Dec. 19, 1999

Final Football Notes
Game By Game Rundown
Terp History And Facts
Terp Honors
Terps At A Glance
Terps By The Numbers

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Ron Vanderlinden Era has taken hold at the University of Maryland and following the Terrapins' best football season in four years, Maryland youth and honors combine to reflect an even brighter future for the third-year coach.

Maryland missed a winning season and postseason bowl qualification by just one game in 1999 after starting strong and earning votes in national polls for seven consecutive weeks its first since 1995. The Terps, 5-6 overall and 2-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference, suffered heart-breaking losses late in the season which prevented Maryland's first bowl bid since 1990.

A season-ending loss to Virginia typified the Terps' 1999 campaign which, in the end, produced seven all-conference players. Three first-team selections were the most by a Maryland team since 1986. Junior tailback LaMont Jordan (Forestville, Md.) joined fellow junior Lewis Sanders (Staten Island, N.Y.) on postseason All-America squads as Maryland continued to show improvement in its rushing offense and overall defense. Senior nose tackle Delbert Cowsette (Cleveland, Ohio) was the Terps' third first-team All-ACC selection.

Jordan and Sanders both return to the Terrapin lineup in 2000, among 14 returning starters on offense and defense. Undoubtedly one of the nation's youngest teams the last two seasons, Maryland emerged this season as an ACC contender and a single win shy of a 1999 bowl bid.

Against Virginia in the season finale at Byrd Stadium, Jordan was a one-man wrecking crew though his efforts weren't enough to thwart a last-minute, game-winning drive as the Cavaliers escaped with the win, 34-30, with just 26 seconds on the clock.

Trailing 17-0 in the first quarter, Maryland stormed back to knot the score 17-17 at the intermission, and Jordan highlighted a record day with a 90-yard touchdown run to stake Maryland to a 24-17 lead. Tied again at 27, Brian Kopka (Hollywood, Fla.) kicked his third field goal to post Maryland to a 30-27 lead with 5:18 to play.

The Terrapins rode the legs and heart of Jordan throughout its last-gasp effort for a winning season. Paired against Virginia's Thomas Jones, the NCAA's rushing leader entering the game, Jordan easily won the dual of nationally-renowned running backs. His school-record 306 yards marked the third-best single-game effort in ACC history and the league's best in six years.

The Jordan Watch
Junior tailback LaMont Jordan capped his finest season with his finest game, and set up a senior season as arguably the finest back in the country. Against Virginia, Jordan set the school record for single-game rushing yards (306) while eclipsing season marks for rushing yards (1,632), overall touchdowns (17) and rushing touchdowns (16). He capped the 1999 campaign with the most yards ever by an ACC junior and became the fourth junior in ACC history to eclipse 3,000 career yards.

With his 306 yards against Virginia and 227 against Duke, he owns the top two rushing marks in the ACC this season. He eclipsed the century mark seven times in 1999, and 14 times in his career.

Entering his senior season, Jordan boasts 3,227 yards and is just 91 from shattering the Maryland all-time mark of 3,317 by Charlie Wysocki (1978-81).

By comparison Jordan entered his junior campaign with 1,595 yards in two seasons. He had 1,632 as a junior, alone. He needs just 90 yards to reach the Maryland career standard and 1,375 to reach the ACC career mark.

Records
Maryland finished 5-6 overall and 2-6 in the Atlantic Coast Conference. It was the Terps' best record since 1995.

Rankings
Two Terp opponents were ranked in the final regular season college football polls: Florida State (#1 AP, #1 ESPN/USA Today) and Georgia Tech (#17, #15).

After a 33-0 win over West Virginia, Maryland received votes for seven straight weeks in the USA Today/ESPN coaches poll, and five of the final 10 weeks in the voting by AP. It marked the first time that Maryland received votes in national polls since 1995.

Terrapin coach Ron Vanderlinden was one of 62 voting members of the USA Today/ESPN Coaches Top 25 Poll.

Terp Coach Ron Vanderlinden
Terrapin head coach Ron Vanderlinden (Albion College '78) concluded his third season at Maryland after helping rebuild struggling programs at Colorado (1983-91) and Northwestern (1992-96). He is 10-23 as a college head coach, named the Terps' field boss in December of 1996.

Vanderlinden, 43, arrived in College Park after a five-year stint as assistant head coach and defensive coordinator under Gary Barnett at Northwestern where the Wildcats won a pair of Big Ten championships and a 1996 Rose Bowl appearance. As defensive line coach in nine seasons under Bill McCartney at CU, the Buffaloes won the 1990 national championship, three Big Eight titles, and six bowl games.

Counting two years at Michigan, Vanderlinden has coaching experience in 10 major bowl games.

