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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  <-- 1974 <- 1975 -> 1976 --> 2024
1975 Season Highlights
 Jerry Claiborne enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Maryland.
 The Terrapins won the Atlantic Coast Conference Championship.
 
1975 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 6  vs. Villanova  41   0   W       
 Sat., Sep. 13  @ Tennessee  8   26   L       
 Sat., Sep. 20  @ North Carolina  34   7   W       
 Sat., Sep. 27  @ Kentucky  10   10   T       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Syracuse  24   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 11  vs. North Carolina State  37   22   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  @ Wake Forest  27   0   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  vs. Penn State  13   15   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  @ Cincinnati  21   19   W    @ Cincinnati, OH   
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Clemson  22   20   W       
 Sat., Nov. 22  vs. Virginia  62   24   W       
 Mon., Dec. 29   Florida  13   0   W    @ Jacksonville, FL   Gator Bowl
 
1975 Season Totals
  Record9-2 -1
  Points Scored312
  Scoring Average26.0
  Points Allowed150
  Defense Average12.5
  Opponents Record55-67
  Conference Record5-0
  Home Record4-1
  Away Record4-1 -1
1975 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
13 9-2-1 AP
11 9-2-1 Coaches
11 9-2-1 UPI
  
1975 Atlantic Coast- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Maryland 9-2-1312150Won  13-05-018273  Jerry Claiborne
Duke 4-5-2197212 3-0-213184  Mike McGee
Wake Forest 3-8221264 3-3145137  Chuck Mills
North Carolina State 7-4-1260210Lost  10-132-2-1131115  Lou Holtz
Clemson 2-9177381 2-3102141  Jimmy Red Parker
North Carolina 3-7-1207272 1-4-1119159  Bill Dooley
Virginia 1-10175428 0-484185  Sonny Randle

1975 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1975 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

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.