The 1947 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represented University of Maryland, College Park during the 1947 ISFA season. It was the second season the program fielded a varsity men's soccer team. It was also the team's final year as an independent, before they moved to the Southern Conference.
| 1947 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer | |
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NSCAA No. 1 Team | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 6–0–1 |
| Head coach |
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| Captain | Jim Belt[1] |
| Home stadium | Old Byrd Stadium |
The 1947 season was the first season the program earned a national end-of-season recognition, finishing atop the final NSCAA rankings for the 1947 season. Despite this, the ISFA awarded the Springfield College Pride the national title.[2]
The team played seven matches during the season, accumulating a 6-0-1 record.
Roster edit
Source[3]
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Schedule edit
| Date Time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (Attendance) City, State | ||||||
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| Regular season | |||||||||||
| 10/04/1947* |
Western Maryland | W 4–1 | 1–0–0 |
Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD | |||||||
| 10/11/1947* |
No. 7 | Salisbury State | W 5–1 | 2–0–0 |
Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD | ||||||
| 10/18/1947* |
No. 6 | No. 13 Loyola (MD) | T 4–4 | 2–0–1 |
Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD | ||||||
| 10/25/1947* |
No. 7 | Virginia Rivalry |
W 3–0 | 3–0–1 |
Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD | ||||||
| 10/31/1947* |
No. 6 | No. 10 Johns Hopkins | W 4–0 | 4–0–1 |
Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD | ||||||
| 10/31/1947* |
No. 3 | No. 4 Navy | W 4–0 | 5–0–1 |
Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD | ||||||
| 11/15/1947* |
No. 2 | at No. 6 Temple | W 3–1 | 6–0–1 |
Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
Honors edit
| Recipient | Award | Date | Ref. |
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| Jim Belt | NSCAA All-American First Team | December 10, 1947 | [4] |
| Jim Belt | University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame | 1992 | [5][1] |
References edit
- ^ a b Ungrady, Dave; Esiason, Boomer (October 14, 2014). Tales from the Maryland Terrapins: A Collection of the Greatest Terrapin Stories Ever Told. New York City: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 93–104. ISBN 1-582-61-688-4.
- ^ Litterer, David. "NCAA College Soccer Championships - College Champions, 1904-1958". USA Soccer History Archives. sover.net. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Maryland Men's Soccer Record Book: All-Time Roster" (PDF). umterps.com. July 31, 2017. pp. 36–41. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
- ^ "2017 Maryland Men's Soccer Record Book: All-Time Honorss" (PDF). umterps.com. July 31, 2017. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ "James H. Belt". umterps.com. Maryland Athletics. July 11, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2018.