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text-align:center;"><i><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Conference" title="Southwest Conference">SWC</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">21</td> <td style="font-size:300%; line-height:100%; text-align:center; font-weight:bold;">30</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Jerry_Claiborne" title="Jerry Claiborne">Jerry Claiborne</a></b></td> <td style="text-align:center;">Head coach: <br /><b><a href="/wiki/Bill_Yeoman" title="Bill Yeoman">Bill Yeoman</a></b></td> </tr><tr> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>4</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>5</i> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> <td><table style="margin:0 auto; font-size:110%; border:1px solid #AAA; background:#EFEFEF;"> <tbody><tr> <td><i><a href="/wiki/AP_Poll" class="mw-redirect" title="AP Poll">AP</a></i></td><td><i><a href="/wiki/Coaches_Poll" title="Coaches Poll">Coaches</a></i></td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:center;"><i>6</i></td><td style="text-align:center;"><i>7</i> </td></tr></tbody></table></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><table align="center" style="font-size: 90%"> <tbody><tr> <th></th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">1</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">2</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">3</th><th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">4</th> <th style="text-align:center; width: 20px; vertical-align: bottom">Total</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Maryland</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">7</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">21</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align:right; white-space: nowrap"><b>Houston</b></td> <td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">21</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">6</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">0</td><td style="text-align:center; background:#efefef">3</td> <td style="text-align:center; font-weight: bold">30</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Date</th><td class="infobox-data">January 1, 1977</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Season</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/1976_NCAA_Division_I_football_season" title="1976 NCAA Division I football season">1976</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stadium</th><td 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coverage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Television_network" class="mw-redirect" title="Television network">Network</a></th><td class="infobox-data">CBS</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint"><table style="background:#efefef; width:100%; border-collapse:collapse"> <tbody><tr> <th style="text-align:center" colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Cotton Bowl Classic (game)"> Cotton Bowl Classic </a></th> </tr><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-right:1em"><b>  < <a href="/wiki/1976_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1976 Cotton Bowl Classic"> 1976</a></b> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:center; padding-left:1em"><b><a href="/wiki/1978_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1978 Cotton Bowl Classic"> 1978</a> >  </b></td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>1977 Cotton Bowl Classic</b> matched the <a href="/wiki/1976_Maryland_Terrapins_football_team" title="1976 Maryland Terrapins football team">Maryland Terrapins</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1976_Houston_Cougars_football_team" title="1976 Houston Cougars football team">Houston Cougars</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>This was the Terps' fourth consecutive bowl appearance and their first Cotton Bowl Classic. They had finished with a perfect regular season in what was their most wins since the 1955 season, and won the <a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Coast_Conference" title="Atlantic Coast Conference">Atlantic Coast Conference</a> title for the third straight year. The Cougars were co-champions of the <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Conference" title="Southwest Conference">Southwest Conference</a> in their first season with the SWC, their first conference title since the 1959 <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Valley_Conference" title="Missouri Valley Conference">Missouri Valley Conference</a> title. Both teams were making their first Cotton Bowl Classic appearance. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Game_summary">Game summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Game summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Houston jumped out to a 21–0 lead in the first quarter with rushing touchdowns from Dyral Thomas and two from <a href="/wiki/Alois_Blackwell" title="Alois Blackwell">Alois Blackwell</a>, all three coming on Maryland mistakes, such as a missed 20 yard field goal, a blocked punt, and a fumble at their own 24. Maryland drove 49 yards and scored on a <a href="/wiki/Mark_Manges" title="Mark Manges">Mark Manges</a> run to narrow it to 21–7 with nine minutes in the second quarter. But with the quarter about to end, Houston scored on a <a href="/wiki/Don_Bass_(American_football)" title="Don Bass (American football)">Don Bass</a> catch from Danny Davis with 55 seconds remaining to have a 27–7 lead at halftime. Manges gave the Terps life when he threw a touchdown pass to <a href="/wiki/Eric_Sievers" title="Eric Sievers">Eric Sievers</a> to narrow the lead late in the third quarter. <a href="/wiki/Tim_Wilson_(American_football)" title="Tim Wilson (American football)">Tim Wilson</a> made it 27–21 with a touchdown run with 8:46 remaining in the fourth quarter. But Houston would hold on and not allow Maryland to score again, adding in a Lennard Coplin field goal with :18 remaining to seal the Terps' fate.| source = <sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1977_Cotton_Bowl_Classic&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Cougars won three more SWC titles and appear in three more Cotton Bowl Classics in an 9-year span. 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title="1959 Cotton Bowl Classic">1959</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1960 Cotton Bowl Classic">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1961_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1961 Cotton Bowl Classic">1961</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1962 Cotton Bowl Classic">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1963_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1963 Cotton Bowl Classic">1963</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1964 Cotton Bowl Classic">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1965 Cotton Bowl Classic">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(January)" title="1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)">1966 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)" title="1966 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)">1966 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1968 Cotton Bowl Classic">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1969 Cotton Bowl Classic">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1970 Cotton Bowl Classic">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1971 Cotton Bowl Classic">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1972 Cotton Bowl Classic">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1973 Cotton Bowl Classic">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1974 Cotton Bowl Classic">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1975 Cotton Bowl Classic">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1976 Cotton Bowl Classic">1976</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1978 Cotton Bowl Classic">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1979 Cotton Bowl Classic">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1980 Cotton Bowl Classic">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1981 