1995 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1995 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fourth season under head coach Mark Duffner, the Terrapins compiled a 6–5 record, finished in a tie for fifth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 251 to 210.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Brian Cummings with 1,193 passing yards, Buddy Rodgers with 718 rushing yards, and Jermaine Lewis with 937 receiving yards.^[3]

1995 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 ACC)
Head coach	Mark Duffner (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Dorazio (4th season)
Offensive scheme	Run and shoot
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Coyle (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Florida State +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 16 Virginia +		7	–	1					9	–	4
Clemson		6	–	2					8	–	4
Georgia Tech		5	–	3					6	–	5
North Carolina		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maryland		4	–	4					6	–	5
NC State		2	–	6					3	–	8
Duke		1	–	7					3	–	8
Wake Forest		0	–	8					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2		at Tulane*		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA		W 29–10	18,159	[4]
September 9	12:00 p.m.	North Carolina		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	JPS	W 32–18	32,215	[5]
September 16	7:00 p.m.	West Virginia*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)		W 31–17	48,055	[6]
September 23		Duke	No. 24	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 41–28	41,013	[7]
September 28	8:00 p.m.	at Georgia Tech	No. 17	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPN	L 3–31	44,137	[8]
October 7	6:30 p.m.	at Wake Forest		Groves Stadium Winston-Salem, NC		W 9–6	19,107	[9]
October 21	12:00 p.m.	Clemson		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	JPS	L 0–17	43,603	[10]
October 28		at Louisville*		Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY		L 0–31	36,386	[11]
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at NC State		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC		W 30–13	45,652	[12]
November 11	12:00 p.m.	No. 14 Virginia		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	JPS	L 18–21	45,720	[13]
November 18	12:00 p.m.	at No. 6 Florida State		Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	JPS	L 17–59	68,400	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1995 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Brian Cummings  So WR 4 Jermaine Lewis Sr QB 13 Scott Milanovich  Sr TE 97 Craig Fitzgerald Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 25 Clifton Crosby Fr DE 42 Eric Ogbogu So LB 32 Kendall Ogle So DB 12 Chad Scott  Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Mark Duffner Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

Game summaries

Tulane

See also: 1995 Tulane Green Wave football team

Maryland Terrapins at Tulane Green Wave

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	7	8	0	14	29
Tulane	0	3	0	7	10

at Louisiana Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana

• Date: September 2, 1995
• Game weather: None (indoors)
• Game attendance: 18,159
• Recap, pg. 120

Game information
First quarter UMD - Buddy Rodgers 6-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick) Second quarter UMD - Orlando Strozier 5-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick) TUL - Brad Palazzo 32-yard field goal Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter TUL - John Hubert 15-yard pass from Aley Demarest (Brad Palazzo kick) UMD - Buddy Rodgers 19-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick) UMD - Brian Underwood 3-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick)

North Carolina

See also: 1995 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

North Carolina Tar Heels at Maryland Terrapins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	7	3	8	0	18
Maryland	0	7	18	7	32

at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland

• Date: September 9, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C), humid, wind E 8 mph (13 km/h)
• Game attendance: 33,215
• Recap, pg. 121

Game information

First quarter UNC - J. Linton 13-yard run (S. Caparelli kick) Second quarter UNC - S. Caparelli 21-yard field goal UMD - Buddy Rodgers 2-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick) Third quarter UMD - Joe O'Donnell 45-yard field goal UMD - Mancel Johnson 50-yard pass from Brian Cummings (Buddy Rodgers run) UNC - J. Linton 22-yard run (O. Barnes catch) UMD - Orlando Strozier 1-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick) Fourth quarter UMD - Mancel Johnson 32-yard reception from Buddy Rodgers (Joe O'Donnell kick)

West Virginia

See also: 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team and Maryland–West Virginia football rivalry

