1974 Franklin & Marshall Diplomats football team

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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 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. In their 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.

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

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 19Dickinsondagger
  • 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
  • daggerHomecoming

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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.