1998 Maryland Football Honors Candidates

November 9, 1998

LaMONT JORDAN
The ACC's Second Leading Rusher
Tailback, 5-11, 229, Sophomore
Forestville, Md. (Suitland)

The ACC Rookie of the Year runner-up last season, Maryland tailback LaMont Jordan is currently second in the ACC in rushing in 1998.

Averaging 90.8 rushing yards per game, No. 2 in the ACC

Averaging 97.8 rushing yards per game in ACC games only

Averaging 5.4 yards per carry, No. 3 in ACC among rushing leaders

Three games of more than 130 yards rushing in 1998

Career-high 138 yards and two TD's in leading Terps to a win over Temple

Rushed for 136 yards against North Carolina, including TD runs of 49 and 50 yards

Rushed for 132 yards and threw a TD pass vs. Wake Forest

Totaled 99 rushing yards on 20 carries vs. Georgia Tech

Ranks No. 3 on the squad in receptions in 98

Has completed both of his pass attempts in 98 (including 68-yarder for a TD)

ACC's No. 5 rusher as a freshman when he finished second in ACC Rookie of Year vote

Has totaled 1,415 career rushing yards in less than two seasons

Averages 4.8 yards per carry over the course of his career

1998 GAME-BY-GAME

Game           Rush  Yds  TD  Rec.Yds  TD
J. Madison       Injured-Did Not Play
Virginia         23   88   0   3   31   0
West Virginia     9    1   0   0    0   0
Temple           22  138   2   0    0   0
Fla. State       10   49   0   2    8   0
Clemson          14   83   0   1    7   0
Wake Forest      20  132   0   4   18   0
Ga. Tech         20   99   0   2   12   0
N. Carolina      17  136   2   1  (-2)  0
Totals          135  726   4  13   74   0

JORDAN'S CAREER STATS

Rushing
Year       Rush   Yds   Avg.  TD
1997 (Fr.)  159   689   4.3   3
1998 (So.)  135   726   5.4   4
Totals      294  1415   4.8   7
Receiving
Year        Rec.  Yds   Avg.  TD
1997 (Fr.)   22   155   7.1   0
1998 (So.)   13    74   9.3   0
Totals       35   229   6.5   0

Coach Vandy on Jordan

"LaMont Jordan is one of the premier running backs in the ACC. He runs hard inside and has speed to get outside. Hes been a workhorse for us this year."

ERIC BARTON
The ACC's Leading Tackler Since '97
Linebacker, 6-3, 229, Senior
Alexandria, Va. (Edison High School)

Senior linebacker Eric Barton leads the Terps' list of honors candidates in 1998. Barton, who was tabbed to numerous preseason All-America teams, has keyed a resurgent Maryland defense that ranks among the 10 most improved units in the country in 98.

261 tackles since start of the '97 is most by an ACC player during that time period

Only ACC player to rank in the top three in tackles each of past two seasons

Three straight seasons with at least 100 tackles, including 127 through nine games in '98

Averaging a career-best 14.1 tackles per game in '98

Career-high 22 tackles against North Carolina

Eight consecutive games in double figures in tackles in '98

Double-digit tackle efforts in 13 of his last 15 games

Has had 14 tackles or more in a game 10 times in the past two seasons

Career average of 14.1 tackles per game (385 tackles in 37 career games)

Has reached double figures in tackles in every game but one in '98

385 career tackles ranks sixth on Maryland's all-time tackles chart

17 career games in double figures in total tackles

Preseason Honors for Eric Barton

Named to Butkus Award "Watch List"

Second Team All-American, Bob Griese's College Preview

Rated No. 3 LB available for NFL draft by Mel Kiper, Jr.

