1975 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Gator Bowl champion
Gator Bowl, W 13–0 vs. Florida
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 11
APNo. 13
Record9–2–1 (5–0 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 5 0 0 9 2 1
Duke 3 0 2 4 5 2
NC State 2 2 1 7 4 1
Wake Forest 3 3 0 3 8 0
Clemson 2 3 0 2 9 0
North Carolina 1 4 1 3 7 1
Virginia 0 4 0 1 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.

Schedule

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

Roster

1975 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 22 Jim Hagan So
RB 25 Rick Jennings Sr
QB 13 Mark Manges So
TE 86 Bob Raba Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 79 Joe Campbell Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

1976 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1976 NFL Draft.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Rich Jennings Running back 11 313 Oakland Raiders

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References

  1. ^ "1975 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. ^ "Vols unmask Maryland, 26–8". The Baltimore Sun. September 14, 1975. Retrieved May 8, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "10–10 tie irks Kentucky fans". Sunday News Journal. September 28, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Clemson Football Media Guide - 1976". Clemson University. 1976. p. 2. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  5. ^ "Terps beat Florida, 13–0, in Gator Bowl". The Baltimore Sun. December 30, 1975. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "1976 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.