1944 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1944 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1944 college football season. In their second season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Terrapins compiled a 1–7–1 record (1–1 in conference), finished in sixth place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 170 to 46.[1][2]

1944 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–7–1 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
1944 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 11 Duke $ 4 0 06 4 0
Wake Forest 6 1 08 1 0
Clemson 3 1 04 5 0
NC State 3 1 07 2 0
William & Mary 2 1 15 2 1
Maryland 1 1 01 7 1
South Carolina 1 3 03 4 2
VMI 1 5 01 8 0
North Carolina 0 3 11 7 1
Richmond 0 4 02 6 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Hampden–SydneyL 0–12
October 7at Wake ForestL 0–392,000[3]
October 14West Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
T 6–6
October 21Michigan State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 0–8500[4]
October 28at FloridaL 6–147,000[5]
November 4vs. VirginiaL 7–18
November 11Michigan State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 0–338,160[6]
November 18at Penn StateL 19–34
November 30at VMI
W 8–64,000[7]

References

  1. "1944 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  2. "Maryland Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. "Deacons Wallop Maryland, 39-0". The Miami News. October 8, 1944. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Michigan State Turns Breslin Loose in the Mud for 8-0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1944. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Gators beat Marylans at homecoming, 14–6". The Atlanta Journal. October 29, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Charles P. Ward (November 12, 1944). "Spartans Have Merry Time With Maryland". Detroit Free Press. p. 11 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Maryland gains first grid win". The Morning News. December 1, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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