| 1973 William & Mary Indians football | |
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| Conference | Southern Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (3–2 SoCon) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Lou Tepper (2nd season) |
| Captain | Joe Montgomery, Randy Rovesti |
| Home stadium | Cary Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Furman | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Appalachian State | 2 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| VMI | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Davidson | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The Citadel | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jim Root in his second year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 6–5 overall and 3–2 in SoCon play to place third.[1]
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at Virginia Tech* | W 31–24 | 18,500 | [2] | |
| September 15 | at North Carolina* | L 27–34 | 33,500 | ||
| September 22 | at Wake Forest* | W 15–14 | 18,000 | ||
| September 29 | at The Citadel | W 24–12 | |||
| October 6 | Villanova* | W 33–21 | |||
| October 13 | at Vanderbilt* | L 7–20 | 17,123 | [3] | |
| October 20 | Davidson |
| W 51–35 | 13,500 | [4] |
| October 27 | VMI |
| W 45–14 | 9,500 | [5] |
| November 3 | at East Carolina | L 3–34 | [6] | ||
| November 10 | Colgate* |
| L 42–49 | 7,500 | [7] |
| November 17 | Richmond |
| L 0–31 | 15,500 | [8] |
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References
- ↑ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 26. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Deery, Prochilo lead W&M past Virginia Tech 31–24". The Courier-Journal. September 9, 1973. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "O'Rourke, Fisher star as Vandy rambles 20–7". The Courier-Journal. October 14, 1973. Retrieved October 25, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Indians overpower Davidson". The News and Observer. October 21, 1973. Retrieved August 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "W&M thumps VMI, 45–14". The News and Observer. October 28, 1973. Retrieved February 1, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "East Carolina turns back Indians 34–3". The High Point Enterprise. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Milliken, Don (November 11, 1973). "Colgate's Tom Parr Tops W&M, 49-42". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Richmond stops W&M Tribe, 31–0". The Greenville News. November 18, 1973. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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