2019 Maryland Terrapins football team

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2019 Maryland Terrapins football
Maryland Terrapins logo.svg
Conference Big Ten Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–9 (1–8 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Scottie Montgomery (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread option
Defensive coordinator Jon Hoke (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
Uniform
Maryland terrapins football unif.png
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$^  9 0   13 1  
No. 9 Penn State  7 2   11 2  
No. 18 Michigan  6 3   9 4  
Indiana  5 4   8 5  
Michigan State  4 5   7 6  
Maryland  1 8   3 9  
Rutgers  0 9   2 10  
West Division
No. 11 Wisconsin xy  7 2   10 4  
No. 10 Minnesota x  7 2   11 2  
No. 15 Iowa  6 3   10 3  
Illinois  4 5   6 7  
Purdue  3 6   4 8  
Nebraska  3 6   5 7  
Northwestern  1 8   3 9  
Championship: Ohio State 34, Wisconsin 21
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Terrapins played their home games at Maryland Stadium in College Park, Maryland and competed in the East Division of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–8 in Big Ten play to finish in sixth place in the East Division.

Contents

Offseason

Spring game

Maryland held its annual Red-White spring exhibition game on April 27, 2019. [1] The Red team, led by redshirt junior quarterback and game MVP Tyler DeSue, triumphed over the White team 28–17. [1]

Recruiting

College recruiting information (2019)
NameHometownSchoolHeightWeightCommit date
Cortez Andrews
OLB
Tallahassee, FL Godby High School 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)217 lb (98 kg)Feb 6, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (80)
Deonte Banks
CB
Edgewood, MD Edgewood High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jun 22, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (79)
Kameron Blount
OLB
Waldorf, MD Saint Charles High School6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)216 lb (98 kg)Apr 1, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (78)
Anthony Booker
DL
Cincinnati, OH Winton Woods High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)280 lb (130 kg)Feb 5, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (75)
Erwin Byrd
DB
Powder Springs, GA McEachern High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg)Jan 27, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (73)
TreRon Collins
DB
Fairburn, GA Langston Hughes High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg)Jan 27, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (80)
Nick Cross
DB
Hyattsville, MD DeMatha Catholic High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)206 lb (93 kg)Feb 12, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  4 stars.svg    (84)
Tyler Devera
TE
Oradell, NJ Bergen Catholic High6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)227 lb (103 kg)Feb 3, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (74)
Marcus Finger
OL
Fort Myers, FL Fort Myers High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)296 lb (134 kg)Feb 4, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (71)
Lavonte Gater
DB
Washington, DC Frank W. Ballou High School5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)160 lb (73 kg)Feb 21, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (73)
Isaiah Hazel
WR
Upper Marlboro, MD Dr. Henry A. Wise, Jr. High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg)Dec 12, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  4 stars.svg    (83)
Parris Heath
OL
Brooklyn, NY ASA College 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)325 lb (147 kg)Feb 3, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (N/A)
Deshawn Holt
DL
Waldorf, MD Westlake High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg)Jun 25, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (79)
Malik Jackson
TE
Fort Meade, MD Meade High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)225 lb (102 kg)Dec 19, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (73)
Lance Legendre
QB
New Orleans, LA Warren Easton High School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)205 lb (93 kg)Feb 6, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  4 stars.svg     247Sports:  4 stars.svg     ESPN:  4 stars.svg    (82)
Mason Lunsford
OL
Olney, MD Our Lady of Good Counsel High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)305 lb (138 kg)Dec 14, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (74)
Sam Okuayinonu
DL
Lowell, MA Mesabi Range Comm & Tech College6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)270 lb (120 kg)Jan 26, 2019 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (76)
Dino Tomlin
WR
Pittsburgh, PA Shady Side Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)165 lb (75 kg)Nov 6, 2018 
Recruit ratings: Rivals:  3 stars.svg     247Sports:  3 stars.svg     ESPN:  3 stars.svg    (76)
Overall recruit ranking:    247Sports: 46
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Transfers

