1934 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1934 Maryland Terrapins football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maryland in the Southern Conference during the 1934 college football season. In their 24th and final season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Terrapins compiled a 7–3 record (3–1 in conference), finished in a tie for third place in the Southern Conference, and outscored their opponents by a total of 143 to 39.^[1][2] Coach Byrd went on to serve as the president of the University of Maryland from 1936 to 1954.

1934 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	7–3 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Curley Byrd (24th season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (original)
Seasons ← 1933 1935 →

1934 Southern Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Washington and Lee $	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
North Carolina	2	–	0	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Duke	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Maryland	3	–	1	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Clemson	2	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
VPI	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
South Carolina	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
NC State	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Virginia	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
VMI	0	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	St. John's (MD)*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 13–0		^[3]
October 6	at Washington and Lee	Wilson Field Lexington, VA	L 0–7		^[4]
October 13	at Navy*	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD (rivalry)	L 13–16	22,004	^[5]
October 20	vs. VPI	Norfolk, VA	W 14–9	> 4,500	^[6]
October 27	vs. Florida*	Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 21–0	8,000	^[7]
November 3	Virginia	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	W 20–0	6,000	^[8]
November 12	VMI	Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 23–0	8,000	^[9]
November 17	at Indiana*	Memorial Stadium Bloomington, IN	L 14–17	6,000	^[10]
November 24	Georgetown*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 6–0		^[11]
November 29	at Johns Hopkins*	Baltimore Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 19–0	2,000	^[12]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "1934 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
2. . College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 18, 2016.
3. "Johnnies Lose To Terp Eleven By 13-0 Count". The Baltimore Sun. September 30, 1934. pp. Sports 1, 3.
4. "Generals Open Bid for Title With 7-0 Victory Over Terps". The Times Dispatch. October 7, 1934. p. Sports 1, 5 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Craig E. Taylor (October 14, 1934). "Navy Defeats Maryland, 16 to 13". The Baltimore Sun. pp. Sports 1, 2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Maryland Halts Tech, 14-9". The Times Dispatch. October 21, 1934. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Craig E. Taylor (October 28, 1934). "Maryland Defeats Florida, 21 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. pp. Sports 1, 4 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Maryland Routs Virginia, 20-0". The Times Dispatch. November 4, 1934. p. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Maryland Conquers Virginiaa Military Institute, 22 To 0, At Stadium". The Baltimore Sun. November 13, 1934. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Alert Indiana Eleven Beats Maryland, 17 to 14". The Indianapolis Star. November 18, 1934. pp. 41, 43 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Old Liners Win By Early Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 25, 1934. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Maryland Conquers Johns Hopkins In Last Game Of Football Series". The Baltimore Sun. November 30, 1934. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.