The 1934 Western Maryland Green Terror football team was an

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team that represented Western Maryland College (now known as

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) as an independent during the

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. In its ninth season under head coach

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, the team compiled an undefeated 8–0–1 record and shut out eight of its nine opponents. Left halfback and team captain Bill Shepherd led the country with 133 points scored and went on to play six years in the NFL. Harlow was later inducted into the

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