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History
Maryland Agricultural College, the university's predecessor, was chartered in 1856 and opened in 1859. The university's history acknowledges that its original site came from a slaveholding farmer's plantation on ancestral Piscataway land.
Checked 2026-10-16 · Sources: Maryland School — official source
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Maryland Agricultural College fielded its first football team in 1892, according to the university's historical timeline.
Checked 2026-10-16 · Sources: Maryland School — official source
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Jim Tatum's 1949 team earned Maryland's first bowl victory by defeating Missouri in the Gator Bowl. The team finished 9-1.
Checked 2026-10-16 · Sources: Maryland Football History — official source
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Maryland completed the 1951 season unbeaten and defeated Tennessee in the subsequent Sugar Bowl. The university's history distinguishes that victory from the major polls' national-title voting, which occurred before the bowl.
Checked 2026-10-16 · Sources: Maryland Football History — official source
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Maryland won all ten regular-season games in 1953 and finished atop the national polls. Jim Tatum earned national coaching honors as the Terrapins also shared the ACC championship.
Checked 2026-10-16 · Sources: Maryland Football History — official source
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The Class of 1933 raised money for a bronze Testudo sculpture as its graduation gift. Students helped fund it by holding their prom on campus instead of at a Washington hotel.
Checked 2026-10-16 · Sources: Maryland Mascot — official source
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After earlier placements at Ritchie Coliseum and the football stadium, the original Testudo statue moved to its McKeldin Mall setting in 1965.
Checked 2026-10-16 · Sources: Maryland Mascot — official source
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