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1949 Western Maryland Green Terror football team

The 1949 Western Maryland Green Terror football team represented Western Maryland College—now known as McDaniel College—as a member of the Mason–Dixon Conference during the 1949 college football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Charlie Havens, the Green Terror compiled an overall record of 7–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, winning the Mason–Dixon title. Henry A. Corrado was the team's captain.[1] Western Maryland played home games at Hoffa Field on Westminster, Maryland.

1949 Western Maryland Green Terror football
Mason–Dixon champion
ConferenceMason–Dixon Conference
Record7–1 (4–0 Mason–Dixon)
Head coach
CaptainHenry A. Corrado
Home stadiumHoffa Field
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Mason–Dixon Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Maryland $ 4 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Hampden–Sydney 2 – 1 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Johns Hopkins 2 – 1 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Washington College 2 – 2 – 1 3 – 2 – 2
Mount St. Mary's 1 – 1 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Bridgewater 1 – 1 – 0 1 – 3 – 0
Randolph–Macon 2 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Catholic University 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 1
Gallaudet 0 – 4 – 0 0 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Conference standings were based on the Dickinson Scoring System.

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 242:00 p.m.at Dickinson*
W 27–7[2][3]
October 12:00 p.m.at Gettysburg*
L 0–21[4][5]
October 82:00 p.m.at Lebanon Valley*
W 39–72,000[6][7]
October 152:00 p.m.Washington College
W 39–63,500[8][9][10]
October 22Mount St. Mary's
  • Hoffa Field
  • Westminster, MD
W 32–0[11]
October 29Hampden–Sydney 
  • Hoffa Field
  • Westminster, MD
W 25–6[12]
November 122:00 p.m.at Franklin & Marshall*
W 12–65,000[13][14][15]
November 192:00 p.m.at Johns Hopkins
W 35–75,500[16][17][18]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References edit

  1. ^ "Football Captains". McDaniel College. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  2. ^ "Dickinson Opposes Western Maryland". The Evening Sentinel. Carlisle, Pennsylvania. September 23, 1949. p. 7. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  3. ^ "Western Maryland Gridders Defeat Dickinson By 27 To 7". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. September 25, 1949. p. 3, sports section. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ "Heavy Western Maryland Team Opposes Bullets Here Saturday In First Home Game Of Season". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. September 30, 1949. p. 3. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ "Aerial Attack Gives Gettysburg 21-0 Victory Over Western Maryland". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. October 2, 1949. p. 5, sports section. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Lebanon Valley Preps for Western Maryland Tilt". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. October 7, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  7. ^ "Lebanon Valley Bows To Western Maryland, 39-7". Lebanon Daily News. Lebanon, Pennsylvania. October 10, 1949. p. 10. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ Hatter, Louis M. (October 15, 1949). "Washington Faces W. Md. Eleven Today". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 11. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ Hatter, Louis M. (October 16, 1949). "Western Md. Defeats Shore Eleven, 39 To 6". The Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  10. ^ Hatter, Louis M. (October 16, 1949). "39-6 Triumph To West. Md. (continued)". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  11. ^ "W. Md. Scores 32-0 Victory". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. October 23, 1949. p. 3, sports section. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ "Western Maryland Gridmen Subdue Hampden-Sydney Eleven By 25-6". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. Associated Press. October 23, 1949. p. 4, sports section. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Football Takes Over Here". Lancaster New Era. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 11, 1949. p. 20. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  14. ^ "Penalties And Fumbles Hurt Chances". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1949. p. 28. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  15. ^ "F&M (continued)". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 13, 1949. p. 30. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  16. ^ "Terrors To End Season Saturday". The Evening Sun. Hanover, Pennsylvania. November 18, 1949. p. 18. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  17. ^ Hatter, Louis M. (November 20, 1949). "Western Maryland Defeats Johns Hopkins by 35 To 7". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 1, sports section. Retrieved March 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com  .
  18. ^ Hatter, Louis M. (November 20, 1949). "Western Maryland 35-To-7 Victor Over Hopkins Eleven (continued)". The Sunday Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 34. Retrieved October 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com  .
  19. ^ "Fball YBY 1949". McDaniel College. Retrieved March 27, 2024.


 

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