2018 William & Mary Tribe football | |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 4–6 (3–4 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | D. J. Mangas (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Trevor Andrews (5th season) |
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Home stadium | Zable Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Stony Brook ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Towson ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Delaware ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Elon ^ | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by 39th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock, played their home games at Zable Stadium. They finished the season 4–6 overall and 3–4 in CAA play to place eighth.
On August 5, 2018, Laycock announced that he would be retiring after the conclusion of the 2018 season. [1] He finished at William & Mary with a 39-year record of 249–194–2.
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Tribe were predicted to finish in eleventh place. [2] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | James Madison | 241 (21) |
2 | New Hampshire | 206 (2) |
3 | Delaware | 182 |
4 | Stony Brook | 169 |
5 | Elon | 168 (1) |
6 | Villanova | 164 |
7 | Richmond | 127 |
8 | Maine | 81 |
9 | Albany | 78 |
10 | Towson | 74 |
11 | William & Mary | 55 |
12 | Rhode Island | 39 |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Bucknell * | Stadium | W 14–7 | 5,042 | |
September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 12 (FBS) Virginia Tech * | ESPN3 | L 17–62 | 65,632 | |
No. 14 Elon | Cox Yurview | Canceled [a] | ||||
September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison | NBCS WA+ | L 0–51 | 25,130 | |
September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 Colgate * |
| Cox Yurview | L 0–23 | 9,191 |
October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Albany |
| Cox Yurview | W 25–22 | 7,530 |
October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Towson | CAA.tv | L 13–29 | 8,022 | |
October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 Maine ![]() |
| Cox Yurview | W 27–20 | 10,462 |
October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | CAA.tv | L 10–21 | 1,688 | |
November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Villanova | FCS/FSGO | W 24–17 | 4,105 | |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Richmond |
| Cox Yurview | L 6–10 | 9,739 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tribe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tribe | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
No. 12(FBS)Hokies | 17 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 62 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 51 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 24 Raiders | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Great Danes | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
Tribe | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tribe | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
No. 17 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Black Bears | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
Tribe | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tribe | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Rams | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tribe | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |