1975 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1975 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 13–0 vs. Florida
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 13
Record9–2–1 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
Seasons
←  1974
1976  →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 –0 –09 –2 –1
Duke 3 –0 –24 –5 –2
NC State 2 –2 –17 –4 –1
Wake Forest 3 –3 –03 –8 –0
Clemson 2 –3 –02 –9 –0
North Carolina 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Virginia 0 –4 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

The 1975 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. The Terrapins offense scored 312 points while the defense allowed 150 points. Led by head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins appeared in the Gator Bowl, where they defeated Florida.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6 Villanova *No. 17
W 41–041,362 [2]
September 13at No. 20 Tennessee *No. 14
L 8–2674,161 [3]
September 20at North Carolina
W 34–743,000 [4]
September 27at Kentucky *No. 20
T 10–1055,000 [5]
October 4 Syracuse *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 24–743,863 [6]
October 11 NC State
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 37–2239,221 [7]
October 18at Wake Forest No. 19
W 27–019,300 [8]
November 1No. 9 Penn State *No. 14
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
L 13–1558,973 [9]
November 8at Cincinnati *No. 16
W 21–1916,478 [10]
November 15at Clemson
W 22–2035,073 [11] [12]
November 22 Virginia No. 20
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD (rivalry)
W 62–2444,867 [13]
December 29vs. No. 13 Florida *No. 17
W 13–064,012 [14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1975 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 22Jim HaganSo
RB 25 Rick Jennings Sr
QB 13 Mark Manges So
TE 86 Bob Raba Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 79 Joe Campbell Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

1976 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1976 NFL draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Rich JenningsRunning back11313 Oakland Raiders

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References

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  2. ↑ "Maryland foils Villanova, 41–0". The Lincoln Star. September 7, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Vols unmask Maryland, 26–8". The Baltimore Sun. September 14, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Maryland easily tops North Carolina, 34–7". Sunday News Journal. September 21, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "10–10 tie irks Kentucky fans". Sunday News Journal. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Terps use breaks to beat Syracuse". The Roanoke Times. October 5, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Fumbles cost 'Pack, Terrapins win, 37–22". The Rocky Mount Telegram. October 12, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Maryland blanks Wake Forest 27–0". The Danville Register. October 19, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Penn State victory string over Maryland still intact". The News and Observer. November 2, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Major upset barely missed by Bearcats". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 9, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  12. ↑ "Terps clip Tigers with eight second left". The Greenville News. November 16, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Terps romp by 62 to 24". The Baltimore Sun. November 23, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Terps beat Florida, 13–0, in Gator Bowl". The Baltimore Sun. December 30, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  15. ↑ "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.


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