The 1947 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the

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as a member of the

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(SoCon).

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served as the first-year head coach and replaced

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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

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for 1947.

Schedule

Personnel

Roster

The Maryland roster for the 1947 season consisted of the following players: *

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*John Baroni *Sam Behr *

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*James Brasher *Paul Broglio * Fred Davis *Joseph Drach *Francis Evans *William Everson * Lu Gambino *Rudolph Gayzur *

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*Jim Goodman *

John Idzik John Joseph Idzik Sr. (June 25, 1928 – December 7, 2013) was an American football player and coach. He was the head coach of the University of Detroit football team until the school discontinued its program in 1964. He held assistant coaching ...

*Eugene Kinney *

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*Joe Kuchta *

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* Stanford Lavine *Thomas McHugh * Thomas McQuade *James Molster *Al Phillips *Ed Pobiak *Wilbur Rock *

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* Jake Rowden *Edward Schwarz *Vernon Seibert *

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*Bernie Sniscak *Jack Targanrona *John Troha *Robert Troll *Joe Tucker *

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*Hubert Werner *

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Coaching staff

, head coach * George Barclay, assistant coach *

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, assistant coach *

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, assistant coach * Houston Elder, assistant coach *

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, assistant coach *

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, assistant coach *

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, trainer

Game summaries

South Carolina

Gambino scored three touchdowns and Maryland firmly held the momentum for the first three quarters. In the final period, South Carolina mounted a comeback attempt. Maryland player Gene Kinney intercepted a pass on the Terrapin 31-yard line to secure the victory, 19–13.

Delaware

Delaware entered the game atop a 32-game winning streak. Gambino again scored three touchdowns, with others added by Davis, Idzik, and Targarona. The Blue Hens responded to an 88-yard touchdown run by Gambino with a 90-yard score by Cole.

Richmond

Maryland avenged the previous season's loss to Richmond. Gambino scored twice and completed a pass to Simler for the third touchdown.

Duke (#17)

Maryland fumbles and interceptions helped Duke snap the three-game winning streak. Vernon Seibert scored the Terrapins' only score of the day. It was also the first touchdown ever scored by Maryland against Duke.

VPI

VPI scored twice in the first quarter after Maryland penalties and a turnover. In the fourth quarter, Maryland mounted a two-touchdown rally to spoil VPI's homecoming, 21–19. The decisive scores were due to a long Vic Turyn pass to Simler and a 32-yard dash by Idzik. McHugh made all three point after touchdown kicks, which proved to be the margin of victory.''Terrapin'', University of Maryland yearbook, Class of 1948, p. 244.

West Virginia

Duquesne

North Carolina (#19)

Vanderbilt

North Carolina State

Georgia (Gator Bowl)

Awards

Lu Gambino was selected as a first-team All-Southern Conference back.Records
(PDF), ''2007 Southern Conference Football Media Guide'', Southern Conference, p. 141–147, 2007, retrieved 6 October 2008. Gambino and Eugene Kinney were named honorable mention All-Americans.All-Time Honors
(PDF), ''2001 Maryland Terrapins Football Media Guide'', CBS Sports, retrieved 8 December 2008.

References

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Schedule

Personnel

Roster

Coaching staff

Game summaries

South Carolina

Delaware

Richmond

Duke (#17)

VPI

West Virginia

Duquesne

North Carolina (#19)

Vanderbilt

North Carolina State

Georgia (Gator Bowl)

Awards

See also

References