Since its opening in 1995, state-of-the-art Ludwig Field has been the home of the Terrapin men's and women's soccer teams as well as playing host to numerous other local soccer events throughout the past 12 years.
Due to the expanding horizon of Terrapin soccer and the growing interest in its achievement on the field, the University of Maryland embarked on a project that would bring the level of the facility on par with the excellence of the programs that played there.
The $2.5 million facility was dedicated on Sept. 16, 1995, and is surely a cornerstone of collegiate soccer throughout the nation.
The 6,000-seat facility is an integral part of the more than $40 million of new construction for Maryland athletics. The complex is fully lighted with an all-weather track and sodded Bermuda grass playing field. In 2004, a new state-of-the-art scoreboard with in-game statistics and lively graphics was installed. In 2007, an enclosed press box was installed for the media and an additional 1,500 seats were added to improve the facility's capacity from 4,500 to 6,000.
The permanent lights allow for commonly scheduled night games. The lights also allow Maryland the ability to host NCAA and Atlantic Coast Conference tournaments and nationally televised games. Since its opening, Ludwig Field has played host to 25 NCAA Tournament games, including 11 Maryland wins in the tournament in the last six years. Those wins allowed the Terps to make four consecutive College Cup appearances from 2002-05.
Fans came out to watch Maryland in record numbers over the past few seasons. In 2006, the Terps set a school record in attendance with over 40,000 people. The total ranked second in the NCAA, and the Terps average attendance of 2,727 ranked third in the country. Highlighting the home season in 2006 was a record crowd of 6,489 to see Maryland play Duke. In addition, two more home dates in 2006 set records. A crowd of 6,214 came out to watch Boston College in their first ever match in College Park which ranks second and NC State drew 4,565 which is now sixth. A total of 5,022 spectators came out in 2007 to watch the Terps battle rival West Virginia which ranks fifth. In 2005, Maryland set a record as over 33,000 fans came out to watch the Terps play highlighted by the then-record of 6,203 that came out to watch the Terps take on Indiana. In 2004, the Terps had three crowds of over 3,200 in games against St. John's (one regular season, one postseason) and Duke. In 2003, nearly 30,000 people came to watch the Terps play, the second-highest total in the nation.
In addition to the collegiate games played at Ludwig Field, the complex has played host to numerous U.S. and professional soccer matches, as well. Among the teams who have used Ludwig Field as their home-away-from-home are the 2000 U.S. Women's National Team and the WUSA's own Washington Freedom.
In addition to the high-level of competition created by the excellent playing surface at Ludwig Field, the complex was also created with the local soccer fan very much in mind. The field is located directly adjacent to Parking Lot 1 and close to the University Boulevard entrance.
Numerous Terrapin All-Americans have called the field home, with Maryland fighting its way to an 121-32-11 record on its home field.
The facility is named after lifetime Terrapin friends Bob and Louise Ludwig.
Maryland Soccer: A Spectator Sport!
The Maryland men's soccer team has increasingly attracted more and more fans to Ludwig Field season after season. In 2006, the team set a school record with over 40,000 fans, a total that was second-best in the country. The Terps success and winning ways are a major factor in packing the stands, but there is more to the team's increasing popularity than just wins and losses. The electric atmosphere features one of the most vocal and supportive student groups in the country lurking behind the opponents' goal: The Crew. In addition, the intimacy of Ludwig Field puts fans right in the middle of the action. And the Terps play an attacking, offensive brand of soccer that delivers the excitement that only a goal can provide. All of this has helped make a Maryland men's soccer game a popular, exciting and unique fan experience.
