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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: Clarence W. Doc Spears
Conference: Southern-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1942 <- 1943 -> 1944 --> 2024
1943 Season Highlights
 Clarence W. Doc Spears enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 
1943 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 25  vs. Curtis Bay Coast Guard  7   13   L       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Wake Forest  13   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  vs. Richmond Field  19   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  @ West Virginia  2   6   L       
 Sat., Oct. 23  vs. Penn State  0   45   L       
 Sat., Oct. 30  @ Greenville Field  43   18   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  @ Virginia  0   39   L       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Bainbridge NTS  0   46   L       
 Thu., Nov. 25  @ Virginia Military Institute  21   14   W    @ Roanoke, VA   
 
1943 Season Totals
  Record4-5
  Points Scored105
  Scoring Average11.7
  Points Allowed194
  Defense Average21.6
  Opponents Record16-15
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record2-3
  Away Record2-2
1943 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1943 Southern- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Duke 8-133534   Edmund M. Eddie Cameron
North Carolina 6-317393   Thomas B. Tom Young
South Carolina 5-211856   Lt. James P. Moran
Maryland 4-5105194   Clarence W. Doc Spears
Wake Forest 4-5165101   Douglas Clyde Pea Head Walker
North Carolina State 3-678229   Williams Doc Newton
Clemson 2-694185   Frank Howard

1943 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1943 All Southern Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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