1948 Maryland State Raiders football team

1948 Maryland State Raiders football
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State   –   7 – 1 – 0
Sewanee   –   6 – 1 – 1
Grambling   –   8 – 2 – 0
East Tennessee State   –   6 – 2 – 1
West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Delaware   –   5 – 3 – 0
Virginia   –   5 – 3 – 1
Memphis State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tennessee Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Oklahoma City   –   4 – 5 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 5 – 0
Georgetown   –   3 – 4 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   4 – 6 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 7 – 1
Tampa   –   2 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   0 – 8 – 1
Texas State   –   0 – 8 – 1
CCUNC   –   0 – 5 – 0

The 1948 Maryland State Raiders football team was an American football team that represented Maryland State College (now known as University of Maryland Eastern Shore) during the 1948 college football season. In its first season under head coach Vernon McCain, the team compiled an 7–1 record. The team played three games against interracial teams, defeating teams from Albright, Glassboro State, and Bridgeport.

Key players included freshman halfback Sylvester Polk. Polk scored five touchdowns on seven running attempts against Morris College and ranked among the nation's scoring leaders in 1947.[1]

The 1948 season was the school's first under the common name Maryland State College. It was officially known as the University of Maryland's College for Negroes at Princess Anne and had previously been known as Maryland's Agricultural and Mechanical College for Negroes, though it had been commonly referred to as Princess Anne College. In 1948, the school's president, Dr. J. T. Williams, discarded the "Princess Anne College" name because "people thought it might be a girl's finishing school . . . it embarrassed the football team."[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Virginia UnionRichmond, VAL 0–24
September 25MorrisPrincess Anne, MDW 57–0[3]
October 9South Carolina StatePrincess Anne, MDW 14–6
October 16at AlbrightReading, PAW 25–0[4]
October 23at Glassboro State
W 25–0[5]
October 30CheyneyPrincess Anne, MDW 25–0[6]
November 13at Bridgeport
W 26–135,000[7]
November 25at Fayetteville StateFayetteville, NCW 33–0

References

  1. ^ "Fleet Shore College Back Is Among Nation's Top Scorers". The Salisbury Times. November 9, 1948. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Burke Davis (December 9, 1948). "Buildings Give New Life To Shore Negro College". The Baltimore Sun. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Maryland State Wins". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 26, 1948. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maryland State Defeats Albright". The Salisbury Times. October 18, 1948. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maryland State Tumbles Glassboro". Times Journal (Vineland, NJ). October 25, 1948. p. 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Princess Anne Triumphs, 25-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 31, 1948. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maryland State Rolls Over Bridgeport". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 20, 1948. p. 10.