2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

2016 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
2016 record 5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (37th season)
Offensive coordinator Kevin Rogers (4th year)
Defensive coordinator Trevor Andrews (3rd year)
Home stadium Zable Stadium
(Capacity: 12,672)
2016 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 James Madison $^   8 0         14 1  
#11 Villanova ^   6 2         9 4  
#17 New Hampshire ^   6 2         8 5  
#8 Richmond ^   5 3         10 4  
Maine   5 3         6 5  
Albany   4 4         7 4  
Stony Brook   4 4         5 6  
William & Mary   3 5         5 6  
Towson   3 5         4 7  
Delaware   2 6         4 7  
Elon   1 7         2 9  
Rhode Island   1 7         2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were coached by 37th year head coach Jimmye Laycock, and the team played their home games at Zable Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 1 7:30 PM at NC State* No. 9 Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC ESPN3 L 14–48   57,774
September 10 6:00 PM at Hampton* No. 13 Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA PTV W 24–14   4,412
September 17 6:00 PM Norfolk State* No. 13 Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA TATV W 35–10   10,240
September 24 7:00 PM Elon No. 8 Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA CSN L 10–27   10,021
October 1 3:30 PM at New Hampshire No. 19 Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH UNHAthletics L 12–21   21,943
October 8 3:30 PM at No. 7 James Madison Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA (Rivalry) CSN L 24–31   20,354
October 15 3:30 PM Delawaredagger Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry) TATV W 24–17   11,713
October 29 3:30 PM Maine Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA TATV L 28–35   9,124
November 5 2:00 PM at No. 25 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY CSL W 14–9   5,732
November 12 12:00 PM at Towson Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD ASN L 24–34   4,354
November 19 12:00 PM No. 7 Richmond Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup) ASN W 34–13   9,740
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

at NC State

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Tribe 7 0 7 0 14
Wolfpack 7 21 7 13 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
8–12 2008 L 24–34

at Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Tribe 7 0 14 3 24
Pirates 7 0 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–0 2015 W 40–7

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 7 3 0 0 10
#13 Tribe 7 14 7 7 35
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–0 2014 W 29–14

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 3 14 7 3 27
#8 Tribe 0 3 7 0 10
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 W 34–13

at New Hampshire

1 2 3 4 Total
#19 Tribe 6 0 0 6 12
Wildcats 0 7 0 14 21
Overall record Last meeting Result
15–4 2015 W 34–18

at James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 3 7 0 14 24
#7 Dukes 10 0 7 14 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–21 2015 W 44–41

Delaware

1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 7 3 17
Tribe 3 0 0 21 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
17–23 2015 L 23–24

Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 13 15 7 0 35
Tribe 0 14 14 0 28
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–4 2013 L 20–34

at Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 14 0 0 14
#25 Seawolves 7 0 0 2 9
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2015 W 21–0

at Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 7 14 3 0 24
Tigers 3 7 14 10 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–3 2015 W 31–17

Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Spiders 7 6 0 0 13
Tribe 3 3 14 14 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
61–60–5 2015 FCS Playoffs L 13–48

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 9 13 13 8 19 RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 
Coaches 10 13 14 8 17 RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. "Tribe Football Announces 2016 Schedule". The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
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