Johns Hopkins – Maryland rivalry
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The Johns Hopkins–Maryland rivalry is an intercollegiate sports rivalry
between the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
, which represent Johns Hopkins University
, and the Maryland Terrapins
, which represent the University of Maryland
. The most prominent event has been the men's lacrosse
series, which is widely regarded as the greatest rivalry in the sport. More than 100 contests in the series have been played since the schools first met in 1895. The competition is intensified by each programs' status as a traditional lacrosse powerhouse. As such, the game has often held national championship implications, and twice the teams played to represent the United States in the Olympics.
The schools currently meet only in lacrosse, as all other Johns Hopkins athletics fall under NCAA Division III and all Maryland athletics are Division I. From the late 19th into the 20th century, however, their football
teams also competed regularly. More recently, the schools have played in women's lacrosse
.
instituted a three-tier classification system, which created Division I, Division II, and Division III. The third tier, Division III, is the one in which no athletic scholarship
s are awarded to student-athletes. Johns Hopkins, as a perennial lacrosse power, chose to continue competition in Division I in that sport, while all of its other athletic teams were relegated to Division III. In 2004, the NCAA upheld the decision to allow Division III schools to "play up", and grant scholarships, in a sport at the Division I level (usually ice hockey). Since Maryland competes strictly at the Division I level, the two schools currently meet only in men's and women's lacrosse.
ranked it among the best all-time college rivalries, and before the teams' 100th meeting, called it "the equivalent of Michigan–Ohio State in football." A 2003 Harris Interactive
poll found that Marylanders considered it the state's fourth biggest rivalry after the Redskins–Cowboys, Ravens–Redskins, and Maryland–Duke. The Hopkins–Maryland all-time record differs based upon whether games played before Maryland had a varsity team are counted. Johns Hopkins recognizes those games and records the series as 68–38–1 in its own favor. Maryland, however, recognizes only games played since the formation of their varsity team in 1924, which puts the all-time record at 61–38–1, also in favor of Hopkins.
The rivalry, which is the oldest in the sport, is fueled by history, competitiveness, and cultural reasons. Both schools are located in the state of Maryland
, a historical hotbed for lacrosse, and have traditionally been two of the sport's powerhouses. Many of the opposing players have had past associations in grade school
, high school
, or youth club sports. Hopkins' current coach and former player Dave Pietramala
said, "Everybody knew each other; we had all played together at some point or another. It was a fierce, intense game and there was no love lost on the field." Additionally, Johns Hopkins is a private university, while Maryland is a public institution. Former Terrapins coach Dick Edell
said:
(USILA) awarded the Blue Jays the co-national championship (along with Syracuse
). Since that season, the teams have met annually with the exception of a two-year hiatus due to World War II
. Johns Hopkins won three straight national titles from 1926 to 1928, where each season culminated with a victory over Maryland. In 1928, Maryland had a perfect 9–0 record until Johns Hopkins defeated the Terps in the season finale, 6–3. At season's end, a single-elimination tournament
was held to determine which team would represent the United States in a trial lacrosse competition
during the Summer Olympics
. Maryland defeated Navy
and Rutgers
to advance to the final game, where they were again bested by Johns Hopkins.
The following season, the Terrapins embarked upon a three-year run in which they lost only four games, and they defeated the Blue Jays each season including a shutout, 6–0, in 1930. In 1932, however, Hopkins defeated Maryland twice during the regular season and once more in a postseason game to decide participation in the Olympics
. Between 1930 and 1934, the Blue Jays won three national championships and lost only two games, both of which were to the Terrapins. Maryland captured national titles in 1936, 1937, and 1939. That year, however, Hopkins managed to break a four-game losing streak against them. The Terrapins won the 1940 title by beating the undefeated Blue Jays, 7–6, in the series' first game decided by one goal. Maryland finished the season with a perfect 10–0 record. The following year, Hopkins finished 12–0 and captured the national championship after a convincing victory over Maryland, 10–3. Johns Hopkins secured four more national titles from 1947 to 1950, and defeated Maryland each year, three times by a margin of at least six goals.
Several days before the game in 1947, Hopkins supporters stole "Testudo", a 300-pound bronze statue of a diamondback terrapin
, from the Maryland campus. Approximately 200 Terrapins fans drove to Baltimore to retrieve it, and a riot erupted before the city police
intervened. The Hopkins dean ordered the students to return the statue, which they did after painting a blue 'H' on its back.
, with Maryland dominating the first part of the decade and Johns Hopkins the latter. Between 1951 and 1956, Maryland posted a 5–0–1 record against Hopkins, with three games won by at least six points. The Terps won consecutive national titles in 1955 and 1956, while posting a combined record of 21–0. In 1957, the Blue Jays snapped the Terrapins' 31-game winning streak with an upset win, 15–10. Two years later, both teams shared the national title with Army
. Between 1955 and 1959, Maryland compiled a 48–3 record, with all three losses at the hands of Johns Hopkins.
