1949 MARYLAND

FOOTBALL
1949 FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Time
Sept. 24 Virginia Tech at Blacksburg, Va. 2:15 p. m.
Sept. 30 Georgetown at College Park, Md. 8:15 p. m.
Oct. 8 Michigan State at East Lansing, Mich. 2:15
p. m.
Oct. 22 ___ North Carolina State at Raleigh, N. C. 2:15
p. m.
Oct. 29 ___ South Carolina U. at College Park, Md. 2:15
p. m.
Nov. 5 George Washington U. at College Park, Md. __ 2:15
p. m.
Nov. 12 Boston University at Boston, Mass. 2:15
p. m.
Nov. 24 West Virginia U. at College Park, Md. 2:15
p. m.
Dec. 2 Miami University at Miami, Fla. 8:15
p. m.
(South Carolina game is Homecoming)
1948 FOOTBALL RESULTS
Md. Team Their Score
19 Richmond
21 Delaware
28 Virginia Tech
12 Duke 13
47 George Washington
27 Miami 13
19 South Carolina 7
20 North Carolina 49
VanderbiU 34
14
West Virginia 16
Home Game Ticket Prices
GRANDSTAND, all games: $3.00 each, inc. tax
GRANDSTAND, end zone, all games: $2 50 each, inc. tax
Prepared and Edited
by
George L. Carroll
Director Athletic Publicity
Phone UNion Jf076
FOR INFORMATION WRITE P. O. BOX 295, COLLEGE PARK, MD.
PAGE TWO
DR. H. C. "CURLY" BYRD: often called
"The pigskin professor and educator." A
former great athlete and coach, he values
in education a sound athletic program.
Head coach of the Terps for quite a few
years, he rose in ranks to his present posi-
tion as President of the University. His
ability and workhardiness has established
this school of learning as one of the fore-
most in the nation today.
JAMES M. TATUM: Director of Athletics.
Besides heading up the football program
Coach Tatum directs the huge athletic
program of the University. His contacts
with the coaches of other sports here at the
University has established one happy family
at College Park. A smart business or-
ganizer, ability that carries all the way to
his success on the football field.
WILLIAM W. COBEY: Graduate Manager
of Athletics. This is Bill's second year at
this newly created office. His job embodies
all the intricate details of an athletic pro-
gram that goes all the way from pricing a
new stadium to the cost of a
pair of laces
for football shoes. Tickets are his main job,
he likes to sell them. A graduate and staff
man at Terp-town for some 20 years, he has
more children than any other member of
the staff, FIVE.
GEORGE L. CARROLL: Director of Ath-
letic Publicity. His job is to publicize all
sports at
Maryland, head up the press box
and coordinate all radio and television
activity. Prime ambition is to help create
an All-American football player. Got mar-
ried this past summer, settled down.
PAGE THREE
ALL-TIME . . . ALL-OPPONENT RECORD
VIRGINIA TECH NORTH CAROLINA STATE
Yr.
1897
1901
1911
1919
1920
1921
1922
1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
1928
1929
1930
1931
1932
1933
1934
1935
1936
1945
1946
1947
1948
Maryland
We
18
7
10
7
8
13
6
24
13
20
14
7
6
13
6
21
28
13, Va.
They
4
18
12
6
7
21
16
12
3
24
7
9
7
23
14
9
21
19
Tech 12
Yr.
1899
1902
1903
1904
1906
1907
1934
1935
1936
1937
1938
1939
1940
1941
GEORGETOWN
We
Modern Series
6
12
6
12
7
They
17
27
28
22
28
10
6
7
2
14
20
41
26
Maryland
3, Georgetown 11
MICHIGAN STATE
Yr. We They
1944
8
1944
33
1946 14 26
Maryland 0, Michigan State 3
PAGE FOUR
Yr.
1909
1917
1921
1922
1923
1924
1946
1947
We
6
6
7
23
7
They
23
10
6
6
28
Maryland 2, N. C. State 3
Three ties
Yr.
1926
1927
1928
1929
1945
1946
1947
1948
SOUTH CAROLINA
We They
5 12
26
7 21
6 26
19 13
17 21
19 13
19 6
Maryland 4, S. Carolina 4
GEORGE WASHINGTON
Yr.
1897
1898
1902
1903
1904
1905
1907
1908
1909
1910
1948
We
11
6
11
6
47
They
32
10
57
26
Md. 5, Geo. Washington 3
Three ties
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
(Never met before)
WEST VIRGINIA
Yr. We They
1919 21
1943 2 6
1944 6 6
1945 13 13
1947 27
1948 14 16
Maryland 1, W. Virginia 3
Two ties
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
Yr. We They
1948 27 13
MARYLAND FACTS FOR 1949
Press, Radio, Television and Magazine Accommodations
This year football comes back to the campus and all borne
games will be played at Byrd Stadium, College Park. Tbe seat-
ing capacity bas been enlarged so that nearly 18,000 people will
be able to witness games. Of these, however, nearly 10,000 will
be students and they are served first.
We ask the members of the press, radio, etc., covering the
game to bear with us in ticket allotments due to our limited space.
On the other hand we are attempting to provide better press box
arrangements and more room. Accommodations for working
photographers, news-reel and video-reel men will also be ar-
ranged.
Space has been provided for special parking of press cars.
Tickets will be given out and you 'will be notified before game
time of the location. Runners will be on hand to assist you in
anything.
In the enlarged box, we are attempting to have Western
Union move their facilities so that they will be directly in back of
the correspondents. Either contact us or Mr, Sweeney of the
Washington Bureau and he will provide a telegrapher for you.
It is important to decide whether it is play by play or after game
file.
In the Press Box itself a competent spotter from both teams will
be on hand with the Maryland man handling a small microphone
to keep you abreast of tackles, subs, etc It is his aim and our
primary endeavor to see that he does not antagonize the members
of the fourth estate."
A professional statistician and chart man "will be provided
and working press men will receive complete statistics at the end
of the half and the game. You will also receive at your assigned
space a program, with numerical team lists of both squads, injury
lists and all important announcements.
Typewriters, paper, pencils, coffee, sandwiches with mustard

