The 1943 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1943 college football season. In their first season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Terrapins compiled a 4–5 record (2–0 in conference), finished in second place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 194 to 105.[1][2]
| 1943 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–0 SoCon) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium (original) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Duke $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Carolina | 2 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 1 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Maryland ranked 154th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 52.0.[3]
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 25 | Curtis Bay Coast Guard* | L 7–13 | 2,000 | [4][5] | ||||
| October 2 | Wake Forest |
| W 13–7 | 1,000 | [6] | |||
| October 9 | 2:30 p.m. | Richmond AAB* |
| W 19–6 | 1,500 | [7][8] | ||
| October 16 | at West Virginia* | L 2–6 | [9] | |||||
| October 23 | Penn State* |
| L 0–45 | 5,000 | [10] | |||
| October 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at Greenville AAB* | W 43–18 | 3,500 | [11][12] | |||
| November 6 | at Virginia* | L 0–39 | 4,000 | [13] | ||||
| November 13 | at Bainbridge* | Bainbridge, MD | L 0–46 | 10,000 | [14] | |||
| November 25 | at VMI | W 21–14 | 7,000 | [15] | ||||
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References
edit- ^ "1943 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
- ^ Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ Huber, George (September 26, 1943). "Rally By Cutters Conquers Weary Old Liners, 13-7". The Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. p. B1. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Huber, George (September 26, 1943). "Maryland (continued)". The Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. p. B3. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Maryland strikes down Wake, 13–7". Winston-Salem Journal. October 3, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Thunderbyrds Will Engage Terps Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. October 9, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Chandler, John F. (October 10, 1943). "Maryland Rolls To 19-To-6 Victory Over Richmond Army Air Base". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "W. Va. beats Maryland 6–2". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 17, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nittany Lions swamp Terps". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Birds Set For Maryland". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 30, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Latimer, Scoop (October 31, 1943). "Maryland Gets 'Breaks' To Beat Bombers, 43-18". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. B8. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Virginia whips Maryland, 39–0". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 7, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bainbridge Rolls Over Terps, 46-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1943. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "V.M.I. beaten by Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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