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1945 Maryland

6–⁠2–⁠1 (3–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Bear Bryant.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1945, game by game: won vs. Guilford 60–6; won at Richmond 21–0; won vs. Merchant Marine 22–6; lost at Virginia Tech 13–21; tied at West Virginia 13–13; lost vs. William & Mary 14–33; won vs. VMI 38–0; won vs. No. 13 Virginia 19–13; won at South Carolina 19–13+54−19Won 60–6 vs. Guilford+54GuilfordWon 21–0 at Richmond+21RichmondWon 22–6 vs. Merchant Marine+16Merchant MarineLost 13–21 at Virginia Tech-8Virginia TechTied 13–13 at West Virginia0West VirginiaLost 14–33 vs. William & Mary-19William & MaryWon 38–0 vs. VMI+38VMIWon 19–13 vs. No. 13 Virginia+6No. 13 VirginiaWon 19–13 at South Carolina+6South Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 28vsGuilfordW 60–⁠681%
Oct 6atRichmondW 21–⁠076%
Oct 13vsMerchant MarineW 22–⁠640%
Oct 20atVirginia TechL 13–⁠2140%
Oct 27atWest VirginiaT 13–⁠1343%
Nov 3vsWilliam & MaryL 14–⁠3342%
Nov 10vsVMIW 38–⁠070%
Nov 24vs13VirginiaW 19–⁠1325%
Dec 1atSouth CarolinaW 19–⁠1342%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat South Carolina 19–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 64th-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 1945.

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
3–⁠2 tied for 5th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
219–⁠105
Coach
Bear Bryant
Elo
1457 +97 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−2.7 No. 57 of 101 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

1945 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Duke4–⁠06–⁠213
Wake Forest3–⁠1–⁠15–⁠3–⁠119
William & Mary4–⁠26–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠1–⁠16–⁠3–⁠1
Maryland3–⁠26–⁠2–⁠1
VMI3–⁠25–⁠4
North Carolina2–⁠25–⁠5
NC State2–⁠43–⁠6
Virginia Tech2–⁠52–⁠6
South Carolina0–⁠2–⁠22–⁠4–⁠3
Richmond0–⁠42–⁠6

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