1953 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1953 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	at Missouri*	No. 9	Memorial Stadium Columbia, MO	W 20–6	21,000	[4]
September 26	Washington and Lee*	No. 9	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 52–0	35,000	[5]
October 3	at Clemson	No. 3	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC	W 20–0	25,000	[6]
October 10	Georgia*	No. 4	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 40–13	27,000	[7]
October 17	at North Carolina	No. 3	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	W 26–0	35,000	[8]
October 23	at Miami (FL)*	No. 3	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL	W 30–0	42,157	[9]
October 31	at South Carolina	No. 1	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 24–6	22,000	[10]
November 7	at George Washington*	No. 2	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	W 27–6	8,000	[11]
November 14	No. 11 Ole Miss*	No. 2	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 38–0	35,000	[12]
November 21	No. 11 Alabama*	No. 2	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 21–0	36,000	[13]
January 1, 1954	No. 4 Oklahoma*	No. 1	Burdine Stadium Miami, FL (Orange Bowl)	L 0–7	68,640–68,718	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Personnel

The 1953 team consisted of the following letterwinners:^[15]

The coaching staff consisted of:^[16]

• Jim Tatum, head coach
• Emmett Cheek
• Warren Giese, ends
• Jack Hennemier, defensive line
• Tommy Mont, backfield
• Vernon Seibert
• Eddie Teague, defensive backfield
• Bob Ward

References