William & Mary Tribe football, 1980–89

The William & Mary Tribe football teams represented the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. The program was established in 1893 and serves as William & Mary's oldest athletic team. Their long-time football rival is the University of Richmond and their annual meeting is dubbed the I-64 Bowl (later renamed the Capital Cup starting in the 2009 season), so named for the highway connecting the two nearby schools.

Jimmye Laycock, a former William & Mary Tribe starting quarterback from 1967 to 1969, became the new head coach in 1980. He had previously worked as position and assistant coaches at various school for the 10 years prior to his first head coaching job, coincidentally at his alma mater. Laycock went 2–9 in 1980, his first season of what would eventually become the longest tenured and all-time winningest coach in school history. As of 2012, Laycock is still the head coach and is in his 35th consecutive year at William & Mary.

Of the era's 10 seasons, three stand out as particularly noteworthy. In 1986, the Tribe finished with a then-school record nine wins (9–3) and an appearance in the Division I-AA playoffs. Though they would lose their first round game at home to Delaware, the season was a successful one.

Then, in 1988, William & Mary was selected as the inaugural American college football team to participate in the Epson Ivy Bowl, a special football game to be played against a team of all-stars from Japan. The Tribe traveled to Yokohama and easily won, 73–3. The game itself was started to try to spread the sport's popularity to other parts of the world.

In 1989, for the second time in four years, the Tribe qualified for the playoffs. The result was the same—a first round loss, this time to the Furman Paladins—but William & Mary still finished the season with an 8–3–1 record. Jimmye Laycock ended his first decade with a winning record (57–53–2).

1980

1980 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Independent
1980 record 2–9
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (1st year)
Offensive coordinator Ralph Friedgen (1st year)
Home stadium Cary Field
1980 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
No. 5 Florida State   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Penn State   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –   –       9 – 2 – 1
No. 18 Miami   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Navy   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
UNLV   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Tulane   –   –       7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   –       5 – 4 – 1
North Texas State   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Villanova   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   –       6 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Richmond   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Illinois State   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –       3 – 7 – 1
Holy Cross   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Memphis   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
William & Mary   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –       1 – 9 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Site Result
September 6 at NC State Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, North Carolina L 0–42  
September 13 VMI Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) L 10–13  
September 20 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 3–7  
September 27 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland L 6–45  
October 4 Wake Forest Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia L 7–27  
October 11 Dartmouth Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 17–14  
October 18 at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey W 21–18  
October 25 Delaware Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) L 3–7  
November 1 at East Carolina Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina L 23–31  
November 8 at Harvard Harvard Stadium • Allston, Massachusetts L 13–24  
November 22 at Richmond City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) L 14–26  

1981

1981 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Independent
1981 record 5–6
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (2nd year)
Home stadium Cary Field
1981 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State   –   –       10 – 2 – 0
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
No. 8 Miami   –   –       9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –       7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –       7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –       6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –       5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
William & Mary   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –       4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –       3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –       1 – 10 – 0
Memphis   –   –       1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Site Result
September 5 at Temple Temple Stadium • Philadelphia L 0–42  
September 12 Miami (OH) Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia L 14–33  
September 19 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 3–47  
October 3 at VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia (Rivalry) L 14–31  
October 10 at Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, New Hampshire W 12–7  
October 17 Marshall Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 38–7  
October 24 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland L 0–27  
October 31 James Madison Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 31–19  
November 7 Harvard Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia L 14–23  
November 14 at East Carolina Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina W 31–21  
November 21 Richmond Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) W 35–21  

1982

1982 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Independent
1982 record 3–8
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (3rd year)
Home stadium Cary Field
1982 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 1 Penn State   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
No. 13 Florida State   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Pittsburgh   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
No. 19 West Virginia   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   –       8 – 3 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –       7 – 3 – 1
East Carolina   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Miami   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –       6 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Navy   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
Louisville   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Army   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
William & Mary   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
North Texas State   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Syracuse   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Memphis   –   –       1 – 10 – 0
Richmond   –   –       0 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Site Result
September 11 at Miami (OH) Miami Field • Oxford, Ohio L 17–35  
September 18 VMI Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 24–12  
September 25 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 3–47  
October 2 at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium • Piscataway, New Jersey L 17–27  
October 9 Dartmouth Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 24–16  
October 16 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland L 3–39  
October 23 at James Madison JMU Stadium • Harrisonburg, Virginia (Rivalry) L 18–24  
October 30 at Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware (Rivalry) L 21–62  
November 6 Brown Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia L 22–23  
November 13 East Carolina Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia L 27–31  
November 20 at Richmond City Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) W 28–17  

