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1976 William & Mary

7–⁠4 (3–⁠2 Southern Conference), coached by Jim Root.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 1976, game by game: won vs. VMI 34–20; won at Virginia 14–0; lost vs. East Carolina 19–20; won at Virginia Tech 27–15; lost vs. Delaware 13–15; won at Navy 21–13; won at Ohio 20–0; lost at Furman 7–23; won vs. App State 23–22; won vs. The Citadel 22–0; lost at Richmond 10–21+22−16Won 34–20 vs. VMI+14VMIWon 14–0 at Virginia+14VirginiaLost 19–20 vs. East Carolina-1East CarolinaWon 27–15 at Virginia Tech+12Virginia TechLost 13–15 vs. Delaware-2DelawareWon 21–13 at Navy+8NavyWon 20–0 at Ohio+20OhioLost 7–23 at Furman-16FurmanWon 23–22 vs. App State+1App StateWon 22–0 vs. The Citadel+22The CitadelLost 10–21 at Richmond-11Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 11vsVMIW 34–⁠2052%
Sep 18atVirginiaW 14–⁠055%
Sep 25vsEast CarolinaL 19–⁠2033%
Oct 2atVirginia TechW 27–⁠1525%
Oct 9vsDelawareL 13–⁠1582%
Oct 16atNavyW 21–⁠1341%
Oct 23atOhioW 20–⁠032%
Oct 30atFurmanL 7–⁠2361%
Nov 6vsApp StateW 23–⁠2256%
Nov 13vsThe CitadelW 22–⁠070%
Nov 20atRichmondL 10–⁠2153%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 21–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the Southern Conference.

In program history: The 23rd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 2nd in Southern Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
210–⁠149
Coach
Jim Root
Elo
1479 +99 this season
SP+ rating
13.2 No. 26 of 132; offense No. 51, defense No. 14
SRS
8.4 No. 33 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—
Captains
Jack Kroeger and Jeff Hosmer

1976 Southern Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
East Carolina4–⁠19–⁠2
William & Mary3–⁠27–⁠4
App State2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
Furman2–⁠2–⁠16–⁠4–⁠1
VMI2–⁠35–⁠5
The Citadel2–⁠46–⁠5
Davidson0–⁠10–⁠2

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