1912 Maryland Aggies football team

The 1912 Maryland Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Maryland Agricultural College (which became Maryland State College in 1916 and part of the University of Maryland in 1920) as an independent during the 1912 college football season. In their second season under head coach Curley Byrd, the Aggies compiled a 6–1–1 record and outscored all opponents by a total of 191 to 60.^[1][2]

1912 Maryland Aggies football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–1–1
Head coach	Curley Byrd (2nd season)
Captain	Hoffecker
Seasons ← 1911 1913 →

1912 Southern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Middle Tennessee State Normal			–					1	–	0	–	0
Texas			–					7	–	1	–	0
VMI			–					7	–	1	–	0
Maryland			–					6	–	1	–	1
Oklahoma A&M			–					5	–	2	–	0
Livingstone			–					3	–	1	–	1
Louisville			–					3	–	1	–	0
Mississippi Normal			–					2	–	1	–	0
South Carolina			–					5	–	2	–	1
Navy			–					6	–	3	–	0
Spring Hill			–					4	–	2	–	0
West Virginia			–					6	–	3	–	0
Oklahoma			–					5	–	4	–	0
Rice			–					3	–	2	–	0
Chattanooga			–					4	–	4	–	0
Sam Houston Normal			–					2	–	2	–	0
Southwest Texas State			–					3	–	3	–	2
Davidson			–					3	–	4	–	0
Marshall			–					3	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial			–					3	–	4	–	0
Tennessee Docs			–					3	–	4	–	0
Arkansas			–					4	–	6	–	0
Baylor			–					3	–	5	–	0
Catholic University			–					3	–	5	–	0
Louisiana Industrial			–					1	–	2	–	1
West Tennessee State Normal			–					1	–	2	–	1
Wake Forest			–					2	–	6	–	0
Kendall			–					1	–	4	–	0
Delaware			–					1	–	6	–	1
Biddle			–					0	–	1	–	0

Halfback Hoffecker was the team captain.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Technical High School (Washington, DC)	College Park, MD	W 31–6		[3]
October 5	at Richmond	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA	W 46–0		[4][5][6]
October 12	at Johns Hopkins	Baltimore, MD	W 13–0		[7]
October 19	University of Maryland	College Park, MD	W 58–6		[8]
October 26	at St. John's (MD)	Annapolis, MD	L 0–27		[9]
November 9	at Gallaudet	Kendall Green Washington, DC	W 13–7		[10]
November 23	at Western Maryland	Westminster, MD	W 17–7		[11]
November 28	at Pennsylvania Military	Chester, PA	T 13–13		[12]

References

1. "Maryland Yearly Results (1910-1914)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved June 20, 2016.
2. "Maryland Terrapins Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland. 2016. p. 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 18, 2016. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
3. "Maryland Aggies Swamp Technical". The Baltimore Sun. September 29, 1912. p. 14.
4. "Spiders Beaten By Heavy Aggies". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 6, 1912. p. 7. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
5. "Spiders Beaten By Heavy Aggies (continues)". Richmond Times-Dispatch. Richmond, Virginia. October 6, 1912. p. 9. Retrieved September 7, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
6. "Costly Victory for Maryland Aggies". The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 1912. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Maryland Aggies Beat Johns Hopkins: Maryland Aggies Surprise Hopkins". The Baltimore Sun. October 13, 1912. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Aggies Pile Up Big Score Against U. of M." The Baltimore Sun. October 20, 1912. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Aggies Overwhelmed by St. John's Squad". The Baltimore Sun. October 27, 1912. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Gallaudet Surprises the Maryland Aggies". the Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1912. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Western Maryland Loses First Home Game in Eight Years: Aggies Win From Western Maryland". The Baltimore Sun. November 24, 1912. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Aggies Play Tie Game: Wonderful Playing Off Morris Saves Farmers From Defeat". The Baltimore Sun. November 29, 1912. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.