1949 Maryland Terrapins football team

1949 Southern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1949 Maryland Terrapins football
1949 Maryland Terrapins football
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 20–7 vs. Missouri
Conference	Southern Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 14
1949 record	9–1 (4–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Tatum (3rd season);
Offensive scheme	Split-T
Captain	Fred Davis
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (original)
	Seasons ← 1948 1950 →

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]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24		at VPI		Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 34–7	12,000	^[2]
September 30		Georgetown*		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 40–14	18,227
October 8		at No. 13 Michigan State*		Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	L 7–14	35,000
October 22		at NC State		Riddick Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 14–6	15,000
October 29		South Carolina		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 44–7	17,762
November 5		George Washington		Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 40–14		^[3]
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at No. 15 Boston University*		Fenway Park Boston, MA	W 14–13	30,263	^[4]^[5]
November 24		West Virginia*	No. 15	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 47–7	16,117
December 2		at Miami (FL)*	No. 14	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 13–0	35,000
January 2		vs. No. 20 Missouri*	No. 14	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 20–7	18,409
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^ Year-by-Year Results (PDF), 2008 Maryland Football Media Guide, University of Maryland, 2008. Accessed 2009-06-15. Archived 2009-06-17.
^ "The Bugle 1950" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle. 1950. Retrieved January 25, 2016.
^ "Sub halfback sparks Terps to 40–14 win". Asheville Citizen-Times. November 6, 1949. Retrieved February 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ 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 .
^ 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 .
^ Terrapin, p. 307, University of Maryland, 1950.

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National championship seasons in bold

1949 Southern Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		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