1998 Maryland Terrapins football team

1998 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Record	3–8 (1–7 ACC)
Head coach	Ron Vanderlinden (2nd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (Capacity: 48,055)

1998 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 Florida State $+		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 9 Georgia Tech +		7	–	1					10	–	2
No. 18 Virginia		6	–	2					9	–	3
North Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
NC State		5	–	3					7	–	5
Duke		2	–	6					4	–	7
Wake Forest		2	–	6					3	–	8
Clemson		1	–	7					3	–	8
Maryland		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – BCS representative as conference champion + – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season. In their second season under head coach Ron Vanderlinden, the Terrapins compiled a 3–8 record, finished in a tie for last place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 290 to 202. The team's statistical leaders included Ken Mastrole with 632 passing yards, LaMont Jordan with 906 rushing yards, and Jermaine Arrington with 366 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	James Madison*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 23–15
September 12	at No. 12 Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 19–31
September 19	at No. 19 West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 20–42
September 26	Temple*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 30–20
October 3	No. 9 Florida State	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 10–24
October 10	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	L 0–23
October 17	Wake Forest	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 10–20
October 31	vs. No. 23 Georgia Tech	NFL Stadium at Camden Yards (M&T Bank Stadium) Baltimore, MD	L 14–31
November 7	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	L 13–24
November 14	at Duke	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 42–25
November 21	NC State	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 21–35
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game