1946 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1946 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in 1946 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). Clark Shaughnessy, who had previously served as head coach in 1942, returned for his second and final season at Maryland.

1946 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1946 record3–6 (2–5 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive schemeT formation
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
1946 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 North Carolina $ 4 0 18 2 1
William & Mary 7 1 08 2 0
No. 18 NC State 6 1 08 3 0
South Carolina 4 2 05 3 0
Duke 3 2 04 5 0
Richmond 3 2 26 2 2
VPI 3 3 23 4 3
VMI 2 3 14 5 1
George Washington 1 1 04 3 0
Clemson 2 3 04 5 0
Wake Forest 2 3 06 3 0
Maryland 2 5 03 6 0
Furman 1 4 02 8 0
Washington and Lee 1 4 02 6 0
The Citadel 1 5 03 5 0
Davidson 1 5 04 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Bainbridge*W 54–012,500
October 4Richmond
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 37–7
October 12at North CarolinaL 33–015,000[1]
October 18VPI
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 6–0
November 2William & MaryL 41–7
November 9South Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 21–17
November 16vs. Washington & LeeW 24–7
November 23at Michigan State*L 26–14
November 30at NC StateL 28–7
  • *Non-conference game

Roster

The Maryland roster for the 1946 season consisted of the following players:[2]

  • Robert Andrus
  • Randolph Bishop
  • Harry Bonk
  • Paul Broglio
  • Eddie Chovanes
  • Robert Crosland
  • Fred Davis
  • Joseph Drach
  • Francis Evans
  • Walter Fehr
  • Emile Fritz
  • Lu Gambino
  • Jim Goodman
  • Fred Jackson
  • Robert James
  • Richard Johnston
  • Eugene Kinney
  • Jim Kurz
  • Paul Massey
  • Patrick McCarthy
  • Tommy Mont
  • LaRoy Morter
  • Al Phillips
  • Bill Poling
  • Edward Schwarz
  • Vernon Seibert
  • Emmett Shaughnessy
  • George Simler
  • Bernie Sniscak
  • Adam Stuart
  • Vic Turyn
  • Jack Wright

After the season

The 1947 NFL Draft was held on December 16, 1946. The following Terrapin was selected.[3]

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
13115Emile FritzGuardChicago Bears

See also

References

  1. Irwin Smallwood (October 13, 1946). "Tar Heels Teach New Line to Old Liners: Downpour Marks 33-0 Victory As Myers, Camp, Grow, Score; Carolina Defense Holds Fast To Stop Visiting Maryland "T" Party Blank". The Daily Tar Heel. p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  2. Year-By-Year Results, 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, University of Maryland, p. 17–22, 2007, retrieved February 4, 2009.
  3. "1947 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved November 29, 2020.


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