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1928 Maryland

6–⁠3–⁠1 (2–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Curley Byrd.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1928, game by game: won vs. Washington (Maryland) 31–0; lost vs. North Carolina 19–26; lost at South Carolina 7–21; won vs. McDaniel 13–6; tied at VMI 0–0; lost at Virginia Tech 6–9; won at Yale 6–0; won vs. Virginia 18–2; won at Washington and Lee 6–0; won vs. Johns Hopkins 26–6+31−14Won 31–0 vs. Washington (Maryland)+31Washington (Mar…Lost 19–26 vs. North Carolina-7North CarolinaLost 7–21 at South Carolina-14South CarolinaWon 13–6 vs. McDaniel+7McDanielTied 0–0 at VMI0VMILost 6–9 at Virginia Tech-3Virginia TechWon 6–0 at Yale+6YaleWon 18–2 vs. Virginia+16VirginiaWon 6–0 at Washington and Lee+6Washington and …Won 26–6 vs. Johns Hopkins+20Johns Hopkins
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsWashington (Maryland)W 31–⁠088%
Oct 6vsNorth CarolinaL 19–⁠2652%
Oct 13atSouth CarolinaL 7–⁠2135%
Oct 20vsMcDanielW 13–⁠685%
Oct 27atVMIT 0–⁠034%
Nov 3atVirginia TechL 6–⁠931%
Nov 10atYaleW 6–⁠020%
Nov 17vsVirginiaW 18–⁠258%
Nov 24atWashington and LeeW 6–⁠054%
Nov 29vsJohns HopkinsW 26–⁠690%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Johns Hopkins 26–⁠6; tied for 14th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 41st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
6–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
2–⁠3–⁠1 tied for 14th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
132–⁠70
Coach
Curley Byrd
Elo
1520 +50 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−3.6 No. 61 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1928 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Georgia Tech7–⁠010–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠1
Virginia Tech4–⁠17–⁠2
Alabama6–⁠26–⁠3
LSU3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Vanderbilt4–⁠28–⁠2
Clemson4–⁠28–⁠3
Tulane3–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Ole Miss3–⁠35–⁠4
South Carolina2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠2–⁠2
North Carolina2–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Kentucky2–⁠2–⁠14–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland2–⁠3–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
VMI2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠2
Georgia2–⁠44–⁠5
NC State1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
Mississippi State1–⁠42–⁠4–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠62–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee1–⁠62–⁠8
Sewanee0–⁠52–⁠7
Auburn0–⁠71–⁠8

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