1975 Maryland Terrapins football team
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The 1975 Maryland Terrapins football
team represented University of Maryland
in the 1975 NCAA college 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.
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Maryland Terrapins football
The Maryland Terrapins football team represents the University of Maryland in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I Football Bowl Subdivision competition. The Terrapins compete within the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference...
team represented University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
in the 1975 NCAA college football season. The Terrapins offense scored 312 points while the defense allowed 150 points. Led by head coach Jerry Claiborne
Jerry Claiborne
Jerry Claiborne was an American football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at Virginia Tech , the University of Maryland, College Park , and his alma mater, the University of Kentucky , compiling a career college football record of 179–122–8...
, the Terrapins appeared in the Gator Bowl.
Schedule
| Game | Date | Opponent | Result | Terrapins points | Opponents | Record |
| 1 | Sept. 6 | Villanova | Win | 41 | 0 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sept. 13 | @ Tennessee Tennessee Volunteers football The Tennessee Volunteers football team are an American college football team at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville . The NCAA Division I team is also a member of the Southeastern Conference .... |
Loss | 8 | 26 | 1-1-0 |
| 3 | Sept. 20 | @ North Carolina | Win | 34 | 7 | 2-1-0 |
| 4 | Sept. 27 | @ Kentucky Kentucky Wildcats football The Kentucky Wildcats football team is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the East Division of the Southeastern Conference.-History:Paul "Bear" Bryant Era... |
Tie | 10 | 10 | 2-1-1 |
| 5 | Oct. 4 | Syracuse | Win | 24 | 7 | 3-1-1 |
| 6 | Oct. 11 | North Carolina State | Win | 37 | 22 | 4-1-1 |
| 7 | Oct. 18 | @ Wake Forest | Win | 27 | 0 | 5-1-1 |
| 8 | Nov. 1 | Penn State | Loss | 13 | 15 | 5-2-1 |
| 9 | Nov. 8 | @ Cincinnati | Win | 21 | 19 | 6-2-1 |
| 10 | Nov. 15 | @ Clemson Clemson Tigers football The Clemson Tigers football team is an American football team from Clemson University in South Carolina. It competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision and the Atlantic Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
Win | 22 | 20 | 7-2-1 |
| 11 | Nov. 22 | Virginia Virginia Cavaliers football Virginia Cavaliers football is a college football program that competes in the NCAA Division I-FBS and the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference... |
Win | 62 | 24 | 8-2-1 |
| 11 | Dec. 29 | Florida Florida Gators football The Florida Gators football team represents the University of Florida in the sport of American football. The Florida Gators compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision of the National Collegiate Athletics Association and the Eastern Division of the Southeastern Conference... (Gator Bowl Gator Bowl The Gator Bowl is an annual college football bowl game played at EverBank Field in Jacksonville, Florida. Held continuously since 1946, it is the sixth oldest college bowl, as well as the first one ever televised nationally... ) |
Win | 13 | 0 | 9-2-1 |
Team Players in the NFL
The following players were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft1976 NFL Draft
The 1976 National Football League Draft was an annual player selection meeting held on April 8–April 9, 1976. It lasted 17 rounds, with the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks making the first two selections. The expansion teams were also given a pair of extra picks at the end of...
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| Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL Team |
| Rich Jennings | Running back | 11 | 313 | Oakland Raiders 1976 Oakland Raiders season -Season:The Road to their first World Championship began on opening day as they faced the reigning world champion Pittsburgh Steelers. In their home opener, Oakland trailed 28–14 with just over five minutes to play, yet orchestrated what many to this day refer to as their Comeback Classic of 1976... |