2018 Maryland Terrapins football team

2018 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Big Ten Conference
Division	East Division
Record	5–7 (3–6 Big Ten)
Head coach	Matt Canada (interim, 1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Walt Bell (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Andy Buh (3rd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ←  2017 2019  →

2018 Big Ten Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 3 Ohio State xy$		8	–	1					13	–	1
No. 14 Michigan x		8	–	1					10	–	3
No. 17 Penn State		6	–	3					9	–	4
Michigan State		5	–	4					7	–	6
Maryland		3	–	6					5	–	7
Indiana		2	–	7					5	–	7
Rutgers		0	–	9					1	–	11
West Division
No. 21 Northwestern xy		8	–	1					9	–	5
Wisconsin		5	–	4					8	–	5
No. 25 Iowa		5	–	4					9	–	4
Purdue		5	–	4					6	–	7
Minnesota		3	–	6					7	–	6
Nebraska		3	–	6					4	–	8
Illinois		2	–	7					4	–	8
Championship: Ohio State 45, Northwestern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland during the 2018 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.

Following the death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair during a spring football practice, significant scrutiny was laid on head coach D. J. Durkin and his football staff. Following an investigation, Durkin was suspended and offensive coordinator Matt Canada was named interim coach. Durkin was fired on October 31, despite an internal investigation finding that the team did not have a "toxic culture".

In the Terrapins' first game of the year, they defeated then-No. 23 Texas in a game played at FedExField, home of the Washington Redskins. In the team's home opener two weeks later, the team was upset by Temple. In Big Ten Conference play, the team secured wins against Minnesota, Rutgers, and Illinois. In a late-November game against eventual Big Ten champion Ohio State, Maryland took the Buckeyes to overtime, but lost on an unsuccessful two-point conversion attempt that would have won the game. Maryland finished in fifth in the East Division with a record of 5–7, 3–6 in conference play.

Kasim Hill started at quarterback for the Terrapins until he suffered a torn ACL in the game against Indiana on November 10. ^[1] Tyrell Pigrome started the remainder of the season. Running back Anthony McFarland Jr. led the team with over 1,000 yards rushing. On defense, linebacker Tre Watson led the Big Ten Conference with five interceptions and was named first team all-conference by the media.

Player death and culture controversy

Main article: Jordan McNair

On May 29, Jordan McNair, a 19-year-old offensive lineman for Maryland, collapsed during a strenuous practice. He was hospitalized after visibly showing signs of extreme exhaustion with a body temperature of 106 °F (41 °C) recorded upon arrival. ^[2] He was later airlifted to the R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center to receive an emergency liver transplant, ^[3] where he died on June 13. ^[4] Though no cause of death was initially listed for McNair, ^[5] findings published by ESPN in August show that he likely died of a heat stroke, with teammates and medical staff noticing an apparent seizure one hour before a 911 call was placed. This corroborated a statement made by his parents a month earlier. ^[6]

An investigation started immediately after his death showed that McNair first showed signs of heat illness at 4:59 PM ^{[7] : 27–29} but did not arrive at the hospital for treatment until 6:36 PM. ^{[7] : 32} A second investigation, into the culture of the Maryland football program, was started after ESPN published an investigative article in August 2018. Multiple staffers were suspended ^[8] and the strength and conditioning coach named as the main abuser in the ESPN report, Rick Court, resigned almost immediately after being suspended. ^[9] Head coach D.J. Durkin was also suspended and Matt Canada was named interim coach; ^[10] after the second investigation concluded that Maryland football did not have, by definition, a toxic culture, Durkin was reinstated on October 30. ^[11] Following intense uproar and protest over his return, Durkin was personally fired the next day by University President Wallace Loh. ^[12]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy [13]	Brendan Moore	C	SR
Maxwell Award [14]	Ty Johnson	RB	SR
Ray Guy Award [15]	Wade Lees	P	JR
Paul Hornung Award [16]	Ty Johnson	RB/KR	SR
Wuerffel Trophy [17]	Taivon Jacobs	WR	SR
Earl Campbell Tyler Rose Award [18]	Brendon Moore	C	SR