NamePos.HeightWeightClassHometownCollege transferred from
DeJuan Ellis WR 5'11"178FreshmanAccokeek, MdVirginia Tech
Josh Jackson QB 6'1"215JuniorSaline, MIVirginia Tech
Keandre Jones OLB 6'3"210SeniorOlney, MdOhio State
Tyler Mabry TE 6'3"265SeniorYpsilanti, MIUniversity at Buffalo
Sean Savoy WR 5'9"177JuniorWashington, D.C.Virginia Tech
Shaq Smith OLB 6'2"256JuniorBaltimore, MDClemson University

Preseason Big Ten poll

Although the Big Ten Conference has not held an official preseason poll since 2010, Cleveland.com has polled sports journalists representing all member schools as a de facto preseason media poll since 2011. For the 2019 poll, Maryland was projected to finish in sixth in the East Division. [2]

Award watch lists

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Bednarik Award [3] Antoine Brooks DBSR
Maxwell Award [4] Anthony McFarland Jr. RBSO
Doak Walker Award [5] Anthony McFarland Jr.RBSO
John Mackey Award [6] Tyler Mabry TEGS
Rimington Trophy [7] Johnny JordanCJR
Paul Hornung Award [8] Javon Leake RBJR
Wuerffel Trophy [9] Noah BarnesTEJR

Personnel

Roster

2019 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 D. J. Turner Sr
RB 2Lorenzo Harrison III Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 3 Tyrrell Pigrome Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 4Lance Legendre Redshirt.svg  Fr
RB 5 Anthony McFarland Jr. Redshirt.svg  So
WR 6 Jeshaun Jones   Injury icon 2.svg So
WR 7 Dontay Demus Jr. So
RB 8 Tayon Fleet-Davis Jr
TE 9 Chigoziem Okonkwo So
WR 10Jayden Comma Redshirt.svg  So
QB 11Donny Sanders Redshirt.svg  So
QB 13Tyler Desue Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 13Rayshad Lewis Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 15Brian CobbsSo
WR 16Dino Tomlin Redshirt.svg  Fr
QB 17 Josh Jackson Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 18Max Bortenschlager  Injury icon 2.svg Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 19MJ Jarrell Redshirt.svg  So
RB 20 Javon Leake Jr
WR 21Darryl JonesSo
QB 22Eric NajarianFr
WR 26Justin BrownSo
WR 29Sean Savoy
FB 32Antonio DicerboJr
RB 34 Jake Funk Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 45Zack RoskiJr
TE 46Robert SchwobJr
OL 52Evan Gregory Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 54 Spencer Anderson Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 55Austin Fontaine Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 57TJ BradleyJr
OL 61Breyon Gaddy Redshirt.svg  So
OL 63Tyler HamiltonJr
OL 64Marcus Finger Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 67Tyran Hunt Redshirt.svg  So
OL 68Ellis McKennieSr
OL 69Parris HeathSo
OL 70Sean ChristieSr
OL 71 Jaelyn Duncan Redshirt.svg  Fr
OL 72Marcus Minor Redshirt.svg  So
OL 73Johnny JordanJr
OL 75Terrance DavisSr
OL 76Jack WagmanJr
OL 78Mason Lunsford Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 80Noah BarnesJr
TE 81 Tyler Mabry Sr
WR 82Isaiah Hazel Redshirt.svg  Fr
WR 83Carlos Carriere Redshirt.svg  So
WR 84Chris JonesSr
WR 85Sean Nelson Redshirt.svg  So
TE 86Malik Jackson Redshirt.svg  Fr
TE 87Tyler Devera Redshirt.svg  Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 3 Nick Cross Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 4 Keandre Jones Sr
LB 5Shaq Smith Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 7 Tino Ellis Sr
DB 8 Marcus Lewis Sr
DL 10Tyler Baylor Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 11Fofie Bazzie Redshirt.svg  So
DB 12Vincent Flythe Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 14Deon Jones Redshirt.svg  So
LB 16 Ayinde Eley Redshirt.svg  So
DB 17Treron Collins Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 18Jordan MosleySo
LB 19Ahmad McCullough Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 20Antwaine Richardson  Injury icon 2.svg Sr
LB 22Isaiah DavisSr
DB 23Fa'Najae Gotay Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 24Kenny Bennett Redshirt.svg  So
DB 25 Antoine Brooks Sr
DB 26Erwin Byrd Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 27Bryce BrandJr
LB 30 Durell Nchami   Injury icon 2.svg So
DB 31Tahj Capehart Redshirt.svg  So
LB 32Bruce MillerSr
DB 33 Deonte Banks Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 35Kobi ThomasFr
LB 36Cortez Andrews Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 37Lavonte Gater Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB 38Kareem MontgomerySr
LB 39Deshawn Holt Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 40Tanyi Makia Redshirt.svg  So
LB 42Kameron Blount Redshirt.svg  Fr
LB 43Wyatt CookSr
LB 44 Chance Campbell So
LB 48Oladimeji OlayinkaSo
LB 49David BrownleeSo
DL 51Jacob PurcellSr
DL 52Oluwaseun OluwatimiSr
LB 53Sean GreelyFr
DL 59Keiron HowardSr
DL 77Cherokee GlasgowSo
DL 88Jalen Alexander Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 89Anthony Booker Jr. Redshirt.svg  Fr
DL 90B'Ahmad Miller Redshirt.svg  So
DL 95Lawtez Rogers Redshirt.svg  So
DL 96Brett KulkaSr
DL 97 Sam Okuayinonu Jr
DL 98Brandon Gaddy Redshirt.svg  So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 27Joseph PetrinoSo
K 38Paul InzerilloJr
K 41Mike ShinskySr
LS 47James RosenberrySo
LS 58Paul MouringFr
K 97Bentley FaulknerSo
P 98Anthony PecorellaFr
P 99Colton SpanglerFr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Scottie Montgomery (Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks)
  • Jon Hoke (Defensive Coordinator / Safeties)
  • John Papuchis (Special Teams Coordinator/ Inside Linebackers)
  • Joker Phillips (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Wide Receivers)
  • John Reagan (Offensive Line)
  • Delbert Cowsette (Defensive Line)
  • Cory Robinson (Defensive Passing game Coordinator / Cornerbacks)
  • Brian Williams (Outside Linebackers)
  • Elijah Brooks (Running Backs)
  • Mike Miller (Tight Ends)
  • Ryan Davis (Director of Football Strength and Conditioning)
  • Matthew Fyle (Associate Director of Football Strength and Conditioning)
  • Ron Zook (Senior Analyst)
  • Brawley Evans (Senior Defensive Analyst)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Depth chart

