1976 Maryland Terrapins football team

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.

1976 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 8
Record11–1 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Maryland $ 5 –0 –011 –1 –0
North Carolina 4 –1 –09 –3 –0
Wake Forest 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Duke 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
NC State 2 –3 –03 –7 –1
Virginia 1 –3 –02 –9 –0
Clemson 0 –4 –13 –6 –2
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll[1]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11Richmond*No. 12
W 31–741,088[2]
September 18at West Virginia*No. 10
W 24–335,107[3]
September 25at Syracuse*No. 8
W 42–2821,109[4]
October 2Villanova*No. 7
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 20–938,131[5]
October 9at NC StateNo. 7
W 16–638,500[6]
October 16Wake ForestNo. 5
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 17–1546,321[7]
October 23at DukeNo. 6
W 30–320,200[8]
October 30Kentucky*No. 5
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 24–1443,013[9]
November 6Cincinnati*No. 6
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 21–045,315[10]
November 13ClemsonNo. 6
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 20–040,288[11]
November 20at VirginiaNo. 6
W 28–023,100[12]
January 1vs. No. 6 Houston*No. 4
L 21–3058,500[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1977 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1977 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Joe CampbellDefensive tackle17New Orleans Saints
Tim WilsonFullback366Houston Oilers
Ed FultonGuard368Los Angeles Rams
Tom SchickGuard6162New Orleans Saints
Dave ConradTackle12313New York Jets

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References
  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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