Top Five Crowds In Ludwig Field History |
Date |
Opponent |
Attendance |
Sept. 26, 2008 |
Wake Forest |
6,500 |
Sept. 29, 2006 |
Duke |
6,489 |
Oct. 14, 2006 |
Boston College |
6,214 |
Oct. 29, 2005 |
Indiana |
6,203 |
Sept. 5, 2003 |
UCLA |
6,143 |
Year-By-Year Attendance |
Year |
Total |
Avg. |
High |
1995 |
12,710 |
1,412 |
2,550 |
1996 |
12,796 |
984 |
3,266 |
1997 |
8,043 |
894 |
3,723 |
1998 |
16,825 |
1,202 |
3,123 |
1999 |
9,955 |
905 |
2,034 |
2000 |
10,555 |
880 |
2,112 |
2001 |
14,247 |
1,096 |
2,240 |
2002 |
19,984 |
1,537 |
3,460 |
2003 |
29,853 |
1,990 |
6,143 |
2004 |
26,604 |
2,046 |
4,404 |
2005 |
33,121 |
2,548 |
6,203 |
2006 |
40,907 |
2,727 |
6,489 |
2007 |
29,631 |
2,116 |
5,022 |
2008 |
35,631 |
2,545 |
6,500 |
Totals |
265,969 |
1,634 |
6,500 |
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Ludwig Field Records
Terps Team Records |
Overall Record: 134-33-11 |
ACC Record: 30-12-4 |
NCAA Tournament Record: 19-6-3 |
|
Terp Game Records |
Most Goals in a Game |
10 |
vs. Manhattan |
Nov. 7, 2001 |
9 |
vs. Loyola |
Sept. 14, 2004 |
|
Most Assists in a Game |
13 |
vs. Loyola |
Sept. 14, 2004 |
12 |
vs. Manhattan |
Nov. 7, 2001 |
|
Most Points in a Game |
32 |
vs. Manhattan |
Nov. 7, 2001 |
31 |
vs. Loyola |
Sept. 14, 2004 |
|
Most Shots in a Game |
49 |
vs. Manhattan |
Nov. 7, 2001 |
|
Terp Individual Records |
Most Goals in a Game |
3 |
Tod Herskovitz vs. Wake Forest |
Oct. 1, 1995 |
3 |
Abe Thompson vs. Monmouth |
Oct. 4, 2000 |
3 |
Sumed Ibrahim, Manhattan |
Nov. 7, 2001 |
3 |
Jason Garey vs. St. John's |
Sept. 10, 2004 |
3 |
Jason Garey vs. St. Bonaventure |
Sept. 18, 2005 |
3 |
Abe Thompson vs. Loyola |
Sept. 15, 2004 |
|
Most Assists in a Game |
3 |
Jason Sardis vs. Villanova |
Oct. 18, 1997 |
3 |
Keith Beach vs. UMBC |
Sept. 9, 1998 |
3 |
Sumed Ibrahim, Manhattan |
Nov. 7, 2001 |
3 |
A.J. Godbolt, St. John's |
Sept. 10, 2004 |
3 |
Michael Dello-Russo, Loyola |
Sept. 14, 2004 |
3 |
Stephen King, Virginia |
Nov. 3, 2007 |
|
Most Points in a Game |
9 |
Sumed Ibrahaim, Manhattan |
Nov. 7, 2001 |
7 |
Jason Garey, St. John's |
Sept. 10, 2004 |
7 |
Abe Thompson, Loyola |
Sept. 14, 2004 |
|
Most Saves in a Game |
10 |
Russell Payne vs. Duke |
Sept. 29, 1996 |
Year-By-Year Results at Ludwig Field
Game-by-game results for every Maryland men's soccer match at Ludwig Field.