West Virginia Mountaineers at Maryland Terrapins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
West Virginia	3	7	7	0	17
Maryland	14	0	17	0	31

at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland

• Date: September 16, 1995
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 68 °F (20 °C), steady rain, wind NE 12 mph (19 km/h)
• Game attendance: 48,055
• Recap, pg. 122

Game information

First quarter WVU - B. Baumann 35-yard field goal UMD - Buddy Rodgers 54-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick) Second quarter WVU - A. Beasley 49-yard interception return (B. Baumann kick) Third quarter UMD - Mancel Johnson 24-yard pass from Brian Cummings (Joe O'Donnell kick) UMD - Joe O'Donnell 47-yard field goal WVU - L. Purnell 17-yard pass from C. Johnston (B. Baumann kick) UMD - Jermaine Lewis 11-yard pass from Brian Cummings (Joe O'Donnell kick) Fourth quarter No scoring

Duke

See also: 1995 Duke Blue Devils football team

Duke Blue Devils at Maryland Terrapins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Duke	3	15	0	10	28
Maryland	0	21	11	9	41

at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland

• Date: September 23, 1995
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C), 37% humidity, chance of scattered showers
• Game attendance: 41,013
• Recap, pg. 123

Game information

First quarter DUKE - T. Cochran 24-yard field goal Second quarter UMD - Jermaine Lewis 45-yard pass from Brian Cummings (Joe O'Donnell kick) UMD - Buddy Rodgers 4-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick) UMD - Bruce James 48-yard pass from Brian Cummings (Joe O'Donnell kick) DUKE - L. Marshall 1-yard run (T. Cochran kick) DUKE - L. Marshall 2-yard run (M. Wilson pass from S. Fischer) Third quarter UMD - Joe O'Donnell 19-yard field goal UMD - Orlando Strozier 1-yard run (Geroy Simon pass from Brian Cummings) Fourth quarter DUKE - S. Fisher 1-yard run (T. Cochran kick) UMD - Joe O'Donnell 25-yard field goal DUKE - T. Cochran 33-yard field goal UMD - Buddy Rodgers 21-yard run (kick failed)

Georgia Tech

See also: 1995 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Maryland Terrapins at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	0	3	0	0	3
Georgia Tech	3	13	0	15	31

at Grant Field at Bobby Dodd Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia

• Date: September 28, 1995
• Game time: 8:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C), clear, wind E 10 mph (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 44,137
• Recap, pg. 124

Game information
First quarter GT - D. Frakes 37-yard field goal Second quarter GT - C.J. Williams 37-yard run (B. Chambers kick) UMD - Joe O'Donnell 22-yard field goal GT - C. Zachery 25-yard pass from D. Davis (kick failed) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter GT - C.J. Williams 14-yard run (G. Baynham pass from D. Davis) GT - C. Wiley 19-yard run (B. Chambers kick)

Wake Forest

See also: 1995 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team

Maryland Terrapins at Wake Forest Demon Deacons

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	0	3	6	0	9
Wake Forest	0	3	0	3	6

at Groves Stadium, Winston-Salem, North Carolina

• Date: October 7, 1995
• Game time: 6:30 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C), clear, wind W 6–10 mph (9.7–16.1 km/h)
• Game attendance: 19,107
• Recap, pg. 125

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter WF - B. Hollows 33-yard field goal UMD - Joe O'Donnell 19-yard field goal Third quarter UMD - Buddy Rodgers 1-yard run (kick failed) Fourth quarter WF - B. Hollows 37-yard field goal

Clemson

See also: 1995 Clemson Tigers football team

Clemson Tigers at Maryland Terrapins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Clemson	7	7	3	0	17
Maryland	0	0	0	0	0

at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland

• Date: October 21, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), 96% humidity, wind WNW 9 mph (14 km/h)
• Game attendance: 43,603
• Recap, pg. 126

Game information
First quarter CLEM - R. Priester 4-yard run (J. Sauve kick) Second quarter CLEM - A. Wyatt 32-yard pass from L. Solomon (J. Sauve kick) Third quarter CLEM - J. Sauve 36-yard field goal Fourth quarter No scoring

