1995 William & Mary Tribe football team

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1995 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Yankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19
Record7–4 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Joe Bottiglieri (5th season)
CaptainTerry Hammons, Jim Simpkins
Home stadium Zable Stadium
Seasons
←  1994
1996  →
1995 Yankee Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
New England Division
Rhode Island x 6 –2 –07 –4 –0
No. 23 Connecticut 5 –3 –08 –3 –0
New Hampshire 4 –4 –06 –5 –0
UMass 3 –5 –06 –5 –0
Boston University 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
Maine 1 –7 –03 –8 –0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 Delaware x$^ 8 –0 –011 –2 –0
No. 13 James Madison ^ 6 –2 –08 –4 –0
No. 19 William & Mary 5 –3 –07 –4 –0
No. 20 Richmond 5 –3 –07 –3 –1
Northeastern 2 –6 –04 –7 –0
Villanova 2 –6 –03 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at No. 17 (I-A) Virginia *No. 12
L 16–4038,300 [2]
September 9No. 7 James Madison No. 16
L 17–2413,871 [3]
September 16at Northeastern No. 19
W 32–02,400 [4]
September 23at New Hampshire No. 20
W 39–04,266 [5]
September 30at VMI *No. 18
W 27–77,896 [6]
October 7 Rhode Island No. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 23–147,230 [7]
October 14No. 22 Penn *No. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 48–348,535 [8]
October 21at UMass No. 12
L 9–205,011 [9]
October 28 Villanova No. 20
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 18–1513,925 [10]
November 4at No. 5 Delaware No. 18
L 20–2317,317 [11]
November 11No. 13 Richmond No. 25
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 27–712,779 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Cavs ease by Tribe". Daily Press. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "James Madison rallies". The Miami Herald. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "W&M powers past Northeastern". Daily Press. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "After crashing into Tribe, 'Cats are totaled". Concord Monitor. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Tribe easily holds off Keydets". Daily Press. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Fitzgerald, Keen lead W&M". Danville Register & Bee. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ Fairbank, Dave (October 15, 1995). "Tribe Handles Penn: Fitzgerald, W&M Run to 48-34 Victory". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Ground game, 'D' spark UMass, 20–9". The Berkshire Eagle. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Final play lifts Tribe past 'Nova". Daily Press. October 29, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "No. 4 Delaware holds off William & Mary". The News Journal. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "W&M is too much for UR". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1995. Retrieved November 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.


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