1970 William & Mary
5–7 (3–1 Southern Conference), coached by Lou Holtz. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat VMI 24–10Oct 17
By 14 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | at 20West Virginia | L 7–43 | 18% |
| Sep 18 | at Miami | L 14–36 | 27% |
| Sep 26 | vs Cincinnati | L 10–17 | 47% |
| Oct 3 | vsOhio Wesleyan | W 33–29 | 77% |
| Oct 10 | vs The Citadel | L 7–16 | 54% |
| Oct 17 | at VMI | W 24–10 | 53% |
| Oct 24 | at Virginia | L 6–33 | 36% |
| Oct 31 | vs Virginia Tech | L 14–35 | 40% |
| Nov 7 | vs UConn | W 28–15 | 59% |
| Nov 14 | at Davidson | W 29–28 | 47% |
| Nov 21 | at Richmond | W 34–33 | 29% |
| Dec 28Bowls & playoff | vs 15ToledoTangerine Bowl | L 12–40 | 9% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Toledo 40–12 in the Tangerine Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Southern Conference champions.
In program history: The 82nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
Southern Conference champions3–1 in the conference
- Record
- 5–7
- Conference
- 3–1 first in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 218–335
- Coach
- Lou Holtz
- Elo
- 1342 −53 this season
- SP+ rating
- -19.7 No. 110 of 117; offense No. 100, defense No. 108
- SRS
- −23.9 No. 113 of 123 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Bobby Ross
- Captains
- Joe Pilch and Bob Herb
1970 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
 William & Mary | 3–1 | 5–7 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
 Furman | 3–2 | 8–3 | |
| Richmond | 3–3 | 4–6 | |
 East Carolina | 2–2 | 3–8 | |
| Davidson | 2–4 | 2–8 | |
| VMI | 1–4 | 1–10 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.