Post Game Notes
9/11/1999 8:00:00 AM | Football
Sept. 11, 1999
Maryland is beginning a season 2-0 for the first time since 1996, when the Terps also started 2-0. The Terps are looking for their first 3-0 start since the 1995 team opened 4-0 before suffering its first loss.
Maryland's 51 points is its highest total since a 52-0 win over Wake Forest Oct. 19, 1996.
The 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by Lewis Sanders was the first by a Terrapin since Sanders returned a kickoff 90 yards for a score vs. North Carolina Sept. 20, 1997. Sanders is now one of four players in Maryland history with as many as two kickoff returns for touchdowns.
The 76-yard scoring pass from quarterback Calvin McCall to Jason Hatala was the longest by the Terps since Hatala was on the receiving end of a 76-yard scoring pass from Brian Cummings on Oct. 4, 1997 vs. Duke.
Junior tailback LaMont Jordan set a career best for rushing yards in a game (158). His previous high was 138 vs. Temple last season. His three rushing TDs were the most by a Maryland player since Rick Badanjek at North Carolina, Nov. 3, 1984 (who had three).
Jordan rushed for more than 100 yards for the first time this season and for the eighth time in his career. He ranks third on Maryland's career list for most 100-yard rushing games (the record of 17 was set by Charlie Wysocki from 1978-81). His 50-yard gain in the third quarter equaled the longest rush of his career.
Jordan climbed from 11th to 10th place on Maryland's career rushing chart, passing Art Seymore (1970-72).
The last time Maryland limited back-to-back opponents to 10 points or less was in 1982, when the Terps shut out Indiana State 38-0 one week following a 26-3 win at Syracuse. The Terps allowed only nine points in three straight games in that stretch, beating NC State 23-6 the week prior to the Syracuse game.
