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1929 Maryland

4–⁠4–⁠2 (1–⁠3–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Curley Byrd.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1929, game by game: won vs. Washington (Maryland) 34–7; lost vs. North Carolina 0–43; lost vs. South Carolina 6–26; won vs. Gallaudet 13–6; lost at VMI 6–7; tied vs. Virginia 13–13; tied at Yale 13–13; won vs. Virginia Tech 24–0; won vs. Johns Hopkins 39–8; lost at McDaniel 0–12+31−43Won 34–7 vs. Washington (Maryland)+27Washington (Mar…Lost 0–43 vs. North Carolina-43North CarolinaLost 6–26 vs. South Carolina-20South CarolinaWon 13–6 vs. Gallaudet+7GallaudetLost 6–7 at VMI-1VMITied 13–13 vs. Virginia0VirginiaTied 13–13 at Yale0YaleWon 24–0 vs. Virginia Tech+24Virginia TechWon 39–8 vs. Johns Hopkins+31Johns HopkinsLost 0–12 at McDaniel-12McDaniel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsWashington (Maryland)W 34–⁠790%
Oct 5vsNorth CarolinaL 0–⁠4355%
Oct 12vsSouth CarolinaL 6–⁠2659%
Oct 19vsGallaudetW 13–⁠686%
Oct 26atVMIL 6–⁠727%
Nov 2vsVirginiaT 13–⁠1354%
Nov 9atYaleT 13–⁠1327%
Nov 16vsVirginia TechW 24–⁠041%
Nov 28vsJohns HopkinsW 39–⁠889%
Dec 7atMcDanielL 0–⁠1276%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to McDaniel 12–⁠0; 16th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 72nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
4–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠3–⁠1 16th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
148–⁠135
Coach
Curley Byrd
Elo
1450 −64 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.7 No. 69 of 100 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1929 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane6–⁠09–⁠0
Tennessee6–⁠0–⁠19–⁠0–⁠1
North Carolina7–⁠19–⁠1
Florida6–⁠18–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠17–⁠2
Kentucky3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠1–⁠1
VMI4–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia4–⁠26–⁠4
Duke2–⁠14–⁠6
LSU3–⁠26–⁠3
Alabama4–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson3–⁠38–⁠3
Virginia Tech2–⁠35–⁠4
Georgia Tech3–⁠53–⁠6
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠24–⁠3–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠3–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
South Carolina2–⁠56–⁠5
Washington and Lee1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Ole Miss0–⁠4–⁠21–⁠6–⁠2
Mississippi State0–⁠3–⁠11–⁠5–⁠2
Sewanee0–⁠4–⁠12–⁠5–⁠2
Auburn0–⁠72–⁠7
NC State0–⁠51–⁠8

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