1974 Maryland Terrapins football team
Appearance
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1974 Maryland Terrapins football | |
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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 |
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Home stadium | Byrd Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | No. 3 Alabama* | No. 14 | L 16–21 | 54,412 | [2][3] | ||
September 21 | vs. Florida* | No. 14 | L 10–17 | 41,140 | [4] | ||
September 28 | North Carolina |
| W 24–12 | 17,800 | [5] | ||
October 5 | at Syracuse* | W 31–0 | 19,130 | [6] | |||
October 12 | Clemson |
| W 41–0 | 32,644 | [7] | ||
October 19 | Wake Forest | No. 18 |
| W 47–0 | 31,136 | [8] | |
October 26 | No. 17 NC State | No. 15 |
| W 20–10 | 49,674 | [9] | |
November 2 | at No. 10 Penn State* | No. 15 | ABC | L 17–24 | 60,125 | [10] | |
November 9 | Villanova* | No. 14 |
| W 41–0 | 42,331 | [11] | |
November 16 | vs. Duke | No. 13 | W 56–13 | 24,000 | [12] | ||
November 23 | at Virginia | No. 11 | W 10–0 | 22,100 | [13] | ||
December 16 | vs. No. 20 Tennessee* | No. 10 | ABC | L 3–7 | 51,284 | [14] | |
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Roster
[edit]1974 Maryland Terrapins football team roster | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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NFL Draft
[edit]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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "1974 Atlantic Coast Conference Year Summary". sports-reference.com. Retrieved January 25, 2013.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Kennedy, Ray (September 23, 1974). "Rare scare for the Bear". Sports Illustrated. SI.com. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Florida tops error-prone Terps, 17–10". The Baltimore Sun. September 22, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps beat Carolina". Greensboro Daily News. September 29, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps win easily". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 6, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps rout Tigers". Durham Morning Herald. October 13, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps swamp Deacons, 47–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 20, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps trim Wolfpack". The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 27, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terp mistakes give Penn State 24–17 victory". The Baltimore Sun. November 3, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maryland crushes Villanova 41–0". Sunday News. November 10, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Duke stewed by Terps". Daily Press. November 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Terps out battle UVA". The Lynchburg News. November 24, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late Tennessee touchdown beats Terps, 7–3". The Baltimore Sun. December 17, 1974. Retrieved January 25, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1975 NFL Draft Listing - Pro-Football-Reference.com". Archived from the original on December 21, 2007.
- ^ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved January 23, 2009.
- ^ "Do You Know Which Team Has the Most College Football Championships?". Archived from the original on May 3, 2008. Retrieved January 23, 2009.