1952 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1952 Maryland Terrapins football Southern Conference SoCon 13 13 7–2 0–0Maryland was a member of the Southern Conference, but was disallowed from playing any conference opponents during the 1952 season as part of the sanctions for violating the ban on postseason play the year prior. Jim Tatum 6th Split-T Byrd Stadium The 1952 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in 1952 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). However, during the 1952 season, Maryland underwent sanctions by the Southern Conference that disallowed the team from playing any conference opponents.David Ungrady, Tales from the Maryland Terrapins, p. 77–78, Sports Publishing LLC, 2003, 1-58261-688-4. This was in response to Maryland's violation of a newly instituted ban on postseason play the year prior by its participation in the 1952 Sugar Bowl.K. Adam Powell and Woody Durham, Border Wars: The First Fifty Years of Atlantic Coast Conference Football, p. xvi, Scarecrow Press, 0-8108-4839-2, 2004. Jim Tatum served as the head coach for the sixth season of his nine-year tenure. The team compiled a 7–2 record The loss against 14th-ranked Mississippi ended Maryland's school-record 22-game winning streak.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. After the season, Maryland left the Southern Conference in order to become a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Schedule September 20 w y y 2 Missouri Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO 13–10 18,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat-marylands-last/138024478/ St. Louis Globe-Democrat Maryland's last-minute score nips Missouri, 13–10 September 21, 1952 January 4, 2024 Newspapers.com September 27 w y y 2 Auburn Legion Field Birmingham, AL 13–7 27,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-maryland-takes-clo/132924266/ The Commercial Appeal Maryland takes close one September 28, 1952 October 4, 2023 Newspapers.com October 4 w y 3 Clemson Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 28–0 32,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/winston-salem-journal-maryland-routs-fe/138024558/ Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel Maryland routs 'fellow sinner' Clemson October 5, 1952 January 4, 2024 Newspapers.com October 11 w y y 4 Georgia 19 Sanford Stadium Athens, GA 37–0 34,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/news-press-maryland-rolls-to-370-triump/132871353/ Fort Myers News-Press Maryland rolls to 37–0 triumph over Georgia October 12, 1952 October 3, 2023 Newspapers.com October 18 w y 2 Navy 20 Byrd Stadium College Park, MD Crab Bowl Classic 38–7 44,716 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-maryland-crushes-nav/138024635/ Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Maryland crushes Navy October 19, 1952 January 4, 2024 Newspapers.com October 25 w y y 2 LSU Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 34–6 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-maryland-crushes-ls/132923125/ The Pittsburgh Press Maryland crushes LSU, 34–6 October 26, 1952 January 4, 2024 Newspapers.com November 1 w y y 2 Boston University Fenway Park Boston, MA 34–7 32,568 Point-A-Play Maryland Crushes Boston University 34-7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79396946/the-owensboro-messenger/ The Owensboro Messenger Owensboro, Kentucky Associated Press November 2, 1952 10 June 11, 2021 Newspapers.com November 15 l y y 3 Ole Miss 11 Hemingway Stadium Oxford, MS 14–21 32,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-news-ole-miss-jars-maryland-2/132870073/ The Miami News Ole Miss jars Maryland, 21 to 14 November 16, 1952 October 3, 2023 Newspapers.com November 22 l y y 8 Alabama 14 Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL 7–27 33,178 Bama running game smashed Terps 27–7 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0_gcAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OZgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7257%2C2129316 Google News Archives The Tuscaloosa News November 23, 1952 10 October 28, 2012 Personnel Coaching staff Jim Tatum, head coach Bob Ward, line coach Jack Hennemier, defensive line coach Warren Giese, ends coach Tommy Mont, backfield coach Eddie Teague, defensive backfield coach Emmett Cheek, freshman coach Vern Seibert, assistant freshman coach Duke Wyre, head trainer John Lacey, assistant trainer Footnotes nb References Maryland Category:Maryland Terrapins football seasons Maryland Terrapins football