1995 Maryland Terrapins football team

1995 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDan Dorazio (4th season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorKevin Coyle (2nd season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1994
1996 →
1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Florida State +   7 – 1     10 – 2  
No. 16 Virginia +   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Clemson   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Georgia Tech   5 – 3     6 – 5  
North Carolina   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Maryland   4 – 4     6 – 5  
NC State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Duke   1 – 7     3 – 8  
Wake Forest   0 – 8     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1995 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Mark Duffner, the Terrapins compiled a 6–5 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 251 to 210.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Brian Cummings with 1,193 passing yards, Buddy Rodgers with 718 rushing yards, and Jermaine Lewis with 937 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Tulane*
W 29–1018,159[4]
September 912:00 p.m.North Carolina
JPSW 32–1832,215[5]
September 167:00 p.m.West Virginia*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 31–1748,055[6]
September 23DukeNo. 24
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 41–2841,013[7]
September 288:00 p.m.at Georgia TechNo. 17
ESPNL 3–3144,137[8]
October 76:30 p.m.at Wake Forest
W 9–619,107[9]
October 2112:00 p.m.Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
JPSL 0–1743,603[10]
October 28at Louisville*
L 0–3136,386[11]
November 41:00 p.m.at NC State
W 30–1345,652[12]
November 1112:00 p.m.No. 14 Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
JPSL 18–2145,720[13]
November 1812:00 p.m.at No. 6 Florida State
JPSL 17–5968,400[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1995 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 9 Brian Cummings  So
WR 4 Jermaine Lewis Sr
QB 13 Scott Milanovich  Sr
TE 97 Craig Fitzgerald Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 25 Clifton Crosby Fr
DE 42 Eric Ogbogu So
LB 32 Kendall Ogle So
DB 12 Chad Scott  Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

Tulane

See also: 1995 Tulane Green Wave football team
Maryland Terrapins at Tulane Green Wave
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Maryland 7 8 01429
Tulane 0 3 0710

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: September 2, 1995
  • Game weather: None (indoors)
  • Game attendance: 18,159
  • Recap, pg. 120
Game information
First quarter
  • UMD - Buddy Rodgers 6-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick)

Second quarter

  • UMD - Orlando Strozier 5-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick)
  • TUL - Brad Palazzo 32-yard field goal

Third quarter

  • No scoring

Fourth quarter

  • TUL - John Hubert 15-yard pass from Aley Demarest (Brad Palazzo kick)
  • UMD - Buddy Rodgers 19-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick)
  • UMD - Brian Underwood 3-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick)

North Carolina

See also: 1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team
North Carolina Tar Heels at Maryland Terrapins
Quarter 1 2 34Total
North Carolina 7 3 8018
Maryland 0 7 18732

at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland

  • Date: September 9, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), humid, wind E 8 mph (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 33,215
  • Recap, pg. 121
Game information
First quarter
  • UNC - J. Linton 13-yard run (S. Caparelli kick)

Second quarter

  • UNC - S. Caparelli 21-yard field goal
  • UMD - Buddy Rodgers 2-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick)

Third quarter

  • UMD - Joe O'Donnell 45-yard field goal
  • UMD - Mancel Johnson 50-yard pass from Brian Cummings (Buddy Rodgers run)
  • UNC - J. Linton 22-yard run (O. Barnes catch)
  • UMD - Orlando Strozier 1-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick)

Fourth quarter

  • UMD - Mancel Johnson 32-yard reception from Buddy Rodgers (Joe O'Donnell kick)

West Virginia

See also: 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry
West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins
Quarter 1 2 34Total
West Virginia 3 7 7017
Maryland 14 0 17031

at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland

  • Date: September 16, 1995
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), steady rain, wind NE 12 mph (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 48,055
  • Recap, pg. 122
Game information
First quarter
  • WVU - B. Baumann 35-yard field goal
  • UMD - Buddy Rodgers 54-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick)

Second quarter

  • WVU - A. Beasley 49-yard interception return (B. Baumann kick)

