1955 Maryland Terrapins 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.[2] 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.

1955 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC co-champion
Orange Bowl, L 6–20 vs. Oklahoma
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 3
APNo. 3
Record10–1 (4–0 ACC)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSplit-T
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Maryland + 4 0 0 10 1 0
Duke + 4 0 0 7 2 1
Clemson 3 1 0 7 3 0
Wake Forest 3 3 1 5 4 1
North Carolina 3 3 0 3 7 0
NC State 0 2 1 4 5 1
South Carolina 1 5 0 3 6 0
Virginia 0 4 0 1 9 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 17at Missouri*No. 8W 13–1218,000[3]
September 24No. 1 UCLA*No. 5W 7–046,000[4]
October 1at No. 20 Baylor*No. 1W 20–639,000[5]
October 8Wake ForestNo. 1
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 28–714,000[6]
October 15at North CarolinaNo. 2W 25–730,000[7]
October 22at Syracuse*No. 2W 34–1332,500[8]
October 29South Carolina No. 1
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 27–025,000[9]
November 5LSU*No. 1
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 13–028,000[10]
November 12at ClemsonNo. 2W 25–1230,000[11]
November 19George Washington*No. 2
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 19–020,000[12]
January 2vs. No. 1 Oklahoma*No. 3L 6–2076,561[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1955 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  2. ^ Year-by-Year Results(PDF), 2008 Maryland Football Media Guide, University of Maryland, 2008. Accessed 2009-06-15. 2009-06-17.
  3. ^ "Missouri edged by Maryland, 13–12". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. September 18, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Terrapins trip UCLA 7–0 in tight defensive battle; Ronnie hits his target". The Sacramento Union. September 25, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maryland clouts Baylor, 20–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Maryland coasts to 28–7 decision over Wake Forest". The Sunday Star. October 9, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vereb scores three times, passes for TD in Terps' 25–7 win off Tar Heels". The Greenville News. October 16, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Maryland smashes Syracuse, 34–13". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maryland slaughters SC, 27–0". The Knoxville Journal. October 30, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Terps coldly efficient in rolling over LSU, 13–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 6, 1955. Retrieved October 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Maryland claws Clemson". Cumberland Sunday Times. November 13, 1955. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Maryland wins over George Washington, 19 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. November 20, 1955. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "1955 OU Football Season Schedule - SoonerStats - Historical scores, records, and stats for Oklahoma Sooners football, basketball, baseball, and softball".
  14. ^ 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. pp. 1A, 2A – via Newspapers.com.