1916 Maryland State Aggies football team

1916 Maryland State Aggies football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2
Head coach
CaptainLyman Oberlin
Seasons
← 1915
1917 →
1916 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Birmingham     7 1 0
Southwestern Louisiana Industrial     7 1 0
Maryland State     6 2 0
Marshall     7 2 1
Middle Tennessee State Normal     5 2 0
Sam Houston Normal     5 2 0
Spring Hill     4 2 0
West Virginia     5 2 2
Navy     6 3 1
Southwest Texas State     3 1 3
Presbyterian     4 3 0
Delaware     4 3 1
North Texas State Normal     4 3 1
Western Kentucky State Normal     3 2 0
George Washington     3 3 1
Wake Forest     3 3 0
Louisville     2 3 1
West Tennessee State Normal     2 3 1
Texas Mines     2 3 0
Tusculum     2 3 0

The 1916 Maryland State Aggies football team was an American football team that represented Maryland State College (which in 1920 became part of the University of Maryland) in the 1916 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Curley Byrd, 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), Catholic University (13–9), and Johns Hopkins (54–0). Its two losses were to Navy (7–14) and Haverford (6–7).[1]

Lyman Oberlin was the team captain.[2]

  1. ^ "Maryland Football Record Book" (PDF). University of Maryland. March 9, 2021. p. 10. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
  2. ^ "Aggies Get On Field". The Baltimore Sun. September 14, 1916. p. 8 – via Newspapers.com.