1975 Maryland Terrapins football team

1975 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 13–0 vs. Florida
Conference	Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 11
AP	No. 13
1975 record	9–2–1 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach	Jerry Claiborne
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium

1975 ACC football standings
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 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 Division I 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

Date	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	Villanova*	No. 17	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 41–0	41,362
September 13	at No. 20 Tennessee*	No. 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*	No. 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	No. 19	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	W 27–0	19,300
November 1	No. 9 Penn State*	No. 14	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	L 13–15	58,973
November 8	at Cincinnati*	No. 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	No. 20	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	W 62–24	44,867
December 29	vs. No. 13 Florida*	No. 17	Gator Bowl Stadium • Jacksonville, FL (Gator Bowl)	W 13–0	64,012
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll.

The following players were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Player	Position	Round	Overall	NFL Team
Rich Jennings	Running back	11	313	Oakland Raiders

Maryland Terrapins football
Venues	Maryland Agricultural College Field Old Byrd Stadium (1923–1947, 1949) Griffith Stadium (1948) Maryland Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Johns Hopkins Navy: Crab Bowl Classic Penn State Rutgers Virginia West Virginia
Culture & lore	Testudo Mighty Sound of Maryland Anthony C. Nardo Memorial Trophy
People	Head coaches Quarterbacks Honorees Professional players Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017
National championship seasons in bold

National championships in bold

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