2018 William & Mary Tribe football team

2018 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2018 record 2–3 (1–1 CAA)
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (39th season)
Offensive coordinator D.J. Mangas (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Trevor Andrews (4th season)
Home stadium Zable Stadium
(Capacity: 12,672)
2018 CAA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 17 Towson  2 –0     4 –1  
No. 16 Rhode Island  2 –1     4 –2  
No. 5 Elon  2 –0     4 –1  
No. 21 Maine  3 –0     4 –2  
No. 6 James Madison  2 –1     4 –2  
No. 19 Stony Brook  2 –1     4 –2  
Delaware  1 –1     3 –2  
William & Mary  1 –1     2 –3  
Albany  0 –2     2 –3  
New Hampshire  0 –2     1 –4  
Villanova  0 –3     3 –3  
Richmond  0 –3     2 –4  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 William & Mary Tribe football team represents the College of William & Mary in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by 39th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock, play their home games at Zable Stadium. They are members of the Colonial Athletic Association.

On August 5, 2018, Laycock announced that he would be retiring after the conclusion of the 2018 season.[1]

Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2017 season 2–9, 0–8 in CAA play to finish in last place. It was the first time since the 1956 season that the Tribe failed to win a single conference game.

Preseason

CAA Poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Tribe were predicted to finish in eleventh place.[2] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1James Madison241 (21)
2New Hampshire206 (2)
3Delaware182
4Stony Brook169
5Elon168 (1)
6Villanova164
7Richmond127
8Maine81
9Albany78
10Towson74
11William & Mary55
12Rhode Island39

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Bucknell*
StadiumW 14–75,042
September 82:00 p.m.at No. 12 (FBS) Virginia Tech*
ESPN3L 17–6265,632
September 156:00 p.m.No. 14 Elon
Cox Yurview Canceled[lower-alpha 1]
September 223:30 p.m.at No. 2 James Madison
NBCS WA+L 0–5125,130
September 296:00 p.m.No. 24 Colgate*
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox YurviewL 0–239,191
October 63:30 p.m.Albany
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox YurviewW 25–227,530
October 134:00 p.m.at No. 17 Towson
CAA.tv
October 203:30 p.m.Mainedagger
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox Yurview
October 2712:00 p.m.at Rhode Island
CAA.tv
November 101:00 p.m.at Villanova
FCS/FSGO
November 172:00 p.m.Richmond
Cox Yurview
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. ↑ The Elon game was postponed due to Hurricane Florence; it was intended to be rescheduled, but was canceled on September 19, 2018.[3]

Source:[4]

Game summaries

at Bucknell

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 7 0 0 7 14
Bison 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0 2017 W, 20–9

at Virginia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 7 7 3 17
No. 12 (FBS) Hokies 17 21 17 7 62
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–41–4 2013 L, 9–30

at James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 0 0 0 0
No. 2 Dukes 7 10 21 13 51
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–23 2017 L, 14–46

Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Raiders 10 6 7 0 23
Tribe 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–3 1992 W, 44–26

Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 13 0 9 22
Tribe 7 3 0 15 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0
No. 17 Tigers 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–5 2017 L, 14–26

Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0
Tribe 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–6 2017 L, 6–23

at Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0
Rams 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–3 2013 W, 20–0

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0
Tribe 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–15–1 2014 L, 31–35

at Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0
Spiders 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
62–61–5 2017 L, 20–27

References

  1. ↑ "William & Mary's Jimmye Laycock Announces 2018 is Final Season". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary Athletics. August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ↑ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "W&M/Elon Football Game Will Not Be Rescheduled". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 William & Mary football schedule". TribeAthletics.com. The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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