1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999 |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
1995 (5-3-1) |
S10 |
Virginia* |
T |
2-2 |
2,550 |
S17 |
NC State* |
W |
2-0 |
1,623 |
S27 |
James Madison |
L |
1-2 |
1,627 |
O1 |
Wake Forest* |
W |
ot 4-3 |
1,247 |
O11 |
Mt. St. Mary's |
W |
1-0 |
511 |
O18 |
Richmond |
W |
1-0 |
476 |
O22 |
Old Dominion |
W |
3-0 |
816 |
O28 |
Clemson* |
L |
0-2 |
1,967 |
N19 |
Penn State (N1) |
L |
3-4 |
1,893 |
1996 (9-3-1) |
A30 |
George Mason |
L |
1-2 |
1,013 |
S1 |
Seton Hall |
W |
2-0 |
513 |
S7 |
Florida Int'l. |
L |
3-4 |
412 |
S8 |
Hofstra |
W |
4-0 |
478 |
S25 |
Mt. St. Mary's |
W |
1-0 |
715 |
S29 |
Duke* |
W |
4-1 |
3,266 |
O20 |
Robert Morris |
W |
5-0 |
382 |
O23 |
American |
T |
ot 1-1 |
527 |
O27 |
Hartwick |
W |
3-0 |
718 |
O30 |
Loyola |
W |
4-0 |
732 |
N9 |
N. Carolina* |
W |
3-1 |
937 |
N23 |
J. Madison (N1) |
W |
2-1 |
2,333 |
D1 |
William & Mary (N2) |
L |
0-3 |
770 |
1997 (6-2-1) |
S5 |
Santa Clara |
W |
3-2 |
650 |
S7 |
Howard |
W |
ot 3-2 |
275 |
S13 |
Virginia * |
T |
ot 0-0 |
*3,723 |
S17 |
Mt. St. Mary's |
W |
3-1 |
480 |
S21 |
NC State * |
L |
0-1 |
863 |
O15 |
Richmond |
L |
0-1 |
473 |
O18 |
Villanova |
W |
4-0 |
536 |
O25 |
Wake Forest * |
W |
2-1 |
831 |
N8 |
Ohio State |
W |
2-1 |
212 |
1998 (11-3) |
S6 |
American |
W |
2-0 |
639 |
S9 |
UMBC |
W |
6-1 |
618 |
S16 |
Mt. St. Mary's |
W |
2-1 |
487 |
S23 |
Howard |
W |
3-1 |
363 |
S27 |
Duke* |
W |
ot 3-2 |
2,157 |
O7 |
George Mason |
W |
3-0 |
370 |
O10 |
North Carolina* |
L |
ot 1-2 |
1,907 |
O17 |
William & Mary |
L |
0-1 |
700 |
O27 |
Loyola |
W |
4-0 |
495 |
O31 |
Clemson* |
L |
0-2 |
1,205 |
N7 |
Michigan State |
W |
1-0 |
876 |
N22 |
Richmond (N2) |
W |
2-1 |
1,225 |
N29 |
Jacksonville (N3) |
W |
3-0 |
2,660 |
D5 |
Creighton (NQ) |
W |
3-2 |
3,123 |
1999 (8-3) |
S8 |
Marshall |
W |
4-0 |
558 |
S12 |
Virginia* |
W |
1-0 |
2,034 |
S15 |
Monmouth |
W |
3-0 |
200 |
S19 |
NC State* |
W |
2-0 |
1,113 |
S22 |
Lafayette |
W |
1-0 |
420 |
S29 |
Howard |
W |
6-0 |
350 |
O2 |
Virginia Comm. |
L |
1-2 |
1,262 |
O23 |
Wake Forest* |
L |
ot 1-2 |
1,507 |
O26 |
Loyola |
W |
4-0 |
717 |
N6 |
Wisconsin |
W |
3-1 |
884 |
N22 |
St. John's (N1) |
L |
0-1 |
910 |
2000 (6-6) |
S8 |
Indiana |
L |
ot 1-2 |
2,112 |
S10 |
South Carolina |
L |
0-1 |
645 |
S13 |
UMBC |
L |
0-2 |
817 |
S24 |
Duke* |
L |
0-2 |
657 |
