1953 to 1971 and the Baltimore Ravens from 1996 to 2010. Head coach John Harbaugh still hosts clinics at McDaniel.
In 2011, McDaniel was ranked 6th in the country for best tailgating by the Weather Channel. This is due to the fans being able park their cars practically on the field and grill & drink during the game, a tradition that dates to the 1920s. McDaniel College was also ranked in Southern Living magazine for the top 20 of the "South's Best Tailgates." At football games McDaniel can have an average attendance over 5,000 and highs as much as 8,750 even during a losing season, ranking in the top five in the country for D3 football.
== Notable alumni ==
Stephen Bainbridge (1980), William D. Warren Professor of Law at UCLA
Nick Campofreda, NFL player
David Carrasco, professor of Latin America Studies at the Harvard Divinity School
Whittaker Chambers (1959–1961: adult student), spy, author, journalist, editor, and central witness in the Alger Hiss Case
Wayne K. Curry (1972), Maryland politician
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