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 31 12:00 p.m. Howard * BTN W 79–0 32,761
September 7 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Syracuse *
  • Maryland Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ESPN W 63–20 33,493
September 14 12:00 p.m. at Temple *No. 21 CBSSN L 17–20 30,610
September 27 8:00 p.m. No. 12 Penn State
  • Maryland Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
FS1 L 0–59 53,228
October 5 12:00 p.m. at Rutgers BTN W 48–7 30,185
October 12 12:00 p.m. at Purdue BTN L 14–40 52,296
October 19 3:30 p.m. Indiana
BTN L 28–34 32,606
October 26 3:30 p.m. at No. 17 Minnesota ESPN L 10–52 44,715
November 2 12:00 p.m. No. 14 Michigan Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Maryland Stadium
  • College Park, MD
ABC L 7–38 40,701
November 9 12:00 p.m. at No. 1 Ohio State FOX L 14–73 101,022
November 23 3:30 p.m. Nebraska
  • Maryland Stadium
  • College Park, MD
BTN L 7–54 34,802
November 30 3:30 p.m. at Michigan State FS1 L 16–19 51,366

[10]

Game summaries

Howard

1234Total
Bison00000
Terrapins282816779
CategoryPlayerStatistics
OffensivePassing Josh Jackson 15-24, 245 yds, 4td, 92.9 qbr
Rushing Jake Funk 12 car, 79 yds, 1 td
Receiving Dontay Demus Jr. 3 rec, 100 yds, 2 td
Defensive Sam Okuayinonu 3 solo-4 ast/7 tot, 1 sack
Keandre Jones 1 solo-3 ast/4 tot, 1.5 sack
Ayinde Eley 2 solo-4 ast/6 tot

