1987 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

1987 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	4–7 (3–3 ACC)
Head coach	Joe Krivak (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	James C. Cavanaugh (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Williams (1st season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

1987 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 Clemson $	6	–	1	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
Virginia	5	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	3	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Maryland	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
North Carolina	3	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Duke	2	–	5	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1987 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their first season under head coach Joe Krivak, the Terrapins compiled a 4–7 record, finished in fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 301 to 194.^[1]^[2] The team's statistical leaders included Dan Henning with 1,835 passing yards, Bren Lowery with 556 rushing yards, and Azizuddin Abdur-Ra'oof with 617 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Syracuse*	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 11–25	35,234	^[4]
September 12	Virginia	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 21–19	35,550	^[5]
September 19	West Virginia*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 25–20	40,125	^[6]
September 26	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 14–42	44,300	^[7]
October 10	at No. 3 Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 16–46	43,020	^[8]
October 17	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 14–0	25,175	^[9]
October 24	Duke	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 23–22	37,400	^[10]
October 31	North Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 14–27	35,425	^[11]
November 7	No. 16 Penn State*	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD (rivalry)	L 16–21	62,500	^[12]
November 14	at No. 9 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 16–45	76,773	^[13]
November 21	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	L 24–34	34,816	^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1987 Maryland Terrapins football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
TE	`93`	Ferrell Edmunds	Sr
QB	`12`	Dan Henning	Sr
OT	`74`	Clarence Jones	So
QB	`14`	Neil O'Donnell	So
QB	`13`	Scott Zolak	Fr

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
LB	`60`	O'Brien Alston	Sr
DB	`4`	J. B. Brown	Jr
DT	`90`	Warren Powers	Jr
LB	`44`	Kevin Walker	Sr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Joe Krivak

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

^ "1987 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1985-1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "1987 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 15, 2016.
^ "Syracuse defeats Maryland 25–11". Sunday News Journal. September 6, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terps hold off Cavaliers, 21–19". The News and Observer. September 13, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terps build character, beat W. Virginia, 25–20". The Baltimore Sun. September 20, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Poag leads Pack romp". The News Herald. September 27, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Miami scores early and often, puts Maryland away, 46–16". St. Petersburg Times. October 11, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Maryland hands Deacons first loss". The Greenville News. October 18, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Terps dump Duke 23–22, tie Clemson for ACC lead". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Fast-starting Tar Heels bounce Terps, 27–14". The Rocky Mount Telegram. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Penn State holds off Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 8, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tigers thunder to ACC title 45–16". The Sun-News. November 15, 1987. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Frustrating season ends with 34–24 loss by Terps". The Baltimore Sun. November 22, 1987. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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