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2007 Maryland

6–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Ralph Friedgen.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 2007, game by game: won vs. Villanova 31–14; won at Florida International 26–10; lost vs. No. 4 West Virginia 14–31; lost at Wake Forest 24–31; won at No. 10 Rutgers 34–24; won vs. Georgia Tech 28–26; lost vs. Virginia 17–18; lost vs. Clemson 17–30; lost at North Carolina 13–16; won vs. No. 8 Boston College 42–35; lost at Florida State 16–24; won at NC State 37–0; lost vs. Oregon State 14–21+37−17Won 31–14 vs. Villanova+17VillanovaWon 26–10 at Florida International+16Florida Interna…Lost 14–31 vs. No. 4 West Virginia-17No. 4 West VirginiaLost 24–31 at Wake Forest-7Wake ForestWon 34–24 at No. 10 Rutgers+10No. 10 RutgersWon 28–26 vs. Georgia Tech+2Georgia TechLost 17–18 vs. Virginia-1VirginiaLost 17–30 vs. Clemson-13ClemsonLost 13–16 at North Carolina-3North CarolinaWon 42–35 vs. No. 8 Boston College+7No. 8 Boston CollegeLost 16–24 at Florida State-8Florida StateWon 37–0 at NC State+37NC StateLost 14–21 vs. Oregon State-7Oregon State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsVillanovaW 31–⁠1483%
Sep 8atFlorida InternationalW 26–⁠1076%
Sep 13vs4West VirginiaL 14–⁠3140%
Sep 22atWake ForestL 24–⁠3139%
Sep 29at10RutgersW 34–⁠2427%
Oct 6vsGeorgia TechW 28–⁠2652%
Oct 20vsVirginiaL 17–⁠1860%
Oct 27vsClemsonL 17–⁠3051%
Nov 3atNorth CarolinaL 13–⁠1658%
Nov 10vs8Boston CollegeW 42–⁠3534%
Nov 17atFlorida StateL 16–⁠2436%
Nov 24atNC StateW 37–⁠050%
Dec 28Bowls & playoffvsOregon StateEmerald BowlL 14–⁠2141%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Oregon State 21–⁠14 in the Emerald Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 8th in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
6–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 8th in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
313–⁠280
Coach
Ralph Friedgen
Elo
1553 +13 this season
SP+ rating
5.9 No. 53 of 120; offense No. 60, defense No. 49, special teams No. 56
SRS
5.4 No. 45 of 119 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 33
Defensive coordinator
Chris Cosh
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense66th of 119
  • Defense66th of 119
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0239%0.9266th of 119
Defense0.0543%0.8666th of 119
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense0.0own 332% allowed
Defense-0.2own 323% 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.

Top recruits in the 2007 class

Cliff Tucker WR★★★★No. 70
Dominique Herald S★★★★No. 171
Lamar Young OT★★★No. 768
Maurice Hampton OT★★★No. 802
Derek Drummond OLB★★★No. 1095

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2007 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs22.50.793
Receivers14.00.967
Offensive line42.80.824
Defensive line22.50.755
Linebackers13.00.822
Defensive backs14.00.921
Athletes and specialists12.00.700
Whole class122.80.817

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2008

The 2008 draft
Rd 4Dre Moore DTTampa Bay Buccaneers

All-ACC

2 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

  • Andrew CrummeyOGAP-2

From Wikipedia’s 2007 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

2007 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia Tech7–⁠111–⁠39
Boston College6–⁠211–⁠310
Virginia6–⁠29–⁠4
Wake Forest5–⁠39–⁠4
Clemson5–⁠39–⁠421
Georgia Tech4–⁠47–⁠6
Florida State4–⁠47–⁠6
Maryland3–⁠56–⁠7
NC State3–⁠55–⁠7
North Carolina3–⁠54–⁠8
Miami2–⁠65–⁠7
Duke0–⁠81–⁠11

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