1971 William & Mary Indians football team

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
Seasons

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

Schedule

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	Virginia Military Institute	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	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.