and even such extra-curricular activities as blondes, brunettes,

redhaids and after-hour club cards might even be supplied, for
our prescribed duty is to entertain and assist our working visitors.
PAGE FIVE
THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERCOLLEGIATE
ATHLETICS
Council
Geary F. Eppley, Dean of Men, chairman; Dr. Wm. B.
Kemp, Dr. Ernest N. Cory; Dr. Wm. C. Supplee; the President
of the Student Government, Joseph Tydings; the Chairman of
the Alumni Council, Dr. Arthur I. Bell; Director of Athletics,
James M. Tatum.
The Department
Director of Athletics James M. Tatum
Graduate Manager of Athletics Wm. W. Cobey
Director of Athletic Publicity George L. Carroll
Equipment Head Kermit 'Chief' Cissell
Facilities Head Major George Bohler
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Mrs. Dorothv Hunt
ffice Secretaries I
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Miss cva Lou Lmmons
Head Trainer Alfred "Duke'' Wyre
Football Coach Jim
Tatum
Basketball Coach A. L. "Flucie'' Stewart
Boxing Coach Col. Harvey L. Miller
Baseball Coach H. Burton Shipley
Lacrosse Co-Coaches Jack Faber, Al Heagy
Track, Cross Country Coach Jim Kehoe
Soccer, Tennis Coach Doyle Royal
Wrestling Coach William E. "Sully" Krouse
Golf Coach Frank Cronin
Rifle Coach Col. Harland Griswold
ADDRESS: all correspondence concerning athletic business to
P. O. Box 295, College Park, Md.
Phone UNion 4584, WArfield 2807
page six
BRIEF HISTORY OF THE UNIVERSITY
The history of the present University is the history of two in-
stitutions: the old privately-owned and operated University of Mary-
land in Baltimore and the Maryland State College (formerly Maryland
Agricultural College) at College Park. These institutions were
merged in 1920.
In 1807 the College of Medicine of Maryland was organized, the
fifth medical school in the United States. The first class was
graduated in 1810. A permanent home was established in 1814-1815
by the erection of the building at Lombard and Greene Streets in
Baltimore, the o,Idest structure in America devoted to medical teach-
ing. Here was founded one of the first medical libraries (and the first
medical school library) in the United States. In 1812 the General
Assembly of Maryland authorized the College of Medicine of Maryland
to, "annex or constitute faculties of divinity, law, and arts and
sciences," and by the same act declared that the "colleges or faculties
thus united should be constituted an university by the name and under
the title of the University of Maryland." By authority of this act,
steps were taken in 1813
to establish "a faculty of law," and in 1823
a regular school of instruction in law was opened. Subsequently
there were added: in 1882 a Department of Dentistry which was
absorbed in 1923 by the Baltimore College of Dental Surgery (founded
in 1840, the first dental school in the world) ; in 1889 a School of
Nursing; and in 1904 the Maryland College of Pharmacy (founded in
1841, the third oldest pharmacy college in the United States).
The Maryland State College was chartered in 1856 under the
name of the Maryland Agricultural College, the second agricultural
college in the Western Hemisphere. For three years the College was
under private management. In 1862 the Congress of the United States
passed the Land Grant Act. This act granted each State and Terri-
tory that should claim its benefits an appropriate amount of unclaimed
western lands, in place of scrip, the proceeds from the sale of which
should apply under certain conditions to. the "endowment, support,
and maintenance of at least one college where the leading object shall
be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and includ-
ing military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related
to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such a manner as the
Legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to
promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes
in the several pursuits and professions of life." This grant was
accepted by the General Assembly of Maryland, and the Maryland
