1937 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season August 2023 January 2026 1937 Maryland Terrapins football Southern Conference SoCon 8–2 2–0 Frank Dobson 2nd Byrd Stadium (original) SoCon champion The 1937 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland during the 1937 college football season as a member of the Southern Conference. The highlight of the season was a 13–0 shutout of 17th-ranked Syracuse. In the homecoming game, Charlie Weidinger completed a pass to William Bryant for a 13–7 go-ahead over Florida. The Terrapins' two losses came against Penn and Penn State, the latter being the second game in a rivalry that would bedevil Maryland throughout its entire duration. At the end of the season, Maryland was declared the Southern Conference champions, the team's first major conference title.Year-By-Year Results https://web.archive.org/web/20181026140910/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/md/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/07guide-11.pdf 2018-10-26 , 2007 Terrapin Football Record Book, University of Maryland, 2007. Schedule 1937 AP September 25 w y 1937 St. John's Johnnies St. John's (MD) Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 25–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-terps-trounce-johnnies/137090858/ The Baltimore Sun Terps trounce Johnnies, 25–0 September 26, 1937 December 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 2 l y y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 21–28 30,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-quaker-passes/137091047/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Quaker passes defeat Maryland before 30,000 October 3, 1937 December 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 9 w y 1937 Western Maryland Green Terror Western Maryland Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 6–0 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-maryland-overcomes-ter/137091220/ The Baltimore Sun Maryland overcomes Terrors, 6–0 October 10, 1937 December 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 16 w y y Virginia Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA rivalry 3–0 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-portsmouth-star-photo-finish-win-to/137091369/ The Portsmouth Star Photo-finish win to Terps over Virginia October 17, 1937 December 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 23 w y y Syracuse 17 Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD 13–0 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-baltimore-sun-maryland-victor-over-s/137091647/ The Baltimore Sun Maryland victor over Syracuse, 13–0 October 24, 1937 December 19, 2023 Newspapers.com October 30 w y Florida Byrd Stadium College Park, MD 13–7 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-marylands-aerial/132653808/ Pensacola News Journal Maryland's aerial attack defeats Florida by 13 to 7 October 31, 1937 December 19, 2023 Newspapers.com November 6 w y VMI Alumni Field Lexington, VA 9–7 5,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90924105/place-kick-gives-maryland-97-win-over-v/ The Huntsville Times Place kick gives Maryland 9–7 win over V.M.I. team November 7, 1937 December 19, 2023 Newspapers.com November 13 l y y Penn State New Beaver Field State College, PA rivalry 14–21 7,535 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-maryland-bows-to-penn-state/137092012/ The Sunday Star Maryland bows to Penn State, 21–14 November 14, 1937 December 19, 2023 Newspapers.com November 20 w y y Georgetown Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 12–2 22,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-22000-seemaryland-beat-gu/137092235/ The Sunday Star 22,000 seeMaryland beat G.U., 12–2 November 21, 1937 December 19, 2023 Newspapers.com November 25 w y Washington and Lee Municipal Stadium Baltimore, MD 8–0 9,600 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/107976365/maryland-wins-undisputed-rank-as-washing/ The Evening Star Maryland wins undisputed rank as Washington's top grid team November 26, 1935 December 19, 2023 Newspapers.com1937 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football December 19, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/maryland/1937-schedule.html Syracuse game and Wilmeth Sidat-Singh Syracuse and nearby Cornell were among the first collegiate football teams to include African-American players as starting backfield players.Rice Grantland Syracuse tops Cornell team in last period https://www.newspapers.com/clip/29095704/the-baltimore-sun/ 26 May 2020 The Baltimore Sun 16 October 1938 24 Wilmeth Sidat-Singh, starred for Syracuse, playing a position equivalent to modern-day quarterback.Vasudevan Anish 'AS EVER, SINGH': Wilmeth Sidat-Singh was Syracuse's 1st Black star athlete https://dailyorange.com/2022/10/wilmeth-sidat-singh-was-syracuse-first-black-star-athlete/ 25 October 2022 The Daily Orange 23 October 2022 In that era, when games were played in Southern segregation states, African-American players from Northern schools were banned from the field. Because of his light complexion and name, Sidat-Singh was sometimes assumed to be a "Hindu" (as people from India were often called by Americans during this time). However. shortly before a game against Maryland, a black sportswriter, Sam Lacy, wrote an article in the Baltimore Afro-American, revealing Sidat-Singh's was African-American. Maryland refused to let him play and he was held out of the game and Syracuse lost the game 0–13. In a rematch the following year at Syracuse, Sidat-Singh led the Orange to a lopsided victory (53-0) over Maryland. Mike Morrison 2017 Football Media Guide https://cuse.com/documents/2017/7/12/2017_Football_Media_Guide.pdf Syracuse, NY Syracuse University Athletics July 7, 2017 2020-05-26 On Saturday, Nov. 9, 2013, the University of Maryland publicly apologized to surviving relatives at a ceremony during a football game at Syracuse. http://www.umdsbs.com/sports/301-amending-a-wrong https://web.archive.org/web/20131215061544/http://www.umdsbs.com/sports/301-amending-a-wrong usurped December 15, 2013 Amending a Wrong Rhiannon Walker SBS Stories Beneath the Shell News 2013-12-14Barker Jeff Maryland football trying to do right by Sidat-Singh, 76 years later https://www.baltimoresun.com/2013/11/08/maryland-football-trying-to-do-right-by-sidat-singh-76-years-later/ 26 May 2020 Baltimore Sun November 8, 2013 College Park, MD en References Maryland Category:Maryland Terrapins football seasons Category:Southern Conference football champion seasons Maryland Terrapins football