1941 Maryland Terrapins football team

1941 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	3–5–1 (1–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jack Faber (3rd season)
Home stadium	Old Byrd Stadium, Baltimore Stadium

1941 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Duke $	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
South Carolina	4	–	0	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Clemson	5	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
William & Mary	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
VMI	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
VPI	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Wake Forest	4	–	2	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
NC State	3	–	4	–	2			4	–	5	–	2
Furman	2	–	3	–	2			3	–	4	–	2
Washington and Lee	1	–	2	–	2			1	–	6	–	2
North Carolina	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Maryland	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	5	–	1
Davidson	1	–	5	–	2			1	–	6	–	3
The Citadel	0	–	2	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
George Washington	0	–	4	–	1			1	–	7	–	1
Richmond	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1941 college football season. In their third season under head coach Jack Faber, the Terrapins compiled a 3–5–1 record (1–2 in conference), finished in 12th place in the Southern Conference, and outscored their opponents 196 to 49.^[1][2]

Maryland was ranked at No. 232 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System.^[3]

The team played its home games at Old Byrd Stadium in College Park, Maryland (three games), and at Baltimore Stadium in Baltimore (three games).

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Hampden–Sydney*	Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 18–0	7,000	[4]
October 3	Western Maryland*	Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD	T 6–6	12,000	[5]
October 11	Duke	Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD	L 0–50	12,000	[6]
October 18	Florida*	Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 13–12	7,500	[7]
October 25	at No. 12 Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 6–55	40,000	[8]
November 1	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	L 0–20	1,500	[9]
November 8	at Georgetown*	Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C.	L 0–26	7,500	[10]
November 15	VMI*	Old Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 0–27		[11]
November 20	Washington & Lee	Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 6–0	3,000	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1941 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
2. "Maryland Yearly Results (1940-1944)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Opening Game To Maryland By 18-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1941. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Maryland Ties Western Maryland In Last Period Of Game In Stadium". The Baltimore Sun. October 4, 1941. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Craig E. Taylor (October 12, 1941). "Duke Gridders Crush Terps In 50-O Clash". The Baltimore Sun. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Maryland Rallies With 58-Yard Pass Play To Nip Florida Eleven, 13-12". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1941. p. Sports 5 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Cy Peterman (October 26, 1941). "Penn Crushes Maryland Foe, 55 to 6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rutgers University Eleven Trounces Maryland Gridders By 20-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 2, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Terps Beaten By Georgetown In 26-0 Clash". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1941. p. Sports 6 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "V.M.I Trims Maryland By 27-To-0 Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 16, 1941. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Craig E. Taylor (November 21, 1941). "Maryland Scores In Third Period To Defeat Washington And Lee, 6-0". The Baltimore Sun. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.