In 1960, Navy became the first team other than Hopkins to defeat Maryland since 1954. That same year marked the start of Navy's eight-year national championship streak that lasted through 1967. That season, Navy beat Maryland 10–8, before traveling to Homewood Field
. There, Johns Hopkins upset Navy, 9–6, for the first time in their last ten meetings. The Blue Jays and Terrapins met for the season finale where Hopkins needed a victory to win the national title outright. Maryland acted as a spoiler, however, and beat Johns Hopkins, 9–5, to take a share of the championship. Hopkins went on to win or share the next four national titles.
. Since then, the Blue Jays and Terrapins have appeared in the finals a combined 27 times and have met each other in the finals three times. In 1972, Maryland beat Johns Hopkins in the regular season, 13–12, to earn the number-one seed. The two teams met again in the semifinals, where Hopkins eliminated Maryland, 9–6, and advanced to the finals before losing to Virginia
by one goal. The following two years, Hopkins and Maryland met in the finals.
In 1973, Maryland routed Hopkins during the regular season, 17–4. That year's Terrapins, led by future Hall of Fame
inductee and four-time All-American
Frank Urso
, are considered one of the all-time best college lacrosse teams and averaged almost 18 goals a game. When the teams met in the championship game
, however, the Blue Jays employed a possession game to offset Maryland's offensive firepower, and the first shot on goal did not take place until 8:38. At halftime, Johns Hopkins had taken a 5–2 lead. Time expired with the score tied, 9–9, which forced the game into overtime
. Urso scored for the Terrapins to take a 10–9 lead and Maryland goalie Bill O'Donnell made several impressive saves to secure the win.Sudden death overtime had not yet been implemented in NCAA play.
The following year, Maryland was again named the top-seed, despite having lost to second-seed Johns Hopkins during the regular season. In the championship game
, Hopkins quickly took the lead, led by Hall of Fame attackman Jack Thomas
and entered halftime with a 10–4 advantage. In the second half, Maryland outscored them 8–7, but the effort fell short. In 1975, Maryland defeated Hopkins, 19–11, before winning the national title
, and won again the following year, 21–13, on their way to finish as national championship runners-up
after an overtime loss to Cornell
in the final. In 1977, the Blue Jays edged the Terrapins, 21–20, in the regular season and began a run in the series. Hopkins eliminated Maryland in the tournament semifinals in both 1977
and 1978
, before beating them in the 1979 championship game
at home in College Park, Maryland
. During that game, the Blue Jays were able to limit the Terrapins' second all-time leading scorer and 1979 attackman of the year
Bob Boneillo. During the 1970s, Maryland participated in six NCAA title games, including four in a row from 1973 to 1976. During that span, the Terps won two national titles and lost four.
, won three national titles. By 1987, Maryland's fourth-year head coach Dick Edell had helped revitalize the Terrapins as a national power. Maryland posted an 11–0 record during the regular season, where the win over Hopkins, 11–7, was the only game decided by less than six goals. In the NCAA tournament
, Maryland defeated Penn
in the quarterfinals, 12–8, and advanced to again meet Hopkins in the semifinals. Despite having recorded its first three-loss season in over a decade, and having edged North Carolina
in the quarterfinals, the Blue Jays upset the Terrapins, 13–8. Hopkins, led by goalkeeper Quint Kessenich
, advanced to win the national title against then undefeated Cornell
in the final.
as the number-one seed, and again met Maryland in the semifinals. Edell helped guide the Terps to an early lead, and they ended the half with an advantage, 10–4, with the final result a rout, 16–8. The performance of Maryland goalie Brian Dougherty
earned him the title of the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, despite the Terps' loss in the final against Syracuse
.
The following season, Maryland earned a number-two seeding after defeating Hopkins, 12–9. The teams met again in the tournament
quarterfinals, where, playing at home, Hopkins gained a 7–0 lead against heavily-favored Maryland. The Terrapins rallied, but the Blue Jays held them off to preserve victory, 9–7. In 1998 at Homewood Field, Hopkins upset first-ranked Maryland, 10–6 during the regular season. This time when they met in the tournament
quarterfinals, Maryland had the homefield advantage at Byrd Stadium
. The Terps led 10–6 in the fourth quarter before the Blue Jays rallied to force overtime. Maryland, however, won the ensuing faceoff and scored after several shots on goal, never allowing Hopkins to gain possession of the ball. The Terps eventually advanced to the final, where they were defeated by Princeton.
" jerseys. Hopkins scored five times before the first television timeout
, then took an 8–1 first period lead on the way to a victory, 14–10. Hopkins extended their streak to four wins in 2005, before Maryland's new head coach Dave Cottle
took away his first victory in 2006. In 2009, the teams played in the inaugural Day of Rivals
double-header, where Hopkins preserved victory, 10–9, when a final-second Maryland shot on the crease was deflected. The two met for the event again in 2010, with Maryland coming out on top, 10–9, due in part to a perfect four-for-four extra-man offense.
. In the third game of that season, they played Johns Hopkins at Clifton Park
in Baltimore, and the more experienced "Hoppies" routed the "Aggies", 62–0. In 1894, both schools became charter members of the Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association
, which formed for the purpose of awarding the official Maryland state football championship. The Hoppies and Aggies, however, did not meet again until 1897, when Johns Hopkins defeated Maryland in College Park
, 30–0. Johns Hopkins won the series' first eight games without allowing a single Maryland score, for a combined margin of 190–0.
