1948 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1948 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in 1948 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). Jim Tatum served as the head coach for the second year of his nine-year tenure. The Terrapins compiled a 6–4 record, which proved to be the worst of Tatum's term at Maryland and the only one in which his team lost more than two games. Griffith Stadium was temporarily used as the home field, as an interim venue between the original Byrd Stadium and the much larger, newly constructed stadium of the same name.

1948 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–4 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeSplit-T
CaptainGene Kinney
Home stadiumGriffith Stadium
1948 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Clemson $ 5 0 011 0 0
No. 3 North Carolina 4 0 19 1 1
VMI 5 1 06 3 0
No. 17 William & Mary 5 1 17 2 2
No. 20 Wake Forest 5 2 06 4 0
Maryland 4 2 06 4 0
Duke 3 2 14 3 2
Richmond 3 3 15 3 2
Washington and Lee 2 2 04 6 0
Furman 2 4 02 6 1
George Washington 2 4 04 6 0
Davidson 2 5 03 5 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 5 0
NC State 1 4 13 6 1
VPI 0 6 10 8 1
The Citadel 0 5 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Maryland was ranked at No. 51 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.

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