1949 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1949 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in 1949 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). Jim Tatum served as the head coach for the third season of his nine-year tenure. The team compiled a 9–1 record and received a bid to the 1950 Gator Bowl, where they defeated 20th-ranked Missouri, which was coached by Don Faurot, Tatum's former boss and the inventor of the split-T offense.[1]

1949 Maryland Terrapins football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 20–7 vs. Missouri
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Ranking
APNo. 14
Record9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSplit-T
CaptainFred Davis
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
1949 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 0 07 4 0
No. 14 Maryland 4 0 09 1 0
Washington and Lee 3 1 13 5 1
Duke 4 2 06 3 0
William & Mary 4 2 06 4 0
VMI 3 2 13 5 1
The Citadel 2 2 04 5 0
Clemson 2 2 04 4 2
Furman 3 3 03 6 0
South Carolina 3 3 04 6 0
Wake Forest 3 3 04 6 0
George Washington 2 3 04 5 0
NC State 3 6 03 7 0
VPI 1 5 21 7 2
Richmond 2 6 03 7 0
Davidson 1 5 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at VPIW 34–712,000[2]
September 30Georgetown*W 40–1418,227
October 8at No. 13 Michigan State*L 7–1435,000
October 22at NC StateW 14–615,000
October 29South Carolinadagger
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 44–717,762
November 5George Washington
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 40–14[3]
November 122:00 p.m.at No. 15 Boston University*W 14–1330,263[4][5]
November 24West Virginia*No. 15
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 47–716,117
December 2at Miami (FL)*No. 14W 13–035,000
January 2vs. No. 20 Missouri*No. 14W 20–718,409
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Coaching staff

References

  1. Year-by-Year Results Archived 2009-03-20 at the Wayback Machine(PDF), 2008 Maryland Football Media Guide, University of Maryland, 2008. Accessed 2009-06-15. 2009-06-17.
  2. "The Bugle 1950" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1950. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
  3. "Sub halfback sparks Terps to 40–14 win". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Nason, Jerry (November 12, 1949). "Terriers Face Biggest Test of Year Against Maryland at Fenway Park". The Boston Globe. Boston, Massachusetts. p. 5. Retrieved June 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  5. Kelley, Joseph B. (November 12, 1949). "Boston University Dumped By Maryland Terps, 14-13". Johnson City Press. Johnson City, Tennessee. Associated Press. p. 29. Retrieved June 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com open access.
  6. Terrapin, p. 307, University of Maryland, 1950.


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