1971 William & Mary Indians football team

The 1971 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Lou Holtz in his third and final year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–1 in SoCon play to place second.[1]

1971 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (4–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainBruce Hanson, Jackson Neall
Home stadiumCary Field
1971 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Richmond $ 5 1 05 6 0
William & Mary 4 1 05 6 0
The Citadel 4 2 08 3 0
East Carolina 3 2 04 6 1
Furman 2 3 05 5 1
VMI 1 4 01 10 0
Davidson 0 6 01 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at The CitadelW 35–28
September 18at East CarolinaW 28–1015,200[2]
September 25DavidsonW 40–148,000[3]
October 2at Tulane*W 14–317,392[4]
October 9West Virginia*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 23–2815,000
October 16at Virginia Tech*L 30–4120,000[5]
October 23VMI
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 12–78,000[6]
October 30at North Carolina*L 35–36
November 6at Wake Forest*L 29–3619,000
November 13at Temple*L 13–17
November 20Richmond
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
L 19–2113,000[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 26. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "W&M whips East Carolina". Daily Press. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "W. and M. rolls at ease to 40–14 conference win against Davidson Wildcats". The Danville Register. September 26, 1971. Retrieved August 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "W&M goes 4–0 in handing Tulane 14–3 shocker". Daily Press. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Virginia Tech defeats W and M in scoring duel 41–30". The Danville Register. October 17, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Late W&M touchdown nips feisty VMI, 12–7". Daily Press. October 24, 1971. Retrieved February 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "UR's late TD brings 21–19 win, bowl berth". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 21, 1971. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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