2015 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 2015 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were coached by 36th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock, and the team played their home games at Zable Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). William & Mary returned to playing 11 games after playing 12 games the previous two seasons. The Tribe finished as a CAA co–champion along with James Madison and Richmond, who all finished with identical 6–2 conference records. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Duquesne in the first round before losing in the second round to fellow CAA member Richmond.

2015 William & Mary Tribe football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 12
2015 record9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Rogers (3rd year)
Defensive coordinatorTrevor Andrews (2nd year)
Home stadiumZable Stadium
(Capacity: 11,686)
2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 4 Richmond +^  6 –2     10 –4  
No. 11 James Madison +^  6 –2     9 –3  
No. 12 William & Mary +^  6 –2     9 –4  
Towson  5 –3     7 –4  
New Hampshire ^  5 –3     7 –5  
Villanova  5 –3     6 –5  
Stony Brook  3 –5     5 –5  
Delaware  3 –5     4 –7  
Elon  3 –5     4 –7  
Maine  3 –5     3 –8  
Albany  2 –6     3 –8  
Rhode Island  1 –7     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Following the 2015 season, Zable Stadium will undergo a significant renovation and expansion.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat Lafayette*
ESPN3W 34–77,647
September 193:00 pmat Virginia*
ESPN3L 29–3541,881
September 267:30 pmStony Brook
CSNW 21–08,362
October 37:30 pmat DelawareNo. 25
NBCSNL 23–2412,437
October 1012:00 pmat No. 14 Villanova
CSNW 38–165,809
October 1712:00 pmNo. 19 New HampshireNo. 24
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
CSNW 34–1810,180
October 243:30 pmHampton*No. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
TATVW 40–711,736
October 314:00 pmNo. 9 James MadisonNo. 16
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)
NBCSNW 44–419,414
November 712:00 pmat ElonNo. 12
CSNW 34–1311,250
November 141:30 pmTowsonNo. 7
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
TATVW 31–179,715
November 2112:00 pmat No. 14 RichmondNo. 7
CSNL 9–208,700
November 283:30 pmDuquesne*No. 13
ESPN3W 52–494,395
December 512:00 pmat No. 12 Richmond*No. 13
ESPN3L 13–487,277

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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 RV RV RV RV 25 RV 24 17 16 12 7 7 12 12 
Coaches RV 25–T RV 25 22 RV 24–T 16 15 12 7 7 12 12

References
  1. "Tribe Football Announces 2015 Schedule". The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.


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