1947 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team

The 1947 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer team represented University of Maryland, College Park during the 1947 ISFA season. It was the second season the program fielded a varsity men's soccer team. It was also the team's final year as an independent, before they moved to the Southern Conference.

1947 Maryland Terrapins men's soccer
NSCAA No. 1 Team
ConferenceIndependent
1947 record6–0–1
Head coachDoyle Royal (2nd season)
CaptainJim Belt[1]
Home stadiumOld Byrd Stadium

The 1947 season was the first season the program earned a national end-of-season recognition, finishing atop the final NSCAA rankings for the 1947 season. Despite this, the ISFA awarded the Springfield College Pride the national title.[2]

The team played seven matches during the season, accumulating a 6-0-1 record.

Roster

Source[3]

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Position Player
Charley Anacker
FW Jim Belt
Ed Blank
Tom Bourne
Don Buck
Dick Cleveland
Tom Cox
Davis Deibert
Dick DiPasquale
Fred Ewing
Ken Fowler
Irwin
No. Position Player
Jackson
Mike Kinder
MF John Linz
Hank Miles
Harold Moser
Bill Norton
Vernon Randall
Ed Rieder
Ed Rowan
Al Salkowski
Dan Terzi
Clarence Whipp

Schedule
Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
10/04/1947*
 Western Maryland W 4–1  1–0–0
 Old Byrd Stadium
College Park, MD
10/11/1947*
 No. 7 Salisbury State W 5–1  2–0–0
 Old Byrd Stadium
College Park, MD
10/18/1947*
 No. 6 No. 13 Loyola (MD) T 4–4  2–0–1
 Old Byrd Stadium
College Park, MD
10/25/1947*
 No. 7 Virginia
Rivalry		 W 3–0  3–0–1
 Old Byrd Stadium
College Park, MD
10/31/1947*
 No. 6 No. 10 Johns Hopkins W 4–0  4–0–1
 Old Byrd Stadium
College Park, MD
10/31/1947*
 No. 3 No. 4 Navy W 4–0  5–0–1
 Old Byrd Stadium
College Park, MD
11/15/1947*
 No. 2 at No. 6 Temple W 3–1  6–0–1
 Temple Stadium
Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from United Soccer Coaches. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

Honors
Recipient Award Date Ref.
Jim Belt NSCAA All-American First Team December 10, 1947 [4]
Jim Belt University of Maryland Athletics Hall of Fame 1992 [5][1]


References
  1. Ungrady, Dave; Esiason, Boomer (October 14, 2014). Tales from the Maryland Terrapins: A Collection of the Greatest Terrapin Stories Ever Told. New York City: Skyhorse Publishing. pp. 93–104. ISBN 1-582-61-688-4.
  2. Litterer, David. "NCAA College Soccer Championships - College Champions, 1904-1958". USA Soccer History Archives. sover.net. Archived from the original on November 26, 2009. Retrieved November 28, 2017.
  3. "2017 Maryland Men's Soccer Record Book: All-Time Roster" (PDF). umterps.com. July 31, 2017. pp. 36–41. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2017. Retrieved November 22, 2017.
  4. "2017 Maryland Men's Soccer Record Book: All-Time Honorss" (PDF). umterps.com. July 31, 2017. p. 8. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 9, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  5. "James H. Belt". umterps.com. Maryland Athletics. July 11, 2006. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
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