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Maryland

ACC · 1977 Season · Final

Rebuilding
Record
8–4
0.667 Win %
Conference
4th
4–2 in ACC

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
110
1917–2026
All-Time Record
595–551–30
0.519 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#3
1953, 1976
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 4 · Top 10: 8 · Top 25: 21
  • 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
  • Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons · 1 Top 10
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 20 seasons · 5 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 19 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Maryland head-to-head · History & Eras

1977 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 13Clemson (CLEMSON)H2HACC8–3–1W 21–14
4Week 4 · Sep 20West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2HIND FBSI5–6L 16–24
5Week 5 · Sep 27Penn State (PENN STATE)H2HIND FBSI11–1L 9–27
6Week 6 · Oct 4NC State (NORTH CAROLINA STATE)H2HACC8–4L 20–24
7Week 7 · Oct 11Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2HIND FBSI6–5W 24–10
8Week 8 · Oct 18Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC1–10W 35–7
9Week 9 · Oct 25Duke (DUKE)H2HACC5–6W 31–13
10Week 10 · Nov 1North Carolina (NORTH CAROLINA)H2HACC8–3–1L 7–16
11Week 11 · Nov 8Villanova (VILLANOVA)H2HIND FBSI4–7W 19–13
12Week 12 · Nov 15Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND FBSI3–8W 27–24
13Week 13 · Nov 22Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC1–9–1W 28–0
3Post-Season Week 3 · Dec 27Minnesota (MINNESOTA)H2HB107–5W 17–7

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
2.271
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
+21
-14+35
  • Clemson +8
  • Minnesota +7
  • Syracuse +6
  • Duke +5
  • Villanova +4
  • Richmond +3
  • Wake Forest +1
  • Virginia +1
  • Penn State -1
  • North Carolina -3
  • NC State -4
  • West Virginia -6

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #38Better than 73%
Win % Place 38thBetter than 73%

0.667 Win % · Change 2

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#44Regular Season Final#44Post-Season W1#44Post-Season W2#40Post-Season W3#38Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
+7
-8
-18
-4
+14
+28
+18
-9
+6
+3
+28
+10

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#691972#311973#181974#171975#31976

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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