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1973 William & Mary

6–⁠5 (3–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Root.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 1973, game by game: won at Virginia Tech 31–24; lost at No. 19 North Carolina 27–34; won at Wake Forest 15–14; won at The Citadel 24–12; won vs. Villanova 33–21; lost at Vanderbilt 7–20; won vs. Davidson 51–35; won vs. VMI 45–14; lost at East Carolina 3–34; lost vs. Colgate 42–49; lost vs. Richmond 0–31+31−31Won 31–24 at Virginia Tech+7Virginia TechLost 27–34 at No. 19 North Carolina-7No. 19 North CarolinaWon 15–14 at Wake Forest+1Wake ForestWon 24–12 at The Citadel+12The CitadelWon 33–21 vs. Villanova+12VillanovaLost 7–20 at Vanderbilt-13VanderbiltWon 51–35 vs. Davidson+16DavidsonWon 45–14 vs. VMI+31VMILost 3–34 at East Carolina-31East CarolinaLost 42–49 vs. Colgate-7ColgateLost 0–31 vs. Richmond-31Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atVirginia TechW 31–⁠2430%
Sep 15at19North CarolinaL 27–⁠3423%
Sep 22atWake ForestW 15–⁠1454%
Sep 29atThe CitadelW 24–⁠1259%
Oct 6vsVillanovaW 33–⁠2173%
Oct 13atVanderbiltL 7–⁠2055%
Oct 20vsDavidsonW 51–⁠3589%
Oct 27vsVMIW 45–⁠1484%
Nov 3atEast CarolinaL 3–⁠3435%
Nov 10vsColgateL 42–⁠4975%
Nov 17vsRichmondL 0–⁠3147%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 31–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll; 3rd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
278–⁠288
Coach
Jim Root
Elo
1399 −42 this season
SP+ rating
-9.6 No. 92 of 123; offense No. 54, defense No. 108
SRS
−8.8 No. 91 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Paul Schudel
Defensive coordinator
Lou Tepper
Captains
Joe Montgomery and Randy Rovesti

1973 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
East Carolina7–⁠09–⁠2
Richmond5–⁠18–⁠2
William & Mary3–⁠26–⁠5
Furman3–⁠37–⁠4
App State2–⁠23–⁠7–⁠1
VMI2–⁠43–⁠8
The Citadel1–⁠63–⁠8
Davidson1–⁠62–⁠8

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.