1974 Maryland Terrapins football team

American college football season

1974 Maryland Terrapins football

ACC champion

Liberty Bowl, L 3–7 vs. Tennessee

Conference| Atlantic Coast Conference
Ranking
Coaches| No. 13
AP| No. 13
Record| 8–4 (6–0 ACC)
Head coach|

* Jerry Claiborne (3rd season)

Home stadium| Byrd Stadium

Seasons

<- 1973

1975 ->

1974 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings

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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[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.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Rank| Site| TV| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 14| No. 3 Alabama*| No. 14|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | L 16–21| 54,412| [2][3]
September 21| vs. Florida*| No. 14|

* Tampa Stadium
* Tampa, FL

| | L 10–17| 41,140| [4]
September 28| North Carolina| |

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | W 24–12| 17,800| [5]
October 5| at Syracuse*| |

* Archbold Stadium
* Syracuse, NY

| | W 31–0| 19,130| [6]
October 12| Clemson| |

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | W 41–0| 32,644| [7]
October 19| Wake Forest| No. 18|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | W 47–0| 31,136| [8]
October 26| No. 17 NC State| No. 15|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | W 20–10| 49,674| [9]
November 2| at No. 10 Penn State*| No. 15|

* Beaver Stadium
* University Park, PA (rivalry)

| ABC| L 17–24| 60,125| [10]
November 9| Villanova*| No. 14|

* Byrd Stadium
* College Park, MD

| | W 41–0| 42,331| [11]
November 16| vs. Duke| No. 13|

* Foreman Field
* Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl)

| | W 56–13| 24,000| [12]
November 23| at Virginia| No. 11|

* Scott Stadium
* Charlottesville, VA (rivalry)

| | W 10–0| 22,100| [13]
December 16| vs. No. 20 Tennessee*| No. 10|

* Memphis Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN (Liberty Bowl)

| ABC| L 3–7| 51,284| [14]

* *Non-conference game
* Homecoming
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## Roster

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1974 Maryland Terrapins football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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QB | `17` | Bob Avellini | Sr
RB | `32` | Louis Carter | Sr
RB | `25` | Rick Jennings | Jr
Defense | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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DE | `79` | Joe Campbell | So
DB | `46` | Ken Schroy | Sr
DE | `94` | Randy White | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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K | `1` | Steve Mike-Mayer | Sr

Head coach

* Jerry Claiborne

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

## NFL Draft

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

Player | Position | Round | Overall | NFL team

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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

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## Awards and honors

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* Randy White: Lombardi Award,[16] Outland Trophy[17]

## References

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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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Maryland Terrapins football

Venues|

* Maryland Agricultural College Field
* Old Byrd Stadium (1923–1947, 1949)
* Griffith Stadium (1948)
* SECU Stadium (1950–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Navy: Crab Bowl Classic
* Penn State
* Virginia
* West Virginia

Culture & lore|

* Testudo
* Mighty Sound of Maryland
* Anthony C. Nardo Memorial Trophy

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National championship seasons in bold

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Atlantic Coast Conference football champions

* Duke & Maryland (1953)
* Duke (1954)
* Duke & Maryland (1955)
* Clemson (1956)
* NC State (1957)
* Clemson (1958)
* Clemson (1959)
* Duke (1960)
* Duke (1961)
* Duke (1962)
* North Carolina & NC State (1963)
* NC State (1964)
* Clemson & NC State (1965)
* Clemson (1966)
* Clemson (1967)
* NC State (1968)
* South Carolina (1969)
* Wake Forest (1970)
* North Carolina (1971)
* North Carolina (1972)
* NC State (1973)
* Maryland (1974)
* Maryland (1975)
* Maryland (1976)
* North Carolina (1977)
* Clemson (1978)
* NC State (1979)
* North Carolina (1980)
* Clemson (1981)
* Clemson (1982)
* Maryland (1983)
* Maryland (1984)
* Maryland (1985)
* Clemson (1986)
* Clemson (1987)
* Clemson (1988)
* Duke & Virginia (1989)
* Georgia Tech (1990)
* Clemson (1991)
* Florida State (1992)
* Florida State (1993)
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* Florida State & Virginia (1995)
* Florida State (1996)
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* Florida State & Georgia Tech (1998)
* Florida State (1999)
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* Georgia Tech (2009) vacated
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* Florida State (2013)
* Florida State (2014)
* Clemson (2015)
* Clemson (2016)
* Clemson (2017)
* Clemson (2018)
* Clemson (2019)
* Clemson (2020)
* Pittsburgh (2021)
* Clemson (2022)
* Florida State (2023)
* Clemson (2024)

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