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Maryland Football Team History


Maryland Terrapins
University of Maryland
 College Park, MD
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Byrd Stadium
Capacity: 48,055
Colors: Black, Gold, Red & White
Coach: Clark D. Shaughnessy
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1941 <- 1942 -> 1943 --> 2024
1942 Season Highlights
 Clark D. Shaughnessy enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1942 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 26  vs. Connecticut  34   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 3  vs. Lakehurst NAS  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 10  vs. Rutgers  27   13   W    @ Baltimore, MD   
 Sat., Oct. 17  @ Virginia Military Institute  0   29   L       
 Sat., Oct. 24  vs. McDaniel  51   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 31  vs. Florida  13   0   W    @ Washington, DC   
 Sat., Nov. 7  @ Duke  0   42   L       
 Sat., Nov. 14  @ Virginia  27   12   W       
 Sat., Nov. 21  vs. Washington & Lee  32   28   W       
 
1942 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored198
  Scoring Average22.0
  Points Allowed124
  Defense Average13.8
  Opponents Record19-23
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record1-2
1942 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1942 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 7-2198124   Clark D. Shaughnessy
Virginia Tech 7-2-1161114   Sumner D. Tex Tilson & Henry Macauley Mac McEver
Wake Forest 6-2-113466   Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
Duke 5-4-121198Won  21-0  Edmund M. Eddie Cameron
North Carolina 5-2-2149102   James M. Jim Tatum
North Carolina State 4-4-270142   Williams Doc Newton
Clemson 3-6-1100138   Frank Howard
South Carolina 1-7-146130   Rex Enright

1942 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1942 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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