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1930 Maryland

7–⁠5 (4–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Curley Byrd.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1930, game by game: won vs. Washington (Maryland) 60–6; lost at Yale 13–40; lost at North Carolina 21–28; won vs. St. John’s (Maryland) 21–13; won vs. VMI 20–0; won at Virginia 14–6; won vs. Washington and Lee 41–7; won vs. Virginia Tech 13–7; lost at Navy 0–6; won vs. Johns Hopkins 39–6; lost at Vanderbilt 7–22; lost at McDaniel 0–7+54−27Won 60–6 vs. Washington (Maryland)+54Washington (Mar…Lost 13–40 at Yale-27YaleLost 21–28 at North Carolina-7North CarolinaWon 21–13 vs. St. John’s (Maryland)+8St. John’s (Mar…Won 20–0 vs. VMI+20VMIWon 14–6 at Virginia+8VirginiaWon 41–7 vs. Washington and Lee+34Washington and …Won 13–7 vs. Virginia Tech+6Virginia TechLost 0–6 at Navy-6NavyWon 39–6 vs. Johns Hopkins+33Johns HopkinsLost 7–22 at Vanderbilt-15VanderbiltLost 0–7 at McDaniel-7McDaniel
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsWashington (Maryland)W 60–⁠687%
Oct 4atYaleL 13–⁠4033%
Oct 11atNorth CarolinaL 21–⁠2818%
Oct 18vsSt. John’s (Maryland)W 21–⁠1386%
Oct 25vsVMIW 20–⁠048%
Nov 1atVirginiaW 14–⁠647%
Nov 8vsWashington and LeeW 41–⁠773%
Nov 15vsVirginia TechW 13–⁠761%
Nov 22atNavyL 0–⁠651%
Nov 27vsJohns HopkinsW 39–⁠690%
Dec 1atVanderbiltL 7–⁠2226%
Dec 6atMcDanielL 0–⁠772%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to McDaniel 7–⁠0; 6th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
7–⁠5
Conference
4–⁠2 6th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
249–⁠148
Coach
Curley Byrd
Elo
1481 +14 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−5.1 No. 67 of 106 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1930 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama8–⁠010–⁠0
Tulane5–⁠08–⁠1
Tennessee6–⁠19–⁠1
Duke4–⁠1–⁠18–⁠1–⁠2
Vanderbilt5–⁠28–⁠2
Maryland4–⁠27–⁠5
Florida4–⁠2–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina4–⁠2–⁠25–⁠3–⁠2
Clemson3–⁠28–⁠2
Georgia3–⁠2–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Kentucky4–⁠35–⁠3
South Carolina4–⁠36–⁠4
Virginia Tech2–⁠3–⁠15–⁠3–⁠1
Mississippi State2–⁠32–⁠7
Georgia Tech2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
LSU2–⁠46–⁠4
Virginia2–⁠54–⁠6
Sewanee1–⁠43–⁠6–⁠1
Ole Miss1–⁠53–⁠5–⁠1
NC State1–⁠52–⁠8
Auburn1–⁠63–⁠7
Washington and Lee0–⁠4–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI0–⁠53–⁠6

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