William & Mary Tribe football, 1970–79

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

1970 William & Mary Indians football
Southern Conference Champions
Tangerine Bowl, L 12–40, vs. #15 Toledo
Conference	Southern Conference
1970 record	5–7 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Bobby Ross (1st year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

1970 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
William & Mary $		3	–	1		5	–	7
The Citadel		4	–	2		5	–	6
Furman		3	–	2		8	–	3
East Carolina		2	–	2		3	–	8
Richmond		3	–	3		4	–	6
Davidson		2	–	4		2	–	8
VMI		1	–	4		1	–	10

$ – Conference champion

Main article: 1970 William & Mary Indians football team

1971

1971 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
1971 record	5–6 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (3rd year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

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
Furman	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
VMI	1	–	4	–	0	1	–	10	–	0
Davidson	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina	W 35–28
September 18	at East Carolina	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina	W 28–10
September 25	Davidson*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 40–14
October 2	at Tulane*	Tulane Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana	W 14–3
October 9	West Virginia*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 23–28
October 16	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	L 30–41
October 23	VMI	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 12–7
October 30	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 35–36
November 6	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	L 29–36
November 13	at Temple*	Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	L 13–17
November 20	Richmond	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 19–21
*Non-conference game.

1972

See also: 1972 Tobacco Bowl game recap

1972 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
1972 record	5–6 (4–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Root (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (1st year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

1972 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf					Overall
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

$ – Conference champion

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	Furman	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 31–7
September 16	at Navy*	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland	L 9–13
September 23	at Villanova*	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, Pennsylvania	L 17–20
September 30	The Citadel	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 31–12
October 7	at West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	L 34–49
October 14	Vanderbilt*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 17–21
October 21	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 31–3
October 28	vs. Virginia Tech*	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (Tobacco Bowl)	W 17–16
November 4	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina	W 56–9
November 11	East Carolina	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 15–21
November 18	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 3–20
*Non-conference game.

1973

1973 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
1973 record	6–5 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Root (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (2nd year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

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
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

$ – Conference champion

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	W 31–24
September 15	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 27–34
September 22	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	W 15–14
September 29	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina	W 24–12
October 6	Villanova*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 33–21
October 13	at Vanderbilt*	Dudley Field • Nashville, Tennessee	L 7–20
October 20	Davidson	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 51–35
October 27	VMI	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 45–14
November 3	at East Carolina	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina	L 3–34
November 10	Colgate*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 42–49
November 17	Richmond	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 0–31
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from Associated Press.

1974

1974 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
1974 record	4–7 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Root (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (3rd year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

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
Richmond		3	–	3		6	–	4
The Citadel		3	–	4		4	–	7
William & Mary		2	–	3		4	–	7
Furman		2	–	4		5	–	6
Davidson		0	–	3		2	–	7

$ – Conference champion

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 7	at Mississippi State*	Scott Field • Starkville, Mississippi	L 7–49
September 14	at Wake Forest*	Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina	W 17–6
September 21	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	L 28–38
September 28	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	L 0–10
October 5	The Citadel	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 16–12
October 12	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	L 16–31
October 19	Rutgers*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 28–15
October 26	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia (Rivalry)	L 20–31
November 9	Virginia Tech*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 15–34
November 16	East Carolina	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 10–31
November 23	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 54–12
*Non-conference game.

1975

1975 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
1975 record	2–9 (2–3 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Root (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Lou Tepper (4th year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

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
Furman	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	1
VMI	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Davidson	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 6	at North Carolina*	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina	L 7–33
September 20	at East Carolina	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina	L 0–20
September 27	at Pittsburgh*	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 0–47
October 4	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina	L 6–21
October 11	Ohio*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 8–22
October 18	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway Township, New Jersey	L 0–24
October 25	Furman	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 6–21
November 1	vs. Virginia Tech*	Foreman Field • Norfolk, Virginia (Oyster Bowl)	L 7–24
November 8	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 13–7
November 15	Colgate*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 17–21
November 22	Richmond	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 31–21
*Non-conference game.

1976

1976 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
1976 record	7–4 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Root (5th year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

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
Furman	2	–	2	–	1	6	–	4	–	1
VMI	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
The Citadel	1	–	4	–	0	6	–	5	–	0

$ – Conference champion

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 11	VMI	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 34–20
September 18	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	W 14–0
September 25	East Carolina*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 19–20
October 2	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	W 27–15
October 9	Delaware*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	L 13–15
October 16	at Navy*	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland	W 21–13
October 23	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium • Athens, Ohio	W 20–0
October 30	at Furman	Greenville, South Carolina	L 7–23
November 6	Appalachian State	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 23–22
November 13	The Citadel	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 22–0
November 20	at Richmond*	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 10–21
*Non-conference game. Homecoming.

