1996 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1996 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their fifth season under head coach Mark Duffner, the Terrapins compiled a 5–6 record, finished in sixth place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 239 to 187.^[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Brian Cummings with 1,127 passing yards, Brian Underwood with 449 rushing yards, and Geroy Simon with 534 receiving yards.^[3]

1996 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	5–6 (3–5 ACC)
Head coach	Mark Duffner (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	Dan Dorazio (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Kevin Coyle (3rd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Florida State $		8	–	0					11	–	1
No. 10 North Carolina		6	–	2					10	–	2
Clemson		6	–	2					7	–	5
Virginia		5	–	3					7	–	5
Georgia Tech		4	–	4					5	–	6
Maryland		3	–	5					5	–	6
NC State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Wake Forest		1	–	7					3	–	8
Duke		0	–	8					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Northern Illinois*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 30–6	32,517	[4]
September 7	7:00 p.m.	UAB*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 39–15	30,057	[5]
September 14	12:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	JPS	L 3–21	39,200	[6]
September 28	6:00 p.m.	No. 23 West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN2	L 0–13	54,542	[7]
October 5	12:00 p.m.	NC State	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		L 8–34	32,550	[8]
October 12	7:00 p.m.	at No. 13 North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN2	L 7–38	47,500	[9]
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Wake Forest	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 52–0	30,212	[10]
October 26	12:00 p.m.	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	JPS	W 22–19	18,751	[11]
November 2	3:30 p.m.	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ABC	L 3–35	60,584	[12]
November 14	8:00 p.m.	Georgia Tech	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	W 13–10	22,510	[13]
November 23	8:00 p.m.	vs. No. 3 Florida State	Pro Player Stadium Miami Gardens, FL	ABC	L 10–48	31,989	[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Roster

1996 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 9 Brian Cummings  Jr QB 5 Trey Evans Fr OT 66 John Feugill So TE 97 Craig Fitzgerald Sr RB 13 Shawn Forte Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class S 43 Jason Apolenis So S 2 Henry Baker Jr LB 44 Eric Barton So DB 25 Clifton Crosby So DE 90 Eric Hicks Jr DE 42 Eric Ogbogu Jr LB 32 Kendall Ogle Jr DB 12 Chad Scott  Sr LB 46 Ratcliff Thomas Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 16 Joe O'Donnell Sr	Head coach Mark Duffner Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster