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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-

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1888 <-- 1976 <- 1977 -> 1978 --> 2024

1977 Season Highlights

Jerry Claiborne enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Maryland.

1977 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 10	@ Clemson	21	14	W
Sat., Sep. 17	vs. West Virginia	16	24	L
Sat., Sep. 24	@ Penn State	9	27	L
Sat., Oct. 1	@ North Carolina State	20	24	L
Sat., Oct. 8	vs. Syracuse	24	10	W
Sat., Oct. 15	@ Wake Forest	35	7	W
Sat., Oct. 22	vs. Duke	31	13	W
Sat., Oct. 29	vs. North Carolina	7	16	L
Sat., Nov. 5	vs. Villanova	19	13	W
Sat., Nov. 12	@ Richmond	27	24	W
Sat., Nov. 19	vs. Virginia	28	0	W
Thu., Dec. 22	Minnesota	17	7	W	@ Birmingham, AL	All-American Bowl

1977 Season Totals
Record	8-4
Points Scored	254
Scoring Average	21.2
Points Allowed	179
Defense Average	14.9
Opponents Record	60-52
Conference Record	4-2
Home Record	4-2
Away Record	3-2

1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1977 Atlantic Coast- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
North Carolina	8-3-1	251	102	Lost 17-21	5-0-1	131	54	Bill Dooley
Clemson	8-3-1	228	163	Lost 3-34	4-1-1	108	48	Charley Pell
Maryland	8-4	254	179	Won 17-7	4-2	142	74	Jerry Claiborne
North Carolina State	8-4	259	181	Won 24-14	4-2	133	100	Bo Rein
Duke	5-6	231	221		2-4	128	122	Mike McGee
Virginia	1-9-1	56	280		1-5	33	149	Dick Bestwick
Wake Forest	1-10	113	270		0-6	48	176	Chuck Mills

1977 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1977 All Atlantic Coast Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.