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2010 Maryland Terrapins football team

2010 Maryland Terrapins football
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Military Bowl, W 51–20 vs. East Carolina
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Division Atlantic
Ranking
Coaches No. 24
AP No. 23
2010 record 9–4 (5–3 ACC)
Head coach Ralph Friedgen (10th year)
Offensive coordinator James Franklin (3rd year)
Offensive scheme West Coast offense
Defensive coordinator Don Brown (2nd year)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
(Capacity: 54,000)
Uniform
ACC-Uniform-UMD-2010.png
Seasons
← 2009
2011 →
2010 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Atlantic Division
#17 Florida State x   6 2         10 4  
#23 Maryland   5 3         9 4  
#25 NC State   5 3         9 4  
Boston College   4 4         7 6  
Clemson   4 4         6 7  
Wake Forest   1 7         3 9  
Coastal Division
#16 Virginia Tech x$   8 0         11 3  
Miami   5 3         7 6  
Georgia Tech   4 4         6 7  
North Carolina   4 4         8 5  
Duke   1 7         3 9  
Virginia   1 7         4 8  
Championship: Virginia Tech 44, Florida State 33
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
As of January 11, 2011; Rankings from AP Poll
1 2 3 4 Total
Navy 0 7 7 0 14
Maryland 14 0 0 3 17

The 2010 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2010 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' (also officially known as the "Terps") 58th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and its sixth within the framework of the ACC Atlantic Division. They played their home games at Byrd Stadium and were led by head coach Ralph Friedgen. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in ACC play and were invited to the Military Bowl where they defeated East Carolina, 51–20.

Head coach Ralph Friedgen was fired at the end of the season. He was replaced on January 2, 2011 by Randy Edsall who was the head coach at Connecticut for twelve seasons (1999–2010).

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 Deborah Yow stated the expectation was seven wins in the 2010 season.

From the already inconsistent offensive line, Maryland lost left tackle Bruce Campbell and center Phil Costa. 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 Oakland Raiders. 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.


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