2019 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 2019 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by 1st year head coach Mike London, played their home games at Zable Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

2019 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2019 record	5–7 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Mike London (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Brennan Marion (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Vincent Brown (1st season)
Home stadium	Zable Stadium (Capacity: 12,672)

2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	2
No. 18 Albany ^		6	–	2					9	–	5
No. 15 Villanova ^		5	–	3					9	–	4
New Hampshire		5	–	3					6	–	5
Towson		4	–	4					7	–	5
Maine		4	–	4					6	–	6
Elon		4	–	4					5	–	6
Richmond		4	–	4					5	–	7
Delaware		3	–	5					5	–	7
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	7
Stony Brook		2	–	6					5	–	7
Rhode Island		0	–	8					2	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

The Tribe finished the 2018 season 4–6, 3–4 in CAA play to finish in eighth place.

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 23, 2019, the Tribe were predicted to finish in eleventh place.[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	238 (20)
2	Towson	217 (3)
3	Maine	201 (1)
4	Elon	164
5	Delaware	162
6	Stony Brook	151
7	New Hampshire	109
8	Rhode Island	104
9	Villanova	84
10	Richmond	62
11	William & Mary	58
12	Albany	34

Preseason All–CAA team

The Tribe had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[2]

Offense Tyler Crist – FB

Defense Isaiah Laster – S

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	6:00 p.m.	Lafayette*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 30–17	10,176
September 6	8:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 17–52	45,250
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Colgate*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 38–10	6,777
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN3	L 7–19	38,004
September 29	3:30 p.m.	at Albany	Bob Ford Field Albany, NY	FloSports	L 31–39	3,329
October 5	3:30 p.m.	No. 5 Villanova	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	L 28–35	9,164
October 19	3:30 p.m.	No. 2 James Madison	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	FloSports	L 10–38	11,821
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	L 25–34	8,123
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	W 31–29 ^5OT	9,216
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 55–19	7,063
November 16	1:00 p.m.	No. 20 Towson	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	L 10–31	6,738
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	FloSports	W 21–15 ^OT	7,020
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:[3]

Game summaries

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	7	3	0	7	17
Tribe	6	0	24	0	30

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	3	7	7	17
Cavaliers	21	14	7	10	52

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
Raiders	0	7	3	0	10
Tribe	17	0	7	14	38

at East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	7	0	0	7
Pirates	7	3	3	6	19

at Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	14	3	7	7	31
Great Danes	3	9	10	17	39

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Wildcats	14	7	0	14	35
Tribe	7	7	7	7	28

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Dukes	7	14	10	7	38
Tribe	3	0	7	0	10

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	6	6	0	13	25
Black Bears	0	21	10	3	34

at Elon

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	3OT	4OT	5OT	Total
Tribe	3	7	13	0	0	0	0	6	2	31
Phoenix	0	14	3	6	0	0	0	6	0	29

The five-overtime match-up against Elon marked the longest game in school history (the Tribe had never played in a game longer than two overtimes).[4] This contest was also the first time a new NCAA football overtime rule was used (effected in 2019): starting with the fifth overtime period, each team will line up to attempt a two-point conversion instead of snapping the ball from the 25-yard-line.[4] William & Mary converted their attempt while Elon did not.[4]

Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	0	6	6	7	19
Tribe	21	14	7	13	55

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 20 Tigers	14	10	7	0	31
Tribe	3	0	0	7	10

at Richmond

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Tribe	0	8	0	7	6	21
Spiders	0	10	2	3	0	15

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 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
3. "2019 William & Mary football schedule". TribeAthletics.com. The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
4. Plain, Megan (November 2, 2019). "William & Mary football wins in thrilling five-overtime game". WTKR. Scripps TV Station Group. Retrieved November 4, 2019.