The Aggies broke the losing streak in 1910 with a stalemate, 11–11. In the final minutes of the game, Hopkins was on the Maryland eight-yard line, second down with two yards to go. A Johns Hopkins guard named Schrieber then ran from the field to their bench to leave a knocked-out tooth for safekeeping. The referee penalized the Blue and Black ten yards, and when their field goal
attempt was blocked, the game ended in a tie.
In 1915, the teams played their first game on Thanksgiving, which thereafter became an annual tradition. That game was held in front of 13,000 fans, the largest crowd in the history of Homewood Field
. It was a defensive struggle with both teams having great difficulty in gaining yardage. A Johns Hopkins halfback named Hoffman missed eight field goal attempts in succession before the ninth met its mark for a Blue Jays win, 3–0. From that day forward, Johns Hopkins and Maryland played all but two Thanksgiving Days through 1934. Eleven of the series' last twelve games were held in Baltimore Municipal Stadium
. By 1928, the series' tide had turned heavily in Maryland's favor, and H.C. "Curley" Byrd
coached the Terrapins to convincing victories in each of the final seven games.
and Maryland women's lacrosse
teams first played in 1979 in Arnold, Maryland
, a game which the Lady Terps won handily, 17–1. They did not meet again until after the Johns Hopkins women's team was promoted from Division III to Division I in 1999. The following year, the teams met and have played each season since. As of 2010, the Maryland women held a perfect record against Hopkins, having won all eleven meetings by a combined margin of 185–88.
Sports rivalry
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between the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
Johns Hopkins Blue Jays
The Johns Hopkins University's intercollegiate sports teams are called the Blue Jays , and they compete in the NCAA's Division III, except for the lacrosse teams that compete in Division I. They are primarily members of the Centennial Conference. The team colors are Columbia blue and black, and...
, which represent Johns Hopkins University
Johns Hopkins University
The Johns Hopkins University, commonly referred to as Johns Hopkins, JHU, or simply Hopkins, is a private research university based in Baltimore, Maryland, United States...
, and the Maryland Terrapins
Maryland Terrapins
The Maryland Terrapins, commonly referred to as the Terps, consist of 27 men's and women's athletic teams that represent the University of Maryland, College Park in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I competition...
, which represent 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...
. The most prominent event has been the men's lacrosse
Field lacrosse
Field lacrosse, sometimes referred to as the "fastest sport on two feet," is a full contact outdoor men's sport played with ten players on each team. The sport originated among Native Americans, and the modern rules of field lacrosse were initially codified by Canadian William George Beers in 1867....
series, which is widely regarded as the greatest rivalry in the sport. More than 100 contests in the series have been played since the schools first met in 1895. The competition is intensified by each programs' status as a traditional lacrosse powerhouse. As such, the game has often held national championship implications, and twice the teams played to represent the United States in the Olympics.
The schools currently meet only in lacrosse, as all other Johns Hopkins athletics fall under NCAA Division III and all Maryland athletics are Division I. From the late 19th into the 20th century, however, their football
College football
College football refers to American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, colleges, and military academies, or Canadian football played by teams of student athletes fielded by Canadian universities...
teams also competed regularly. More recently, the schools have played in women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse
Women's lacrosse, sometimes shortened to wlax or lax, is a sport played with twelve players on each team. Originally played by the indigenous peoples of the Americas, the first tribe to play it was the Hauser tribe, of the Great Plains. The modern women's game was introduced in 1890 at the St...
.
NCAA alignment
In 1971, the National Collegiate Athletic AssociationNational 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...
instituted a three-tier classification system, which created Division I, Division II, and Division III. The third tier, Division III, is the one in which no athletic scholarship
Athletic scholarship
An athletic scholarship is a form of scholarship to attend a college or university awarded to an individual based predominantly on his or her ability to play in a sport...
s are awarded to student-athletes. Johns Hopkins, as a perennial lacrosse power, chose to continue competition in Division I in that sport, while all of its other athletic teams were relegated to Division III. In 2004, the NCAA upheld the decision to allow Division III schools to "play up", and grant scholarships, in a sport at the Division I level (usually ice hockey). Since Maryland competes strictly at the Division I level, the two schools currently meet only in men's and women's lacrosse.
Background
The media and both schools have called Johns Hopkins – Maryland the greatest and most historic rivalry in men's lacrosse. Sports IllustratedSports Illustrated
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ranked it among the best all-time college rivalries, and before the teams' 100th meeting, called it "the equivalent of Michigan–Ohio State in football." A 2003 Harris Interactive
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poll found that Marylanders considered it the state's fourth biggest rivalry after the Redskins–Cowboys, Ravens–Redskins, and Maryland–Duke. The Hopkins–Maryland all-time record differs based upon whether games played before Maryland had a varsity team are counted. Johns Hopkins recognizes those games and records the series as 68–38–1 in its own favor. Maryland, however, recognizes only games played since the formation of their varsity team in 1924, which puts the all-time record at 61–38–1, also in favor of Hopkins.
