The 1923 Maryland Aggies football team was an

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team that represented the

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in the Southern Conference during the

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. In their 13th season under head coach

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, the Aggies compiled a 7–2–1 record (2–1 in conference), finished seventh in the conference, and outscored opponents by a total of 214 to 56. The team shutout five of its opponents and held Johns Hopkins and

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to just six points apiece. In 1923, the original Byrd Stadium, for which coach Byrd had petitioned for funding, was completed at a cost of $60,000 with a maximum capacity of 10,000.

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, former quarterback and future basketball coach, was an assistant coach. The only losses came at

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and against

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. Maryland led Yale, 14–12, at halftime, but a referee ruled incomplete a

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that Byrd claimed was good by a "country mile". Yale won the game, 16–14. Mainly for his performance against Yale and Penn, end Bill "Zeke" Supplee was named an All-American by the

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. He was the first Maryland player honored as such.David Ungrady,
Tales from the Maryland Terrapins
', 2003, p. 26, Sports Publishing LLC.

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Maryland Terrapins football seasons

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