1974 Maryland Terrapins football team

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.

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
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]

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 14No. 3 Alabama*No. 14
L 16–2154,412[2][3]
September 21vs. Florida*No. 14
L 10–1741,140[4]
September 28North Carolina
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 24–1217,800[5]
October 5at Syracuse*
W 31–019,130[6]
October 12Clemson
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 41–032,644[7]
October 19Wake ForestdaggerNo. 18
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 47–031,136[8]
October 26No. 17 NC StateNo. 15
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 20–1049,674[9]
November 2at No. 10 Penn State*No. 15
ABCL 17–2460,125[10]
November 9Villanova*No. 14
  • Byrd Stadium
  • College Park, MD
W 41–042,331[11]
November 16vs. DukeNo. 13
W 56–1324,000[12]
November 23at VirginiaNo. 11
W 10–022,100[13]
December 16vs. No. 20 Tennessee*No. 10
ABCL 3–751,284[14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1974 Maryland Terrapins football team roster
Players Coaches
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
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

NFL Draft

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

PlayerPositionRoundOverallNFL team
Randy WhiteDefensive tackle12Dallas Cowboys
Steve Mike-MayerKicker372San Francisco 49ers
Louis CarterRunning back376Oakland Raiders
Walter WhiteTight end378Pittsburgh Steelers
Stan RogersTackle5107Denver Broncos
Bob AvelliniQuarterback6135Chicago Bears
Phil WaganheimPunter10236Baltimore Colts
Ken SchroyDefensive back10248Philadelphia Eagles
Harry WaltersLinebacker12303Denver Broncos
Robert SmithDefensive back16416Baltimore Colts
Frank RussellWide receiver17440Baltimore Colts

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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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