Wikiwand AI

1943 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1943 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1943 college football season. In their first season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Terrapins compiled a 4–5 record (2–0 in conference), finished in second place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 194 to 105.[1][2]

Record4–5 (2–0 SoCon)
Headcoach
Quick facts Maryland Terrapins football, Conference ...
1943 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5 (2–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
 1942
1944 
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1943 Southern Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Duke $400810
Maryland200450
South Carolina210520
Wake Forest320450
North Carolina220630
Richmond110610
Clemson230260
VMI230260
NC State140360
Davidson030050
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll
Close

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Maryland ranked 154th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 52.0.[3]

Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Curtis Bay Coast Guard*L 7–132,000[4][5]
October 2Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 13–71,000[6]
October 92:30 p.m.Richmond AAB*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 19–61,500[7][8]
October 16at West Virginia*L 2–6[9]
October 23Penn State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 0–455,000[10]
October 303:00 p.m.at Greenville AAB*W 43–183,500[11][12]
November 6at Virginia*L 0–394,000[13]
November 13at Bainbridge*Bainbridge, MDL 0–4610,000[14]
November 25at VMIW 21–147,000[15]
Close

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks