Maryland-Virginia to Tangle Saturday
10/12/2009 8:00:00 AM | Football
Saturday, Oct. 17
Maryland (2-4, 1-1 ACC)
vs.
Virginia (2-3, 1-0 ACC)
Kickoff: 4 p.m. ET
Location: College Park, Md.
Stadium: Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium (54,000). Click here for parking information.
TV: ESPNU - Todd Harris (play-by-play) and JC Pearson (color) will call the action in the telecast. Comcast SportsNet will air a replay in the Washington, D.C./Baltimore market at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. ESPNU, which is available to more than 46 million college sports fans across the country, is offered on Direct TV (channel 614) and Dish Network (channel 148), as well as many local cable providers. ESPNU is available on Comcast Cable, airing in most local areas on channel 730 as part of the Digital Classic tier package. For specific availability questions, fans should visit www.comcast.com.
Radio: Terrapin Sports Radio Network - Johnny Holliday (play-by-play), Jonathan Claiborne (color) and Tim Strachan (sidelines) have the call. Pregame with Gary Stein and Scott McBrien begins at 2:30 p.m. ET The game can also be heard on XM Satellite Radio Channel 191 and Sirius Channel 212. Click here to Listen Live on-line through Terps TV. The Terrapin Sports Radio Network (13 affiliates): WJZ-FM 105.7 - Baltimore (Flagship); WJFK-FM 106.7 - Washington D.C.; WCEM-AM 1240 - Cambridge; WBEY-FM 97.9 - Crisfield; WGOP-AM 540 - Crisfield; WFMD-AM 930 - Frederick; WARK-AM 1490 - Hagerstown; WPTX-AM 1690 - Lexington Park; WVMD-FM 99.5 - Midland; WMSG-AM 1050 - Oakland; WQMR-FM 101.1 - Ocean City; WTGM-AM 960 - Salisbury. Click here to view a PDF of the Terrapin Sports Radio Network coverage map.
Tickets: Tickets for home games are available through the Maryland Athletics Ticket Office. Fans my call 1-800-IM-A-TERP or click here.
'Lunch With Fridge' Reminder: Due to a scheduling conflict, Friday's 'Lunch with the Fridge' at the Gossett Team House has been canceled.
Terps on the Air...
Maryland's football broadcasting lineup for 2009-10 includes the Ralph Friedgen Radio Show and the Ralph Friedgen Television Show. The Ralph Friedgen Radio Show airs from 8-9 p.m. each Wednesday during the season on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network which has 13 affiliates this season. The Ralph Friedgen Television Show, which is presented by Outback Steakhouse, airs weekly at 11:30 a.m. Saturday on Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic. The fast-paced, 30-minute show, goes behind the scenes with Friedgen and the Maryland football team. Replays of the show are scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday on Comcast SportsNet, just prior to the rebroadcast of the Terps most recent football game. Comcast SportsNet will carry the official rebroadcasts of all 12 University of Maryland football matchups.
First-and-10...
• The University of Maryland will try to get back on the winning track Saturday when it plays host to the University of Virginia in the Terrapins' annual Homecoming game. The Terps, 1-1 in ACC play, are coming off a 42-32 loss at Wake Forest, while the Cavaliers downed Indiana, 47-7, last week.
• Offensively, Maryland has been led by quarterback Chris Turner and wide receiver Torrey Smith. Turner, who ranks among the top signal-callers in school history, is averaging 248.8 passing yards per game (fifth in the ACC) and completing 60.7 percent of his passes (fifth in the league). He had his fourth career 300-yard passing game (307) vs. Wake Forest (10/10) and matched his career-high with three TDs. Smith has emerged as one of the top all-around threats in the nation. He's averaging 86.5 receiving yards per game (t-32nd nationally) and 236.7 all-purpose ypg (first in the country). No. 1 running back Da'Rel Scott was injured (broken wrist) vs. Clemson (10/3) and is out of action until at least November. He was a first-team All-ACC pick last season and has a 5.63 career yards-per-carry average, which ranks second in school history. Starting LT Bruce Campbell (knee) was also on the shelf last week. With Campbell out, senior center Phil Costa, who has started 24 career games, will be leaned on even more heavily as the rest of the linemen have a total of 21 career starts. The Terps will be facing a top-ranked defense for the second time in three weeks. Virginia is surrendering 295.8 yards per game (25th nationally). Clemson was 26th in the country (289.8 ypg) two weeks ago.
