1926 Western Maryland Green Terror football team

1926 Western Maryland Green Terror football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–1
Head coach
CaptainFrank Sillin
Seasons
← 1925
1927 →
1926 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Loyola (LA)     10 0 0
Miami (FL)     8 0 0
Howard     7 0 0
Delaware State     1 0 0
No. 2 Navy     9 0 1
Wesley     6 1 0
Texas Tech     6 1 3
Davidson     7 2 1
Georgetown     7 2 1
William & Mary     7 3 0
Hampden–Sydney     5 2 3
George Washington     5 4 0
Middle Tennessee State Teachers     4 2 1
Spring Hill     3 2 1
Texas A&I     4 3 0
Wake Forest     5 4 1
Texas Mines     3 4 0
Mississippi State Teachers     3 4 1
Tennessee Docs     3 5 1
Catholic University     3 5 0
Delaware     3 5 0
East Tennessee State Teachers     2 4 1
Duke     3 6 0
Georgia Normal     1 3 0
Richmond     2 7 0
Harding     1 5 0
West Tennessee State Teachers     1 8 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1926 Western Maryland Green Terror football team was an American football team that represented Western Maryland College (now known as McDaniel College) as an independent during the 1926 college football season. In its first season under head coach Dick Harlow, the team compiled a 6–1 record and shut out four of its seven opponents.[1] Frank Sillin was the team's captain.[2]

Harlow was hired as Western Maryland's head football coach in December 1925.[3] He had previously coached at Penn State and Colgate.[4] He served nine years as Western Maryland's head coach. During those years, the school's football team compiled a 60–13–7 record. Harlow was later inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame.[5]

The team played no home games on the school's campus in Westminster, Maryland.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26at Gettysburg
W 12–33,000[6]
October 2at DickinsonCarlisle, PAW 13–0[7][8]
October 16at SwarthmoreW 34–7[9]
October 23at Holy CrossL 14–20
November 6at Washington CollegeChestertown, MDW 60–0[10]
November 13vs. Loyola (MD)W 33–08,000-12,000[11]
November 20at BucknellLewisburg, PAW 40–0[12]

References

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  1. ^ "2005 McDaniel College Football Media Guide" (PDF). p. 41. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 16, 2011. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  2. ^ "Football Captains". McDaniel College. Retrieved March 27, 2024.
  3. ^ W. Wilson Wingate (December 20, 1925). "Harlow Holds Good Record As Grid Player And Coach". The Baltimore Sun. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Western Maryland Grid Head Gloomy Over Terror Outlook". The Evening Sun. August 12, 1926. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Dick Harlow". National Football Foundation. Retrieved March 26, 2023.
  6. ^ "Gettysburg Loses Opener; Score 12-3". The Gazette and Daily. September 27, 1926. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Green Terrors Triumph Again: Western Maryland Hangs Up 13-To-0 Victory Over Dickinson". The Baltimore Sun. October 3, 1926. p. II-4 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Dickinson Loses To Western Maryland". The Evening Sentinel. October 4, 1926. p. 5 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Western Maryland Continues Win Streak: Green Terrors Defeat Garnet". The Baltimore Sun. October 17, 1926. p. II-2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Harlow's Men Crush Eastern Shoremen: Western Md Romps Home". The Baltimore Sun. November 7, 1926. p. II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ W. Wilson Wingate (November 14, 1926). "Terrors Outclass Loyola: Western Md. Romps To Win". The Baltimore Sun. pp. II-1, II-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Neal Leads W. Md. to Front: Green Terrors Romp Roughshod Over Bucknell, Taking 40-0 Victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 21, 1926. p. II-1 – via Newspapers.com.