1974 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football team

The 197 4Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football team was an American football team that represented Franklin & Marshall College as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC), College Division Southern, during the 1974 NCAA Division III football season.

1974 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football
MAC College Division Southern champion
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
Record9–0 (8–0 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumWilliamson Field
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Northern
Wilkes x 6 0 0 7 2 0
Juniata 5 1 0 7 2 0
Albright 4 2 0 6 3 0
Susquehanna 3 3 0 4 5 1
Delaware Valley 2 4 0 2 6 0
Lycoming 1 5 0 3 6 0
Upsala 0 6 0 0 8 0
Southern
Franklin & Marshall x 8 0 0 9 0 0
Widener 7 1 0 8 1 0
Lebanon Valley 4 4 0 5 4 0
Moravian 4 2 0 5 5 0
Johns Hopkins 3 2 1 3 5 1
Dickinson 5 4 0 5 4 0
Muhlenberg 2 6 0 2 7 0
Ursinus 1 5 1 1 6 1
Western Maryland 1 6 0 2 7 0
Swarthmore 0 7 0 0 7 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions

The team played its home games at Williamson Field in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

History edit

In its fourth and final season under head coach Bob Curtis, the Diplomats compiled a 9–0 record (8–0 against MAC opponents) and won the MAC College Division Southern championship.[1] It was the fourth perfect season in the school's history. Prior perfect seasons were 1950, 1964, and 1972.

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Hamilton*Clinton, NYW 21–141,000
September 28at UrsinusCollegeville, PAW 45–61,500[2]
October 5at Johns HopkinsW 63–132,500[3]
October 12Swarthmore
W 70–04,500[4]
October 19Dickinson 
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 54–135,200[5]
October 26Widener
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 26–226,200[6]
November 2at Lebanon ValleyAnnville, PAW 47–71,500
November 9Moravian
  • Williamson Field
  • Lancaster, PA
W 40–285,500[7]
November 16at Muhlenberg
W 47–133,000–3,500[8]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References edit

  1. ^ "Franklin & Marshall Game by Game Results" (PDF). Franklin & Marshall University. Retrieved May 22, 2023.
  2. ^ "F&M Routs Ursinus 45-6". The Daily News. September 29, 1974. p. 48 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "F.&M. crushes Hopkins". The Baltimore Sun. October 6, 1974. p. B10 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Steve Summers (October 13, 1974). "F&M Demolishes Swarthmore 70-0". The Sunday News. p. 51.
  5. ^ Steve Summers (October 20, 1974). "54-13 Homecoming Win: F&M Overwhelms Dickinson". The Sunday News. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Steve Summers (October 27, 1974). "F&M Edges Widener". The Sunday News. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Steve Summers (November 10, 1974). "F&M Downs Moravian 40-28". The Sunday News. p. 49 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Coult Aubrey (November 17, 1974). "F.&M. routs Mules 47-13". Sunday Call-Chronicle. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 7, 2023.