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1917 Maryland

4–⁠3–⁠1 (0–⁠1 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Curley Byrd.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1917, game by game: won vs. Delaware 20–0; lost at Navy 0–62; tied at VMI 14–14; won vs. Wake Forest 29–13; lost vs. NC State 6–10; won vs. St. John’s (Maryland) 13–3; lost at Penn State 0–57; won at Johns Hopkins 7–0+20−62Won 20–0 vs. Delaware+20DelawareLost 0–62 at Navy-62NavyTied 14–14 at VMI0VMIWon 29–13 vs. Wake Forest+16Wake ForestLost 6–10 vs. NC State-4NC StateWon 13–3 vs. St. John’s (Maryland)+10St. John’s (Mar…Lost 0–57 at Penn State-57Penn StateWon 7–0 at Johns Hopkins+7Johns Hopkins
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 6vsDelawareW 20–⁠091%
Oct 13atNavyL 0–⁠6233%
Oct 20atVMIT 14–⁠1436%
Oct 27vsWake ForestW 29–⁠1363%
Nov 3vsNC StateL 6–⁠1059%
Nov 10vsSt. John’s (Maryland)W 13–⁠386%
Nov 17atPenn StateL 0–⁠5736%
Nov 30atJohns HopkinsW 7–⁠077%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Johns Hopkins 7–⁠0; tied for 4th in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 84th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
0–⁠1 tied for 4th in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
89–⁠159
Coach
Curley Byrd
Elo
1433 −31 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.8 No. 52 of 88 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1917 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgetown1–⁠07–⁠1
NC State2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Virginia Tech1–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Davidson0–⁠26–⁠4
Maryland0–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Richmond0–⁠00–⁠1

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.