The rivalry, which is the oldest in the sport, is fueled by history, competitiveness, and cultural reasons. Both schools are located in the state of Maryland
Maryland
Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east...
, a historical hotbed for lacrosse, and have traditionally been two of the sport's powerhouses. Many of the opposing players have had past associations in grade school
Elementary school
An elementary school or primary school is an institution where children receive the first stage of compulsory education known as elementary or primary education. Elementary school is the preferred term in some countries, particularly those in North America, where the terms grade school and grammar...
, high school
High school
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, or youth club sports. Hopkins' current coach and former player Dave Pietramala
Dave Pietramala
Dave Pietramala is the current Head Coach for the Johns Hopkins University Men's Lacrosse team. He was widely regarded as one of the greatest defensemen in lacrosse history, and is a member of the U.S. Lacrosse Hall of Fame. He is the only person to win an NCAA national championship as both a...
said, "Everybody knew each other; we had all played together at some point or another. It was a fierce, intense game and there was no love lost on the field." Additionally, Johns Hopkins is a private university, while Maryland is a public institution. Former Terrapins coach Dick Edell
Dick Edell
Richard "Dick" Edell is an American former lacrosse coach. He served as the head coach for the University of Maryland, United States Military Academy, and University of Baltimore's men's lacrosse teams...
said:
"To get the juices flowing before the game, [we'd tell the Maryland] kids that it was the blue-collarBlue-collar workerA blue-collar worker is a member of the working class who performs manual labor. Blue-collar work may involve skilled or unskilled, manufacturing, mining, construction, mechanical, maintenance, technical installation and many other types of physical work...
guys against the future executives—that this was their only chance to get them before they got into the real world. Plus, you have all the kids who came from the same high school, or worked the camps together, so there was that closeness that you have to live with for the other 364 days, no matter who wins."
Early years
The two teams first played in 1895 and met six more times through 1923. In those early matches, Johns Hopkins scored a combined sixty points to Maryland's three. In 1924, Maryland fielded its first varsity-level lacrosse team, which defeated Hopkins, 4–2, but the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse AssociationUnited States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association
The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association is an association of institutions with varsity college lacrosse programs in all three NCAA divisions, founded in 1885.-Awards:...
(USILA) awarded the Blue Jays the co-national championship (along with Syracuse
Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse
The Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse team represents Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. The Orange have won 10 NCAA championship titles, and currently competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's lacrosse conference...
). Since that season, the teams have met annually with the exception of a two-year hiatus due to World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
. Johns Hopkins won three straight national titles from 1926 to 1928, where each season culminated with a victory over Maryland. In 1928, Maryland had a perfect 9–0 record until Johns Hopkins defeated the Terps in the season finale, 6–3. At season's end, a single-elimination tournament
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
was held to determine which team would represent the United States in a trial lacrosse competition
Lacrosse at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Teams from Canada, Great Britain, and the United States played matches on August 5, 6 & 7. Each team ended the tournament with a record of 1 win and 1 loss...
during the Summer Olympics
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad, was an international multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Amsterdam had bid for the 1920 and 1924 Olympic Games, but had to give way to war-victim Antwerp, Belgium, and Pierre de...
. Maryland defeated Navy
Navy Midshipmen
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and Rutgers
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
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to advance to the final game, where they were again bested by Johns Hopkins.
The following season, the Terrapins embarked upon a three-year run in which they lost only four games, and they defeated the Blue Jays each season including a shutout, 6–0, in 1930. In 1932, however, Hopkins defeated Maryland twice during the regular season and once more in a postseason game to decide participation in the Olympics
Lacrosse at the 1932 Summer Olympics
Lacrosse was a demonstration sport at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. Teams from Canada and the United States played three games, with the team from the United States winning the series 2 games to 1...
. Between 1930 and 1934, the Blue Jays won three national championships and lost only two games, both of which were to the Terrapins. Maryland captured national titles in 1936, 1937, and 1939. That year, however, Hopkins managed to break a four-game losing streak against them. The Terrapins won the 1940 title by beating the undefeated Blue Jays, 7–6, in the series' first game decided by one goal. Maryland finished the season with a perfect 10–0 record. The following year, Hopkins finished 12–0 and captured the national championship after a convincing victory over Maryland, 10–3. Johns Hopkins secured four more national titles from 1947 to 1950, and defeated Maryland each year, three times by a margin of at least six goals.
Several days before the game in 1947, Hopkins supporters stole "Testudo", a 300-pound bronze statue of a diamondback terrapin
Diamondback terrapin
The diamondback terrapin or simply terrapin, is a species of turtle native to the brackish coastal swamps of the eastern and southern United States. It belongs to the monotypic genus, Malaclemys...
, from the Maryland campus. Approximately 200 Terrapins fans drove to Baltimore to retrieve it, and a riot erupted before the city police
Baltimore Police Department
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intervened. The Hopkins dean ordered the students to return the statue, which they did after painting a blue 'H' on its back.
