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The 2010 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the
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in the
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. It was the Terrapins' (also officially known as the "Terps") 58th season as a member of the
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(ACC) and its sixth within the ACC's Atlantic Division. They played their home games at
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and were led by head coach Ralph Friedgen. Maryland finished the season 9–4 overall and 5–3 in ACC play. The Terrapins were invited to the Military Bowl, where they defeated
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, 51–20. Friedgen was fired at the end of the season. He was replaced on January 2, 2011 by
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, who was the head coach at
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for the previous 12 seasons (1999–2010).


Schedule


Before the season

The season prior, Maryland finished with a 2–10 (ACC 1–7) record, the worst in head coach Ralph Friedgen's tenure and the first ten-loss season in school history. Despite rumors to the contrary, Friedgen was retained, but then athletic director
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stated the expectation was seven wins in the 2010 season.


Key losses

From the already inconsistent
offensive line, Maryland lost left tackle
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and center Phil Costa.2010 Maryland Preview – Offense
, Scout.com, June 27, 2010.
The 6-foot 7-inch, 310-pound Campbell elected to enter the NFL Draft a year early, and was selected in the fourth round by the
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. Backfield bulwark fullback Cory Jackson was lost to graduation, as was former starting quarterback Chris Turner. Other starters whose eligibility was exhausted were defensive tackle Travis Ivey, defensive ends Jared Harrell and Deege Galt, cornerback Anthony Wiseman, and safeties Jamari McCullough and Terrell Skinner.


Key returns

Maryland's offensive unit returned seven starters. Jamarr Robinson, the only returning quarterback with game experience, entered the season as the starter as expected. In 2009, he filled in for an injured Turner and completed 46 of 85 pass attempts for 459 yards, two
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s, and no
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s. Former 1,000-yard rusher
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amassed 425 yards and four touchdowns on 85 carries but sat out much of the 2009 season with a broken wrist. Davin Meggett also returned alongside Scott to split touches as the number-one running back. Torrey Smith returned as the leading wide receiver and a strong team leader. The offensive line's loss of Costa was replaced with former walk-on Paul Pinegar. The defensive unit returned five starters, including returning tackle (131) leader linebacker Alex Wujciak, returning sack (6) leader Adrian Moten, and interception (4) leader Cameron Chism.Maryland Terrapins Preview 2010 – Defense
, Scout.com, June 27, 2010.


Recruiting


Personnel


Depth chart


Game summaries


Navy

Maryland and
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renewed their intrastate rivalry for their second meeting in 45 years at
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in
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. The Terrapins took a 14–0 first quarter lead before the Midshipmen equalized in the second half. Maryland punter Travis Baltz made good a final period
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, which proved the margin of victory after a goal-line stop by Kenny Tate halted a Navy drive in the closing minutes. Navy gained 412 rushing yards, but the Maryland defense allowed them to convert only two of seven scoring opportunities in the red zone.


Morgan State

In Maryland's home opener they faced Division I FCS of
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in their first ever meeting. Maryland routed Morgan State, 62–3. The Terrapins held their opponent to 85 yards of offense, the smallest number during Friedgen's tenure as head coach. It featured the most points scored by a Maryland team since the
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game against
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, and the second-largest margin in the Ralph Friedgen era (after the 61–0 shutout of The Citadel in
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).


West Virginia

Maryland started the game against
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with four crowd noise-induced penalties that pushed them back against their own end zone. The Mountaineers took a 28–0 lead in the third quarter, but the Terrapins responded with 17 unanswered points. The Maryland passing attack exploited the absence of West Virginia cornerback
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who had been suspended for a drunk driving charge. Quarterback Jamarr Robinson completed long touchdown passes of 60 and 80 yards to Torrey Smith, who dropped a third would-be score in the end zone. Offensive lineman Justin Gilbert suffered a knee injury, and the Maryland line surrendered eight sacks, including one which re-injured backup quarterback Danny O'Brien's ankle in his only snap of the game. It was the most allowed by the offensive line during Friedgen's tenure.


