Maryland at Auburn

Saturday, September 27, 1952

No. 2 Maryland beat Auburn 13–⁠7. It was their first meeting; after it, Maryland led the series 1–⁠0.

Away2Maryland7–⁠2 in 1952
13
HomeAuburn2–⁠8 in 1952
7

FinalHigh 80°F, low 53°FAttendance 27,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story: Maryland Beats Auburn, 1877; G.W. Defeats N. G. State, 800

    Evening star, District of Columbia, September 28, 1952, page 1

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    Maryland Beats Auburn, 1877; G.W. Defeats N. G. State, 800 Maryland’s football team had tt come from behind again yesterday to defeat Auburn at Birmingham 1877. A pass from Jack Scarbath to Lloyd Colteryahn netted 80 yards and the winning touchdown in the fourth quarter. This set the pace for a series of victories by District area teams. In startling upset, a surprising George Washington University team defeated North Carolina ite. 800 at Raleigh. Navy opened its season with a highly impressive victory over Yale, $40, in Baltimore. Boiling Air Force Base kept its record clean with a third-straight victory, beating Williams College, $50. The University of Virginia JUS titled its high preseason rating with a smashing 27–⁠0 victory over Vanderbilt, and the Quantico Ma |rines walloped the Cherry Point Marines. 28–⁠0. Notre Dame, perennial power house in the accustomed role OF

Public-domain newspapers from the Library of Congress’s Chronicling America, found through the American Stories dataset (Dell and Harvard, CC BY 4.0). The text is the machine reading of the page, mistakes and all.

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Maryland 79% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Tied 2–⁠2 in four meetings, counting the three since this game.

Recent meetings
2023Maryland 31, Auburn 13Music City Bowl
1983Auburn 35, Maryland 23
1958Auburn 20, Maryland 7
1952Maryland 13, Auburn 7

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