The 2003 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland

University of Maryland, College Park

The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...

 in the National Collegiate Athletic Association

National Collegiate Athletic Association

The National Collegiate Athletic Association is a semi-voluntary association of 1,281 institutions, conferences, organizations and individuals that organizes the athletic programs of many colleges and universities in the United States...

 (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) college football season. It was the Terrapins' 51st season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference

Atlantic Coast Conference

The Atlantic Coast Conference is a collegiate athletic league in the United States. Founded in 1953 in Greensboro, North Carolina, the ACC sanctions competition in twenty-five sports in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association for its twelve member universities...

 (ACC). Ralph Friedgen

Ralph Friedgen

Ralph Harry Friedgen is an American football coach. He was the head coach at the University of Maryland from 2001 to 2010. Friedgen was previously an offensive coordinator at Maryland, Georgia Tech, and in the National Football League with the San Diego Chargers...

 led the team for his third season as head coach, while Charlie Taaffe

Charlie Taaffe

Charlie Taaffe is an American football coach. He currently serves as offensive coordinator for the UCF Knights. Taaffe's coaching career stretches back to 1973, when he was an offensive coach for the University at Albany...

 served as the third-year offensive coordinator

Offensive coordinator

An offensive coordinator is a member of the coaching staff of a gridiron football team who is in charge of the offense. Generally, along with his defensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

 and Gary Blackney

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 as the third-year defensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

A defensive coordinator typically refers to a coach on a gridiron football team who is in charge of the defense. Generally, along with his offensive counterpart, he represents the second level of command structure after the head coach...

. Maryland finished the season with a 10–3 record. The Terrapins received an invitation to the Gator Bowl

2004 Gator Bowl

The 2004 Gator Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game between the Maryland Terrapins and the West Virginia Mountaineers at Alltel Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida on 1 January 2004...

, where they defeated West Virginia

2003 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

The 2003 West Virginia Mountaineers rebounded from a 1–4 start to end the season 8–5 and captured a share of the Big East Conference Championship, the schools first since 1993...

, 41–7, in what was a rematch of a regular season game.

Schedule

Team players in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 2004 NFL Draft

2004 NFL Draft

The 2004 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 24-25, 2004 at the theater at Madison Square Garden...

.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Madieu Williams Madieu Williams Madieu Mohammed Williams is an American football safety for the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League. He was originally drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft...	Defensive Back	2	56	Cincinnati Bengals 2004 Cincinnati Bengals season The 2004 Cincinnati Bengals season was the team's 37th year in professional football and its 35th with the National Football League.-Staff:-Roster:-Schedule:-References:* * *...
Randy Starks Randy Starks Randolph "Randy" Starks, Jr. is an American football defensive end for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft...	Defensive Tackle	3	71	Tennessee Titans 2004 Tennessee Titans season The 2004 Tennessee Titans season was the 45th season the team was with the league. The team attempted to improve upon their previous output of 12–4, but was only able to win five games in 2004 and missed the playoffs.-Staff:-Schedule:-References:...
Leon Joe Leon Joe Leon Maurice Joe is a professional American and Canadian football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft...	Linebacker	4	112	Chicago Bears 2004 Chicago Bears season -Scoring Summary:Q1 - CHI - 7:38 - Thomas Jones 2 yd TD run Q2 - DET - 0:16 - Jason Hanson 27 yd FG Q3 - DET - 12:17 - Bracy Walker 92 yd blocked FG return TD...
Jeff Dugan Jeff Dugan Jeffery Stephen Dugan is a National Football League tight end/fullback who is currently a free agent....	Tight End	7	220	Minnesota Vikings 2004 Minnesota Vikings season 2004 was the 44th year of season play for the Minnesota Vikings and the 85th regular season of the National Football League.The Vikings finished the 2004 season going 3-7 over the final 10 weeks just like they did in 2003. However, they made the playoffs with an 8-8 record...
Bruce Perry Bruce Perry Bruce Perry is a former American football running back in the National Football League who was released by the Philadelphia Eagles to make room for veteran quarterback Koy Detmer's return to the team...	Running Back	7	242	Philadelphia Eagles 2004 Philadelphia Eagles season -Regular season:-Playoffs:-Week 1: vs. New York Giants:The highly-anticipated Eagles' season began with a convincing rout of the division-rival New York Giants in a game that was not as close as the 31–17 score. New York scored the first points when Ron Dayne finished a first quarter drive with a...