1924 Maryland Aggies football team

The 1924 Maryland Aggies football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maryland in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1924 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Aggies compiled a 3–3–3 record (1–2–1 against SoCon opponents), finished 16th place in the conference, and were outscored by a total of 78 to 74.[1][2]

1924 Maryland Aggies football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record3–3–3 (1–2–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
← 1923
1925 →
1924 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Alabama $ 5 0 0 8 1 0
Florida 2 0 1 6 2 2
Georgia 5 1 0 7 3 0
Tulane 4 1 0 8 1 0
Washington and Lee 4 1 1 6 3 1
South Carolina 3 2 0 7 3 0
Sewanee * 3 2 0 6 4 0
Mississippi A&M 3 2 0 5 4 0
Virginia 3 2 0 5 4 0
Georgia Tech 3 2 1 5 3 1
Vanderbilt * 3 3 0 6 3 1
VPI 2 2 3 4 2 3
VMI 2 3 1 6 3 1
Kentucky 2 3 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 2 3 0 4 5 0
Auburn 2 4 1 4 4 1
Maryland 1 2 1 3 3 3
NC State 1 4 1 2 4 2
LSU 0 3 0 5 4 0
Ole Miss 0 3 0 4 5 0
Clemson 0 3 0 2 6 0
Tennessee 0 4 0 3 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – co-member of SIAA

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Washington College*W 23–0[3]
October 4vs. Washington and LeeL 7–19[4]
October 11Richmond*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 38–0[5]
October 18vs. VPI
  • Central High School Stadium
  • Washington, DC
L 0–12[6][7]
October 25at North CarolinaW 6–0[8]
November 1at Catholic University*
T 0–0[9]
November 8at Yale*L 0–4718,000[10]
November 15NC State 
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
T 0–0[11]
November 27at Johns Hopkins*
  • Baltimore Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
T 0–020,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

References

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  1. ^ "1924 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1920-1924)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  3. ^ "Maryland defeats Washington College". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maryland gridmen defeated by Washington and Lee". The Baltimore Sun. October 4, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Maryland trims Spiders, 38 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 12, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Varsity Grid Team is Great in Defeat". The Diamondback. University of Maryland, College Park. October 21, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "Virginia Poly Downs Game Maryland Team". The Sunday Star. Library of Congress. October 19, 1924. p. 73. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  8. ^ "Maryland is victor over Carolina, 6 to 0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Catholic University and Maryland play to tie". The Virginian-Pilot. November 2, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Yale Trounces Maryland 47 to 0 in Game Worthless as Scientific Football Display". The Hartford Courant. November 9, 1924. p. 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "State outclassed by Maryland eleven but final result is 0–0". Greensboro Daily News. November 16, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Maryland and Hopkins play another tie at Stadium". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1924. Retrieved December 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.