1940 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1940 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1940 record2–6–1 (0–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
← 1939
1941 →
1940 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Clemson $ 4 0 0 6 2 1
No. 18 Duke 4 1 0 7 2 0
Wake Forest 4 2 0 7 3 0
William & Mary 2 1 1 6 2 1
North Carolina 3 2 0 6 4 0
Richmond 3 2 0 7 3 0
VMI 3 2 1 7 2 1
Furman 4 3 0 5 4 0
Washington and Lee 1 1 1 2 7 1
VPI 2 3 0 5 5 0
NC State 3 5 0 3 6 0
Maryland 0 1 1 2 6 1
South Carolina 1 3 0 3 6 0
Davidson 1 5 0 5 5 0
The Citadel 0 4 0 4 5 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1940 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Faber, the Terrapins compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–1–1 in conference), finished in 12th place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 171 to 39.[1][2]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Hampden–Sydney*L 6–7
October 5at Penn*L 0–51
October 12Virginia*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 6–19
October 19at Florida*L 0–19
October 25vs. Western Maryland*Baltimore, MDW 6–0
November 9No. 9 Georgetown*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 0–41
November 16vs. VMIL 0–201,500[3]
November 21Rutgers*Baltimore, MDW 14–7
November 30Washington and Lee
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
T 7–7
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

  1. ^ "1940 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "V.M.I. beats Terp eleven by 20–0 score". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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