Maryland Terrapins football under Jim Tatum
From 1947 to 1955, Jim Tatum served as the head coach of the Maryland Terrapins football team, which represented the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) college football. Maryland hired Tatum to replace Clark Shaughnessy after the 1946 season. Tatum had created both success and controversy during his one season as head coach of the Oklahoma Sooners football team. During his nine-year tenure, Tatum became one of the most successful head football coaches in Maryland history, and the Terrapins compiled two national championships, three conference championships, and five bowl game appearances. His teams compiled a 73–15–4 record without a single losing season, and as of the end of 2016, he has the highest winning percentage of any Maryland football coach who coached at least seven games. In 1954, the University of Maryland appointed a new president, Dr. Wilson Elkins, who chose to de-emphasize football. Following the 1955 season, Tatum took a pay cut to coach at his alma mater, North Carolina, and he died four years later.
Maryland Terrapins men's basketball
The 2009–10 Terrapins shared the regular-season conference title with Duke. Williams also earned his second ACC Coach of the Year award. The Terrapins were selected as a 4 seed in Midwest Regional of the NCAA Tournament. They beat Houston easily 89–77 in the first round. In the second round they faced a tough 5th seeded Michigan State coached by the great Tom Izzo and led on the court by Kalin Lucas and future NBA star Draymond Green. It was Lucas that hit a heartbreaking buzzer beater to sink the Terrapins 85–83. The 2009–2010 team was to be the last great Gary Williams team. The following season a group of promising freshman veteran holdovers from the 2009–2010 team failed to replicate the success of the prior season and the Terrapins struggled to a 19–14 mark, failing to make the post-season for the first time since 1993.