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1940 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

Field	Value
year	1940
team	Maryland Terrapins
sport	football
conference	Southern Conference
short_conf	SoCon
record	2–6–1
conf_record	0–1–1
head_coach	Jack Faber
hc_year	2nd
stadium	Byrd Stadium (original)

The 1940 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1940 college football season. In their second season under head coach Jack Faber, the Terrapins compiled a 2–6–1 record (0–1–1 in conference), finished in 12th place in the Southern Conference, and were outscored by their opponents 171 to 39.

Maryland was ranked at No. 189 (out of 697 college football teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score system for 1940.

Schedule

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References

"1940 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". Sports Reference LLC.
"Maryland Yearly Results (1940-1944)". David DeLassus.
Dr. E. E. Litkenhous. (December 19, 1940). "Final 1940 Litkenhous Ratings". The Boston Globe.
(September 29, 1940). "Terps Bumped 7-6 in Opener by Underdog: Little Hampden-Sydney Springs Surprise And Takes Game". The Baltimore Sun.
Fred Byrod. (October 6, 1940). "52,000 See Penn Swamp Maryland". The Philadelphia Inquirer.
(October 13, 1940). "Virginia Beats Maryland As Dudley Stars". The Baltimore Sun.
(October 20, 1940). "Florida Eleven Passes Its Way To 19-To-O Victory Over Maryland". The Baltimore Sun.
Craig E. Taylor. (October 26, 1940). "Maryland Passes Way To 6-To-0 Victory Over Western Maryland". The Baltimore Sun.
(November 10, 1940). "Georgetown Wins, 41-0, To Stay Unbeaten: Hoyas Romp At Will Over Terps To Score 23d Victory". The Baltimore Sun.
(November 17, 1940). "V.M.I. beats Terp eleven by 20–0 score". The Baltimore Sun.
Jack Casey. (November 22, 1940). "Rutgers Team Surprised By Maryland, 14 to 7". The Baltimore Sun.
(December 1, 1940). "W&L plays to tie with Maryland". The State.

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