Vanderlinden's teams at Maryland have been characterized by vast improvements made to the rushing game and the overall defense. In 1998, Maryland was the sixth-most improved rushing team in America, and among the top 15 most improved teams in the country in total, scoring and pass defense.

In 1999, the Terrapins continued their ascent up NCAA statistical charts making improvement for the second straight season in six of eight major offensive and defensive categories. Highlighting the improvements, Maryland finished 12th nationally in rushing, up from a ranking of 106 in Vanderlinden's first season.

2000 Schedule
Maryland's 2000 football schedule features five opponents coming off bowl appearances, including Byrd Stadium matchups vs. ACC foes Florida State and Georgia Tech.

Date	Day	Opponent	Time
Sept. 9	Sat.	Temple	6 p.m.
Sept. 16	Sat.	at West Virginia	TBA
Sept. 23	Sat.	Middle Tennessee	6 p.m.
Sept. 28	Thu.	Florida State*	8 p.m. (ESPN)
Oct. 7	Sat.	at Virginia*	TBA
Oct. 14	Sat.	at Clemson*	TBA
Oct. 21	Sat.	Wake Forest*	TBA
Oct. 28	Sat.	at Duke*	TBA
Nov. 4	Sat.	NC State*	TBA
Nov. 11	Sat.	at North Carolina*	TBA
Nov. 18	Sat.	Georgia Tech*	TBA

* ACC games
schedule is tentative as of Dec. 15

Ticket Information
Ticket information for the 2000 Maryland football season is available by contacting the Terrapin ticket office at 800-462-TERP.

Maryland Sports Rank 24th
During the 1998-99 athletic year, Maryland sports teams finished in the top 25 in national all-sports competition for the Sears Directors' Cup. It marked the second straight year that the Terps have boasted a top 25 ranking in standings released by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA).

Maryland's highest finish was 19th, two years ago. The Terps have risen steadily in their climb among the nation's elite, finishing 57th during the program's first year under the guidance of Deborah Yow in 1994-95. The Terps finished 36th and 32nd before their breakthrough year in '97-98.

Only six schools among the top 25 Sears Cup institutions averaged fewer operating dollars per sport than the Terps. Maryland's broad-based athletics program comprised 24 sports for the 1998-99 ranking. A 25th, women's golf, has been added for fall 1999.

MARYLAND (5-6, 2-6 ACC)

S2				at Temple	W	6-0
S11				Western Carolina	W	51-10
S18				West Virginia (ESPN2)	W	33-0
S25				idle
S30	*	[-]	[9]	at Georgia Tech (ESPN)	L	31-49
O9	*			at Wake Forest (JP)	W	17-14
O16	*			Clemson	L	30-42
O23	*			North Carolina (ABC)	W	45-7
O30	*			Duke	L	22-25
N6	*			at NC State (JP)	L	17-30
N13	*	[-]	[1]	at Florida State (ABC)	L	10-49
N20	*			Virginia (JP)	L	30-34

* ACC game
[ ] [ ] indicates Maryland and opponent AP rankings

1999 ACC STANDINGS

	AC	C	Ove	rall
Teams	W	L	W	L	Streak
Florida State	8	0	11	0	W11
Clemson	6	3	6	5	W1
Georgia Tech	5	3	7	3	L1
Virginia	5	3	7	4	W3
Wake Forest	3	5	6	5	W1
NC State	3	5	6	6	L2
Duke	3	5	3	8	L1
Maryland	2	6	5	6	L4
North Carolina	2	6	3	8	L1

End of Regular Season

RETURNING STARTERS IN 2000

Offense (7)

LG	Todd Wike (6-3, 265, RFr.)
C	Melvin Fowler (6-3, 266, So.)
RT	Matt Crawford (6-6, 295, RFr.)
QB	Calvin McCall (6-3, 189, RFr.)
FB	Matt Kalapinski (6-1, 223, Jr.)
TB	LaMont Jordan (5-11, 216, Jr.)
WR	Guilian Gary (6-0, 177, So.) or
	Jason Hatala (5-10, 173, Jr.)

Defense (7)

DT	Charles Hill (6-2, 282, So.)
ILB	Kevin Bishop (6-2, 235, So.)
ILB	Marlon Moore (6-1, 220, So.)
OLB	Aaron Thompson (6-1, 226, So.)
FS	Shawn Forte (6-0, 196, Jr.)
SS	Rod Littles (5-11, 195, So.)
CB	Lewis Sanders (6-1, 200, Jr.)

Specialists (2)

PK	Brian Kopka (5-7, 166, Jr.)
P	Brooks Barnard (6-2, 190, RFr.)

