The 1952 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in 1952 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon).
[1] This was in response to Maryland's violation of a newly instituted ban on postseason play the year prior by its participation in the 1952 Sugar Bowl.
[2] Jim Tatum served as the head coach for the sixth season of his nine-year tenure.
The team compiled a 7–2 record The loss against 14th-ranked Mississippi ended Maryland's school-record 22-game winning streak.
[3] After the season, Maryland left the Southern Conference in order to become a founding member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).