The 1918 Maryland State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Maryland State College (which in 1920 became part of the University of Maryland) in the 1918 college football season. In their eighth season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Aggies compiled a 4–1–1 record, and outscored all opponents by a total of 57 to 35.[1][2][3]
| 1918 Maryland State Aggies football | |
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Maryland champion | |
| Conference | South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–1–1 (2–0–1 SAIAA) |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VPI $ | 3 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 2 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 1 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland State | 2 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johns Hopkins | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. John's (MD) | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 0 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Washington and Lee | 0 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Georgetown | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Due to the United States' participation in World War I, the 1918 team was not selected from the general student body. Instead, the team was a Students' Army Training Corps squad.
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| October 26 | American University Chemical Warfare Service* | College Park, MD | L 13–20 | [4] | |||
| November 2 | at VMI | Lexington, VA | W 7–6 | [5] | |||
| November 9 | vs. Western Maryland* | Baltimore, MD | W 19–0 | [6] | |||
| November 16 | NYU* | College Park, MD | W 6–2 | [7] | |||
| November 23 | at St. John's (MD) | Baltimore, MD | W 19–14 | [8] | |||
| November 28 | at Johns Hopkins |
| T 0–0 | 1,000 | [9] | ||
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References
edit- ^ "1918 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1915-1919)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 19, 2016.
- ^ "Maryland Terrapins Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland. 2016. p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
- ^ "State's Punts Unlucky: Two Of Them Are Blocked And Maryland Champions Lose". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1918. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Has The Punch: Comes From Behind And Beats Virginia Military Institute". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1918. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bosley Is State's Star: Lanky Halfback Tears Western To Pieces". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1918. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Again In Front: Barall's Brilliant Run, On Trick Play, Decides Game". The Baltimore Sun. November 17, 1918 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "St. John's Plucky Victim: Cadets Force State To Fight Hard For 19-14 Victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1918. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "State Retains Title In Tie With Hopkins: Black And Blue Outplays Gridiron Champion, But Lacks Power To Score". The Baltimore Sun. November 29, 1918. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
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