Maryland dominance
In the 1950s, the two teams won a combined six national championshipsWingate Memorial Trophy
The Wingate Memorial Trophy was the award given to the national champion in men's college lacrosse prior to the inception of an NCAA tournament format in 1971....
, with Maryland dominating the first part of the decade and Johns Hopkins the latter. Between 1951 and 1956, Maryland posted a 5–0–1 record against Hopkins, with three games won by at least six points. The Terps won consecutive national titles in 1955 and 1956, while posting a combined record of 21–0. In 1957, the Blue Jays snapped the Terrapins' 31-game winning streak with an upset win, 15–10. Two years later, both teams shared the national title with Army
Army Black Knights
Army Black Knights is the name of the athletics teams of the United States Military Academy. They participate in NCAA Division I-A as a non-football member of the Patriot League, a Division I Football Bowl Subdivision independent school, and a member of Atlantic Hockey, the Collegiate Sprint...
. Between 1955 and 1959, Maryland compiled a 48–3 record, with all three losses at the hands of Johns Hopkins.
In 1960, Navy became the first team other than Hopkins to defeat Maryland since 1954. That same year marked the start of Navy's eight-year national championship streak that lasted through 1967. That season, Navy beat Maryland 10–8, before traveling to Homewood Field
Homewood Field
Homewood Field is the athletics stadium of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. It was built in 1906 and has an official capacity of 8,500 people. The name is taken, as is that of the entire campus, from that of the estate of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. It serves as the home...
. There, Johns Hopkins upset Navy, 9–6, for the first time in their last ten meetings. The Blue Jays and Terrapins met for the season finale where Hopkins needed a victory to win the national title outright. Maryland acted as a spoiler, however, and beat Johns Hopkins, 9–5, to take a share of the championship. Hopkins went on to win or share the next four national titles.
Advent of the NCAA tournament
In 1971, the NCAA replaced the USILA as the awarding authority for the men's lacrosse championship with the introduction of a tournamentNCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
. Since then, the Blue Jays and Terrapins have appeared in the finals a combined 27 times and have met each other in the finals three times. In 1972, Maryland beat Johns Hopkins in the regular season, 13–12, to earn the number-one seed. The two teams met again in the semifinals, where Hopkins eliminated Maryland, 9–6, and advanced to the finals before losing to Virginia
Virginia Cavaliers
The Virginia Cavaliers, also known as Wahoos or Hoos, are the athletic teams officially representing the University of Virginia in college sports. The Cavaliers compete in 25 NCAA Division I varsity sports and are members of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
by one goal. The following two years, Hopkins and Maryland met in the finals.
In 1973, Maryland routed Hopkins during the regular season, 17–4. That year's Terrapins, led by future Hall of Fame
Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame
The US Lacrosse Museum and National Hall of Fame, located in Baltimore, Maryland, on the campus of Johns Hopkins University, is operated by US Lacrosse...
inductee and four-time All-American
USILA All-American Team
The USILA All-American Team is an honor given annually to the best American men's college lacrosse players at their respective positions by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. The term All-American is derived from the same practice in American college football, in which the...
Frank Urso
Frank Urso
Frank Urso is a former American lacrosse player and current high school lacrosse coach, best known for his collegiate career at the University of Maryland from 1973 to 1976...
, are considered one of the all-time best college lacrosse teams and averaged almost 18 goals a game. When the teams met in the championship game
1973 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1973 NCAA Division I tournament championship game was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia in front of 5,965 fans. The undefeated Maryland Terrapins, led by coach Bud Beardmore and Hall of Fame midfielder Frank Urso defeated Johns Hopkins 10 to 9 in two overtimes, with Urso scoring the...
, however, the Blue Jays employed a possession game to offset Maryland's offensive firepower, and the first shot on goal did not take place until 8:38. At halftime, Johns Hopkins had taken a 5–2 lead. Time expired with the score tied, 9–9, which forced the game into overtime
Overtime (sports)
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw. In most sports, this extra period is only played if the game is required to have a clear winner, as in single-elimination...
. Urso scored for the Terrapins to take a 10–9 lead and Maryland goalie Bill O'Donnell made several impressive saves to secure the win.Sudden death overtime had not yet been implemented in NCAA play.
The following year, Maryland was again named the top-seed, despite having lost to second-seed Johns Hopkins during the regular season. In the championship game
1974 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1974 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 4th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Eight NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament. The championship game...
, Hopkins quickly took the lead, led by Hall of Fame attackman Jack Thomas
John Thomas (lacrosse)
John "Jack" Thomas was an All-American lacrosse player at Johns Hopkins University from 1972 to 1974.-Lacrosse career:Thomas led the Blue Jays to a national title in 1974. He is ranked fourth all-time in Hopkin's scoring with 224 career points...
and entered halftime with a 10–4 advantage. In the second half, Maryland outscored them 8–7, but the effort fell short. In 1975, Maryland defeated Hopkins, 19–11, before winning the national title
1975 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1975 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the fifth annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Eight NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met in the postseason single-elimination tournament to decide the national championship.The championship game was...
