The 2003 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football season. It was the Terrapins' 51st season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Ralph Friedgen led the team for his third season as head coach, while Charlie Taaffe served as the third-year offensive coordinator and Gary Blackney as the third-year defensive coordinator. Maryland finished the season with a 10–3 record. The Terrapins received an invitation to the Gator Bowl, where they defeated West Virginia, 41–7, in what was a rematch of a regular season game.
Schedule[]
| Date
|
Time
|
Opponent#
|
Rank#
|
Site
|
TV
|
Result
|
Attendance
|
| August 28*
|
7:30 PM
|
at Northern Illinois
|
#23
|
Huskie Stadium • DeKalb, IL
|
FSN
|
L 13–20 OT
|
28,018[1]
|
| September 6
|
7:15 PM
|
at #13 Florida State
|
|
Doak Campbell Stadium • Tallahassee, FL
|
ESPN2
|
L 10–35
|
82,885[1]
|
| September 13*
|
6:00 PM
|
The Citadel
|
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
|
|
W 61–0
|
51,594[1]
|
| September 20*
|
6:00 PM
|
#23 West Virginia
|
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)
|
|
W 34–7
|
51,973[1]
|
| September 27*
|
6:00 PM
|
at Eastern Michigan
|
|
Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
|
|
W 37–13
|
19,628[1]
|
| October 4
|
3:30 PM
|
Clemson
|
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
|
ABC
|
W 21–7
|
51,545[1]
|
| October 11
|
6:00 PM
|
Duke
|
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
|
|
W 33–20
|
50,084[1]
|
| October 23
|
7:45 PM
|
at Georgia Tech
|
|
Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA
|
ESPN
|
L 3–7
|
51,524[1]
|
| November 1†
|
12:00 PM
|
North Carolina
|
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
|
JPS
|
W 59–21
|
51,195[1]
|
| November 13
|
7:45 PM
|
Virginia
|
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Rivalry)
|
ESPN
|
W 27–17
|
51,027[1]
|
| November 22
|
3:30 PM
|
at NC State
|
|
Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
|
ABC
|
W 26–24
|
53,800[1]
|
| November 29
|
3:30 PM
|
at Wake Forest
|
|
Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
|
ESPN
|
W 41–28
|
18,783[1]
|
| January 1*
|
1:00 PM
|
vs. #23 West Virginia
|
#24
|
Alltel Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)
|
NBC
|
W 41–7
|
78,892[1]
|
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
|
Team players in the NFL[]
The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft.
References[]
