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Terps By The Numbers

Dec. 19, 1999

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

1
Number of victories the Terps fell short of in order to qualify for their first bowl appearance since 1990.

3
First team All-ACC selections (LaMont Jordan, Lewis Sanders, Delbert Cowsette), the most since 1986.

6
Games in which the Terps scored at least 30 points, the most since 1986 (also six times).

7
Times the Terps rushed for at least 200 yards in a game.

9
Takeaways (interceptions plus fumble recoveries) for cornerback Lewis Sanders, who shared the NCAA lead in that category.

11
Punts of 50 yards or more by Brooks Barnard, who earned third team Freshman All-America honors from The Sporting News. Barnard's average of 42.1 yards per punt was the best by a Terrapin since 1993.

11
Number of sacks the Terps allowed in 1999, the fewest given up by an ACC school.

15
Times in the last 17 games a freshman (true or redshirt) has started at quarterback for the Terps.

16
Number of seniors who completed their eligibility in 1999.

16
Number of returning starters (offense, defense, kickers) for the Terps in 2000.

26.5
Maryland's scoring average was 10th-best in Terp history.

35
Touchbacks, on 61 kickoffs, by Brian Kopka.

43
Fourth-quarter points allowed by the Terps, the fewest given up by Maryland in any quarter.

93 for 1,264
Completions and passing yards by redshirt freshman QB Calvin McCall. Both are Maryland freshman records.

94
Number of spots the Terps have risen in the NCAA rushing offense rankings since 1997 (106th to 12th).

2,545
Rushing yards by the Terps, the most by a Maryland team since 1976 (2,874).

TERPS IN NCAA & ACC RANKINGS

NCAA Kickoff Returns-Team
2nd26.4 YPR
NCAA Turnover Margin-Team
11th+0.82 Margin PG
NCAA Rushing Offense-Team
12th231.4 YPG
NCAA Rushing Defense-Team
39th126.4 YPG
NCAA Scoring Defense-Team
46th23.6 PPG
NCAA Total Offense-Team
54th375.0 YPG
NCAA Punt Returns-Team
54th9.5 YPR
NCAA Scoring Offense-Team
56th26.5 PPG
NCAA Total Defense-Team
62nd373.8 YPG
NCAA Net Punting-Team
62nd35.3 YPP

NCAA Rushing-Individual
5thLaMont Jordan, 148.36 YPG
NCAA All-Purpose-Individual
9thLaMont Jordan, 167.30 YPG
NCAA Interceptions-Individual
T-10thLewis Sanders, 0.55 IPG
NCAAScoring-Individual
T-11thLaMont Jordan, 9.27 PPG
44thBrian Kopka, 7.27 PPG
NCAA Kickoff Returns-Individual
12thLewis Sanders, 26.78 YPR
NCAA Field Goals-Individual
T-19thBrian Kopka, 1.45 FGPG
NCAA Punting-Individual
34thBrooks Barnard, 42.07 YPG

ACC Rushing Offense-Team
1st 231.4 YPG
ACC Kickoff Returns-Team
1st 26.4 YPR
ACC Turnover Margin-Team
T-1st +0.82 Margin PG
ACC First Downs Defense-Team
3rd 19.6 FDPG
ACC Rushing Defense-Team
3rd 126.4 YPG
ACC Scoring Defense-Team
4th 23.6 PPG
ACC Total Defense-Team
5th 373.8 YPG
ACC Total Offense-Team
5th 375.0 YPG
ACC Scoring Offense-Team
5th 26.6 PPG

ACC Interceptions-Individual
T-1st Lewis Sanders, 0.55 IPG
ACC Rushing-Individual
2nd Lamont Jordan, 148.36 YPG
ACC All-Purpose Yards-Individual
2nd LaMont Jordan, 167.3 YPG
ACC Kickoff Returns-Individual
3rd Lewis Sanders, 26.8 YPR
ACC Scoring-Individual
T-3rd LaMont Jordan, 9.27 PPG
7th Brian Kopka, 7.27 PPG
ACC Punting-Individual
4th Brooks Barnard, 42.1 YPP
ACC Field Goals-Individual
T-4th Brian Kopka, 1.45 FGPG
ACC Total Offense-Individual
7th Calvin McCall, 168.9 YPG
9th LaMont Jordan, 153.8 YPG
ACC Punt Returns-Individual
7th Guilian Gary, 8.9 YPR
ACC Tackles-Individual
2nd Marlon Moore, 11.8 TPG
7th Aaron Thompson, 10.1 TPG
ACC Tackles For Loss-Individual
4th Aaron Thompson, 17
ACC Passes Broken Up-Individual
4th Lewis Sanders, 14

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