1988 Maryland
5–6 (4–3 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Joe Krivak. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Louisville 27–16Sep 3
By 11 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 3 | vs Louisville | W 27–16 | 73% |
| Sep 17 | at 12West Virginia | L 24–55 | 30% |
| Sep 24 | vs NC State | W 30–26 | 55% |
| Oct 1 | at Syracuse | L 9–20 | 23% |
| Oct 8 | vs Georgia Tech | W 13–8 | 70% |
| Oct 15 | vs Wake Forest | L 24–27 | 52% |
| Oct 22 | at Duke | W 34–24 | 32% |
| Oct 29 | at North Carolina | W 41–38 | 57% |
| Nov 5 | at Penn State | L 10–17 | 34% |
| Nov 12 | vs 16Clemson | L 25–49 | 33% |
| Nov 19 | at Virginia | L 23–24 | 32% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Virginia 24–23; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In program history: The 57th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).
Players on this team
Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1988.
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–3 tied for 4th in Atlantic Coast Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 260–304
- Coach
- Joe Krivak
- Elo
- 1477 +1 this season
- SP+ rating
- 4.0 No. 46 of 102; offense No. 29, defense No. 63
- SRS
- 3.4 No. 41 of 105 in Division I-A
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Bob Valesente
- Defensive coordinator
- Greg Williams
Drafted in 1989
The 1989 draft| Rd 2 | Warren Powers DE | Denver Broncos |
| Rd 5 | Vernon Joines WR | Cleveland Browns |
All-ACC
2 first teamFirst team
Warren PowersDLAP-1- Dan PlockiKAP-1
From Wikipedia’s 1988 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).
1988 Atlantic Coast Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clemson | 6–1 | 10–2 | 9 |
| Virginia | 5–2 | 7–4 | |
| NC State | 4–2–1 | 8–3–1 | |
| Wake Forest | 4–3 | 6–4–1 | |
| Maryland | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| Duke | 3–3–1 | 7–3–1 | |
| North Carolina | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
| Georgia Tech | 0–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.