1993 William & Mary Tribe football team

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1993 William & Mary Tribe football
Yankee Mid-Atlantic Division champion
Conference Yankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
Record9–3 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Joe Bottiglieri (3rd season)
CaptainTodd Durkin, Eric Lambert, Craig Staub, Tom Walters
Home stadium Zable Stadium
Seasons
←  1992
1994  →
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 –0 –012 –1 –0
No. 25 UMass 6 –2 –09 –2 –0
Connecticut 5 –3 –06 –5 –0
New Hampshire 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Rhode Island 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Maine 0 –8 –00 –11 –0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 –1 –09 –3 –0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 –2 –09 –4 –0
James Madison 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
Richmond 3 –5 –05 –6 –0
Northeastern 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Villanova 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 14th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 7–1 in Yankee Conference play, winning the Mid-Atlantic Division title. They were ranked No. 10 in the final Sports Network poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing in the first round before to McNeese State. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4 New Hampshire No. 15
W 27–146,641 [2]
September 11at No. 3 Delaware No. 11
L 35–4213,612 [3]
September 18at Tulane *No. 17
L 0–1020,517 [4]
September 25 Harvard *No. 20
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 45–1714,314 [5]
October 2vs. VMI *No. 18
W 49–614,000 [6]
October 16at Northeastern No. 17
W 53–64,200 [7]
October 23 Villanova No. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, Virginia
W 51–1717,616 [8]
October 30 James Madison No. 13
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 31–2611,698 [9]
November 6at Maine No. 11
W 47–233,400 [10]
November 13at No. 21 UMass No. 10
W 45–283,222 [11]
November 20 Richmond No. 10
W 31–1712,110 [12]
November 27at No. 5 McNeese State *No. 10
L 28–3417,167 [13]

References

  1. ↑ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tribe begins Yankee era with encouraging victory". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 5, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Hens ride Brown to 42–35 victory over Wm. & Mary". The News Journal. September 12, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Mistake-prone William & Mary shut out". Daily Press. September 19, 1993. Retrieved February 9, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Fairbank, Dave (September 26, 1993). "Blowout of the Century: Outgunned Harvard the Perfect Guest at Tribe's Party". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "No pearl in this Oyster Bowl". Daily Press. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "William & Mary wins". Tulsa World. October 17, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Big home crowd watches W&M win another crazy romp, 51–17". Daily Press. October 24, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Tribe tops JMU, gets revenge". Daily Press. October 31, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Knight has a passing fancy in Tribe's blowout win". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 7, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "UMass win streak ends at 6". The Berkshire Eagle. November 14, 1993. Retrieved January 28, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "W&M all business in victory over UR". The News Journal. November 21, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "McNeese eliminates Tribe 34–28". Roanoke Times and World-News. November 28, 1993. Retrieved March 5, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
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