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 23 Texas *	FedExField Landover, MD	FS1	W 34–29	47,641
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Bowling Green *	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	ESPN+	W 45–14	16,142
September 15	12:00 p.m.	Temple *	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	L 14–35	32,057
September 22	12:00 p.m.	Minnesota	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 42–13	36,211
October 6	12:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Michigan	Michigan Stadium Ann Arbor, MI	ABC	L 21–42	110,452
October 13	12:00 p.m.	Rutgers	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 34–7	32,995
October 20	12:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Iowa	Kinnick Stadium Iowa City, IA	ESPN2	L 0–23	69,250
October 27	3:30 p.m.	Illinois	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	BTN	W 63–33	30,387
November 3	12:00 p.m.	Michigan State	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	ESPN2	L 3–24	31,735
November 10	12:00 p.m.	at Indiana	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	BTN	L 32–34	35,264
November 17	12:00 p.m.	No. 9 Ohio State	Maryland Stadium College Park, MD	ABC	L 51–52 OT	38,117
November 24	3:30 p.m.	at No. 15 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	ABC	L 3–38	98,422
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

vs Texas

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Longhorns	7	15	7	0	29
Terrapins	14	10	0	10	34

See also: 2018 Texas Longhorns football team

After a tumultuous offseason, Maryland emerged victorious against Texas 34-29 after shaking off a 30+ minute thunder delay. In Matt Canada's debut as interim head coach, Maryland forced three turnovers in the final 6:09 of the game after losing a 24-7 lead. Freshman Jeshaun Jones, in his first career game, completed the trifecta by passing for a touchdown, receiving a touchdown, and rushing for a touchdown. Most notably, the Terrapins paid tribute to the late Jordan McNair by lining up with 10 players on their first offensive play. Maryland waited for a delay of game penalty and Texas declined the penalty in a show of good sportsmanship. ^[20]

At Bowling Green

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	10	7	28	45
Falcons	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2018 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Temple

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	14	7	7	35
Terrapins	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2018 Temple Owls football team

Minnesota

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Gophers	0	10	3	0	13
Terrapins	14	7	14	7	42

See also: 2018 Minnesota Golden Gophers football team

At Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	7	0	0	14	21
No. 15 Wolverines	3	14	10	15	42

See also: 2018 Michigan Wolverines football team

Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Scarlet Knights	0	0	0	7	7
Terrapins	10	14	10	0	34

See also: 2018 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

At Iowa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	0	0	0	0	0
No. 19 Hawkeyes	3	10	10	0	23

See also: 2018 Iowa Hawkeyes football team

Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Illini	3	6	10	14	33
Terrapins	14	14	21	14	63

See also: 2018 Illinois Fighting Illini football team

Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	10	0	7	7	24
Terrapins	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2018 Michigan State Spartans football team

At Indiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	6	9	8	9	32
Hoosiers	0	21	10	3	34

See also: 2018 Indiana Hoosiers football team

Ohio State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
No. 9 Buckeyes	3	14	7	21	7	52
Terrapins	17	7	7	14	6	51

See also: 2018 Ohio State Buckeyes football team

At Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terrapins	3	0	0	0	3
No. 15 Nittany Lions	14	3	7	14	38

