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1933 Maryland

3–⁠7 (1–⁠4 Southern Conference), coached by Curley Byrd.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1933, game by game: won vs. St. John’s (Maryland) 20–0; lost at Virginia Tech 0–14; lost at Tulane 0–20; lost at VMI 13–19; lost at McDaniel 7–13; lost at Virginia 0–6; lost vs. Duke 7–38; won at Johns Hopkins 27–7; won vs. Washington and Lee 33–13; lost at Florida 0–19+20−31Won 20–0 vs. St. John’s (Maryland)+20St. John’s (Mar…Lost 0–14 at Virginia Tech-14Virginia TechLost 0–20 at Tulane-20TulaneLost 13–19 at VMI-6VMILost 7–13 at McDaniel-6McDanielLost 0–6 at Virginia-6VirginiaLost 7–38 vs. Duke-31DukeWon 27–7 at Johns Hopkins+20Johns HopkinsWon 33–13 vs. Washington and Lee+20Washington and …Lost 0–19 at Florida-19Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsSt. John’s (Maryland)W 20–⁠085%
Oct 7atVirginia TechL 0–⁠1428%
Oct 14atTulaneL 0–⁠2026%
Oct 21atVMIL 13–⁠1958%
Oct 28atMcDanielL 7–⁠1352%
Nov 4atVirginiaL 0–⁠641%
Nov 11vsDukeL 7–⁠3818%
Nov 18atJohns HopkinsW 27–⁠765%
Nov 23vsWashington and LeeW 33–⁠1353%
Dec 2atFloridaL 0–⁠1930%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Florida 19–⁠0; 9th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 104th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
3–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠4 9th in Southern Conference
AP poll
Began in 1936
Points
107–⁠149
Coach
Curley Byrd
Elo
1371 −60 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−12.2 No. 106 of 126 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1933 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠09–⁠1
South Carolina3–⁠06–⁠3–⁠1
North Carolina2–⁠14–⁠5
VMI2–⁠1–⁠12–⁠7–⁠1
Virginia Tech1–⁠1–⁠34–⁠3–⁠3
Washington and Lee1–⁠1–⁠14–⁠4–⁠2
Clemson1–⁠13–⁠6–⁠2
Virginia1–⁠3–⁠12–⁠6–⁠2
Maryland1–⁠43–⁠7
NC State0–⁠41–⁠5–⁠3

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