2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

2016 William & Mary Tribe football

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2016 record	5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (37th year)
Home stadium	Zable Stadium (Capacity: 12,259)

2016 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 James Madison $^		8	–	0		11	–	1
#9 Villanova ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#22 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
#12 Richmond ^		5	–	3		10	–	3
Maine		5	–	3		6	–	5
Albany		4	–	4		7	–	4
Stony Brook		4	–	4		5	–	6
William & Mary		3	–	5		5	–	6
Towson		3	–	5		4	–	7
Delaware		2	–	6		4	–	7
Elon		1	–	7		2	–	9
Rhode Island		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were coached by 37th year head coach Jimmye Laycock, and the team played their home games at Zable Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 PM	at NC State*	No. 9	Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	L 14–48	57,774
September 10	6:00 PM	at Hampton*	No. 13	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA	PTV	W 24–14	4,412
September 17	6:00 PM	Norfolk State*	No. 13	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	TATV	W 35–10	10,240
September 24	7:00 PM	Elon	No. 8	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	CSN	L 10–27	10,021
October 1	3:30 PM	at New Hampshire	No. 19	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH	YouTube	L 12–21	21,943
October 8	3:30 PM	at No. 7 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry)	CSN	L 24–31	20,354
October 15	3:30 PM	Delaware		Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)	TATV	W 24–17	11,713
October 29	3:30 PM	Maine		Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	TATV	L 28–35	9,124
November 5	2:00 PM	at No. 25 Stony Brook		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY	CSL	W 14–9	5,732
November 12	12:00 PM	at Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD	ASN	L 24–34	4,354
November 19	12:00 PM	No. 7 Richmond		Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	ASN	W 34–13	9,740
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Tribe	7	0	7	0	14
Wolfpack	7	21	7	13	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–12	2008	L 24–34

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Tribe	7	0	14	3	24
Pirates	7	0	0	7	14

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–0	2015	W 40–7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	3	0	0	10
#13 Tribe	7	14	7	7	35

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–0	2014	W 29–14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	3	14	7	3	27
#8 Tribe	0	3	7	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	W 34–13

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Tribe	6	0	0	6	12
Wildcats	0	7	0	14	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–4	2015	W 34–18

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	3	7	0	14	24
#7 Dukes	10	0	7	14	31

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–21	2015	W 44–41

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	7	3	17
Tribe	3	0	0	21	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–23	2015	L 23–24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	13	15	7	0	35
Tribe	0	14	14	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4	2013	L 20–34

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	14	0	0	14
#25 Seawolves	7	0	0	2	9

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	W 21–0

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	7	14	3	0	24
Tigers	3	7	14	10	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–3	2015	W 31–17

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Spiders	7	6	0	0	13
Tribe	3	3	14	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
61–60–5	2015 FCS Playoffs	L 13–48

↑ "Tribe Football Announces 2016 Schedule". The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

William & Mary Tribe football

Venues	Zable Stadium (1935–present) Jimmye Laycock Football Center (practice)

Bowls & rivalries	Delaware James Madison Richmond VMI Ivy Bowl

Culture & lore	Griffin Colonel Ebirt Iron Indians "12th Man Tackle" Scandal of 1951 "Tribe Fight Song" William & Mary Pep Band

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017

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