1928 Maryland Aggies football team

The 1928 Maryland Aggies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maryland in the Southern Conference during the 1928 college football season. In their 18th season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Aggies compiled a 6–3–1 record (2–3–1 in conference), finished 14th in the Southern Conference, and outscored their opponents by a total of 132 to 70.[1][2]

1928 Maryland Aggies football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–3–1 (2–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
1928 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Georgia Tech $ 7 –0 –010 –0 –0
Tennessee 6 –0 –19 –0 –1
Florida 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
VPI 4 –1 –07 –2 –0
Alabama 6 –2 –06 –3 –0
LSU 3 –1 –16 –2 –1
Clemson 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Vanderbilt 4 –2 –08 –2 –0
Tulane 3 –3 –16 –3 –1
Ole Miss 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
North Carolina 2 –2 –25 –3 –2
Kentucky 2 –2 –14 –3 –1
South Carolina 2 –2 –16 –2 –2
Maryland 2 –3 –16 –3 –1
VMI 2 –3 –15 –3 –2
Georgia 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
NC State 1 –3 –14 –5 –1
Mississippi A&M 1 –4 –02 –4 –2
Virginia 1 –6 –02 –6 –1
Washington and Lee 1 –6 –02 –8 –0
Sewanee 0 –5 –02 –7 –0
Auburn 0 –7 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Washington College
W 31–0[3]
October 6North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 19–26[4]
October 13at South Carolina
L 7–21[5]
October 20Western Maryland
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 13–6[6]
October 27at VMI
T 0–07,000[7]
November 32:30 p.m.vs. VPI
L 6–9[8][9]
November 10at Yale
W 6–0[10]
November 17Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 18–2[11]
November 24vs. Washington and Lee
W 6–0[12]
November 29at Johns Hopkins
W 26–620,000[13]

References
  1. "1928 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  2. "Maryland Yearly Results (1925-1929)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  3. "Maryland Easily Defeats Washington". The Baltimore Sun. September 30, 1928. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Old Liners Bow To Tarheels". The Baltimore Sun. October 7, 1928. p. Sports 1, 6 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Old Liners Bow To Gamecocks". The Baltimore Sun. October 14, 1928. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. W. Wilson Wingate (October 21, 1928). "Maryland Wins By Touchdown: Conquers W.Md. by 13-6 Score". The Baltimore Sun. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Md. Holds V.M.I. to Deadlock". The Baltimore Sun. October 28, 1928. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Placement Kick Gives Gobblers Win at Norfolk". The Times Dispatch. November 4, 1928. p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Antique VPI football program 1928 vs MD".
  10. William J. Lee (November 11, 1928). "Fighting Maryland Team Turns Back Yale, 6-0, In Amazing Upset At New Haven". The Hartford Courant – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Maryland Team Triumphs Over University of Virginia Eleven by Count of 18 to 2". The Times Dispatch. November 18, 1928. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "U. of M. Beats W. & L." The Sunday Star. November 25, 1928 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Hopkins Bows To Maryland By 26-6 Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 30, 1928. pp. 1, 13 – via Newspapers.com.


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