1974 Tampa Spartans football team

The 1974 Tampa Spartans football team represented the University of Tampa in the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. It was the Spartans' 38th season and they competed as an NCAA Division I independent. The team was led by head coach Dennis Fryzel, in his second year, and played their home games at Tampa Stadium in Tampa, Florida. They finished with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5). On February 27, 1975, the University of Tampa Board of Trustees voted to disband the Spartans football program effective for the 1975 season.[1] Financial hardship was cited as the primary reason for its being disbanded.[1]

1974 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
1974 record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJim Ragland (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorWayne Chapman (2nd season)
Home stadiumTampa Stadium
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 6 Notre Dame      10 2 0
No. 7 Penn State      10 2 0
Temple      8 2 0
Boston College      8 3 0
Utah State      8 3 0
No. 19 Houston      8 3 1
Rutgers      7 3 1
Cincinnati      7 4 0
Memphis State      7 4 0
Pittsburgh      7 4 0
Georgia Tech      6 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Miami (FL)      6 5 0
Southern Miss      6 5 0
Tampa      6 5 0
Holy Cross      5 5 1
Tulane      5 6 0
Colgate      4 6 0
Northern Illinois      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
South Carolina      4 7 0
Virginia Tech      7 0
West Virginia      4 7 0
Army      3 8 0
Dayton      3 8 0
Villanova      3 8 0
Air Force      2 9 0
Southern Illinois      2 9 0
Syracuse      2 9 0
Florida State      1 10 0
Marshall      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 7at ChattanoogaW 28–0
September 14at ToledoW 47–13
September 21at San Diego StateL 25–2830,639
September 28No. 20 Miami (FL)L 26–2840,672
October 5at AkronW 16–7
October 12Villanova
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 48–7
October 19Southwestern LouisianaW 14–13
October 26Tulsa
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
L 21–31
November 9West Texas State
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
L 6–24
November 23Southern Miss
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
L 10–11
November 30Florida A&M
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 35–10
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. Tierney, Mike (February 28, 1975). "Spartan football dead, 1933–75". St. Petersburg Times. Google News Archives. p. C1. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
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