1988 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1988 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Joe Krivak, the Terrapins compiled a 5–6 record, finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 304 to 260.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Neil O'Donnell with 1,973 passing yards, Ricky Johnson with 635 rushing yards, and Vernon Joines with 433 receiving yards.[3]

1988 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record5–6 (4–3 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBob Valesente (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorGreg Williams (2nd season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Clemson $ 6 –1 –010 –2 –0
Virginia 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
NC State 4 –2 –18 –3 –1
Wake Forest 4 –3 –06 –4 –1
Maryland 4 –3 –05 –6 –0
Duke 3 –3 –17 –3 –1
North Carolina 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
Georgia Tech 0 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Louisville*
W 27–1630,457[4]
September 17at No. 12 West Virginia*
L 24–5560,188[5]
September 24NC State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 30–2632,291[6]
October 1at Syracuse*
L 9–2045,197[7]
October 8Georgia Tech
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 13–836,969[8]
October 15Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 24–2741,278[9]
October 22at Duke
W 34–2423,800[10]
October 29at North Carolina
W 41–3845,000[11]
November 5at Penn State*
L 10–1778,000[12]
November 12No. 16 Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 25–4945,000[13]
November 19at Virginia
L 23–2430,600[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1988 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 74 Clarence Jones Jr
QB 14 Neil O'Donnell  Jr
QB 13 Scott Zolak  So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 4 J. B. Brown Sr
DT 90 Warren Powers Sr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References
  1. "1988 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. "1988 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. "Maryland struggles past Louisville". Greensboro News & Record. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Maryland's early blitz can't stop West Virginia". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "N.C. State falters in Maryland". The Charlotte Observer. September 25, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Syracuse overtakes Maryland". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 2, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Maryland capitalizes on Tech's turnovers to beat returning Ross". The State. October 9, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Wake rallies past Terrapins". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 16, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Terps talking bowls after beating Duke". The Baltimore Sun. October 23, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Maryland edges North Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. October 30, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Penn State overcomes Maryland". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Clemson wraps up ACC". Sunday News Journal. November 13, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Cavaliers hold off Maryland". Daily Press. November 20, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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