Louisville

See also: 1995 Louisville Cardinals football team

Maryland Terrapins at Louisville Cardinals

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	0	0	0	0	0
Louisville	0	3	7	21	31

at Cardinal Stadium, Louisville, Kentucky

• Date: October 28, 1995
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), cloudy, wind W 15 mph (24 km/h)
• Game attendance: 36,386
• Recap, pg. 127

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter UL - D. Akers 18-yard field goal Third quarter UL - C. Arrington 5-yard run (D. Akers kick) Fourth quarter UL - C. Sims 14-yard run (D. Akers kick) UL - C. Sims 26-yard pass from M. Lowe (D. Akers kick) UL - J. Payne 12-yard run (D. Akers kick)

NC State

See also: 1995 NC State Wolfpack football team

Maryland Terrapins at NC State Wolfpack

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	3	0	14	13	30
NC State	0	10	3	0	13

at Carter-Finley Stadium, Raleigh, North Carolina

• Date: November 4, 1995
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C), sunny, wind N 10–20 mph (16–32 km/h)
• Game attendance: 45,652
• Recap, pg. 128

Game information
First quarter UMD - Brad Rhodes 27-yard field goal Second quarter NCST - M. Primanti 34-yard field goal NCST - J. Laureano 1-yard run (M. Primanti kick) Third quarter UMD - Jermaine Lewis 66-yard punt return (Brad Rhodes kick) NCST - M. Primanti 22-yard field goal Fourth quarter UMD - Jermaine Lewis 14-yard run (Brad Rhodes kick) UMD - Jermaine Lewis 13-yard run (kick failed)

Virginia

See also: 1995 Virginia Cavaliers football team and Maryland–Virginia football rivalry

Virginia Cavaliers at Maryland Terrapins

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	0	11	7	3	21
Maryland	11	0	0	7	18

at Byrd Stadium, College Park, Maryland

• Date: November 11, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C), cloudy and windy, chance of showers, wind S 16 mph (26 km/h)
• Game attendance: 45,720
• Recap, pg. 129

Game information
First quarter UMD - Joe O'Donnell 37-yard field goal UMD - Scot Milanovich 1-yard run (Brian Underwood run) Second quarter UVA - R. Garcia 22-yard field goal UVA - Tiki Barber 2-yard run (D. Allen pass from M. Groh) Third quarter UVA - K. Brooks 5-yard run (R. Garcia kick) Fourth quarter UVA - R. Garcia 41-yard field goal UMD - Buddy Rodgers 5-yard run (Joe O'Donnell kick)

Florida State

See also: 1995 Florida State Seminoles football team

Maryland Terrapins at Florida State Seminoles

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	0	10	7	0	17
Florida State	14	17	14	14	59

at Doak Campbell Stadium, Tallahassee, Florida

• Date: November 18, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C), partly cloudy, 74% humidity, wind E 10 mph (16 km/h)
• Game attendance: 68,400
• Recap, pg. 130

Game information

First quarter FSU - P.B. Williams 1-yard run (S. Bentley kick) FSU - E.G. Green 17-yard pass from D. Kanell (S. Bentley kick) Second quarter UMD - Walt Williams 17-yard pass from Scott Milanovich (Joe O'Donnell kick) FSU - P.B. Williams 1-yard run (S. Bentley kick) FSU - S. Bentley 26-yard field goal UMD - Joe O'Donnell 26-yard field goal FSU - W. Dunn 24-yard run (S. Bentley kick) Third quarter FSU - A. Cooper 53-yard pass from D. Kanell (S. Bentley kick) UMD - Jermaine Lewis recovered fumble in endzone (Joe O'Donnell kick) FSU - W. Dunn 9-yard run (S. Bentley kick) Fourth quarter FSU - A. Cooper 4-yard pass from T. Busby (S. Bentley kick) FSU - D. Feaster 2-yard run (S. Bentley kick)