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1997 Maryland

2–⁠9 (1–⁠7 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ron Vanderlinden.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1997, game by game: lost vs. Ohio 14–21; lost at No. 5 Florida State 7–50; lost vs. No. 6 North Carolina 14–40; won at Temple 24–21; won vs. Duke 16–10; lost vs. West Virginia 14–31; lost at Wake Forest 17–35; lost vs. Clemson 9–20; lost vs. Virginia 0–45; lost at NC State 28–45; lost at Georgia Tech 18–37+7−45Lost 14–21 vs. Ohio-7OhioLost 7–50 at No. 5 Florida State-43No. 5 Florida StateLost 14–40 vs. No. 6 North Carolina-26No. 6 North CarolinaWon 24–21 at Temple+3TempleWon 16–10 vs. Duke+6DukeLost 14–31 vs. West Virginia-17West VirginiaLost 17–35 at Wake Forest-18Wake ForestLost 9–20 vs. Clemson-11ClemsonLost 0–45 vs. Virginia-45VirginiaLost 28–45 at NC State-17NC StateLost 18–37 at Georgia Tech-19Georgia Tech
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsOhioL 14–⁠2156%
Sep 13at5Florida StateL 7–⁠5013%
Sep 20vs6North CarolinaL 14–⁠4027%
Sep 27atTempleW 24–⁠2151%
Oct 4vsDukeW 16–⁠1064%
Oct 11vsWest VirginiaL 14–⁠3137%
Oct 18atWake ForestL 17–⁠3549%
Oct 25vsClemsonL 9–⁠2041%
Nov 1vsVirginiaL 0–⁠4532%
Nov 8atNC StateL 28–⁠4529%
Nov 22atGeorgia TechL 18–⁠3720%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Tech 37–⁠18; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 113th-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 1997.

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
161–⁠355
Coach
Ron Vanderlinden
Elo
1321 −140 this season
SP+ rating
-12.5 No. 88 of 112; offense No. 98, defense No. 75
SRS
−9.6 No. 83 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Craig Johnson
Defensive coordinator
Wally Ake

Drafted in 1998

The 1998 draft
Rd 6Eric Ogbogu DENew York Jets

1997 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Florida State8–⁠011–⁠13
North Carolina7–⁠111–⁠16
Virginia5–⁠37–⁠4
Georgia Tech5–⁠37–⁠525
Clemson4–⁠47–⁠5
NC State3–⁠56–⁠5
Wake Forest3–⁠55–⁠6
Maryland1–⁠72–⁠9
Duke0–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.