See also: 2018 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Roster

2018 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 1 D. J. Turner Jr RB 2 Lorenzo Harrison III Jr QB 3 Tyrrell Pigrome  So QB 4 Brian Clarkin Fr RB 5 Anthony McFarland Jr.  Fr WR 6 Jeshaun Jones Fr WR 7 Dontay Demus Fr RB 8 Tayon Fleet-Davis So WR 9 Jahrvis Davenport Sr WR 10 Jayden Comma  Fr QB 11 Kasim Hill  Fr WR 12 Tavion Jacobs  Sr QB 13 Tyler Desue Fr WR 14 Tahj Capehart So QB 15 Legend Brumbaugh So WR 15 Brian Cobbs Fr QB 16 Brayden Hawkins Fr TE 17 Chigoziem Okonkwo Fr QB 18 Max Bortenschlager Jr WR 19 M. J. Jarrell  Fr RB 20 Javon Leake So WR 21 Darryl Jones Fr RB 23 Ikechukwu Ogwuegbu Jr RB 6 Ty Johnson Jr WR 26 Justin Brown Fr RB 34 Jake Funk Jr TE 45 Zack Roski So TE 46 Robert Schwob So OL 52 Evan Gregory Fr OL 54 Spencer Anderson Fr OL 55 Derwin Gray  Jr OL 57 T. J. Bradley So OL 58 Damian Prince  Sr OL 63 Tyler Hamilton So OL 64 Brendan Moore  Sr OL 67 Tyran Hunt  Fr OL 68 Ellis McKennie  Jr OL 69 Gabriel Matthews Fr OL 70 Sean Christie  Sr OL 71 Jaelyn Duncan Fr OL 72 Marcus Minor So OL 73 Johnny Jordan So OL 74 Brian Plummer  So OL 75 Terrence Davis Jr OL 76 Jack Wagman So OL 79 Jordan McNair So TE 80 Noah Barnes  So TE 82 Avery Edwards Sr WR 83 Carlos Carriere  Fr WR 84 Chris Jones Sr WR 85 Sean Nelson  Fr TE 87 Michael Cornwell Sr TE 89 Andrew Park  Fr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Ravon Davis Sr DB 3 Qwuantrezz Knight Jr DB 4 Darnell Savage Sr DL 6 Jesse Aniebonam  Sr DB 7 Tino Ellis Jr DB 8 Marcus Lewis  Jr DL 9 Byron Cowart Jr DL 10 Tyler Baylor Fr DB 11 Fofie Bazzie  Fr DB 12 Vincent Flythe Fr DB 13 Rayshad Lewis  So DB 14 Deon Jones  Fr DB 15 Ken Montgomery Fr LB 16 Ayinde Eley  Fr LB 18 Jordan Mosley Fr LB 19 Ahmad McCullough Fr DB 20 Antwaine Richardson Jr DB 21 Raymond Boone Fr ILB 22 Isaiah Davis  Jr DB 23 Fa′Najae Gotay Fr DB 24 Kenny Bennett  Fr DB 25 Antoine Brooks  Jr DB 26 Chigozie Onyekwere  Sr DL 27 Bryce Brand So LB 30 Durell Nchami Fr LB 31 Nnamdi Egbuaba  Sr DL 32 Antonio Dicerbo So LB 32 Bruce Miller Sr LB 33 Tre Watson Sr DB 38 Freddie Montgomery Fr LB 39 Steve Baca Jr LB 40 Tanyi Makia  Fr LB 42 Nick Underwood  Jr LB 43 Wyatt Cook Sr LB 44 Chance Campbell Fr LB 48 Oladimeji Olayinka Fr LB 49 David Brownlee Fr DL 52 Oluwaseun Oluwatimi Jr DL 55 Cam Spence  Fr DL 59 Keiron Howard  Jr DL 77 Cherokee Glasgow Fr DL 88 Jalen Alexander Fr DL 90 B'Ahmad Miller  Fr DL 91 Adam McLean Jr DL 92 Austin Fontaine Fr DL 93 Oseh Saine  Jr DL 95 Lawtez Rogers  Fr DL 96 Brett Kulka  Sr DL 97 Celso Rivera Sr DL 98 Brandon Gaddy  Fr DL 99 Breyon Gaddy  Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 27 Joseph Petrino Fr K, P 32 Matt Barber Sr LS 36 Matt Oliveira Sr K 38 Paul Inzerillo So K 41 Mike Shinsky Jr LS 47 James Rosenberry Fr P 88 Wade Lees Jr K, P 97 Bentley Faulkner Fr	Head coach D. J. Durkin Coordinators/assistant coaches Andy Buh (defensive coordinator) Matt Canada (offensive coordinator / quarterbacks) Chris Beatty (Associate head coach / wide receivers) Jimmy Brumbaugh (co-defensive coordinator / Defensive Line) Dave Bucar (tight ends) Bryan Stinespring (offensive line) Aazaar Abdul-Rahim (cornerbacks) Chuck Heater (safeties) Matt Barnes (Linebackers / special teams coordinator) Jafar Williams (running backs) Alex Garwig (graduate assistant) Desmond Morgan (graduate assistant) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: September 15, 2018

Awards and honors

All-Big Ten

Player	Position	Coaches	Media
Tre Watson	LB	2	1
Darnell Savage	DB	2	2
Anthony McFarland Jr.	RB	3	2
Antoine Brooks	DB	2	HM
Damian Prince	OT	–	3
Brendan Moore	C	HM	HM
Derwin Gray	OT	HM	HM
Byron Cowart	DL	HM	HM
Tino Ellis	DB	HM	HM
Wade Lees	P	HM	HM
Ty Johnson	KR	HM	HM
Joseph Petrino	K	HM	HM
HM = Honorable mention. Reference: [21]

2019 NFL Draft

See also: 2019 NFL Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
1	21	Darnell Savage	S	Green Bay Packers
5	159	Byron Cowart	DE	New England Patriots
6	186	Ty Johnson	RB	Detroit Lions
7	219	Derwin Gray	OG	Pittsburgh Steelers
UDFA		Jesse Aniebonam	DE	Houston Texans
UDFA		RaVon Davis	DB	Pittsburgh Steelers
UDFA		Taivon Jacobs	WR	Baltimore Ravens
UDFA		Brendan Moore	OL	San Francisco 49ers
UDFA		Damian Prince	OG	Indianapolis Colts
UDFA		Tre Watson	LB	Miami Dolphins

Notes

1. ^ First name spelled as "Brendon" in the reference and as "Brendan" in the team roster.

References

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4. Dinich, Heather (June 14, 2018). "Maryland OL Jordan McNair, hospitalized after workout, dies at 19". ESPN. Retrieved November 1, 2018.
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