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1954 Maryland

7–⁠2–⁠1 (4–⁠0–⁠1 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jim Tatum, finished No. 8 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1954, game by game: won at Kentucky 20–0; lost at No. 4 UCLA 7–12; tied vs. Wake Forest 13–13; won vs. North Carolina 33–0; lost at No. 16 Miami 7–9; won at South Carolina 20–0; won vs. NC State 42–14; won vs. Clemson 16–0; won vs. George Washington 48–6; won vs. Missouri 74–13+61−5Won 20–0 at Kentucky+20KentuckyLost 7–12 at No. 4 UCLA-5No. 4 UCLATied 13–13 vs. Wake Forest0Wake ForestWon 33–0 vs. North Carolina+33North CarolinaLost 7–9 at No. 16 Miami-2No. 16 MiamiWon 20–0 at South Carolina+20South CarolinaWon 42–14 vs. NC State+28NC StateWon 16–0 vs. Clemson+16ClemsonWon 48–6 vs. George Washington+42George Washingt…Won 74–13 vs. Missouri+61Missouri
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18atKentuckyW 20–⁠053%
Oct 1at4UCLAL 7–⁠1247%
Oct 9vsWake ForestT 13–⁠1383%
Oct 16vsNorth CarolinaW 33–⁠084%
Oct 22at16MiamiL 7–⁠962%
Oct 30atSouth CarolinaW 20–⁠057%
Nov 6vsNC StateW 42–⁠1492%
Nov 13vsClemsonW 16–⁠083%
Nov 20vsGeorge WashingtonW 48–⁠689%
Nov 25vsMissouriW 74–⁠1383%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Missouri 74–⁠13; No. 8 in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

In program history: The 4th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 3
  2. Wk 2: 3
  3. Wk 3: 6
  4. Wk 4: 13
  5. Wk 9: 17
  6. Wk 10: 13
  7. Wk 11: 10
  8. Final: 8

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 1954.

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
4–⁠0–⁠1 2nd in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 8 peak No. 3
Points
280–⁠67
Coach
Jim Tatum
Elo
1744 +59 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
20.3 No. 6 of 111 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
Split-T

Drafted in 1955

The 1955 draft
Rd 1Dick Bielski FBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 2Ron Waller BLos Angeles Rams
Rd 6Jack Bowersox OGChicago Cardinals

All-ACC

3 first team, 3 second team

First team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1954 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1954 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠08–⁠2–⁠114
Maryland4–⁠0–⁠17–⁠2–⁠18
North Carolina4–⁠24–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠36–⁠4
Clemson1–⁠25–⁠5
Wake Forest1–⁠4–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
Virginia0–⁠23–⁠6
NC State0–⁠42–⁠8

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