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: John E. Jack Faber Conference: Southern-
1940 Season Highlights
John E. Jack Faber enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Maryland.
1940 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 28 vs. Hampden-Sydney
6
7
L
Sat., Oct. 5 @ Pennsylvania
0
51
L
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Virginia
6
19
L
Sat., Oct. 19 @
Florida
0
19
L
Fri., Oct. 25 @ McDaniel
6
0
W
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 9 vs. Georgetown
0
41
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @ Virginia Military Institute
0
20
L
@ Lynchburg, VA
Thu., Nov. 21 vs.
Rutgers
14
7
W
@ Baltimore, MD
Sat., Nov. 30 vs. Washington & Lee
7
7
T
1940 Season Totals
Record 2-6
-1
Points Scored 39
Scoring Average 4.3
Points Allowed 171
Defense Average 19.0
Opponents Record 14-13
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-3
-1
Away Record 1-3
1940 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1940 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1940 All Southern Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
In 1905, 18 men were killed in college football games, and 159 were permanently injured.