JORDAN MILESTONES IN 1999

MARYLAND

1,632
Single-season rushing yards

306
Single-game rushing yards

3,227
Second Terrapin ever to reach 3,000-yard career milestone

2
Single-season 200-yard rushing games (tie)

2
Single-season games of three touchdowns or more (tie)

16
Single-season rushing touchdowns

17
Single-season touchdowns scored

102
Single-season points (tie)

ATLANTIC COAST CONFERENCE

1,632
Single-season rushing yards by a junior

3,227
Fourth ACC junior to reach 3,000-yard career milestone

NCAA

1,101
Nation's leading rusher over the final six weeks of the 1999 campaign (183.5 YPG)

1999 Football Notes
December 16, 1999

1 and 2
The 1999 Terrapins were one game shy of bowl qualification and their first winning season since 1995. Maryland showed a two-game improvement over their 1998 season in which it finished 3-8.

Terp Seniors
Sixteen Terrapin seniors completed their Maryland football careers in 1999:

5	Trey Evans, QB	47	Peter Timmins, DE
8	Harold Westley, TB	50	Jon Watkins, DL
20	Renard Cox, CB	56	Jamie Wu, OG
25	Bryn Boggs, CB	59	John Helmer, LS
34	Kenny Rogers, FB	75	Brad Messina, OT
38	Gavin DeFreitas, TB	85	Jermaine Arrington, WR
41	Erwyn Lyght, LB	91	Delbert Cowsette, DT
46	John Waerig, TE	93	Eric Calendine, DE

Top 10 Scoring Average
Maryland's scoring average was its 10th-best in school history. Maryland's 30 points in the season-finale against Virginia raised its season average to match a 292-point total in 1992. It was the Terps' best scoring season in seven years.

30s, 40s, 50s
Maryland scored 30 points on six different occasions in 1999. The Terps' 31 points at Georgia Tech was Maryland's best against a ranked opponent since falling to North Carolina, 59-42, in 1993.

The 42 points against UNC in 1993 used to be the most points the Terps had ever scored against the Tar Heels. Now that mark belongs to the 1999 team with 45 points. The Terps scored more points than any previous Maryland team at Georgia Tech's Bobby Dodd Stadium.

In a losing effort against Clemson, Maryland's 30 points were the most scored against the Tigers in seven seasons, and the second-highest figure since 1985.

A Game of Give and Take
Maryland finished 11th nationally in turnover margin, after ranking among top five leaders most of the season. Against UNC, Maryland netted seven takeaways, six in the first half. Its only giveaway was a second-unit fumble late in the final period with the score already 45-7. Against Clemson, Maryland was turnover-less for the third time.

The Terps surpassed their 1998 takeaway total (21), recording 15 interceptions and 13 fumble recoveries through 11 games. The Terps' 28 takeaways were the second-highest figure of the '90s (29 in 1996). In 1998, Maryland had 24 giveaways and finished 67th nationally in turnover margin.

Feast (5) or Famine (6)
Quite simply, when the Terps won in 1999, defensive statistics were outstanding shutouts, near-shutouts and less than 300 yards total offense in every game.

However, when the Terps lost, the defense allowed big numbers more than 40 points three times and at least 30 five times and more than 385 yards total offense in all six games.

In the Five Victories...
In Maryland's five victories this season, the Terps posted some impressive defensive numbers:

• Allowed an average of just 6.2 points and 247 yards per game,
• Held the opposition scoreless in 15 of 20 quarters,
• Yielded just seven fourth-quarter points,
• Recorded a turnover margin of +13.

Continued Improvements
NCAA rankings tell the dramatic improvement story of Maryland's offensive and defensive progression the last three seasons (Passing defense rankings reflect pass efficiency points, not passing yards.):

NCAA Statistics	1997	1998	1999	Diff.
Rushing Offense	106	50	12	+94
	(88.5)	(161.2)	(231.4)
Total Offense	111	105	54	+57
	(267.7)	(278.3)	(375.0)
Scoring Offense	108	85	55	+53
	(14.6)	(18.4)	(26.5)
Passing Offense	79	103	99	-20
	(174.3)	(117.1)	(143.6)

Scoring Defense	92	58	46	+46
	(32.3)	(26.4)	(23.6)
Rushing Defense	73	60	39	+34
	(174.6)	(159.0)	(126.4)
Total Defense	87	53	62	+25
	(401.8)	(361.0)	(373.8)
Passing Defense	102	60	88	+14
	(147.9)	(121.9)	(131.2)

Sack Reduction Startling
Two years ago, the Terps yielded a whopping 56 sacks as the offensive line was being converted from a run-and-shoot blocking unit to one of a more conventional offensive scheme. Last year, that figure was nearly cut in half, with Maryland allowing 30 sacks in 11 games.

This past season, no ACC team allowed fewer sacks than Maryland, which yielded an average of just one per game (11 total) and averaged just one sack per 22.8 pass attempts.

