1934 Maryland Terrapins football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1934

| team = Maryland Terrapins

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| record = 7–3

| conf_record =3–1

| head_coach = Curley Byrd

| hc_year = 24th

| captain =

| stadium = Byrd Stadium (original)

}}

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.{{cite web|title=1934 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=June 18, 2016|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/maryland/1934-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=Maryland Yearly Results (1930-1934)|publisher=David DeLassus|work=College Football Data Warehouse|access-date=June 18, 2016|url=http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/maryland/1930-1934_yearly_results.php|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905171546/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/m/maryland/1930-1934_yearly_results.php|archive-date=2015-09-05}} Coach Byrd went on to serve as the president of the University of Maryland from 1936 to 1954.

Schedule

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|September 29||{{cfb link|year=1934|team=St. John's Johnnies|title=St. John's (MD)}}|Byrd Stadium|College Park, MD|W 13-0||{{cite news|title=Johnnies Lose To Terp Eleven By 13-0 Count|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=September 30, 1934|pages=Sports 1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87199588/johnnies-lose-to-terp-eleven-by-13-0/}}

|October 6|at|Washington and Lee|Wilson Field|Lexington, VA|L 0-7||{{cite news|title=Generals Open Bid for Title With 7-0 Victory Over Terps|newspaper=The Times Dispatch|date=October 7, 1934|page=Sports 1, 5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87199760/generals-open-bid-for-title-with-7-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 13|at|Navy|Thompson Stadium|Annapolis, MD (rivalry)|L 13-16|22,004|{{cite news|title=Navy Defeats Maryland, 16 to 13|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|author=Craig E. Taylor|date=October 14, 1934|pages=Sports 1, 2|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87191228/navy-defeats-maryland-16-to-13/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 20|vs|VPI||Norfolk, VA|W 14-9|> 4,500|{{cite news|title=Maryland Halts Tech, 14-9|newspaper=The Times Dispatch|date=October 21, 1934|page=15|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87199320/maryland-halts-tech-14-9/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 27|vs|Florida|Baltimore Stadium|Baltimore, MD|W 21-0|8,000|{{cite news|title=Maryland Defeats Florida, 21 to 0|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|author=Craig E. Taylor|date=October 28, 1934|pages=Sports 1, 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87191078/maryland-defeats-florida-21-to-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 3||Virginia|Byrd Stadium|College Park, MD (rivalry)|W 20-0|6,000|{{cite news|title=Maryland Routs Virginia, 20-0|newspaper=The Times Dispatch|date=November 4, 1934|page=Sports 1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87199450/maryland-routs-virginia-20-0/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 12||VMI|Baltimore Stadium|Baltimore, MD|W 23-0|8,000|{{cite news|title=Maryland Conquers Virginiaa Military Institute, 22 To 0, At Stadium|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 13, 1934|page=16|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87199975/maryland-conquers-virginiaa-military/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 17|at|Indiana|Memorial Stadium|Bloomington, IN|L 14-17|6,000|{{cite news|title=Alert Indiana Eleven Beats Maryland, 17 to 14|newspaper=The Indianapolis Star|date=November 18, 1934|pages=41, 43|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87190858/alert-indiana-eleven-beats-maryland-17/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 24||Georgetown|Byrd Stadium|College Park, MD|W 6-0||{{cite news|title=Old Liners Win By Early Score|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 25, 1934|page=23|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87190616/old-liners-win-by-early-score/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 29|at|{{cfb link|year=1934|team=Johns Hopkins Blue Jays|title=Johns Hopkins}}|Baltimore Stadium|Baltimore, MD|W 19-0|2,000|{{cite news|title=Maryland Conquers Johns Hopkins In Last Game Of Football Series|newspaper=The Baltimore Sun|date=November 30, 1934|page=12|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87190528/maryland-conquers-johns-hopkins-in-last/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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