2018 William & Mary Tribe football team

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2018 William & Mary Tribe football
William & Mary Athletics logo.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record4–6 (3–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorD. J. Mangas (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Trevor Andrews (5th season)
Captains
  • Jack Armstrong
  • Nate Atkins
  • Raeshawn Smith
Home stadium Zable Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
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  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

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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.

Preseason

CAA Poll

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 finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1James Madison241 (21)
2New Hampshire206 (2)
3Delaware182
4Stony Brook169
5Elon168 (1)
6Villanova164
7Richmond127
8Maine81
9Albany78
10Towson74
11William & Mary55
12Rhode Island39

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Bucknell * Stadium W 14–75,042
September 82:00 p.m.at No. 12 (FBS) Virginia Tech * ESPN3 L 17–6265,632
September 156:00 p.m. No. 14 Elon Cox Yurview Canceled [a]
September 223:30 p.m.at No. 2 James Madison NBCS WA+ L 0–5125,130
September 296:00 p.m.No. 24 Colgate *
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox YurviewL 0–239,191
October 63:30 p.m. Albany
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox YurviewW 25–227,530
October 134:00 p.m.at No. 17 Towson CAA.tvL 13–298,022
October 203:30 p.m.No. 16 Maine Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox YurviewW 27–2010,462
October 2712:00 p.m.at Rhode Island CAA.tvL 10–211,688
November 101:00 p.m.at Villanova FCS/FSGO W 24–174,105
November 172:00 p.m. Richmond
Cox YurviewL 6–109,739
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. The Elon game was postponed due to Hurricane Florence; it was intended to be rescheduled, but was canceled on September 19, 2018. [3]

[4]

Game summaries

At Bucknell

1234Total
Tribe700714
Bison00077

At Virginia Tech

1234Total
Tribe077317
No. 12(FBS)Hokies172117762

At James Madison

1234Total
Tribe00000
No. 2 Dukes710211351

Colgate

1234Total
No. 24 Raiders1067023
Tribe00000

Albany

1234Total
Great Danes0130922
Tribe7301525

At Towson

1234Total
Tribe0130013
No. 17 Tigers7371229

Maine

1234Total
No. 16 Black Bears1070320
Tribe7731027

At Rhode Island

1234Total
Tribe703010
Rams1407021

At Villanova

1234Total
Tribe01410024
Wildcats0701017

Richmond

1234Total
Spiders073010
Tribe00066

References

  1. "William & Mary's Jimmye Laycock Announces 2018 is Final Season". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary Athletics. August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. "W&M/Elon Football Game Will Not Be Rescheduled". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  4. "2018 William & Mary football schedule". TribeAthletics.com. The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2018.