Year	Sacks Allowed	Avg./Game	Pass Att./Sack
1997	56	5.1	5.0
1998	30	2.7	7.7
1999	11	1.0	22.8

ACC		SACKS ALLOWED
1.	Maryland	11
2.	Georgia Tech	12
3.	UNC	20
4.	Fla. State	22
5.	Virginia	24
6.	NC State	27
7.	Clemson	30
8.	Wake Forest	31
9.	Duke	33

Still Young Terrapins
Perhaps the youngest team in the country in 1998, the Terps were still undoubtedly worthy of the label, "young." Based on the 46-man offensive and defensive two-deep in the season-finale against Virginia, the Terps were still a very young team. The two-deep featured 27 underclassmen (true freshmen, redshirt freshmen, sophomores) 14 on defense and 13 on offense.

Three true freshmen saw regular playing time in 1999: wide receiver/kickoff returner Scooter Monroe (Abington, Md.) saw increasing action though was not formally listed on the two-deep. QB Latrez Harrison (Atlanta, Ga.) saw limited action as the No. 2 and 3 signal-caller most of the season, and earned his first starting assignment at Florida State. TB Bruce Perry (Philadelphia, Pa.), saw increased playing time as the second or third tailback in the Terps' rotation and averaged 6.5 yards on 30 carries.

Eleven players seven on offense, four on defense made their major college starting debuts in 1999: ILB Kevin Bishop (St. Petersburg, Fla.), CB Renard Cox (Richmond, Va.), OT Matt Crawford (Moravia, N.Y.), WR Guilian Gary (Horseheads, N.Y.), QB Latrez Harrison (Atlanta, Ga.), ILB E.J. Henderson, QB Calvin McCall (Miami, Fla.), ILB Marlon Moore (Brandywine, Md.), TB Mukala Sikyala, Jr. (Lanham, Md.), OG Chris Snader (Bishopville, Md.) and OG Todd Wike (Lebanon, Pa.).

Sophomore Randall Jones (Frederick, Md.) made his first defensive start against North Carolina after switching positions from quarterback to safety one week into the season. He later played quarterback in the Virginia game, his only appearance behind center all season.

Quarterback Latrez Harrison not only made his first two starts against FSU and Virginia, he became Maryland's third true or redshirt freshman to start at QB in the last two seasons.

And while Harrison's replacement, fifth-year senior Trey Evans (Austin, Texas), is not a first-year player, he had thrown only one pass before this season and just four before his insertion into the Florida State game.

Maryland employed at least 20 freshmen and sophomores on its two-deep in every game of 1998. At least 10 first or second-year players started in four of the five games to end the 1998 campaign.

Doak Walker Nominee
Jordan is currently second in Maryland history and 18th among career ACC rushers. His 1,632 yards in 1999 rank as the third-best rushing season in ACC history. He was named as one of eight semifinalists for the 1999 Doak Walker Award honoring the nation's top running back.

Through 1999 And Into 2000
Here is a look at where LaMont Jordan finished his junior campaign on various Maryland and ACC rushing charts:

ACC Single-Game Rushing

1. John Leach, WF, 1993	329
2. Derrick Fenner, UNC, 1986	328
3. LaMont Jordan, UM, 1999	306
4. Kennard Martin, UNC, 1988	291

ACC Season Rushing

1. Thomas Jones, UVA, 1999	1,798
2. Don McCauley, UNC, 1970	1,720
3. LaMont Jordan, UM, 1999	1,632
4. Mike Voight, NCS, 1976	1,407

ACC Career Rushing

1. Ted Brown, NCS	4,602
2. Amos Lawrence, UNC	4,391
3. Robert LaVette, GT	4,066
4. Thomas Jones, UVA	3,998
5. Mike Voight, UNC	3,971
6. Warrick Dunn, FSU	3,959
7. James McDougald, WF	3,811
8. Raymond Priester, CU	3,717
9. Jerry Mays, GT	3,699
10. Leon Johnson, UNC	3,693
11. Joe McIntosh, NCS	3,642
12. Tremayne Stephens, NCS	3,553
13. Tiki Barber, UVA	3,389
14. Terry Kirby, UVA	3,348
15. Michael Ramseur, WF	3,325
16. Charlie Wysocki, UM	3,317
17. Kelvin Bryant, UNC	3,267
18. LaMont Jordan, UM	3,227
19. Natrone Means, UNC	3,074
19. Ethan Horton, UNC	3,074

Maryland Career Rushing

1. Charlie Wysocki, 1978-81	3,317
2. LaMont Jordan, 1997-	3,227
3. Steve Atkins, 1975-78	2,971

Jordan Leads the Nation
LaMont Jordan led the country in rushing over the 1999 season's final six games. He rushed for 1,101 yards and a 183.5-yard average.

