1976 Maryland Terrapins football team

1976 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC Champions
Cotton Bowl Classic, Loss, 21-30, vs. Houston
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches #11
AP #8
1976 record 11-1 (5-0 ACC)
Head coach Jerry Claiborne
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
1976 ACC football standings
Conf     Overall
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

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
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 Clemsondagger #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. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll.

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Team Players in the NFL

The following players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL Team
Joe CampbellDefensive Tackle 1 7 New Orleans Saints
Tim WilsonFullback 3 66 Houston Oilers
Ed Fulton Guard 3 68 Los Angeles Rams
Tom Schick Guard 6 162 New Orleans Saints
Dave Conrad Tackle 12313 New York Jets

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References

  1. ↑ "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=223&season=1976
  3. ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1977.htm

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