1989 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1989 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland, College Park in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Terrapins offense scored 215 points while the defense allowed 238 points. Led by head coach Joe Krivak, the team finished the season unranked.

1989 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGreg Williams (3rd season)
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 18 Virginia + 6 –1 –010 –3 –0
Duke + 6 –1 –08 –4 –0
No. 12 Clemson 5 –2 –010 –2 –0
Georgia Tech 4 –3 –07 –4 –0
NC State 4 –3 –07 –5 –0
Maryland 2 –5 –03 –7 –1
Wake Forest 1 –6 –02 –8 –1
North Carolina 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at NC State
L 6–1041,780[1]
September 9No. 17 West Virginia*
L 10–1445,000[2]
September 16Western Michigan*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 23–020,354[3]
September 23at No. 7 Clemson
L 7–3177,301[4]
September 30at No. 6 Michigan*
L 21–41104,877[5]
October 7at Georgia Tech
L 24–2832,062[6]
October 14at Wake Forest
W 27–717,500[7]
October 21Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 25–4638,617[8]
October 28North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 38–027,441[9]
November 11No. 13 Penn State*
T 13–1361,215[10]
November 18No. 16 Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 21–4838,113[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster
1989 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 74 Clarence Jones Sr
QB 14 Neil O'Donnell  Sr
QB 13 Scott Zolak  Jr
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

1989 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Neil O'DonnellQuarterback370Pittsburgh Steelers
Blaine RoseTackle4111New York Giants

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References
  1. "No. 24 Wolfpack survive late scare". The Orlando Sentinel. September 3, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Offense stalls as Terp upset bid fails". The Sunday Star. September 10, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "O'Donnell, Maryland shut out Western Michigan, 23–0". The Macon Telegraph & News. September 17, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Seventh-ranked Tigers tackle Terps". Florence Morning News. September 24, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Michigan air show blitzes Maryland". Detroit Free Press. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Georgia Tech ends ACC skid". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 8, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Maryland scrambles to end loss streak". The Daily Times. October 15, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Duke whips Terps for the first time since 1972". The State. October 22, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Heels dig deeper in cellar". The News and Observer. October 29, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Penn State views tie as a loss". The South Bend Tribune. November 12, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Cavaliers establish a brand new tradition". The Roanoke Times & World-News. November 19, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "1989 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  13. "1989 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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