1948 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1948 Maryland Terrapins football Southern Conference SoCon 6–4 4–2 Jim Tatum 2nd Split-T Gene Kinney Griffith Stadium The 1948 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in 1948 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). Jim Tatum served as the head coach for the second year of his nine-year tenure. The Terrapins compiled a 6–4 record, which proved to be the worst of Tatum's term at Maryland and the only one in which his team lost more than two games. Griffith Stadium was temporarily used as the home field, as an interim venue between the original Byrd Stadium and the much larger, newly constructed stadium of the same name.Year-by-Year Results https://web.archive.org/web/20090320005925/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08guide-11.pdf 2009-03-20 (PDF), 2008 Maryland Football Media Guide, University of Maryland, 2008. Accessed 2009-06-15. 2009-06-17. Maryland was ranked at No. 51 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings Wilmington Morning News December 15, 1948 32 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123192904/michigan-irish-finish-1-2-in/ Newspapers.com Schedule 1948 AP September 25 w y Richmond City Stadium Richmond, VA 19–0 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112722038/hard-hitting-maryland-drubs-richmond-19/ Evening Star Hard-hitting Maryland drubs Richmond, 19–0 September 26, 1948 November 7, 2022 Newspapers.com October 2 w y y Delaware Wilmington Park Wilmington, DE 21–0 14,000 Maryland defeats Delaware, 21–0 October 3, 1948 S5 The Philadelphia Inquirer https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67151479/1948-delaware-maryland/ November 7, 2022 Newspapers.com October 9 w VPI Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 28–0 11,700 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-unbeaten-maryland/137261277/ The Charlotte Observer Unbeaten Maryland routs VPI October 10, 1948 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 16 l y Duke 18 Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 12–13 21,904 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-and-record-duke-edges-terps-by-131/137261409/ Greensboro Daily News Duke edges Terps by 13–12 October 17, 1948 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 23 w George Washington Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 47–0 16,034 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/70026996/g-washington-outclasses-by-maryland/ Cumberland Sunday Times G. Washington outclasses by Maryland, 47–0 October 24, 1949 February 11, 2021 Newspapers.com October 29 w y y Miami (FL) Burdine Stadium Miami, FL 27–13 33,304 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-terps-thump-hurricanes-in-27/137261497/ Daily Press Terps thump Hurricanes in 27–13 rout October 30, 1948 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 6 w y South Carolina Carolina Stadium Columbia, SC 19–7 11,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-maryland-tops-south/137261576/ Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Maryland tops South Carolina November 7, 1948 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 13 l North Carolina 6 Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 20–49 34,588 Bowen George Fumbles Costly As Terrapins Lose To North Carolina, 49-20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/80954367/cumberland-sunday-times/ Cumberland Sunday Times Cumberland, Maryland Associated Press November 14, 1948 29 July 7, 2021 Newspapers.com November 20 l y Vanderbilt Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 0–34 21,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-vanderbilt-extends-victory-str/132860587/ The State Vanderbilt extends victory string; Wallops Terps 34–0 November 21, 1948 October 3, 2023 Newspapers.com November 27 l y y West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV rivalry 14–16 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-west-virginia-triumphs/137261651/ The Baltimore Sun West Virginia triumphs over Maryland eleven, 16–14 November 28, 1948 December 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Coaching staff Jim Tatum, head coach Flucie Stewart George Barclay Houston Elder Sully Krouse John Cudmore Warren Giese Bill Meek, freshman coach Duke Wyre, trainer W. W. Cobey, graduate managerTerrapin, p. 195, University of Maryland, 1949. References Maryland Category:Maryland Terrapins football seasons Maryland Terrapins football