1976 Maryland Terrapins football team
American college football season
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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 after winning the Atlantic Coast Conference title with a flawless 5-0 conference record.
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ACC champion | |
| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 11 |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 11–1 (5–0 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| 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
| 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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Roster
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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 |