1973 William & Mary Indians football team

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
Seasons

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

Schedule

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	Virginia Military Institute	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	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.