1954 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1954 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1954 college football season.[1]

1954 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–4–2 (1–2–2 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainCharlie Sumner, Jerry Sazio
Home stadiumCary Field
1954 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 12 West Virginia $ 3 0 08 1 0
Furman 2 0 05 5 0
No. 16 VPI 3 0 18 0 1
Davidson 2 1 06 3 0
VMI 4 3 04 6 0
Richmond 2 3 05 4 0
William & Mary 1 2 24 4 2
George Washington 0 4 11 7 1
The Citadel 0 4 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Navy*L 0–27
October 2at Penn*W 27–717,000[2]
October 9vs. NC State*L 0–26
October 16at Rutgers*W 14–7[3]
October 22at George WashingtonT 13–1320,000[4]
October 30at No. 14 VPIT 7–716,000
November 6vs. VMIL 0–2110,000[5]
November 13No. 16 West VirginiaL 6–2010,000
November 20Wake Forest*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 13–92,200
November 25at RichmondW 2–09,000[6]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

NFL Draft selections

= Pro Football Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1955 7 10 83 Bruce Sturgess Chicago Bears Back
1955 28 7 332 Al Crow New York Giants Tackle

References

  1. "1954 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results".
  2. Karmosky, Charles (October 3, 1954). "W&M Runs over Penn". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Capaldo, Chuck (October 17, 1954). "two Long TD Runs Overcome Rutgers". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "GW scores late to tie W&M, 13–13". Daily Press. October 23, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "VMI tumbles Tribe, 21–0". Daily Press. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Indians squeeze by Spiders, 2–0". The News and Observer. November 26, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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