Agricultural College was named as the beneficiary of the grant.
Thus the College became, at least in part, a State institution. In the
fall of 1914 control was taken over entirely by the State. In 1916
the General Assembly granted a new charter to the College, and
made it the Maryland State College.
In 1920, by an act of the State Legislature, the University of
Maryland was merged with the Maryland State Co'lege, and the
resultant institution was given the name University of Maryland.
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PAGE ELEVEN
HEAD COACH: JIM TATUM (Gloomy Jim,
Sunny Jim), he's been tabbed with both
nicknames. A graduate of the U. of North
Carolina, where he was an All-Southern
Conference tackle. This is his third season
with the Terps and he led them to their
first Bowl Game (Gator) in 1943 (20-20 tie
with Georgia). 1947 Record, 7 wins, 2
losses, 2 ties; 1948 Record, 6 wins, 4 losses.
He has been head coach at North Carolina,
Oklahoma and Jacksonville Navy. Assistant
coach at Cornell, Iowa Sea Hawks. Played
pro baseball. Married, has two children.
JACK HENNEMIER: first year with the
Terps, he came from Duke where he played
and coached. The "red-haid" from Georgia
was one of the Bluedevils foremost centers
and weighed in at 155 pounds. He coached
high school ball in Savannah, was assistant
at W&L before joining Coach Wallace
Wade's staff. A proficient scout, and smiling
personality. Married, no children.
BILL MEEK: The handsome man on the
staff (next to Tatum) is a vet having come
here with head coach Tatum. Last year he
did a great job with the frosh and will head
up that department this season, although he
will work with the varsity also. A grad of
Tennessee, where he was a back sensation,
he played in several all-star and bowl
games. Married, has two children.
MAX REED: first year with the Terps. H?
came from North Carolina where he was
one of Coach Tatum's college coaches and
later worked with him at Cornell. A grad
of Bucknell, he played pro ball with the
New York Giants and later coached at
Bucknell, besides Cornell and North Caro-
lina. The oldest man in point of coaching
on the staff, he is beginning his 20th season.
Married, one child.
PAGE TWELVE
WALTER "BABE" WOOD: first year with
the Terps. Fresh out of the Navy where
he was athletic officer at Pensacola Air
Station. Two years ago he was assistant
coach of North Carolina State when they
tied the Terps, 0-0. Another former Tenn-
essee football great, he likewise brings a
world of experience to the staff. Married,
has one child.
WARREN GIE8E: The youngest man on
the staff, he assisted Bill Meek with the
frosh last season. Warren played end for
Coach Tatum at Oklahoma and later
matriculated at Central Michigan. He is
also on the physical education staff at
Maryland. Not married.
Ah WOODS: a football byword at Mary-
land. Graduate of the institution, he played
under Curly Byrd and was one of the best
footballers ever here. Al also played on
the championship U. S. Marine teams of the
1928-29 era. A member of the Physical
Education staff, married, no children.
DUKE WYRE: head trainer. This is "The
Duke's" third year at Terp-town. Pre-
viously he saw service for some 17 years
with Yale, Holy Cross and the Navy.
President of the Conference Trainers Asso-
ciation, he was named top trainer in the
east last year. Author of many articles on
training of athletes, he is married, no
children.
PAGE THIRTEEN
THE FRESHMAN OUTLOOK FOR 1949
The frosh this season will be once again coached by Bill Meek,
former Tennessee backfield great who is beginning his third year
with Jim Tatum. Meek will likewise work with the varsity in many
important assignments.
Assisting him this year will be John Cudmore, a two year veteran.
The team of Meek and Cudmore has been intact for quite a few
seasons having coached together while in the Army at Fort Benning,
Georgia. "Quiet John" played at Stetson U. (Fla.) and also dabbled
in professional ice hockey.
Two newcomers to coaching this season will be Francis Evans
and Bernie Sniscak. Both men finished their playing careers with
