1974 William & Mary
4–7 (2–3 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Root. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Richmond 54–12Nov 23
By 42 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 7 | at Mississippi State | L 7–49 | 36% |
| Sep 14 | at Wake Forest | W 17–6 | 54% |
| Sep 21 | at Virginia | L 28–38 | 48% |
| Sep 28 | at Furman | L 0–10 | 54% |
| Oct 5 | vs The Citadel | W 16–12 | 71% |
| Oct 12 | at Boston College | L 16–31 | 26% |
| Oct 19 | vs Rutgers | W 28–15 | 44% |
| Oct 26 | at VMI | L 20–31 | 43% |
| Nov 9 | vs Virginia Tech | L 15–34 | 52% |
| Nov 16 | vs East Carolina | L 10–31 | 30% |
| Nov 23 | at Richmond | W 54–12 | 28% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Richmond 54–12; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 59th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 4–7
- Conference
- 2–3 6th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 211–269
- Coach
- Jim Root
- Elo
- 1394 −38 this season
- SP+ rating
- -8.6 No. 93 of 124; offense No. 74, defense No. 99
- SRS
- −7.9 No. 92 of 129 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Lou Tepper
- Captains
- Mike Stewart and Dick Pawlewicz
1974 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| VMI | 5–1 | 7–4 | |
 App State | 4–1 | 6–5 | |
| East Carolina | 3–3 | 7–4 | |
| Richmond | 3–3 | 5–5 | |
| The Citadel | 3–4 | 4–7 | |
 William & Mary | 2–3 | 4–7 | |
| Furman | 2–4 | 5–6 | |
 Davidson | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.