2012 Maryland Terrapins football team explained
The 2012 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Terrapins were led by second-year head coach Randy Edsall and played their home games at Byrd Stadium. It was the Terrapins' 60th season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) and their eighth season in the ACC's Atlantic Division.
The 2012 Terrapins team was best known for its troubles at quarterback, with four lost for the season after injuries and resorting to freshman linebacker Shawn Petty, who was a quarterback in high school at nearby Eleanor Roosevelt High School.
Coaching staff
| Name | Position(s) | Year at
Maryland | Alma mater | Sources |
|---|
| | - align="center" | 2nd | Syracuse (1980) | - align="center" | [1] |
| Offensive coordinator / quarterbacks | - align="center" | 7th[2] | Towson (1992) | - align="center" | [3] |
| Defensive coordinator / defensive backs | - align="center" | 1st | Northern Arizona (1995) | - align="center" | [4] |
| Tom Brattan | Offensive line | - align="center" | 12th | Delaware (1972) | - align="center" | [5] |
| | Assistant head coach / defensive line | - align="center" | 2nd | Penn State (1983) | - align="center" | [6] |
| Inside Linebackers | - align="center" | 2nd | New Haven (1991) | - align="center" | [7] |
| Tight ends / recruiting coordinator | - align="center" | 2nd | North Carolina (2005) | - align="center" | [8] |
| Lee Hull | Wide receivers | - align="center" | 5th | Holy Cross (1988) | - align="center" | [9] |
| Lyndon Johnson | Outside linebackers | - align="center" | 2nd | Connecticut (1992) | - align="center" | [10] |
| Andre Powell | Special teams coordinator / running backs | - align="center" | 2nd | Indiana (1989) | - align="center" | [11] |
| Drew Wilson | Director of strength and conditioning | - align="center" | 2nd | King's College (2000) | - align="center" | [12] |
| Justin Lima | Assistant strength and conditioning coach | - align="center" | 1st | | - align="center" | [13] |
| Alan Weber | Assistant strength and conditioning coach | - align="center" | 2nd | | - align="center" | [14] |
| Wes Robinson | Head trainer | - align="center" | 6th | Morehead State (1995) | - align="center" | [15] |
| Graduate assistant | - align="center" | 3rd | Maryland (2003) | - align="center" | | |
Game summaries
William & Mary
| Statistics | W&M | MD |
|---|
| First downs | 15 | 13 |
| Total yards | 229 | 236 |
| Rushing yards | 104 | 91 |
| Passing yards | 125 | 145 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 30:48 | 29:12 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| William & Mary | Passing | Raphael Ortiz | 7/16, 100 yards |
| Rushing | Keith McBride | 10 rushes, 55 yards |
| Receiving | | 6 receptions, 97 yards |
| Maryland | Passing | | 16/24, 145 yards, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Justus Pickett | 11 rushes, 45 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Marcus Leak | 3 receptions, 37 yards | |
At Temple
See also: 2012 Temple Owls football team.
| Statistics | MD | TEM |
|---|
| First downs | 19 | 9 |
| Total yards | 334 | 230 |
| Rushing yards | 144 | 52 |
| Passing yards | 190 | 178 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 33:33 | 26:27 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Maryland | Passing | Perry Hills | 11/21, 190 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Justus Pickett | 21 rushes, 69 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Marcus Leak | 3 receptions, 90 yards, TD |
| Temple | Passing | Chris Coyer | 7/18, 178 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Chris Coyer | 17 rushes, 53 yards |
| Receiving | Jalen Fitzpatrick | 2 receptions, 64 yards, TD | |
Connecticut
See also: 2012 Connecticut Huskies football team.
| Statistics | CONN | MD |
|---|
| First downs | 10 | 16 |
| Total yards | 223 | 205 |
| Rushing yards | 153 | 96 |
| Passing yards | 70 | 109 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 31:14 | 28:46 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Connecticut | Passing | Chandler Whitmer | 10/16, 68 yards |
| Rushing | Lyle McCombs | 27 rushes, 94 yards, TD |
| Receiving | | 3 receptions, 43 yards |
| Maryland | Passing | Perry Hills | 10/24, 109 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Wes Brown | 14 rushes, 74 yards, TD |
| Receiving | | 3 receptions, 57 yards, TD | |
At No. 8 West Virginia
See also: 2012 West Virginia Mountaineers football team.
