1942 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1942 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1942 record7–2 (1–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
← 1941
1943 →
1942 Southern Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 1
VPI 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 1
Wake Forest 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 2
Duke 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
NC State 3 – 1 – 2 4 – 4 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Clemson 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Davidson 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 6 – 1
VMI 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 5 – 1
George Washington 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
South Carolina 1 – 4 – 0 1 – 7 – 1
Richmond 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
Washington and Lee 0 – 4 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1942 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1942 college football season. In their first season under head coach Clark Shaughnessy, the Terrapins compiled a 7–2 record (1–2 in conference), finished in 13th place in the Southern Conference, and outscored their opponents 198 to 124. The team's victories included shutouts against Connecticut (34–0) and Florida (13–0).[1][2] Shaughnessy returned as Maryland's head coach in 1946.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Connecticut
W 34–0
October 3Lakehurst NAS
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 14–0[3]
October 10Rutgers
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 27–13
October 17at VMI
L 0–295,000[4]
October 24Western Maryland
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 51–0
October 31vs. Florida
W 13–0
November 7at Duke
L 0–429,000
November 14at Virginia
W 27–12
November 21Washington & Lee
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 32–28

References[]

  1. ^ "1942 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. ^ "Maryland Scores Twice In First Period To Defeat Lakehurst, 14-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 4, 1942. p. Sports 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "V.M.I. shatters Maryland's hopes for unbeaten season in 29–0 tilt". The Baltimore Sun. October 18, 1942. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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