1946 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1946 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference Southern Conference
Record3–6 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive scheme T formation
CaptainGame captains
Home stadium Byrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
←  1945
1947  →
1946 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 –0 –18 –2 –1
William & Mary 7 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 18 NC State 6 –1 –08 –3 –0
South Carolina 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Duke 3 –2 –04 –5 –0
Richmond 3 –2 –26 –2 –2
VPI 3 –3 –23 –4 –3
VMI 2 –3 –14 –5 –1
George Washington 1 –1 –04 –3 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Wake Forest 2 –3 –06 –3 –0
Maryland 2 –5 –03 –6 –0
Furman 1 –4 –02 –8 –0
Washington and Lee 1 –4 –02 –6 –0
The Citadel 1 –5 –03 –5 –0
Davidson 1 –5 –04 –5 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Maryland Terrapins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maryland as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1946 college football season. In their second non-consecutive season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Terrapins compiled a 3–6 record (2–5 against SoCon opponents) and were outscored by a total of 193 to 136. [1]

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28 Bainbridge *
W 54–012,000 [2]
October 4 Richmond
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 37–711,500 [3]
October 12at North Carolina
L 33–015,000 [4]
October 18 VPI
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 6–011,500–13,000 [5] [6] [7]
November 2at William & Mary
L 41–7 [8]
November 9 South Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 21–17 [9]
November 16vs. Washington & Lee
W 24–77,000 [10]
November 23at Michigan State *
L 26–1416,239 [11]
November 30at NC State
L 28–716,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

The Maryland roster for the 1946 season consisted of the following players: [13]

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Terrapin was selected. [14]

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
13115 Emile Fritz Guard Chicago Bears

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1946 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Md. Crushes Bainbridge: Terps Win, 54-0, In Display Of Power In Opener". The Baltimore Sun. September 29, 1946. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Robert Elmer (October 5, 1946). "Richmond Eleven Swamps Maryland In 37-To-7 Upset At College Park: Spiders Start Scoring Early; 25-To-0 First Half Proves Nightmare To Terp Fans". The Baltimore Sun. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Irwin Smallwood (October 13, 1946). "Tar Heels Teach New Line to Old Liners: Downpour Marks 33-0 Victory As Myers, Camp, Grow, Score; Carolina Defense Holds Fast To Stop Visiting Maryland "T" Party Blank". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Robert Elmer (October 19, 1946). "Maryland Beats V.P.I. By 6 To 0 For First Conference Win Of Season: Losers Fail in Late Drive; Tech Goes To One-Yard Line, but Old Liners Hold". The Baltimore Sun. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Gobblers Primed To Upset Favored Pack". The Technician . North Carolina State University. October 25, 1946. p. 4. Retrieved October 14, 2016.
  7. ↑ "The Bugle 1947" (PDF). Virginia Tech Bugle . 1947. p. 183. Retrieved January 23, 2016.
  8. ↑ Lloyd H. Williams (November 3, 1946). "W&M Ends Terps' 'T' Party 41-7". Daily Press. Newport News, Virginia. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ Francis X. Whittie (November 10, 1946). "21-17 Defeat To Maryland: South Carolina Stages Late Rally To Win". The Baltimore Sun. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Jesse A. Linthicum (November 17, 1946). "Maryland Eleven Beat W.& L. In 24-7 contest". The Baltimore Sun. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ George S. Alderton (November 24, 1946). "State Measures Maryland, 26 to 14: Guerre and Pals Romp Past Terps; Regulars Lead 20-7 at Halftime; Reserves Have Their Inning". Lansing State Journal. pp. 25–26 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Herman Blackman (December 1, 1946). "Wolfpack Posts Win Over Terps: Howard Turner Scores Three Times as Wolfpack Tops Maryland, 28-7". The News and Observer. Raleigh, North Carolina. pp. II-1, II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ 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.
  14. ↑ "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.
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