Lists, Leaders and Rankings
11/9/1999 7:00:00 AM | Football
Nov. 9, 1999
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Lists, Leaders and Rankings
Quoting Vanderlinden
Terps At A Glance
JORDAN BY THE NUMBERS
1
Rushing TDs shy of Maryland's season record of 15.
1
Overall TDs shy of the Maryland season record of 16.
3
Touchdowns rushing to become the first player in Maryland history to rush for three TDs in a game, three times in one season.
12
Points shy of the Maryland season record for points in a season (102 by Rick Badanjek in 1984).
25
Jordan is currently 25th in ACC rushing history.
61
Would-be second-longest run of career was called back by penalty in the Duke game.
73
Longest run of Jordan's career was vs. Duke.
100
Rushing yards to record his sixth 100-yard game this season, 10th in 15 games and 13th overall.
104
Rushing yards shy of Steve Atkins (1,261 in 1978) with the second-best rushing season in Maryland history.
128.56
Jordan's per game rushing average through nine games.
174.6
Per game rushing through five games at Byrd Stadium this year. He is 5-for-5 in 100-yard games at Byrd.
177 Consecutive touches without a fumble.
200
Rushing yards in one game to join Charlie Wysocki as the only player in Maryland history to rush for 200 yards twice in the same season.
202
Rushing yards shy of Charlie Wysocki (1,359 in 1980) with the best rushing season in Maryland history.
219
Rushing yards shy of Steve Atkins (1,261 from 1975-78) at No. 2 on Maryland's career rushing chart.
227
Rushing yards vs. Duke were the third-best single-game figure in Terrapin history, tops in the ACC this season and the league's best since 1995.
241
Rushing yards to replace Virginia's Tiki Barber (1995) as the ACC record-holder for rushing yards by a junior.
248
Rushing yards to reach 3,000 career yards and become just the fourth ACC player ever to do so as a junior.
565
Rushing yards shy of Maryland career record-holder Charlie Wysocki (3,317 from 1978-81).
TERPS IN NCAA & ACC RANKINGS
NCAA / Turnover Margin-Team
4th +1.11 Margin PG
NCAA / Kickoff Returns-Team
5th 25.6 YPR
NCAA / Rushing Offense-Team
15th 216.9 YPG
NCAA / Scoring Defense-Team
25th 19.7 PPG
NCAA / Scoring Offense-Team
42nd 28.0 PPG
NCAA / Rushing Defense-Team
43rd 132.7 YPR
NCAA / Net Punting-Team
48th 36.1 YPP
NCAA / Punt Returns-Team
51st 9.6 YPR
NCAA / Total Offense-Team
53rd 376.67 YPG
NCAA / Total Defense-Team
57th 363.0 YPG
NCAA / Kickoff Returns-Individual
7th Lewis Sanders, 28.13 YPR
NCAA/Scoring-Individual
T-7th LaMont Jordan, 10.0 PPG
NCAA / Interceptions-Individual
T-7th Lewis Sanders, 0.67 IPG
NCAA / Rushing-Individual
8th LaMont Jordan, 128.56 YPG
NCAA / All-Purpose-Individual
15th LaMont Jordan, 150.67 YPG
NCAA / Field Goals-Individual
T-25th Brian Kopka, 1.33 FGPG
NCAA / Punting-Individual
45th Brooks Barnard, 41.48 YPG
ACC / Kickoff Returns-Team
1st 25.6 YPR
ACC / Turnover Margin-Team
1st +1.11 Margin PG
ACC / Rushing Offense-Team
2nd 216.9 YPG
ACC / Scoring Offense-Team
3rd 28.0 PPG
ACC / First Downs Defense-Team
3rd 18.7 FDPG
ACC / Rushing Defense-Team
4th 132.7 YPG
ACC / Total Defense-Team
4th 363.0 YPG
ACC / Scoring Defense-Team
4th 19.7 PPG
ACC / Total Offense-Team
5th 376.67 YPG
ACC / Passing Defense-Team
5th 121.5 Pass Eff. Points
ACC / Kickoff Returns-Individual
1st Lewis Sanders, 28.1 YPR
ACC / Interceptions-Individual
1st Lewis Sanders, 0.7IPG
ACC / Rushing-Individual
2nd Lamont Jordan, 128.56 YPG
ACC / Scoring-Individual
T-2nd LaMont Jordan, 10.0 PPG
6th Brian Kopka, 7.11 PPG
ACC / All-Purpose Yards-Individual
2nd LaMont Jordan, 150.67 YPG
ACC / Field Goals-Individual
T-3rd Brian Kopka, 1.33 FGPG
ACC / Punting-Individual
4th Brooks Barnard, 41.5 YPP
ACC / Total Offense-Individual
6th Calvin McCall, 168.9 YPG
9th LaMont Jordan, 135.2 YPG
ACC / Punt Returns-Individual
6th Guilian Gary, 9.0 YPR
TERPS IN THE POLLS
Snapping a string of seven straight weeks since a 33-0 win over West Virginia, Maryland did not receive votes in this week's ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. The Terps have received AP votes in five of eight weeks. It marks the first time that Maryland has received votes in national polls since 1995.
