1971 William & Mary
5–6 (4–1 Southern Conference), coached by Lou Holtz. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 40–14Sep 25
By 26 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11 | at The Citadel | W 35–28 | 40% |
| Sep 18 | at East Carolina | W 28–10 | 54% |
| Sep 25 | vs Davidson | W 40–14 | 78% |
| Oct 2 | at Tulane | W 14–3 | 35% |
| Oct 9 | vs West Virginia | L 23–28 | 42% |
| Oct 16 | at Virginia Tech | L 30–41 | 51% |
| Oct 23 | vs VMI | W 12–7 | 82% |
| Oct 30 | at North Carolina | L 35–36 | 28% |
| Nov 6 | at Wake Forest | L 29–36 | 39% |
| Nov 13 | at Temple | L 13–17 | 57% |
| Nov 20 | vs Richmond | L 19–21 | 62% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Richmond 21–19; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 54th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–1 2nd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 278–241
- Coach
- Lou Holtz
- Elo
- 1408 +13 this season
- SP+ rating
- 0.8 No. 63 of 120; offense No. 33, defense No. 89
- SRS
- −1.3 No. 74 of 128 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
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- Captains
- Bruce Hanson and Jackson Neall
1971 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5–1 | 5–6 | |
 William & Mary | 4–1 | 5–6 | |
| The Citadel | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
| East Carolina | 3–2 | 4–6 | |
 Furman | 2–3 | 5–5–1 | |
| VMI | 1–4 | 1–10 | |
| Davidson | 0–6 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.