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Statue of Testudo on campus. Testudo, a diamondback terrapin, is the mascot of the University of Maryland, College Park and represents the university both at sporting events and as a more general symbol. Testudo has served as the school's mascot since the 1930s, and several statues of the terrapin exist on the school's campus.
Maryland captured national titles in 1936, 1937, and 1939. That year, however, Hopkins managed to break a four-game losing streak against them. The Terrapins won the 1940 title by beating the undefeated Blue Jays, 7–6, in the series' first game decided by one goal. Maryland finished the season with a perfect 10–0 record.
The mascot is a diamondback terrapin named Testudo, which is Latin for "tortoise". [136] Since the early 20th century, the school athletic colors have been some combination of those on the Maryland state flag: red, white, black, and gold. [137] Maryland is the only NCAA Division I school to have four official school colors. [138]
The Maryland Terrapins football team practices in Jones-Hill House, the 160,000-square-foot (15,000 m 2) indoor practice complex and football operations center that opened in August 2017. The facility features a full-length , 100-yard-long FieldTurf football field with a goal post at each end surrounded by an elevated concourse.
Maryland Terrapins swimming and diving (2 C) T. Maryland Terrapins tennis (1 C) ... Testudo (mascot) This page was last edited on 7 February 2024, at 19:13 (UTC). ...
The Maryland Terrapins rugby team was founded in 1968. Maryland's best season was 1985, when Maryland played in the national championship final, losing 31–6 to Cal. (See National Collegiate Rugby Championship results.) Maryland plays in the Atlantic Coast Rugby League, a conference formed in 2011 along with other Atlantic Coast Conference ...
University of Maryland's Testudo statue In Maryland , diamondback terrapins were so plentiful in the 18th century that slaves protested the excessive use of this food source as their main protein. Late in the 19th century, demand for turtle soup claimed a harvest of 89,150 pounds from Chesapeake Bay in one year.
The athletic teams of the University of Maryland, College Park are known as the Maryland Terrapins (often shortened to "Terps") and compete at the highest level of collegiate athletics in the United States. The school mascot is an anthropomorphic diamondback terrapin named "Testudo" (for the Latin name for tortoises). [64]