1954 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 1954 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college football in its second season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. .[2] Maryland, with its rout against Missouri, 74–13, set an ACC record-high for scoring that stood for 27 years.[3]
Schedule
Date |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
Result |
Attendance |
September 18 |
at Kentucky* |
No. 3 |
McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY |
W 20–0 |
36,000 |
October 1 |
at No. 4 UCLA* |
No. 6 |
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA |
L 7–12 |
73,376 |
October 9 |
at Wake Forest |
No. 13 |
Wake Forest, NC |
T 13–13 |
12,000 |
October 16 |
North Carolina |
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD |
W 33–0 |
26,000 |
October 22 |
at No. 16 Miami (FL)* |
|
Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, FL |
L 7–9 |
52,506 |
October 30 |
at South Carolina |
|
Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC |
W 20–0 |
24,000 |
November 6 |
NC State |
|
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD |
W 42–14 |
N/A |
November 13 |
Clemson |
No. 17 |
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD |
W 16–0 |
21,000 |
November 20 |
George Washington* |
No. 13 |
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD |
W 48–6 |
N/A |
November 25 |
Missouri* |
No. 10 |
Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD |
W 74–13 |
20,000 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game. |
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