1974 Texas–Arlington Mavericks football team

1974 Texas–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

	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
Texas–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 Texas–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.

Schedule

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