List of William & Mary Tribe football seasons
The William & Mary Tribe college football team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-AA), representing the College of William & Mary in the Colonial Athletic Association. William & Mary has played its home games at Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Virginia since 1935.[1]
William & Mary fielded its first intercollegiate football team during the 1893 season.[2] Between 1896 and 1908 the team's nickname was "Orange and White", derived from the school's former colors (William & Mary now uses green and gold).[3] Since white uniforms dirtied too quickly, they became known as the "Orange and Black" from 1910 through 1916.[3] Between 1917 and 1977 they were known as the Indians, and throughout this period a man dressing up as a Native American would ride around on a pony along the sidelines during games.[3] This practice was discontinued when the outcry of stereotyping Native Americans as well as the use of a live animal became controversial.[3] Since the 1978 season William & Mary has adopted the nickname "Tribe."[3]
Throughout its history, William & Mary has been a member of six different athletic conferences.[4] Three of these—the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Virginia Conference and Yankee Conference—are now defunct.[5][6][7] The Tribe's membership as a Southern Conference school is its longest tenure with one conference; they had a 40-year membership between 1936 and 1976.[4] William & Mary's current league, the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), has only been a football conference since 2007.[8] The CAA began competing in football as a result of the Atlantic 10 Conference's disbanding of the sport following the 2006 season. The A-10's remaining football schools joined the CAA football conference to continue competing in the sport. For all intents and purposes, including the conference's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, the A-10 football conference became the present-day CAA football conference.
Through the 2019 season, William & Mary has earned 12 I-AA/FCS playoff berths.[9] In two of these years (1988 and 1992) the Tribe has declined the bid, opting instead to play in the Epson Ivy Bowl, which was a short-lived college football bowl game played in Japan against a team composed of Japanese all-stars.[9][10] The Epson Ivy Bowl is not recognized by the NCAA as an official game and therefore does not count towards official win/loss records. In the playoffs, William & Mary has reached the national semifinals two times (2004 and 2009), and in each of those seasons won a program record 11 wins.[11][12] Previously in the Tribe's history they have also earned three postseason bowl game appearances, compiling one win and two losses.[9] There have also been 12 conference championships and one division championship; five of the conference titles and the lone division title were won under head coach Jimmye Laycock, who was the head coach from 1980 through 2018.[13][14]
Seasons
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| Season | Team | Head coach[13] | Conference | Division | Regular season results[15] | Postseason results | Final ranking[16] | ||||||||
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| Conference | Overall | Bowl game/Playoff result[17] | NCAA / TSN Poll[a] | AP / Coaches' Poll[b] | |||||||||||
| Finish | Win | Loss | Tie | Win | Loss | Tie | |||||||||
| William & Mary Tribe | |||||||||||||||
| 1893 | 1893 | No coach | Independent | — | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1894 | 1894 | John W. Wright | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1895 | No team | ||||||||||||||
| 1896 | 1896 | Bill Armstrong | Independent | — | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1897 | 1897 | W. J. King | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1898 | 1898 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1899 | 1899 | William H. Burke | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1900 | 1900 | W. J. King | VIAA | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1901 | 1901 | No coach | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1902 | 1902 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1903 | 1903 | H. J. Davall | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1904 | 1904 | J. Merrill Blanchard | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1905 | 1905 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1906 | 1906 | H. W. Withers | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1907 | 1907 | James H. Barry | SAIAA / EVIAA | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1908 | 1908 | George E. O'Hearn | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1909 | 1909 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||
| 1910 | 1910 | J. Merrill Blanchard | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1911 | 1911 | William J. Young | EVIAA | 1 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1912 | 1912 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1913 | 1913 | Dexter W. Draper | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1914 | 1914 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1915 | 1915 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1916 | 1916 | Samuel H. Hubbard | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1917 | 1917 | Herbert J. Young | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1918 | 1918 | Vernon Geddy | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1919 | 1919 | James G. Driver | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1920 | 1920 | Dexter W. Draper | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1921 | 1921 | Bill Fincher | Independent | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||
| 1922 | 1922 | Bill Ingram | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1923 | 1923 | J. Wilder Tasker | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1924 | 1924 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1925 | 1925 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1926 | 1926 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1927 | 1927 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1928 | 1928 | Branch Bocock | 6 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1929 | 1929 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1930 | 1930 | 7 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1931 | 1931 | John Kellison | 5 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1932 | 1932 | Virginia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1933 | 1933† | T–1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1934 | 1934† | T–1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1935 | 1935† | Thomas Dowler | 1st | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | |||
| 1936 | 1936 | Branch Bocock | Southern | — | 15th | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | |
| 1937 | 1937 | 13th | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1938 | 1938 | 15th | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1939 | 1939 | Carl M. Voyles | 8th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1940 | 1940 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1941 | 1941 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1942 | 1942† | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 14 / — | ||||
| 1943 | No team fielded due to World War II | ||||||||||||||
| 1944 | 1944 | Rube McCray | Southern | — | 5th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | |
| 1945 | 1945 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1946 | 1946 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1947 | 1947† | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 / — | ||||
| 1948 | 1948 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | Lost Dixie Bowl^ | — | 17 / — | ||||
| 1949 | 1949 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | Won Delta Bowl^ | — | — | ||||
