| 1975 Maryland Terrapins football | |
ACC Champions Gator Bowl Champions | |
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Gator Bowl, Win, 13-0, vs. Florida | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| 1975 record | 9-2-1 (5-0-0 ACC) |
| Head coach | Jerry Claiborne |
| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
Seasons | |
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| #13 Maryland † | 5 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 3 | – | 0 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Clemson | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Carolina | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1975 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1975 NCAA college football season. The Terrapins offense scored 312 points while the defense allowed 150 points. Led by head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins appeared in the Gator Bowl.
Regular season[]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | |||
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| September 6* | Villanova | #17 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 41–0 | 41,362 | |||
| September 13* | at #20 Tennessee | #14 | Neyland Stadium • Knoxville, TN | L 8–26 | 74,161 | |||
| September 20 | at North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | W 34–7 | 43,000 | ||||
| September 27* | at Kentucky | #20 | Commonwealth Stadium • Lexington, KY | T 10–10 | 55,000 | |||
| October 4† | Syracuse | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 24–7 | 43,863 | ||||
| October 11 | North Carolina State | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 37–22 | 39,221 | ||||
| October 18 | at Wake Forest | #19 | Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | W 27–0 | 19,300 | |||
| November 1* | #9 Penn State | #14 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | L 13–15 | 58,973 | |||
| November 8* | at Cincinnati | #16 | Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH | W 21–19 | 16,478 | |||
| November 15 | at Clemson | Memorial Stadium • Clemson, SC | W 22–20 | 35,400 | ||||
| November 22 | Virginia | #20 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 62–24 | 44,867 | |||
| December 29* | vs. #13 Florida | #17 | Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl) | W 13–0 | 64,012 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
Team Players in the NFL[]
The following players were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.
| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Rich Jennings | Running back | 11 | 313 | Oakland Raiders |
References[]
- ↑ "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/acc/1975.html. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=223&season=1975
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1976.htm
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