1944 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1944 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record1–7–1 (1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
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
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
  • $ – 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 29
Hampden–Sydney*
L 0–122,500[3]
October 7at Wake ForestL 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. VMIW 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.
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