• The Terps had put together two solid defensive performances, surrendering a season-best 249 yards of total offense to Rutgers (9/26) and 274 to Clemson (10/3) before Wake Forest erupted for 516 total yards last weekend. LBs Alex Wujciak and Adrian Moten have been the top playmakers on a defense which has just four starters back from last year. Wujciak, a second-team All-ACC selection last season, has a team-high 63 tackles, including a career-best 17 stops vs. Rutgers (9/26). Moten has 40 tackles (tied for second on the team), including a career-high 13 stops vs. James Madison (9/12). He is also the top sack producer (3.0). LB Demetrius Hartsfield has been impressive of late, posting a career-high 10 stops vs. Clemson and earning ACC Freshman of the Week honors for that performance. First-year coordinator Don Brown has a veteran secondary to lean on, though there have been injuries at that position. Senior Nolan Carroll, the team's No. 1 cornerback, was lost for the season vs. JMU with a broken tibia. Senior SS Jamari McCollough missed two games with a foot injury and played sparingly the following two weeks. Cornerbacks Anthony Wiseman and Cameron Chism each have 31 stops, tops among DBs. Seniors Travis Ivey, Jared Harrell and Deege Galt are veterans on the defensive line. Ivey gives the line size and athleticism on the interior, while Galt has 1.5 sacks (t-third on the team). The Terps have 13 sacks over the last four games and rank tied for second in the ACC in that category (2.5 per game).
• The special teams unit, under the direction of first-year coordinator Charles Bankins, features a pair of preseason All-Americans in Smith and junior punter Travis Baltz. Smith set the ACC single-season record for kickoff return yards (1,089) last season and has confirmed his preseason All-America selection. He returned his second career kickoff for a TD vs. James Madison and set the Maryland career kickoff return yards mark vs. Rutgers. Baltz was a 2008 first-team All-ACC choice after leading the league in punting average (41.1 ypp). He was a preseason consensus first team All-ACC pick and is one of just nine punters on the watch list for the Ray Guy Award. However, he suffered an ankle injury vs. Rutgers and is out of action. True freshman Nick Ferrara has been a bright spot. He's 8-for-10 on field-goal attempts, including a career long 50-yarder vs. Wake Forest. He also has handled the kickoff chores, and served as the punter the last two games. He was named the ACC co-Specialist of the Week for his performance vs. Clemson (10/3). Tony Logan was expected to be the No. 1 punt returner, taking over for three-year starter Danny Oquendo, but he missed the first two games with an injury. Logan has resumed his duties as No. 1 punt returner the last two weeks.
Quick Hitters...
• Despite being only a sophomore Torrey Smith is already rewriting both the Maryland and Atlantic Coast Conference record books. Smith owns the school and league's single-season kickoff return yardage record (1,089 in 2008), as well as the Terps' career kickoff return yards mark (1,926). He also posted a Maryland-record 21.3 yards per touch last season. Smith currently ranks eighth on the ACC kickoff return yardage chart and has a chance to reach first before the end of the season. He needs to average 127.2 yards over the next six games to set the record. Smith averaged 139.5 kickoff return yards over the first six games. In addition, he can eclipse his own ACC single-season kickoff mark with 253 more yards.
• Smith was voted the ACC Specialist of the Week for his performance vs. Wake Forest (10/10). He posted a career-high 194 kickoff return yards, including an 85-yarder.
• Smith posted a career-high 287 all-purpose yards (165 receiving/109 kickoff/13 rush) vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/19) and had 267 vs. Wake Forest (10/10), the second-highest total of his career. He ranks first in the nation in that category (236.7 ypg). The ACC record is 186.9 ypg by Frank Quayle (Virginia) in 1968. Smith needs to average 105.7 all-purpose yards over the final six regular-season games to eclipse Thomas Jones' (Virginia) league record of 2,054. Smith already has 1,420 all-purpose yards this season after posting 1,425 last year.
• Smith is the only player in the NCAA FBS to post at least 225 all-purpose yards in five games this season. In fact, only three other players - C.J. Spiller (Clemson), Brandon West (Western Michigan) and Damaris Johnson (Tulsa) - have done it three times.
• Chris Turner, in his third season as the starter, ranks among the top signal-callers in school history. The senior ranks fourth on Maryland's career completion percentage list (59.9), third in career passing yards chart (5,967), third in total offense (5,787), second in completions (492), third in career pass attempts (821) and fourth in TD passes (29). Turner needs 293 passing yards to move past Boomer Esiason (6,259/1981-83) and into second place (see chart on pg. 6). He would need to average 222.3 yards over the final six regular-season games to set the school record (7,301 by Scott Milanovich, 1992-95).
