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Joshua Wilder Tasker was an American football, basketball, and baseball coach. He served as the head football coach at Connecticut Agricultural College—now known as the University of Connecticut—from 1921 to 1922, the College of William & Mary from 1923 to 1927, and Rutgers University from 1931 to 1937, compiling a career college football record of 67–52–11. Wilder was also the head basketball coach at Connecticut from 1921 to 1923 and William & Mary from 1923 to 1928, tallying a career college basketball mark of 66–49. In addition he served as the head baseball coach at Connecticut (1922–1923), William & Mary (1924–1928), and Rutgers (1932–1937), amassing a career college baseball record of 88–108–4.
The William & Mary Tribe are a college football team representing the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. William & Mary competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision. They are currently coached by Mike London. He succeeds Jimmye Laycock, who was the head coach of the Tribe for 39 years.
The 1917 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) and the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1917 college football season. Led by Harry Young in his first and only year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 3–5 overall, 2–4 in EVIAA play, and 0–3 against SAIAA opponents.
The 1918 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1918 college football season. Led by Vernon Geddy in his first and only year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 0–2 and a mark of 0–1 in SAIAA play.
The 1919 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association (SAIAA) during the 1919 college football season. Led by first-year head coach James G. Driver, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 2–6–1 and a mark of 1–3 in SAIAA play.
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The 1947 William & Mary Indians football team was an American football team that represented the College of William & Mary in the Southern Conference during the 1947 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Rube McCray, the team compiled a 9–2 record, won the Southern Conference championship, was ranked No. 14 in the final AP Poll, and outscored opponents by a total of 320 to 87. The team lost to North Carolina in the regular season and to Arkansas in the 1948 Dixie Bowl on New Year's Day.
The 1953 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1953 college football season. The team is considered, within the school's community, to be one of the most remarkable stories in its athletics history. Due to an academic cheating scandal, eight of the team's starting members were dismissed from school and another portion of the remaining 33 players transferred out. Among the 24 remaining players, five were returning Korean War veterans and one other had never played a minute of football in his life. Many of them were undersized and the coaching staff was few in numbers: five total, including Boydson Baird, William & Mary's head basketball coach.
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.
The 1964 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 1964 NCAA University Division football season. In their first season under head coach Marv Levy, the Indians compiled a 4–6 record with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SoCon.
The 1965 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 1965 NCAA University Division football season. In their second season under head coach Marv Levy, the Indians compiled a 6–4 record with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, finishing second in the SoCon. The game versus VPI was the first-ever varsity football game played at Lane Stadium, but the Indians lost 9–7.
The 1970 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1970 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Lou Holtz in his second year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–1 in conference play, winning the SoCon title. The Indians were invited to the Tangerine Bowl, where they lost to Toledo.
The 1972 William & Mary Indians football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Southern Conference (SoCon) during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. Led by Jim Root in his first year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season 5–6 overall and 4–2 in SoCon play to place third.
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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.
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- ↑ "William and Mary and George Washington play tie game". Richmond Times Dispatch. October 16, 1921. Retrieved February 12, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
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