Football Prepares for Showdown against VirginiaTerps open ACC play on Saturday.
September 8, 1998
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TERPS WIN OPENER, OPEN ACC BATTLES THIS WEEK AT VIRGINIA COLLEGE PARK, MD - A stingy defense including two interceptions by junior cornerback Lynde Washington (Largo, Md.) helped propel the Maryland Terrapins to a season-opening victory Saturday over James Madison, 23-15. The Terps, 1-0, held on for the win after commanding a 23-0 lead after three quarters and handing junior QB Ken Mastrole (Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.) his first victory since a 22-16 win at Duke in 1996. Mastrole last week started his first game since his redshirt freshman season in OE96. This week he guides the Terps against Virginia to begin a four-game stretch which includes three teams ranked in national Top 25 polls. He came off the bench against the Cavaliers two years ago before earning starts at West Virginia, North Carolina State and Duke. Maryland and Virginia renew a 62-game rivalry which dates to 1919 and is the longest series in Terrapin history. A noon kickoff is scheduled for Saturday in Charlottesville. It is Virginia,s 1998 home opener.
RECORDS
RANKINGS
MARYLAND COACH RON VANDERLINDEN
VIRGINIA COACH GEORGE WELSH Welsh is 8-8 all-time vs. Maryland. He is five games shy of coaching in more ACC games than any coach in league history. His 17th season matches the longest tenure in ACC history (Frank Howard, Clemson; Earle Edwards, NC State; Bill Dooley, No. Carolina & Wake Forest). Welsh is the winningest coach in conference history with 113 victories overall and 69 against ACC teams.
LAST GAME - Maryland 23, James Madison 15 Four plays after Matt Kalapinski scored the Terrapins, first touchdown on a 1-yard run, Washington picked off a Greg Maddox pass and ran down the left sideline untouched. It was his second interception of the game and the second of the junior cornerback,s career. The last Terrapin to score on an interception return was Mike Thomas, in October 1989. Brian Kopka kicked three field goals and junior Ken Mastrole, making his fourth career start and first since 1996, was 15-for-24 for 181 yards. The Terrapins played without their leading rusher of a year ago, LaMont Jordan, who has an injured ankle. Harold Westley started at tailback and gained 68 yards on 20 carries. The Dukes scored twice in the fourth quarter. Maddox threw a 15-yard pass to Lindsay Fleshman, who got behind Washington on a fourth-down play, and Curtis Keaton scored from the 3 with 1:24 left. Maryland recovered the onside kick. Maddox finished 15-for-25 for 154 yards and Keaton ran for 109 yards, 66 on one fourth-quarter carry. Three straight JMU turnovers helped the Terrapins take a 9-0 halftime lead. Kopka kicked a 21-yard field after Madison punter Chris Wright fumbled a snap deep in his own territory. Five plays later, Maddox fumbled when hit by Aaron Thompson and Maryland,s Eric Barton took the ball 16 yards to the 21, setting up a 27-yard field goal. The Terrapins moved 43 yards in nine plays before Kopka kicked a 26-yarder 14 seconds before halftime.
Second Quarter
Md-FG Kopka 21, 12:05.
Md-FG Kopka 27, 7:02.
Md-FG Kopka 26, :14
Third Quarter
Md-Kalapinksi 1 run (Kopka kick), 9:36.
Md-Washington 32 interception return (Kopka kick), 8:16.
Fourth Quarter
JM-Flashman 15 pass from Maddox (Haston kick), 14:55.
JM-Keaton 3 run (Joyce pass from Maddox), 1:24.
JMU Md
First downs 12 16
Rushes-yards 33-109 42-42
Passing 154 181
Return Yards 120 106
Comp-Att-Int 15-25-2 15-24-0
Punts 4-48.3 5-38.2
Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0
Penalties-Yards 9-75 8-65
Time of Possession 28:37 31:23
INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS
INJURY REPORT
NEXT GAMES
TELEVISION SCHEDULE The following week,s game at West Virginia is slated for coverage on ESPN2, beginning at 6 p.m. Subsequent TV dates will be announced as the season progresses.
