1939 Maryland Terrapins football team

1939 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (0–1 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
← 1938
1940 →
1939 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
No. 12 Clemson 4 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 0 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
North Carolina 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 1
VMI 3 – 1 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Richmond 3 – 1 – 1 7 – 1 – 2
Furman 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Wake Forest 3 – 3 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
NC State 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
Washington and Lee 1 – 2 – 0 3 – 4 – 1
South Carolina 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 1
VPI 1 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Davidson 1 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Maryland 0 – 1 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
The Citadel 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1939 Maryland Terrapins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maryland in the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1939 college football season. In their fourth and final season under head coach Frank Dobson, the Terrapins compiled a 2–7 record (0–1 in conference), finished in 14th place in the SoCon, and were outscored by a total of 106 to 64.[1][2]

Maryland was ranked at No. 135 (out of 609 teams) in the final Litkenhous Ratings for 1939.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30Hampden–Sydney*
W 26–0[4]
October 7vs. Western Maryland*
W 12–012,000[5]
October 14at Virginia*
L 7–129,000[6]
October 21at Rutgers*
L 12–258,500[7]
October 28Florida*dagger
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 0–1410,000[8]
November 4at Penn State*
L 0–127,000[9]
November 11at Georgetown*
L 0–2015,500[10]
November 18vs. VMI
L 0–13[11]
November 23Syracuse*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 7–105,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "1939 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. ^ E. E. Litkenhous (December 31, 1939). "Vols Second In Final Litkenhous Grid Rankings; Southern California Tenth". Johnson City Sunday Press. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Terps Defeat Virginians in Opener, 26 to 0: Down Hampden-Sydney On Passes, Long Runs At College Park". The Baltimore Sun. October 1, 1939. pp. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Craig E. Taylor (October 8, 1939). "U. of Md. Takes First Big Night Tilt in Stadium: 12,000 See Western Maryland On Losing End Of 12-0 Game". The Baltimore Sun. pp. 20, 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Dick Williamson (October 15, 1939). "Cavaliers Rally to Beat Terps, 12-7: Virginia Scores Twice In 4th Quarter to Win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. pp. II-1, II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Jack Casey (October 22, 1939). "Maryland Downed 25-12 As Rutgers Shows Real Teamwork on Gridiron". The Sunday Times. pp. 1, 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Florida Spoils Maryland Home-Coming By Beating Old Liners, 14 To 0: 'Gators Score On Brace Of Long Marches". The Baltimore Sun. October 29, 1939. p. Sports 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Maryland Beaten, 12-0, as Driving Penn State Backs Tally Twice in Third". The Sunday Star. November 5, 1939. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Francis E. Stan (November 12, 1939). "Georgetown Evens Grid Series With Maryland by Impressive 20-0 Victory: Hoyas Boost Defeatless String To 15, Claim District Crown; Fist Fights Follow Game". The Sunday Star. pp. B1, B10.
  11. ^ "Terps lose to V.M.I., 13 to 0, but gain edge in statistics". The Baltimore Sun. November 19, 1939. Retrieved December 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Craig E. Taylor (November 24, 1939). "University Of Maryland Bows To Syracuse In Football Thriller, 10-7". The Baltimore Sun. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.


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