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The 1950 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college football in its 30th season as a member of the Southern Conference.
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Maryland was led by fourth-year head coach Jim Tatum, who Time magazine called "the most successful major college coach in the game" during his nine-year tenure at College Park. To date, Tatum remains the winningest Maryland football coach of the modern era, with a winning percentage of 0.819. The team was led on the field by sophomore quarterback and future Heisman Trophy runner-up Jack Scarbath who made his first career start in the season-opener.
The highlight of the season was Maryland's upset victory over second-ranked Michigan State, 34–7, in what was that team's only loss of the season. Two weeks later, however, the Terrapins' bowl game hopes were ended with a Homecoming defeat at the hands of North Carolina State.
Players
The Maryland roster for the 1950 season consisted of the following players:
Awards
Bob Ward was named a first-team All-American by the Associated Press and a second-team All-American by United Press. Ed Modzelewski was named an honorable mention All-American. Pete Augsburger was named an honorable mention All-American by the United Press. Ward and Elmer Wingate were named All-Southern Conference.