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-
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 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
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).