LAST SIX GAMES

		Att	Yds	YPC	YPG
1.	LaMont Jordan, Maryland	160	1,101	6.6	183.5
2.	Thomas Jones, Virginia	194	1,095	5.6	182.5
3.	Ron Dayne, Wisconsin	170	1,061	6.2	176.8
4.	Travis Prentice, Miami (OH)	191	1,018	5.3	169.7
5.	Ladainian Tomlinson, TCU	139	968	7.0	161.3
6.	Trung Canidate, Arizona	134	938	7.0	156.3

Elite Company
Jordan is one of seven players ranked in the top 15 of all three (rushing, scoring, all-purpose) categories Jordan, Ladainian Tomlinson (TCU), Thomas Jones (Virginia), Ron Dayne (Wisconsin), Travis Prentice (Miami-Ohio), Frank Moreau (Louisville) and Shaun Alexander (Alabama).

He and Tomlinson are the only of those players to return in 2000.

Nationally-Speaking Overall
LaMont Jordan finished fifth among NCAA leaders in rushing (148.36) overall. He was ninth in all-purpose yards (167.27) and tied for 11th in scoring (9.27).

NCAA RUSHING

		Att	Yds	YPC	YPG
1.	Ladainian Tomlinson, TCU	268	1,850	6.9	168.18
2.	Ron Dayne, Wisconsin	303	1,834	6.1	166.73
3.	Thomas Jones, Virginia	334	1,798	5.4	163.45
4.	Travis Prentice, Miami (OH)	354	1,659	4.7	150.82
5.	LaMont Jordan, Maryland	266	1,632	6.1	148.36

Top NCAA Returners
LaMont Jordan is one of just two non-seniors currently ranked among the NCAA's top 10 rushing leaders. He is one of only two freshmen, sophomores or juniors ranked among the NCAA's top 15 in rushing, scoring and all-purpose yards.

FRESHMEN, SOPHOMORES, JUNIORS AMONG
NCAA TOP 20 RUSHING LEADERS YPG

1.	Ladainian Tomlinson, TCU, Jr.	168.18
5.	LaMont Jordan, Maryland, Jr.	148.36
13.	Ken Simonton, Oregon State, So.	120.82
15.	Anthony Thomas, Michigan, Jr.	114.27
16.	Avon Cobourne, West Virginia, Fr.	113.90

Touchdown Jordan
Jordan is only the third Maryland player to ever rush for three TDs or more, twice. He rushed for four scores this year against Clemson and also had three against Western Carolina. Steve Atkins rushed for three TDs twice in 1977 and again in 1978.

SINGLE-GAME RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

		TDs
1.	Bob Shemonski vs. Virginia Tech, 1950	5
2.	LaMont Jordan vs. Clemson, 1999	4
	Charlie Wysocki vs. Virginia, 1981	4
4.	LaMont Jordan vs. West Virginia, 1999	3
	12 others	3

TD Records are Jordan's
While setting Maryland's single-season record for rushing touchdowns (16), he has nearly twice as many rushing TDs than in his first two seasons combined (9).

Jordan also matched the Maryland standard for points in a season, matching the 1984 campaign of former running back Rick Badanjek. Badanjek scored 15 rushing touchdowns, one receiving, and had three two-point conversions for 102 points. Jordan had 15 rushing TDs and one by receiving, for 102 points.

SEASON RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

		TDs
1.	LaMont Jordan, 1999	16
2.	Rick Badanjek, 1984	15
	Bob Shemonski, 1950	15

SEASON TOUCHDOWNS SCORED

		TDs
1.	LaMont Jordan, 1999	17
2.	Rick Badanjek, 1984	16
	Ed Vereb, 1955	16
	Bob Shemonski, 1950	16
	Lu Gambino, 1947	16

Jordan boasts 25 career rushing touchdowns, already tied for fourth among Terrapin career leaders. He needs 20 next season to break the Maryland career mark.

CAREER RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS

		TDs
1.	Rick Badanjek, 1982-85	44
2.	Steve Atkins, 1975-78	31
3.	Charlie Wysocki, 1978-81	26
4.	LaMont Jordan, 1997-present	25
	Louis Carter, 1972-74	25

ACC Juniors Reaching 3,000
Only four ACC running backs have ever eclipsed the 3,000-yard plateau while still juniors.

ACC JUNIORS OVER 3,000 RUSHING YARDS

		Yds
1.	Amos Lawrence, North Carolina (1977-80)	3,273
2.	Ted Brown, NC State (1975-78)	3,252
3.	LaMont Jordan, Maryland (1997-present)	3,227
4.	Joe McIntosh, NC State (1981-84)	3,051

Jordan and the Century Mark
Jordan rushed for 100 yards seven times in 1999, and has eclipsed the milestone in 14 games total during his three- year career. He ranks third on Maryland's career list for most 100-yard rushing games (Charlie Wysocki, 17, Steve Atkins, 15).

