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William & Mary Tribe football, 1970–1979

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The William & Mary Indians / Tribe football[a] teams represented the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. Now known as the William & Mary Tribe, the program was established in 1893. Their long-time football rival is the University of Richmond. Their annual meeting is dubbed the I-64 Bowl (renamed the Capital Cup starting in the 2009 season), so named for the highway connecting the two nearby schools.

The 1970s was a time of transition for the William & Mary football program. Aside from switching head coaches after the 1971 season, the Indians would also eventually switch athletic conferences and create a new nickname. Prior to the 1977 season, William & Mary left the Southern Conference after having been a member since 1936. Then, effective as of the 1978 season, the NCAA decided to split their Division I status for schools into two sub-groups: Division I-A and Division I-AA. It was also this year that William & Mary switched their long-standing nickname, the Indians, to a more politically correct Tribe.

Though the overall decade winning percentage was below .500 (49–61–1), the era started off on a strong note. Future College Football Hall of Famer Lou Holtz, in his second year as head coach, guided the Indians to be the 1970 Southern Conference Champions and make an appearance in the school's third (and final) major bowl game. Though the Indians would lose the Tangerine Bowl, 12–40, they later took solace in knowing that they lost to a Toledo Rockets team who were in their second of three straight undefeated seasons (Toledo went into the contest ranked 15th by the Associated Press and would finish #12 in the final AP Poll).

William & Mary had seven NFL Draft selections, and they were also able to split the decade's I-64 Bowl series with Richmond 5–5.

1970[edit]

1970 William & Mary Indians football
Southern Conference Champions
Tangerine Bowl, L 12–40, vs. #15 Toledo
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1970 record5–7 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coachLou Holtz (2nd year)
Defensive coordinatorBobby Ross (1st year)
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1969
1971 →
1970 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
William & Mary $   3 – 1         5 – 7  
The Citadel   4 – 2         5 – 6  
[[{{{school}}}|Furman]]   3 – 2         8 – 3  
East Carolina   2 – 2         3 – 8  
Richmond   3 – 3         4 – 6  
[[{{{school}}}|Davidson]]   2 – 4         2 – 8  
[[{{{school}}}|VMI]]   1 – 4         1 – 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
Main article: 1970 William & Mary Indians football team

1971[edit]

1971 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1971 record5–6 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coachLou Holtz (3rd year)
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Richmond $ 5 – 1 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 1 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
East Carolina 3 – 2 – 0     4 – 6 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Furman]] 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|VMI]] 1 – 4 – 0     1 – 10 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Davidson]] 0 – 6 – 0     1 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 11at The Citadel
W 35–28
September 18at East Carolina
W 28–10[1]
September 25[[{{{school}}}|Davidson]]*
W 40–14
October 2at Tulane*
W 14–3
October 9West Virginia*
L 23–28
October 16at [[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]]*
L 30–41
October 23[[{{{school}}}|VMI]]
W 12–7
October 30at North Carolina*
L 35–36
November 6at Wake Forest*
L 29–36
November 13at Temple*
L 13–17
November 20Richmond
L 19–21
  • *Non-conference game

1972[edit]

  • See footnote [2]
1972 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1972 record5–6 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coachJim Root (1st year)
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (1st year)
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
East Carolina $ 6 – 0 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Richmond]] 5 – 1 – 0     6 – 4 – 0
William & Mary 4 – 2 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
The Citadel 4 – 3 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Davidson]] 2 – 3 – 1     3 – 7 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|VMI]] 1 – 5 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Furman]] 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
Appalachian State 0 – 3 – 1     5 – 5 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 9[[{{{school}}}|Furman]]
W 31–7
September 16at Navy*
L 9–13
September 23at Villanova*
L 17–20
September 30The Citadel
W 31–12
October 7at West Virginia*
L 34–49
October 14Vanderbilt*
L 17–21
October 21at [[{{{school}}}|VMI]]
W 31–3
October 28vs. [[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]]*
W 17–16
November 4at [[{{{school}}}|Davidson]]
W 56–9
November 11East Carolina
L 15–21[3]
November 18at [[{{{school}}}|Richmond]]
L 3–20
  • *Non-conference game

