# 2007 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 2007 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. It was the Terrapins' 55th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and its third within the ACC's Atlantic Division. Ralph Friedgen led the team for his seventh season as head coach, and also performed the duties of offensive coordinator. Chris Cosh served for the second season as the team's defensive coordinator. Maryland lost three close games, but gained bowl eligibility with six wins. In the postseason, the Terrapins lost to Oregon State in the 2007 Emerald Bowl.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 pm | Villanova* | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | ESPN360 Frank Giardina, Doug Chapman | W 31–14 | 50,389 |
| September 8 | 7:00 pm | at FIU* | Miami Orange BowlMiami, FL | ESPNU Dave Weekley, Doug Chapman | W 26–10 | 12,201 |
| September 13 | 7:30 pm | No. 4 West Virginia* | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD (rivalry) | ESPN Chris Fowler, Doug Flutie, Craig James, Erin Andrews | L 14–31 | 53,107 |
| September 22 | 3:30 pm | at Wake Forest | BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC | ESPNU Doug Bell, Charles Arbuckle | L 24–31 | 31,964 |
| September 29 | 3:30 pm | at No. 10 Rutgers* | Rutgers StadiumPiscataway, NJ | ABC Terry Gannon, David Norrie, Quint Kessenich | W 34–24 | 43,803 |
| October 6 | 12:00 pm | Georgia Tech | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | Raycom/LFS Mike Hogewood, Rick Walker, Scott Pryzwansky | W 28–26 | 47,527 |
| October 20 | 8:00 pm | Virginia | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD (rivalry) | ESPN2 Mark Jones, Bob Davie, Stacey Dales | L 17–18 | 52,782 |
| October 27 | 3:30 pm | Clemson | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | ABC Dave LaMont, James Hasty, Joe Schad | L 17–30 | 50,948 |
| November 3 | 3:45 pm | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC | ESPNU Doug Bell, Charles Arbuckle | L 13–16 | 56,000 |
| November 10 | 8:00 pm | No. 8 Boston College | Byrd StadiumCollege Park, MD | ABC Dave LaMont, Chris Spielman, Quint Kessenich | W 42–35 | 52,827 |
| November 17 | 12:00 pm | at Florida State | Doak Campbell StadiumTallahassee, FL | Raycom/LFS Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Jenn Hildreth | L 16–24 | 80,213 |
| November 24 | 12:00 pm | at NC State | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | Raycom/LFS Steve Martin, Rick Walker, Scott Pryzwansky | W 37–0 | 54,856 |
| December 28 | 8:30 pm | vs. Oregon State* | AT&T ParkSan Francisco, CA (Emerald Bowl) | ESPN Sean McDonough, Chris Spielman | L 14–21 | 32,517 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Year at Maryland | Alma mater (Year) |
| Ralph Friedgen | Head coach/offensive coordinator | 7th | Maryland (1970) |
| Chris Cosh | Defensive coordinator/inside linebackers | 2nd | Virginia Tech (1983) |
| Bryan Bossard | Assistant coach – Wide receivers | 3rd | Delaware (1989) |
| Tom Brattan | Assistant coach – Offensive line | 7th | Delaware (1972) |
| John Donovan | Assistant coach – Quarterbacks | 7th | Johns Hopkins (1997) |
| Kevin Lempa | Assistant coach – Secondary | 1st | Southern Connecticut State (1974) |

## Statistics
### Passing

| Player | G | QB Rat. | Comp. | Att. | Pct. | Yards | TD | INT | Long |
| Chris Turner | 10 | 136.7 | 136 | 212 | 64.2 | 1,753 | 5 | 5 | 78 |
| Jordan Steffy | 7 | 121.4 | 70 | 104 | 67.3 | 686 | 2 | 4 | 39 |

### Rushing

| Player | G | Att. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
| Keon Lattimore | 11 | 206 | 789 | 3.8 | 13 | 42 | 71.7 |
| Lance Ball | 12 | 172 | 763 | 4.4 | 12 | 32 | 63.6 |

### Receiving

| Player | G | No. | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | Avg./G |
| Darrius Heyward-Bey | 12 | 48 | 687 | 14.3 | 2 | 47 | 57.2 |
| Joey Haynos | 12 | 27 | 287 | 10.6 | 0 | 28 | 23.9 |

## 2008 NFL draft

The following players were selected in the 2008 NFL draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Dre Moore | Defensive back | 4 | 115 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
At the end of the season, Erin Henderson declared himself eligible for the 2008 NFL draft; he was signed by the Vikings as an undrafted free agent.