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. 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
1955 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Maryland + 4 0 010 1 0
Duke + 4 0 07 2 1
Clemson 3 1 07 3 0
Wake Forest 3 3 15 4 1
North Carolina 3 3 03 7 0
NC State 0 2 14 5 1
South Carolina 1 5 03 6 0
Virginia 0 4 01 9 0
  • + Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll
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