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.
| 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 |
| Record | 11–1 (5–0 ACC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | Richmond* | No. 12 | W 31–7 | 41,088 | [2] | |
| September 18 | at West Virginia* | No. 10 | W 24–3 | 35,107 | [3] | |
| September 25 | at Syracuse* | No. 8 | W 42–28 | 21,109 | [4] | |
| October 2 | Villanova* | No. 7 |
| W 20–9 | 38,131 | [5] |
| October 9 | at NC State | No. 7 | W 16–6 | 38,500 | [6] | |
| October 16 | Wake Forest | No. 5 |
| W 17–15 | 46,321 | [7] |
| October 23 | at Duke | No. 6 | W 30–3 | 20,200 | [8] | |
| October 30 | Kentucky* | No. 5 |
| W 24–14 | 43,013 | [9] |
| November 6 | Cincinnati* | No. 6 |
| W 21–0 | 45,315 | [10] |
| November 13 | Clemson | No. 6 |
| W 20–0 | 40,288 | [11] |
| November 20 | at Virginia | No. 6 | W 28–0 | 23,100 | [12] | |
| January 1 | vs. No. 6 Houston* | No. 4 | L 21–30 | 58,500 | [13] | |
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1977 NFL Draft edit
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 edit
- ^ "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ "Terps ho-hum Richmond". The News Journal. September 12, 1976. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps beat WVU, 24–3". The Danville Register. September 19, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Orange bow, 42–28". Sunday Telegram. September 26, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps ease past Villanova 20–9". Greensboro Daily News. October 3, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps tame 'Pack for 'Sweet 16'". Daily Press. October 10, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "No. 5 Maryland struggles past Deacons, 17–15". The Daily Times. October 17, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Manges-led Terps trample Duke 30–3". Winston-Salem Journal. October 24, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fifth-rankes Terrapins convince Kentucky 24–14". Sunday Herald-Leader. October 31, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland mops up on Bearcats, 21–0". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 7, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland blanks Clemson". The Lynchburg News. November 14, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland tops Virginia, accepts Cotton Bowl bid". The News and Observer. November 21, 1976. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Houston stuns Maryland in Cotton Bowl". The Marshall News Messenger. January 2, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1977 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 22, 2007.
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