Tailback LaMont Jordan Fulfills Academic Requirements
8/25/2000 8:00:00 AM | Football
Aug. 25, 2000
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Senior tailback LaMont Jordan has completed his academic requirements and is eligible to compete for the University of Maryland football team.
"We are pleased LaMont has successfully finished all of his academic requirements and will be a part of our team this season," said head coach Ron Vanderlinden. "He is another step closer to earning his degree, which is important to all of us."
Said Jordan, "I had a number of academic obligations to complete. Now that those have been finished, I look forward to practice and our opening game against Temple on Sept. 9."
Jordan, who has gained 3,227 yards in three seasons, is the NCAA's active career rushing leader. The Terrapin senior rushed for a Maryland record 1,632 yards in 1999. He needs 1,376 yards this season to break the all-time rushing mark in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
Fifth in the country in rushing overall last season, 10th in all-purpose yards and 11th in scoring, Jordan was the nation's leading ball-carrier through the last six weeks of his junior campaign with 1,101 yards. He finished the year with a school-record 306 yards in the season finale against Virginia which was the third-best figure in ACC history.
JORDAN AT MARYLAND GAME-BY-GAME AND CAREER STATISTICS
1997 Game-by-Game Statistics (Freshman) Opponent Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD Avg Ohio 2 2 0 1.00 1 5 0 5.00 at Florida St 5 52 1 10.40 0 0 0 0.00 UNC 15 35 0 2.33 2 9 0 4.50 at Temple 21 135 0 6.43 0 0 0 0.00 Duke 18 70 0 3.89 4 9 0 2.25 West Virginia 18 33 0 1.83 2 24 0 12.00 at Wake Forest 12 62 0 5.17 5 31 0 6.20 Clemson 12 37 1 3.08 4 33 0 8.25 Virginia 9 40 0 4.44 0 0 0 0.00 at NC State 22 126 0 5.73 1 6 0 6.00 at Georgia Tech 25 97 1 3.88 3 38 0 12.67 1998 Game-by-Game Statistics (Sophomore) Opponent Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD Avg James Madison dnp at Virginia 23 88 0 3.83 3 31 0 10.33 at W. Virgina 9 1 0 9.00 0 0 0 0.00 Temple 22 138 2 6.27 0 0 0 0.00 Florida State 10 49 0 4.90 2 8 0 4.00 at Clemson 14 83 0 5.93 1 7 0 7.00 Wake Forest 20 132 0 6.60 4 18 0 4.50 vs. Ga. Tech* 19 102 0 5.37 2 12 0 6.00 at UNC 17 136 2 8.00 1 -2 0 -2.00 at Duke 15 68 1 4.53 0 0 0 0.00 NC State 20 109 1 5.45 1 13 0 13.00 * game played at Baltimore 1999 Game-by-Game Statistics (Junior) Opponent Att Yds TD Avg Rec Yds TD Avg at Temple 21 41 0 1.95 1 6 0 6.00 W. Carolina 18 158 3 8.78 3 21 0 7.00 West Virginia 22 164 1 7.45 2 15 0 7.50 at Ga. Tech 27 79 2 2.92 4 61 0 15.25 at Wake Forest 18 89 1 4.94 3 86 1 28.67 Clemson 26 177 4 6.81 2 9 0 4.50 UNC 26 147 2 5.65 1 -6 0 -6.00 Duke 24 227 0 9.46 0 0 0 0.00 at NC State 20 75 1 3.75 1 7 0 7.00 at Florida St. 27 169 0 6.26 2 9 0 4.50 Virginia 37 306 2 8.27 0 0 0 0.00 Nation's Leading Rusher during final six weeks of 1999 season, averaging 183.5 yards. Career Statistics Rushing G-GS Att Net Avg TD LP YPG 1997 11-3 159 689 4.3 3 44 62.6 1998 10-9 169 906 5.4 6 50 90.6 1999 11-10 266 1,632 6.1 16 90 148.4 Totals 32-22 594 3,227 5.4 25 90 100.8 Receiving G-GS Rec Yds Avg TD LP YPG 1997 11-3 22 155 7.1 0 22 14.1 1998 10-9 14 87 6.2 0 13 8.7 1999 11-10 19 208 11.0 1 70 18.9 Totals 32-22 55 450 8.2 1 70 14.1 Passing G-GS Att Comp Int Yds Pct TD LP 1997 11-3 1 0 0 0 .000 0 0 1998 10-9 2 2 0 83 1.000 1 68 1999 11-10 3 2 0 60 .667 1 60 Totals 32-22 6 4 0 143 .667 2 68
