1954 Maryland Terrapins football team

Main article: Maryland Terrapins football under Jim Tatum (1947–1955)

1954 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
AP	No. 8
1954 record	7–2–1 (4–0–1 ACC)
Head coach	Jim Tatum
Offensive scheme	Split-T
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
Seasons

1954 ACC football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
#14 Duke †	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	2	–	1
#8 Maryland	4	–	0	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
North Carolina	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
South Carolina	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Clemson	1	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wake Forest	1	–	4	–	1			2	–	7	–	1
Virginia	0	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
NC State	0	–	4	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
† – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college football in its second season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference. . Maryland, with its rout against Missouri, 74–13, set an ACC record-high for scoring that stood for 27 years.

Schedule

Date	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	Result	Attendance
18 September 1954*	at Kentucky	#3	McLean Stadium • Lexington, KY	W 20–0	36,000
1 October 1954*	at #4 UCLA	#6	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA	L 7–12	73,376
9 October 1954	at Wake Forest	#13	Wake Forest, NC	T 13–13	12,000
16 October 1954	North Carolina		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 33–0	26,000
22 October 1954*	at #16 Miami		Orange Bowl • Miami, FL	L 7–9	52,506
30 October 1954	at South Carolina		Williams-Brice Stadium • Columbia, SC	W 20–0	24,000
6 November 1954†	N.C. State		Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 42–14	N/A
13 November 1954	Clemson	#17	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 16–0	21,000
20 November 1954*	George Washington	#13	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 48–6	N/A
25 November 1954*	Missouri	#10	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD (Thanksgiving)	W 74–13	20,000
*Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to game.