1944 Maryland Terrapins football team
| 1944 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 1–7–1 (1–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium (original) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 11 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 3 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 29 | Hampden–Sydney* | L 0–12 | 2,500 | [3] | |||
| October 7 | at Wake Forest | L 0–39 | 2,000 | [4] | |||
| October 14 | West Virginia* |
| T 6–6 | 5,600 | [5] | ||
| October 21 | Michigan State* |
| L 0–8 | 500 | [6] | ||
| October 28 | at Florida* | L 6–14 | 7,000 | [7] | |||
| November 4 | vs. Virginia* | L 7–18 | 8,000 | [8] | |||
| November 11 | at Michigan State* | L 0–33 | 8,160 | [9] | |||
| November 18 | at Penn State* | L 19–34 | [10] | ||||
| November 30 | vs. VMI | W 8–6 | 4,000 | [11] | |||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1944 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Terps show promise in 12-to-0 defeat by H–S trainees". The Sunday Star. September 30, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Deacons Wallop Maryland, 39-0". The Miami News. October 8, 1944. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland U. holds West Virginia, 6–6". The Atlanta Journal. October 15, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Michigan State Turns Breslin Loose in the Mud for 8-0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Gators beat Marylans at homecoming, 14–6". The Atlanta Journal. October 29, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terrapins lose to Virginia, 18–7". Cumberland Sunday Times. November 5, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Charles P. Ward (November 12, 1944). "Spartans Have Merry Time With Maryland". Detroit Free Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Penn State scores in every quarter to wallop Maryland, 34 to 19". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland gains first grid win". The Morning News. December 1, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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