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 after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference title with a flawless 5-0 conference record.

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	Richmond*	No. 12	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 31–7	41,088	[2]
September 18	at West Virginia*	No. 10	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV (rivalry)	W 24–3	35,107	[3]
September 25	at Syracuse*	No. 8	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	W 42–28	21,109	[4]
October 2	Villanova*	No. 7	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 20–9	38,131	[5]
October 9	at NC State	No. 7	Carter Stadium Raleigh, NC	W 16–6	38,500	[6]
October 16	Wake Forest	No. 5	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 17–15	46,321	[7]
October 23	at Duke	No. 6	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	W 30–3	20,200	[8]
October 30	Kentucky*	No. 5	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 24–14	43,013	[9]
November 6	Cincinnati*	No. 6	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 21–0	45,315	[10]
November 13	Clemson	No. 6	Byrd Stadium College Park, MD	W 20–0	40,288	[11]
November 20	at Virginia	No. 6	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)	W 28–0	23,100	[12]
January 1	vs. No. 6 Houston*	No. 4	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic)	L 21–30	58,500	[13]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

The following players were selected in the 1977 NFL draft.

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