The 1972 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Jim Root in his first year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–2 in SoCon play to place third.[1]
1972 William & Mary Indians football | |
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Conference | Southern Conference |
Record | 5–6 (4–2 SoCon) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Paul Schudel (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Lou Tepper (1st season) |
Captain | Paul Scolaro, Todd Bushnell |
Home stadium | Cary Field |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Citadel | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Davidson | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
VMI | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Furman | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Appalachian State | 0 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | Furman | W 31–7 | [2] | ||
September 16 | at Navy* | L 9–13 | 16,196 | [3] | |
September 23 | at Villanova* | L 17–20 | 9,150 | [4] | |
September 30 | The Citadel |
| W 31–12 | 7,500 | [5] |
October 7 | at West Virginia* | L 34–49 | 28,000 | [6] | |
October 14 | Vanderbilt* |
| L 17–21 | 13,000 | [7] |
October 21 | at VMI | W 31–3 | 6,000 | [8] | |
October 28 | vs. Virginia Tech* | W 17–16 | 22,000 | [9] | |
November 4 | at Davidson | W 56–9 | 3,000 | [10] | |
November 11 | East Carolina |
| L 15–21 | 15,000 | [11] |
November 18 | at Richmond |
| L 3–20 | 11,500 | [12] |
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References
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