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Maryland Football Team History


Maryland Terrapins
University of Maryland
 College Park, MD
Founded: 1856
Stadium: Byrd Stadium
Capacity: 48,055
Colors: Black, Gold, Red & White
Coach: Jerry Claiborne
Conference: Atlantic Coast-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1888  <-- 1975 <- 1976 -> 1977 --> 2024
1976 Season Highlights
 Jerry Claiborne enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 The Terrapins won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1976 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 11  vs. Richmond  31   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 18  @ West Virginia  24   3   W       
 Sat., Sep. 25  @ Syracuse  42   28   W       
 Sat., Oct. 2  vs. Villanova  20   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 9  @ North Carolina State  16   6   W       
 Sat., Oct. 16  vs. Wake Forest  17   15   W       
 Sat., Oct. 23  @ Duke  30   3   W       
 Sat., Oct. 30  vs. Kentucky  24   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 6  vs. Cincinnati  21   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 13  vs. Clemson  20   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 20  @ Virginia  28   0   W       
 Sat., Jan. 1   Houston  21   30   L    @ Dallas, TX   Cotton Bowl
 
1976 Season Totals
  Record11-1
  Points Scored294
  Scoring Average24.5
  Points Allowed115
  Defense Average9.6
  Opponents Record53-55
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record5-0
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
8 11-1-0 AP
11 11-1-0 Coaches
11 11-1-0 UPI
  
1976 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 11-1294115Lost  21-305-011124  Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina 9-3243220Lost  0-214-1144102  Bill Dooley
Wake Forest 5-6177206 3-3124118  Chuck Mills
Duke 5-5-1234245 2-3-1125145  Mike McGee
North Carolina State 3-7-1205259 2-39798  Bo Rein
Virginia 2-9106266 1-33097  Dick Bestwick
Clemson 3-6-2172237 0-4-176123  Jimmy Red Parker

1976 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1976 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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