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Maryland Football Team History


Maryland Terrapins
University of Maryland
 College Park, MD
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Byrd Stadium
Capacity: 48,055
Colors: Black, Gold, Red & White
Coach: James M. Jim Tatum
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1953 <- 1954 -> 1955 --> 2024
1954 Season Highlights
 James M. Jim Tatum enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1954 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ Kentucky  20   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 1  @ UCLA  7   12   L       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ Wake Forest  13   13   T    @ Winston-Salem, NC   
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. North Carolina  33   0   W       
 Fri., Oct. 22  @ Miami  7   9   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ South Carolina  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. North Carolina State  42   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Clemson  16   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  vs. George Washington  48   6   W       
 Thu., Nov. 25  vs. Missouri  74   13   W       
 
1954 Season Totals
  Record7-2 -1
  Points Scored280
  Scoring Average28.0
  Points Allowed67
  Defense Average6.7
  Opponents Record47-38
  Conference Record4-0
  Home Record5-0
  Away Record2-2 -1
1954 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
8 7-2-1 AP
11 7-2-1 Coaches
11 7-2-1 UP
  
1954 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Duke 8-2-1270161Won  34-74-012247  William D. Bill Murray
Maryland 7-2-128067 4-0-112427  James M. Jim Tatum
North Carolina 4-5-1140222 4-293126  George T. Barclay
South Carolina 6-4172153 3-38694  Rex Enright
Clemson 5-5193121 1-24049  Frank Howard
Wake Forest 2-7-1129165 1-4-1106107  Tom Rogers
Virginia 3-6113162 0-21453  Ned L. McDonald
North Carolina State 2-8104193 0-427109  Earle Edwards

1954 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1954 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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