1976 Maryland Terrapins football team
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ACC Champions
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Cotton Bowl Classic, L 21–30, vs. Houston
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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
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| Coaches | #11 |
| AP | #8 |
| 1976 record | 11–1 (5–0 ACC) |
| Head coach | Jerry Claiborne |
| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Regular season
- In the Maryland–Virginia rivalry, the Terrapins beat the Cavaliers.
- In the Duke–Maryland rivalry, the Terrapins beat the Blue Devils.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | Result | Attendance | ||||
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| 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 | Clemson |
#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. Homecoming. #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 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 |
References
- ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=223&season=1976
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1977.htm
