1942 Maryland Terrapins football team

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]

1942 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record7–2 (1–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
1942 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 14 William & Mary $ 4 0 09 1 1
VPI 5 1 07 2 1
Wake Forest 6 1 16 2 1
North Carolina 3 1 15 2 2
Duke 3 1 15 4 1
NC State 3 1 24 4 2
Furman 3 3 03 6 0
The Citadel 2 2 05 2 0
Clemson 2 3 13 6 1
Davidson 2 4 12 6 1
VMI 2 4 13 5 1
George Washington 2 4 03 6 0
Maryland 1 2 07 2 0
South Carolina 1 4 01 7 1
Richmond 1 5 03 6 1
Washington and Lee 0 4 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Maryland was ranked at No. 101 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942.[3]

Shaughnessy returned as Maryland's head coach in 1946.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26ConnecticutW 34–0
October 3Lakehurst NAS
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 14–0[4]
October 10Rutgers
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 27–13
October 17at VMI
L 0–295,000[5]
October 24Western Maryland
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 51–0
October 31vs. FloridaW 13–010,000[6]
November 7at DukeL 0–429,000
November 14at VirginiaW 27–12
November 21Washington & Lee
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 32–287,500[7]

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. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 16, 1942). "Litkenhous Rates Georgia No. 1, Ohio State No. 2". Twin City Sentinel. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Maryland Scores Twice In First Period To Defeat Lakehurst, 14-0". The Baltimore Sun. October 4, 1942. p. Sports 3 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "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.
  6. "Maryland wins from Florida by 13–0 score". Panama City News-Herald. November 1, 1942. Retrieved October 1, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "W. & L. bows to Maryland in 32–28 tilt". The Baltimore Sun. November 22, 1942. Retrieved August 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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