1962 William & Mary Indians football
ConferenceSouthern Conference
Record4–5–1 (4–3–1 SoCon)
Head coach
CaptainStan Penkunas, Dennis O'Toole
Home stadiumCary Field
1962 Southern Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
VMI $ 6 0 06 4 0
West Virginia 4 0 08 2 0
Richmond 3 2 06 3 0
William & Mary 4 3 14 5 1
Furman 2 2 04 6 0
VPI 2 3 05 5 0
The Citadel 1 4 03 7 0
George Washington 1 5 03 7 0
Davidson 0 4 13 5 1
  • $ Conference champion

The 1962 William & Mary Indians football team was an American football team that represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1962 NCAA University Division football season. In their sixth season under head coach Milt Drewer, William & Mary compiled a 4–5–1 record, with a mark of 4–3–1 in conference play, placing fourth in the SoCon.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 15VPIW 3–010,000[2]
September 22Virginia*
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 7–1912,000[3]
September 29at Navy*L 16–2020,639[4]
October 6at The CitadelW 29–2310,300[5]
October 13at DavidsonT 7–77,500[6]
October 20Furman
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 21–78,000[7]
October 27VMI
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
L 0–64,000[8]
November 3at West VirginiaL 13–2814,000[9]
November 10George Washington
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 10–64,500[10]
November 22at RichmondL 3–1511,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "1962 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved October 24, 2022.
  2. "Indians nip VPI, 3–0, on 20-yard field goal". The Sunday Star. September 16, 1962. Retrieved October 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Virginia overcomes W&M, 19–7". The Charlotte Observer. September 23, 1962. Retrieved October 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Navy nips W and M by 20–16 score". Sunday News. September 30, 1962. Retrieved October 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Citadel loses grid thriller to William and Mary, 29–23". The Greenville News. October 7, 1962. Retrieved October 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Davidson ties Indians, 7–7". The Progress-Index. October 14, 1962. Retrieved August 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "William and Mary outguns Furman, 21–7". The Daily News Leader. October 21, 1962. Retrieved September 15, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "VMI slips past W&M, 6–0". The Virginian-Pilot. October 28, 1962. Retrieved October 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Mounties rap Indians 28–13 on Yost passes". The High Point Enterprise. November 4, 1962. Retrieved October 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Corley pass theft, Bishop field goal get Tribe 10–6 win". Daily Press. November 11, 1962. Retrieved February 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "W&M bows, 15–3". The Virginian-Pilot. November 23, 1962. Retrieved October 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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