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1955 Maryland Terrapins football team

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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]

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.

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 CarolinadaggerNo. 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
  • daggerHomecoming
  • 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.