NEXT HOME GAMES / PROMOTIONS
TICKET INFORMATION
STATISTICAL COMPARISONS
109.0 Rushing Defense 18.0
154.0 Passing Defense 161.0
263.0 Total Defense 179.0
15.0 Scoring Defense 0.0
4-14 Third Down Conv. 61-181
0-0 Fourth Down Conv. 11-21
4-29 Sacks By 2-7
3-33 Sacks Allowed 1-5
8-65 Penalties 5-34
0-0 Fumbles 0-0
31:23 Time of Poss. 33:05
MARYLAND STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing G Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long YPG
Harold Westley 1 20 73 5 68 3.4 0 10 68.0
Matt Kalapinski 1 4 9 1 8 2.0 1 5 8.0
Passing G Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long YPG
Ken Mastrole 1 24 15 0 .625 181 0 42 181.0
Receiving G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long YPG
Jermaine Arrington 1 5 78 15.6 0 42 78.0
Moises Cruz 1 5 62 12.4 0 21 62.0
Jason Hatala 1 3 35 11.7 0 17 35.0
Omar Cheeseboro 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 6.0
VIRGINIA STATISTICAL LEADERS
Rushing G Att. Gain Loss Net Avg. TD Long YPG
Thomas Jones 1 21 103 3 100 4.8 1 20 100.0
Antwoine Womack 1 12 68 0 68 5.7 0 26 68.0
Passing G Att. Comp. Int. Pct. Yds. TD Long YPG
Aaron Brooks 1 28 16 0 .571 220 1 61 220.0
Receiving G Rec. Yards Avg. TD Long YPG
Casey Crawford 1 4 67 16.8 0 24 67.0
Terrence Wilkins 1 3 48 16.0 0 20 48.0
Thomas Jones 1 3 18 6.0 0 8 18.0
Billy Baber 1 2 35 17.5 0 22 35.0
Kevin Coffey 1 1 61 61.0 1 61 61.0
MARYLAND SCHEDULE & RESULTS
(1-0 Overall, 0-0 ACC)
S5 James Madison W 23-15
S12 * at Virginia Noon
S19 at West Virginia 6:00 p.m.
S26 Temple 6:00 p.m.
O3 * Florida State TBA
O10 * at Clemson TBA
O17 * Wake Forest TBA
O24 Idle
O31 * Georgia Tech (at Balt.) TBA
N7 * at North Carolina TBA
N14 * at Duke TBA
N21 * NC State TBA
? ACC game
VIRGINIA SCHEDULE & RESULTS
(1-0 Overall, 0-0 ACC)
S3 at Auburn #25 W 19-0
S12 * Maryland Noon
S19 * Clemson 3:30 p.m.
S26 * at Duke Noon
O3 San Jose State 1:00 p.m.
O10 idle
O17 * at Georgia Tech TBA
O24 * NC State TBA
O31 * at Wake Forest TBA
N7 * at Florida State TBA
N14 * North Carolina TBA
N21 idle
N28 at Virginia Tech TBA
? ACC game
1998 ACC STANDINGS
ACC Overall
Teams W L W L Streak
Clemson 0 0 1 0 W1
Duke 0 0 1 0 W1
Florida St. 0 0 1 0 W1
Maryland 0 0 1 0 W1
NC State 0 0 1 0 W1
Virginia 0 0 1 0 W1
North Carolina 0 0 0 1 L1
Georgia Tech 0 0 0 1 L1
Wake Forest 0 0 0 1 L1
This Week in the ACC
Navy at Wake Forest (Sept. 10), 8:00-ESPN
Maryland at Virginia, Noon-JP
Duke at Northwestern, 12:35
Virginia Tech at Clemson, 1:00
Florida State at NC State, 3:30-ABC
New Mexico State at Georgia Tech, 7:00
SERIES HISTORY vs. VIRGINIA
The Terps travel to Virginia this week to renew a series that is Maryland,s longest of all-time.
