2010 William & Mary Tribe football team

2010 William & Mary Tribe football
Colonial Athletic Association Co-Champion
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network #10
FCS Coaches #8
2010 record 8–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (31st year)
Offensive coordinator Zbig Kepa (18th year)
Defensive coordinator Bob Shoop (4th year)
Home stadium Zable Stadium (12,259 cap.)
2010 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#2 Delaware §^   6 – 2         12 – 3  
#10 William & Mary §^   6 – 2         8 – 4  
#3 Villanova ^   5 – 3         9 – 5  
#7 New Hampshire ^   5 – 3         8 – 5  
UMass   4 – 4         6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 4         6 – 5  
Rhode Island   4 – 4         5 – 6  
James Madison   3 – 5         6 – 5  
Maine   3 – 5         4 – 7  
Towson   0 – 8         1 – 10  
§ – Conference co-champions
^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2010 William & Mary Tribe football team represents the College of William & Mary in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football for the 2010 season. William & Mary competes as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under head football coach Jimmye Laycock and play their home games at Zable Stadium. The Tribe clinched a share of the CAA championship in the final week of the regular season. Entering Week 11, they had to defeat #18 Richmond and have #15 Villanova upset #1 Delaware, and both of those results happened. The Tribe reclaimed the Capital Cup by defeating the Spiders, 41–3, and Villanova surprised Delaware, 28–21, in overtime. William & Mary and Delaware shared the title.

William & Mary's win over Richmond in the annual Capital Cup was also their first in the series since 2004. Richmond had won five straight contests—the longest such streak for the Spiders since a five-game stretch between 1919 and 1922—and it also capped the second consecutive regular season in which the Tribe went undefeated at home. Their last home loss (including playoffs) was November 22, 2008, against Richmond.

After receiving a first round bye in the playoffs, the number two-seed Tribe fell in their first playoff game, 31–15, to Georgia Southern. The game was played at home in front of a crowd of 8,243.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 4 3:30 pm at UMass #4 Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA CSNNE L 23–27   10,072[1]
September 11 7:00 pm VMI* #11 Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry) W 45–0   11,475[2]
September 18 7:00 pm at Old Dominion* #12 S. B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA (Battle for the Silver Mace) CSNMA W 21–17   19,782[3]
September 25 6:00 pm at Maine #8 Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME W 24–21   5,990[4]
October 2 3:30 pm #1 Villanova #7 Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA CSNMA W 31–24   12,259[5]
October 9 7:00 pm Rhode Island #4 Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA W 26–7   8,196[6]
October 23 12:00 pm #2 Delawaredagger #4 Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry) CSNNE W 17–16   12,259[7]
October 30 3:30 pm at North Carolina* #3 Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPN3 L 17–21   51,000[8]
November 6 12:00 pm at #8 New Hampshire #4 Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH W 13–3   6,008[9]
November 13 1:30 pm at James Madison #1 Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry) L 24–30   16,733[10]
November 20 3:30 pm #18 Richmond #6 Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup) CSNNE W 41–3   12,259[11]
December 4 1:30 pm #20 Georgia Southern* #4 Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (FCS Second Round) L 15–31   8,243[12]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "William and Mary vs Massachusetts (Sep. 04, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. September 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 10, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  2. ↑ "VMI vs William and Mary (Sep. 11, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  3. ↑ "William and Mary vs Old Dominion (Sep. 18, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. September 11, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  4. ↑ "William and Mary vs Maine (Sep. 25, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. September 11, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  5. ↑ "Villanova vs William and Mary (Oct. 02, 2010)". TribeAthletics.com. The College of William & Mary. October 2, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  6. ↑ "Rhode Island vs William and Mary (Oct. 09, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. October 9, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  7. ↑ Tresolini, Kevin (October 23, 2010). "University of Delaware football: Hens fall to William & Mary 17–16". The News Journal (Wilmington, DE). Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  8. ↑ "William and Mary vs. North Carolina (Oct. 30, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  9. ↑ "William and Mary vs New Hampshire (Nov. 06, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. November 6, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  10. ↑ "William and Mary vs James Madison (Nov. 13, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. November 13, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  11. ↑ "Richmond vs William & Mary (Nov. 20, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
  12. ↑ "Georgia Southern vs William & Mary (Dec. 4, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. December 4, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2010.