1983

1983 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Independent
1983 record 6–5
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (4th year)
Home stadium Cary Field
1983 Division I-A independents football records
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 1 Miami   –   –       11 – 1 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –       9 – 2 – 0
No. 19 Boston College   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
No. 16 West Virginia   –   –       9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 East Carolina   –   –       8 – 3 – 0
No. 18 Pittsburgh   –   –       8 – 3 – 1
Penn State   –   –       8 – 4 – 1
Southern Miss   –   –       7 – 4 – 0
Memphis   –   –       6 – 4 – 1
Florida State   –   –       8 – 4 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –       7 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –   –       6 – 5 – 0
South Carolina   –   –       5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   –       4 – 6 – 1
Southwestern Louisiana   –   –       4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Tulane   –   –       4 – 7 – 0
Louisville   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Navy   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Richmond   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Rutgers   –   –       3 – 8 – 0
Army   –   –       2 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll
Date Opponent Site Result
September 10 at VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia (Rivalry) W 28–14  
September 17 Delaware Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) L 13–30  
September 24 at North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, North Carolina L 20–51  
October 1 vs. Yale Foreman Field • Norfolk, Virginia (Oyster Bowl) W 26–14  
October 8 at Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, New Hampshire W 21–17  
October 15 James Madison Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 24–21  
October 22 Rutgers Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia L 28–35  
October 29 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 21–59  
November 5 at Marshall Fairfield Stadium • Huntington, West Virginia W 48–24  
November 12 at East Carolina Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina L 6–40  
November 19 Richmond Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) W 24–15  

1984

1984 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Independent
1984 record 6–5
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (5th year)
Home stadium Cary Field
1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
Tennessee State   –       11 – 0 – 0
Georgia Southern   –       8 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –       8 – 3 – 0
Richmond ^   –       8 – 4 – 0
Eastern Washington   –       7 – 2 – 1
Delaware   –       7 – 4 – 0
James Madison   –       6 – 5 – 0
William & Mary   –       6 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –       5 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –       5 – 5 – 0
Lafayette   –       5 – 5 – 0
Lehigh   –       5 – 6 – 0
Western Kentucky   –       2 – 9 – 0
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll
Date Opponent Site Result
September 8 VMI Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 24–13  
September 15 at Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware (Rivalry) W 23–21  
September 22 at No. 7 Penn State Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania L 18–56  
September 29 at James Madison JMU Stadium • Harrisonburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 20–10  
October 6 Temple Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia L 14–28  
October 13 Boston University Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 24–3  
October 20 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 14–38  
October 27 at Wake Forest Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia L 21–34  
November 3 Lehigh Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 24–10  
November 10 at Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, New York W 48–39  
November 17 at Richmond University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) L 31–33  
#Rankings from Associated Press.

1985

1985 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 16 (NCAA Poll)[1]
1985 record 7–4
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (6th year)
Home stadium Cary Field
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   T     W   L   T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^   –       13 – 2 – 0
Eastern Washington ^   –       9 – 3 – 0
Richmond   –       8 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –       7 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –       7 – 4 – 0
Tennessee State   –       7 – 4 – 0
No. 16 William & Mary   –       7 – 4 – 0
Lafayette   –       6 – 5 – 0
James Madison   –       5 – 6 – 0
Lehigh   –       5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –       4 – 6 – 1
Western Kentucky   –       4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –       3 – 7 – 0
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA I-AA Poll
Date Opponent Site Result
September 7 at Wake Forest Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, North Carolina L 23–30  
September 14 Norfolk State Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 28–15  
September 21 Delaware Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 17–16  
September 28 James Madison Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 31–14  
October 5 at Harvard Harvard Stadium • Allston, Massachusetts W 21–14  
October 12 at Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia L 10–40  
October 19 at Temple Temple Stadium • Philadelphia L 16–45  
October 26 at VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia (Rivalry) L 38–39  
November 2 at Lehigh Taylor Stadium • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania W 31–29  
November 9 at Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey W 33–28  
November 16 Richmond Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) W 28–17  

