1996 William & Mary Tribe football team

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1996 William & Mary Tribe football
Yankee champion
Yankee Mid-Atlantic Division champion
Lambert Cup winner
Conference Yankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 5
Record10–3 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (4th season)
Defensive coordinator Russ Huesman (1st season)
CaptainJosh Beyer, Stefon Moody, Mike McGowan
Home stadium Zable Stadium
Seasons
←  1995
1997  →
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x  6 –2   8 –3  
Maine  5 –3   7 –4  
UMass  4 –4   6 –5  
Connecticut  3 –5   4 –6  
Rhode Island  2 –6   4 –6  
Boston University  0 –8   1 –10  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 14 Villanova ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 11 Delaware ^  6 –2   8 –4  
No. 23 James Madison  5 –3   7 –4  
Northeastern  3 –5   6 –5  
Richmond  1 –7   2 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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. [1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29at UCF *
L 33–3918,013
September 7at No. 22 Rhode Island
W 23–162,131
September 14 VMI *No. 23
W 40–219,614 [2]
September 21at Bucknell *No. 22
W 47–04,429 [3]
October 5No. 20 New Hampshire No. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 31–77,256
October 12at No. 17 James Madison No. 15
L 21–2610,500
October 19at No. 9 Villanova No. 19
W 30–214,733 [4]
October 26 Northeastern No. 16
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 21–1411,373
November 2No. 6 Delaware No. 15
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 10–7 OT8,177
November 9 UMass No. 13
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 30–66,867
November 16at Richmond No. 10
W 28–1311,204 [5]
November 30No. T–8 Jackson State *No. 7
W 45–64,057 [6]
December 7at No. 3 Northern Iowa *No. 7
L 35–3810,796

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References

  1. ↑ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Tribe recovers, stops VMI". Daily Press. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Epler, Eric F. (September 22, 1996). "Dominant Tribe Smashes Bucknell". Daily Press . Newport News, Va. p. C9 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "W&M answers Villanova". Daily Press. October 20, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tribe wraps up Yankee Conference". Sunday News Leader. November 17, 1996. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "W&M crushes Jackson State". The Daily News Leader. December 1, 1996. Retrieved April 15, 2023– via Newspapers.com.


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