1971 William & Mary Indians football team
| 1971 William & Mary Indians football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 5–6 (4–1 SoCon) |
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| Captain | Bruce Hanson, Jackson Neall |
| Home stadium | Cary Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 11 | at The Citadel | W 35–28 | 18,200 | [2] | |
| September 18 | at East Carolina | W 28–10 | 15,200 | [3] | |
| September 25 | Davidson | W 40–14 | 8,000 | [4] | |
| October 2 | at Tulane* | W 14–3 | 17,392 | [5] | |
| October 9 | West Virginia* |
| L 23–28 | 15,000 | [6] |
| October 16 | at Virginia Tech* | L 30–41 | 20,000 | [7] | |
| October 23 | VMI |
| W 12–7 | 8,000 | [8] |
| October 30 | at North Carolina* | L 35–36 | 38,500 | [9] | |
| November 6 | at Wake Forest* | L 29–36 | 19,000 | [10] | |
| November 13 | at Temple* | L 13–17 | 12,500 | [11] | |
| November 20 | Richmond |
| L 19–21 | 13,000 | [12] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 26. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "William and Mary downs The Citadel by 35 to 28". The Danville Register. September 12, 1971. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W&M whips East Carolina". Daily Press. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "W&M goes 4–0 in handing Tulane 14–3 shocker". Daily Press. October 3, 1971. Retrieved October 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "West Virginia rallies past William & Mary". The News and Observer. October 10, 1971. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Virginia Tech defeats W and M in scoring duel 41–30". The Danville Register. October 17, 1971. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late W&M touchdown nips feisty VMI, 12–7". Daily Press. October 24, 1971. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNC gambles to nip W&M". The Roanoke Times. October 31, 1971. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest nips surging Indians". The State. November 7, 1971. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Shobert sparks Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 14, 1971. Retrieved January 22, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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