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1949 Maryland

9–⁠1 (4–⁠0 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Tatum, finished No. 14 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1949, game by game: won at Virginia Tech 34–7; won vs. Georgetown 33–7; lost at No. 13 Michigan State 7–14; won at NC State 14–6; won vs. South Carolina 44–7; won vs. George Washington 40–14; won at No. 15 Boston University 14–13; won vs. West Virginia 47–7; won at Miami 13–0; won vs. Missouri 20–7+40−7Won 34–7 at Virginia Tech+27Virginia TechWon 33–7 vs. Georgetown+26GeorgetownLost 7–14 at No. 13 Michigan State-7No. 13 Michigan StateWon 14–6 at NC State+8NC StateWon 44–7 vs. South Carolina+37South CarolinaWon 40–14 vs. George Washington+26George Washingt…Won 14–13 at No. 15 Boston University+1No. 15 Boston Universi…Won 47–7 vs. West Virginia+40West VirginiaWon 13–0 at Miami+13MiamiWon 20–7 vs. Missouri+13Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24atVirginia TechW 34–⁠771%
Sep 30vsGeorgetownW 33–⁠767%
Oct 8at13Michigan StateL 7–⁠1439%
Oct 22atNC StateW 14–⁠658%
Oct 29vsSouth CarolinaW 44–⁠776%
Nov 5vsGeorge WashingtonW 40–⁠1478%
Nov 12at15Boston UniversityW 14–⁠1350%
Nov 24vsWest VirginiaW 47–⁠778%
Dec 2atMiamiW 13–⁠062%
Jan 2Bowls & playoffvsMissouriGator BowlW 20–⁠749%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 20–⁠7 in the Gator Bowl; No. 14 in the final AP poll; tied for first in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 13th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 7: 16
  2. Wk 8: 15
  3. Final: 14

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 1949.

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0 shared first in Southern Conference
AP final
No. 14 peak No. 14
Points
266–⁠82
Coach
Jim Tatum
Elo
1673 +139 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
17.9 No. 15 of 119 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captain
Fred Davis
Offense
Split-T

All-Southern Conference

1 first team, 1 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1949 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1949 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina5–⁠07–⁠416
Maryland4–⁠09–⁠114
Washington and Lee3–⁠1–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Duke4–⁠26–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠26–⁠4
VMI3–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠34–⁠6
South Carolina3–⁠34–⁠6
Furman3–⁠33–⁠6
Clemson2–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
The Citadel2–⁠24–⁠5
George Washington2–⁠34–⁠5
NC State3–⁠63–⁠7
Richmond2–⁠63–⁠7
Virginia Tech1–⁠5–⁠21–⁠7–⁠2
Davidson1–⁠52–⁠8

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