1970 William & Mary Indians football team

Further information: 1970 Tangerine Bowl

1970 William & Mary Indians football
Southern Conference Champions
Tangerine Bowl, L 12–40, vs. #15 Toledo
Conference	Southern Conference
1970 record	5–7 (3–1 SoCon)
Head coach	Lou Holtz (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Bobby Ross (1st year)
Home stadium	Cary Field

1970 Southern Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
William & Mary $		3	–	1					5	–	7
The Citadel		4	–	2					5	–	6
Furman		3	–	2					8	–	3
East Carolina		2	–	2					3	–	8
Richmond		3	–	3					4	–	6
Davidson		2	–	4					2	–	8
VMI		1	–	4					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion

The 1970 William & Mary Indians football team represented William & Mary during the 1970 college football season. When William & Mary played the 20th-ranked West Virginia Mountaineers on September 12, it marked the first game as future college football legend Bobby Bowden's career as the Mountaineers' head coach. Bowden coached West Virginia from 1970–1975, going 3–0 against the Indians (Tribe) in the process.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	at #20 West Virginia*	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, West Virginia	L 7–43
September 18	at Miami (FL)*	Miami Orange Bowl • Miami, Florida	L 14–36
September 26	Cincinnati*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 10–17
October 3	Ohio Wesleyan*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 33–29
October 10	The Citadel	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 7–16
October 17	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia (Rivalry)	W 24–10
October 24	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia	L 6–33
October 31	Virginia Tech*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 14–35
November 7	Connecticut*	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 28–15
November 14	at Davidson	Richardson Stadium • Davidson, North Carolina	W 29–28
November 21	at Richmond	City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 34–33
December 28	vs. #15 Toledo*	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, Florida (Tangerine Bowl)	L 12–40
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from Associated Press.

NFL Draft

= NFL Hall of Fame

= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

NFL Draft Selections
# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position 1 1971 15 19 383 Andy Giles Oakland Raiders Defensive end