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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: Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

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1888 <-- 1958 <- 1959 -> 1960 --> 2024

1959 Season Highlights

Thomas N. Tom Nugent enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Maryland.

1959 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 19	vs. West Virginia	27	7	W
Sat., Sep. 26	@ Texas	0	26	L
Sat., Oct. 3	@ Syracuse	0	29	L
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Wake Forest	7	10	L
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. North Carolina	14	7	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ South Carolina	6	22	L
Sat., Nov. 7	@ Navy	14	22	L	@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Clemson	28	25	W
Sat., Nov. 21	vs. Virginia	55	12	W
Sat., Dec. 5	vs. North Carolina State	33	28	W

1959 Season Totals
Record	5-5
Points Scored	184
Scoring Average	18.4
Points Allowed	188
Defense Average	18.8
Opponents Record	55-47
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	4-1
Away Record	1-4

1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1959 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Clemson	9-2	285	103	Won 23-7	6-1	181	77	Frank Howard
North Carolina	5-5	198	142		5-2	176	71	James M. Jim Tatum
South Carolina	6-4	170	169		4-3	104	129	Warren Giese
Wake Forest	6-4	218	178		4-3	169	134	Paul J. Amen
Maryland	5-5	184	188		4-2	143	104	Thomas N. Tom Nugent
Duke	4-6	104	159		2-3	51	98	William D. Bill Murray
North Carolina State	1-9	117	201		0-6	76	122	Earle Edwards
Virginia	0-10	80	393		0-5	44	209	Richard Dick Voris

1959 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1959 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.