| 1976 Maryland Terrapins football | |
ACC Champions | |
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Cotton Bowl Classic, Loss, 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 |
Seasons | |
| 1976 ACC football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| #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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1976 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1976 NCAA Division I-A college 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.
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 | #12 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 31–7 | 41,088 | |||
| September 18* | at West Virginia | #10 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 24–3 | 35,107 | |||
| September 25* | at Syracuse | #8 | Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 42–28 | 21,109 | |||
| October 2* | Villanova | #7 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 20–9 | 38,131 | |||
| October 9 | at North Carolina State | #7 | Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 16–6 | 38,500 | |||
| October 16 | Wake Forest | #5 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 17–15 | 46,321 | |||
| October 23 | at Duke | #6 | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | W 30–3 | 20,200 | |||
| October 30* | Kentucky | #5 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 24–14 | 43,013 | |||
| November 6* | Cincinnati | #6 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 21–0 | 45,315 | |||
| November 13† | Clemson | #6 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 20–0 | 40,288 | |||
| November 20 | at Virginia | #6 | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 28–0 | 23,100 | |||
| January 1* | vs. #6 Houston | #4 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | L 21–30 | 58,500 | |||
| *Non-Conference Game. †Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. | ||||||||
Team Players in the NFL[]
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. http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/conferences/acc/1976.html. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=223&season=1976
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1977.htm
External links[]
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