S27 |
American |
W |
3-0 |
407 |
O4 |
Monmouth |
W |
5-1 |
496 |
O7 |
North Carolina* |
L |
1-5 |
1,333 |
O11 |
George Mason |
W |
4-0 |
552 |
O18 |
Duquesne |
W |
4-0 |
231 |
O22 |
William & Mary |
W |
1-0 |
679 |
O25 |
Loyola |
W |
1-0 |
563 |
O28 |
Clemson* |
L |
2-3 |
2,063 |
2001 (7-5-1) |
S7 |
Creighton |
L |
1-2 |
2240 |
S9 |
American |
W |
5-1 |
1025 |
S19 |
Loyola |
L |
0-1 |
737 |
S30 |
Wake Forest * |
T |
2-2 |
778 |
O3 |
Princeton |
W |
5-2 |
778 |
O10 |
George Mason |
L |
0-1 |
923 |
O14 |
Virginia Comm. |
W |
1-0 |
811 |
O31 |
Holy Cross |
W |
5-1 |
572 |
N4 |
Virginia * |
L |
0-3 |
1673 |
N7 |
Manhattan |
W |
10-0 |
117 |
N11 |
NC State * |
W |
3-0 |
817 |
N23 |
Notre Dame (N1) |
W |
1-0 |
2091 |
N25 |
Loyola (N2) |
L |
0-1 |
1685 |
2002 (13-0-0) |
S6 |
Penn State |
W |
2-1 |
1,627 |
S8 |
Virginia Comm. |
W |
4-1 |
819 |
S11 |
Loyola |
W |
3-1 |
976 |
S18 |
William & Mary |
W |
4-1 |
698 |
S22 |
Duke* |
W |
3-0 |
1,284 |
S25 |
Manhattan |
W |
3-0 |
450 |
O5 |
North Carolina* |
W |
3-1 |
3,015 |
O26 |
Clemson* |
W |
1-0 |
2,238 |
N6 |
Bucknell |
W |
1-0 |
472 |
N8 |
Mt. St. Mary's |
W |
1-0 |
1,027 |
N27 |
American (N2) |
W |
1-0 |
2,103 |
D1 |
Saint Louis (N3) |
W |
1-0 |
1,915 |
D7 |
Connecticut (NQ) |
W |
3-0 |
3,460 |
2003 (14-1-0) |
S5 |
UCLA |
W |
1-0 |
6,143 |
S7 |
American |
W |
2-1 |
1,402 |
S10 |
Loyola |
W |
4-0 |
1,397 |
S14 |
NC State* |
W |
1-0 |
580 |
S24 |
George Mason |
W |
3-0 |
1,284 |
S27 |
Wake Forest* |
W |
1-0 |
3,647 |
O8 |
Georgetown |
W |
3-2 |
1,158 |
O12 |
Connecticut |
W |
4-0 |
2,373 |
O21 |
Penn |
W |
2-1 |
1,059 |
O31 |
Virginia* |
W |
1-0 |
2,245 |
N4 |
Bucknell |
L |
0-1 |
1,024 |
N7 |
Ohio State |
W |
3-0 |
2,268 |
N26 |
Old Dominion (N2) |
W |
2-1 |
2,114 |
N30 |
Akron (N3) |
W |
1-0 |
2,010 |
D7 |
Saint Louis (NQ) |
W |
4-2 |
1,507 |
2004 (10-2-1) |
S10 |
St. John's |
W |
1-0 |
3,332 |
S12 |
Georgetown |
W |
4-2 |
1,224 |
S14 |
Loyola |
W |
9-0 |
1,189 |
S25 |
Duke* |
L |
1-2 |
4,165 |
O6 |
Villanova |
W |
3-1 |
1,016 |
O10 |
North Carolina* |
W |
1-0 |
2,074 |
O14 |
Penn State |
L |
1-4 |
1,465 |
O23 |
Virginia Comm. |
W |
2-1 |
1,840 |
O26 |
Bucknell |
W |
2-0 |
775 |
O31 |
Clemson* |
W |
2-0 |
1156 |
N23 |
Hofstra (N2) |
W |
4-0 |
1,485 |
N30 |
Creighton (N3) |
T* |
0-0 |
2,479 |
D4 |
St. John's (NQ) |
W |
1-0 |
4,404 |
2005 (11-0-2) |
S9 |
Santa Clara |
W |
3-1 |
1,129 |
