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

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

Roster

1975 NFL Draft

The following players were selected in the 1975 NFL Draft.

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Awards and honors

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