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1921 Maryland

3–⁠5–⁠1 (1–⁠0–⁠1 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference), coached by Curley Byrd.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1921, game by game: won at Rutgers 3–0; lost at Syracuse 0–42; lost vs. St. John’s (Maryland) 3–7; won vs. Virginia Tech 10–7; lost vs. North Carolina 7–16; lost at Yale 0–28; won at Catholic 16–0; lost at Carnegie Mellon 0–21; tied at NC State 6–6+16−42Won 3–0 at Rutgers+3RutgersLost 0–42 at Syracuse-42SyracuseLost 3–7 vs. St. John’s (Maryland)-4St. John’s (Mar…Won 10–7 vs. Virginia Tech+3Virginia TechLost 7–16 vs. North Carolina-9North CarolinaLost 0–28 at Yale-28YaleWon 16–0 at Catholic+16CatholicLost 0–21 at Carnegie Mellon-21Carnegie MellonTied 6–6 at NC State0NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 1atRutgersW 3–⁠059%
Oct 8atSyracuseL 0–⁠4237%
Oct 15vsSt. John’s (Maryland)L 3–⁠790%
Oct 22vsVirginia TechW 10–⁠752%
Oct 29vsNorth CarolinaL 7–⁠1669%
Nov 5atYaleL 0–⁠2824%
Nov 12atCatholicW 16–⁠077%
Nov 19atCarnegie MellonL 0–⁠2177%
Nov 24atNC StateT 6–⁠627%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied NC State 6–⁠6; 3rd in the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 94th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
3–⁠5–⁠1
Conference
1–⁠0–⁠1 3rd in South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
45–⁠127
Coach
Curley Byrd
Elo
1404 −122 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.9 No. 67 of 102 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1921 South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Virginia3–⁠05–⁠4
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠3
Maryland1–⁠0–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Richmond1–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
NC State0–⁠1–⁠33–⁠3–⁠3
Davidson0–⁠1–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI0–⁠2–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
William & Mary0–⁠21–⁠2
Georgetown0–⁠00–⁠1

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