The 2019 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Terrapins played their home games at Maryland Stadium in College Park, Maryland and competed in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the East Division.
Offseason
Spring game
Maryland held its annual Red-White spring exhibition game on April 27, 2019.[1] The Red team, led by redshirt junior quarterback and game MVP Tyler DeSue, triumphed over the White team 28–17.[1]
Recruiting
College recruiting information (2019)
|
Name
|
Hometown
|
School
|
Height
|
Weight
|
Commit date
|
Cortez Andrews OLB
|
Tallahassee, FL
|
Godby High School
|
5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)
|
217 lb (98 kg)
|
Feb 6, 2019
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
|
Deonte Banks CB
|
Edgewood, MD
|
Edgewood High School
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
Jun 22, 2018
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (79)
|
Kameron Blount OLB
|
Waldorf, MD
|
Saint Charles High School
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
216 lb (98 kg)
|
Apr 1, 2018
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (78)
|
Anthony Booker DL
|
Cincinnati, OH
|
Winton Woods High School
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
280 lb (130 kg)
|
Feb 5, 2019
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (75)
|
Erwin Byrd DB
|
Powder Springs, GA
|
McEachern High School
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
Jan 27, 2019
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (73)
|
TreRon Collins DB
|
Fairburn, GA
|
Langston Hughes High School
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
Jan 27, 2019
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (80)
|
Nick Cross DB
|
Hyattsville, MD
|
DeMatha Catholic High School
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|
206 lb (93 kg)
|
Feb 12, 2019
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (84)
|
Tyler Devera TE
|
Oradell, NJ
|
Bergen Catholic High
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
227 lb (103 kg)
|
Feb 3, 2019
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (74)
|
Marcus Finger OL
|
Fort Myers, FL
|
Fort Myers High School
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
296 lb (134 kg)
|
Feb 4, 2019
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (71)
|
Lavonte Gater DB
|
Washington, DC
|
Frank W. Ballou High School
|
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
|
160 lb (73 kg)
|
Feb 21, 2018
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (73)
|
Isaiah Hazel WR
|
Upper Marlboro, MD
|
Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School
|
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
Dec 12, 2018
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (83)
|
Parris Heath OL
|
Brooklyn, NY
|
ASA College
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
325 lb (147 kg)
|
Feb 3, 2019
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (N/A)
|
Deshawn Holt DL
|
Waldorf, MD
|
Westlake High School
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
220 lb (100 kg)
|
Jun 25, 2018
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (79)
|
Malik Jackson TE
|
Fort Meade, MD
|
Meade High School
|
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
|
225 lb (102 kg)
|
Dec 19, 2018
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (73)
|
Lance Legendre QB
|
New Orleans, LA
|
Warren Easton High School
|
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
