The 1954 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1954 college football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).[2] Maryland, with its rout against Missouri, 74–13, set an ACC record-high for scoring that stood for 27 years.[3]
| 1954 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 7–2–1 (4–0–1 ACC) |
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| Offensive scheme | Split-T |
| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Maryland | 4 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Kentucky* | No. 3 | W 20–0 | 36,000 | [4] | |
| October 1 | at No. 4 UCLA* | No. 6 | L 7–12 | 73,376 | [5] | |
| October 9 | vs. Wake Forest | No. 13 | T 13–13 | 11,000 | [6] | |
| October 16 | North Carolina | W 33–0 | 26,000 | [7] | ||
| October 22 | at No. 16 Miami (FL)* | L 7–9 | 52,506 | [8] | ||
| October 30 | at South Carolina | W 20–0 | 24,000 | [9] | ||
| November 6 | NC State |
| W 42–14 | 21,000 | [10] | |
| November 13 | Clemson | No. 17 |
| W 16–0 | 21,000 | [11] |
| November 20 | George Washington* | No. 13 |
| W 48–6 | 23,000 | [12] |
| November 25 | Missouri* | No. 10 |
| W 74–13 | 20,000 | [13] |
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References
edit- ^ "1954 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. 2009-06-17.
- ^ K. Adam Powell and Woody Durham, Border Wars: The First Fifty Years of Atlantic Coast Conference Football, p. 167, Scarecrow Press, ISBN 0-8108-4839-2, 2004.
- ^ "Maryland profits by breaks to defeat Kentucky 20 to 0". The Owensboro Messenger. September 19, 1954. Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UCLA stuns highly-favored Terps, 12–7". The Arizona Daily Star. October 2, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Favored Maryland and Purdue rally in 2nd half to gain 13–13 ties with Wake Forest and Duke". The Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bielski leads Maryland rout of Carolina, 33–0". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 17, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miami tops Maryland 9–7". Greensboro Daily News. October 23, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tamburello leads Maryland to 20–0 win over Gamecocks". The News and Observer. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps whip N.C. State, 42–14". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland rolls over Clemson, 16–0". The Portsmouth Star. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland routs George Washington eleven, 48 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Storm over M.U." The Kansas City Times. November 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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