the Terps last year and have been invited to assist in moulding future
Old Line power. Evans was an end; Sniscak a halfback.
Using both the split-T and the single wing in his teachings,
Coach Meek will likewise drill his charges into platoon-system foot-
ball. Having lost only to William and Mary last season by one point,
they went on to win over Fork Union Military, Georgetown, George
Washington and West Virginia. This last mentioned game is some-
what the highlight of the season as it is played on neutral grounds,
Cumberland, Md., for a Knights of Columbus charity.
Just who to watch for at this date in frosh football is far fetched
and besides since the men aren't to be registered as official students
until later, it's somewhat against the rule.
From the frosh, though, stems the future fodder for the varsity.
Head coach Jim Tatum of the varsity looks with eager eyes to their
doings all during the season and a careful check is kept of all boys,
for in them rests the future of good football at Maryland.
The Frosh 1949 Schedule
Oct.
1
Fork Union Military Academy, away
Oct. 22Georgetown, home
Oct.
27
West Virginia, Cumberland, Md.
Nov.
4
North Carolina, away
Nov. 11
George Washington, home
PAGE FOURTEEN
MARYLAND FOOTBALL THROUGH THE YEARS
(Editors Note: The history
of
football here has been compiled
by Bill Hottel, who for some 25 years has been Mr. Maryland Sports.
In order to bring it up to date with all records correct, a painstaking
survey has been made in which correspondence has gone out all over
the country tracking down the true story. With great pleasure and
many thanks, it is hereby presented for your perusal.)
The first 20 years of football at Maryland were the hardest and
still are for the historian who strives for accuracy. About the only
thing definite and undisputable is that the grid sport was started of-
ficially in 1892 and that the game, like the institution, is rapidly grow-
ing in size and caliber.
Since football was started it has been fostered under three dif-
ferent names: the original Maryland Agricultural College, Maryland
State College from 1916 to. 1919, inclusive, and the University of Mary-
land since 1920. Byrd, now president of the University, was gradu-
ated from M. A. C. in the class of
'08
and coached under aT of the
institution's titles. He had been an all-around athlete in his under-
graduate days, being outstanding in football, baseball and track.
There has been much confusion, and it never will be fully clari-
fied, about the coaching of the early teams. However, it is pretty
well established that the captain of the squad on the elevens from
1892 through 1901 was the playing mentor and that D. John Markey,
a graduate of Frederick High School who had studied at Western
Maryland College, was the first full-time coach. He took over in
1902 and remained through 1904. Markey, now a retired Army gen-
eral living at Walkersville, Md., served in the Spanish-American War,
enlisting at the age of 15, and also served conspicuously in World
Wars I and II. In telling about his grid experience and verifying
his three-year stay at College Park, he said:
"When I came out of the Army at the close of the Spanish-
American War, where I played on an all-college regimental eleven
of the First Maryland Volunteer Infantry, I organized a team that
played games in the State and the District of Columbia in the season
of 1900. I then was assistant coach of Western Maryland under
Mickey Whitehurst, one of the best known athletes of his time."
Harry D. Watts of New York, one o,f Maryland's nationally prom-
inent alumni, who was captain and fullback in 1903, recalls with
pleasure playing under Markey in 1902. Watts, who also recalls the
captain coaching system, started playing in 1901 when E. B. Dunbar
functioned as mentor and leader.
While the captain did the coaching in the years from 1892 through
1901and this also is verified by Clifton Fuller of Cumberland, who.
played on the 1892 and 1893 teams, and Grenville Lewis, the great
fullback who led the 1896 outfit and now lives in Southern Mary-
landthere always was a higher authority in charge. Prof. H. M.
