1946 Maryland Terrapins football team

1946 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Southern Conference
1946 record	3–6 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach	Clark Shaughnessy
Offensive scheme	T formation
Captain	Elected by game
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (original)

1946 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 North Carolina $	4	–	0	–	1	8	–	2	–	1
William & Mary	7	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 18 NC State	6	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Duke	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Richmond	3	–	2	–	2	6	–	2	–	2
VPI	3	–	3	–	2	3	–	4	–	3
VMI	2	–	3	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
George Washington	1	–	1	–	0	4	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	3	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	2	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Maryland	2	–	5	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Furman	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0
Washington and Lee	1	–	4	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	5	–	0
Davidson	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college football in its 26th season as a member of the Southern Conference. Clark Shaughnessy, who had previously served as head coach in 1942, returned for his second and final season at Maryland.

Before the season

The Maryland roster for the 1946 season consisted of the following players:^[1]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 28	Bainbridge Naval*	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	W 54–0	12,500
October 4	Richmond	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	L 37–7
October 12	at North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 33–0
October 18	VPI	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	W 6–0
November 2	William & Mary	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 41–7
November 9	South Carolina	Byrd Stadium • College Park, Maryland	L 21–17
November 16	vs. Washington & Lee	Memorial Stadium • Baltimore, Maryland	W 24–7
November 23	at Michigan State*	Macklin Field • East Lansing, Michigan	L 26–14
November 30	at North Carolina State	Riddick Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina	L 28–7
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

↑ Year-By-Year Results, 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, University of Maryland, p. 17–22, 2007, retrieved February 4, 2009.

Maryland Terrapins football
Venues	Maryland Agricultural College Field Old Byrd Stadium (1923–1947, 1949) Griffith Stadium (1948) Maryland Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Johns Hopkins Navy: Crab Bowl Classic Penn State Rutgers Virginia West Virginia
Culture & lore	Testudo Mighty Sound of Maryland Anthony C. Nardo Memorial Trophy
People	Head coaches Quarterbacks Honorees Professional players Statistical leaders
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National championship seasons in bold

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