Maryland Terrapins football under Jim Tatum information
Era in the mid-20th century history of the Maryland Terrapins
For the previous era in Maryland football history, see Maryland Terrapins football: 1856–1946.
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From 1947 to 1955, Jim Tatum served as the head coach of the Maryland Terrapins football team, which represented the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college football. Maryland hired Tatum to replace Clark Shaughnessy after the 1946 season. Tatum had created both success and controversy during his one season as head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners football team. During his nine-year tenure, Tatum became one of the most successful head football coaches in Maryland history, and the Terrapins compiled two national championships, three conference championships, and five bowl game appearances. His teams compiled a 73–15–4 record without a single losing season, and as of the end of 2016, he has the highest winning percentage of any Maryland football coach who coached at least seven games.[1] In 1954, the University of Maryland appointed a new president, Dr. Wilson Elkins, who chose to de-emphasize football. Following the 1955 season, Tatum took a pay cut to coach at his alma mater, North Carolina, and he died four years later.
During Tatum's tenure, several Maryland players were awarded prestigious individual honors. Two Maryland quarterbacks were runners-up for the Heisman Trophy, which is awarded to college football's most outstanding player. In 1952, Jack Scarbath was a first runner-up to Oklahoma running back Billy Vessels.[2] In 1953, Bernie Faloney was a third runner-up, with John Lattner of Notre Dame winning the award.[3] Dick Modzelewski won the 1952 Outland Trophy, the annual award given to the nation's most outstanding interior lineman.
Seven Maryland players received first-team All-American honors: Bernie Faloney, Stan Jones, Dick Modzelewski, Bob Pellegrini, Mike Sandusky, Jack Scarbath, and Bob Ward (twice honored). Seven Maryland players received second-team All-American honors: Tom Cosgrove, Chet Hanulak, Ray Krouse, Dick Modzelewski, Ed Modzelewski, Ed Vereb, and Bill Walker (twice honored). Also during this period, the Southern Conference (through 1952) and Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) (since 1953) bestowed all-conference honors upon Maryland players twenty-seven times.[4][5] In later years, two of these players were honored as part of the ACC's 50th Anniversary Team and five were inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[6]
^"Maryland Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland Terps Official Athletic Site. Maryland Athletics. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 August 2016. Retrieved 15 September 2017.
^1952 – 18th Award Archived 2004-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, Heisman.com, retrieved December 10, 2008.
^1953 - 19th Award Archived 2004-12-12 at the Wayback Machine, Heisman.com, retrieved December 20, 2008.
^All-Time Honors (PDF), 2001 Maryland Terrapins Football Media Guide, CBS Sports, 2001, retrieved December 8, 2008.
^SoCon Records (PDF), 2007 Southern Conference Football Media Guide, Southern Conference, p. 141–147, 2007, retrieved October 6, 2008
^ACC Record Book, Section 8 (PDF), pp. 177, Atlantic Coast Conference, 2007, retrieved December 5, 2008.
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