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 | |
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| 2019 record | 5–7 (3–5 CAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brennan Marion (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Vincent Brown (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Zable Stadium (Capacity: 12,672) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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) |
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| 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]
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Offense Tyler Crist – FB
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Defense Isaiah Laster – S |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | FloSports | W 30–17 | 10,176 | |
| September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at Virginia* | ACCN | L 17–52 | 45,250 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Colgate* |
| FloSports | W 38–10 | 6,777 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at East Carolina* | ESPN3 | L 7–19 | 38,004 | |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Albany | FloSports | L 31–39 | 3,329 | |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 Villanova |
| FloSports | L 28–35 | 9,164 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison |
| FloSports | L 10–38 | 11,821 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Maine | FloSports | L 25–34 | 8,123 | |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Elon | FloSports | W 31–29 5OT | 9,216 | |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Rhode Island |
| FloSports | W 55–19 | 7,063 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 20 Towson |
| FloSports | L 10–31 | 6,738 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Richmond | FloSports | W 21–15 OT | 7,020 | |
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Game summaries
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Tribe | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 30 |
at Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Cavaliers | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Tribe | 17 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
at East Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pirates | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
at Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Great Danes | 3 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 39 |
Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 5 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Tribe | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Tribe | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Rams | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Tribe | 21 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 |
Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Tigers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Tribe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
at Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Tribe | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| Spiders | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
References
- "William & Mary's Jimmye Laycock Announces 2018 is Final Season". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary Athletics. August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- "2019 William & Mary football schedule". TribeAthletics.com. The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- Plain, Megan (November 2, 2019). "William & Mary football wins in thrilling five-overtime game". WTKR. Scripps TV Station Group. Retrieved November 4, 2019.