, and won again the following year, 21–13, on their way to finish as national championship runners-up
1976 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1976 NCAA Division I tournament championship game was played at Brown University in front of 7,504 fans. The undefeated Cornell Big Red, led by lacrosse Hall of Famers Richard M. Moran, Mike French and Eamon McEneaney, defeated Maryland with hall-of-famer Frank Urso, 16 to 13 in overtime...
after an overtime loss to Cornell
Cornell Big Red
The Cornell Big Red is the informal name of the sports teams, and other competitive teams, at Cornell University. The university sponsors 36 varsity sports, as well as numerous intramural and club teams. Cornell participates in NCAA Division I as part of the Ivy League.The men's and women's hockey...
in the final. In 1977, the Blue Jays edged the Terrapins, 21–20, in the regular season and began a run in the series. Hopkins eliminated Maryland in the tournament semifinals in both 1977
1977 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1977 Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game was played at University of Virginia in front of 10,080 fans. Cornell capped off a 13-0 season with its second-straight NCAA championship as they defeated Johns Hopkins, 16-8. Led again by Coach Richard M. Moran and Lt...
and 1978
1978 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 8th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.The championship game...
, before beating them in the 1979 championship game
1979 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 9th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.The championship game...
at home in College Park, Maryland
College Park, Maryland
College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S...
. During that game, the Blue Jays were able to limit the Terrapins' second all-time leading scorer and 1979 attackman of the year
Jack Turnbull Award
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Bob Boneillo. During the 1970s, Maryland participated in six NCAA title games, including four in a row from 1973 to 1976. During that span, the Terps won two national titles and lost four.
Hopkins dominance
During the 1980s, Johns Hopkins dominated the series, winning 12 of 13 games, including nine by an average margin of 5.6 points. During this period Hopkins, led by head coach Henry CiccaroneHenry Ciccarone
Henry A. "Chic" Ciccarone was an American college lacrosse coach. He was the head coach of the lacrosse team at Johns Hopkins University from 1975 to 1983, during which time he amassed a 105–16 record. Ciccarone guided the Blue Jays to three consecutive national championships from 1978 to 1980...
, won three national titles. By 1987, Maryland's fourth-year head coach Dick Edell had helped revitalize the Terrapins as a national power. Maryland posted an 11–0 record during the regular season, where the win over Hopkins, 11–7, was the only game decided by less than six goals. In the NCAA tournament
1987 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 17th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.The championship game...
, Maryland defeated Penn
Penn Quakers men's lacrosse
The Penn Quakers men's lacrosse team represents the University of Pennsylvania in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...
in the quarterfinals, 12–8, and advanced to again meet Hopkins in the semifinals. Despite having recorded its first three-loss season in over a decade, and having edged North Carolina
North Carolina Tar Heels men's lacrosse
The North Carolina Tar Heels men's lacrosse team represents the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse...
in the quarterfinals, the Blue Jays upset the Terrapins, 13–8. Hopkins, led by goalkeeper Quint Kessenich
Quint Kessenich
Quint Elroy Kessenich is an American sportscaster for ESPN and ABC television covering lacrosse, basketball, football, wrestling, and horse racing. He is a former All-American lacrosse goalkeeper. He attended the Johns Hopkins University from 1987 to 1990, where he was a two-time winner of the...
, advanced to win the national title against then undefeated Cornell
Cornell Big Red men's lacrosse
The Cornell Big Red Men's Lacrosse team represents Cornell University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse. Cornell competes as a member of the Ivy League, of which they have won 23 conference championships. The Big Red have appeared in the NCAA tournament 22...
in the final.
Relative parity
In 1995, Johns Hopkins narrowly retained an undefeated regular season by winning four one-goal games, which included an edging of Maryland, 16–15. Hopkins entered the tournament1995 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1995 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 25th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.The championship game...
as the number-one seed, and again met Maryland in the semifinals. Edell helped guide the Terps to an early lead, and they ended the half with an advantage, 10–4, with the final result a rout, 16–8. The performance of Maryland goalie Brian Dougherty
Brian Dougherty
Brian "Doc" Dougherty is a lacrosse goaltender. He attended The Episcopal Academy before attending University of Maryland. He is currently the head coach at Chestnut Hill College....
earned him the title of the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, despite the Terps' loss in the final against Syracuse
Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse
The Syracuse Orange men's lacrosse team represents Syracuse University in NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. The Orange have won 10 NCAA championship titles, and currently competes as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference men's lacrosse conference...
.
The following season, Maryland earned a number-two seeding after defeating Hopkins, 12–9. The teams met again in the tournament
1996 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 26th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.The championship game...
quarterfinals, where, playing at home, Hopkins gained a 7–0 lead against heavily-favored Maryland. The Terrapins rallied, but the Blue Jays held them off to preserve victory, 9–7. In 1998 at Homewood Field, Hopkins upset first-ranked Maryland, 10–6 during the regular season. This time when they met in the tournament
1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 28th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.The championship game...
quarterfinals, Maryland had the homefield advantage at Byrd Stadium
Byrd Stadium
Capital One Field at Byrd Stadium , is an outdoor athletic stadium on the campus of the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland. It is the home of the Maryland Terrapins football and lacrosse teams, which compete in the Atlantic Coast Conference...
