1974 UT Arlington Mavericks football team

1974 UT Arlington Mavericks football
Conference	Southland Conference
Record	1–10 (1–4 Southland)
Head coach	Harold Elliott (1st season)
Home stadium	Arlington Stadium

1974 Southland Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Louisiana Tech $^	5	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
Lamar	4	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Arkansas State	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
McNeese State	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	1
UT Arlington	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
SW Louisiana	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1974 UT Arlington Mavericks football team was an American football team that represented the University of Texas at Arlington in the Southland Conference during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Harold Elliott, the team compiled a 1–10 record.[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Western Michigan*	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 6–33	17,800	[2]
September 14	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	L 3–12	17,210	[3]
September 21	No. 2 Louisiana Tech	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	L 15–42	4,419	[4][5]
September 28	at New Mexico State*	Memorial Stadium Las Cruces, NM	L 14–42	11,392	[6]
October 12	at Southern Miss*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 10–39	2,800	[7]
October 19	at McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 0–43	11,000	[8]
October 26	UTEP*	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	L 14–28	4,600	[9]
November 2	at Pacific (CA)*	Pacific Memorial Stadium Stockton, CA	L 17–26	8,500	[10]
November 9	Southwestern Louisiana	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	W 21–17	500	[11]
November 16	Arkansas State	Arlington Stadium Arlington, TX	L 12–42	1,000–1,750	[12][13]
November 23	at Lamar	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 0–8		[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1974 Texas–Arlington Mavericks Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
2. "Western Michigan spanks Mavericks in debut 33–6". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 8, 1974. p. 6D. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Frogs short-circuit UTA". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 15, 1974. p. 1B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Mavericks kayoed by Louisiana Tech 42–15". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 22, 1974. p. 4B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Four quick sixes - Tech rolls on". The Times. September 22, 1974. p. 4D. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Germany, 'Bo' boost Aggies to 42–14 win". Albuquerque Journal. September 29, 1974. p. E2. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southern generates offense, wins easily". Hattiesburg American. October 13, 1974. p. C1. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "McNeese hobbles Mavs". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 20, 1974. p. 2B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Miners score 'hit' with 28–14 win over Arlington Mavericks". The El Paso Times. October 27, 1974. p. A1. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Pacific holds on to dump UTA 26–17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 3, 1974. p. 4B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cajuns cure UTA losing sickness". The Daily Advertiser. November 10, 1974. p. 33. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Mav 'hit' by Indians 42–12". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 17, 1974. p. 2B. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved October 9, 2022.
14. "Lamar sputters to best year". The Port Arthur News. November 24, 1974. p. 1C. Retrieved January 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.