1977 William & Mary

6–⁠5, coached by Jim Root. The season’s Wikipedia article records 7–⁠4, over the same number of games, so a result differs.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 1977, game by game: won vs. Norfolk State 27–13; lost at VMI 13–23; lost at No. 16 Pittsburgh 6–28; won at Louisville 21–7; won vs. Villanova 28–8; lost vs. Virginia Tech 8–17; lost at Navy 17–42; lost vs. Rutgers 21–22; won at The Citadel 14–13; won at East Carolina 21–17; won vs. Richmond 29–13+20−25Won 27–13 vs. Norfolk State+14Norfolk StateLost 13–23 at VMI-10VMILost 6–28 at No. 16 Pittsburgh-22No. 16 PittsburghWon 21–7 at Louisville+14LouisvilleWon 28–8 vs. Villanova+20VillanovaLost 8–17 vs. Virginia Tech-9Virginia TechLost 17–42 at Navy-25NavyLost 21–22 vs. Rutgers-1RutgersWon 14–13 at The Citadel+1The CitadelWon 21–17 at East Carolina+4East CarolinaWon 29–13 vs. Richmond+16Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Richmond 29–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 16th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
205–⁠203
Coach
Jim Root
Elo
1497 +12 this season
SP+ rating
7.5 No. 52 of 140; offense No. 74, defense No. 39
SRS
2.7 No. 62 of 145 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captains
Joe Agee and Keith Fimian