1919 Maryland State Aggies football team

The 1919 Maryland State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Maryland State College (which in 1920 became part of the University of Maryland) in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1919 college football season. In their ninth season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Aggies compiled a 5–4 record and outscored their opponents by a total of 93 to 74.[1][2] In the final game of the season, the Aggies won the Maryland state championship by defeating Johns Hopkins by a 13 to 0 score in Baltimore.[3]

1919 Maryland State Aggies football
Maryland state champion
ConferenceSouth Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record5–4 (4–1 SAIAA)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1918
1920 →
1919 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Georgetown $ 2 0 0 7 3 0
Maryland State 4 1 0 5 4 0
NC State 3 1 0 7 2 0
North Carolina 3 1 0 4 3 1
Washington and Lee 2 1 0 8 1 0
VMI 4 2 0 6 2 0
Richmond 2 2 1 5 2 2
Virginia 1 1 1 2 5 2
VPI 2 4 0 5 4 0
William & Mary 1 3 0 2 6 1
Catholic University 0 1 0 1 6 1
St. John's (MD) 0 1 0 0 1 0
Johns Hopkins 0 1 0 0 2 0
Davidson 0 4 0 4 6 1
  • $ – Conference champion

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4at Swarthmore*Swarthmore, PAL 6–10[4]
October 11at VirginiaW 13–0[5]
October 18at West Virginia*Morgantown, WVL 0–27[6]
October 25vs. VPI
L 0–6[7]
November 1at Yale*L 0–31[8]
November 8at St. John's (MD)Annapolis, MDW 27–0[9]
November 15at Catholic UniversityWashington, DCW 13–0[10]
November 22Western Maryland*College Park, MDW 20–0[11]
November 27at Johns HopkinsW 14–0> 10,000[3][12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

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  1. ^ "1919 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Overhead Attack Wins For Maryland: Gains State Title as Aerial Tosses Beats Johns Hopkins, 14 to 0". The Washington Post. November 28, 1919. p. 11.
  4. ^ "State Fights, But Loses: Marylanders Give Swarthmore Stiff Argument In Opening Tilt". The Baltimore Sun. October 5, 1919. p. Sports 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "State Stops Virginia Claims To S.A. Honors". The Washington Times. October 12, 1919. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mountaineers Have Easy Time With Maryland State". Pittsburgh Daily Post. October 19, 1919. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Muddy Gridiron Handicaps State and Virginians Win". The Washington Post. October 26, 1919 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Yale Team Plays With Southerners". The Hartford Courant. November 2, 1919 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "First Defeat For St. John'; Maryland State Wins, 27-0". The Sunday Star. November 9, 1919 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "State Beats Catholic U." The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1919. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Methodists Are Beaten: State Scores Twice In Opening Quarter And Once Near End". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1919. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "State Holds Its Laurels". The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1919. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.