Third quarter

  • UMD - Mancel Johnson 24-yard pass from Brian Cummings (Joe O'Donnell kick)
  • UMD - Joe O'Donnell 47-yard field goal
  • WVU - L. Purnell 17-yard pass from C. Johnston (B. Baumann kick)
  • UMD - Jermaine Lewis 11-yard pass from Brian Cummings (Joe O'Donnell kick)

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring

Duke

See also: 1995 Duke Blue Devils football team
Duke Blue Devils at Maryland Terrapins
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Duke 3 15 01028
Maryland 0 21 11941

at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland

  • Date: September 23, 1995
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), 37% humidity, chance of scattered showers
  • Game attendance: 41,013
  • Recap, pg. 123
Game information
First quarter
  • DUKE - T. Cochran 24-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • UMD - Jermaine Lewis 45-yard pass from Brian Cummings (Joe O'Donnell kick)
  • UMD - Buddy Rodgers 4-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick)
  • UMD - Bruce James 48-yard pass from Brian Cummings (Joe O'Donnell kick)
  • DUKE - L. Marshall 1-yard run (T. Cochran kick)
  • DUKE - L. Marshall 2-yard run (M. Wilson pass from S. Fischer)

Third quarter

  • UMD - Joe O'Donnell 19-yard field goal
  • UMD - Orlando Strozier 1-yard run (Geroy Simon pass from Brian Cummings)

Fourth quarter

  • DUKE - S. Fisher 1-yard run (T. Cochran kick)
  • UMD - Joe O'Donnell 25-yard field goal
  • DUKE - T. Cochran 33-yard field goal
  • UMD - Buddy Rodgers 21-yard run (kick failed)

Georgia Tech

See also: 1995 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Maryland Terrapins at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Maryland 0 3 003
Georgia Tech 3 13 01531

at Grant Field at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: September 28, 1995
  • Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), clear, wind E 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 44,137
  • Recap, pg. 124
Game information
First quarter
  • GT - D. Frakes 37-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • GT - C.J. Williams 37-yard run (B. Chambers kick)
  • UMD - Joe O'Donnell 22-yard field goal
  • GT - C. Zachery 25-yard pass from D. Davis (kick failed)

Third quarter

  • No scoring

Fourth quarter

  • GT - C.J. Williams 14-yard run (G. Baynham pass from D. Davis)
  • GT - C. Wiley 19-yard run (B. Chambers kick)

Wake Forest

See also: 1995 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team
Maryland Terrapins at Wake Forest Demon Deacons
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Maryland 0 3 609
Wake Forest 0 3 036

at Groves Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

  • Date: October 7, 1995
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), clear, wind W 6–10 mph (9.7–16.1 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 19,107
  • Recap, pg. 125
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • WF - B. Hollows 33-yard field goal
  • UMD - Joe O'Donnell 19-yard field goal

Third quarter

  • UMD - Buddy Rodgers 1-yard run (kick failed)

Fourth quarter

  • WF - B. Hollows 37-yard field goal

Clemson

See also: 1995 Clemson Tigers football team
Clemson Tigers at Maryland Terrapins
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Clemson 7 7 3017
Maryland 0 0 000

at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland

  • Date: October 21, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), 96% humidity, wind WNW 9 mph (14 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 43,603
  • Recap, pg. 126
Game information
First quarter
  • CLEM - R. Priester 4-yard run (J. Sauve kick)

Second quarter

  • CLEM - A. Wyatt 32-yard pass from L. Solomon (J. Sauve kick)

Third quarter

  • CLEM - J. Sauve 36-yard field goal

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring

Louisville

See also: 1995 Louisville Cardinals football team
Maryland Terrapins at Louisville Cardinals
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Maryland 0 0 000
Louisville 0 3 72131

at Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky

  • Date: October 28, 1995
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), cloudy, wind W 15 mph (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 36,386
  • Recap, pg. 127
Game information
First quarter
  • No scoring