ESPN/USA Today Rankings
| November 7, 1999 | Record | Pts. | LW |
| 1. Florida State (57) | 9-0 | 1,472 | 1 |
| 2. Virginia Tech (1) | 8-0 | 1,394 | 3 |
| 3. Tennessee (1) | 7-1 | 1,333 | 4 |
| 4. Florida | 8-1 | 1,282 | 5 |
| 5. Kansas State | 9-0 | 1,270 | 6 |
| 6. Nebraska | 8-1 | 1,120 | 9 |
| 7. Mississippi State | 8-0 | 1,115 | 8 |
| 8. Penn State | 9-1 | 1,100 | 2 |
| 9. Wisconsin | 8-2 | 1,012 | 10 |
| 10. Texas | 8-2 | 992 | 11 |
| 11. Marshall | 9-0 | 773 | 12 |
| 12. Brigham Young | 8-1 | 766 | 13 |
| 13. Alabama | 7-2 | 764 | 14 |
| 14. Georgia Tech | 6-2 | 739 | 7 |
| 15. Michigan | 7-2 | 684 | 15 |
| 16. Georgia | 6-2 | 656 | 16 |
| 17. Michigan State | 7-2 | 563 | 19 |
| 18. Mississippi | 7-2 | 432 | 23 |
| 19. Miami | 5-3 | 379 | 22 |
| 20. Southern Mississippi | 6-3 | 253 | 25 |
| 21. Minnesota | 6-3 | 152 | - |
| 22. Washington | 6-3 | 145 | - |
| 23. Texas A&M | 6-3 | 141 | 18 |
| 24. East Carolina | 7-2 | 138 | 17 |
| 25. Boston College | 6-2 | 137 | - |
AP Rankings
| November 7, 1999 | Record | Pts. | LW |
| 1. Florida State (66) | 9-0 | 1,746 | 1 |
| 2. Virginia Tech (4) | 8-0 | 1,656 | 3 |
| 3. Tennessee | 7-1 | 1,599 | 4 |
| 4. Florida | 8-1 | 1,523 | 5 |
| 5. Kansas State | 9-0 | 1,495 | 6 |
| 6. Penn State | 9-1 | 1,328 | 2 |
| 7. Nebraska | 8-1 | 1,296 | 9 |
| 8. Mississippi State | 8-0 | 1,288 | 8 |
| 9. Wisconsin | 8-2 | 1,206 | 10 |
| 10. Texas | 8-2 | 1,085 | 11 |
| 11. Alabama | 7-2 | 1,006 | 12 |
| 12. Marshall | 9-0 | 947 | 13 |
| 13. Georgia Tech | 6-2 | 853 | 7 |
| 14. Georgia | 6-2 | 825 | 14 |
| 15. Brigham Young | 8-1 | 805 | 15 |
| 16. Michigan | 7-2 | 749 | 16 |
| 17. Michigan State | 7-2 | 680 | 19 |
| 18. Mississippi | 7-2 | 508 | 23 |
| 19. Miami | 5-3 | 486 | 22 |
| 20. Minnesota | 6-3 | 357 | - |
| 21. Southern Mississippi | 6-3 | 310 | 25 |
| 22. Purdue | 6-4 | 288 | 17 |
| 23. Washington | 6-3 | 213 | - |
| 24. East Carolina | 7-2 | 99 | 18 |
| 25. Ohio State | 6-4 | 89 | 20 |
TEAM HISTORY
Overall-107th season (1892-94, 1896-present)
531-477-43 (.526 / 1,051 games)
Byrd Stadium-50th season (1950-present)
152-96-1 (.612 / 249 games)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
1953
ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS
1953, 1955, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1983, 1984, 1985
FINAL RANKINGS (AP, AP/Coaches)
1949 (14), 1951 (3), 1952 (13), 1953 (1), 1954 (8), 1955 (3), 1973 (20), 1974 (13), 1975 (13), 1976 (8), 1978 (20), 1982 (20/18), 1983 (NR/24), 1984 (12/9), 1985 (18/17)
BOWL GAMES (6-9-2)
1948 Gator Bowl, 1950 Gator Bowl, 1952 Sugar Bowl, 1954 Orange Bowl, 1956 Orange Bowl, 1973 Peach Bowl, 1974 Liberty Bowl, 1975 Gator Bowl, 1977 Cotton Bowl, 1977 Hall of Fame Bowl, 1978 Sun Bowl, 1980 Tangerine Bowl, 1982 Aloha Bowl, 1983 Citrus Bowl, 1984 Sun Bowl, 1985 Cherry Bowl, 1990 Independence Bowl
TERPS IN THE NFL (as of Nov. 8)
Eric Barton, LB (Oakland)
J.B. Brown, DB (Detroit)
Kevin Glover, C (Seattle)
Eric Hicks, DE (Kansas City)
Steve Ingram, OT (Jacksonville)
Clarence Jones, OT (Carolina)
Mike Kiselak, OG (Dallas)
Jermaine Lewis, WR (Baltimore)
Neil O'Donnell, QB (Tennessee)
Eric Ogbogu, DE (NY Jets)
Kendall Ogle, LB (Cleveland)
Chad Scott, DB (Pittsburgh)
Ratcliff Thomas, LB (Indianapolis)
Al Wallace, DE (Philadelphia)
Larry Webster, DT (Baltimore)
Frank Wycheck, TE (Tennessee)
Scott Zolak, QB (Miami)
