1948 Maryland State Raiders football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1948 Maryland State Raiders football Independent 7–1 Vernon McCain 1st 1947 The 1948 Maryland State Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Maryland State College (now known as University of Maryland Eastern Shore) during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Vernon McCain, the team compiled an 7–1 record. The team played three games against interracial teams, defeating teams from 1948 Albright Lions Albright, Glassboro State, and 1948 Bridgeport Purple Knights Bridgeport. Key players included freshman halfback Sylvester Polk. Polk scored five touchdowns on seven running attempts against Morris College and ranked among the nation's scoring leaders in 1947.Fleet Shore College Back Is Among Nation's Top Scorers The Salisbury Times November 9, 1948 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41169480/fleet_shore_college_back_is_among/ Newspapers.com The 1948 season was the school's first under the common name Maryland State College. It was officially known as the University of Maryland's College for Negroes at Princess Anne and had previously been known as Maryland's Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes, though it had been commonly referred to as Princess Anne College. In 1948, the school's president, Dr. J. T. Williams, discarded the "Princess Anne College" name because "people thought it might be a girl's finishing school . . . it embarrassed the football team."Buildings Give New Life To Shore Negro College The Baltimore Sun Burke Davis December 9, 1948 31 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41169134/buildings_give_new_life_to_shore_negro/ Newspapers.com Schedule y y September 18 at 1948 Virginia Union Panthers Virginia Union Richmond, VA L 0-24 September 25 1948 Morris Hornets Morris Princess Anne, MD W 57-0 Maryland State Wins The Philadelphia Inquirer September 26, 1948 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41170472/maryland_state_wins/ Newspapers.com October 9 1948 South Carolina State Bulldogs South Carolina State Princess Anne, MD W 14-6 October 16 at 1948 Albright Lions Albright Reading, PA W 25-0 Maryland State Defeats Albright The Salisbury Times October 18, 1948 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41170075/maryland_state_defeats_albright/ Newspapers.com October 23 at 1948 Glassboro State Profs Glassboro State College Field Glassboro, NJ W 25-0 Maryland State Tumbles Glassboro Times Journal (Vineland, NJ) October 25, 1948 6 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41169885/maryland_state_tumbles_glassboro/ Newspapers.com October 30 1948 Cheyney Wolves Cheyney Princess Anne, MD W 25-0 Princess Anne Triumphs, 25-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 31, 1948 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41169717/princess_anne_triumphs_250/ Newspapers.com November 13 at 1948 Bridgeport Purple Knights Bridgeport Candlelite Field Bridgeport, CT W 26-13 5,000 Maryland State Rolls Over Bridgeport The Pittsburgh Courier November 20, 1948 10 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/41170935/maryland_state_rolls_over_bridgeport/ November 25 at 1948 Fayetteville State Broncos Fayetteville State Fayetteville, NC W 33-0 References Maryland State Category:Maryland Eastern Shore Hawks football seasons Maryland State Raiders football