Series Record:
Maryland leads 37-23-2
Series at Maryland:
Maryland leads 17-9-2
Series at Virginia:
Maryland leads 19-13-0
Neutral:
Tied 1-1-0
First Meeting:
1919, Maryland, 13-0
Last Terrapin Win at Maryland:
1991 (17-6)
Last Terrapin Win at Virginia:
1990 (35-30)
Last Cavalier Win at Maryland:
1997 (45-0)
Last Cavalier Win at Virginia:
1996 (21-3)
Current Series Streak:
Virginia has won 5
Maryland,s Largest Victory Margin:
43 (55-12, 1959)
Virginia,s Largest Victory Margin:
45 (45-0, 1997)
TERPS IN NCAA & ACC RANKINGS
NCAA / Turnover Margin-Team
2nd +3.0 margin per game
NCAA / Total Defense-Team
26th 263.0 YPG
NCAA / Scoring Defense-Team
38th 15.0 PPG
NCAA / Rushing Defense-Team
41st 109.0 YPG
NCAA / Interceptions-Individual
T1st Lynde Washington, 2.0 IPG
NCAA / Field Goals-Individual
T3rd Brian Kopka, 3.0 FGPG
NCAA / Pass Efficiency-Individual
47th Ken Mastrole, 125.8 points
NCAA / Punt Returns-Individual
T49th Tony Jackson, 6.0 YPR
ACC / Turnover Margin-Team
1st +3.0 margin per game
ACC / Kickoff Returns-Team
3rd 17.5 YPR
ACC / Rushing Defense-Team
4th 109.0 YPG
ACC / Interceptions-Individual
T1st Lynde Washington, 2.0 IPG
ACC / Scoring-Individual
T2nd Brian Kopka, 11.0 PPG
ACC / Field Goals-Individual
T2nd Brian Kopka, 3.0 FGPG
ACC / Receptions-Individual
T3rd Jermaine Arrington, 5.0 RPG
T3rd Moises Cruz, 5.0 RPG
ACC / Receiving Yards-Individual
3rd Jermaine Arrington, 78.0 YPG
ACC / Punt Returns-Individual
5th Tony Jackson, 6.0 YPR
PLAYER OF THE WEEK NOMINATIONS Defensive Back -- Junior CB Lynde Washington (Largo, Md.) intercepted two passes and returned the second for a 32-yard TD Saturday to post the Terps to a 23-0 lead. The interceptions were the first of Washington,s career, and totaled 37 yards. He also was credited with two tackles. Defensive Line -- Sophomore DT Kris Jenkins (Ypsilanti, Mich.) helped secure a spot on the Terps defensive line Saturday with six solo tackles including three in the Dukes, backfield. Jenkins had three tackles for loss, for 16 yards, including one QB sack for six yards. He made back-to-back plays in the JMU backfield in the first quarter to set up Lynde Washington,s first interception on 3rd-and-19 inside Duke territory. Specialist -- Sophomore K Brian Kopka (Hollywood, Fla.) matched a personal best with three field goals in the JMU win. Kopka connected on field goals of 21, 27 and 26 yards -- all in the second quarter -- to lift Maryland to a 9-0 lead. He missed a 46-yard attempt late in the first quarter which was the second longest attempt of his career. Rookie -- Redshirt freshman Aaron Thompson (Baltimore, Md.) recorded double-digit tackles from his outside linebacker position, in his first college game. Thompson was the Terps, second-leading tackler against JMU, collecting 11 stops overall, including nine solos. Thompson had one sack for 11 yards, and two TFL totaling 14 yards. He also forced a fumble.
CROWD COUNT
YOUNGEST IN THE NATION? -- Of the 22 players who earned starting assignments vs. James Madison, seven were either redshirt freshmen or sophomores: C Melvin Fowler (Wheatly Heights, N.Y.), FB Matt Kalapinski (Marshfield, Mass.), WR Moises Cruz (Germantown, Md.), DT Kris Jenkins, LB Aaron Thompson, and FS Tony Jackson (Ellicott City, Md.). In addition, sophomore Brian Kopka handled the Terps, field goal and PAT chores against the Dukes. -- In the pregame two-deep for JMU, the Terps, 21 freshmen and sophomores included 10 redshirt freshmen and five true freshmen. -- The quarterback position has a pair of true freshmen and another pair of redshirt freshmen trailing junior starter Ken Mastrole (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.). The Terps lost junior Trey Evans (Austin, Texas) for the season with a torn ACL, leaving Randall Jones (Frederick, Md.), Calvin McCall (Orlando, Fla.), Gil Harris (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Erik Lipton (Crofton, Md.). Jones took his first college snap on Saturday. -- Surrounding the Terps, honor roll linebackers are four redshirt freshmen. Reggie Lewis (Chicago, Ill.) and Monte Graves (Annapolis, Md.) are backups to Ogle and Barton, respectively, and Aaron Thompson (Baltimore, Md.) and Ryan Swift (Hinsdale, Ill.) are listed 1-2 at outside linebacker. -- Redshirt freshman Melvin Fowler (Wheatly Heights, N.Y.), recently switched from the defensive line, is tabbed the starting center. Fowler is one of four freshmen among 10 two-deep spots on the interior line. -- Secondary backups Tony Okanlawon (Forestville, Md.), Daryl Whitmer (Waldorf, Md.) and Rod Littles (Gainesville, Fla.) all are true freshmen. Whitmer, in fact, is a walk-on two-sport athlete who expects to play baseball for the Terrapins in the spring. He started fall camp as a wide receiver, and has earned a regular role in the Terp secondary.
