The 1942 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the

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in the

1942 college football season The 1942 college football season was the 74th season of intercollegiate football in the United States. Competition included schools from the Big Ten Conference, the Pacific Coast Conference (PCC), the Southeastern Conference (SEC), the Big Six C ...

. In their first season under head coach

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, the Terrapins compiled a 7–2 record (1–2 in conference), finished in 13th place in the

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, and outscored their opponents 198 to 124. The team's victories included shutouts against

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(34–0) and

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(13–0). Maryland was ranked at No. 101 (out of 590 college and military teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1942. Shaughnessy returned as Maryland's head coach in 1946.

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Maryland Terrapins football seasons

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