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William & Mary

SOCON · 1974 Season · Final

Failing
Record
4–7
0.364 Win %
Conference
4th
2–3 in SOCON

All-Time Resume

Ranked Seasons
53
1922–1981
All-Time Record
251–266–20
0.486 Win %
Peak Final Rank
#10
1942, 1947
#1 Finishes
0
Top 5: 0 · Top 10: 2 · Top 25: 4
  • Divisional Era · 26 seasons
  • AP Poll & Postwar Era · 19 seasons · 2 Top 10
  • Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 8 seasons

Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare William & Mary head-to-head · History & Eras

1974 Schedule & Results

WkDateOpponentConfOpp. RecordResult
3Week 3 · Sep 10Mississippi State (MISSISSIPPI STATE)H2HSEC9–3L 7–49
4Week 4 · Sep 17Wake Forest (WAKE FOREST)H2HACC1–10W 17–6
5Week 5 · Sep 24Virginia (VIRGINIA)H2HACC4–7L 28–38
6Week 6 · Oct 1Furman (FURMAN)H2HIND SOCON5–6L 0–10
7Week 7 · Oct 8Citadel (CITADEL)H2HIND SOCON4–7W 16–12
8Week 8 · Oct 15Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2HIND FBSI8–3L 16–31
9Week 9 · Oct 22Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2HIND FBSI7–3–1W 28–15
10Week 10 · Oct 29Virginia Military Institute (VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE)H2HIND SOCON7–4L 20–31
12Week 12 · Nov 12Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2HIND FBSI4–7L 15–34
13Week 13 · Nov 19East Carolina (EAST CAROLINA)H2HIND SOCON7–4L 10–31
14Week 14 · Nov 26Richmond (RICHMOND)H2HIND SOCON5–5W 54–12

Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.

Rating Tier Spectrum
4.530
Paramount (best)Rock Bottom

Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).

NOW — Net Opponent Wins
-17
-34+17
  • Rutgers +7
  • Richmond +5
  • Citadel +4
  • Wake Forest +1
  • Mississippi State -3
  • Boston College -3
  • Virginia Military Institute -4
  • East Carolina -4
  • Furman -6
  • Virginia -7
  • Virginia Tech -7

Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.

National Standing
Rank #87Better than 37%
Win % Place 86thBetter than 38%

0.364 Win % · Change -1

Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.

Rank by Week
#87Regular Season Final#87Post-Season W1#87Post-Season W2#86Post-Season W3#87Final

Higher on the chart = better rank.

Game Margins
-42
+11
-10
-10
+4
-15
+13
-11
-19
-21
+42

Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.

Final Rank by Season
#1001969#901970#721971#791972#721973

Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.

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