| Statistics | MD | WVU |
|---|
| First downs | 18 | 19 |
| Total yards | 351 | 363 |
| Rushing yards | 46 | 25 |
| Passing yards | 305 | 338 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 31:14 | 28:46 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Maryland | Passing | Perry Hills | 20/29, 305 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Rushing | Brandon Ross | 20 rushes, 52 yards |
| Receiving | Stefon Diggs | 3 receptions, 113 yards, 2 TD |
| West Virginia | Passing | | 30/43, 338 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Andrew Buie | 14 rushes, 33 yards |
| Receiving | | 13 receptions, 179 yards, 3 TD | |
Wake Forest
See also: 2012 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team.
| Statistics | WF | MD |
|---|
| First downs | 11 | 12 |
| Total yards | 241 | 244 |
| Rushing yards | 71 | 53 |
| Passing yards | 170 | 191 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 24:12 | 35:48 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Wake Forest | Passing | | 13/38, 170 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | | 18 rushes, 73 yards |
| Receiving | Terence Davis | 7 receptions, 130 yards, TD |
| Maryland | Passing | Perry Hills | 14/25, 191 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | Wes Brown | 10 rushes, 23 yards |
| Receiving | Stefon Diggs | 5 receptions, 105 yards | |
At Virginia
See also: 2012 Virginia Cavaliers football team.
| Statistics | MD | UVA |
|---|
| First downs | 10 | 20 |
| Total yards | 235 | 386 |
| Rushing yards | -2 | 168 |
| Passing yards | 237 | 218 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 26:28 | 33:32 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Maryland | Passing | Perry Hills | 14/26, 237 yards, TD |
| Rushing | Perry Hills | 7 rushes, 7 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Stefon Diggs | 4 receptions, 89 yards |
| Virginia | Passing | | 13/28, 139 yards, TD, INT |
| Rushing | | 17 rushes, 129 yards |
| Receiving | E. J. Scott | 4 receptions, 61 yards, TD | |
NC State
See also: 2012 NC State Wolfpack football team.
| Statistics | NCST | MD |
|---|
| First downs | 17 | 22 |
| Total yards | 347 | 462 |
| Rushing yards | 40 | 206 |
| Passing yards | 307 | 256 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 24:46 | 35:14 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| NC State | Passing | | 23/47, 307 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | Tony Creecy | 17 rushes, 35 yards |
| Receiving | Bryan Underwood | 6 receptions, 134 yards, TD |
| Maryland | Passing | Perry Hills | 12/20, 159 yards, INT |
| Rushing | Wes Brown | 25 rushes, 121 yards, TD |
| Receiving | Marcus Leak | 4 receptions, 94 yards | |
At Boston College
See also: 2012 Boston College Eagles football team.
| Statistics | MD | BC |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 17 |
| Total yards | 347 | 295 |
| Rushing yards | 107 | 8 |
| Passing yards | 240 | 287 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:27 | 26:33 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Maryland | Passing | Caleb Rowe | 23/42, 240 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT |
| Rushing | Wes Brown | 23 rushes, 73 yards |
| Receiving | Stefon Diggs | 11 receptions, 152 yards, TD |
| Boston College | Passing | | 21/39, 287 yards, 2 TD |
| Rushing | | 16 rushes, 60 yards |
| Receiving | Alex Amidon | 9 receptions, 137 yards | |
Georgia Tech
See also: 2012 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team.
| Statistics | GT | MD |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Georgia Tech | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Maryland | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
At No. 13 Clemson
See also: 2012 Clemson Tigers football team.
| Statistics | MD | CLEM |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Maryland | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Clemson | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
No. 10 Florida State
See also: 2012 Florida State Seminoles football team.
| Statistics | FSU | MD |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Florida State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Maryland | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
North Carolina
See also: 2012 North Carolina Tar Heels football team.
| Statistics | UNC | MD |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| North Carolina | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Maryland | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Randy Edsall Biography. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
- Mike Locksley was previously an assistant coach at Maryland from 1997–2002. He rejoined the Maryland coaching staff in 2012.
- Web site: Mike Locksley Biography. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
- Web site: Brian Stewart Biography. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130927030024/http://www.umterps.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=716329&SPID=120713&DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=29700&ATCLID=207385300&Q_SEASON=2013. September 27, 2013. dead. mdy-all.
- Web site: Tom Brattan Biography. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
- Web site: Greg Gattuso Biography. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
- Web site: Keith Dudzinski Biography. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
- Web site: John Dunn Biography. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
- Web site: Lee Hull Biography. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
- Web site: Lyndon Johnson Biography. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
- Web site: Andre Powell Biography. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
- Web site: Drew Wilson Biography. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
- Web site: Justin Lima Bio. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
- Web site: Alan Weber Bio. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
- Web site: Wes Robinson Biography. Maryland Athletics. September 27, 2013. 2013.