No. 9 All-American checklist, The Sporting News

No. 10 All-American checklist, Lindys Annual Preview

1998 GAME-BY-GAME

Year            UT  AT  Total   TFL-Yds. Sack-Yds    FF  FR
J. Madison       7   2    9       1-1       1-9       0   1
Virginia        13   1   14       0-0       0-0       1   0
West Virginia    8   6   14       1-1       0-0       1   0
Temple          13   4   17       0-0       0-0       0   0
Fla. State       5   5   10       0-0       0-0       0   0
Clemson          6   5   11       1-2     0.5-2       0   0
Wake Forest     12   3   15       0-0       0-0       0   0
Ga. Tech        10   5   15       0-0       0-0       0   0
N. Carolina     13   9   22       0-0       1-9       0   0
Totals          87  40  127       3-4    2.5-20       2   1

BARTON'S CAREER STATS

Defense
Year          UT  AT    TT/Avg.   TFL-Yds.  Sack-Yds  FF  FR  PBU
1995 (Fr.)     9   9    18/2.0       0-0       0-0     1   0   0
1996 (So.)    57  49   106/9.6      6-13      2-17     0   1   2
1997 (Jr.)    85  49  134/12.1     10-37    2.5-21     1   1   4
1998 (Sr.)    87  40  127/14.1       3-4    2.5-20     2   1   0
Totals       238 147  385/10.4     19-34      8-58     4   3   6

Coach Vandy on BARTON

"Eric Barton is as good a linebacker as there is in the country. He is a tough, physical, dominating player whose statistics speak for themselves. He has meant everything to our defense. We'll all be watching him play on Sundays starting next season."

KENDALL OGLE
Among the ACC's Leading Tacklers
Linebacker, 6-1, 231, Senior
Hillside, N.J. (Hillside High School)

Senior linebacker Kendall Ogle joins Eric Barton atop the list of Terrapin honors candidates. Ogle teamed with Barton last year to finish 2-3 in the ACC in total tackles.

Over 100 tackles for the second straight season

Averaging 12.1 tackles per game in 1998

Ranks among top five tacklers in ACC for second straight year

Has recorded 10 or more tackles in 14 of his last 17 and 16 of his last 20 games

Has reached double figures in last five games and in seven of nine games in '98

Ranked No. 2 in the ACC in total tackles (134) as a junior in 1997

Has helped key a resurgent Maryland defense which is among the most improved defensive units in the nation in '98

Career-high 18 tackles against North Carolina

Posted 16 tackles against Florida State, 13 tackles each vs. Clemson and Wake Forest

Posted 12 tackles each vs. Georgia Tech and James Madison

Has totaled 326 tackles, including 185 solo stops, in his career

1998 GAME-BY-GAME

Year            UT  AT  Total   TFL-Yds.  Sack-Yds   FF  FR
J. Madison       8   4   12       1-3      0.5-3      0   0
Virginia         7   3   10       0-0        0-0      0   0
West Virginia    3   6    9       0-0        0-0      0   0
Temple           5   3    8       1-1        0-0      0   0
Fla. State       8   8   16       1-1       1-11      0   0
Clemson          7   6   13       1-2        0-0      0   0
Wake Forest      5   8   13       1-2        1-6      0   0
Ga. Tech         6   6   12       1-2        0-0      0   0
N. Carolina     11   7   18       0-0        0-0      0   0
Totals          60  51  111       5-9     2.5-20      0   0

OGLE'S CAREER STATS

Defense
Year         UT  AT    TT/Avg.  TFL-Yds.  Sack-Yds  FF  FR  PBU
1994 (Fr.)    2   0     2/1.0     0-0       0-0      0   0   0
1996 (So.)   48  27    75/6.8     3-5       1-6      0   0   2
1997 (Jr.)   75  63  138/12.5    7-16       1-6      0   0   2
1998 (Sr.)   60  51  111/12.3     5-9    2.5-20      0   0   0
Totals      185 141  326/10.2    16-32   4.5-32      0   0   4

Coach Vandy on OGLE

"Kendall Ogle's 4.5 speed, natural instincts and aggressiveness have made him an outstanding college linebacker. Kendall also has the character and determination to complement his athletic talent. He has the right stuff to prosper at the next level."

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