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1939 Maryland

2–⁠7 (0–⁠1 Southern Conference), coached by Frank Dobson.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1939, game by game: won vs. Hampden Sydney 25–0; won vs. McDaniel 12–0; lost at Virginia 7–12; lost at Rutgers 12–25; lost vs. Florida 0–14; lost at Penn State 0–12; lost at Georgetown 0–20; lost at VMI 0–13; lost vs. Syracuse 7–10+25−20Won 25–0 vs. Hampden Sydney+25Hampden SydneyWon 12–0 vs. McDaniel+12McDanielLost 7–12 at Virginia-5VirginiaLost 12–25 at Rutgers-13RutgersLost 0–14 vs. Florida-14FloridaLost 0–12 at Penn State-12Penn StateLost 0–20 at Georgetown-20GeorgetownLost 0–13 at VMI-13VMILost 7–10 vs. Syracuse-3Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 30vsHampden SydneyW 25–⁠075%
Oct 7vsMcDanielW 12–⁠080%
Oct 14atVirginiaL 7–⁠1241%
Oct 21atRutgersL 12–⁠2565%
Oct 28vsFloridaL 0–⁠1452%
Nov 4atPenn StateL 0–⁠1226%
Nov 11atGeorgetownL 0–⁠2015%
Nov 18atVMIL 0–⁠1336%
Nov 30vsSyracuseL 7–⁠1036%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 10–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 14th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 119th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Record
2–⁠7
Conference
0–⁠1 tied for 14th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
63–⁠106
Coach
Frank Dobson
Elo
1301 −102 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.5 No. 95 of 124 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1939 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke5–⁠08–⁠18
Clemson4–⁠09–⁠112
North Carolina5–⁠18–⁠1–⁠1
William & Mary2–⁠0–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
Richmond3–⁠1–⁠17–⁠1–⁠2
VMI3–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Wake Forest3–⁠37–⁠3
Furman3–⁠35–⁠4
NC State2–⁠42–⁠8
Washington and Lee1–⁠23–⁠4–⁠1
Virginia Tech1–⁠4–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
South Carolina1–⁠33–⁠6–⁠1
Davidson1–⁠72–⁠7
The Citadel0–⁠43–⁠8
Maryland0–⁠12–⁠7

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