1970 William & Mary Indians football team

Further information: 1970 Tangerine Bowl

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
Seasons

When William & Mary played the 20th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers on September 12, it marked the first game as future college football legend Bobby Bowden's career as the Mountaineers' head coach. Bowden would go on to coach West Virginia from 1970–1975, going 3–0 against the Indians (Tribe) in the process.

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12*	at #20 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	L 7–43
September 18*	at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida	L 14–36
September 26*	Cincinnati	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 10–17
October 3*	[[{{{school}}}|Ohio Wesleyan]]	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 33–29
October 10	The Citadel	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 7–16
October 17	at Virginia Military Institute	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia	W 24–10
October 24*	at Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	L 6–33
October 31*	Virginia Tech	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 14–35
November 7*	Connecticut	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 28–15
November 14	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina	W 29–28
November 21	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 34–33
December 28*	vs. #15 Toledo	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Tangerine Bowl)	L 12–40
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from Associated Press.