. The Terps led 10–6 in the fourth quarter before the Blue Jays rallied to force overtime. Maryland, however, won the ensuing faceoff and scored after several shots on goal, never allowing Hopkins to gain possession of the ball. The Terps eventually advanced to the final, where they were defeated by Princeton.
Recent years
From 2001 to 2003, each match-up was decided by one goal. Maryland won coach Dick Edell's final, and Hopkins coach Dave Pietramala's first, game of the series in 2001. The Blue Jays won the following two seasons, with both games decided in overtime. In 2004, the teams played their 100th anniversary game and both sides wore special "throwbackThrowback uniform
Throwback uniforms and jerseys are one-time or limited-time variations on a sports team's uniforms styled to resemble uniforms from that team's past. They have proven popular in all major pro and college sports in the USA, not only with fans, but with the teams' marketing and merchandising...
" jerseys. Hopkins scored five times before the first television timeout
Television timeout
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, then took an 8–1 first period lead on the way to a victory, 14–10. Hopkins extended their streak to four wins in 2005, before Maryland's new head coach Dave Cottle
Dave Cottle
Dave Cottle is an American lacrosse coach. He is currently a consultant to the Chesapeake Bayhawks of Major League Lacrosse and Marquette University, which announced it was addding men's and women's varsity lacrosse on December 16, 2010. He was previously the head coach for the Maryland Terrapins...
took away his first victory in 2006. In 2009, the teams played in the inaugural Day of Rivals
Day of Rivals
The Smartlink Day of Rivals is an annual college lacrosse double-header event played in Baltimore, Maryland that features two pairs of traditional rivals. The event takes place in M&T Bank Stadium, the home field of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League...
double-header, where Hopkins preserved victory, 10–9, when a final-second Maryland shot on the crease was deflected. The two met for the event again in 2010, with Maryland coming out on top, 10–9, due in part to a perfect four-for-four extra-man offense.
Football
In 1892, the Maryland Agricultural College fielded its first officially-recognized football teamMaryland Terrapins football: 1856–1946
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. In the third game of that season, they played Johns Hopkins at Clifton Park
Clifton Park, Baltimore
Clifton Park is a public urban park located in the Belair-Edison neighborhood in the northeast section of Baltimore, Maryland. USA. It is roughly bordered by Erdman Avenue to the northeast, Sinclair Lane to the south, Harford Road to the northwest and Belair Road to the southeast...
in Baltimore, and the more experienced "Hoppies" routed the "Aggies", 62–0. In 1894, both schools became charter members of the Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association
Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association
The Maryland Intercollegiate Football Association , also called the Maryland Intercollegiate League, was an early college football conference with a membership composed of schools located primarily in the state of Maryland. One exception to that was Gallaudet, which is located in Washington, D.C...
, which formed for the purpose of awarding the official Maryland state football championship. The Hoppies and Aggies, however, did not meet again until 1897, when Johns Hopkins defeated Maryland in College Park
College Park, Maryland
College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S...
, 30–0. Johns Hopkins won the series' first eight games without allowing a single Maryland score, for a combined margin of 190–0.
Field goal (football)
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attempt was blocked, the game ended in a tie.
In 1915, the teams played their first game on Thanksgiving, which thereafter became an annual tradition. That game was held in front of 13,000 fans, the largest crowd in the history of Homewood Field
Homewood Field
Homewood Field is the athletics stadium of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. It was built in 1906 and has an official capacity of 8,500 people. The name is taken, as is that of the entire campus, from that of the estate of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. It serves as the home...
. It was a defensive struggle with both teams having great difficulty in gaining yardage. A Johns Hopkins halfback named Hoffman missed eight field goal attempts in succession before the ninth met its mark for a Blue Jays win, 3–0. From that day forward, Johns Hopkins and Maryland played all but two Thanksgiving Days through 1934. Eleven of the series' last twelve games were held in Baltimore Municipal Stadium
Memorial Stadium (Baltimore)
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. By 1928, the series' tide had turned heavily in Maryland's favor, and H.C. "Curley" Byrd
Curley Byrd
Harry Clifton "Curley" Byrd was an American university administrator, educator, athlete, coach, and politician...
coached the Terrapins to convincing victories in each of the final seven games.