1973[edit]

1973 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1973 record6–5 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coachJim Root (2nd year)
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (2nd year)
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
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
[[{{{school}}}|Furman]] 3 – 3 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State 2 – 2 – 0     3 – 7 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|VMI]] 2 – 4 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Davidson]] 1 – 6 – 0     2 – 8 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 6 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 8at [[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]]*
W 31–24
September 15at North Carolina*
L 27–34
September 22at Wake Forest*
W 15–14
September 29at The Citadel
W 24–12
October 6Villanova*
W 33–21
October 13at Vanderbilt*
L 7–20
October 20[[{{{school}}}|Davidson]]
W 51–35
October 27[[{{{school}}}|VMI]]
W 45–14
November 3at East Carolina
L 3–34[4]
November 10Colgate*
L 42–49[5]
November 17Richmond
L 0–31
  • *Non-conference game

1974[edit]

1974 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1974 record4–7 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coachJim Root (3rd year)
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (3rd year)
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
VMI $   5 – 1         7 – 4  
Appalachian State   4 – 1         6 – 5  
East Carolina   3 – 3         7 – 4  
[[{{{school}}}|Richmond]]   3 – 3         5 – 5  
The Citadel   3 – 4         4 – 7  
William & Mary   2 – 3         4 – 7  
Furman   2 – 4         5 – 6  
[[{{{school}}}|Davidson]]   0 – 3         2 – 7  
  • $ – Conference champion
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 7at Mississippi State*
L 7–49
September 14at Wake Forest*
W 17–6
September 21at Virginia*
L 28–38
September 28at [[{{{school}}}|Furman]]
L 0–10
October 5The Citadel
W 16–12
October 12at Boston College*
L 16–31
October 19Rutgers*
W 28–15
October 26at VMI
L 20–31
November 9Virginia Tech*
L 15–34
November 16East Carolina
L 10–31[6]
November 23at [[{{{school}}}|Richmond]]
W 54–12
  • *Non-conference game

1975[edit]

1975 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1975 record2–9 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coachJim Root (4th year)
Defensive coordinatorLou Tepper (4th year)
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Richmond $ 5 – 1 – 0     5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina 4 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
Appalachian State 3 – 2 – 0     8 – 3 – 0
The Citadel 4 – 3 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary 2 – 3 – 0     2 – 9 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Furman]] 2 – 4 – 0     5 – 5 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|VMI]] 2 – 4 – 0     3 – 8 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Davidson]] 0 – 3 – 0     1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 6at North Carolina*
L 7–33
September 20at East Carolina
L 0–20[7]
September 27at Pittsburgh*
L 0–47
October 4at The Citadel
L 6–21
October 11Ohio*
L 8–22
October 18at Rutgers*
L 0–24
October 25[[{{{school}}}|Furman]]
L 6–21
November 1vs. [[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]]*
L 7–24
November 8at [[{{{school}}}|VMI]]
W 13–7
November 15[[{{{school}}}|Colgate]]*
L 17–21
November 22Richmond
W 31–21
  • *Non-conference game

1976[edit]

1976 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
1976 record7–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coachJim Root (5th year)
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southern Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
East Carolina $ 4 – 1 – 0     9 – 2 – 0
William & Mary 3 – 2 – 0     7 – 4 – 0
Appalachian State 2 – 2 – 1     6 – 4 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|Furman]] 2 – 2 – 1     6 – 4 – 1
[[{{{school}}}|VMI]] 2 – 3 – 0     5 – 5 – 0
The Citadel 1 – 4 – 0     6 – 5 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 11[[{{{school}}}|VMI]]
W 34–20
September 18at Virginia*
W 14–0
September 25East Carolina*
L 19–20[8]
October 2at Virginia Tech*
W 27–15
October 9Delaware*dagger
L 13–15
October 16at Navy*
W 21–13
October 23at Ohio*
W 20–0
October 30at [[{{{school}}}|Furman]]Greenville, South CarolinaL 7–23
November 6Appalachian State
W 23–22
November 13The Citadel
W 22–0
November 20at [[{{{school}}}|Richmond]]*
L 10–21
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

