1976 William & Mary Indians football team

1976 Southern Conference football standings
	$ – Conference champion;

1976 William & Mary Indians football
1976 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
1976 record	7–4 (3–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jim Root (5th season);
Captain	Jack Kroeger, Jeff Hosmer
Home stadium	Cary Field
	Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

The 1976 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. Led by Jim Root in his fifth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 7–4 overall and 3–2 in SoCon play to place second.^[1]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	VMI	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 34–20
September 18	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	W 14–0	26,000
September 25	East Carolina*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 19–20	13,500	^[2]
October 2	at Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	W 27–15	35,000	^[3]
October 9	Delaware*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 13–15	15,500	^[4]
October 16	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 21–13
October 23	at Ohio*	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	W 20–0
October 30	at Furman	Sirrine Stadium Greenville, SC	L 7–23
November 6	Appalachian State	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 23–22	10,000	^[5]
November 13	The Citadel	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 22–0
November 20	at Richmond*	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 10–21
*Non-conference game Homecoming

^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^ "East Carolina nips W&M 20–19". The Danville Register. September 26, 1976. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W&M tops VPI 27–15, looks Keen". Daily Press. October 3, 1976. Retrieved December 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Richards, Ed (October 10, 1976). "Delaware Hands W&M 15-13 Setback". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W&M trips Appalachian by 23–22 on late TD pass". Daily Press. November 7, 1976. Retrieved December 3, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

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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
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1976 Southern Conference football standings
v t	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