –0
Wake Forest 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
NC State 4 –3 –04 –7 –0
Maryland 3 –3 –04 –7 –0
North Carolina 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Duke 2 –5 –05 –6 –0
Georgia Tech 0 –6 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Syracuse*
L 11–2535,234
September 12Virginia
W 21–1935,550
September 19West Virginia*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 25–2040,125
September 26at NC State
L 14–4244,300
October 10at No. 3 Miami (FL)*
L 16–4643,020
October 17at Wake Forest
W 14–025,175
October 24Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 23–2237,400
October 31North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 14–2735,425
November 7No. 16 Penn State*
L 16–2162,500
November 14at No. 9 Clemson
L 16–4578,000
November 21at Vanderbilt*
L 24–3434,816[4]
  • *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
OT 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 Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

At Miami (FL)


[5]

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. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "1987 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. ↑ "Frustrating season ends with 34–24 loss by Terps". The Baltimore Sun. November 22, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "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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