Results
| Year | Winning team | Losing team | City | Venue | Series | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1892 | Johns Hopkins | 62 | Maryland | 0 | Baltimore, MD Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east... |
Clifton Park Clifton Park, Baltimore Clifton Park is a public urban park located in the Belair-Edison neighborhood in the northeast section of Baltimore, Maryland. USA. It is roughly bordered by Erdman Avenue to the northeast, Sinclair Lane to the south, Harford Road to the northwest and Belair Road to the southeast... |
JHU 1–0 |
| 1897 | Johns Hopkins | 30 | Maryland | 0 | College Park College Park, Maryland College Park is a city in Prince George's County, Maryland, USA. The population was 30,413 at the 2010 census. It is best known as the home of the University of Maryland, College Park, and since 1994 the city has also been home to the "Archives II" facility of the U.S... , MD Maryland Maryland is a U.S. state located in the Mid Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east... |
JHU 2–0 | |
| 1898 | Johns Hopkins | 16 | Maryland | 0 | JHU 3–0 | ||
| 1899 | Johns Hopkins | 40 | Maryland | 0 | JHU 4–0 | ||
| 1901 | Johns Hopkins | 6 | Maryland | 0 | Baltimore, MD | Oriole Park | JHU 5–0 |
| 1902 | Johns Hopkins | 17 | Maryland | 0 | Baltimore, MD | Oriole Park | JHU 6–0 |
| 1908 | Johns Hopkins | 10 | Maryland | 0 | JHU 7–0 | ||
| 1909 | Johns Hopkins | 9 | Maryland | 0 | JHU 8–0 | ||
| 1910 | Johns Hopkins | 11 | Maryland | 11 | JHU 8–0–1 | ||
| 1911 | Johns Hopkins | 6 | Maryland | 3 | College Park, MD | JHU 9–0–1 | |
| 1912 | Maryland | 13 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | JHU 9–1–1 | ||
| 1913 | Maryland | 26 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | JHU 9–2–1 | ||
| 1914 | Maryland | 14 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | JHU 9–3–1 | ||
| 1915 | Johns Hopkins | 3 | Maryland | 0 | Baltimore, MD | Homewood Field Homewood Field Homewood Field is the athletics stadium of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. It was built in 1906 and has an official capacity of 8,500 people. The name is taken, as is that of the entire campus, from that of the estate of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. It serves as the home... |
JHU 10–3–1 |
| 1916 | Maryland | 54 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | JHU 10–4–1 | ||
| 1917 | Maryland | 7 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | JHU 10–5–1 | ||
| 1918 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | Maryland | 0 | JHU 10–5–2 | ||
| 1919 | Maryland | 13 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | JHU 10–6–2 | ||
| 1920 | Maryland | 24 | Johns Hopkins | 7 | College Park, MD | JHU 10–7–2 | |
| 1922 | Maryland | 3 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | JHU 10–8–2 | ||
| 1923 | Johns Hopkins | 6 | Maryland | 6 | Baltimore, MD | Municipal Stadium Memorial Stadium (Baltimore) Memorial Stadium was a sports stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, that formerly stood on 33rd Street on an over-sized block also bounded by Ellerslie Avenue , 36th Street , and Ednor Road... |
JHU 10–8–3 |
| 1924 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | Maryland | 0 | Baltimore, MD | Municipal Stadium | JHU 10–8–4 |
| 1925 | Johns Hopkins | 7 | Maryland | 7 | Baltimore, MD | Municipal Stadium | JHU 10–8–5 |
| 1926 | Maryland | 17 | Johns Hopkins | 14 | Baltimore, MD | Municipal Stadium | JHU 10–9–5 |
| 1927 | Johns Hopkins | 14 | Maryland | 13 | Baltimore, MD | Homewood Field | JHU 11–9–5 |
| 1928 | Maryland | 26 | Johns Hopkins | 6 | Baltimore, MD | Municipal Stadium | JHU 11–10–5 |
| 1929 | Maryland | 39 | Johns Hopkins | 6 | Baltimore, MD | Municipal Stadium | Tied 11–11–5 |
| 1930 | Maryland | 21 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | Baltimore, MD | Municipal Stadium | UMD 12–11–5 |
| 1931 | Maryland | 35 | Johns Hopkins | 14 | Baltimore, MD | Municipal Stadium | UMD 13–11–5 |
| 1932 | Maryland | 23 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | Baltimore, MD | Municipal Stadium | UMD 14–11–5 |
| 1933 | Maryland | 27 | Johns Hopkins | 7 | Baltimore, MD | Municipal Stadium | UMD 15–11–5 |
| 1934 | Maryland | 19 | Johns Hopkins | 0 | Baltimore, MD | Municipal Stadium | UMD 16–11–5 |
| Johns Hopkins victories are shaded in blue, Maryland victories are shaded in red, and ties are shaded in gray. | |||||||
Women's lacrosse
The Johns HopkinsJohns Hopkins Blue Jays women's lacrosse
The Johns Hopkins Blue Jays women's lacrosse team represents Johns Hopkins University in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's college lacrosse competition...
and Maryland women's lacrosse
Maryland Terrapins women's lacrosse
The Maryland Terrapins women's lacrosse team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I women's college lacrosse. The Maryland has won a total of ten NCAA championships, the most of any women's lacrosse program...
teams first played in 1979 in Arnold, Maryland
Arnold, Maryland
Arnold is a census-designated place in Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States. The population was 23,422 at the 2000 census. Neighborhoods straddle College Parkway and Ritchie Highway. Arnold is located on the scenic Broadneck peninsula...
, a game which the Lady Terps won handily, 17–1. They did not meet again until after the Johns Hopkins women's team was promoted from Division III to Division I in 1999. The following year, the teams met and have played each season since. As of 2010, the Maryland women held a perfect record against Hopkins, having won all eleven meetings by a combined margin of 185–88.