1974 Wayne State Tartars football team

1974 Wayne State Tartars football
Conference Independent
1974 record 7–3
Head coach Dick Lowry (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Dick Tressel (1st season)
Captain Virgil Seal, Doug Webber

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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at ButlerIndianapolisL 14–214,654[2]
September 21St. Joseph's
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit
W 8–6[3]
September 28at Illinois-BenedictineLisle, ILW 34–32[4]
October 5at ValparaisoW 26–213,100[5]
October 12Northeast Missouri Statedagger
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit
W 21–03,000[6]
October 19at HillsdaleHillsdale, MIL 3–143,000[7]
October 26at Youngstown StateYoungstown, OHL 7–56[8]
November 2Wisconsin-Milwaukee
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit
W 22–20[9]
November 9Ferris State
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit
W 30–8[10]
November 16Kentucky State
  • Wayne State Stadium
  • Detroit
W 21–205,000[11]
  • daggerHomecoming

See also

References

  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.
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