Maryland vs. Houston

Saturday, January 1, 1977, Cotton Bowl Share

No. 6 Houston beat No. 4 Maryland 30–⁠21. It was their only meeting on record.

Neutral site4Maryland11–⁠1 in 1976

Neutral site6Houston10–⁠2 in 1976

FinalTV: CBSAttendance 58,500Referee: James Artley (SEC)

MVPs Alois Blackwell (Houston); Mark Mohr (Houston)Wikipedia

Photos from the game

The 1977 Cotton Bowl with UH and Maryland. UH was up 21–⁠0 in the first quarter and would go on to win 30–⁠21.Photo: Prebbleqram, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

From the game’s category on Wikimedia Commons, free licenses only, each credited.

Our ratings going in

Maryland 64% to win. Houston pulled the upset.

Houston leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.