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American college football season

1974 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Liberty Bowl, L 3–7 vs. Tennessee
ConferenceAtlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record8–4 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumByrd Stadium
Seasons← 19731975 →
1974 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 13 Maryland $ 6 – 0 – 0 8 – 4 – 0
No. 11 NC State 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Clemson 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
North Carolina 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 5 – 0
Duke 2 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Virginia 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Wake Forest 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1974 Maryland Terrapins football team represented University of Maryland in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. The Terrapins offense scored 316 points while the defense allowed 104 points. Led by head coach Jerry Claiborne, the Terrapins appeared in the Liberty Bowl.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14No. 3 Alabama*No. 14L 16–2154,412
September 21vs. Florida*No. 14L 10–1741,140
September 28North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 24–1217,800
October 5at Syracuse*W 31–019,130
October 12Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 41–032,644
October 19Wake ForestNo. 18
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 47–031,136
October 26No. 17 NC StateNo. 15
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 20–1049,674
November 2at No. 10 Penn State*No. 15ABCL 17–2460,125
November 9Villanova*No. 14
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 41–042,331
November 16vs. DukeNo. 13W 56–1324,000
November 23at VirginiaNo. 11W 10–022,100
December 16vs. No. 20 Tennessee*No. 10ABCL 3–751,284
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 17 Bob Avellini Sr
RB 32 Louis Carter Sr
RB 25 Rick Jennings Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 79 Joe Campbell So
DB 46 Ken Schroy Sr
DE 94 Randy White Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 1 Steve Mike-Mayer Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

NFL Draft

Eleven Terrapins were selected in the 1975 NFL draft, which had 17 rounds and 442 selections.

Player Position Round Overall NFL team
Randy White Defensive tackle 1 2 Dallas Cowboys
Steve Mike-Mayer Kicker 3 72 San Francisco 49ers
Louis Carter Running back 3 76 Oakland Raiders
Walter White Tight end 3 78 Pittsburgh Steelers
Stan Rogers Tackle 5 107 Denver Broncos
Bob Avellini Quarterback 6 135 Chicago Bears
Phil Waganheim Punter 10 236 Baltimore Colts
Ken Schroy Defensive back 10 248 Philadelphia Eagles
Harry Walters Linebacker 12 303 Denver Broncos
Robert Smith Defensive back 16 416 Baltimore Colts
Frank Russell Wide receiver 17 440 Baltimore Colts

Awards and honors

References

  1. "1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
  2. Browning, Al (September 15, 1974). "Terps pull plug, Alabama seals a leak". The Tuscaloosa News. p. B1. Retrieved July 5, 2014 – via Google News Archives.
  3. Kennedy, Ray (September 23, 1974). "Rare scare for the Bear". Sports Illustrated. SI.com. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
  4. "Florida tops error-prone Terps, 17–10". The Baltimore Sun. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Terps beat Carolina". Greensboro Daily News. September 29, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Terps win easily". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Terps rout Tigers". Durham Morning Herald. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Terps swamp Deacons, 47–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Terps trim Wolfpack". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Terp mistakes give Penn State 24–17 victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Maryland crushes Villanova 41–0". Sunday News. November 10, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Duke stewed by Terps". Daily Press. November 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Terps out battle UVA". The Lynchburg News. November 24, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Late Tennessee touchdown beats Terps, 7–3". The Baltimore Sun. December 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
  16. "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
  17. "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
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