1976 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

1976 Maryland Terrapins football

ACC champion

Cotton Bowl Classic, L 21–30 vs. Houston

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 11
AP| No. 8
Record| 11–1 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach|

* Jerry Claiborne (5th season)

Home stadium| Byrd Stadium

Seasons

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1977 ->

1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 8 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 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.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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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

## 1977 NFL Draft[edit]

The following players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.

Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team

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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

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
2. ^ "Terps ho-hum Richmond". The News Journal. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Terps beat WVU, 24–3". The Danville Register. September 19, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Orange bow, 42–28". Sunday Telegram. September 26, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Terps ease past Villanova 20–9". Greensboro Daily News. October 3, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Terps tame 'Pack for 'Sweet 16'". Daily Press. October 10, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "No. 5 Maryland struggles past Deacons, 17–15". The Daily Times. October 17, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Manges-led Terps trample Duke 30–3". Winston-Salem Journal. October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Fifth-rankes Terrapins convince Kentucky 24–14". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 31, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Maryland mops up on Bearcats, 21–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 7, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Maryland blanks Clemson". The Lynchburg News. November 14, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Maryland tops Virginia, accepts Cotton Bowl bid". The News and Observer. November 21, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
13. ^ "Houston stuns Maryland in Cotton Bowl". The Marshall News Messenger. January 2, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
14. ^ "1977 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.

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Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

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* Duke (1954)
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* Clemson (1956)
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