Maryland Football Team History
Maryland Terrapins
University of Maryland
College Park, MD
Founded: 1856 Stadium: Byrd Stadium Capacity: 48,055 Colors: Black, Gold, Red & White Coach: James M. Jim Tatum Conference: Independent-
1952 Season Highlights
James M. Jim Tatum enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
1952 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Missouri
13
10
W
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Auburn
13
7
W
@ Birmingham, AL
Sat., Oct. 4 vs.
Clemson
28
0
W
Sat., Oct. 11 @
Georgia
37
0
W
Sat., Oct. 18 vs.
Navy
38
7
W
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Louisiana State
34
6
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @ Boston University
34
7
W
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Mississippi
14
21
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Alabama
7
27
L
@ Mobile, AL
1952 Season Totals
Record 7-2
Points Scored 218
Scoring Average 24.2
Points Allowed 85
Defense Average 9.4
Opponents Record 43-35
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-0
Away Record 4-2
1952 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
13 7-2-0
AP
13 7-2-0
Coaches
10 7-2-0
INS
13 7-2-0
UP
1952 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1952 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.