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

<- 1975

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

## Schedule

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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

## Roster

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1976 Maryland Terrapins football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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WR | `22` | Jim Hagan | Jr
QB | `13` | Mark Manges | Jr
TE | `86` | Bob Raba | Sr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DT | `79` | Joe Campbell | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Jerry Claiborne

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## 1977 NFL Draft

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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

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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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Maryland Terrapins football

Venues|

* Maryland Agricultural College Field
* Old Byrd Stadium (1923–1947, 1949)
* Griffith Stadium (1948)
* SECU Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Navy: Crab Bowl Classic
* Penn State
* Virginia
* West Virginia

Culture & lore|

* Testudo
* Mighty Sound of Maryland
* Anthony C. Nardo Memorial Trophy

People|

* Head coaches
* Starting quarterbacks
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Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

* Duke & Maryland (1953)
* Duke (1954)
* Duke & Maryland (1955)
* Clemson (1956)
* NC State (1957)
* Clemson (1958)
* Clemson (1959)
* Duke (1960)
* Duke (1961)
* Duke (1962)
* North Carolina & NC State (1963)
* NC State (1964)
* Clemson & NC State (1965)
* Clemson (1966)
* Clemson (1967)
* NC State (1968)
* South Carolina (1969)
* Wake Forest (1970)
* North Carolina (1971)
* North Carolina (1972)
* NC State (1973)
* Maryland (1974)
* Maryland (1975)
* Maryland (1976)
* North Carolina (1977)
* Clemson (1978)
* NC State (1979)
* North Carolina (1980)
* Clemson (1981)
* Clemson (1982)
* Maryland (1983)
* Maryland (1984)
* Maryland (1985)
* Clemson (1986)
* Clemson (1987)
* Clemson (1988)
* Duke & Virginia (1989)
* Georgia Tech (1990)
* Clemson (1991)
* Florida State (1992)
* Florida State (1993)
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* Florida State & Virginia (1995)
* Florida State (1996)
* Florida State (1997)
* Florida State & Georgia Tech (1998)
* Florida State (1999)
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* Georgia Tech (2009) vacated
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* Florida State (2012)
* Florida State (2013)
* Florida State (2014)
* Clemson (2015)
* Clemson (2016)
* Clemson (2017)
* Clemson (2018)
* Clemson (2019)
* Clemson (2020)
* Pittsburgh (2021)
* Clemson (2022)
* Florida State (2023)
* Clemson (2024)

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