1989 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1989 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland, College Park in the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Terrapins offense scored 215 points while the defense allowed 238 points. Led by head coach Joe Krivak, the team finished the season unranked.

1989 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–7–1 (2–5 ACC)
Head coach	Joe Krivak (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Greg Williams (3rd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ← 1988 1990 →

1989 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 18 Virginia +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
Duke +	6	–	1	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 12 Clemson	5	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Georgia Tech	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
NC State	4	–	3	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Wake Forest	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
North Carolina	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 6–10	41,780	[1]
September 9	No. 17 West Virginia*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 10–14	45,000	[2]
September 16	Western Michigan*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 23–0	20,354	[3]
September 23	at No. 7 Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 7–31	77,301	[4]
September 30	at No. 6 Michigan*	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	L 21–41	104,877	[5]
October 7	at Georgia Tech	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	L 24–28	32,062	[6]
October 14	at Wake Forest	Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC	W 27–7	17,500	[7]
October 21	Duke	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 25–46	38,617	[8]
October 28	North Carolina	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 38–0	27,441	[9]
November 11	No. 13 Penn State*	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, MD	T 13–13	61,215	[10]
November 18	No. 16 Virginia	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 21–48	38,113	[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1989 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 74 Clarence Jones Sr QB 14 Neil O'Donnell  Sr QB 13 Scott Zolak  Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Joe Krivak Coordinators/assistant coaches Paul Castonia (GA) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

1989 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1989 NFL draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL team
Neil O'Donnell	Quarterback	3	70	Pittsburgh Steelers
Blaine Rose	Tackle	4	111	New York Giants

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