1972 William & Mary
5–6 (4–2 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Root. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Davidson 56–9Nov 4
By 47 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9 | vs Furman | W 31–7 | 85% |
| Sep 16 | at Navy | L 9–13 | 49% |
| Sep 23 | at Villanova | L 17–20 | 38% |
| Sep 30 | vs The Citadel | W 31–12 | 62% |
| Oct 7 | at West Virginia | L 34–49 | 24% |
| Oct 14 | vs Vanderbilt | L 17–21 | 57% |
| Oct 21 | at VMI | W 31–3 | 75% |
| Oct 28 | vs Virginia Tech | W 17–16 | 38% |
| Nov 4 | at Davidson | W 56–9 | 69% |
| Nov 11 | vs East Carolina | L 15–21 | 57% |
| Nov 18 | at Richmond | L 3–20 | 45% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Richmond 20–3; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 53rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 5–6
- Conference
- 4–2 3rd in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 261–191
- Coach
- Jim Root
- Elo
- 1412 −27 this season
- SP+ rating
- -0.7 No. 71 of 121; offense No. 66, defense No. 71
- SRS
- −3.0 No. 73 of 127 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Offensive coordinator
- Paul Schudel
- Defensive coordinator
- Lou Tepper
- Captains
- Paul Scolaro and Todd Bushnell
1972 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Carolina | 6–0 | 9–2 | |
| Richmond | 5–1 | 6–4 | |
 William & Mary | 4–2 | 5–6 | |
| The Citadel | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| Davidson | 2–3–1 | 3–7–1 | |
| VMI | 1–5 | 2–9 | |
| Furman | 1–6 | 2–9 | |
 App State | 0–3–1 | 5–5–1 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.