1977[edit]

1977 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceIndependent
1977 record6–5
Head coachJim Root (6th year)
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
Colgate   –   –       10 – 1 – 0
North Texas State *   –   –       10 – 1 – 0
No. 16 San Diego State   –   –       10 – 1 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Tennessee State]]   –   –       8 – 1 – 1
No. 14 Florida State   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   –       9 – 2 – 1
East Carolina   –   –       8 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       8 – 3 – 0
Army   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –       7 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –       5 – 4 – 2
Georgia Tech   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Memphis State   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Northwestern State]]   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Southern Miss]]   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   –       5 – 5 – 1
Hawaii   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Navy   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       5 – 7 – 0
Utah State   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Illinois State]]   –   –       3 – 7 – 1
Virginia Tech   –   –       3 – 7 – 1
Miami (FL)   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Richmond]]   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Tulane   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   –       2 – 8 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –       2 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[9]
Rankings from AP Poll
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3[[{{{school}}}|Norfolk State]]
W 27–13
September 10at VMI
L 13–23
September 17at Pittsburgh
L 6–28
September 24at Louisville
W 21–7
October 1Villanova
W 28–8
October 8vs. Virginia Tech
L 8–17
October 22at Navy
L 17–42
October 29Rutgers
L 21–22
November 5at The Citadel
W 14–13
November 12vs. East Carolina
W 21–17[10]
November 19[[{{{school}}}|Richmond]]
W 29–13
"12th Man Tackle"

In October 1977, William & Mary met heavily favored East Carolina in the Oyster Bowl. In the third quarter ECU led by three points. With 3:15 left in the third quarter, William & Mary quarterback Tom Rozantz broke loose and ran for the end zone. Jim Johnson, a former head coach for the ECU football team, who was described by The Virginian Pilot as "a portly 65-year-old gentleman in a raincoat", ran from the sidelines and threw a block tackle on Rozantz before he could score the winning touchdown. The unusual turn of events silenced the screaming William & Mary fans, and the officials gathered to discuss their course of action. After deliberation, the play was ruled a touchdown and William & Mary went on to win, 21–17.[11][12][13]

1978[edit]

1978 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
1978 record5–5–1
Head coachJim Root (7th year)
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 4 Penn State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
North Texas State   –   –       9 – 2 – 0
East Carolina   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
No. 7 Notre Dame   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Florida State   –   –       8 – 3 – 0
Temple   –   –       7 – 3 – 1
Pittsburgh   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Louisville   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –       6 – 4 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   –       7 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       5 – 5 – 1
William & Mary   –   –       5 – 5 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –       4 – 6 – 1
Memphis State   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Air Force   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Colgate   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Richmond]]   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Illinois State]]   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
West Virginia   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Boston College   –   –       0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 9[[{{{school}}}|VMI]]
W 10–3
September 16at Connecticut
W 27–3
September 23at Villanova
W 21–17
September 30at [[{{{school}}}|Virginia Tech]]
L 19–22
October 7Temple
T 22–22
October 14[[{{{school}}}|James Madison]]
W 32–7
October 21at No. 17 Navy
L 0–9
October 28at Louisville
L 21–33
November 4The Citadel
W 12–8
November 11at East Carolina
L 3–20
November 18at [[{{{school}}}|Richmond]]
L 3–17
  • Rankings from Associated Press poll released prior to the game

1979[edit]

