2006 Maryland Terrapins football team

2006 Maryland Terrapins football

Champs Sports Bowl champion
Champs Sports Bowl, W 24–7 vs. Purdue
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Division	Atlantic
2006 record	9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach	Ralph Friedgen
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen
Defensive coordinator	Chris Cosh
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (Capacity: 51,500)

2006 ACC football standings
	Conf				Overall
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		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

The 2006 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2006 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 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.

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^[1]
September 9	6:00 PM	Middle Tennessee*		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		W 24–10	47,704^[1]
September 14	7:45 PM	at No. 5 West Virginia*		Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV (Rivalry)	ESPN	L 24–45	60,513^[1]
September 23	6:00 PM	Florida International*		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD		W 14–10	45,317^[1]
October 7	3:30 PM	at No. 20 Georgia Tech		Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA	ESPNU	L 23–27	51,686^[1]
October 14	3:30 PM	Virginia		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA (Rivalry)	ESPN360	W 28–26	59,367^[1]
October 21	12:00 PM	NC State		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	Raycom/LFS	W 26–20	50,230^[1]
October 28	7:00 PM	Florida State		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN2	W 27–24	50,517^[1]
November 4	12:00 PM	at No. 19 Clemson		Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC	ESPN2	W 13–12	80,556^[1]
November 11	3:30 PM	Miami	No. 24	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ABC	W 14–13	50,721^[1]
November 18	12:00 PM	at No. 20 Boston College	No. 21	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	ESPN	L 16–38	44,500^[1]
November 25	7:45 PM	No. 20 Wake Forest		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ESPN	L 24–38	51,500^[1]
December 29	8:00 PM	vs. Purdue*		Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL (Champs Sports Bowl)	ESPN	W 24–7	40,168^[1]
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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

Florida International

	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida International	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

Georgia Tech tailback Tashard Choice (#22) dives into the end zone against the Terps.

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

	1	2	3	4	Total
Miami	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 - Purdue

Maryland defeated the Purdue Boilermakers 24-7 in the 2006 Champs Sports Bowl

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

Team players in the NFL

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Year-By-Year Results 1960-Present". University of Maryland.

Maryland Terrapins football
Venues	Maryland Agricultural College Field Old Byrd Stadium (1923–1947, 1949) Griffith Stadium (1948) Maryland Stadium (1950–present)
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