|
205 lb (93 kg)
|
Feb 6, 2019
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (82)
|
Mason Lunsford OL
|
Olney, MD
|
Our Lady of Good Counsel High School
|
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
|
305 lb (138 kg)
|
Dec 14, 2018
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (74)
|
Sam Okuayinonu DL
|
Lowell, MA
|
Mesabi Range Comm & Tech College
|
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
|
270 lb (120 kg)
|
Jan 26, 2019
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (76)
|
Dino Tomlin WR
|
Pittsburgh, PA
|
Shady Side Academy
|
6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
|
165 lb (75 kg)
|
Nov 6, 2018
|
Recruit ratings: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: (76)
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Overall recruit ranking: 247Sports: 46
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- Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
- In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:
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Transfers
Name |
Pos. |
Height |
Weight |
Class |
Hometown |
College transferred from
|
DeJuan Ellis |
WR |
5'11" |
178 |
Freshman |
Accokeek, Md |
Virginia Tech
|
Josh Jackson |
QB |
6'1" |
215 |
Junior |
Saline, MI |
Virginia Tech
|
Keandre Jones |
OLB |
6'3" |
210 |
Senior |
Olney, Md |
Ohio State
|
Tyler Mabry |
TE |
6'3" |
265 |
Senior |
Ypsilanti, MI |
University at Buffalo
|
Sean Savoy |
WR |
5'9" |
177 |
Junior |
Washington, D.C. |
Virginia Tech
|
Shaq Smith |
OLB |
6'2" |
256 |
Junior |
Baltimore, MD |
Clemson University
|
Preseason Big Ten poll
Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Maryland was projected to finish in sixth in the East Division.[2]
Media poll (East Division)
|
Predicted finish
|
Team
|
Votes (1st place)
|
1 |
Michigan |
222 (20)
|
2 |
Ohio State |
214 (14)
|
3 |
Michigan State |
156
|
4 |
Penn State |
154
|
5 |
Indiana |
86.5
|
6 |
Maryland |
82.5
|
7 |
Rutgers |
37
|
Award watch lists
Personnel
Roster
2019 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
|
Players
|
Coaches
|
Offense
|
Defense
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
DB
|
3
|
Nick Cross
|
Fr
|
LB
|
4
|
Keandre Jones
|
Sr
|
LB
|
5
|
Shaq Smith
|
Jr
|
DB
|
7
|
Tino Ellis
|
Sr
|
DB
|
8
|
Marcus Lewis
|
Sr
|
DL
|
10
|
Tyler Baylor
|
Fr
|
DB
|
11
|
Fofie Bazzie
|
So
|
DB
|
12
|
Vincent Flythe
|
Fr
|
DB
|
14
|
Deon Jones
|
So
|
LB
|
16
|
Ayinde Eley
|
So
|
DB
|
17
|
Treron Collins
|
Fr
|
LB
|
18
|
Jordan Mosley
|
So
|
LB
|
19
|
Ahmad McCullough
|
Fr
|
DB
|
20
|
Antwaine Richardson
|
Sr
|
LB
|
22
|
Isaiah Davis
|
Sr
|
DB
|
23
|
Fa'Najae Gotay
|
Fr
|
DB
|
24
|
Kenny Bennett
|
So
|
DB
|
25
|
Antoine Brooks
|
Sr
|
DB
|
26
|
Erwin Byrd
|
Fr
|
DL
|
27
|
Bryce Brand
|
Jr
|
LB
|
30
|
Durell Nchami
|
So
|
DB
|
31
|
Tahj Capehart
|
So
|
LB
|
32
|
Bruce Miller
|
Sr
|
DB
|
33
|
Deonte Banks
|
Fr
|
LB
|
35
|
Kobi Thomas
|
Fr
|
LB
|
36
|
Cortez Andrews
|
Fr
|
DB
|
37
|
Lavonte Gater
|
Fr
|
DB
|
38
|
Kareem Montgomery
|
Sr
|
LB
|
39
|
Deshawn Holt
|
Fr
|
LB
|
40
|
Tanyi Makia
|
So
|
LB
|
42
|
Kameron Blount
|
Fr
|
LB
|
43
|
Wyatt Cook
|
Sr
|
LB
|
44
|
Chance Campbell
|
So
|
LB
|
48
|
Oladimeji Olayinka
|
So
|
LB
|
49
|
David Brownlee
|
So
|
DL
|
51
|
Jacob Purcell
|
Sr
|
DL
|
52
|
Oluwaseun Oluwatimi
|
Sr
|
LB
|
53
|
Sean Greely
|
Fr
|
DL
|
59
|
Keiron Howard
|
Sr
|
DL
|
77
|
Cherokee Glasgow
|
So
|
DL
|
88
|
Jalen Alexander
|
Fr
|
DL
|
89
|
Anthony Booker Jr.
