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
1971 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 25Davidson*W 40–14
October 2at Tulane*W 14–317,392[3]
October 9West Virginia*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 23–2815,000
October 16at Virginia Tech*L 30–4120,000[4]
October 23VMI
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 12–78,000[5]
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 19–21
  • *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&M goes 4–0 in handing Tulane 14–3 shocker". Daily Press. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Virginia Tech defeats W and M in scoring duel 41–30". The Danville Register. October 17, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Late W&M touchdown nips feisty VMI, 12–7". Daily Press. October 24, 1971. Retrieved February 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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