• Junior linebacker Alex Wujciak entered the season ranked fifth nationally among returning tacklers. He has kept up the same pace this season, averaging 10.5 stops per game (tied for 15th nationally). In fact, Wujciak ranks first nationally (10.3) on the active career tackles-per-game list. Travis Lewis of Oklahoma (10.0) is second.
• Smith has posted over 100 receiving yards in two of the last four games and has three in his career, all coming over the last eight games. He had a career-high 165 receiving yards vs. MTSU (9/19), which were the most by a Maryland player since Darrius Heyward-Bey had 175 vs. Miami (11/11/06). He also became the first Terp to post back-to-back 100-yard receiving games since Vernon Davis in 2005. Jermaine Lewis (four straight in 1994) is the only player in school history to have more than two straight 100-yard receiving games.
• The Terps' 10 returning starters (six on offense/four on defense) are the second-fewest in the Friedgen era. Heading into the 2004 season, Maryland had nine starters (five offense/four defense) back from the previous campaign.
• Maryland has played 21 freshmen (eight true/13 redshirts) this season which is the most during Ralph Friedgen's nine seasons. The Terps played 20 freshmen in both the 2001 and 2004 seasons.
• Friedgen is among the winningest coaches in Atlantic Coast Conference history. He ranks 10th all-time in winning percentage with a record of 66-40 (.623). Maryland has made six postseason appearances in Friedgen's eight seasons, including a school-record four bowl wins. The Terps appeared in one bowl game in the previous 15 seasons.
• Maryland is 201-167-4 (.546) all-time in ACC contests, including a 38-28 (.576) mark under Friedgen.
• The Maryland Terrapins lost a close friend last week when Jack Heise (dubbed `Mr. Maryland' for his support of the Terps) passed away suddenly. The Terps honored his memory against Wake Forest by donning an emblem with the initials JH on each player's helmet. That will remain on the helmets throughout the season.
Injuries Taking A Toll...
The Terps have lost a number of key performers to injury so far this season. CB Nolan Carroll (leg) was lost for the season in the second game. Starting left tackle Bruce Campbell has missed three games, punter Travis Baltz has missed the last two contests and tailback Da'Rel Scott is out at least another month with a broken wrist suffered vs. Clemson (10/3). So far this season, the Terps have lost 18 man-games to potential starters (Jamari McCollough - 2; Carroll - 4; Scott - 1; Baltz - 2; Campbell - 3; Tyler Bowen - 4; Tony Logan - 2). In addtions, potential key reserves Joe Vellano and Caleb Porzel have been on the shelf. Vellano has yet to play and Porzel was on the field for the first time Saturday.
Punt, Kick and Kickoff...
After All-ACC punter Travis Baltz left the Rutgers game (9/26) with a sprained ankle, freshman Nick Ferrara handled kickoff, place-kicking and punting duties. He hit two field goals (38, 34 yards) and averaged 33.7 yards on three punts, putting one inside the 20-yard line. Ferrara has been handling place-kicking and kickoff duties since the beginning of the season, but punted in high school and served as the backup during the first two games of the season. In the Rutgers game, he became the first Terp since Vedad Siljkovic (vs. West Virginia, 09/16/00) to punt and attempt a field goal in the same game. Ferrara handled all three jobs vs. Clemson (10/3) and distinguished himself quite well. He had a then career-long 43-yard field goal and punted eight times for a 43.2-yard average. His first punt went 61 yards which was the longest by a Terp since Baltz nailed a 65-yarder vs. Georgia Tech in 2007. Ferrara also landed three punts inside the 20-yard line. He added a career best 50-yard field goal vs. Wake Forest (10/10), the longest since Nick Novak hit a 54-yarder vs. Duke on 10-11-03.
All-Purpose Performer...
After setting the ACC record for kickoff return yardage in a season (1,089) last year, Torrey Smith has emerged as one of the most explosive playmakers in the country. Smith is averaging 236.7 all-purpose yards per game, which ranks first in the nation (FBS).
