1954 William & Mary Indians football team

1954 William & Mary Indians football
1954 William & Mary Indians football
Conference	Southern Conference
Record	4–4–2 (1–2–2 SoCon)
Head coach	Jack Freeman (3rd season);
Captain	Charlie Sumner, Jerry Sazio
Home stadium	Cary Field
	Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Southern Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 12 West Virginia $	3	–	0	–	0	8	–	1	–	0
Furman	2	–	0	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
No. 16 VPI	3	–	0	–	1	8	–	0	–	1
Davidson	2	–	1	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
VMI	4	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Richmond	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
William & Mary	1	–	2	–	2	4	–	4	–	2
George Washington	0	–	4	–	1	1	–	7	–	1
The Citadel	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1954 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Jack Freeman the Indians compiled an overall record of 4–4–2 with a mark of 1–2–2 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SoCon. William & Mary played home games at Cary Field in Williamsburg, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	at Navy*	Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–27		^[1]
October 2	at Penn*	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 27–7	17,000	^[2]
October 9	vs. NC State*	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA	L 0–26	12,000	^[3]
October 16	at Rutgers*	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 14–7	9,500	^[4]
October 22	at George Washington	Griffith Stadium Washington, DC	T 13–13	20,000	^[5]
October 30	at No. 14 VPI	Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA	T 7–7	16,000	^[6]
November 6	vs. VMI	Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA (rivalry)	L 0–21	10,000	^[7]
November 13	No. 16 West Virginia	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 6–20	10,000	^[8]
November 20	Wake Forest*	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 13–9	2,200	^[9]
November 25	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 2–0	9,000	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1955	7	10	83	Bruce Sturgess	Chicago Bears	Back
1955	28	7	332	Al Crow	New York Giants	Tackle

^ "Navy sinks W&M under 27–0 Tide". Asheville Citizen-Times. September 26, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Karmosky, Charles (October 3, 1954). "W&M Runs over Penn". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "State upsets W&M, 26–0". Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. October 10, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Capaldo, Chuck (October 17, 1954). "Two Long TD Runs Overcome Rutgers". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "GW scores late to tie W&M, 13–13". Daily Press. October 23, 1954. Retrieved February 10, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Indians tie VPI". The Portsmouth Star. October 31, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "VMI tumbles Tribe, 21–0". Daily Press. November 7, 1954. Retrieved January 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "West Virginia beats W&M, 20–6, to take Conference crown". The Sunday Star. November 14, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W&M stuns Wake Deacons by 13–9". The Charlotte Observer. November 21, 1954. Retrieved January 5, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Indians squeeze by Spiders, 2–0". The News and Observer. November 26, 1954. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "1954 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved January 5, 2023.

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