The 1916 Maryland State Aggies football team was an

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team that represented Maryland State College (which in 1920 became part of the University of Maryland) in the

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. In their sixth season under head coach

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, the Aggies compiled a 6–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 142 to 52. The team's victories included games against VMI (15–9), St. John's College (31–6), (13–9), and (54–0). Its two losses were to

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(7–14) and (6–7). Lyman Oberlin was the team captain.

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