JORDAN'S 100-YARD GAMES

306	Virginia, 11-20-99	37 att., 2 TDs
227	Duke, 10-30-99	24 att.
177	Clemson, 10-16-99	26 att., 4 TDs
169	at Florida State, 11-13-99	27 att.
164	West Virginia, 9-18-99	22 att., 1 TD
158	Western Carolina, 9-11-99	18 att., 3 TDs
147	North Carolina, 10-23-99	26 att., 2 TDs
138	Temple, 9-26-98	22 att., 2 TDs
136	at North Carolina, 11-7-98	17 att., 2 TDs
135	at Temple, 9-27-97	21 att.
132	Wake Forest, 10-17-98	20 att.
126	NC State, 11-8-97	22 att.
109	NC State, 11-21-98	20 att., 1 TD
102	vs. Georgia Tech (Balt.), 10-31-98	19 att.

No Fumbling Around
Jordan fumbled only three times in 1999, and recovered two of them himself. That's three fumbles in 266 carries (one in every 88.6 carries) and 288 total touches (one in every 96.0 touches).

Since his second carry against West Virginia and his 10th at Florida State, Jordan had gone 171 consecutive carries and 188 touches without a fumble. He had just one fumble in Maryland's final eight games.

Tops For 200
Among the eight occasions in Terrapin history that a back has carried 200 times or more in a season, Jordan's 1999 per carry average is far and away the best in Maryland history. Until Jordan's 6.1-yard average this season, the best average among 200-carry running backs was 4.62 by Charlie Wysocki during his sophomore year of 1979.

Touching the Pigskin
Jordan has increased his carries this season, averaging 24.1 totes per contest. Counting 19 catches and three pass attempts, Jordan touches the pigskin more than 24 times per game. He is one of five players in Maryland annals to amass 500 carries.

His 266 carries this season marked the eighth time a Terp has carried more than 200 times in a season.

Against Bowl Teams
Three of Jordan's four best games this year were against ACC bowl teams Florida State (169), Clemson (177) and Virginia (306). Against those three teams, he averaged 217.3 yards.

Jordan's yards against Virginia were the most allowed by the Cavaliers since 1986. His yardage against the Tigers and 'Noles were opponent highs against Clemson and FSU since 1995.

Jordan at Byrd
In each of Maryland's six home games this season, LaMont Jordan rushed for more than 100 yards. He set a career rushing high in five of those games. At Byrd Stadium this year, he rushed for 1,179 yards on 153 carries, with 12 touchdowns. He averaged 196.5 yards per game at Byrd as a junior, and 7.70 yards per carry.

More Jordan ...
In 1998, Jordan was 94 yards shy of rushing for 1,000 yards as a sophomore despite missing the opening game with James Madison and nearly a half against both West Virginia and Duke.

He has finished second in the ACC in rushing in consecutive seasons. He was fifth in the ACC as a freshman, finishing as the runner-up for conference rookie of the year honors.

Third Frosh QB in Two Years
Latrez Harrison (Atlanta, Ga.) made his first college start at Florida State and became the third true or redshirt freshman to start at QB for the Terps in the last two seasons. The FSU game marked the 15th time in the last 17 games that Maryland has started a true or redshirt freshman as its QB.

Randall Jones (Frederick, Md.) started four games as a true freshman in 1998 and redshirt freshman Calvin McCall (Miami, Fla.) was a nine-game starter in 1999.

Harrison saw limited action in six games as a true freshman, completing just 5 of 24 passes. The most highly- heralded member of Maryland's spring recruiting class, Harrison was rated as highly as the nation's No. 6 QB recruit. He was the Atlanta public schools player of the year.

Add Another QB
With Harrison's ankle injury at Florida State, fifth-year senior Trey Evans (Austin, Texas) was forced into action for the final two-plus quarters. Evans, who had had just one pass attempt entering 1999 and had four this year before the FSU game, was 9 of 16 for 56 yards, though was intercepted four times.

Evans split backup duties with Harrison through most of the season, and also was the Terps' holder on field goals and PATs.

One of Four in the Nation
McCall was one of just four freshmen Division I quarterbacks to start his team's opening game. He and Virginia Tech's Michael Vick were the two most prominent freshman starters through the 1999 college football season.

Among NCAA Freshmen
Maryland quarterback Calvin McCall was second among all NCAA Division I-A freshmen in total offense and passing efficiency.

NCAA FRESHMAN TOTAL OFFENSE

		Yds.	YPG
1. Michael Vick, Virginia Tech	2,420	242.0
2. Calvin McCall, Maryland	1,520	168.9

NCAA FRESHMAN PASS EFFICIENCY

		Yds.	Pts.
1. Michael Vick, Virginia Tech	1,840	180.4
2. Calvin McCall, Maryland	1,520	117.1

Freshman Pass Marks Tumble
McCall safely tucked away every freshman passing record in Maryland history. Previous freshman marks were set in 1998 by teammate Randall Jones, who was switched to the defensive secondary in 1999.

