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1974 Wayne State Tartars football team

1974 Wayne State Tartars football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–3
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorDick Tressel (1st season)
CaptainVirgil Seal, Doug Webber
Home stadiumWayne State Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Central Michigan ^     12 1 0
No. 6 UNLV ^     12 1 0
No. 4 Delaware ^     12 2 0
No. 8 Western Carolina ^     9 2 0
No. 9 Tennessee State     8 2 0
No. 12 Youngstown State ^     8 2 0
Santa Clara     7 3 0
Wayne State (MI)     7 3 0
Kentucky State     6 4 0
Northeastern     6 4 0
Central State (OH)     6 5 0
Akron     5 5 0
Indiana State     5 5 0
Nevada     5 6 0
Portland State     5 6 0
American International     4 5 0
Eastern Michigan     4 6 1
Milwaukee     4 6 0
Northeast Louisiana     4 6 0
Eastern Illinois     3 6 1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff     3 5 0
Chattanooga     4 7 0
Nebraska–Omaha     3 7 0
Bucknell     2 8 0
Northern Michigan     0 10 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll

The 1974 Wayne State Tartars football team represented Wayne State University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. In their first year under head coach Dick Lowry, the Tartars compiled a 7–3 record.[1]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at ButlerIndianapolis, INL 14–214,654[2]
September 21Saint Joseph's (IN)
W 8–62,874[3]
September 28at Illinois BenedictineLisle, ILW 34–322,000[4]
October 5at ValparaisoW 26–213,053[5]
October 12Northeast Missouri Statedagger
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 21–05,253[6]
October 19at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 3–143,000[7]
October 26at Youngstown StateYoungstown, OHL 7–564,230[8]
November 2Milwaukee
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 22–202,500[9]
November 9Ferris State
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 30–83,232[10]
November 16Kentucky State
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit, MI
W 21–205,000[11]
  • daggerHomecoming

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Wayne State University. pp. 111, 115. Retrieved September 20, 2016.
  2. ^ Harry Rinier (September 15, 1974). "Butler Ends Opening-Game Famine: Bulldogs Dump Wayne Gridders". The Indianapolis Star. p. 3-3 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Soph Aids Wayne Win, 8-6". Detroit Free Press. September 22, 1974. p. 6E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Late Surge Wins for Wayne, 34-32". Detroit Free Press. September 29, 1974. p. 6E – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "WSU Downs Valparaiso, 26-21". Detroit Free Press. October 6, 1974. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Turnovers Help WSU, 21-0". Detroit Free Press. October 13, 1974. p. 7E – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Hillsdale beats Wayne State, 14-3". Detroit Free Press. October 20, 1974. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wayne bombed, 56-7". Detroit Free Press. October 27, 1974. p. 9E – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Wayne State Nips Panthers, 22-20". Detroit Free Press. November 3, 1974. p. 6E – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tartars Kick Ferris, 30-8". Detroit Free Press. November 10, 1974. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ky. State loses bowl bid in 21-20 loss to Wayne St". The Courier-Journal. November 17, 1974. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
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