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1927 Maryland

4–⁠7 (3–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Curley Byrd.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1927, game by game: won vs. Washington (Maryland) 80–0; won vs. South Carolina 26–0; lost at North Carolina 6–7; won vs. Virginia Tech 13–7; won vs. VMI 10–6; lost vs. Washington and Lee 6–13; lost at Yale 6–30; lost at Virginia 0–21; lost at Vanderbilt 20–39; lost at Johns Hopkins 13–14; lost at Florida 6–7+80−24Won 80–0 vs. Washington (Maryland)+80Washington (Mar…Won 26–0 vs. South Carolina+26South CarolinaLost 6–7 at North Carolina-1North CarolinaWon 13–7 vs. Virginia Tech+6Virginia TechWon 10–6 vs. VMI+4VMILost 6–13 vs. Washington and Lee-7Washington and …Lost 6–30 at Yale-24YaleLost 0–21 at Virginia-21VirginiaLost 20–39 at Vanderbilt-19VanderbiltLost 13–14 at Johns Hopkins-1Johns HopkinsLost 6–7 at Florida-1Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 24vsWashington (Maryland)W 80–⁠089%
Oct 1vsSouth CarolinaW 26–⁠055%
Oct 8atNorth CarolinaL 6–⁠751%
Oct 15vsVirginia TechW 13–⁠756%
Oct 22vsVMIW 10–⁠668%
Oct 29vsWashington and LeeL 6–⁠1361%
Nov 5atYaleL 6–⁠3035%
Nov 12atVirginiaL 0–⁠2136%
Nov 19atVanderbiltL 20–⁠3924%
Nov 24atJohns HopkinsL 13–⁠1478%
Dec 3atFloridaL 6–⁠731%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 7–⁠6; 15th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The tied 65th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 15th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
186–⁠144
Coach
Curley Byrd
Elo
1456 −41 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−4.7 No. 67 of 99 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1927 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
NC State4–⁠09–⁠1
Georgia Tech7–⁠0–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
Tennessee5–⁠0–⁠18–⁠0–⁠1
Georgia6–⁠19–⁠1
Vanderbilt5–⁠0–⁠28–⁠1–⁠2
Florida5–⁠27–⁠3
Ole Miss3–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Virginia4–⁠45–⁠4
Clemson2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠1
Alabama3–⁠4–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
LSU2–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠35–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠4
Washington and Lee2–⁠34–⁠4–⁠1
Maryland3–⁠54–⁠7
VMI2–⁠46–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠44–⁠5
Tulane2–⁠5–⁠12–⁠5–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠42–⁠6
Kentucky1–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Auburn0–⁠6–⁠10–⁠7–⁠2

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