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] Shaughnessy returned as Maryland's head coach in 1946.

1942 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1942 record7–2 (1–2 Southern)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
1942 Southern Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW 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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 26ConnecticutW 34–0
October 3Lakehurst NAS
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 14–0
October 10Rutgers
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 27–13
October 17at VMILexington, VAL 0–29
October 24Western Maryland
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 51–0
October 31vs. FloridaW 13–0
November 7at DukeDurham, NCL 0–42
November 14at VirginiaW 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.
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