▁record , ▁which ▁was ▁enough ▁to ▁secure ▁a ▁share ▁of ▁the ▁US I LA ▁national ▁championship ▁alongside ▁Navy ▁and ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins . ▁An ▁ups et ▁of ▁heavy ▁favor ites ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins , ▁ 9 – 4 , ▁was ▁the ▁dec iding ▁factor ▁in ▁Maryland ' s ▁title ▁st ake . ▁The ▁following ▁season ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 , ▁Maryland ▁defeated ▁the ▁dominant ▁team ▁of ▁the ▁period , ▁Navy , ▁ 5 – 3 , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁Ter rap ins ' ▁first ▁victory ▁against ▁the ▁Mid ship men ▁in ▁eight ▁years . ▁That ▁year ▁also ▁saw ▁one ▁of ▁only ▁four ▁t ies ▁in ▁Maryland ▁lac ros se ▁history , ▁a ▁ 6 – 6 ▁st alem ate ▁with ▁Pr inc eton . ▁ ▁R enn ie ▁Smith , ▁a ▁Maryland ▁assistant ▁coach ▁and ▁Lac ros se ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁induct ee , ▁said , ▁" He z zy ▁was ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁free ▁spirit , ▁but ▁he ▁was ▁very ▁like able . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁hand some ▁gu y . ▁We ▁used ▁to ▁like ▁to ▁go ▁to ▁his ▁office ▁because ▁the ▁girls ▁were ▁always ▁coming ▁in ▁and ▁co o ing , ▁' Hi , ▁He z zy .' " ▁Bill ▁S bar ra , ▁who ▁played ▁as ▁a ▁def ens eman ▁under ▁Howard , ▁said , ▁" He ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁coach ▁I ▁ever ▁saw ▁who ▁invert ed ▁his ▁attack men ▁and ▁mid field ers   ... ▁The ▁day ▁we ▁ups et ▁Hop kins , ▁we