1949 Maryland Terrapins football team

1949 Maryland Terrapins football
Gator Bowl Champions
Gator Bowl vs. Missouri, W, 20–7
Conference Southern Conference
Ranking
AP #14
1949 record 9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach Jim Tatum
Offensive scheme Split-T
Captain Fred Davis
Home stadium Byrd Stadium (original)
1949 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
#16 North Carolina $ 5 – 0 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
#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

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]

Coaching staff

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
24 September 1949 at VPI Miles Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia W 34–7   12,000
30 September 1949 Georgetown* Byrd Stadium (original) • College Park, Maryland W 40–14   18,227
8 October 1949 at #13 Michigan State* Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, Michigan L 7–14   35,000
22 October 1949 at N.C. State Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina W 14–6   15,000
29 October 1949 South Carolinadagger Byrd Stadium (original) • College Park, Maryland W 44–7   17,762
5 November 1949 George Washington Byrd Stadium (original) • College Park, Maryland W 40–14   N/A
12 November 1949 at #15 Boston* Nickerson Field • Weston, Massachusetts W 14–13   N/A
24 November 1949 West Virginia* #15 Byrd Stadium (original) • College Park, Maryland (Maryland–West Virginia rivalry, Thanksgiving) W 47–7   16,117
2 December 1949 at Miami* #14 Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida W 13–0   35,000
2 January 1950 vs. #20 Missouri* #14 Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, Florida (1950 Gator Bowl) W 20–7   18,409
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.

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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