HONORS CANDIDATES
-- Barton has been named to preseason All-America teams and numerous All-ACC lists. NFL draft guru Mel Kiper, Jr. tabbed Barton as the third college linebacker to be chosen in next season,s NFL draft, in a recent issue of The Sporting News. He is one of 68 linebackers nationally on the Butkus Award watch list. Barton had nine tackles and a sack against JMU, and returned a fumble 16 yards in the second quarter.
-- Ogle teamed with Barton last season to finish 2-3 in the ACC in tackles. Ogle topped the Terps, tackling charts with 138 overall, and was second only to Clemson,s Anthony Simmons. Ogle was Maryland,s leading tackler against JMU with 12 stops overall and eight solos. He contributed on one sack for a three-yard loss.
-- Sophomore RB LaMont Jordan (Forestville, Md.) was the fifth-leading rusher in the ACC last season and was tops among freshmen. He was second in balloting for ACC Rookie-of-the-Year to Florida State,s Travis Minor. Jordan did not play against JMU as he continues to nurse a twisted foot suffered during fall camp. He is probable for the Virginia game.
-- Senior OT John Feugill (Methuen, Mass.) is a third-year starter at right tackle and anchors a line that opens holes for Jordan. Feugill, at 6-foot-7 and 299 lbs., starts his 24th consecutive game for Maryland on Saturday. He was a preseason All-ACC recipient by several preview magazines.
MORE BARTON & OGLE MORE BARTON & OGLE, PART II
STARTING STREAKS
TERP TURNOVER MARGIN
WASHINGTON LEADS NATION
LAST INTERCEPTION FOR TD
LAST SCORE FOR THE DEFENSE
THREE-QUARTER SHUTOUT
POSSESSION MISCELLANY
KOPKA SCORING HIGH
IN THE RED ZONE
CARDINAL GIBBONS BACKFIELD
WESTLEY GAINS 68 YARDS
MASTROLE CAREER HIGHS
MASTROLE IS NO. 1 SEEKING FIRST TD PASS
LOCAL TERPS Wide receivers Jermaine Arrington (Landover, Md.) and Moises Cruz both caught five passes and rank among ACC receptions leaders after one week. Arrington, a transfer from Memphis where he attended on a track scholarship, logged 78 receiving yards in his first college game. His diving, 42-yard catch in the second quarter was the Terps, longest play >from scrimmage. Cruz, last season,s leading receiver, recorded 62 yards with a long of 21. Baltimore product Aaron Thompson was nominated for ACC Rookie of the Week accolades after totaling 11 tackles including two for loss and a sack. Freshman QB Randall Jones made a brief college debut against JMU, brought on for a pair of plays late in the first half. He ran two option plays and netted no gain. He kept the ball for three yards on his first play, and lost three yards on his second.
