1947 Maryland Terrapins football team

1947 Maryland Terrapins football
Gator Bowl vs. Georgia, T, 20–20
Conference Southern Conference
1947 record 7–2–2 (4–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach Jim Tatum
Offensive scheme Split-T
Captain George Simler
Home stadium Byrd Stadium (original)
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#14 William & Mary 7 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
#9 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0     8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 1 – 1     6 – 2 – 1
#19 Duke 3 – 1 – 1     4 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1     7 – 2 – 2
#17 NC State 3 – 2 – 1     5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 3 – 3 – 1     6 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1     3 – 5 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0     4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0     3 – 5 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0     2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0     3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 0 – 4 – 9     1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1947 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college football in its 27th season as a member of the Southern Conference.

Jim Tatum served as the first-year head coach and replaced Clark Shaughnessy who had been asked to resign. Tatum replaced Shaughnessy's pass-oriented version of the T formation with the option-heavy split-T offense. During his nine-year tenure at College Park, Tatum would become the winningest coach in school history. In 1947, he got off to a good start and significantly improved from Shaughnessy's 3–6 record of the season prior.

The highlight of the season was a berth in the 1948 Gator Bowl, the first postseason game in school history. NCAA-scoring leader Lu Gambino ran for 165 yards and scored all three touchdowns for Maryland. The game ultimately ended in a stalemate.

Personnel

Roster

The Maryland roster for the 1947 season consisted of the following players:[1][2]

  • Pete Augsburger
  • John Baroni
  • Sam Behr
  • Harry Bonk
  • James Brasher
  • Paul Broglio
  • Fred Davis
  • Joseph Drach

  • Ray Krouse
  • Joe Kuchta
  • Jim LaRue
  • Stanford Lavine
  • Thomas McHugh
  • Thomas McQuade
  • James Molster
  • Al Phillips
  • Ed Pobiak
  • Wilbur Rock
  • Earl Roth
  • Jake Rowden
  • Edward Schwarz
  • Vernon Seibert
  • George Simler
  • Bernie Sniscak
  • Jack Targanrona
  • John Troha
  • Robert Troll
  • Joe Tucker
  • Vic Turyn
  • Hubert Werner
  • Elmer Wingate

Coaching staff

Schedule

Date Opponent Site Result Attendance
27 September 1947 at South Carolina Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC W 19–13   N/A
3 October 1947 Delaware* Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 43–19   16,460
10 October 1947 Richmond Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD W 18–6   N/A
18 October 1947 at #17 Duke Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC (Duke–Maryland rivalry) L 7–19   N/A
25 October 1947 at VPI Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, VA W 21–19   12,500
1 November 1947 West Virginia*dagger Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Maryland–West Virginia rivalry) W 27–0   16,500
8 November 1947 at Duquesne Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA W 32–0   N/A
15 November 1947 vs. #19 North Carolina Griffith Stadium • Washington, D.C. L 0–19   22,000
22 November 1947 at Vanderbilt* Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN W 20–6   N/A
29 November 1947 N.C. State Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD T 0–0   14,000
1 January 1948 Georgia* Gator Bowl • Jacksonville, FL (1948 Gator Bowl) T 20–20   16,666
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming.

Game notes

South Carolina

Gambino scored three touchdowns and Maryland firmly held the momentum for the first three quarters. In the final period, South Carolina mounted a comeback attempt. Maryland player Gene Kinney intercepted a pass on the Terrapin 31-yard line to secure the victory, 19–13.[3]

Delaware

Delaware entered the game atop a 32-game winning streak. Gambino again scored three touchdowns, with others added by Davis, Idzik, and Targarona. The Blue Hens responded to an 88-yard touchdown run by Gambino with a 90-yard score by Cole.[4]

Richmond

Maryland avenged the previous season's loss to Richmond. Gambino scored twice and completed a pass to Simler for the third touchdown.[5]

Duke (#17)

Maryland fumbles and interceptions helped Duke snap the three-game winning streak. Vernon Seibert scored the Terrapins' only score of the day. It was also the first touchdown ever scored by Maryland against Duke.[6]

VPI

VPI scored twice in the first quarter after Maryland penalties and a turnover. In the fourth quarter, Maryland mounted a two-touchdown rally to spoil VPI's homecoming, 21–19. The decisive scores were due to a long Vic Turyn pass to Simler and a 32-yard dash by Idzik. McHugh made all three point after touchdown kicks, which proved to be the margin of victory.[7]

Georgia (Gator Bowl)

Main article: 1948 Gator Bowl
1 2 3 4 Total
Maryland 0 7 13 0 20
Georgia 0 0 7 13 20

Awards

Lu Gambino was selected as a first-team All-Southern Conference back.[8][9] Gambino and Eugene Kinney were named honorable mention All-Americans.[9]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Terrapin, University of Maryland Yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 237.
  2. ↑ Year-By-Year Results, 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, University of Maryland, p. 17–22, 2007, retrieved February 4, 2009.
  3. ↑ Terrapin, University of Maryland yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 240.
  4. ↑ Terrapin, University of Maryland yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 241.
  5. ↑ Terrapin, University of Maryland yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 242.
  6. ↑ Terrapin, University of Maryland yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 243.
  7. ↑ Terrapin, University of Maryland yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 244.
  8. ↑ Records (PDF), 2007 Southern Conference Football Media Guide, Southern Conference, p. 141–147, 2007, retrieved 6 October 2008.
  9. 1 2 All-Time Honors (PDF), 2001 Maryland Terrapins Football Media Guide, CBS Sports, retrieved 8 December 2008.
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