1974 Maryland Terrapins football team

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1974 Maryland Terrapins football
ACC champion
Liberty Bowl, L 3–7 vs. Tennessee
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 13
APNo. 13
Record8–4 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium Byrd Stadium
Seasons
  1973
1975  
1974 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 13 Maryland $ 6 0 08 4 0
No. 11 NC State 4 2 09 2 1
Clemson 4 2 07 4 0
North Carolina 4 2 07 5 0
Duke 2 4 06 5 0
Virginia 1 5 04 7 0
Wake Forest 0 6 01 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll [1]

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.

Contents

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14No. 3 Alabama *No. 14L 16–2154,412 [2] [3]
September 21vs. Florida *No. 14L 10–1741,140
September 28 North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 24–1217,800
October 5at Syracuse *W 31–019,130
October 12 Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 41–032,644
October 19 Wake Forest Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 18
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 47–031,136
October 26No. 17 NC State No. 15
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 20–1049,647
November 2at No. 10 Penn State *No. 15 ABC L 17–2460,125
November 9 Villanova *No. 14
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 41–042,331
November 16vs. Duke No. 13W 56–1324,000
November 23at Virginia No. 11W 10–022,100
December 16vs. No. 20 Tennessee *No. 10 ABC L 3–751,284
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1974 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 17 Bob Avellini Sr
RB 32 Louis Carter Sr
RB 25 Rick Jennings Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DE 79 Joe Campbell So
DB 46 Ken Schroy Sr
DE 94 Randy White Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Steve Mike-Mayer Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

1975 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Randy White Defensive tackle12 Dallas Cowboys
Steve Mike-Mayer Kicker372 San Francisco 49ers
Louis Carter Running back376 Oakland Raiders
Walter WhiteTight end378 Pittsburgh Steelers
Stan RogersTackle5107 Denver Broncos
Bob Avellini Quarterback6135 Chicago Bears
Phil WaganheimPunter10236 Baltimore Colts
Ken Schroy Defensive back10248 Philadelphia Eagles
Harry WaltersLinebacker12303 Denver Broncos
Robert SmithDefensive back16416 Baltimore Colts
Frank RussellWide receiver17440 Baltimore Colts

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