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| Conference | Atlantic Coast Conference |
| Record | 8–4 (4–2 ACC) |
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| Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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| No.17North Carolina $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No.19Clemson | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NC State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maryland | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Virginia | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wake Forest | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Maryland Terrapins football team represented the University of Maryland in the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins compiled an 8–4 record (4–2 in conference), finished in a tie for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference, and outscored their opponents 254 to 179. The team ended its season with a 17–7 victory over Minnesota in the Hall of Fame Classic.[1][2] The team's statistical leaders included Larry Dick with 1,351 passing yards, George Scott with 894 rushing yards, and Vince Kinney with 505 receiving yards.[3]
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | atClemson | No. 10 |
| W 21–14 | 34,650 | [4] |
| September 17 | West Virginia* | No. 11 |
| L 16–24 | 45,123 | [5] |
| September 24 | at No. 5Penn State* |
| L 9–27 | 62,079 | [6] | |
| October 1 | atNC State |
| L 20–24 | 42,800 | [7] | |
| October 8 | Syracuse* |
| W 24–10 | 39,100 | [8] | |
| October 15 | atWake Forest |
| W 35–7 | 24,900 | [9] | |
| October 22 | Duke |
| W 31–13 | 44,867 | [10] | |
| October 29 | North Carolina |
| L 7–16 | 42,683 | [11] | |
| November 5 | Villanova* |
| W 19–13 | 30,186 | [12] | |
| November 12 | atRichmond* |
| W 27–24 | 17,000 | [13] | |
| November 19 | Virginia |
| W 28–0 | 33,787 | [14] | |
| December 22 | vs. Minnesota* |
| W 17–7 | 47,000 | [15] | |
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