1972 William & Mary Indians football team

1972 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record5–6 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorPaul Schudel (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (1st season)
CaptainPaul Scolaro, Todd Bushnell
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Southern Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
East Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Richmond 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Davidson 2 – 3 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
VMI 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Furman 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Appalachian State 0 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1972 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Jim Root in his first year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–2 in SoCon play to place third.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Furman
W 31–7[2]
September 16at Navy*
L 9–1316,196[3]
September 23at Villanova*
L 17–209,150[4]
September 30The Citadel
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 31–127,500[5]
October 7at West Virginia*
L 34–4928,000[6]
October 14Vanderbilt*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 17–2113,000[7]
October 21at VMI
W 31–36,000[8]
October 28vs. Virginia Tech*
W 17–1622,000[9]
November 4at Davidson
W 56–93,000[10]
November 11East Carolina
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 15–2115,000[11]
November 18at Richmond
L 3–2011,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 26. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Potent Indians blitz Furman". The State. September 10, 1972. Retrieved September 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Navy leads late TD to nip W&M". Press of Atlantic City. September 17, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Villanova edges William & Mary". The Roanoke Times. September 24, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "William & Mary crushes The Citadel in the rain". Winston-Salem Journal & Sentinel. October 1, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Mounties outscore Indians". The News and Observer. October 8, 1972. Retrieved January 24, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Vanderbilt's gamble pays off as William & Mary falls". The Courier-Journal. October 15, 1972. Retrieved October 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Indians demolish Keydets". The News and Observer. October 22, 1972. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Indians shock Gobblers 17–16". The Daily News Leader. October 29, 1972. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "William & Mary rips past Davidson, 56–9". The News and Observer. November 5, 1972. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "W&M errors, disputes call help ECU to SC title, 21–15". Daily Press. November 12, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Meyers and UR whip W&M, 20–3". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 19, 1972. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


Stub icon

This college football 1970s season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.