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]

Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field has been the home field for the Tribe since 1935.

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

Legend

  Conference champions
  Division champions
  ^ Bowl game berth
  * Playoff berth

List of William & Mary Tribe football seasons
Season Team Head coach[13] Conference Division Regular season results[15] Postseason results Final ranking[16]
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
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Specific
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  2. "William & Mary 1850–1899". History. The College of William & Mary. 2012. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  3. "A History of W&M Mascots and Nicknames". wm.edu. The College of William & Mary. 2008. Archived from the original on May 13, 2011. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  4. DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex (2012). "William & Mary Historical Data". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  5. Samuels, E. Benjamin (September 16, 2011). "25 and Counting". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
  6. DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex (2012). "South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  7. DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex (2012). "Virginia Conference". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  8. "CAA Football Announces 2007 Schedule" (Press release). CAAsports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. April 19, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  9. "2011 Football Media Guide". The College of William & Mary. August 8, 2010. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  10. Miller, Skip (January 6, 1989). "Japanese Banking On Wild Offense". Daily Press. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
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  13. DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex (2012). "William & Mary Championships". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  14. DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex (2012). "William & Mary Coaching Records". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 23, 2012.
  15. DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex (2012). "William & Mary Game Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  16. DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex. "William & Mary in the Polls". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
  17. DeLassus, David; Noel, Tex. "William & Mary Bowl History". College Football Data Warehouse. Retrieved February 15, 2012.
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