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1953 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1953
team	Maryland Terrapins
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
CoachRank	1
APRank	1
record	10–1
conf_record	3–0
head_coach	Jim Tatum
hc_year	7th
off_scheme	Split-T
stadium	Byrd Stadium
champion	Consensus national champion
ACC co-champion
bowl	[Orange Bowl](1954-orange-bowl)
bowl_result	L 0–7 vs. [Oklahoma](1953-oklahoma-sooners-football-team)

ACC co-champion The 1953 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1953 college football season in its first season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). Maryland outscored its opponents 298–38 and recorded six defensive shutouts. Jim Tatum served as the head coach for the seventh year of his nine-year tenure. In the postseason, Maryland lost to Oklahoma in the 1954 Orange Bowl. The team was selected national champion by Associated Press, International News Service, and United Press International, leading to a consensus national champion designation.

Schedule

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Personnel

The 1953 team consisted of the following letterwinners:

George Albrecht
Ralph Baierl
Lynn Beightol
Dick Bielski
Ray Blackburn
Jack Bowersox
Charles Boxold
Don Brougher
Dick Burgee
Marty Crytzer
Russell Dennis
Bernie Faloney
Ralph Felton
Tim Flynn
Chet Hanulak
Fred Heffner
Herb Hoffman
Joe Horning
John Irvine
Stan Jones
Jim Kilgallen
Paul Kramer
Tom McLuckie
Bob Morgan
Dick Nolan
Dave Nusz
George Palahunik
Jim Parsons
Bob Pellegrini
Richard Shipley
Ed Vereb
Ron Waller
Bill Walker
John Weiciecowski

The coaching staff consisted of:

Jim Tatum, head coach
Emmett Cheek
Warren Giese, ends
Jack Hennemier, defensive line
Tommy Mont, backfield
Vernon Seibert
Eddie Teague, defensive backfield
Bob Ward

References

[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08guide-11.pdf Year-by-Year Results] {{Webarchive. link. (2009-03-20 (PDF), ''2008 Maryland Football Media Guide'', University of Maryland, 2008. Accessed 2009-06-15. 2009-06-17.)
(August 2017). "2018 NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision Records". National Collegiate Athletic Association.
(September 20, 1953). "Md. beats Missouri, 20–6, scores first TD in 1:50". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(September 27, 1953). "Maryland routs W. & L., 52–0". The Baltimore Sun.
(October 4, 1953). "Maryland blanks Clemson in ACC contest, 20–0". Durham Morning Herald.
(October 11, 1953). "Terps rout Georgia, 40–13, for 4th victory in row". The Baltimore Sun.
(October 18, 1953). "Maryland defeats North Carolina, 26–0, on four long drives". The Sunday Star.
(October 24, 1953). "Gustafson says Maryland's tops". The Columbia Record.
(November 1, 1953). "Maryland makes Gamecocks 7th victim, 24–6". The News and Observer.
(November 8, 1953). "Maryland conquers G.W., 27 to 6". The Baltimore Sun.
(November 15, 1953). "Maryland crushes Ole Miss 38–0". The Courier-Journal.
(November 22, 1953). "Maryland's revenge wrecks 'Bama 21–0". The Commercial Appeal.
(January 2, 1954). "Maryland beaten by Oklahoma, 7–0, in Orange Bowl". The Baltimore Sun.
[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07guide-11.pdf Year-By-Year Results] {{Webarchive. link. (2018-10-26 (PDF), ''2007 Terrapin Football Record Book'', p. 17–22, University of Maryland, 2007.)
[http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07guide-11.pdf Assistant Coaches] {{Webarchive. link. (2018-10-26 (PDF), ''2007 Terrapin Football Record Book'', p. 4, University of Maryland, 2007.)

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