1938 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record2–7 (1–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium (original)
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Duke $ 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Clemson 3 – 0 – 1 7 – 1 – 1
VMI 4 – 0 – 3 6 – 1 – 4
North Carolina 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 1
Richmond 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Washington and Lee 2 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
NC State 3 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
South Carolina 2 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 1
Wake Forest 3 – 4 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
VPI 2 – 3 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
The Citadel 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Maryland 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Davidson 2 – 6 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Furman 0 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
William & Mary 0 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1938 college football season. In their third season under head coach Frank Dobson, the Terrapins compiled a 2–7 record (1–2 in conference), finished in 12th place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 235 to 86.[1][2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Richmond
L 6–196,000[3]
October 1at Penn State*
L 0–3312,000[4]
October 8at Syracuse*
L 0–5312,000[5]
October 15vs. Western Maryland*
W 14–88,000[6]
October 22Virginia*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 19–275,000[7]
October 29VMI
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 14–47[8]
November 12at Florida*
L 7–2110,000[9]
November 19Georgetown*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 7–1410,000[10]
November 24vs. Washington and Lee
  • Municipal Stadium
  • Baltimore, MD
W 19–13[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "1938 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 August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
  3. ^ "Richmond Spiders run around Terrapins to 19–6 stunning upset". Sunday Star. September 25, 1938. Retrieved November 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Penn Staters jar Maryland". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 2, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Syracuse romps over Maryland for 53–0 win". Rochester Democrat and Chronicle. October 9, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tigers pull comeback to defeat Terrors in third quarter, 14 to 8". The Baltimore Sun. October 16, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Virginia whips Maryland, 27–19, after four successive defeats". The Sunday Star. October 23, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "V.M.I. scores 47-to-14 rout of Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. October 30, 1938. Retrieved December 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gators trounce Maryland". The Orlando Sentinel-Star. November 13, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Georgetown wins finale, spectators stage battle". The News and Observer. November 20, 1938. Retrieved December 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Maryland sub shines in win over Generals". Johnson City Chronicle. November 25, 1938. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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