1989 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1989 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Record3–7–1 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorGreg Williams (3rd season)
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
Seasons
←  1988
1990  →
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

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.

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Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at NC State
L 6–1041,780 [1]
September 9No. 17 West Virginia *
L 10–1445,000 [2]
September 16 Western 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 21 Duke Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 25–4638,617 [8]
October 28 North 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
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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

1989 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Neil O'Donnell Quarterback370 Pittsburgh Steelers
Blaine RoseTackle4111 New 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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