1944 Maryland Terrapins football team

1944 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–7–1 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
1944 Southern Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
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
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Hampden–Sydney*
L 0–122,500[3]
October 7at Wake Forest
L 0–392,000[4]
October 14West Virginia*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
T 6–65,600[5]
October 21Michigan State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 0–8500[6]
October 28at Florida*
L 6–147,000[7]
November 4vs. Virginia*
L 7–188,000[8]
November 11at Michigan State*
L 0–338,160[9]
November 18at Penn State*
L 19–34[10]
November 30vs. VMI
W 8–64,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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. ^ "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.
  4. ^ "Deacons Wallop Maryland, 39-0". The Miami News. October 8, 1944. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maryland U. holds West Virginia, 6–6". The Atlanta Journal. October 15, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Michigan State Turns Breslin Loose in the Mud for 8-0 Victory". Detroit Free Press. October 21, 1944. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gators beat Marylans at homecoming, 14–6". The Atlanta Journal. October 29, 1944. Retrieved October 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Terrapins lose to Virginia, 18–7". Cumberland Sunday Times. November 5, 1944. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Charles P. Ward (November 12, 1944). "Spartans Have Merry Time With Maryland". Detroit Free Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "Maryland gains first grid win". The Morning News. December 1, 1944. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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