1939 Maryland Terrapins football team

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The 1939 Maryland Terrapins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maryland in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1939 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Frank Dobson, the Terrapins compiled a 2–7 record (0–1 in conference), finished in 14th place in the SoCon, and were outscored by a total of 106 to 64.[1][2]

ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (0–1 SoCon)
Headcoach
HomestadiumByrd Stadium (original)
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1939 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
← 1938
1940 â†’
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1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Duke $5–0–08–1–0
No. 12 Clemson4–0–09–1–0
William & Mary2–0–16–2–1
North Carolina5–1–08–1–1
VMI3–1–16–3–1
Richmond3–1–17–1–2
Furman3–3–05–4–0
Wake Forest3–3–07–3–0
NC State2–4–02–8–0
Washington and Lee1–2–03–4–1
South Carolina1–3–03–6–1
VPI1–4–14–5–1
Davidson1–7–02–7–0
Maryland0–1–02–7–0
The Citadel0–4–03–8–0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
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Maryland was ranked at No. 135 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Hampden–Sydney*
W 26–0[4]
October 7vs. Western Maryland*
W 12–012,000[5]
October 14at Virginia*
L 7–129,000[6]
October 21at Rutgers*
L 12–258,500[7]
October 28Florida*dagger
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 0–1410,000[8]
November 4at Penn State*
L 0–127,000[9]
November 11at Georgetown*
L 0–2015,500[10]
November 18vs. VMI
L 0–13[11]
November 23Syracuse*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 7–105,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
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