• Smith's explosive ability as a kick returner helped make him a consensus preseason All-ACC selection. Smith has proved the voters right all season, returning a kick 81 yards for a TD in the first quarter against James Madison (9/12), the second kick return for a TD in his career (12/30/08 vs. Nevada), and totaled 127 yards on kick returns for the evening. With his first kick return against Rutgers (9/26), Smith set the all-time career kickoff return yards mark, and now has a total of 1,732. Against Wake Forest (10/10), Smith returned his first kick of the game 85 yards to the Wake 15 yard line, and totaled 194 kickoff return yards in the game. Smith now has 1,926 kickoff return yards in his career, which ranks eighth all-time in ACC history.
• Smith is the Terps' leading receiver with 31 receptions for 519 yards and four touchdowns on the season. Against MTSU (9/19), he had a career-high 165 yards receiving on five receptions, including a 64-yard TD catch. He has also rushed the ball six times for 54 yards. He made a career-high 10 receptions against Wake Forest, totaling 70 yards and catching one touchdown pass. Smith ranks second in the ACC and 32nd nationally in receiving yards per game (86.5) and third in the league and 56th nationally in receptions per game(5.17).
• Against MTSU, Smith set a career-high with 287 all-purpose yards (165 receiving, 109 KOR, 13 rushing). He also totaled 267 all-purpose yards against Wake Forest (194 KOR, 70 receiving, 3 rushing), and is the only player in the NCAA (FBS) to total at least 225 all-purpose yards in five games this season.
Virginia At-A-Glance...
• Since taking over as the starting QB against Texas Christian, Jameel Sewell has led Virginia to a 2-2 record, with wins over North Carolina and Indiana.
• Sewell completed 20 of 30 passes for 308 yards, along with one passing touchdown and one rushing score in Virginia's 47-7 win over Indiana last week.
• Mikell Simpson is Virginia's most dangerous offensive threat. The RB had 83 rushing yards and four TD's, as well as four catches for 66 yards against Indiana. In the past two games, he has 183 rushing yards and five TDs, as well as eight catches for 111 yards. He had a career game against the Terps two years ago, rushing 16 times for 119 yards and catching 13 passes for 152 yards.
• Vic Hall, who served as a cornerback for his first three seasons, started the season as the Cavaliers starting QB before switching to wide receiver. He led Virginia with six receptions for 85 yards and one touchdown against Indiana.
• Cornerback Ras-I Dowling, a preseason All-ACC first team selection, led the Cavaliers with nine tackles against Indiana, also recording an interception and forcing a fumble. He ranks third on the team with 27 tackles.
• After surrendering 83 points in the first three games, Virginia's defense has allowed just 10 points in the last two games.
• Linebacker Steve Greer has a team-high 37 stops, and his 7.5 tackles-per-game average ranks sixth in the ACC. He also has 5.0 tackles-for-loss on the year.
Maryland-Virginia Series History...
• Saturday's game will mark the 74th meeting between the Terrapins and Cavaliers, the most between Maryland and any other school in the Terps' 116-year football history. The schools have met every season since 1957.
• Maryland leads the all-time series, which began in 1919, by a 41-30-2 margin.
• Maryland is 20-11-2 all-time against Virginia in College Park, including three of the last four meetings.
• Virginia has won the last two meetings, defeating the Terps 31-0 last season and edging them 18-17 on a last-minute touchdown in 2007.
• Three years ago Maryland won 28-26 in Charlottesville, outscoring the Wahoos 21-7 in the final quarter to complete its comeback win. Keon Lattimore rushed 15 times for 114 yards and gave Maryland its go-ahead score with a 56-yard run in the fourth quarter. Erin Henderson intercepted a pass three plays later and ran 45 yards down the field for what would be the winning touchdown.
• From 1969 through 2000, play between the two schools had been basically feast or famine for one team. From 1969-87, the Terrapins held an 18-1 advantage in the series and at one point ran off 16 wins in a row, the longest streak in the series. Then from 1988 to 2000, the series swung almost exclusively to the Cavs as they were 11-2 in that span. Maryland has won four of the last seven.
• Maryland's win in 2001, Ralph Friedgen's first season, broke a string of nine-straight losses to Virginia. In their 41-21 win - a victory that moved the team to 5-0 on the season in what was then its best start in 23 years - the Terps allowed a 24-7 lead to be cut to three in the third quarter before scoring 17 unanswered points in the fourth to win going away.
True Freshmen Seeing Time...
