1947 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1947
George Simler
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
1947 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
No. 19 Duke 3 – 1 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Washington and Lee 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 2
No. 17 NC State 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
VPI 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Davidson 3 – 3 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
VMI 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
Clemson 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Furman 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
George Washington 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from
AP Poll

The 1947 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in 1947 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

During his nine-year tenure at College Park, Tatum would become the winningest
coach in school history. In 1947, he got off to a good start and significantly improved from Shaughnessy's 3–6 record of the season prior.

The highlight of the season was a berth in the 1948 Gator Bowl, the first postseason game in school history. NCAA-scoring leader Lu Gambino ran for 165 yards and scored all three touchdowns for Maryland. The game ultimately ended in a stalemate.

Maryland was ranked at No. 45 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at South Carolina
W 19–1313,000[2]
October 3Delaware*
W 43–1916,460[3]
October 10Richmond
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 18–6[4]
October 18at No. 17 Duke
L 7–1920,000[5]
October 25at VPI
W 21–1912,500[6]
November 1West Virginia*dagger
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 27–016,500[7]
November 8at Duquesne
W 32–0[8]
November 15vs. No. 19 North Carolina
L 0–1922,000[9]
November 22at
Dudley Field
  • Nashville, TN
    		• W 20–620,000[10]
    November 29NC State
    • Byrd Stadium
    • College Park, MD
    		T 0–014,000[11]
    January 1Georgia*
    		T 20–2021,000[12]
    • *Non-conference game
    • daggerHomecoming
    • Rankings from
      Coaches' Poll
      released prior to the game

    Personnel

    Roster

    The Maryland roster for the 1947 season consisted of the following players:[13][14]

    Coaching staff

    Game summaries

    South Carolina

    Gambino scored three touchdowns and Maryland firmly held the momentum for the first three quarters. In the final period, South Carolina mounted a comeback attempt. Maryland player Gene Kinney intercepted a pass on the Terrapin 31-yard line to secure the victory, 19–13.[15]

    Delaware

    Delaware entered the game atop a 32-game winning streak. Gambino again scored three touchdowns, with others added by Davis, Idzik, and Targarona. The Blue Hens responded to an 88-yard touchdown run by Gambino with a 90-yard score by Cole.[16]

    Richmond

    Maryland avenged the previous season's loss to Richmond. Gambino scored twice and completed a pass to Simler for the third touchdown.[17]

    Duke (#17)

    Maryland fumbles and interceptions helped Duke snap the three-game winning streak. Vernon Seibert scored the Terrapins' only score of the day. It was also the first touchdown ever scored by Maryland against Duke.[18]

    VPI

    VPI scored twice in the first quarter after Maryland penalties and a turnover. In the fourth quarter, Maryland mounted a two-touchdown rally to spoil VPI's homecoming, 21–19. The decisive scores were due to a long Vic Turyn pass to Simler and a 32-yard dash by Idzik. McHugh made all three point after touchdown kicks, which proved to be the margin of victory.[19]

    West Virginia

    Duquesne

    North Carolina (#19)

    Vanderbilt

    North Carolina State

    Georgia (Gator Bowl)

    Main article: 1948 Gator Bowl
    1 2 3 4 Total
    Maryland 0 7 13 0 20
    Georgia 0 0 7 13 20

    Awards

    Lu Gambino was selected as a first-team All-Southern Conference back.[20][21] Gambino and Eugene Kinney were named honorable mention All-Americans.[21]

    See also

    • Maryland Terrapins football under Jim Tatum (1947–1955)

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    13. ^ Terrapin, University of Maryland Yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 237.
    14. ^ Year-By-Year Results Archived 2018-10-26 at the Wayback Machine, 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, University of Maryland, p. 17–22, 2007, retrieved February 4, 2009.
    15. ^ Terrapin, University of Maryland yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 240.
    16. ^ Terrapin, University of Maryland yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 241.
    17. ^ Terrapin, University of Maryland yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 242.
    18. ^ Terrapin, University of Maryland yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 243.
    19. ^ Terrapin, University of Maryland yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 244.
    20. ^ Records (PDF), 2007 Southern Conference Football Media Guide, Southern Conference, p. 141–147, 2007, retrieved 6 October 2008.
    21. ^ a b All-Time Honors Archived 2011-05-23 at the Wayback Machine (PDF), 2001 Maryland Terrapins Football Media Guide, CBS Sports, retrieved 8 December 2008.
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