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-
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
Record 11-1
Points Scored 294
Scoring Average 24.5
Points Allowed 115
Defense Average 9.6
Opponents Record 53-55
Conference Record 5-0
Home Record 6-0
Away Record 5-0
1976 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
8 11-1-0
AP
11 11-1-0
Coaches
11 11-1-0
UPI
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.
Great Moments in College Football History
Quarterbacks from Alabama won the first three Super Bowls. They also have more Super Bowl wins than quarterbacks from any other school (Kenny Stabler 1, Joe Namath 1 and Bart Starr 2).