1953 Maryland Terrapins football team

1953 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from AP Poll

1953 Maryland Terrapins football
1953 Maryland Terrapins football
Consensus national champion; ACC co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 0–7 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1953 record	10–1 (3–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Tatum (7th season);
Offensive scheme	Split-T
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
	Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

The 1953 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1953 college football season in its first season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Maryland outscored its opponents 298–38 and recorded six defensive shutouts. Jim Tatum served as the head coach for the seventh year of his nine-year tenure. In the postseason, Maryland lost to Oklahoma in the 1954 Orange Bowl.^[2] The team was selected national champion by Associated Press, International News Service, and United Press International, leading to a consensus national champion designation.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Missouri*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 20–6	21,000
September 26	Washington and Lee*	No. 9	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 52–0	35,000
October 3	at Clemson	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 20–0	25,000
October 10	Georgia*	No. 4	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 40–13	27,000
October 17	at North Carolina	No. 3	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 26–0	35,000
October 23	at Miami (FL)*	No. 3	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 30–0	42,157
October 30	at South Carolina	No. 1	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 24–6	22,000
November 7	at George Washington*	No. 2	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 27–6	8,000	^[4]
November 14	No. 11 Ole Miss*	No. 2	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 38–0	35,000
November 21	No. 11 Alabama*	No. 2	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 21–0	36,000
January 1, 1954	No. 4 Oklahoma*	No. 1	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 0–7	68,640
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game

Personnel[]

The 1953 team consisted of the following letterwinners:^[5]

George Albrecht
Ralph Baierl
Lynn Beightol
Dick Bielski
Ray Blackburn
Jack Bowersox
Charles Boxold
Don Brougher
Dick Burgee
Marty Crytzer
Russell Dennis
Bernie Faloney
Ralph Felton
Tim Flynn
Chet Hanulak
Fred Heffner
Herb Hoffman
Joe Horning
John Irvine
Stan Jones
Jim Kilgallen
Paul Kramer
Tom McLuckie
Bob Morgan
Dick Nolan
Dave Nusz
George Palahunik
Jim Parsons
Bob Pellegrini
Richard Shipley
Ed Vereb
Ron Waller
Bill Walker
John Weiciecowski

The coaching staff consisted of:^[6]

Jim Tatum, head coach
Emmett Cheek
Warren Giese, ends
Jack Hennemier, defensive line
Tommy Mont, backfield
Vernon Seibert
Eddie Teague, defensive backfield
Bob Ward

References[]

^ "1953 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
^ Year-by-Year Results (PDF), 2008 Maryland Football Media Guide, University of Maryland, 2008. Accessed 2009-06-15. Archived 2009-06-17.
^ 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2017. pp. 113, 120. Retrieved December 13, 2018.
^ "Maryland conquers G.W., 27 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. November 8, 1953. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Year-By-Year Results (PDF), 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, p. 17–22, University of Maryland, 2007.
^ Assistant Coaches (PDF), 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, p. 4, University of Maryland, 2007.

[1] "1953 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.

[umd-2] Year-by-Year Results (PDF), 2008 Maryland Football Media Guide, University of Maryland, 2008. Accessed 2009-06-15. Archived 2009-06-17.

[2018ncaabook-3] 2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records (PDF). Indianapolis: National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2017. pp. 113, 120. Retrieved December 13, 2018.

[GW1-4] "Maryland conquers G.W., 27 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. November 8, 1953. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

[5] Year-By-Year Results (PDF), 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, p. 17–22, University of Maryland, 2007.

[6] Assistant Coaches (PDF), 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, p. 4, University of Maryland, 2007.

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v t College football national champions (poll era)
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1950s	1950: Oklahoma (AP, Coaches) 1951: Tennessee 1952: Michigan State 1953: Maryland 1954: Ohio State (AP) / UCLA (FWAA, Coaches) 1955: Oklahoma 1956: Oklahoma 1957: Auburn (AP) / Ohio State (Coaches, FWAA) 1958: LSU (AP, Coaches) / Iowa (FWAA) 1959: Syracuse (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF)
1960s	1960: Minnesota (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ole Miss (FWAA) 1961: Alabama (AP, Coaches, NFF) / Ohio State (FWAA) 1962: USC 1963: Texas 1964: Alabama (AP, Coaches) / Arkansas (FWAA) / Notre Dame (NFF) 1965: Alabama (AP, FWAA) / Michigan State (Coaches, FWAA, NFF) 1966: Notre Dame (AP, Coaches, FWAA, NFF) / Michigan State (NFF) 1967: USC 1968: Ohio State 1969: Texas
1970s	1970: Nebraska (AP, FWAA) / Texas (NFF, Coaches) / Ohio State (NFF) 1971: Nebraska 1972: USC 1973: Notre Dame (AP, FWAA, NFF) / Alabama (Coaches) 1974: Oklahoma (AP) / USC (FWAA, NFF, Coaches) 1975: Oklahoma 1976: Pittsburgh 1977: Notre Dame 1978: Alabama (AP, FWAA, NFF) / USC (Coaches) 1979: Alabama
1980–1991	1980: Georgia 1981: Clemson 1982: Penn State 1983: Miami (FL) 1984: BYU 1985: Oklahoma 1986: Penn State 1987: Miami (FL) 1988: Notre Dame 1989: Miami (FL) 1990: Colorado (AP, FWAA, NFF, USAT/CNN) / Georgia Tech (Coaches) 1991: Miami (FL) (AP) / Washington (Coaches, FWAA, UPI/NFF)

1953 Maryland Terrapins football
Consensus national champion ACC co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 0–7 vs. Oklahoma
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 1
AP	No. 1
1953 record	10–1 (3–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Tatum (7th season)
Offensive scheme	Split-T
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Maryland +	3	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 18 Duke +	4	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	1
South Carolina	2	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	3	–	0	3	–	6	–	1
Clemson	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	5	–	1
NC State	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll^[1]