1939 Maryland Terrapins football team
| 1939 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 2–7 (0–1 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium (original) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Duke $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Clemson | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1939 Maryland Terrapins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maryland in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1939 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Frank Dobson, the Terrapins compiled a 2–7 record (0–1 in conference), finished in 14th place in the SoCon, and were outscored by a total of 106 to 64.[1][2]
Maryland was ranked at No. 135 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 30 | Hampden–Sydney* | W 26–0 | [4] | ||||
| October 7 | vs. Western Maryland* | W 12–0 | 12,000 | [5] | |||
| October 14 | at Virginia* | L 7–12 | 9,000 | [6] | |||
| October 21 | at Rutgers* | L 12–25 | 8,500 | [7] | |||
| October 28 | Florida* |
| L 0–14 | 10,000 | [8] | ||
| November 4 | at Penn State* | L 0–12 | 7,000 | [9] | |||
| November 11 | at Georgetown* | L 0–20 | 15,500 | [10] | |||
| November 18 | vs. VMI | L 0–13 | [11] | ||||
| November 23 | Syracuse* |
| L 7–10 | 5,000 | [12] | ||
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References[edit]
- ^ "1939 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
- ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps Defeat Virginians in Opener, 26 to 0: Down Hampden-Sydney On Passes, Long Runs At College Park". The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 1939. pp. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig E. Taylor (October 8, 1939). "U. of Md. Takes First Big Night Tilt in Stadium: 12,000 See Western Maryland On Losing End Of 12-0 Game". The Baltimore Sun. pp. 20, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Dick Williamson (October 15, 1939). "Cavaliers Rally to Beat Terps, 12-7: Virginia Scores Twice In 4th Quarter to Win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Jack Casey (October 22, 1939). "Maryland Downed 25-12 As Rutgers Shows Real Teamwork on Gridiron". The Sunday Times. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida Spoils Maryland Home-Coming By Beating Old Liners, 14 To 0: 'Gators Score On Brace Of Long Marches". The Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1939. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland Beaten, 12-0, as Driving Penn State Backs Tally Twice in Third". The Sunday Star. November 5, 1939. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Francis E. Stan (November 12, 1939). "Georgetown Evens Grid Series With Maryland by Impressive 20-0 Victory: Hoyas Boost Defeatless String To 15, Claim District Crown; Fist Fights Follow Game". The Sunday Star. pp. B1, B10.
- ^ "Terps lose to V.M.I., 13 to 0, but gain edge in statistics". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Craig E. Taylor (November 24, 1939). "University Of Maryland Bows To Syracuse In Football Thriller, 10-7". The Baltimore Sun. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
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