1994 William & Mary Tribe football team

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1994 William & Mary Tribe football
Yankee Mid-Atlantic division co-champion
Conference Yankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19
Record8–3 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Joe Bottiglieri (4th season)
CaptainGreg Applewhite, Mike Tomlin
Home stadium Zable Stadium
Seasons
←  1993
1995  →
1994 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New England Division
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^ 8 –0 –010 –2 –0
No. 9 Boston University ^ 6 –2 –09 –3 –0
Connecticut 4 –4 –04 –7 –0
UMass 4 –4 –05 –6 –0
Rhode Island 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Maine 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 13 James Madison x^ 6 –2 –010 –3 –0
No. 19 William & Mary x 6 –2 –08 –3 –0
Delaware 5 –3 –07 –3 –1
Villanova 2 –6 –05 –6 –0
Northeastern 2 –6 –02 –9 –0
Richmond 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 1994 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 15th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 6–2 in Yankee Conference play, sharing the Mid-Atlantic Division title with James Madison. They were ranked No. 19 in the final Sports Network poll, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at Rhode Island No. 21
W 38–173,383 [2]
September 10No. 12 Delaware No. 18
W 31–712,136 [3]
September 17at Furman *No. 8
W 28–2611,244 [4]
September 24 VMI *No. 8
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 45–714,014 [5]
October 1at Virginia *No. 8
L 3–3738,300 [6]
October 8 Northeastern No. 8
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 17–127,894 [7]
October 15 UMass No. 7
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 14–239,042 [8]
October 22at No. 12 James Madison No. 14
L 7–3312,500 [9]
October 29at Villanova No. 23
W 53–286,735 [10]
November 5 Maine No. 20
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 17–014,687 [11]
November 19at Richmond No. 20
W 21–2010,683 [12]

Related Research Articles

The 1980 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his first year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 2–9.

The 1983 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his fourth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 6–5.

The 1984 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his fifth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 6–5.

The 1985 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his sixth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 7–4 and ranked No. 16 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll.

The 1986 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his seventh year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 9–3 and ranked No. 8 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Delaware in the first round.

The 1987 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his eighth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 5–6.

The 1988 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his ninth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 6–4–1.

The 1989 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his tenth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 8–3–1 and ranked No. 10 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Furman in the first round.

The 1990 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 11th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 10–3 and ranked No. 7 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, beating UMass in the first round before losing to UCF in the quarterfinals.

The 1992 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 13th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 9–2 and ranked No. 13 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee 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.

The 1995 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 16th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 5–3 in Yankee Conference play, tying for third place the Mid-Atlantic Division. They were ranked No. 19 in the final Sports Network poll, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.

The 1996 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 17th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 10–3 and a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the Yankee Conference and Mid-Atlantic Division titles. They were ranked No. 5 in the final Sports Network poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, beating Jackson State in the first round before losing to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.

The 1997 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 18th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–4 in A-10 play, tying for fourth place the Mid-Atlantic Division.

The 1994 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team represented the University of Delaware as a member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 29th-year head coach Tubby Raymond, the Fightin' Blue Hens compiled an overall record of 7–3–1 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, placing third in the Yankee Conference's Mid-Atlantic Division. The team played home games at Delaware Stadium in Newark, Delaware.

The 1994 Rhode Island Rams football team was an American football team that represented the University of Rhode Island in the Yankee Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their second season under head coach Floyd Keith, the Rams compiled a 2–9 record and finished in a tie for last place in the New England Division of the Yankee Conference.

The 1993 Maine Black Bears football team was an American football team that represented the University of Maine as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their first season under head coach Jack Cosgrove, the Black Bears compiled a 3–8 record and finished last in the New England Division of the Yankee Conference.

The 1994 Boston University Terriers football team was an American football team that represented Boston University as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their fifth season under head coach Dan Allen, the Terriers compiled a 9–3 record, finished second in the New England Division of the Yankee Conference, lost to Eastern Kentucky in the first round of the (NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, and outscored opponents by a total of 396 to 252.

The 1991 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their third season under head coach Jim Marshall, Richmond compiled a 2–9 record, with a mark of 2–6 in conference play, finishing tied for seventh place in the Yankee.

The 1994 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In their sixth season under head coach Jim Marshall, Richmond compiled a 3–8 record, with a mark of 1–7 in conference play, finishing in sixth place in the Mid-Atlantic division of the Yankee.

References

  1. ↑ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Keen second half rescues W&M". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 4, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Tribe rolls over Delaware behind Keen, Hammonds". Martinsville Bulletin. September 11, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Indians rally for 28–26 victory over Paladins". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 18, 1994. Retrieved September 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "High-octane Tribe leaves VMI in wake". Daily Press. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Willis, Virginia top Tribe". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tribe weathers Northeastern". Daily Press. October 9, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Tribe home streak ends in 23–14 loss". Daily Press. October 16, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "JMU socks Tribe with shocking defeat". Daily Press. October 23, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Tribe's offense wakes up". Daily Press. October 30, 1994. Retrieved April 22, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "William & Mary blanks Maine as Fitzgerald stars". The Courier-Journal. November 6, 1994. Retrieved February 4, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Tribe's next game? Waiting". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 20, 1994. Retrieved November 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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