S11 |
Virginia Comm. |
W |
3-0 |
1,292 |
S16 |
Clemson* |
W |
3-0 |
3,275 |
S18 |
St. Bonaventure |
W |
3-0 |
1,006 |
S27 |
William & Mary |
W |
1-0 |
873 |
S30 |
Wake Forest* |
W |
3-1 |
2,740 |
O14 |
North Carolina* |
W |
4-1 |
3,421 |
O19 |
Virginia* |
W |
3-0 |
2,567 |
O26 |
NJIT |
W |
4-0 |
817 |
O29 |
Indiana |
T |
3-3 |
6,203 |
N22 |
Brown (N2) |
W |
1-0 |
1,571 |
N27 |
St. John's (N3) |
W |
3-1 |
2,400 |
D3 |
Akron (NQ) |
T*** |
1-1 |
4,129 |
2006 (12-2-0) |
A27 |
Binghamton |
W |
3-0 |
3,486 |
S2 |
UCLA |
W |
4-1 |
4,020 |
S4 |
Louisville |
W |
2-1 |
2,231 |
S13 |
Mount St. Mary's |
W |
2-0 |
1,578 |
S16 |
NC State* |
W |
3-0 |
4,565 |
S20 |
Penn State |
W |
2-0 |
2,323 |
S26 |
Loyola |
W |
1-0 |
1,339 |
S29 |
Duke* |
W |
1-0 |
6,489 |
O14 |
Boston College* |
L |
1-3 |
6,214 |
O19 |
Hartwick |
W |
1-0 |
985 |
O22 |
Albany |
W |
4-0 |
1,005 |
O24 |
Bucknell |
W |
4-1 |
1,010 |
O27 |
Virginia Tech* |
W |
2-1 |
1,225 |
N15 |
St. John's (N2) |
W |
2-0 |
1,668 |
N18 |
Notre Dame (N3) |
L |
2ot 0-1 |
2,769 |
2007 (8-2-4) |
S7 |
West Virginia |
L |
ot 1-0 |
5,022 |
S9 |
George Mason |
W |
3-0 |
1,509 |
S19 |
Old Dominion |
W |
1-0 |
1,312 |
O2 |
Stony Brook |
T |
2ot 1-1 |
883 |
O5 |
Clemson* |
W |
ot 3-2 |
3,726 |
O9 |
Lehigh |
W |
2-1 |
862 |
O13 |
Virginia Tech* |
T |
2ot 1-1 |
4,009 |
O16 |
Villanova |
W |
4-0 |
1,603 |
O21 |
Cal State Northridge |
T |
2ot 1-1 |
1,576 |
O23 |
Georgetown |
W |
2-1 |
1,028 |
O27 |
NC State* |
W |
5-0 |
1,001 |
N3 |
Virginia* |
W |
4-1 |
3,267 |
N28 |
Loyola (N2)**** |
T |
2ot 0-0 |
1,874 |
D1 |
Bradley (N3) |
L |
2ot 3-2 |
1,959 |
2008 (13-1-0) |
S5 |
Hartford |
W |
3-0 |
3,009 |
S7 |
Davidson |
W |
4-1 |
1,258 |
S12 |
Boston College* |
W |
1-0 |
2,750 |
S19 |
Duke* |
W |
1-0 |
6,083 |
S23 |
American |
W |
4-0 |
1,034 |
S26 |
Wake Forest* |
L |
2-4 |
6,500 |
S30 |
Binghamton |
W |
1-0 |
517 |
O7 |
Charlotte |
W |
2-1 |
746 |
O14 |
Lehigh |
W |
2-1 |
908 |
O17 |
Evansville |
W |
4-0 |
1,823 |
N7 |
North Carolina* |
W |
2-1 |
3,506 |
N25 |
George Mason (N2) |
W |
2-0 |
2,064 |
N29 |
California (N3) |
W |
2-1 |
2,531 |
D6 |
Creighton (NQ) |
W |
1-0 |
2,902 |
(N1)-NCAA 1st Round
(N2)-NCAA 2nd Round
(N3)-NCAA 3rd Round
(NQ)-NCAA Quarterfinal |
* ACC games |
** Maryland advanced in penalty kicks, 5-4 |
*** Maryland advanced in penalty kicks, 4-1 |
**** Maryland advanced in penalty kicks, 4-2 |