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1955 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1955
team	Maryland Terrapins
sport	football
conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
short_conf	ACC
CoachRank	3
APRank	3
record	10–1
conf_record	4–0
head_coach	Jim Tatum
hc_year	9th
off_scheme	Split-T
stadium	Byrd Stadium
champion	ACC co-champion
bowl	[Orange Bowl](1956-orange-bowl)
bowl_result	L 6–20 vs. [Oklahoma](1955-oklahoma-sooners-football-team)

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. 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.

Schedule

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References

http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/08guide-11.pdf Year-by-Year Results, ''2008 Maryland Football Media Guide'', University of Maryland, 2008. Accessed 2009-06-15. 2009-06-17.
(September 18, 1955). "Missouri edged by Maryland, 13–12". St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
(September 25, 1955). "Terrapins trip UCLA 7–0 in tight defensive battle; Ronnie hits his target". The Sacramento Union.
(October 2, 1955). "Maryland clouts Baylor, 20–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
(October 9, 1955). "Maryland coasts to 28–7 decision over Wake Forest". The Sunday Star.
(October 16, 1955). "Vereb scores three times, passes for TD in Terps' 25–7 win off Tar Heels". The Greenville News.
(October 23, 1955). "Maryland smashes Syracuse, 34–13". The Birmingham News.
(October 30, 1955). "Maryland slaughters SC, 27–0". The Knoxville Journal.
(November 6, 1955). "Terps coldly efficient in rolling over LSU, 13–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch.
(November 13, 1955). "Maryland claws Clemson". Cumberland Sunday Times.
(November 20, 1955). "Maryland wins over George Washington, 19 to 0". The Baltimore Sun.
"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.

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