1936 Maryland Terrapins football team

1936 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record6–5 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
← 1935
1937 →
1936 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Duke $ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
North Carolina 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Furman 4 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
VMI 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Clemson 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Davidson 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wake Forest 2 – 2 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
VPI 4 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
South Carolina 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 7 – 0
Richmond 1 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 2
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
William & Mary 0 – 5 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1936 Maryland Terrapins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maryland in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1936 college football season. In their first season under head coach Frank Dobson, the Terrapins compiled a 6–5 record (4–2 against SoCon opponents), finished in a tie for fifth place in the SoCon, and outscored their opponents by a total of 117 to 59.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26St. John's (MD)*
W 20–06,000[3]
October 3vs. VPI
W 6–02,500[4]
October 10at North Carolina
L 0–148,000[5]
October 17at Virginia
W 21–06,000[6]
October 24at Syracuse*
W 20–020,000[7]
October 31at Florida*
L 6–714,000[8]
November 7at Richmond
W 12–04,000[9]
November 14VMI
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 7–139,000[10]
November 21Georgetown*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 6–712,000[11]
November 26vs. Washington and Lee
W 19–67,500[12]
December 5Western Maryland*
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
L 0–1215,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1936 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1935-1939)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Johnnies Show Dogged Fight". The Baltimore Sun. September 27, 1936. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Maryland noses out Tech, 6–0". The Roanoke Times. October 4, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "North Carolina trims Maryland". The Birmingham News. October 11, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Old Liners tramp on Virginia's Cavaliers". Greensboro Daily News. October 18, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Orange bows to Maryland". Buffalo Courier Express. October 25, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Fighting Gators defeat Maryland, 7–6, in homecoming battle". Tallahassee Democrat. November 1, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Guckeyson's two long runs enable Maryland to defeat Richmond, 12–0". The Baltimore Sun. November 8, 1936. Retrieved November 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "V.M.I. victors over Maryland by 13 to 7 score". The Birmingham News. November 15, 1936. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Georgetown eleven conquers Maryland University, 7 to 6". Daily Press. November 22, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Triple lateral pass features Maryland victory over Washington and Lee". The Baltimore Sun. November 27, 1936. Retrieved February 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Terps beaten by Green, 12–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. December 6, 1936. Retrieved December 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.