FIU

Redshirt freshman Danny O'Brien started as quarterback in place of Jamarr Robinson, who had a sore throwing arm from the West Virginia game. In the first three possessions, O'Brien managed only one first down, and Maryland fell behind, 7–0. The quarterback then connected with Torrey Smith for a 32-yard pass, which was advanced to the Florida International 9-yard line because of a ten-yard facemask penalty. On the next play, O'Brien floated a pass to LaQuan Williams in the back corner of the end zone, and the point after touchdown equalized the score. In the second quarter, Tony Logan returned a punt 85 yards for a touchdown, which put Maryland up 14–7 at halftime. It was the first time Maryland scored on a punt return since Steve Suter did so in the
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. After Florida International equalized,
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scored on a 56-yard rush with 2:46 left in the first half. In the third quarter, Florida International scored again before Maryland retook the lead with a 68-yard pass from O'Brien to Smith. Both teams scored once more, and with four minutes remaining in the game, Davin Meggett ran for a 76-yard touchdown. It was the first time Maryland had two 50-yard touchdown runs since Bruce Perry accomplished that feat in
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Duke

In the ACC season opener, Maryland was outgained for the fourth time of the season yet again escaped with a victory. The Terrapins surrendered no turnovers while taking away two from
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, on two interceptions by safety Antwine Perez and linebacker Adrian Moten. Maryland held Duke to field goals in its first three possessions, and fell behind 9–0. Davin Meggett scored on a 9-yard run to cap a Maryland drive shortly before half time. In the third quarter, Tony Logan returned a punt 85 yards which helped the Terrapins a 14–9 advantage. In the final period, Da'Rel Scott caught a short pass from Danny O'Brien and broke free for a 71-yard touchdown. Duke scored to cut the margin to 21–16, and drove to the Maryland 38-yard line. Antwine Perez broke up a pass from quarterback Sean Renfree, which gave Maryland possession on downs and allowed them to run out the clock.


Clemson


Boston College


Wake Forest


Miami (FL)


Virginia


Florida State


NC State


East Carolina


Awards

* Ralph Friedgen, ACC Coach of the Year * Danny O'Brien, QB, ACC Rookie of the Year,Friedgen, O'Brien Honored by the ACC Friedgen earns league's coach of the year award for the second time; O'Brien first-ever Terp rookie of the year
, University of Maryland, November 30, 2010.
Freshman All-America team


All-conference

* Torrey Smith, WR, All- ACC first team2010 All-ACC Football Teams Announced ACSMA honors top student-athletes from around the ACC.
, Atlantic Coast Conference, November 29, 2010.
*Tony Logan, SP, All- ACC first team * Kenny Tate, S, All- ACC first team * Alex Wujciak, LB, All- ACC first team *Joe Vellano, DT, All- ACC second team *Paul Pinegar, OT, All- ACC honorable mention


Players of the week

* Danny O'Brien, QB, ACC Rookie of the Week, September 27, 2010 * Danny O'Brien, QB, ACC Rookie of the Week, October 25, 2010ACC Announces ACC Football Players Of The Week for October 25 Clemson's Andre Ellington and Miami's Allen Bailey highlight six honorees
, Atlantic Coast Conference, October 25, 2010.
* Danny O'Brien, QB, ACC Rookie of the Week, November 1, 2010 * Danny O'Brien, QB, ACC Rookie of the Week, November 15, 2010 * Danny O'Brien, QB, ACC Rookie of the Week, November 29, 2010Three Terps Earn ACC POW Honors Smith voted offensive back of week, Perez the top defensive back, O'Brien No. 1 rookie
, University of Maryland, November 29, 2010.
* Antwine Perez, DB, Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week, October 27, 2010 * Antwine Perez, DB, ACC Defensive Back of the Week, October 25, 2010 * Antwine Perez, DB, ACC Defensive Back of the Week, November 29, 2010 * Torrey Smith, WR, ACC Offensive Back of the Week, November 29, 2010 * Kenny Tate, DB,
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Nagurski National Defensive Player of the Week, September 4, 2010MARYLAND'S TATE IS NAGURSKI NATIONAL DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Football Writers Association of America, September 7, 2010.
* Kenny Tate, DB, Jim Thorpe Defensive Back of the Week, September 9, 2010 * Kenny Tate, DB, ACC Defensive Back of the Week, September 4, 2010Atlantic Coast Conference Announces ACC Football Players of the Week; UNC's Yates, Maryland's Tate Headline Eight Honorees
, Atlantic Coast Conference, September 7, 2010.
*Joe Vellano, DT, ACC Defensive Lineman of the Week, September 4, 2010


