1975 William & Mary Indians football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1975

| team = William & Mary Indians

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Southern Conference

| short_conf = SoCon

| record = 2–9

| conf_record = 2–3

| head_coach = Jim Root

| hc_year = 4th

| off_coach =

| oc_year =

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Lou Tepper

| dc_year = 4th

| def_scheme =

| captain = Craig McCurdy

| captain2 = Paul Kruis

| stadium = Cary Field

}}

The 1975 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1975 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jim Root in his fourth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 2–9 overall and 2–3 in SoCon play to place fifth.{{cite web |author= |title=William & Mary Football Record Book |url=https://static.tribeathletics.com/custompages/files/fb/2020/2021_record_book.pdf |publisher=William & Mary Athletics |date=June 1, 2021 |page=27 |access-date=June 15, 2021 }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 6

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = North Carolina

| site_stadium = Kenan Memorial Stadium

| site_cityst = Chapel Hill, NC

| score = 7–33

| attend = 31,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/kingsport-times-news-betterson-keys-tarh/139593566/|work=Kingsport Times-News|title=Betterson keys Tarheels past William & Mary|date=September 7, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 20

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = East Carolina

| site_stadium = Ficklen Stadium

| site_cityst = Greenville, NC

| score = 0–20

| attend = 15,542

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72647729/east-carolina-tops-indians/|work=The Progress-Index|title=East Carolina tops Indians|date=September 21, 1975|accessdate=March 4, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 27

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Pittsburgh

| site_stadium = Pitt Stadium

| site_cityst = Pittsburgh, PA

| score = 0–47

| attend = 31,022

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-pitt-blasts-w/139593608/|work=The Danville Register|title=Pitt blasts W&M 47–0|date=September 28, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 4

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = The Citadel

| site_stadium = Johnson Hagood Stadium

| site_cityst = Charleston, SC

| score = 6–21

| attend = 15,845

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-and-advance-citadel-cruises-by/139593505/|work=The Lynchburg News|title=Citadel cruises by Indians|date=October 5, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 11

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Ohio

| site_stadium = Cary Field

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 8–22

| attend = 12,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-ohio-rips-wm/139593654/|work=The State|title=Ohio rips W&M|date=October 12, 1975|accessdate=January 26, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 18

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Rutgers

| site_stadium = Rutgers Stadium

| site_cityst = Piscataway, NJ

| score = 0–24

| attend = 10,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Edwards Leads Rutgers to Triumph over W&M |first=Ken |last=O'Brien |date=October 19, 1975 |page=B1 |newspaper=The Home News Sunday |location=New Brunswick, N.J.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71718567/1975-rutgers-wm/ }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 25

| w/l = l

| opponent = Furman

| site_stadium = Cary Field

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 6–21

| attend = 7,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/109712664/paladins-thrash-winless-indians/|work=The State|title=Paladins thrash winless Indians|date=October 26, 1975|accessdate=September 17, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 1

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| neutral = y

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| site_stadium = Foreman Field

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| gamename = Oyster Bowl

| score = 7–24

| attend = 28,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90591149/barnes-rogers-lead-tech-to-247-win-in/|work=The Danville Register|title=Barnes, Rogers lead Tech to 24–7 win in Oyster Bowl|date=November 2, 1975|accessdate=December 14, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 8

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 13–7

| attend = 6,200

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94062865/wm-beats-vmi-for-first-win/|work=The Danville Register|title=W&M beats VMI for first win|date=November 9, 1975|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 15

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Colgate

| site_stadium = Cary Field

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 17–21

| attend = 8,000

| source = {{cite news |title=W&M Falls 21-17 in Turnover Fest |first=Bob |last=Moskowitz |date=November 16, 1975 |page=D1 |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Va.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71746848/1975-colgate-wm/ }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 22

| w/l = w

| opponent = Richmond

| site_stadium = Cary Field

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 31–21

| attend = 11,000

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94067651/fimian-rozantz-boost-indians-over-richm/|work=The State|title=Fimian, Rozantz boost Indians over Richmond|date=November 23, 1975|accessdate=February 2, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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References

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