2001 William & Mary Tribe football team

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2001 William & Mary Tribe football
A-10 co-champion
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 17
Record8–4 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (9th season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Clark (1st season)
CaptainNick Gilliland, Marc Matthie, Mohammed Youssofi
Home stadium Zable Stadium
Seasons
  2000
2002  
2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 11 Hofstra +^  7 2   9 3  
No. 10 Maine +^  7 2   9 3  
No. 20 Villanova +  7 2   8 3  
No. 17 William & Mary +^  7 2   8 4  
No. 21 Rhode Island  6 3   8 3  
Delaware  4 5   4 6  
Northeastern  4 5   5 6  
UMass  3 6   3 8  
Richmond  3 6   3 8  
New Hampshire  2 7   4 7  
James Madison  0 9   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2001 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 22nd year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 8–4 and a mark of 7–2 in A-10 play, sharing the conference title with Hofstra, Maine, and Villanova. The Tribe was ranked No. 17 in the final Sports Network poll. They qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Appalachian State in the first round. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 11:00 pmat No. 21 UMass W 31–108,243
September 81:00 pmat VMI *No. 17W 34–05,722
September 223:00 pmat East Carolina *L 23–3840,179 [2]
September 291:00 pmNo. 20 New Hampshire No. 22W 38–289,525
October 61:00 pmNo. 12 Hofstra *No. 20
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 28–343,250
October 1312:00 pmat No. 4 Rhode Island No. 25L 31–345,301
October 201:00 pmat Delaware W 21–1721,563
October 2712:00 pmNo. 18 Maine Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
CSN W 42–209,359
November 101:00 pm James Madison
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 17–109,233 [3]
November 171:00 pmat Richmond No. 25W 23–209,329
November 241:00 pmNo. 15 Villanova No. 20
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 47–444,236
December 11:00 pmat No. 8 Appalachian State *No. 17L 27–405,279 [4]

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "Tribe bows to Pirates". Daily Press. September 23, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Smith lifts W&M in final minute". Daily Press. November 11, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Appalachian grinds out win over Tribe". Daily Press. December 2, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 via Newspapers.com.