| 1950 | 1950 | 10th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1951 | 1951 | Marvin Bass | T–3rd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1952 | 1952 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1953 | 1953 | Jack Freeman | 4th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1954 | 1954 | 7th | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1955 | 1955 | 8th | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1956 | 1956 | 10th | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1957 | 1957 | T–5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1958 | 1958 | Milt Drewer | 9th | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 1959 | 1959 | 7th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1960 | 1960 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1961 | 1961 | 9th | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1962 | 1962 | 4th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1963 | 1963 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1964 | 1964 | Marv Levy | T–4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1965 | 1965 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1966 | 1966† | T–1st | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1967 | 1967 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1968 | 1968 | T–3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1969 | 1969 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1970 | 1970† | Lou Holtz | 1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | Lost Tangerine Bowl^ | — | — | |||
| 1971 | 1971 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1972 | 1972 | Jim Root | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | |||
| 1973 | 1973 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1974 | 1974 | 6th | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1975 | 1975 | 5th | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1976 | 1976 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||
| 1977 | 1977 | Independent | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1978 | 1978 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1979 | 1979 | 4 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1980 | 1980 | Jimmye Laycock | 2 | 9 | 0 | — | — | — | |||||||
| 1981 | 1981 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1982 | 1982 | 3 | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1983 | 1983 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1984 | 1984 | 6 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1985 | 1985 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 16 / — | — | ||||||||
| 1986 | 1986 | 9 | 3 | 0 | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – First Round* | 8 / — | — | ||||||||
| 1987 | 1987 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1988 | 1988 | 6 | 4 | 1 | Declined bid to NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs Won Epson Ivy Bowl^ |
— | — | ||||||||
| 1989 | 1989 | 8 | 3 | 1 | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – First Round* | 10 / — | — | ||||||||
| 1990 | 1990 | 10 | 3 | 0 | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – Quarterfinals* | 7 / — | — | ||||||||
| 1991 | 1991 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | ||||||||
| 1992 | 1992 | 9 | 2 | 0 | Declined bid to NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs Won Epson Ivy Bowl^ |
13 / — | — | ||||||||
| 1993 | 1993‡ | Yankee | Mid-Atlantic | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – First Round* | — / 10 | — | ||
| 1994 | 1994 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | — | — / 19 | — | ||||
| 1995 | 1995 | T–4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | — / 19 | — | ||||
| 1996 | 1996† | 1st | 7 | 1 | - | 10 | 3 | -[c] | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – Quarterfinals* | — / 7 | — | ||||
| 1997 | 1997 | Atlantic 10 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | - | 7 | 4 | - | — | — | — | |||
| 1998 | 1998 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | - | 7 | 4 | - | — | — / 16 | — | ||||
| 1999 | 1999 | — | T–4th | 5 | 3 | - | 6 | 5 | - | — | — | — | |||
| 2000 | 2000 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 6 | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 2001 | 2001† | T–1st | 7 | 2 | - | 8 | 4 | - | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – First Round* | — / 17 | — | ||||
| 2002 | 2002 | 5th | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 2003 | 2003 | 6th | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 5 | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 2004 | 2004† | T–1st | 7 | 1 | - | 11 | 3 | - | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – Semifinals* | — / 3 | — | ||||
| 2005 | 2005 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 6 | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 2006 | 2006 | T–6th | 1 | 7 | - | 3 | 8 | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 2007 | 2007 | CAA | South | T–5th | 2 | 6 | - | 4 | 7 | - | — | — | — | ||
| 2008 | 2008 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | - | 7 | 4 | - | — | — / 20 | — | ||||
| 2009 | 2009 | T–3rd | 6 | 2 | - | 11 | 3 | - | NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – Semifinals* | — / 6 | — / T–3 | ||||
| 2010 | 2010† | — | T–1st | 6 | 2 | - | 8 | 4 | - | NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – Second Round* | — / 10 | — / 8 | |||
| 2011 | 2011 | 7th | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 6 | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 2012 | 2012 | 9th | 1 | 7 | - | 2 | 9 | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 2013 | 2013 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | - | 7 | 5 | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 2014 | 2014 | 5th | 4 | 4 | - | 7 | 5 | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 2015 | 2015† | T–1st | 6 | 2 | - | 9 | 4 | - | NCAA Division I FCS Playoffs – Second Round* | — / 12 | — / 12 | ||||
| 2016 | 2016 | T–8th | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 6 | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 2017 | 2017 | 12th | 0 | 8 | - | 2 | 9 | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 2018 | 2018 | 8th | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 6 | - | — | — | — | ||||
| 2019 | 2019 | Mike London | 10th | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 7 | - | — | — | — | |||
| 2020 | 2020 | South | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | — | — | — | |||
Notes
- a Since the 1978 split in divisions, the NCAA, or more recently, The Sports Network Poll has been the major poll at the FCS level.
- b The FCS Coaches' Poll was introduced in 2007. Therefore, polls for prior seasons do not exist.
- c Overtime rules in college football were implemented in 1996, making ties impossible moving forward.[18]
References
- General
- "2011 Football Media Guide". The College of William & Mary. August 8, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- Specific
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- DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex (2012). "William & Mary Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- Samuels, E. Benjamin (September 16, 2011). "25 and Counting". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
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- DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex (2012). "Virginia Conference". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- "CAA Football Announces 2007 Schedule" (Press release). CAAsports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. April 19, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- "2011 Football Media Guide". The College of William & Mary. August 8, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- Miller, Skip (January 6, 1989). "Japanese Banking On Wild Offense". Daily Press. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex (2012). "William & Mary Game by Game Results: 2000–2004". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
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- DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex (2012). "William & Mary Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex (2012). "William & Mary Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
- DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex (2012). "William & Mary Game Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
- DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex. "William & Mary in the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
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