Watch lists

* Travis Baltz, P/K, William V. Campbell Trophy semifinalist *Adrian Moten, LB, Butkus Award Watch ListThree Terps on Preseason Award Watch Lists Moten and Wujciak on Butkus list, Smith a candidate for Hornung Award
, University of Maryland, August 17, 2010.
*
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, RB,
Doak Walker Award Since 1990 the Doak Walker Award honors the top running back in college football in the United States. It is named in honor of Doak Walker, a former running back who played for the SMU Mustangs from 1945 to 1949 and in the National Football Le ...
Watch List *
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, RB, Maxwell Award Watch List * Torrey Smith, WR,
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Watch ListSmith on Biletnikoff Watch List Terps junior in running for nation's top wide receiver award
, University of Maryland, August 13, 2010.
* Torrey Smith, WR,
Paul Hornung Award The Paul Hornung Award is a college football award that was created in January 2010 by the Louisville Sports Commission (LSC) with the support of Paul Hornung, a native and resident of Louisville, Kentucky and member of the College Football Hall ...
Watch List * Kenny Tate, FS,
Bronko Nagurski Trophy The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football defensive player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best in the National Collegiate Athl ...
Watch List * Alex Wujciak, LB,
Bronko Nagurski Trophy The Bronko Nagurski Trophy has been awarded annually since 1993 to the collegiate American football defensive player adjudged by the membership of the Football Writers Association of America (FWAA) to be the best in the National Collegiate Athl ...
Watch ListWujciak on Nagurski Watch List Senior linebacker candidate for third postseason award
, University of Maryland, June 21, 2010.
* Alex Wujciak, LB, Butkus Award Watch List * Alex Wujciak, LB, Chuck Bednarik Award Watch ListScott, Wujciak on Preseason Watch Lists Senior running back on Maxwell Award list, senior linebacker a Bednarik Award candidate
, University of Maryland, August 9, 2010.
* Alex Wujciak, LB,
Lombardi Award The Rotary Lombardi Award is an award for college football in the United States. Awarded by the Rotary Club of Houston, Texas annually to the college football player "who best embodies the values and spirit of NFL's legendary coach Vince Lomba ...
Watch List * Alex Wujciak, LB,
Lott Trophy The Lott IMPACT Trophy is presented annually to the college football defensive IMPACT player of the year. IMPACT is an acronym for: Integrity, Maturity, Performance, Academics, Community, and Tenacity. The award purports to equally recognize th ...
Watch List * Torrey Smith, Preseason All-ACC team specialist2010 Preseason ACC Football Team Announced; North Carolina Leads With Five Selections, 20 of 23 Earned All-ACC Honors in 2009
, Atlantic Coast Conference, July 28, 2010.
* Torrey Smith, Preseason All-ACC team wide receiver * Alex Wujciak, Preseason All-ACC team linebacker *Tony Logan, PR, '' Phil Steele's'' Midseason All-ACC first teamPHIL STEELE'S 2010 MIDSEASON ALL-ACC TEAM
''Phil Steele's College Football Preview'', retrieved October 20, 2010.
*Adrian Moten, LB, '' Phil Steele's'' Midseason All-ACC second team * Torrey Smith, WR, '' Phil Steele's'' Midseason All-ACC first team * Kenny Tate, S, '' Phil Steele's'' Midseason All-ACC second team *Joe Vellano, DT, '' Phil Steele's'' Midseason All-ACC first team * Alex Wujciak, LB, '' Phil Steele's'' Midseason All-ACC first team


References


External links

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