Spreading the Wealth
Thirteen pass receivers were utilized in 1999, and Maryland's nine touchdown passes were caught by seven different players.

Six different receivers caught exactly one TD pass. The seventh, sophomore tight end Eric James (Washington, D.C.) was the only player catching more than one scoring pass, catching three TDs among his six receptions.

Nine different receivers caught long passes of at least 25 yards. Five different receivers, including RB LaMont Jordan, caught more than 10 passes.

Maryland's average touchdown pass was 35.9 yards in length (9 for 323). The Terps scored on long pass plays of 76, 72, 70 and 60 yards.

2000 Thorpe Candidate
Cornerback Lewis Sanders (Staten Island, N.Y.) leaped into the limelight as one of Maryland's top playmakers in 1999.

In 11 games, Sanders had six interceptions, 14 pass break-ups and three fumble recoveries.

Sanders shared the nation's lead in takeaways (interceptions plus fumble recoveries) with California's Deltha O'Neal, Tennessee's Deon Grant and Alabama-Birmingham's Rodregis Brooks, each of whom had nine interceptions and no recoveries.

He tied for the ACC lead in interceptions (0.6) and was third in kickoff returns (26.8). He tied for 10th among NCAA I-A leaders in interceptions and finished 12th in kickoff returns.

Midway through the 1999 campaign, he was listed among top five candidates for the Jim Thorpe Award, according to ESPN.com. He was similarly listed among the nation's top five defensive backs by College Football News.

Sanders picked off Georgia Tech QB Joe Hamilton in the first quarter on Sept. 30 to end the Heisman Trophy candidate's streak of 94 straight passes without an interception. It was Hamilton's first interception of the season.

Sanders is tied for seventh among Maryland's career interception leaders. His 10 career thefts are seven shy of the all-time record of 17 (Tom Brown, 1960-62).

His 28-yard fumble return for touchdown against West Virginia was his second defensive or special teams touchdown in two games. He has three career touchdowns.

He returned a kickoff 98 yards for a score against Western Carolina, becoming just the fourth player in Maryland history to return two kickoffs for touchdowns (he had a 90-yard kickoff return for TD vs. North Carolina in 1997) in a career.

He is sixth among Terrapin career KOR leaders. His 24.6-yard career average (39 for 946) is currently fifth in Maryland history.

He needs 44 yards in kickoff returns to reach the 1,000-yard milestone.

CAREER KICKOFF RETURN YARDS

		Yards
1.	Keeta Covington, 1983-86	1,520
2.	Larry Marshall, 1969-71	1,507
3.	Bren Lowery, 1986-89	1,091
4.	Chad Scott, 1995-96	1,083
5.	Louis Carter, 1972-74	1,023
6.	Lewis Sanders, 1996-97, '99	956

Return Artists
Maryland finished second in the nation in kickoff returns after leading the category most of the season. Maryland recorded a 26.4-yard average.

Sanders, senior Jermaine Arrington (Landover, Md.), sophomore Guilian Gary (Horseheads, N.Y.) and freshman Scooter Monroe (Abington, Md.) have set the nation's standard for kickoff returns. Sanders owned long returns of 98 (TD), 50, 32, 29, 27 and 26 (twice) yards.

Gary contributed an 84-yard return to set up a score at Georgia Tech. Among his three returns, Monroe had gains of 27 and 19 yards. Arrington had returns of 23 and 77 yards.

Punt Return Artist
Guilian Gary quietly posted one of the school's finest seasons ever for punt returns. Gary's 312 yards were the fourth-highest figure in Terrapin history and his 35 returns matched the second-highest total. Entering only his junior season, Gary is within reach of Terp career records for yards and returns.

If Gary were to duplicate his sophomore production in 2000, he would enter his senior campaign tied for the school record in returns, and ranked second in yards.

CAREER PUNT RETURN YARDS

		Yards
1.	Bob Smith, 1972-74	899
2.	Larry Marshall, 1969-71	656
3.	Keeta Covington, 1983-86	528
4.	Bob Shemonski, 1949-51	496
5.	Joe Petruzzo, 1950-51	457
6.	Guilian Gary, 1998 to present	411

CAREER PUNT RETURNS

		Returns
1.	Bob Smith, 1972-74	82
2.	Larry Marshall, 1969-71	67
3.	Keeta Covington, 1983-86	60
4.	Steve Trimble, 1976-80	56
5.	Mike Lewis, 1979-82	53
6.	Mike Hopson, 1989-91	51
7.	Guilian Gary, 1998 to present	47

Cornering the Pass
Led by Lewis Sanders (6), Maryland posted 15 interceptions in 1999. It is the most picks by a Terp defensive unit since 16 in 1996, and the second-best figure of the '90s.