|
Fr
|
DL
|
90
|
B'Ahmad Miller
|
So
|
DL
|
95
|
Lawtez Rogers
|
So
|
DL
|
96
|
Brett Kulka
|
Sr
|
DL
|
97
|
Sam Okuayinonu
|
Jr
|
DL
|
98
|
Brandon Gaddy
|
So
|
|
Special teams
Pos. |
# |
Name |
Class
|
K
|
27
|
Joseph Petrino
|
So
|
K
|
38
|
Paul Inzerillo
|
Jr
|
K
|
41
|
Mike Shinsky
|
Sr
|
LS
|
47
|
James Rosenberry
|
So
|
LS
|
58
|
Paul Mouring
|
Fr
|
K
|
97
|
Bentley Faulkner
|
So
|
P
|
98
|
Anthony Pecorella
|
Fr
|
P
|
99
|
Colton Spangler
|
Fr
|
|
- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Scottie Montgomery (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
- Jon Hoke (Defensive Coordinator / Safeties)
- John Papuchis (Special Teams Coordinator/ Inside Linebackers)
- Joker Phillips (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers)
- John Reagan (Offensive Line)
- Delbert Cowsette (Defensive Line)
- Cory Robinson (Defensive Passing game Coordinator / Cornerbacks)
- Brian Williams (Outside Linebackers)
- Elijah Brooks (Running Backs)
- Mike Miller (Tight Ends)
- Ryan Davis (Director of Football Strength and Conditioning)
- Matthew Fyle (Associate Director of Football Strength and Conditioning)
- Ron Zook (Senior Analyst)
- Brawley Evans (Senior Defensive Analyst)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Roster
|
Depth chart
Defense
|
|
|
SS
|
Jordan Mosley
|
Fofie Bazzie
|
⋅
|
|
|
|
DE
|
NT
|
DE
|
Lawtez Rogers
|
Oluwaseun Oluwatimi
|
Keiron Howard
|
Brett Kulka
|
Brandon Gaddy
|
Sam Okuayinonu
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
⋅
|
|
|
|
Offense
|
WR
|
Darryl Jones
|
Brian Cobbs
|
⋅
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Key reserves
|
Season-ending injury Antwaine Richardson (knee) Jeshaun Jones (knee) Durell Nchami (knee) Jake Funk (knee) Lorenzo Harrison III (knee)
|
Suspension
|
|
|
|
|
Special teams
|
PK Joseph Petrino
|
P Colton Spangler
|
KR Javon Leake
|
PR D. J. Turner
|
LS James Rosenberry
|
H Mike Shinsky
|
|
|
|
|
|
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 12:00 p.m. | Howard* | | | BTN | W 79–0 | 32,761
|
September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Syracuse* | | - Maryland Stadium
- College Park, MD
| ESPN | W 63–20 | 33,493
|
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | at Temple* | No. 21 | | CBSSN | L 17–20 | 30,610
|
| 8:00 p.m. | No. 12 Penn State | | - Maryland Stadium
- College Park, MD (rivalry)
| FS1 | L 0–59 | 53,228
|
October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | | | BTN | W 48–7 | 30,185
|
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Purdue | | | BTN | L 14–40 | 52,296
|
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Indiana | | | BTN | L 28–34 | 32,606
|
October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 17 Minnesota | | | ESPN | L 10–52 | 44,715
|
November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 14 Michigan | | - Maryland Stadium
- College Park, MD
| ABC | L 7–38 | 40,701
|
November 9 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Ohio State | | | FOX | L 14–73 | 101,022
|
November 23 | 3:30 p.m. | Nebraska | | - Maryland Stadium
- College Park, MD
| BTN | L 7–54 | 34,802
|
November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at Michigan State | | | FS1 | L 16–19 | 51,366
|
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[10]
Game summaries
Howard
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Bison
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Terrapins
|
28
|
28
|
16
|
7 |
79 |
Syracuse
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 21 Orange
|
7
|
6
|
7
|
0 |
20 |
Terrapins
|
21
|
21
|
7
|
14 |
63 |
|
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Offensive |
Passing |
Josh Jackson |
21-38, 296 yds, 3td, 1 int, 84.7 qbr
|
Rushing |
Javon Leake |
7 car, 107 yds, 2 td
|
Receiving |
Darryl Jones |
3 rec, 70 yds
|
Defensive |
|
Keandre Jones |
7 solo-1 ast/8 tot, 2 sack, 1 ff
|
|
Jordan Mosley |
