Air Force at Maryland

Saturday, October 19, 1963

Maryland beat Air Force 21–⁠14. It was their second meeting; Maryland leads the series 2–⁠0.

AwayAir Force7–⁠4 in 1963
14
HomeMaryland3–⁠7 in 1963
21

FinalHigh 83°F, low 44°FAttendance 31,000

In the newspapers

  • The Evening star's story

    Evening star, Washington, D.C., October 21, 1963, page 19

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    If scoring on the last play Of the game is cutting it -azorthin. there was a certain precedence for Maryland against the Air Force Saturday. AL three of the Terp touchdowns came on fourth-down plays. They call it simply wing across” that Dick Shiner-to- Daryl Hill touchdown pass which capped the Terps’ 21–⁠14 victory thriller and which was the biggest Of the big plays. 1t gave $1,000 fans an electric flying finish they’ll never for get and Byrd Stadium possibly its most dramatic game ever. Thirty-six yards away and one play to make 1t, that was the situation. Obviously, you throw a long pass straight down the sidelines, the kind that Hill in a foot-race had caught for an apparent first period touchdown. That one was nullified by a penalty, but

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)

Air Force 53% to win. Maryland won as Elo’s underdog.

Maryland leads 2–⁠0 in two meetings.

Recent meetings
1963Maryland 21, Air Force 14
1961Maryland 21, Air Force 0

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