1975 William & Mary
2–9 (2–3 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Root. Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Richmond 31–21Nov 22
By 10 points, its widest win.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 6 | at North Carolina | L 7–33 | 32% |
| Sep 20 | at East Carolina | L 0–20 | 34% |
| Sep 27 | at Pittsburgh | L 0–47 | 22% |
| Oct 4 | at The Citadel | L 6–21 | 42% |
| Oct 11 | vs Ohio | L 8–22 | 38% |
| Oct 18 | at Rutgers | L 0–24 | 30% |
| Oct 25 | vs Furman | L 6–21 | 53% |
| Nov 1 | vs Virginia Tech | L 7–24 | 22% |
| Nov 8 | at VMI | W 13–7 | 24% |
| Nov 15 | vs Colgate | L 17–21 | 49% |
| Nov 22 | vs Richmond | W 31–21 | 39% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Beat Richmond 31–21; unranked in the final AP poll; 5th in the Southern Conference.
In program history: The 87th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 2–3 5th in Southern Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 95–261
- Coach
- Jim Root
- Elo
- 1319 −110 this season
- SP+ rating
- -16.7 No. 120 of 132; offense No. 130, defense No. 92
- SRS
- −17.9 No. 127 of 137 major-college teams
- Recruiting class
- —
- Defensive coordinator
- Lou Tepper
- Captains
- Craig McCurdy and Paul Kruis
1975 Southern Conference standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 5–1 | 5–6 | |
| East Carolina | 4–2 | 8–3 | |
 App State | 3–2 | 8–3 | |
| The Citadel | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
 William & Mary | 2–3 | 2–9 | |
| Furman | 2–4 | 5–5–1 | |
| VMI | 2–4 | 3–8 | |
 Davidson | 0–3 | 0–3 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.