IMPRESSIVE DEBUT FOR FOWLER
TIPPING THE SCALES
CONTROL THE CLOCK
NO OFF-SEASON FOR TERPS
TERP BIRTHDAYS:
SEVENEEN TERPS ON NFL ROSTERS
MARYLAND IN SEARS DIRECTOR,S CUP STANDINGS In final standings released by the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA), the Terrapins, athletic program was ranked tied for 19th out of 306 Division I schools last year. It is the highest finish for the Terps since rankings began five years ago, and Maryland,s 38-position jump from the No. 57 spot in 1994-95 is the greatest in that time by a school not previously ranked in the Top 25. Maryland,s Progression Under Debbie Yow
1994-95 57th -----
HOW THE OPPONENTS FARED AND WHO THEY PLAY NEXT:
S12 VIRGINIA (1-0, 0-0 ACC) #12 / #12
Last Week: defeated Auburn, 19-0
This Week: vs. Maryland
S19 WEST VIRGINIA (0-1) #20 / #20
Last Week: lost to Ohio State, 34-17
This Week: idle
S26 TEMPLE (0-1)
Last Week: lost to Toledo, 24-12
This Week: vs. Akron
O3 FLORIDA STATE (1-0, 0-0 ACC) #2 / #2
Last Week: defeated Texas A & M, 23-14
This Week: at NC State
O10 CLEMSON (1-0, 0-0 ACC)
Last Week: defeated Furman, 33-0
This Week: vs. Virginia Tech
O17 WAKE FOREST (0-1, 0-0 ACC)
Last Week: lost to Air Force, 42-0
This Week: vs. Navy (Sept. 10)
O31 GEORGIA TECH (0-1, 0-0 ACC)
Last Week: lost to Boston College, 41-31
This Week: vs. New Mexico State
N7 NO. CAROLINA (0-1, 0-0 ACC) NR / #24
Last Week: lost to Miami (Ohio), 13-10
This Week: idle
N14 DUKE (1-0, 0-0 ACC)
Last Week: defeated Western Carolina, 24-10
This Week: at Northwestern
N21 NC STATE (1-0, 0-0 ACC)
Last Week: defeated Ohio, 34-31
This Week: vs. Florida State
BARTON & OGLE JOIN ESPN PLAYERS
New questions and responses appear every Thursday.
ESPN: Do you think that student-athletes should be required to maintain a minimum grade-point average for eligibility standards? If so, what do you think of the current 2.0 minimum GPA, or would you suggest another minimum?
Barton: ,It should be determined by the school and it shouldn,t be the same for every school. Some schools obviously have more difficult academic standards. The minimum GPA should be according to university standards at each school.0/00
Ogle: "People, and students, have to keep in mind that we,re student-athletes. We are students first, and athletes second. It,s hard being a student-athlete to come to college and play football as well as do your studies. Most student-athletes are aware of how hard it is to balance both, but (going to school) is what we,re here for because we,re not guaranteed a sports career after college. I think a 2.0 is very average, very adequate. It is fine as a minimum."
TERRAPIN HISTORY AND FACTS
Vanderlinden has appeared in 9 major bowl games. The Maryland coaching staff boasts experience in 35 major college bowls and three Super Bowls.
TEAM HISTORY
105 seasons (1892-94, 1896-present)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS
ACC CHAMPIONSHIPS
FINAL RANKINGS (AP; AP/Coaches)
BOWL GAMES (6-9-2)
TERPS IN THE NFL (current as of Sept. 7)
QUOTING COACH VANDERLINDEN On the win over JMU: ,We made a lot of first-game mistakes, all those technical mistakes. You say to yourself, OEWe,ve worked against this, we,ve talked about it, we,ve practiced these scenarios., It really hurt us. Clipping after a 10-yard gain...holding on third and five. We had plenty of opportunities in James Madison,s territory. James Madison, I have to give them credit. They played lights out like I knew they would. They had nothing to lose. They packed it on in there, and we were a little bit stubborn to get our running game going. We were running into some heavy defenses and didn,t execute as well as we could have. But, we also made some mistakes by taking too many sacks. If it,s not there we just have to learn to throw the ball away and not eat that yardage up. So we made some of those first-time mistakes. But overall, this young football team needed a win, and we came and we got a win. I told our team coming out, expect this to go right down to the wire...You gain more from these types of wins. It was good for us to take it down to the wire.0/00
On the Terps, defense: ,I thought our defense the first three quarters was sensational. Nothing short of sensational. Our defense dominated the line of scrimmage play after play. And then we messed up a coverage when we didn,t rotate a safety back into the middle and they popped one up the gut on us, and that takes them right down to the goal line.0/00
On the team,s overall youth: ,When we get beneath our starters on both sides of the ball, we,re playing a lot of inexperienced, not-ready-for-prime-time players. And that took its toll on us. We have to continue to develop that depth and keep bringing these young guys along.0/00
On Lynde Washington: ,Lynde is a battler, a very competitive young man. He went through some hard times a year ago. And to come up with two interceptions, one for a score, I thought it was great for him to start out like that. He got beat on that one fade route, which is a difficult route to defend. They came back the next series and tried to do the same thing and he was right on top of it. So I was very pleased with the way Lynde played. I thought he was much better than we saw from him a year ago.0/00
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS
2 3 Former high school teammates at Cardinal Gibbons H.S. in Fort Lauderdale, QB Ken Mastrole and RB Harold Westley have shared the starting backfield three times during their Maryland careers.
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