1947 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1947 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in 1947 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).

1947 Maryland Terrapins football
Gator Bowl, T 20–20 vs. Georgia
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2–2 (4–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSplit-T
CaptainGeorge Simler
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
1947 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 7 1 09 2 0
No. 9 North Carolina 4 1 08 2 0
South Carolina 4 1 16 2 1
No. 19 Duke 3 1 14 3 2
Washington and Lee 3 2 05 5 0
Maryland 3 2 17 2 2
No. 17 NC State 3 2 15 3 1
VPI 4 3 04 5 0
Davidson 3 3 16 3 1
Wake Forest 3 4 06 4 0
VMI 2 3 13 5 1
Clemson 1 3 04 5 0
The Citadel 1 4 03 5 0
Furman 1 4 02 7 0
Richmond 1 5 03 7 0
George Washington 0 4 01 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Jim Tatum served as the first-year head coach and replaced Clark Shaughnessy who had been asked to resign. Tatum replaced Shaughnessy's pass-oriented version of the T formation with the option-heavy split-T offense. During his nine-year tenure at College Park, Tatum would become the winningest coach in school history. In 1947, he got off to a good start and significantly improved from Shaughnessy's 3–6 record of the season prior.

The highlight of the season was a berth in the 1948 Gator Bowl, the first postseason game in school history. NCAA-scoring leader Lu Gambino ran for 165 yards and scored all three touchdowns for Maryland. The game ultimately ended in a stalemate.

Maryland was ranked at No. 45 (out of 500 college football teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1947.

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