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1974 Tampa Spartans football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Jim Ragland (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Wayne Chapman (2nd season)
Home stadium Tampa Stadium
Seasons
←  1973
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   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   –   4 – 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

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]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Chattanooga
W 28–07,500 [2]
September 14at Toledo
W 47–13
September 21at San Diego State
L 25–2830,639
September 28No. 20 Miami (FL)
L 26–2840,672
October 5at Akron
W 16–7
October 12 Villanova
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 48–7
October 19 Southwestern Louisiana
W 14–13
October 26 Tulsa
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
L 21–3118,295
November 9 West Texas State
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
L 6–24
November 23 Southern Miss
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
L 10–1114,837 [3]
November 30 Florida A&M
  • Tampa Stadium
  • Tampa, FL
W 35–10
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ a b Tierney, Mike (February 28, 1975). "Spartan football dead, 1933–75". St. Petersburg Times. Google News Archives. p. C1. Retrieved October 5, 2012.
  2. ^ "Solomon directs Tampa's 28–0 victory". The Tampa Tribune. September 8, 1974. Retrieved September 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern lighting strikes Tampa hard". The Tampa Tribune. November 24, 1974. Retrieved March 23, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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