The 2007 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 55th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and its third within the ACC's Atlantic Division. Ralph Friedgen led the team for his seventh season as head coach, and also performed the duties of offensive coordinator. Chris Cosh served for the second season as the team's defensive coordinator. Maryland lost three close games, but gained bowl eligibility with six wins. In the postseason, the Terrapins lost to Oregon State in the 2007 Emerald Bowl.
Schedule
Coaching staff Name Position Year atMaryland Alma mater (Year) Ralph Friedgen Head coach/offensive coordinator 7th Maryland (1970) Chris Cosh Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers 2nd Virginia Tech (1983) Bryan Bossard Assistant coach – Wide receivers 3rd Delaware (1989) Tom Brattan Assistant coach – Offensive line 7th Delaware (1972) John Donovan Assistant coach – Quarterbacks 7th Johns Hopkins (1997) Kevin Lempa Assistant coach – Secondary 1st Southern Connecticut State (1974)
Roster
Depth chart Bold indicates starter as of 02 Dec 07Offense
X-Receiver 8 Darrius Heyward-Bey 7 Adrian Cannon
Left Tackle 77 Scott Burley 74 Bruce Campbell 71 Paul Pinegar
Left Guard 72 Phil Costa 61 Lee Oliver Center 60 Edwin Williams 65 Danny Edwards
Right Guard 63 Andrew Crummey 67 Jack Griffin 70 Lamar Young
Right Tackle 75 Dane Randolph 67 Jack Griffin 73 Stephen St. John
Tight end 80 Joey Haynos 13 Dan Gronkowski 45 Tommy Galt
Quarterback 10 Chris Turner 19 Jordan Steffy 11 Jamarr Robinson
Tailback 44 Lance Ball 21 Keon Lattimore 23 Da'Rel Scott 20 Morgan Green
Fullback 38 Cory Jackson 47 Haroon Brown 46 Steven Pfister
Z-Receiver 84 Isaiah Williams 18 LaQuan Williams 87 Kevin Gresham
Slot Receiver 83 Emani Lee-Odai 89 Matt Goldberg
H-Back 15 Jason Goode 86 Drew Gloster
Injured: LG 76 Jaimie Thomas WR 17 Danny Oquendo Defense
Defensive end 40 Jeremy Navarre 57 Jared Harrell
Defensive tackle 68 Carlos Feliciano 40 Jeremy Navarre 97 Dean Muhtadi
Defensive tackle 92 Dre Moore 90 Travis Ivey 96 Olugbemi Otulaja 56 Deegee Galt
LEO 55 Trey Covington 50 Jermaine Lemons 47 Jeff Clement
MIKE 34 Dave Philistin 42 Chase Bullock
WILL 1 Erin Henderson 54 Adrian Moten 52 Chris Clinton
SAM 48 Moise Fokou 54 Adrian Moten
Cornerback 5 Isaiah Gardner 6 Anthony Wiseman 9 Richard Taylor
Free Safety 30 J.J. Justice 10 Terrell Skinner 4 Jamari McCollough
Strong Safety 3 Christian Varner 29 Jeff Allen 27 Dominique Herald
Cornerback 2 Kevin Barnes 14 Nolan Carroll 25 Colin Nelson
Injured: DE 91 Mack Frost LB 43 Rick Costa LB 33 Alex Wujciak SS 22 Drew Robinson Special teams
Placekicker 39 Obi Egekeze 35 Travis Baltz
KO 49 Chris Roberts 35 Travis Baltz 39 Obi Egekeze
Punter 35 Travis Baltz 49 Chris Roberts
Punt Returner 6 Anthony Wiseman 3 Christian Varner
Kick returner 23 Da'Rel Scott 6 Anthony Wiseman
Holder 89 Matt Goldberg 13 Dan Gronkowski
Long snapper 31 Andrew Schmitt
Strong Safety 53 Brendan McDermond
Statistics
Passing Player G QB Rat. Comp. Att. Pct. Yards TD INT Long Chris Turner 10 136.7 136 212 64.2 1,753 5 5 78 Jordan Steffy 7 121.4 70 104 67.3 686 2 4 39
Rushing Player G Att. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg./G Keon Lattimore 11 206 789 3.8 13 42 71.7 Lance Ball 12 172 763 4.4 12 32 63.6
Receiving Player G No. Yards Avg. TD Long Avg./G Darrius Heyward-Bey 12 48 687 14.3 2 47 57.2 Joey Haynos 12 27 287 10.6 0 28 23.9
2008 NFL draft The following players were selected in the 2008 NFL draft. Dre MooreDefensive back 4115 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
At the end of the season, Erin Henderson declared himself eligible for the 2008 NFL draft; he was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent.
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