2010 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 2010 William & Mary Tribe football team represented The College of William & Mary in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. William & Mary competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under head football coach Jimmye Laycock and played their home games at Zable Stadium. The Tribe clinched a share of the CAA championship in the final week of the regular season. Entering Week 11, they had to defeat #18 Richmond and have #15 Villanova upset #1 Delaware, and both of those results happened. The Tribe reclaimed the Capital Cup by defeating the Spiders, 41–3, and Villanova surprised Delaware, 28–21, in overtime. William & Mary and Delaware shared the title.

2010 William & Mary Tribe football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 8
2010 record8–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (18th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Shoop (4th season)
Home stadiumZable Stadium (12,259 cap.)
2010 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 2 Delaware +^  6 –2     12 –3  
No. 10 William & Mary +^  6 –2     8 –4  
No. 3 Villanova ^  5 –3     9 –5  
No. 7 New Hampshire ^  5 –3     8 –5  
UMass  4 –4     6 –5  
Richmond  4 –4     6 –5  
Rhode Island  4 –4     5 –6  
James Madison  3 –5     6 –5  
Maine  3 –5     4 –7  
Towson  0 –8     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

William & Mary's win over Richmond in the annual Capital Cup was also their first in the series since 2004. Richmond had won five straight contests—the longest such streak for the Spiders since a five-game stretch between 1919 and 1922—and it also capped the second consecutive regular season in which the Tribe went undefeated at home. Their last home loss (including playoffs) was November 22, 2008, against Richmond.

After receiving a first round bye in the playoffs, the number two-seed Tribe fell in their first playoff game, 31–15, to Georgia Southern. The game was played at home in front of a crowd of 8,243.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 43:30 pmat UMassNo. 4
CSNNEL 23–2710,072[1]
September 117:00 pmVMI*No. 11
W 45–011,475[2]
September 187:00 pmat Old Dominion*No. 12
CSNMAW 21–1719,782[3]
September 256:00 pmat MaineNo. 8
W 24–215,990[4]
October 23:30 pmNo. 1 VillanovaNo. 7
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
CSNMAW 31–2412,259[5]
October 97:00 pmRhode IslandNo. 4
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 26–78,196[6]
October 2312:00 pmNo. 2 DelawareNo. 4
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)
CSNNEW 17–1612,259[7]
October 303:30 pmat North Carolina*No. 3
ESPN3L 17–2151,000[8]
November 612:00 pmat No. 8 New HampshireNo. 4
W 13–36,008[9]
November 131:30 pmat James MadisonNo. 1
L 24–3016,733[10]
November 203:30 pmNo. 18 RichmondNo. 6
CSNNEW 41–312,259[11]
December 41:30 pmNo. 20 Georgia Southern*No. 4
L 15–318,243[12]

References
  1. "William and Mary vs Massachusetts (Sep. 04, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. September 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 10, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
  2. "VMI vs William and Mary (Sep. 11, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
  3. "William and Mary vs Old Dominion (Sep. 18, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  4. "William and Mary vs Maine (Sep. 25, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
  5. "Villanova vs William and Mary (Oct. 02, 2010)". TribeAthletics.com. The College of William & Mary. October 2, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  6. "Rhode Island vs William and Mary (Oct. 09, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. October 9, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
  7. Tresolini, Kevin (October 23, 2010). "University of Delaware football: Hens fall to William & Mary 17–16". The News Journal. Wilmington, DE. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
  8. "William and Mary vs. North Carolina (Oct. 30, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
  9. "William and Mary vs New Hampshire (Nov. 06, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. November 6, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
  10. "William and Mary vs James Madison (Nov. 13, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. November 13, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
  11. "Richmond vs William & Mary (Nov. 20, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
  12. "Georgia Southern vs William & Mary (Dec. 4, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. December 4, 2010. Archived from the original on January 25, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2010.


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