Second quarter

  • UL - D. Akers 18-yard field goal

Third quarter

  • UL - C. Arrington 5-yard run (D. Akers kick)

Fourth quarter

  • UL - C. Sims 14-yard run (D. Akers kick)
  • UL - C. Sims 26-yard pass from M. Lowe (D. Akers kick)
  • UL - J. Payne 12-yard run (D. Akers kick)

NC State

See also: 1995 NC State Wolfpack football team
Maryland Terrapins at NC State Wolfpack
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Maryland 3 0 141330
NC State 0 10 3013

at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina

  • Date: November 4, 1995
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), sunny, wind N 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 45,652
  • Recap, pg. 128
Game information
First quarter
  • UMD - Brad Rhodes 27-yard field goal

Second quarter

  • NCST - M. Primanti 34-yard field goal
  • NCST - J. Laureano 1-yard run (M. Primanti kick)

Third quarter

  • UMD - Jermaine Lewis 66-yard punt return (Brad Rhodes kick)
  • NCST - M. Primanti 22-yard field goal

Fourth quarter

  • UMD - Jermaine Lewis 14-yard run (Brad Rhodes kick)
  • UMD - Jermaine Lewis 13-yard run (kick failed)

Virginia

See also: 1995 Virginia Cavaliers football team and Maryland–Virginia football rivalry
Virginia Cavaliers at Maryland Terrapins
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Virginia 0 11 7321
Maryland 11 0 0718

at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland

  • Date: November 11, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), cloudy and windy, chance of showers, wind S 16 mph (26 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 45,720
  • Recap, pg. 129
Game information
First quarter
  • UMD - Joe O'Donnell 37-yard field goal
  • UMD - Scot Milanovich 1-yard run (Brian Underwood run)

Second quarter

  • UVA - R. Garcia 22-yard field goal
  • UVA - Tiki Barber 2-yard run (D. Allen pass from M. Groh)

Third quarter

  • UVA - K. Brooks 5-yard run (R. Garcia kick)

Fourth quarter

  • UVA - R. Garcia 41-yard field goal
  • UMD - Buddy Rodgers 5-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick)

Florida State

See also: 1995 Florida State Seminoles football team
Maryland Terrapins at Florida State Seminoles
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Maryland 0 10 7017
Florida State 14 17 141459

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

  • Date: November 18, 1995
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), partly cloudy, 74% humidity, wind E 10 mph (16 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 68,400
  • Recap, pg. 130
Game information
First quarter

Second quarter

  • UMD - Walt Williams 17-yard pass from Scott Milanovich (Joe O'Donnell kick)
  • FSU - P.B. Williams 1-yard run (S. Bentley kick)
  • FSU - S. Bentley 26-yard field goal
  • UMD - Joe O'Donnell 26-yard field goal
  • FSU - W. Dunn 24-yard run (S. Bentley kick)

Third quarter

  • FSU - A. Cooper 53-yard pass from D. Kanell (S. Bentley kick)
  • UMD - Jermaine Lewis recovered fumble in endzone (Joe O'Donnell kick)
  • FSU - W. Dunn 9-yard run (S. Bentley kick)

Fourth quarter

  • FSU - A. Cooper 4-yard pass from T. Busby (S. Bentley kick)
  • FSU - D. Feaster 2-yard run (S. Bentley kick)

References

  1. ^ "1995 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1995-1999)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  3. ^ "1995 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
  4. ^ "Terrapins run-and-shoot past Tulane". Daily World. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Preseason dreams aside, Heels are 0–2". Greensboro News & Record. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Terrapins whip West Virginia". The Daily Times. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  8. ^ "Georgia Tech wrecks Maryland, 31–3". The Orlando Sentinel. September 29, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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  10. ^ "Clemson defense has Maryland's number in ACC win". The Charlotte Observer. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Cardinals trounce Terrapins at home". Messenger-Inquirer. October 29, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Pack assured of losing season in loss to Terps". The Charlotte Observer. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "UVa locks up share of ACC title". The News and Advance. November 12, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Florida State piles points on UM, 59–17". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.