Syracuse

1234Total
No. 21 Orange767020
Terrapins212171463
CategoryPlayerStatistics
OffensivePassingJosh Jackson21-38, 296 yds, 3td, 1 int, 84.7 qbr
Rushing Javon Leake 7 car, 107 yds, 2 td
ReceivingDarryl Jones3 rec, 70 yds
DefensiveKeandre Jones7 solo-1 ast/8 tot, 2 sack, 1 ff
Jordan Mosley3 solo,1 sac, 1 int
Antoine Brooks 8 solo-1 ast/9 tot

At Temple

1234Total
No. 21 Terrapins2013217
Owls706720
CategoryPlayerStatistics
OffensivePassingJosh Jackson15-38, 183 yds, 1td, 1 int, 16.1 qbr
Rushing Anthony McFarland Jr. 26 car, 137 yds, 1 td
ReceivingDontay Demus Jr.3 rec, 42 yds
DefensiveAntoine Brooks13 solo/13 tot, 1 fr
Jordan Mosley5 solo-2 ast/7 tot, 1ff
Chance Campbell 3 solo-1 ast/4 tot, 1 int

Penn State

1234Total
No. 12 Nittany Lions142471459
Terrapins00000
CategoryPlayerStatistics
OffensivePassingJosh Jackson10-21, 65 yds, 0 int, 3.8 qbr
RushingAnthony McFarland Jr.9 car, 31 yds
ReceivingDontay Demus Jr.1 rec, 18 yds
DefensiveAntoine Brooks6 solo/6 tot
Nick Cross 2 solo-1 ast/3 tot, 1 int
Chance Campbell5 solo-1 ast/6 tot

At Rutgers

1234Total
Terrapins72021048
Scarlet Knights07007
CategoryPlayerStatistics
OffensivePassingJosh Jackson9-16, 179 yds, 2 td, 60.5 qbr
RushingAnthony McFarland Jr.7 car, 87 yds, 2 td
ReceivingDontay Demus Jr.3 rec, 94 yds, 1 td
DefensiveAyinde Eley4 solo-8 ast/12 tot, 1int
Keandre Jones5 solo-5 ast/10 tot, 1 sac
Isaiah Davis2 solo-2 ast/4 tot, 1 int

At Purdue

1234Total
Terrapins0140014
Boilermakers13173740

Indiana

1234Total
Hoosiers14107334
Terrapins7147028

At Minnesota

1234Total
Terrapins030710
No. 17 Golden Gophers1414101452

Michigan

Michigan at Maryland
Team1234Total
No. 14 Wolverines14714338
Terrapins00707
  • Sources:

At Ohio State

Maryland at Ohio State
Team1234Total
Terrapins007714
No. 1 Buckeyes2121102173

Nebraska

1234Total
Cornhuskers1717101054
Terrapins00077

At Michigan State

1234Total
Terrapins709016
Spartans3100619

2020 NFL Draft

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
4124 Anthony McFarland Jr. RB Pittsburgh Steelers
6198 Antoine Brooks DB Pittsburgh Steelers
UDFA Javon Leake RB New York Giants
UDFA Tino Ellis CB New Orleans Saints
UDFA Tyler Mabry TE Seattle Seahawks

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP 21
Coaches 25
CFP Not releasedNot released

References

  1. 1 2 Markus, Don (April 27, 2019). "Three takeaways from Maryland's Red-White spring football game". The Baltimore Sun.
  2. Lesmerises, Doug (July 18, 2019). "Michigan named Big Ten football favorite in cleveland.com 2019 preseason poll". Cleveland.com.
  3. "2019 Bednarik Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  4. "2019 Maxwell Award Watch List - Maxwell Football Club". July 15, 2019. Archived from the original on July 15, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019.
  5. "2019 Doak Walker Award Candidates - SMU". www.smu.edu.
  6. "2019 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 19, 2019. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
  7. "Rimington Trophy Unveils 2019 Watch List". July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  8. "Paul Hornung Award Unveils 2019 Watch List". July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  9. "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2019 Watch List". July 25, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2019. Retrieved July 25, 2019.
  10. "2019 Maryland Football Schedule".