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1913 Maryland Aggies football team

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1913 Maryland Aggies football
Maryland state champion[1]
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3
Head coach
CaptainCountry Morris
Seasons
← 1912
1914 →
1913 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Western Kentucky State Normal     1 0 0
Navy     7 1 1
VMI     7 1 2
Louisville     5 1 0
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 1 1
Arkansas     7 2 0
Oklahoma     6 2 0
Kendall     5 2 0
Sam Houston Normal     3 1 1
TCU     5 2 1
Furman     6 3 0
Maryland     6 3 0
Ole Miss     6 3 1
Presbyterian     5 3 0
Howard (AL)     5 3 1
Richmond     5 3 1
Chattanooga     4 3 0
Oklahoma A&M     4 3 0
South Carolina     4 3 0
Florida Southern     1 1 0
Polytechnic (TX)     2 2 4
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     4 4 0
Southwest Texas State     4 4 0
Spring Hill     3 3 0
West Virginia     3 4 2
Louisiana Industrial     3 4 1
Marshall     3 4 0
Delaware     2 4 2
Catholic University     1 4 1
Davidson     2 5 0
Mississippi Normal     1 5 1
West Tennessee State Normal     1 2 0
North Texas State Normal     0 1 0
Wake Forest     0 8 0

The 1913 Maryland Aggies football team was an American football team that represented the Maryland Agricultural College (which became Maryland State College in 1916 and part of the University of Maryland in 1920) as an independent during the 1913 college football season. In their third season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Aggies compiled a 6–3 record, shut out five of nine opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 184 to 139. The team's three losses were to Navy (0–76), Gallaudet (0–26), and Pennsylvania Military (7–27).[2][3]

Halfback William "Country" Morris was the team captain.[4][5]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Baltimore City CollegeCollege Park, MDW 27–10[6]
October 4RichmondCollege Park, MDW 45–0[7][8]
October 11at Johns HopkinsBaltimore, MDW 26–0[9]
October 18Western MarylandCollege Park, MDW 46–0[10]
October 25at NavyAnnapolis, MDL 0–76[11]
November 8at St. John's (MD)Annapolis, MDW 13–0[12]
November 14Washington CollegeCollege Park, MDW 20–0[1]
November 22GallaudetCollege Park, MDL 0–26[13]
November 27at Pennsylvania MilitaryChester, PAL 7–27[14]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Aggies Win The Title: They Become State Football Champions By Beating Washington". The Baltimore Sun. November 15, 1913. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Maryland Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  3. ^ "Maryland Terrapins Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland. 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2016. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
  4. ^ "Aggies Will Have Big Squad on Gridiron". The Baltimore Sun. September 14, 1913. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "WILLIAM G. MORRIS, SPORTS DIRECTOR, 85". The New York Times. July 11, 1976. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  6. ^ "Collegians Show Some Class Against Aggies". The Baltimore Sun. September 28, 1913. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Maryland Aggies Defeat Spiders". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 5, 1913. p. 9. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. ^ "Maryland Aggies Defeat Spiders (continued)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 5, 1913. p. 13. Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "Hopkins Loses To Aggies: Hopkins Is Beaten By Farmers, 26 to 0". The Baltimore Sun. October 12, 1913. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Maryland Farmers Swamp Up-Staters". The Baltimore Sun. October 19, 1913. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Two Aggies Injured Trying To Stop Powerful Navy Football Machine: Middy Players Make More Than Point a Minute". The Baltimore Sun. October 26, 1913. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Aggies Defeat St. John's Team: Maryland Aggies Defeat St. John's". The Baltimore Sun. November 9, 1913. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Maryland Aggies Lose Annual Football Game To Gallaudet, 26 to 0". The Washington Herald. November 23, 1913. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Aggies Lose To P.M.C." The Baltimore Sun. November 28, 1913. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.