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: H.C. Curley Byrd Conference: Independent-
1917 Season Highlights
H.C. Curley Byrd enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
1917 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Delaware
20
0
W
Sat., Oct. 13 @
Navy
0
62
L
Sat., Oct. 20 @ Virginia Military Institute
14
14
T
Sat., Oct. 27 vs.
Wake Forest
29
13
W
Sat., Nov. 3 vs.
North Carolina State
6
10
L
@ Washington, DC
Sat., Nov. 10 vs. St. Johns (Maryland)
13
3
W
Sat., Nov. 17 @
Penn State
0
57
L
Fri., Nov. 30 @ Johns Hopkins
7
0
W
1917 Season Totals
Record 4-3
-1
Points Scored 89
Scoring Average 11.1
Points Allowed 159
Defense Average 19.9
Opponents Record 19-13
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 1-2
-1
1917 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1917 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1917 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.