1954 William & Mary Indians football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1954 William & Mary Indians football Southern Conference SoCon 4–4–2 1–2–2 Jack Freeman 3rd Charlie Sumner Jerry Sazio Cary Field 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 1954 AP September 25 l y y Navy Thompson Stadium Annapolis, MD 0–27 https://www.newspapers.com/article/asheville-citizen-times-navy-sinks-wm-u/138086837/ Asheville Citizen-Times Navy sinks W&M under 27–0 Tide September 26, 1954 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 2 w y y Penn Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 27–7 17,000 W&M Runs over Penn Charles Karmosky October 3, 1954 C1 Daily Press Newport News, Va. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67814220/1954-penn-wm/ October 9 l y y NC State Foreman Field Norfolk, VA 0–26 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-virginian-pilot-state-upsets-wm-26/138086891/ Norfolk Virginian-Pilot State upsets W&M, 26–0 October 10, 1954 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com October 16 w y y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 14–7 9,500 Two Long TD Runs Overcome Rutgers Chuck Capaldo October 17, 1954 C1 Daily Press Newport News, Va. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67818070/1954-rutgers-wm/ October 22 t y George Washington Griffith Stadium Washington, DC 13–13 20,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69882650/gw-scores-late-to-tie-wm-1313/ Daily Press GW scores late to tie W&M, 13–13 October 23, 1954 February 10, 2021 Newspapers.com October 30 t y VPI 14 Miles Stadium Blacksburg, VA 7–7 16,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-portsmouth-star-indians-tie-vpi/138086965/ The Portsmouth Star Indians tie VPI October 31, 1954 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 6 l y VMI Victory Stadium Roanoke, VA rivalry 0–21 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/91832439/vmi-tumbles-tribe-210/ Daily Press VMI tumbles Tribe, 21–0 November 7, 1954 January 4, 2022 Newspapers.com November 13 l West Virginia 16 Cary Field Williamsburg, VA 6–20 10,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/evening-star-west-virginia-beats-wm-20/138086584/ The Sunday Star West Virginia beats W&M, 20–6, to take Conference crown November 14, 1954 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 20 w y Wake Forest Cary Field Williamsburg, VA 13–9 2,200 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-wm-stuns-wake-de/138087087/ The Charlotte Observer W&M stuns Wake Deacons by 13–9 November 21, 1954 January 5, 2024 Newspapers.com November 25 w y Richmond City Stadium Richmond, VA rivalry 2–0 9,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112663133/indians-squeeze-by-spiders-20/ The News and Observer Indians squeeze by Spiders, 2–0 November 26, 1954 November 6, 2022 Newspapers.com1954 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football January 5, 2023 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/william-mary/1954-schedule.html NFL draft selections = Pro Football Hall of Fame= Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position195571083Sturgess Bruce SturgessChicago BearsBack1955287332Al CrowNew York GiantsTackle References William and Mary William Category:William & Mary Tribe football seasons