1976 Maryland Terrapins football team

1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion; Rankings from AP Poll

1976 Maryland Terrapins football
1976 Maryland Terrapins football
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 (5th season);
Home stadium	Byrd Stadium
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

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.

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance
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 (rivalry)	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 NC 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 (rivalry)	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 released prior to the game

1977 NFL Draft[]

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

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References[]

^ "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
^ "1977 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-22.

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[1] "1976 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.

[2] "1977 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on 2007-12-22.

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v t Maryland Terrapins football
Venues	Maryland Agricultural College Field Old Byrd Stadium (1923–1947, 1949) Griffith Stadium (1948) Maryland Stadium (1950–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Navy: Crab Bowl Classic Penn State Virginia West Virginia
Culture & lore	Testudo Mighty Sound of Maryland Anthony C. Nardo Memorial Trophy
People	Head coaches Starting quarterbacks Honorees NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
National championship seasons in bold

1976 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll^[1]