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1923 Maryland

7–⁠2–⁠1 (2–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Curley Byrd.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1923, game by game: won vs. Randolph Macon 53–0; won at Pennsylvania 3–0; won vs. Richmond 23–0; lost at Virginia Tech 7–16; won vs. North Carolina 14–0; won vs. St. John’s (Maryland) 28–0; lost at Yale 14–16; won at NC State 26–12; won vs. Catholic 40–6; tied vs. Johns Hopkins 6–6+53−9Won 53–0 vs. Randolph Macon+53Randolph MaconWon 3–0 at Pennsylvania+3PennsylvaniaWon 23–0 vs. Richmond+23RichmondLost 7–16 at Virginia Tech-9Virginia TechWon 14–0 vs. North Carolina+14North CarolinaWon 28–0 vs. St. John’s (Maryland)+28St. John’s (Mar…Lost 14–16 at Yale-2YaleWon 26–12 at NC State+14NC StateWon 40–6 vs. Catholic+34CatholicTied 6–6 vs. Johns Hopkins0Johns Hopkins
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsRandolph MaconW 53–⁠087%
Oct 6atPennsylvaniaW 3–⁠033%
Oct 13vsRichmondW 23–⁠054%
Oct 20atVirginia TechL 7–⁠1634%
Oct 27vsNorth CarolinaW 14–⁠041%
Nov 3vsSt. John’s (Maryland)W 28–⁠090%
Nov 10atYaleL 14–⁠1624%
Nov 17atNC StateW 26–⁠1253%
Nov 24vsCatholicW 40–⁠693%
Nov 29vsJohns HopkinsT 6–⁠693%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Johns Hopkins 6–⁠6; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 36th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
7–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠1 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
214–⁠56
Coach
Curley Byrd
Elo
1539 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
7.8 No. 39 of 109 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1923 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Washington and Lee4–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠0–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
VMI5–⁠19–⁠1
Alabama5–⁠1–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠26–⁠3
Maryland2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Florida1–⁠0–⁠26–⁠1–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠1–⁠25–⁠2–⁠2
Georgia Tech1–⁠0–⁠43–⁠2–⁠4
Tennessee4–⁠35–⁠4–⁠1
Tulane2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Clemson1–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠1
Auburn0–⁠1–⁠33–⁠3–⁠3
Kentucky0–⁠2–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
NC State1–⁠53–⁠7
Virginia0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Sewanee0–⁠25–⁠4–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠44–⁠6
South Carolina0–⁠44–⁠6
LSU0–⁠33–⁠5–⁠1

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