1979 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
1979 record4–7
Head coachJim Root (8th year)
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 6 Florida State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Pittsburgh   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
UNLV   –   –       9 – 1 – 2
No. 17 Temple   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
Tulane   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       8 – 3 – 0
East Carolina   –   –       7 – 3 – 1
No. 20 Penn State   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       6 – 4 – 1
Syracuse   –   –       7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –       5 – 4 – 1
Boston College   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Memphis   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Miami   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|North Texas State]]   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Villanova   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
West Virginia   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –       4 – 6 – 1
Louisville   –   –       4 – 6 – 1
William & Mary   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
[[{{{school}}}|Illinois State]]   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –       2 – 8 – 1
Air Force   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Richmond   –   –       0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
DateOpponentSiteResult
September 8at [[{{{school}}}|VMI]]
L 3–7
September 15[[{{{school}}}|Colgate]]
W 28–15
September 22at Virginia Tech
L 14–35
September 29at Georgia Tech
L 7–33
October 6[[{{{school}}}|James Madison]]
W 33–0
October 13vs. Navy
L 7–24
October 20Rutgers
L 0–24
October 27at Delaware
L 0–40
November 10at Appalachian State
W 9–0
November 17Richmond
W 24–10
November 24East Carolina
L 14–38

Decade totals[edit]

  • Final record: 49–61–1
  • Points scored: 2,065
  • Points against: 2,324
  • +/- point differential: –259

NFL Draft selections[edit]

= NFL Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
7 NFL Draft Selections 
# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1 1971 15 19 383 Andy Giles Oakland Raiders Defensive end
2 1972 14 20 358 Dennis Cambal Oakland Raiders Running back
3 1972 15 25 389 Bill Davis Miami Dolphins Defensive tackle
4 1973 11 12 272 David Knight New York Jets Wide receiver
5 1974 16 15 405 Barry Beers Kansas City Chiefs Guard
6 1975 12 12 298 Richard Pawlewicz Philadelphia Eagles Running back
7 1976 16 16 447 Craig McCurdy Detroit Lions Linebacker

Notes[edit]

  • a Between 1896 and 1909 their nickname was "Orange and White", deriving that name from the school's former colors (William & Mary now uses green and gold).[14] Since white uniforms dirtied too quickly, they became known as the "Orange and Black" from 1910 through 1916.[14] Between 1917 and 1977 they were known as the Indians, and throughout this period a man dressing up as a Native American would ride around on a pony along the sidelines during games.[14] This practice was discontinued when the outcry of stereotyping Native Americans as well as the use of a live animal became controversial.[14] Since the 1978 season William & Mary has adopted the nickname "Tribe."[14]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "W&M whips East Carolina". Daily Press. September 19, 1971. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ 1972 Tobacco Bowl game recap
  3. ↑ "W&M errors, disputes call help ECU to SC title, 21–15". Daily Press. November 12, 1972. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "East Carolina turns back Indians 34–3". The High Point Enterprise. November 4, 1973. Retrieved March 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Milliken, Don (November 11, 1973). "Colgate's Tom Parr Tops W&M, 49-42". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "East Carolina passing, defense trounce W&M by 31–10". Daily Press. November 17, 1974. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "East Carolina tops Indians". The Progress-Index. September 21, 1975. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "East Carolina nips W&M 20–19". The Danville Register. September 26, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  10. ↑ "Rozantz leads W&M's upset of Pirates". The Danville Register. November 13, 1977. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ Coach Jim tackled a lot in life, but one was most memorable, The Virginian Pilot, December 1, 2004, retrieved February 3, 2009.
  12. ↑ Pirate Alumni newsletter June 23, 2008, retrieved March 13, 2011.
  13. ↑ Richards, Ed (November 13, 1977). "Rozantz, W&M, Find Pearls In Oyster Bowl; Despite '12th Man', Pirates Shocked 21-17". The Daily Press. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
  14. ↑ 14.0 14.1 14.2 14.3 14.4 "A History of W&M Mascots and Nicknames". wm.edu. The College of William & Mary. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012.


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