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1947 Maryland

7–⁠2–⁠2 (3–⁠2–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Tatum.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1947, game by game: won at South Carolina 19–13; won vs. Delaware 43–19; won vs. Richmond 18–6; lost at No. 17 Duke 7–19; won at Virginia Tech 21–19; won vs. West Virginia 27–0; won at Duquesne 32–0; lost vs. No. 19 North Carolina 0–19; won at Vanderbilt 20–6; tied vs. NC State 0–0; tied vs. Georgia 20–20+32−19Won 19–13 at South Carolina+6South CarolinaWon 43–19 vs. Delaware+24DelawareWon 18–6 vs. Richmond+12RichmondLost 7–19 at No. 17 Duke-12No. 17 DukeWon 21–19 at Virginia Tech+2Virginia TechWon 27–0 vs. West Virginia+27West VirginiaWon 32–0 at Duquesne+32DuquesneLost 0–19 vs. No. 19 North Carolina-19No. 19 North CarolinaWon 20–6 at Vanderbilt+14VanderbiltTied 0–0 vs. NC State0NC StateTied 20–20 vs. Georgia0Georgia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27atSouth CarolinaW 19–⁠1335%
Oct 3vsDelawareW 43–⁠1986%
Oct 10vsRichmondW 18–⁠666%
Oct 18at17DukeL 7–⁠1925%
Oct 25atVirginia TechW 21–⁠1949%
Nov 1vsWest VirginiaW 27–⁠046%
Nov 8atDuquesneW 32–⁠048%
Nov 15vs19North CarolinaL 0–⁠1935%
Nov 22atVanderbiltW 20–⁠638%
Nov 29vsNC StateT 0–⁠047%
Jan 1Bowls & playoffvsGeorgiaGator BowlT 20–⁠2037%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Georgia 20–⁠20 in the Gator Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1947.

Led the nationLu Gambino: points (96 pts)

Record
7–⁠2–⁠2
Conference
3–⁠2–⁠1 tied for 6th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠121
Coach
Jim Tatum
Elo
1553 +142 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
9.4 No. 30 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
George Simler
Offense
Split-T

All-Southern Conference

1 first team

First team

  • Lucien GambinoBAP-1

From Wikipedia’s 1947 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1947 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary7–⁠19–⁠214
North Carolina4–⁠18–⁠29
South Carolina4–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Duke3–⁠1–⁠14–⁠3–⁠219
Washington and Lee3–⁠25–⁠5
Maryland3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠2
NC State3–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠117
Virginia Tech4–⁠34–⁠5
Davidson3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠46–⁠4
VMI2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠34–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠43–⁠5
Furman1–⁠42–⁠7
Richmond1–⁠53–⁠7
George Washington0–⁠41–⁠7–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.