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1916 Maryland

1–⁠1, coached by Curley Byrd. The season’s Wikipedia article records 6–⁠2, over eight games to the two on file here.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1916, game by game: lost vs. Navy 7–14; won vs. VMI 15–9+7−7Lost 7–14 vs. Navy-7NavyWon 15–9 vs. VMI+6VMI
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 11vsNavyL 7–⁠1452%
Oct 18vsVMIW 15–⁠940%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat VMI 15–⁠9.

In program history: The 76th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
1–⁠1
Conference
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AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
22–⁠23
Coach
Curley Byrd
Elo
1446 +2 this season
SP+ rating
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Recruiting class
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Captain
Lyman Oberlin