In their third season under head coach Vernon McCain, the team compiled an 8–0 record and outscored opponents by a total of 361 to 32.
3 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.
In the final Dickinson rankings, three undefeated black colleges received the following point totals: Florida A&M (28.76); Southern (28.50); and Maryland State (28.00).
[1] However, Florida A&M lost to Wilberforce State in the Orange Blossom Classic, after the final Dickinson rankings were released.
Maryland State was led on offense by halfback Sylvester Polk.