1978 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
CaptainMelvin Martin, Jim Ryan, Tom Rozantz
Home stadiumCary Field
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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
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

The 1978 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jim Root in his seventh year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 5–5–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9VMIW 10–314,100[2]
September 16at ConnecticutW 27–3
September 23at VillanovaW 21–17
September 30at Virginia TechL 19–2234,000[3]
October 7Temple
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
T 22–22
October 14James Madison
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 32–714,200[4]
October 21at No. 17 NavyL 0–9
October 28at LouisvilleL 21–33
November 4The Citadel
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 12–8
November 11at East CarolinaL 3–2026,231[5]
November 18at RichmondL 3–1717,500[6]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "W&M nudges VMI on late score 10–3". Daily Press. September 10, 1978. Retrieved February 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "VPI sinks W&M with desperation 'bomb'". Daily Press. October 1, 1978. Retrieved December 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Madison beaten 32–7 by methodical W&M". Daily Press. October 15, 1978. Retrieved March 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Pirates defense W&M 20–3". Daily Press. November 12, 1978. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Spiders defense quells Indians". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 19, 1978. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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