Moore Tackles
Marlon Moore (Brandywine, Md.) proved more than an adequate replacement for All-ACC linebacker and current Cleveland Browns rookie Kendall Ogle. Through 11 games, Moore paced all Terrapin tacklers with 130 stops, just seven shy of the school's class record for tackles by a sophomore (Ratcliff Thomas, 137 in 1994).

Moore finished the year fourth on the team with three sacks. All three came in the Terps' final four games.

He reached double figures in tackles in nine of his last 10 games including the team-high six times. He averaged 11.8 tackles per game to finish second in the ACC.

Moore and Clemson's Keith Adams, both sophomores, will enter 2000 as the ACC's top returning tacklers.

He twice posted 15 tackles in a game in 1999, and established a career-high with 16 against Clemson.

His 51-yard interception return for a touchdown highlighted a 24-point first quarter against North Carolina.

Thompson Shines
Sophomore Aaron Thompson (Baltimore, Md.) was the backbone of a Terrapin linebacking corps stocked with freshmen and sophomores. A 22-game starter after just two seasons, Thompson was second to Moore with 10.1 tackles per game seventh in the ACC.

His efforts include a game-high 15 stops in the opener vs. Temple and double-figure efforts in eight of 10 games.

Thompson has started every game of his major college career (22), and is averaging 9.0 stops per game (198 total).

Kopka Kicks
Junior placekicker Brian Kopka (Hollywood, Fla.) booted 16 field goals in 1999 to record the second-highest figure in Maryland history. With at least one field goal in all 11 games, he is the sixth Terrapin placekicker to register 16 or more in a single season.

Kopka is currently 34 for 49 (.694) for his career. His percentage is currently the fifth-highest career figure in Maryland history.

In 1999, he tied for 19th nationally in field goals (1.45 per game).

Kopka's longest field goal in 1999 was a 41-yarder in the season finale against Virginia.

His 19-yarder at Wake Forest was the first game-winning field goal of his career.

Thirty-five (35) of kicker Kopka's 61 kickoffs resulted in touchbacks in 1999. He had just eight touchbacks in 1998.

Kopka is 13-of-14 lifetime from less than 30 yards. He is 6-of-15 lifetime from 40 yards or more. He is 11-of-19 on attempts from 35 or longer.

He ranked as high as first in the country as a sophomore, connecting on 10 of 11 field goals through September, alone.

He has had four three-FG games and eight games with multiple FGs in his career.

CAREER FIELD GOALS

		FGs
1.	Jess Atkinson, 1981-84	60
2.	Dan Plocki, 1985-88	47
3.	Steve Mike-Mayer, 1972-74	37
4.	Brian Kopka, 1997-present	33
5.	Dan DeArmas, 1988-91	32

CAREER POINTS KICKING

		Pts.
1.	Jess Atkinson, 1981-84	308
2.	Dan Plocki, 1985-88	233
3.	Steve Mike-Mayer, 1972-74	203
4.	Brian Kopka, 1997-present	168
5.	Dan DeArmas, 1988-91	158

Net Punting Increase
Since Brooks Barnard (Arnold, Md.) took over as Maryland's full-time punter against Wake Forest, the Terps have risen 41 positions in NCAA net punting statistics. Maryland was No. 103 following the Georgia Tech game and ended the season 62nd.

Booming Brooks
Brooks Barnard (Arnold, Md.) was Maryland's walk-on punter whose inauspicious beginning at Wake Forest turned into a banner day with booming kicks of 54, 45, 49, 47 and 62 yards. His first four kicks the following game against Clemson were 43, 41, 48 and 50 yards. He finished with 11 kicks of 50 yards or better.

Overall, Barnard averaged 42.1 yards on 42 punts and ranked 34th nationally. It was Maryland's best punting average since 1993.

Since an eight-yarder on his second punt at Wake, Barnard boasted 39 punts for 1,687 yards, a 43.25-yard average and 10 downed inside the 20-yard line.

Specialty Teams
Maryland's kick cover and punt cover units ranked in the middle of the ACC, according to final statistics. Terp opponents averaged 20.8 yards per kickoff return (fifth in the ACC) and 7.5 yards per punt return (fourth in the ACC).

The Terps were boosted by the performance of placekicker Brian Kopka, who had 35 of 61 (57%) of his kickoffs result in touchbacks, and punter Brooks Barnard, who had 10 punts downed inside the 20.

Consecutive Starts
Terp veterans who ended the 1999 season with active starting streaks: DT Delbert Cowsette-33, OLB Aaron Thompson-22, TE John Waerig-22, C Melvin Fowler-22, OG Jamie Wu-22, Brad Messina 14, Matt Crawford 11, Erwyn Lyght 11, Marlon Moore 11, Lewis Sanders 11, LaMont Jordan 10, Todd Wike 10.