Strickler, who came from Randolph-Macon, directed affairs from
1892 through 1897 and also played on some of the teams. He was
described by Fuller as a physical education teacher who knew little
about football. An athletic committee ruled the roost in 1898 through
PAGE FIFTEEN
1899 and in 1900 the late Prof. Charles S. Richardson came on to the
scene to head the Athletic Board until his retirement in 1939. He
was the person mainly instrumental in bringing Byrd back to his
alma mater. He wasn't a football expert, either, but he knew and
apreciated human values.
In 1893, the Farmers or Aggies, as they then were labeled, cap-
tained and tutored by S. H. Harding, won all six games, defeating
Eastern High School, 36-0; Central High School, 6-0, and Orient A. C,
16-6, all of Washington; Baltimore City College, 18-0; St. John's Col-
lege of Annapolis, 6-0, and Western Maryland, 18-0.
One of the most confusing factors in efforts to unravel the Old
Line football puzzle of yesteryears is that in the early days of the
game the Medical School in Baltimore had a team. In fact, M. A. C.
and the Medical School met seven times, according to our records,
each winning three games and playing a tie. However, the trouble
arises from Maryland's opponents, some of whom whipped the Medi-
cal School and wanted to charge it against the College Park Insti-
tution. Most of this, we believe, finally has been ironed out, making
the records against our present rivals as correct as possible.
But getting back to those unbeaten seasons, M. A. C. had another
in 1896 when the team was led and coached by Lewis, rated an all-
time great on the diamond as well as on the gridiron. Mainly on the
strength of his own skill and fortitude, Business High and Central
High of Washington were beaten, 34-0, and 10-0; Bethel Military
Academy, 20-0; Alexandria High, 18-0; Western Maryland, 16-6, and
the Maryland Medical School and Gallaudet College elevens were held
to scoreless ties. Lewis also had to do some reorganization work
as there was no football in 1895 due to a dispute with the M. A. C.
commandant. In fact, there practically was no competition at all
during the 1895-96 term.
Byrd came closest to a sweep in 1931 when the Old Liners won
eight games, tied the powerful Kentucky team that contained Ship-
wreck Kelly and other noted stars, and lost only to Vanderbilt at
Nashville. Navy was one of the victims and this was the team that
wrecked the Dick Harlow coached Western Maryland juggernaut,
41-6. Seven of the starters were all-State choicesAl Pease, end;
Ernie Carliss, tackle; Jess Krajcovic, guard, and the entire backfield
of Ray Poppleman, Bozie Berger, Shorty Chalmers and Al Woods, the
same balding burnt-almond haired guy who is still holding forth in
football and physical education at College Park.
Another noted old Terp, as player and coach, is Burton Shipley,
who has "earned his oats" on past performances, not to mention his
present worth. He was a stripling when Byrd came back to College
Park and was one of Curley's foremost all-around athletes for several
years, the only Old Liner to ever win six letters in both football and
baseball. There were prep and sub-freshman years in those days in
addition to four collegiate terms. Ship quarterbacked the eleven in
that startling 6-0 win over Western Maryland in 1911, scoring the
only touchdown. Byrd was special coach for that game and the
triumph blazed the trail for his permanent return to his alma mater
and subsequent fame. Burt, who also is in the Physical Education
Department, has tutored the varsity nine for 26 years and handled
basketball for 24 years before giving it up.
PAGE SIXTEEN
And also outstanding in that old regime, and still the best lacrosse
coaching pair in the country, are Jack Faber and Al Heagy, who
along with Woods, were the highly capable and willing "lambs"
whenever a snarl occurred in the football coaching set-up. They
with the late Roy Mackert, equally great as a fullback and tackle in
his grid days, were Byrd's righthand men who. carried on gracefully
when material, as a whole, was far from being as plentiful and pro-
