2006 Maryland Terrapins Football Team

2006 Maryland Terrapins football
2006 Maryland Terrapins football
Champs Sports Bowl champion
Champs Sports Bowl, W 24–7 vs. Purdue
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
	Atlantic Division
Record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Ralph Friedgen (6th season);
Defensive coordinator	Chris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
	Seasons ← 2005 2007 →

It was the Terrapins' 54th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and its second within the framework of the ACC Atlantic Division. Ralph Friedgen led the team for his sixth season as head coach, and he also served as the team's offensive play-caller. Chris Cosh served as the defensive coordinator. The Terrapins completed the season with a 9–4 record and an ACC record of 5–3.

2006 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Atlantic Division
No. 18 Wake Forest x$	6	–	2	11	–	3
No. 20 Boston College	5	–	3	10	–	3
Maryland	5	–	3	9	–	4
Clemson	5	–	3	8	–	5
Florida State	3	–	5	7	–	6
NC State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Coastal Division
Georgia Tech x	7	–	1	9	–	5
No. 19 Virginia Tech	6	–	2	10	–	3
Virginia	4	–	4	5	–	7
Miami (FL)	3	–	5	7	–	6
North Carolina	2	–	6	3	–	9
Duke	0	–	8	0	–	12
Championship: Wake Forest 9, Georgia Tech 6
$ – BCS representative as conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	6:00 pm	William & Mary*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN360	W 27–14	49,763
September 9	6:00 pm	Middle Tennessee*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 24–10	47,704
September 14	7:45 pm	at No. 5 West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	ESPN	L 24–45	60,513
September 23	6:00 pm	FIU*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD		W 14–10	45,317
October 7	3:30 pm	at No. 18 Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 23–27	51,686
October 14	3:30 pm	Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	ESPN360	W 28–26	59,367
October 21	12:00 pm	NC State		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	Raycom/LFS	W 26–20	50,230
October 28	7:00 pm	Florida State		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN2	W 27–24	50,517
November 4	12:00 pm	at No. 19 Clemson		Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	ESPN2	W 13–12	80,556
November 11	3:30 pm	Miami (FL)	No. 23	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	W 14–13	50,721
November 18	12:00 pm	at No. 20 Boston College	No. 21	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	L 16–38	44,500
November 25	7:45 pm	No. 20 Wake Forest		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN	L 24–38	51,500
December 29	8:00 pm	vs. Purdue*		Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–7	40,168
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	23	21	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches Poll	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	RV	24	21	RV	RV	RV	RV
Harris	Not released				—	—	—	—	—	—	23	21	—	—	—	Not released
BCS	Not released							—	—	—	23	19	—	—	—	Not released

Roster

Game summaries

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	Total
William & Mary	0	7	0	7	14
Maryland	14	10	3	0	27

Middle Tennessee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Middle Tennessee	3	0	7	0	10
Maryland	10	7	7	0	24

West Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	0	10	7	7	24
#5 West Virginia	28	10	7	0	45

FIU

	1	2	3	4	Total
FIU	0	7	0	3	10
Maryland	7	7	0	0	14

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	10	10	3	0	23
#20 Georgia Tech	7	7	0	13	27

Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	0	0	7	21	28
Virginia	10	10	0	6	26

NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
NC State	0	0	6	14	20
Maryland	0	6	17	3	26

Florida State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida State	7	7	7	3	24
Maryland	10	10	7	0	27

Clemson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	0	7	3	3	13
#19 Clemson	3	3	0	6	12

Miami (FL)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami (FL)	0	10	0	3	13
#24 Maryland	7	7	0	0	14

Boston College

	1	2	3	4	Total
#21 Maryland	0	6	10	0	16
#20 Boston College	14	14	7	3	38

Wake Forest

	1	2	3	4	Total
#20 Wake Forest	7	14	10	7	38
Maryland	7	7	3	7	24

Champs Sports Bowl vs. Purdue

	1	2	3	4	Total
Purdue	0	7	0	0	7
Maryland	7	14	3	0	24

2007 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 2007 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Josh Wilson	Defensive back	2	55	Seattle Seahawks
Adam Podlesh	Punter	4	101	Jacksonville Jaguars

References

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