1977 Maryland Terrapins football team

The 1977 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled an 8–4 record (4–2 in conference), finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 254 to 179. The team ended its season with a 17–7 victory over Minnesota in the Hall of Fame Classic.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Larry Dick with 1,351 passing yards, George Scott with 894 rushing yards, and Vince Kinney with 505 receiving yards.[3]

1977 Maryland Terrapins football
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Record8–4 (4–2 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
1977 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 17 North Carolina $ 5 –0 –18 –3 –1
No. 19 Clemson 4 –1 –18 –3 –1
NC State 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Maryland 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Duke 2 –4 –05 –6 –0
Virginia 1 –5 –01 –9 –1
Wake Forest 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10at ClemsonNo. 10
W 21–1434,650[4]
September 17West Virginia*No. 11
L 16–2445,123[5]
September 24at No. 5 Penn State*
L 9–2762,079[6]
October 1at NC State
L 20–2442,800[7]
October 8Syracuse*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 24–1039,100[8]
October 15at Wake Forest
W 35–724,900[9]
October 22Duke
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 31–1344,867[10]
October 29North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
L 7–1642,683[11]
November 5Villanova*
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 19–1330,186[12]
November 12at Richmond*
W 27–2417,000[13]
November 19Virginia
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 28–033,787[14]
December 22vs. Minnesota*
W 17–747,000[15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1977 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 38 Steve Atkins Jr
WR 22 Jim Hagan So
QB 13 Mark Manges Sr
TE 85 Eric Sievers So
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 46 Brad Carr Sr
DT 99 Charles Johnson Jr
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References
  1. "1977 Maryland Terrapins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  2. "Maryland Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. David DeLassus. Archived from the original on August 10, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  3. "1977 Maryland Terrapins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved June 17, 2016.
  4. "Maryland uses reserves to stave off Clemson bid". Pensacola News Journal. September 11, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "West Virginia stuns Terps". The Charlotte Observer. September 18, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "State passes Maryland for easy 27–9 victory". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 25, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wolfpack squeaks out 24–20 win over Terps". The Robesonian. October 2, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Maryland rolls past Syracuse". The Baltimore Sun. October 9, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Interceptions pace Terps". Durham Sunday Herald. October 16, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Terps' running game tramples Duke 31–13". Winston-Salem Journal. October 23, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "UNC stuns Terps". The Lynchburg News. October 30, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Scott powers Terp win". The Daily Times. November 6, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Terps handled close call by Young, tough Spiders". Daily Press. November 13, 1977. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Maryland wakes up, blanks UVa 28–0". The Roanoke Times. November 20, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Maryland wins first ever Hall of Fame". Birmingham Post-Herald. December 23, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.


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