Kim Hoover scores only TD
in '75 Gator Bowl.

Below are the events that helped shape Maryland Football from 1970-1979.

1972

• Jerry Claiborne takes over as head coach (1972-1981).

1974

• Maryland ranked #14 in the preseason AP poll.
• Maryland defeats then #17 NC State, 20-10.
• Maryland wins Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
• Maryland plays #20 Tennessee in the Liberty Bowl.
• Maryland finishes season ranked #13 in the final AP poll.

1975

• Randy White selected in the first-round of the NFL Draft.
• Maryland ranked #17 in the preseason AP poll.
• Maryland hosts #9 Penn State before a Byrd Stadium record crowd of 58,973.
• Maryland wins Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
• Maryland defeats #13 Florida in the Gator Bowl, 13-0.
• Maryland finishes season ranked #13 in the final AP poll.

1976

• Maryland ranked #12 in the preseason AP poll.
• Maryland completes regular season undeated.
• Maryland wins Atlantic Coast Conference championship.
• Maryland plays #6 Houston in the Cotton Bowl.
• Maryland finishes season ranked #8 in the final AP poll.

1977

• Joe Campbell selected in the first-round of the NFL Draft.
• Maryland ranked #10 in the preseason AP poll.
• Maryland defeats Minnesota in the Hall of Fame Bowl, 17-7.

1978

• Maryland defeats then #20 NC State, 31-7.
• Maryland plays #14 Texas in the Sun Bowl.
• Maryland finishes season ranked #20 in the final AP poll.

1979

• Maryland defeats then #18 North Carolina, 17-14.