1977

1977 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Independent
1977 record	6–5
Head coach	Jim Root (6th year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

1977 NCAA Division I Independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
#16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
#14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
North Texas State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0*
#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		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
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
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Indiana State		–		–		3	–	7	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
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 9–2–0) awarded a forfeit win after UCLA was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 3	Norfolk State	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 27–13
September 10	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia (Rivalry)	L 13–23
September 17	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	L 6–28
September 24	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky	W 21–7
October 1	Villanova	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 28–8
October 8	vs. Virginia Tech	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (Tobacco Bowl)	L 8–17
October 22	at Navy	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland	L 17–42
October 29	Rutgers	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 21–22
November 5	at The Citadel	Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, South Carolina	W 14–13
November 12	vs. East Carolina	Foreman Field • Norfolk, Virginia (Oyster Bowl)	W 21–17
November 19	Richmond	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 29–13

"12th Man Tackle"

In October 1977, William & Mary met heavily favored East Carolina in the Oyster Bowl. In the fourth quarter ECU led by three points. During the game's final seconds, 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.^[2]^[3]

1978

1978 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Independent
1978 record	5–5–1
Head coach	Jim Root (7th year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

1978 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#4 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
North Texas State		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
#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		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		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
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Boston College		–		–		0	–	11	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 9	VMI	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 10–3
September 16	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium • Storrs, Connecticut	W 27–3
September 23	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, Pennsylvania	W 21–17
September 30	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	L 19–22
October 7	Temple	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	T 22–22
October 14	James Madison	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 32–7
October 21	at No. 17 Navy	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland	L 0–9
October 28	at Louisville	Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, Kentucky	L 21–33
November 4	The Citadel	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 12–8
November 11	at East Carolina	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina	L 3–20
November 18	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	L 3–17
^#Rankings from Associated Press.

1979

1979 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Independent
1979 record	4–7
Head coach	Jim Root (8th year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

1979 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
#6 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
#7 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–		9	–	1	–	2
#17 Temple		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
#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
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
Connecticut		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
William & Mary		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		3	–	6	–	0
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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia (Rivalry)	L 3–7
September 15	Colgate	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 28–15
September 22	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	L 14–35
September 29	at Georgia Tech	Grant Field • Atlanta, Georgia	L 7–33
October 6	James Madison	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 33–0
October 13	vs. Navy	Foreman Field • Norfolk, Virginia (Oyster Bowl)	L 7–24
October 20	Rutgers	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 0–24
October 27	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware (Rivalry)	L 0–40
November 10	at Appalachian State	Conrad Stadium • Boone, North Carolina	W 9–0
November 17	Richmond	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 24–10
November 24	East Carolina	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 14–38

Decade totals

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

NFL Draft selections

= 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	Giles !Andy Giles	Oakland Raiders	Defensive end
2	1972	14	20	358	Cambal, DennisDennis Cambal	Oakland Raiders	Running back
3	1972	15	25	389	Davis !Bill Davis	Miami Dolphins	Defensive tackle
4	1973	11	12	272	Knight, DavidDavid Knight	New York Jets	Wide receiver
5	1974	16	15	405	Beers !Barry Beers	Kansas City Chiefs	Guard
6	1975	12	12	298	Pawlewicz !Richard Pawlewicz	Philadelphia Eagles	Running back
7	1976	16	16	447	MacCurdy !Craig McCurdy	Detroit Lions	Linebacker

Notes

^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).^[4] Since white uniforms dirtied too quickly, they became known as the "Orange and Black" from 1910 through 1916.^[4] 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.^[4] This practice was discontinued when the outcry of stereotyping Native Americans as well as the use of a live animal became controversial.^[4] Since the 1978 season William & Mary has adopted the nickname "Tribe."^[4]

References

↑ http://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
↑ Coach Jim tackled a lot in life, but one was most memorable, The Virginian Pilot, December 1, 2004, retrieved February 3, 2009.
↑ Pirate Alumni newsletter June 23, 2008, retrieved March 13, 2011.
1 2 3 4 5 "A History of W&M Mascots and Nicknames". wm.edu. The College of William & Mary. 2008. Retrieved February 12, 2012.

William & Mary Tribe football

Venues	Zable Stadium (1935–present) Jimmye Laycock Football Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Delaware James Madison Richmond VMI Ivy Bowl

Culture & lore	Griffin Colonel Ebirt Iron Indians "12th Man Tackle" Scandal of 1951 "Tribe Fight Song" William & Mary Pep Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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