Eight true freshmen have already seen time for the Terps with a number of others on the cusp of hitting the field. LB Darin Drakeford, PK Nick Ferrara, OL Bennett Fulper and DL Zachariah Kerr all played vs. California (9/5). There were also 10 redshirt freshmen getting on the field for the first time in that game with WR Kerry Boykins, RB Gary Douglas, WR Kevin Dorsey, DL Masengo Kabongo, LB Demetrius Hartsfield, OL Justin Gilbert, OL R.J. Dill, OL Justin Lewis, DL A.J. Francis and DL Carl Russell seeing snaps vs. Cal. True freshman DL Isaiah Ross made his first appearance vs. James Madison (9/12) and true freshman linebacker Avery Murray saw time on special teams vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/19). LB Ryan Donohue had the redshirt pulled off vs. Clemson (10/3) and has played on the kickoff coverage team. RB Caleb Porzel saw his first career action vs. Wake Forest (10/10). In addition, true freshmen RB D.J. Adams, DB Eric Franklin, DL Justin Anderson and OL Nick Klemm have worked their way up the depth chart. Maryland has not played as many as eight true freshmen since the 2004 season. Eight true freshmen played in both 2002 and 2004, the most under Ralph Friedgen.
Misc. Offensive Notes...
• The Terps have been one of the better teams in the ACC in the red zone. They were a perfect 4-for-4 (all TDs) vs. Wake Forest and rank third in the ACC in that category (92.9 percent).
• The Terps matched a season-best with five offensive plays of 20 or more yards vs. Wake Forest (10/10). Four Terps also made the longest receptions of their careers: Gary Douglas (50), Ronnie Tyler (49), Kerry Boykins (24) and Tommy Galt (21).
• WR LaQuan Williams recorded his first career touchdown when he caught a 24-yard TD pass from Chris Turner in the second quarter against Rutgers (9/26).
• A season-high 10 Terps caught passes vs. Rutgers, led by Adrian Cannon's career-high tying five catches. TE Matt Furstenburg and Douglas also made their first career receptions.
• RB Davin Meggett ranks fifth on the team with 10 receptions, one more than he had last season.
• Prior to the game against MTSU (9/19), the Terps longest passing play of the season was a 29-yarder from Chris Turner to Torrey Smith in the season opener at California (9/5). Against the Blue Raiders, Turner found Smith on plays of 64, 42 and 37 yards, marking the three longest passing plays of the season to that point. Turner and Smith also hooked up for 45 yards vs. Rutgers (9/26). Smith has accounted for nine of the team's 22 plays of 20 yards or more.
• Of the 20 receptions WR Ronnie Tyler posted last season, 11 came on third down. Against James Madison, Tyler had three catches, one of which was on third down. His most crucial reception, however, came on fourth-and-4 with under 6:00 left in the game and the Terps down by seven. Turner found Tyler for a 20-yard gain and the first down, and Maryland scored on the next play to tie the game and send it to overtime. He also tied a career-high with five receptions, including a 4-yard TD catch, vs. Clemson (10/3). Tyler ranks third on the team with 17 receptions.
• Sophomore WR Quentin McCree posted his first career reception in the second quarter of the James Madison game (9/12). He went to haul in four Turner passes for 18 yards.
• TE Tommy Galt (three for 29 yards) and Cannon (five for 30 yards) each posted a career high in receptions vs. Cal (9/5). Cannon matched that with five catches vs. James Madison (9/12) and Galt had three catches vs. Clemson (10/3).
• Cory Jackson has appeared in 44 career games, most on the team.
Misc Defensive Notes...
• Alex Wujciak and Adrian Moten have been the leading producers of the defense. Wujciak is averaging 10.5 tackles per game, which ranks first in the ACC and tied for 15th in the nation, while Moten's 5.5 tackles-for-loss leads the team. Wujciak has posted double-digit stops in 11 of his last 15 games, including a career-high 17 against Rutgers (9/26).
• Richard Taylor got in on the first TFL of his career against Wake Forest (10/10), combining with Moten to stop Brandon Pendergrass six yards behind the line. Taylor had a career-high 23 snaps at cornerback in the game.
• Sophomore LB Ben Pooler posted the first sack of his career against Wake Forest (10/10), dropping QB Riley Skinner for a 4-yard loss in the second quarter.
• The defense also came up with its first takeaways of the year against MTSU, as Travis Ivey recovered a fumble and Cameron Chism intercepted two passes. The Terps also forced three turnovers vs. Clemson (10/3) and were plus 1 on the day in that category after entering the game -10 in turnover margin on the season.
