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2001 Maryland

10–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ralph Friedgen, finished No. 11 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2001, game by game: won vs. North Carolina 23–7; won vs. Eastern Michigan 50–3; won at Wake Forest 27–20; won vs. West Virginia 32–20; won vs. Virginia 41–21; won at No. 15 Georgia Tech 20–17; won vs. Duke 59–17; lost at No. 19 Florida State 31–52; won vs. Troy 47–14; won vs. Clemson 37–20; won at NC State 23–19; lost vs. No. 5 Florida 23–56+47−33Won 23–7 vs. North Carolina+16North CarolinaWon 50–3 vs. Eastern Michigan+47Eastern MichiganWon 27–20 at Wake Forest+7Wake ForestWon 32–20 vs. West Virginia+12West VirginiaWon 41–21 vs. Virginia+20VirginiaWon 20–17 at No. 15 Georgia Tech+3No. 15 Georgia TechWon 59–17 vs. Duke+42DukeLost 31–52 at No. 19 Florida State-21No. 19 Florida StateWon 47–14 vs. Troy+33TroyWon 37–20 vs. Clemson+17ClemsonWon 23–19 at NC State+4NC StateLost 23–56 vs. No. 5 Florida-33No. 5 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNorth CarolinaW 23–⁠757%
Sep 8vsEastern MichiganW 50–⁠373%
Sep 22atWake ForestW 27–⁠2053%
Sep 29vsWest VirginiaW 32–⁠2058%
Oct 6vsVirginiaW 41–⁠2163%
Oct 11at15Georgia TechW 20–⁠1735%
Oct 20vsDukeW 59–⁠1790%
Oct 27at19Florida StateL 31–⁠5233%
Nov 3vsTroyW 47–⁠1482%
Nov 10vsClemsonW 37–⁠2062%
Nov 17atNC StateW 23–⁠1948%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvs5FloridaOrange BowlL 23–⁠5632%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 56–⁠23 in the Orange Bowl; No. 11 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 25
  2. Wk 8: 22
  3. Wk 10: 10
  4. Wk 11: 15
  5. Wk 12: 13
  6. Wk 13: 10
  7. Wk 14: 8
  8. Wk 15: 7
  9. Wk 16: 6
  10. Final: 11

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 2001.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Consensus All-AmericanE.J. Henderson, LB

Eddie Robinson Coach of the YearRalph Friedgen, coach; also the Walter Camp Coach and Bobby Dodd Award

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 11 peak No. 6
Points
413–⁠266
Coach
Ralph Friedgen
Elo
1616 +139 this season
SP+ rating
13.7 No. 25 of 117; offense No. 22, defense No. 47
SRS
13.3 No. 13 of 117 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
No. 51
Offensive coordinator
Charlie Taaffe
Defensive coordinator
Gary Blackney

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.1own 31— allowed
Defense-0.1own 32— caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Drafted in 2002

The 2002 draft
Rd 3Melvin Fowler Jr. CCleveland Browns
Rd 3Charles Hill DTHouston Texans
Rd 7Matt Murphy TEDetroit Lions

All-ACC

7 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

  • Guilian GaryWRAP-2
  • Matt CrawfordOTAP-2
  • Shaun HillQBAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 2001 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2001 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland7–⁠110–⁠211
Florida State6–⁠28–⁠415
North Carolina5–⁠38–⁠5
Georgia Tech4–⁠48–⁠524
Clemson4–⁠47–⁠5
NC State4–⁠47–⁠5
Wake Forest3–⁠56–⁠5
Virginia3–⁠55–⁠7
Duke0–⁠80–⁠11

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