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
Record4–5 (2–0 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
← 1942
1944 →
1943 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Duke $ 4 0 0 8 1 0
Maryland 2 0 0 4 5 0
South Carolina 2 1 0 5 2 0
Wake Forest 3 2 0 4 5 0
North Carolina 2 2 0 6 3 0
Richmond 1 1 0 6 1 0
Clemson 2 3 0 2 6 0
VMI 2 3 0 2 6 0
NC State 1 4 0 3 6 0
Davidson 0 3 0 0 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Maryland ranked 154th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 52.0.[3]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Curtis Bay Coast Guard*L 7–132,000[4][5]
October 2Wake Forest
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 13–71,000[6]
October 92:30 p.m.Richmond AAB*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 19–61,500[7][8]
October 16at West Virginia*L 2–6[9]
October 23Penn State*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 0–455,000[10]
October 303:00 p.m.at Greenville AAB*W 43–183,500[11][12]
November 6at Virginia*L 0–394,000[13]
November 13at Bainbridge*Bainbridge, MDL 0–4610,000[14]
November 25at VMIW 21–147,000[15]

References

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  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. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  4. ^ Huber, George (September 26, 1943). "Rally By Cutters Conquers Weary Old Liners, 13-7". The Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. p. B1. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  5. ^ Huber, George (September 26, 1943). "Maryland (continued)". The Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. p. B3. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  6. ^ "Maryland strikes down Wake, 13–7". Winston-Salem Journal. October 3, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Thunderbyrds Will Engage Terps Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. October 9, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  8. ^ Chandler, John F. (October 10, 1943). "Maryland Rolls To 19-To-6 Victory Over Richmond Army Air Base". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  9. ^ "W. Va. beats Maryland 6–2". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 17, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Nittany Lions swamp Terps". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Birds Set For Maryland". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 30, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  12. ^ Latimer, Scoop (October 31, 1943). "Maryland Gets 'Breaks' To Beat Bombers, 43-18". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. B8. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com  .
  13. ^ "Virginia whips Maryland, 39–0". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 7, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Bainbridge Rolls Over Terps, 46-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1943. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "V.M.I. beaten by Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.