1955 Maryland Terrapins football team
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The 1955 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland, College Park in the 1955 college football season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Their perfect 10–0 regular season culminated with a bid to the 1956 Orange Bowl, where they faced top-ranked Oklahoma. Maryland lost, 6–20.[2] Maryland's 25–12 victory over Clemson on November 12 was referenced in the 1989 film, Back to the Future Part II, which primarily took place on the same day.
| 1955 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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ACC co-champion | |
Orange Bowl, L 6–20 vs. Oklahoma | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 3 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 10–1 (4–0 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive scheme | Split-T |
| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Maryland + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke + | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 17 | at Missouri* | No. 8 | W 13–12 | 18,000 | [3] | |
| September 24 | No. 1 UCLA* | No. 5 | W 7–0 | 46,000 | [4] | |
| October 1 | at No. 20 Baylor* | No. 1 | W 20–6 | 39,000 | [5] | |
| October 8 | Wake Forest | No. 1 |
| W 28–7 | 14,000 | [6] |
| October 15 | at North Carolina | No. 2 | W 25–7 | 30,000 | [7] | |
| October 22 | at Syracuse* | No. 2 | W 34–13 | 32,500 | [8] | |
| October 29 | South Carolina | No. 1 |
| W 27–0 | 25,000 | [9] |
| November 5 | LSU* | No. 1 |
| W 13–0 | 28,000 | [10] |
| November 12 | at Clemson | No. 2 | W 25–12 | 30,000 | [11] | |
| November 19 | George Washington* | No. 2 |
| W 19–0 | 20,000 | [12] |
| January 2 | vs. No. 1 Oklahoma* | No. 3 | L 6–20 | 76,561 | [13][14] | |
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References
edit- ^ "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
- ^ Year-by-Year Results(PDF), 2008 Maryland Football Media Guide, University of Maryland, 2008. Accessed 2009-06-15. 2009-06-17.
- ^ "Missouri edged by Maryland, 13–12". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. September 18, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terrapins trip UCLA 7–0 in tight defensive battle; Ronnie hits his target". The Sacramento Union. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland clouts Baylor, 20–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland coasts to 28–7 decision over Wake Forest". The Sunday Star. October 9, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Vereb scores three times, passes for TD in Terps' 25–7 win off Tar Heels". The Greenville News. October 16, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland smashes Syracuse, 34–13". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland slaughters SC, 27–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps coldly efficient in rolling over LSU, 13–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 6, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland claws Clemson". Cumberland Sunday Times. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland wins over George Washington, 19 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1955 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
- ^ Jimmy Burns (January 3, 1956). "Oklahoma Takes the Merry Out of Maryland: The Sooners The Better, 20–6: Terrapins Grab 6–0 Lead, Then Lose Their Snap". The Miami Herald. pp. 1A, 2A – via Newspapers.com.