ficient as nowadays. However, to us old-timers, those were the happy
days when Byrd was content to win 60 percent of his games with the
added relish of upsetting one of the big-timers most every season,
such as Penn, Yale, Syracuse, Rutgers, etc.
And on the famous 1923 team, that whipped Penn and greatly
outplayed and came within an ace of licking Yale's Eastern champion-
ship eleven that had routed all other opposition, were five linemen
who never had played football before matriculating at College Park.
The score was 16-14, Yale. All the writers said it should have been
28-10, Maryland. And the Bill Supplee, who played on that team and
who was chosen All-America end by three leading authorities, is the
same Dr. Supplee who is a valued professor on the University faculty
and a mmber of the Athletic Board.
And in mentioning the old-timers, and space limits us to a few,
we certainly should not overlook United States Senator Millard E.
Tydings, a member of the Board of Regents, who managed the 1908
eleven and Dr. Ernie Cory, who captained it. Dr. Cory, a familiar
figure around the campus, is State entomologist, an Athletic Board
member for many years and perennial treasurer of the "M" Club.
And getting down to present day football, it certainly has become
pretentious and complex. Where if you had a fairly good starting
line-up and a half-dozen reserves in Byrd's day and a good many
years following you were considered well fixed, we have reached the
stage of 44 varsity players, sometimes 55, the two platoon system, one
for defense and the other for offense, and unlimited substitutions.
But to get back to the historical angle, which we were supposed
to write about, George Hoblitzell, of whom we have no real back-
ground, was the organizer of football at College Park. While a
student he formed an informal team in 1888 that continued through
1897 and played several games with minor teams. It also is note-
worthy that Dr. W. W. Skinner of Kensington, Md., now retired, and
former chairman of the Board of Regents, was captain and quarter-
back of the first team in 1892 and generally active in fostering M.A.C.
athletics during his undergraduate days
* * * *
Big Jim Tatum is beginning his third football season here at
Maryland. He came to Terp land from Oklahoma where he had an
enviable record. In his first year with Maryland his record was
seven wins, two defeats and two ties. The season brought an invita-
tionand eventual tie-gamewith Georgia (20-20) in the 'Gator
Bowl. This was the first Bowl game in which a Terp 11 had ever
participated.
One of the most publicized, if not one of the greatest backs in
Maryland history, was also produced on that 1947 aggregation in the
person of Lu Gambino. His career was closed for 1948, however, when
PAGE SEVENTEEN
he was declared ineligible. This hurt the Terps' running attack and
perhaps played the major part in the six win, four loss record for 1948.
However, with an eye for the future, Tatum has supplemented
his already experienced staff for 1949 with three very competent and
top coaches in Jack Hennemier, Max Reed and Babe Wood. He has
also on tap another possible football great in Ray Krouse, giant tackle.
Other top men to look for are Bob Ward, guard of distinction,
and Jim Brasher, center. Filling that offensive center post will be
most important and it still is a toss-up. Good sophs to look at are
linemen Bill Dovell, Chick Fry, Charles Theiber and backs "Mighty
Moe" Modzelewski, Buck Early, Walt Boeri, Shoo-shoo Shemonski
and several others.
Here are the records by years
of
collegiate games only, with the
captain
of
the team listed as coach from 1892 through 1901:
First 10 years when captains coached (1892-1901)
Opp.
Coach W. L. T. Pts. Pts.
1892__W. W. Skinnera; 2 120
1893S. H. Harding 2 24 10
1894J. G. Bannon 2 2 70 50
1895G. M. Harris (No football due to dispute with commandant)
1896__Grenville Lewis 1 2 16 6
1897__John Lillibridge 2 5 1 62 86
1898- _ J. F. Kenly 1 5 27 119
1899_ _S. M. Cooke 6 6 216
1900_ _F. H. Peters 112 23 23
1901__E. B. Dunbar 16 1 28 100
x

