1976 Maryland Terrapins football team
1976 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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ACC champion | |
Cotton Bowl Classic, L 21–30 vs. Houston | |
Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 11 |
AP | No. 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* | No. 12 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 31–7 | 41,088 | ||||
September 18 | at West Virginia* | No. 10 | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | W 24–3 | 35,107 | ||||
September 25 | at Syracuse* | No. 8 | Archbold Stadium • Syracuse, NY | W 42–28 | 21,109 | ||||
October 2 | Villanova* | No. 7 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 20–9 | 38,131 | ||||
October 9 | at North Carolina State | No. 7 | Carter Stadium • Raleigh, NC | W 16–6 | 38,500 | ||||
October 16 | Wake Forest | No. 5 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 17–15 | 46,321 | ||||
October 23 | at Duke | No. 6 | Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC | W 30–3 | 20,200 | ||||
October 30 | Kentucky* | No. 5 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 24–14 | 43,013 | ||||
November 6 | Cincinnati* | No. 6 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 21–0 | 45,315 | ||||
November 13 | Clemson | No. 6 | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | W 20–0 | 40,288 | ||||
November 20 | at Virginia | No. 6 | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | W 28–0 | 23,100 | ||||
January 1 | vs. No. 6 Houston* | No. 4 | Cotton Bowl • Dallas, TX (Cotton Bowl Classic) | L 21–30 | 58,500 | ||||
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll. |
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
- ↑ "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ↑ http://cfreference.net/cfr/school.s?id=223&season=1976
- ↑ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/draft/1977.htm
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