• Against Rutgers, Maryland allowed just 249 yards of total offense, the lowest since the Terps shutout Wake Forest 26-0 on 10/18/08 and allowed 219 yards. The Terps also kept Clemson in check, holding the Tigers 274 yards of total offense. Those were the best back-to-back defensive efforts since surrendering 187 yards to Villanova (09/01/07) and 161 to Florida International (09/08/07).
• Against MTSU (9/19), the defense totaled 10.0 tackles-for-loss (51 yards) and 4.0 sacks (45 yards), both season highs. After posting just two sacks in the first two games, the Terps have come up with 13 in the last four contests and rank tied for second in the ACC in that category (2.5 pg).
• Sophomore Kenny Tate earned his first career start vs. James Madison (9/12), opening the game at strong safety for an injured Jamari McCollough. Tate logged career highs in tackles (7) and solo stops (4) in the game.
• FS Antwine Perez registered a career-high eight tackles, including a career-best seven solo stops, vs. Cal (9/5). CB Anthony Wiseman had a career-best three pass breakups vs. the Golden Bears.
Misc. Special Teams Notes...
• Tony Logan had a career-long 43-yard punt return vs. Clemson (10/3) which set up a 1-yard TD run by Davin Meggett, extending Maryland's lead to 24-13 in the third quarter. It was the longest punt return by a Terp since Danny Oquendo had a 45-yarder vs. Florida State (10/28/06). Maryland nearly had its first return for a score in six years (76 by Steve Suter vs. West Virginia, 01-01-04).
• In the season opener vs. Cal (9/5), Nick Ferrara became the first Maryland freshman since Nick Novak (20-yarder vs. Florida, 1/2/02) to hit a field goal. Ferrara was also the first true freshman since Brian Kopka (39-yard FG at Georgia Tech, 11/22/97) to nail a field-goal attempt. Ferrara's career-long 50-yard field goal against Wake Forest (10/10) was the longest by a Terp since Nick Novak hit a 54-yarder against Duke on 10-11-03.
• Maryland has blocked a kick twice this season. DL Deege Galt blocked a field goal against James Madison (9/12) and A.J. Francis blocked a PAT vs. Middle Tennessee State (9/19).
• Kevin Dorsey has a team-best seven special teams tackles.
Terps By The Numbers...
1...Torrey Smith ranks first in the nation in all-purpose yards per game (236.7).
4...With 307 passing yards against Wake Forest, Chris Turner now has four 300-yard passing games in his career, which ranks tied for third in school history.
6...The Terps have had an All-ACC punter in six of the last seven seasons (Travis Baltz - 2008; Adam Podlesh - 2003-06; Brooks Barnard - 2002)
8...Against Wake Forest, RB Caleb Porzel became the eighth true freshman to see action this season for Maryland, joining LB Darin Drakeford, PK Nick Ferrara, OL Bennett Fulper, DL Zachariah Kerr, DL Isaiah Ross, LB Avery Murray and LB Ryan Donohue.
9...Number of 2008 postseason participants the Terps will face in the fall. Cal, James Madison, Rutgers, Clemson, Wake Forest, NC State, Virginia Tech, Florida State and BC all played in the postseason.
10.5...Alex Wujciak is averaging 10.5 tackles per game, which ranks first in the ACC and tied for 15th in the NCAA (FBS).
14...Number of seniors on this year's squad. Last season Maryland had 30 seniors, which was the most during the Ralph Friedgen era.
14...The Terps have placed a league-best 14 representatives on the Academic All-ACC team over the last two years. Clemson ranks second with 10, while Boston College, Duke and Georgia Tech have eight apiece.
26...The Terps' offensive line entered the season with a combined 26 career starts (Phil Costa - 18; Bruce Campbell - 8).
28...The Terps currently have 28 former players on NFL rosters, including eight from last season's team (see chart on pg. 18).
58...Fifty-eight of Maryland's 85 scholarship players have at least three years of eligibility remaining.
86.5...Torrey Smith is averaging 86.5 receiving yards per game, which ranks second in the ACC.
110...Four of Maryland's offensive linemen who departed (Edwin Williams, Jaimie Thomas, Scott Burley and Dane Randolph) combined to start 110 games in their careers.
117...The Terps have not had a punt blocked since Nov. 13, 1999 (Florida State), a stretch of 117 games, which is the longest active streak in the nation.
1,926...Torrey Smith has 1,926 kickoff return yards in his career, which ranks eighth all-time in ACC history.
