1949 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1949 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college football in its 29th season as a member of the Southern Conference. 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
1949 record9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSplit-T
CaptainFred Davis
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
1949 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 16 North Carolina $ 5 0 0  7 4 0
No. 14 Maryland 4 0 0  9 1 0
Washington and Lee 3 1 1  3 5 1
Duke 4 2 0  6 3 0
William & Mary 4 2 0  6 4 0
VMI 3 2 1  3 5 1
The Citadel 2 2 0  4 5 0
Clemson 2 2 0  4 4 2
Furman 3 3 0  3 6 0
South Carolina 3 3 0  4 6 0
Wake Forest 3 3 0  4 6 0
George Washington 2 3 0  4 5 0
NC State 3 6 0  3 7 0
VPI 1 5 2  1 7 2
Richmond 2 6 0  3 7 0
Davidson 1 5 0  2 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendance
September 24at VPIW 34–712,000
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 Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 44–717,762
November 5George Washington
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 40–14N/A
November 12at No. 15 Boston University*W 14–13N/A
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
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Coaching staff

References

  1. Year-by-Year Results (PDF), 2008 Maryland Football Media Guide, University of Maryland, 2008. Accessed 2009-06-15. Archived 2009-06-17.
  2. Terrapin, p. 307, University of Maryland, 1950.


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