1946 Maryland

3–⁠6 (2–⁠5 Southern Conference), coached by Clark Shaughnessy.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1946, game by game: won vs. Bainbridge NTS 54–0; lost vs. Richmond 7–37; lost at North Carolina 0–33; won vs. Virginia Tech 6–0; lost at William & Mary 7–41; lost vs. South Carolina 17–21; won vs. Washington and Lee 24–7; lost at Michigan State 14–26; lost at NC State 7–28+54−34Won 54–0 vs. Bainbridge NTS+54Bainbridge NTSLost 7–37 vs. Richmond-30RichmondLost 0–33 at North Carolina-33North CarolinaWon 6–0 vs. Virginia Tech+6Virginia TechLost 7–41 at William & Mary-34William & MaryLost 17–21 vs. South Carolina-4South CarolinaWon 24–7 vs. Washington and Lee+17Washington and …Lost 14–26 at Michigan State-12Michigan StateLost 7–28 at NC State-21NC State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to NC State 28–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The tied 105th-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 1946.

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
2–⁠5 12th in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
136–⁠193
Coach
Clark Shaughnessy
Elo
1367 −104 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−6.8 No. 85 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offense
T formation

Drafted in 1947

The 1947 draft
Rd 3Tommy Mont BFlorida Seahawks (AAFC)

1946 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
North Carolina4–⁠0–⁠18–⁠2–⁠19
William & Mary7–⁠18–⁠2
NC State6–⁠18–⁠318
South Carolina4–⁠25–⁠3
Duke3–⁠24–⁠5
Richmond3–⁠2–⁠26–⁠2–⁠3
Virginia Tech3–⁠3–⁠23–⁠4–⁠3
VMI3–⁠3–⁠14–⁠5–⁠1
George Washington1–⁠14–⁠3
Wake Forest2–⁠36–⁠3
Clemson2–⁠34–⁠5
Maryland2–⁠53–⁠6
Washington and Lee1–⁠42–⁠6
Furman1–⁠42–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠54–⁠5
The Citadel1–⁠53–⁠5

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