2004 Maryland Terrapins football team

2004 Maryland Terrapins football
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Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
2004 record	5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Ralph Friedgen
Offensive coordinator	Charlie Taaffe
Defensive coordinator	Gary Blackney
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (Capacity: 51,500)
Seasons « 2003 2005 »

2004 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Virginia Tech †		7	–	1					10	–	3
Florida State		6	–	2					9	–	3
Miami		5	–	3					9	–	3
Virginia		5	–	3					8	–	4
North Carolina		5	–	3					6	–	6
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					7	–	5
Clemson		4	–	4					6	–	5
NC State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maryland		3	–	5					5	–	6
Wake Forest		1	–	7					4	–	7
Duke		1	–	7					2	–	9
† – BCS representative as champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2004 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' 52nd season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Ralph Friedgen led the team for his fourth season as head coach. It proved to be his first as a head coach without a postseason bowl game appearance.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4*	6:00 PM	Northern Illinois		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		W 23–20	51,830
September 11*	6:00 PM	Temple		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		W 45–22	51,292
September 18*	12:00 PM	at #8 West Virginia		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	ESPN2	L 16–19	60,358
September 25	12:00 PM	at Duke		Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC	JPS	W 55–21	16,298
October 9	3:30 PM	Georgia Tech		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ABC	L 7–20	52,733
October 16	3:30 PM	NC State		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ABC	L 3–13	52,179
October 23	12:00 PM	at Clemson		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	JPS	L 7–10	76,603
October 30	3:30 PM	#5 Florida State		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ABC	W 20–17	52,203
November 6	3:30 PM	at #13 Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)	ABC	L 0–16	63,072
November 18	7:30 PM	at #15 Virginia Tech		Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA	ESPN	L 6–55	65,115
November 27	12:00 PM	Wake Forest		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN	W 13–7	48,226
*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 2005 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Shawne Merriman	Linebacker	1	12	San Diego Chargers
Domonique Foxworth	Defensive Back	3	97	Denver Broncos

References

• 2003-2004 Archive, Univ. of Maryland Terrapins Football official website, Retrieved November 21, 2008.</ref>
• College Football Statistics, Retrieved November 21, 2008.</ref>
• Maryland 2004 Schedule/Results, ESPN, Retrieved November 21, 2008.</ref>
• http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/2005.htm 2005 NFL Draft] (Archived October 7, 2010), Pro Football Reference