Cotton Bowl Classic">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1982 Cotton Bowl Classic">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1983 Cotton Bowl Classic">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1984 Cotton Bowl Classic">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1985 Cotton Bowl Classic">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1986 Cotton Bowl Classic">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1987 Cotton Bowl Classic">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1988 Cotton Bowl Classic">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1989_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1989 Cotton Bowl Classic">1989</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1990 Cotton Bowl Classic">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1991 Cotton Bowl Classic">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1992 Cotton Bowl Classic">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1993_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1993 Cotton Bowl Classic">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1994 Cotton Bowl Classic">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1995 Cotton Bowl Classic">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1996 Cotton Bowl Classic">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1997_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1997 Cotton Bowl Classic">1997</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1998 Cotton Bowl Classic">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1999 Cotton Bowl Classic">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2000 Cotton Bowl Classic">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2001_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2001 Cotton Bowl Classic">2001</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2002 Cotton Bowl Classic">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2003 Cotton Bowl Classic">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2004 Cotton Bowl Classic">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2005 Cotton Bowl Classic">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2006 Cotton Bowl Classic">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2007 Cotton Bowl Classic">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2008 Cotton Bowl Classic">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2009 Cotton Bowl Classic">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2010 Cotton Bowl Classic">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2011 Cotton Bowl Classic">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2012 Cotton Bowl Classic">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2013_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2013 Cotton Bowl Classic">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2014 Cotton Bowl Classic">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(January)" title="2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)">2015 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)" title="2015 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)">2015 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(January)" title="2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)">2017 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)" title="2017 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)">2017 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2018 Cotton Bowl Classic">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2019 Cotton Bowl Classic">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2020 Cotton Bowl Classic">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="2021 Cotton Bowl Classic">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(January)" title="2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)">2023 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)" title="2023 Cotton Bowl Classic (December)">2023 (December)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(January)" title="2025 Cotton Bowl Classic (January)">2025 (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=2025_Cotton_Bowl_Classic_(December)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2025 Cotton Bowl Classic (December) (page does not exist)">2025 (December)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background-color:#263764;color:white;box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FDE71E, inset -2px -2px 0 #FDE71E;;;width:1%">Notes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em">There was a Cotton Bowl Classic in January and December in 1966, 2015, 2017, 2023, 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href="/wiki/1980_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1980 Cotton Bowl Classic">1980 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Garden_State_Bowl" title="1980 Garden State Bowl">1980 Garden State Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1981_Sun_Bowl" title="1981 Sun Bowl">1981 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Cotton_Bowl_Classic" title="1985 Cotton Bowl Classic">1985 Cotton Bowl Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_Aloha_Bowl" title="1988 Aloha Bowl">1988 Aloha Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_Liberty_Bowl" title="1996 Liberty Bowl">1996 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Hawaii_Bowl" title="2003 Hawaii Bowl">2003 Hawaii Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2005_Fort_Worth_Bowl" title="2005 Fort Worth Bowl">2005 Fort Worth Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Liberty_Bowl" title="2006 Liberty Bowl">2006 Liberty Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Texas_Bowl" title="2007 Texas Bowl">2007 Texas Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Armed_Forces_Bowl" title="2008 Armed Forces Bowl">2008 Armed Forces Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2009_Armed_Forces_Bowl" title="2009 Armed Forces Bowl">2009 Armed Forces Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_TicketCity_Bowl" title="2012 TicketCity Bowl">2012 TicketCity Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_BBVA_Compass_Bowl" title="2014 BBVA Compass Bowl">2014 BBVA Compass Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Armed_Forces_Bowl_(January)" title="2015 Armed Forces Bowl (January)">2015 Armed Forces Bowl (January)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Peach_Bowl" title="2015 Peach Bowl">2015 Peach Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Las_Vegas_Bowl" title="2016 Las Vegas Bowl">2016 Las Vegas Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_Hawaii_Bowl" title="2017 Hawaii Bowl">2017 Hawaii Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Armed_Forces_Bowl" title="2018 Armed Forces Bowl">2018 Armed Forces Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_New_Mexico_Bowl" title="2020 New Mexico Bowl">2020 New Mexico Bowl</a></li> <li><a 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Hall of Fame Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_Sun_Bowl" title="1978 Sun Bowl">1978 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Tangerine_Bowl" title="1980 Tangerine Bowl">1980 Tangerine Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_Aloha_Bowl" title="1982 Aloha Bowl">1982 Aloha Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Florida_Citrus_Bowl" title="1983 Florida Citrus Bowl">1983 Florida Citrus Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_Sun_Bowl" title="1984 Sun Bowl">1984 Sun Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1985_Cherry_Bowl" title="1985 Cherry Bowl">1985 Cherry Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_Independence_Bowl" title="1990 Independence Bowl">1990 Independence Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Orange_Bowl" title="2002 Orange Bowl">2002 Orange Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Peach_Bowl" title="2002 Peach Bowl">2002 Peach Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Gator_Bowl" title="2004 Gator Bowl">2004 Gator Bowl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Champs_Sports_Bowl" title="2006 Champs 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