Only Hopkins and St. John's played. 10 27

Coach
1902D. John Markey (Western Md.)
1903Markey
1904Markey
1905__Fred Nielsen (Nebraska)

y
1906_ -Nielsen
1907__C. G. Church (Virginia)
and C. W. Melick (Nebraska)
1908_ _Bill Lang (Delaware)
1909__Barney Cooper (Maryland
'08)
and E. P. Larkin (Cornell)
1910__R. Alston (George Washington)
1911C. F. Donnelly (Trinity)
and H. C. Byrd (Maryland '08)
z
30 41 8 492 831
y

Coach who developed Byrd. z

Byrd coached team for

last
two games with Western Maryland
and Gallaudet and won both
and a job at College Park starting in the fall
of
1912.
PAGE EIGHTEEN
10 27 6 256 730
C
1
902-
1911)
Opp.
w. L. T. Pts. Pts.
l 6 2 17 95
5 3 1 72 64
4 4 2 79 55
4 4 83 66
3 2 71 44
2 5 42 61
2 8 10 266
2 3 19 80
4 3 1 67 42
3 3 2 32 58
Curly Byrd regime (1912-1934)
1912_
1913_
1914_
1915-
191S_
1917-
1918_
1919-
1920_
1921_
1922_
1923_
1924_
1925_
1926_
1927_
1928_
1929_
1930_
1931_
1932_
1933-
1934_
Coach
_H. C. Byrd
-Byrd
_Byrd
-Byrd
_Byrd
-Byrd
-Byrd
-Byrd
-Byrd
-Byrd
-Byrd
-Byrd
-Byrd
-Byrd
_Byrd
-Byrd
-Byrd
-Byrd
-Byrd
_Byrd
_Byrd
_Byrd

x
_Byrd

x
Opp.
w. L. T. Pts. Pts.
5 1 1 160 59
5 3 157 116
5 2 72 43
5 3 130 69
6 2 142 62
4 3 1 88 159
4 1 1 57 35
5 4 92 74
7 2 149 55
3 5 1 45 127
4 5 1 77 137
7 2 1 212 56
3 3 3 74 78
2 5 1 53 82
5 4 1 161 S3
4 7 186 144
6 3 1 132 170
4 4 2 148 127
7 5 231 136
8 1 1 189 98
5 6 148 158
3 7 107 149
7 3 143 49
114 81 15 2,953
x

Jack Faber (Maryland

'26)
was field coach in 1933
and 1934.
After-Byrd (1935-1948)
1935.
1936.
1937.
1938.
1939.
1940.
1941.
3942.
1943.
1944.
1945.
1946.
1947.
1948.
2,266
Oop.
Coach W. L. T. Pis. Pts.
-Frank Dobson (Princeton) 7 2 2 122 78
-Dobson 6
"5
117 59
-Dobson 8 2 125 65
-Dobson 2 7 83 235
-Dobson 2 7 64 104
-Jack Faber '26), Al Heagy C30), and
Al Woods C33), all of Maryland 2 6 1 39 172
_
v
aber, Heagy, Woods 3 5 1 49 196
-Clark Shaughnessv (Minnesota) 7 2 198 124
-C'arence Spears (Dartmouth) 4 5 105 175
-Spears 1 7 1 46 170
-Paul Bryant (Alabama) 6 2 1 219 99
-Shaughnessy 3 6 136 193
-Jim Tatum (North Carolina) 7 2 2 207 121
_Tatum
6 4 206 132
64 62 8 1,716 1,923
Grand total 218 211 37 5,417 5,750
PAGE NINETEEN
Ray Krouse Maryland's 1949
Ail-American Tackle Candidate