1943 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

1943 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–5 (2–0 SoCon)
Head coach	Clarence Spears (1st season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (original)
Seasons← 1942 1944 →

1943 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 7 Duke $	4	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Maryland	2	–	0	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	1	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Wake Forest	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Richmond	1	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	0
Clemson	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
VMI	2	–	3	–	0	2	–	6	–	0
NC State	1	–	4	–	0	3	–	6	–	0
Davidson	0	–	3	–	0	0	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1943 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1943 college football season. In their first season under head coach Clarence Spears, the Terrapins compiled a 4–5 record (2–0 in conference), finished in second place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 194 to 105.

In the final Litkenhous Ratings, Maryland ranked 154th among the nation's college and service teams with a rating of 52.0.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 25		Curtis Bay Coast Guard*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–13	2,000
October 2		Wake Forest	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 13–7	1,000
October 9	2:30 p.m.	Richmond AAB*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 19–6	1,500
October 16		at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	L 2–6
October 23		Penn State*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 0–45	5,000
October 30	3:00 p.m.	at Greenville AAB*	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	W 43–18	3,500
November 6		at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	L 0–39	4,000
November 13		at Bainbridge*	Bainbridge, MD	L 0–46	10,000
November 25		at VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA	W 21–14	7,000
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

References

"1943 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
"Maryland Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
Litkenhous, E. E. (December 17, 1943). "Litkenhouse Selects U. S. Grid Leaders". The Salt Lake Tribune. Salt Lake City, Utah. p. 18. Retrieved April 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Huber, George (September 26, 1943). "Rally By Cutters Conquers Weary Old Liners, 13-7". The Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. p. B1. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Huber, George (September 26, 1943). "Maryland (continued)". The Sunday Star. Washington, D.C. p. B3. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Maryland strikes down Wake, 13–7". Winston-Salem Journal. October 3, 1943. Retrieved December 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Thunderbyrds Will Engage Terps Today". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. Associated Press. October 9, 1943. p. 12. Retrieved April 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Chandler, John F. (October 10, 1943). "Maryland Rolls To 19-To-6 Victory Over Richmond Army Air Base". Baltimore Sun. Baltimore, Maryland. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"W. Va. beats Maryland 6–2". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 17, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Nittany Lions swamp Terps". The Charlotte Observer. October 24, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Birds Set For Maryland". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. October 30, 1943. p. 5. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
Latimer, Scoop (October 31, 1943). "Maryland Gets 'Breaks' To Beat Bombers, 43-18". The Greenville News. Greenville, South Carolina. p. B8. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
"Virginia whips Maryland, 39–0". The Chattanooga Daily Times. November 7, 1943. Retrieved October 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Bainbridge Rolls Over Terps, 46-0". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1943. pp. Sports 1–2 – via Newspapers.com.
"V.M.I. beaten by Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 26, 1943. Retrieved January 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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