1976 Maryland Terrapins football team
The 1976 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. The Terrapins offense scored 294 points while the defense allowed 115 points. Led by head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins appeared in the Cotton Bowl Classic.
| 1976 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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ACC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 21–30 vs. Houston | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| 1976 record | 11–1 (5–0 ACC) |
| Head coach | Jerry Claiborne |
| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
| 1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Maryland $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Regular season
- In the Maryland–Virginia rivalry, the Terrapins beat the Cavaliers.
- In the Duke–Maryland rivalry, the Terrapins beat the Blue Devils.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance |
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| September 11 | Richmond* | No. 12 |
| W 31–7 | 41,088 |
| September 18 | at West Virginia* | No. 10 | W 24–3 | 35,107 | |
| September 25 | at Syracuse* | No. 8 | W 42–28 | 21,109 | |
| October 2 | Villanova* | No. 7 |
| W 20–9 | 38,131 |
| October 9 | at North Carolina State | No. 7 | W 16–6 | 38,500 | |
| October 16 | Wake Forest | No. 5 |
| W 17–15 | 46,321 |
| October 23 | at Duke | No. 6 | W 30–3 | 20,200 | |
| October 30 | Kentucky* | No. 5 |
| W 24–14 | 43,013 |
| November 6 | Cincinnati* | No. 6 |
| W 21–0 | 45,315 |
| November 13 | Clemson | No. 6 |
| W 20–0 | 40,288 |
| November 20 | at Virginia | No. 6 | W 28–0 | 23,100 | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 6 Houston* | No. 4 |
| L 21–30 | 58,500 |
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1977 NFL Draft
The following players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Joe Campbell | Defensive Tackle | 1 | 7 | New Orleans Saints |
| Tim Wilson | Fullback | 3 | 66 | Houston Oilers |
| Ed Fulton | Guard | 3 | 68 | Los Angeles Rams |
| Tom Schick | Guard | 6 | 162 | New Orleans Saints |
| Dave Conrad | Tackle | 12 | 313 | New York Jets |
References
- "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- https://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1977.htm
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