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1975 Maryland

9–⁠2–⁠1 (5–⁠0 Atlantic Coast Conference), coached by Jerry Claiborne, finished No. 13 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Maryland in 1975, game by game: won vs. Villanova 41–0; lost at No. 20 Tennessee 8–26; won at North Carolina 34–7; tied at Kentucky 10–10; won vs. Syracuse 24–7; won vs. NC State 37–22; won at Wake Forest 27–0; lost vs. No. 9 Penn State 13–15; won vs. Cincinnati 21–19; won at Clemson 22–20; won vs. Virginia 62–24; won vs. No. 13 Florida 13–0+41−18Won 41–0 vs. Villanova+41VillanovaLost 8–26 at No. 20 Tennessee-18No. 20 TennesseeWon 34–7 at North Carolina+27North CarolinaTied 10–10 at Kentucky0KentuckyWon 24–7 vs. Syracuse+17SyracuseWon 37–22 vs. NC State+15NC StateWon 27–0 at Wake Forest+27Wake ForestLost 13–15 vs. No. 9 Penn State-2No. 9 Penn StateWon 21–19 vs. Cincinnati+2CincinnatiWon 22–20 at Clemson+2ClemsonWon 62–24 vs. Virginia+38VirginiaWon 13–0 vs. No. 13 Florida+13No. 13 Florida
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vsVillanovaW 41–⁠084%
Sep 13at20TennesseeL 8–⁠2643%
Sep 20atNorth CarolinaW 34–⁠749%
Sep 27atKentuckyT 10–⁠1052%
Oct 4vsSyracuseW 24–⁠777%
Oct 11vsNC StateW 37–⁠2264%
Oct 18atWake ForestW 27–⁠081%
Nov 1vs9Penn StateL 13–⁠1547%
Nov 8vsCincinnatiW 21–⁠1966%
Nov 15atClemsonW 22–⁠2077%
Nov 22vsVirginiaW 62–⁠2494%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvs13FloridaGator BowlW 13–⁠044%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Florida 13–⁠0 in the Gator Bowl; No. 13 in the final AP poll; Atlantic Coast Conference champions.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 120 on file).

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 1: 17
  2. Wk 2: 14
  3. Wk 4: 20
  4. Wk 7: 19
  5. Wk 8: 18
  6. Wk 9: 14
  7. Wk 10: 16
  8. Wk 12: 20
  9. Wk 13: 17
  10. Wk 14: 17
  11. Final: 13

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1975.

Atlantic Coast Conference champions5–⁠0 in the conference

Led the nationJohn Schultz: kickoff return average (31.0)

Record
9–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
5–⁠0 first in Atlantic Coast Conference
AP final
No. 13 peak No. 13
Points
312–⁠150
Coach
Jerry Claiborne
Elo
1690 +97 this season
SP+ rating
15.3 No. 26 of 132; offense No. 33, defense No. 28
SRS
13.4 No. 23 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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All-ACC

7 first team

First team

  • Marion KoprowskiOTAP
  • Paul DiVitoLAP
  • Joe CampbellLAP
  • Kevin BensonLBAP
  • Leroy HughesLBAP
  • Jim BrechbielDBAP
  • Mike SochoKAP

From Wikipedia’s 1975 all-conference team article, with the selectors that named each player (AP-1: the Associated Press’s first team).

1975 Atlantic Coast Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Maryland5–⁠09–⁠2–⁠113
Duke3–⁠0–⁠24–⁠5–⁠2
Wake Forest3–⁠33–⁠8
NC State2–⁠2–⁠17–⁠4–⁠1
Clemson2–⁠32–⁠9
North Carolina1–⁠4–⁠13–⁠7–⁠1
Virginia0–⁠41–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.