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1942 Maryland

7–⁠2 (1–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Clark Shaughnessy.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1942, game by game: won vs. UConn 34–0; won vs. Lakehurst NAS 14–0; won vs. Rutgers 27–13; lost at VMI 0–29; won vs. McDaniel 51–0; won vs. Florida 13–0; lost at Duke 0–42; won at Virginia 27–12; won vs. Washington and Lee 32–28+51−42Won 34–0 vs. UConn+34UConnWon 14–0 vs. Lakehurst NAS+14Lakehurst NASWon 27–13 vs. Rutgers+14RutgersLost 0–29 at VMI-29VMIWon 51–0 vs. McDaniel+51McDanielWon 13–0 vs. Florida+13FloridaLost 0–42 at Duke-42DukeWon 27–12 at Virginia+15VirginiaWon 32–28 vs. Washington and Lee+4Washington and …
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 26vsUConnW 34–⁠086%
Oct 3vsLakehurst NASW 14–⁠080%
Oct 10vsRutgersW 27–⁠1381%
Oct 17atVMIL 0–⁠2942%
Oct 24vsMcDanielW 51–⁠080%
Oct 31vsFloridaW 13–⁠042%
Nov 7atDukeL 0–⁠4220%
Nov 14atVirginiaW 27–⁠1234%
Nov 21vsWashington and LeeW 32–⁠2881%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Washington and Lee 32–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 12th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 73rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1942.

Record
7–⁠2
Conference
1–⁠2 tied for 12th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
198–⁠124
Coach
Clark Shaughnessy
Elo
1448 +76 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−9.3 No. 95 of 121 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

All-Southern Conference

2 second team

Second team

From Wikipedia’s 1942 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1942 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary4–⁠09–⁠1–⁠114
Virginia Tech5–⁠17–⁠2–⁠1
Wake Forest6–⁠1–⁠16–⁠2–⁠1
North Carolina3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠2–⁠2
Duke3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠4–⁠1
NC State3–⁠1–⁠24–⁠4–⁠2
Furman3–⁠33–⁠6
The Citadel2–⁠25–⁠2
Clemson2–⁠3–⁠13–⁠6–⁠1
VMI2–⁠4–⁠13–⁠5–⁠1
Davidson2–⁠4–⁠12–⁠6–⁠1
George Washington2–⁠43–⁠6
Maryland1–⁠27–⁠2
South Carolina1–⁠41–⁠7–⁠1
Richmond1–⁠53–⁠6–⁠1
Washington and Lee0–⁠41–⁠8

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