1986

1986 William & Mary Tribe football
Division I-AA First Round, L 17–51, vs. Delaware
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 8 (NCAA Poll)[2]
1986 record 9–3
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (7th year)
Home stadium Cary Field
Date Opponent Site Result
September 13 Colgate Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 42–21  
September 20 VMI Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 37–22  
September 27 at Bucknell Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, Pennsylvania W 30–13  
October 4 Harvard Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 24–0  
October 11 at Lehigh Taylor Stadium • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania W 44–34  
October 18 at Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware (Rivalry) W 24–18  
October 25 at James Madison JMU Stadium • Harrisonburg, Virginia (Rivalry) L 33–42  
November 1 at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia W 41–37  
November 8 Princeton Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 32–14  
November 15 Holy Cross Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia L 7–31  
November 22 at Richmond University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) W 21–14  
November 29 Delaware Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry; Division I-AA playoffs) L 17–51  

1987

1987 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Independent
1987 record 5–6
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (8th year)
Home stadium Cary Field
Date Opponent Site Result
September 5 at East Tennessee State Memorial Center • Johnson City, Tennessee L 25–49  
September 12 at Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland W 27–17  
September 19 at Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, New York L 7–19  
October 3 Lehigh Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 28–27  
October 10 at Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, Connecticut L 34–40  
October 17 Delaware Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) L 14–38  
October 24 James Madison Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) L 22–28  
October 31 vs. VMI Foreman Field • Norfolk, Virginia (Rivalry / Oyster Bowl) W 17–6  
November 7 Bucknell Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 31–6  
November 14 at Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, Massachusetts L 7–40  
November 21 Richmond Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) W 20–7  

1988

William & Mary became the first university to compete in the Epson Ivy Bowl in Yokohama, defeating a football team composed of Japanese all-stars, 73–3. The game occurred on January 8, 1989, but does not count toward official win-loss records. In order to participate in the game, however, the Tribe were forced to abstain from the Division I-AA playoffs that they had qualified for.

1988 William & Mary Tribe football
Epson Ivy Bowl, W 73–3, at Japan All-Stars
Conference Independent
1988 record 6–4–1
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (9th year)
Home stadium Cary Field
Date Opponent Site Result
September 3 at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia L 23–31  
September 10 VMI Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 30–7  
September 17 Lehigh Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 14–6  
September 24 at James Madison JMU Stadium • Harrisonburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 10–3  
October 8 at Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, Delaware (Rivalry) L 35–38  
October 15 New Hampshire Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 33–31  
October 22 Villanova Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia T 14–14  
October 29 at No. 18 Georgia Sanford Stadium • Athens, Georgia L 24–59  
November 5 Wofford Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 30–14  
November 12 Colgate Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 28–3  
November 19 at Richmond University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) L 19–24  
January 8, 1989 at Japan All-Stars Yokohama Stadium • Yokohama, Japan (Epson Ivy Bowl) W 73–3  
#Rankings from Associated Press.

1989

1989 William & Mary Tribe football
Division I-AA First Round, L 10–24, at Furman
Conference Independent
Ranking
AP No. 10 (NCAA Poll)[3]
1989 record 8–3–1
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (10th year)
Home stadium Cary Field
Date Opponent Site Result
September 9 Colgate Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 17–13  
September 16 at VMI Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia (Rivalry) W 24–17  
September 23 at Princeton Palmer Stadium • Princeton, New Jersey T 31–31  
September 30 at Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, Virginia L 12–24  
October 7 Delaware Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 27–24  
October 14 vs. Boston University Foreman Field • Norfolk, Virginia (Oyster Bowl) W 13–10  
October 21 at Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, Pennsylvania L 17–20  
October 28 at Lehigh Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, Pennsylvania W 55–39  
November 4 East Tennessee State Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia W 34–28  
November 11 James Madison Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (Rivalry) W 24–21  
November 18 Richmond Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl) W 22–10  
November 25 at Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, South Carolina (Division I-AA playoffs) L 10–24  

Decade totals

NFL Draft selections

= NFL Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
1 1982 3 28 83 Cannon, JohnJohn Cannon Tampa Bay Buccaneers Defensive end
2 1985 10 9 261 Kelso, MarkMark Kelso Philadelphia Eagles Defensive back
3 1987 7 25 193 Harris, ArchieArchie Harris Chicago Bears Tackle
4 1987 8 23 218 Clemons, Mike "Pinball"Mike "Pinball" Clemons Kansas City Chiefs Running back
5 1987 9 9 232 Ken Lambiotte Philadelphia Eagles Quarterback

References

  1. ↑ NCAA Final Poll 1985 – Division I-AA
  2. ↑ NCAA Final Poll 1986 – Division I-AA
  3. ↑ NCAA Final Poll 1989 – Division I-AA
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