American college football season
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.
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 | | - Byrd Stadium
- College Park, MD
| | W 24–12 | 17,800 | [5] |
October 5 | at Syracuse* | | | | 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 | | 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 | | | 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] |
- *Non-conference game
- Homecoming
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1974 Maryland Terrapins football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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Eleven Terrapins were selected in the 1975 NFL draft, which had 17 rounds and 442 selections.
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- ^ "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.
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