1974 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1974 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jim Root in his third year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 4–7 overall and 2–3 in SoCon play to place sixth.[1]

1974 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–7 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (3rd season)
CaptainMike Stewart, Dick Pawlewicz
Home stadiumCary Field
1974 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 5 1 07 4 0
Appalachian State 4 1 06 5 0
East Carolina 3 3 07 4 0
Richmond 3 3 05 5 0
The Citadel 3 4 04 7 0
William & Mary 2 3 04 7 0
Furman 2 4 05 6 0
Davidson 0 3 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Mississippi State*L 7–49
September 14at Wake Forest*W 17–611,800
September 21at Virginia*L 28–3826,000
September 28at FurmanL 0–1012,000[2]
October 5The CitadelW 16–12
October 12at Boston College*L 16–3118,360[3]
October 19Rutgers*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 28–1513,000[4]
October 26at VMIL 20–318,800[5]
November 9Virginia Tech*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 15–3415,000
November 16East Carolina
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 10–318,500[6]
November 23at RichmondW 54–1210,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "Furman wins battle of turnovers, 10–0". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 29, 1974. Retrieved September 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Boston College 31, William & Mary 16". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1974. p. 18D via Newspapers.com.
  4. Richards, Ed (October 20, 1974). "Rutgers Falls from Unbeaten; Opportunist W&M 28-15 Winner". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Keydets roll over W&M 31–20". Daily Press. October 27, 1974. Retrieved February 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "East Carolina passing, defense trounce W&M by 31–10". Daily Press. November 17, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "W&M rips Spiders". The Tampa Tribune. November 24, 1974. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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