1949 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1949 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in 1949 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon). Jim Tatum served as the head coach for the third season of his nine-year tenure. The team compiled a 9–1 record and received a bid to the 1950 Gator Bowl, where they defeated 20th-ranked Missouri, which was coached by Don Faurot, Tatum's former boss and the inventor of the split-T offense.

Coaching staff

 * Jim Tatum, head coach
 * Al Woods
 * Jack Hennemier, line
 * Max Reed, line
 * Babe Wood, offensive asst.
 * John Cudmore
 * Warren Giese
 * Bill Meek, freshmen
 * Duke Wyre, trainer
 * W.W. Cobey, graduate manager