1940 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

1940 Maryland Terrapins football

Conference| Southern Conference
Record| 2–6–1 (0–1–1 SoCon)
Head coach|

* Jack Faber (2nd season)

Home stadium| Byrd Stadium (original)

Seasons

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1941 ->

1940 Southern Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Clemson $  | 4  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
No. 18 Duke | 4  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 0
Wake Forest | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
William & Mary | 2  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 2  | - | 1
North Carolina | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Richmond | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
VMI | 3  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Furman | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Washington and Lee | 1  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
VPI | 2  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
NC State | 3  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Maryland | 0  | - | 1  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 6  | - | 1
South Carolina | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Davidson | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
The Citadel | 0  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1940 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1940 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Faber, the Terrapins compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–1–1 in conference), finished in 12th place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 171 to 39.[1][2]

Maryland was ranked at No. 189 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.[3]

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 28| Hampden–Sydney*|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| L 6–7| 5,000| [4]
October 5| at Penn*|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 0–51| 52,000| [5]
October 12| Virginia*|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| L 6–19| | [6]
October 19| at Florida*|

* Florida Field
* Gainesville, FL

| L 0–19| 10,000| [7]
October 25| vs. Western Maryland*|

* 10,000
* Baltimore, MD

| W 6–0| | [8]
November 9| No. 9 Georgetown*|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| L 0–41| 9,000| [9]
November 16| vs. VMI|

* City Stadium
* Lynchburg, VA

| L 0–20| 1,500| [10]
November 21| Rutgers*| Baltimore, MD| W 14–7| 5,000| [11]
November 30| Washington and Lee|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| T 7–7| 4,000| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References

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1. ^ "1940 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
3. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe. p. 22 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Terps Bumped 7-6 in Opener by Underdog: Little Hampden-Sydney Springs Surprise And Takes Game". The Baltimore Sun. September 29, 1940. pp. 1, 3.
5. ^ Fred Byrod (October 6, 1940). "52,000 See Penn Swamp Maryland". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S3 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Virginia Beats Maryland As Dudley Stars". The Baltimore Sun. October 13, 1940. p. Sports 1 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Florida Eleven Passes Its Way To 19-To-O Victory Over Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 1940. p. Sports 5 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ Craig E. Taylor (October 26, 1940). "Maryland Passes Way To 6-To-0 Victory Over Western Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. p. 15 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Georgetown Wins, 41-0, To Stay Unbeaten: Hoyas Romp At Will Over Terps To Score 23d Victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1940. p. Sports 5 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "V.M.I. beats Terp eleven by 20–0 score". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1940. Retrieved December 21, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ Jack Casey (November 22, 1940). "Rutgers Team Surprised By Maryland, 14 to 7". The Baltimore Sun. p. 25 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "W&L plays to tie with Maryland". The State. December 1, 1940. Retrieved August 20, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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