3 solo,1 sac, 1 int
|
|
Antoine Brooks |
8 solo-1 ast/9 tot
|
At Temple
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 21 Terrapins
|
2
|
0
|
13
|
2 |
17 |
Owls
|
7
|
0
|
6
|
7 |
20 |
|
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Offensive |
Passing |
Josh Jackson |
15-38, 183 yds, 1td, 1 int, 16.1 qbr
|
Rushing |
Anthony McFarland Jr. |
26 car, 137 yds, 1 td
|
Receiving |
Dontay Demus Jr. |
3 rec, 42 yds
|
Defensive |
|
Antoine Brooks |
13 solo/13 tot, 1 fr
|
|
Jordan Mosley |
5 solo-2 ast/7 tot, 1ff
|
|
Chance Campbell |
3 solo-1 ast/4 tot, 1 int
|
Penn State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
No. 12 Nittany Lions
|
14
|
24
|
7
|
14 |
59 |
Terrapins
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
|
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Offensive |
Passing |
Josh Jackson |
10-21, 65 yds, 0 int, 3.8 qbr
|
Rushing |
Anthony McFarland Jr. |
9 car, 31 yds
|
Receiving |
Dontay Demus Jr. |
1 rec, 18 yds
|
Defensive |
|
Antoine Brooks |
6 solo/6 tot
|
|
Nick Cross |
2 solo-1 ast/3 tot, 1 int
|
|
Chance Campbell |
5 solo-1 ast/6 tot
|
At Rutgers
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Terrapins
|
7
|
20
|
21
|
0 |
48 |
Scarlet Knights
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
|
Category |
Player |
Statistics
|
Offensive |
Passing |
Josh Jackson |
9-16, 179 yds, 2 td, 60.5 qbr
|
Rushing |
Anthony McFarland Jr. |
7 car, 87 yds, 2 td
|
Receiving |
Dontay Demus Jr. |
3 rec, 94 yds, 1 td
|
Defensive |
|
Ayinde Eley |
4 solo-8 ast/12 tot, 1int
|
|
Keandre Jones |
5 solo-5 ast/10 tot, 1 sac
|
|
Isaiah Davis |
2 solo-2 ast/4 tot, 1 int
|
At Purdue
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Terrapins
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Boilermakers
|
13
|
17
|
3
|
7 |
40 |
Indiana
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Hoosiers
|
14
|
10
|
7
|
3 |
34 |
Terrapins
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
0 |
28 |
At Minnesota
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Terrapins
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
10 |
No. 17 Golden Gophers
|
14
|
14
|
10
|
14 |
52 |
Michigan
Michigan at Maryland
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 14 Wolverines |
14 |
7 | 14 | 3 |
38 |
Terrapins |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
At Ohio State
Maryland at Ohio State
Team |
1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Terrapins |
0 |
0 | 7 | 7 |
14 |
• No. 1 Buckeyes |
21 |
21 | 10 | 21 |
73 |
Nebraska
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Cornhuskers
|
17
|
17
|
10
|
10 |
54 |
Terrapins
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
7 |
At Michigan State
|
|
|
|
|
Total |
Terrapins
|
7
|
0
|
9
|
0 |
16 |
Spartans
|
3
|
10
|
0
|
6 |
19 |
2020 NFL Draft
Rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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Coaches | — | — | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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References
- ^ a b Markus, Don (April 27, 2019). "Three takeaways from Maryland's Red-White spring football game". The Baltimore Sun.
- ^ Lesmerises, Doug (July 18, 2019). "Michigan named Big Ten football favorite in cleveland.com 2019 preseason poll". Cleveland.com.
- ^ "2019 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Maxwell Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Doak Walker Award Candidates - SMU". www.smu.edu.
- ^ "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
- ^ "Rimington Trophy Unveils 2019 Watch List". July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Paul Hornung Award Unveils 2019 Watch List". July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2019 Watch List". July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
- ^ "2019 Maryland Football Schedule".
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