2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

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.

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 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 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 Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 pm	at NC State*	No. 9	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	L 14–48	57,774
September 10	6:00 pm	at Hampton*	No. 13	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 24–14	4,412
September 17	6:00 pm	Norfolk State*	No. 13	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, 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 Stadium Durham, NH	UNHAthletics	L 12–21	21,943
October 8	3:30 pm	at No. 7 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry)	CSN	L 24–31	20,354
October 15	3:30 pm	Delaware		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 Stadium Stony Brook, NY	CSL	W 14–9	5,732
November 12	12:00 pm	at Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, 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 Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the 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

at Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Tribe	7	0	14	3	24
Pirates	7	0	0	7	14

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	3	0	0	10
#13 Tribe	7	14	7	7	35

Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	3	14	7	3	27
#8 Tribe	0	3	7	0	10

at New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Tribe	6	0	0	6	12
Wildcats	0	7	0	14	21

at James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	3	7	0	14	24
#7 Dukes	10	0	7	14	31

Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	7	3	17
Tribe	3	0	0	21	24

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	13	15	7	0	35
Tribe	0	14	14	0	28

at Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	14	0	0	14
#25 Seawolves	7	0	0	2	9

at Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	7	14	3	0	24
Tigers	3	7	14	10	34

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Spiders	7	6	0	0	13
Tribe	3	3	14	14	34

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = 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.