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1920 Maryland

7–⁠2 (1–⁠0 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Curley Byrd.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1920, game by game: won vs. Randolph Macon 54–0; lost at Rutgers 0–6; lost at Princeton 0–35; won vs. Washington (Maryland) 27–0; won at Virginia Tech 7–0; won at North Carolina 13–0; won at Catholic 14–0; won at Syracuse 10–7; won vs. Johns Hopkins 24–7+54−35Won 54–0 vs. Randolph Macon+54Randolph MaconLost 0–6 at Rutgers-6RutgersLost 0–35 at Princeton-35PrincetonWon 27–0 vs. Washington (Maryland)+27Washington (Mar…Won 7–0 at Virginia Tech+7Virginia TechWon 13–0 at North Carolina+13North CarolinaWon 14–0 at Catholic+14CatholicWon 10–7 at Syracuse+3SyracuseWon 24–7 vs. Johns Hopkins+17Johns Hopkins
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsRandolph MaconW 54–⁠087%
Oct 2atRutgersL 0–⁠646%
Oct 9atPrincetonL 0–⁠3531%
Oct 16vsWashington (Maryland)W 27–⁠085%
Oct 23atVirginia TechW 7–⁠032%
Oct 30atNorth CarolinaW 13–⁠048%
Nov 6atCatholicW 14–⁠083%
Nov 13atSyracuseW 10–⁠729%
Nov 25vsJohns HopkinsW 24–⁠792%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Johns Hopkins 24–⁠7; tied for first in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠0 shared first in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
149–⁠55
Coach
Curley Byrd
Elo
1538 +71 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
2.9 No. 47 of 96 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1920 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
VMI3–⁠09–⁠0
Maryland1–⁠07–⁠2
Georgetown1–⁠01–⁠3
NC State3–⁠27–⁠3
Virginia1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Davidson1–⁠15–⁠5
Virginia Tech2–⁠34–⁠6
Richmond0–⁠21–⁠2
William & Mary0–⁠30–⁠3

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