1974 Maryland Terrapins football team

1974 Maryland Terrapins football
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 →

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 Atlantic Coast Conference football standings
v t e	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^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
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

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

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