1943 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1943 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1943 college football season. In their first season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Terrapins compiled a 4–5 record (2–0 in conference), finished in second place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 194 to 105.[1][2]

1943 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1943 record4–5 (2–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
1943 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 0 08 1 0
Maryland 2 0 04 5 0
South Carolina 2 1 05 2 0
Wake Forest 3 2 04 5 0
North Carolina 2 2 06 3 0
Richmond 1 1 06 1 0
Clemson 2 3 02 6 0
VMI 2 3 02 6 0
NC State 1 4 03 6 0
Davidson 0 3 00 5 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Curtis Bay Coast GuardL 7–13
October 2Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 13–71,000
October 9Richmond Field
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 19–6
October 16at West VirginiaL 2–6
October 23Penn State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 0–455,000
October 30at 334th Bomber Group, Greenville Army Air BaseGreenville, SCW 43–18
November 6at VirginiaL 0–39
November 13at BainbridgeBainbridge, MDL 0–4610,000[3]
November 25at VMIW 21–147,000[4]

References

  1. "1943 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. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. "Bainbridge Rolls Over Terps, 46-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1943. pp. Sports 1–2 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "V.M.I. beaten by Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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