1938 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1938 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1938 college football season. In their third season under head coach Frank Dobson, the Terrapins compiled a 2–7 record (1–2 in conference), finished in 12th place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 235 to 86.^[1][2]

1938 Maryland Terrapins football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	2–7 (1–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Frank Dobson (3rd season)
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium (original)
Seasons ← 1937 1939 →

1938 Southern Conference football standings

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Richmond	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 6–19	6,000	[3]
October 1	at Penn State*	New Beaver Field State College, PA (rivalry)	L 0–33	12,000	[4]
October 8	at Syracuse*	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 0–53	12,000	[5]
October 15	vs. Western Maryland*	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 14–8	8,000	[6]
October 22	Virginia*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD (rivalry)	L 19–27	5,000	[7]
October 29	VMI	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 14–47		[8]
November 12	at Florida*	Florida Field Gainesville, FL	L 7–21	10,000	[9]
November 19	Georgetown*	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	L 7–14	10,000	[10]
November 24	vs. Washington and Lee	Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD	W 19–13		[11]
*Non-conference game