2015 William & Mary Tribe football team

2015 William & Mary Tribe football

CAA co-champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 13–48 vs. Richmond
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 12
FCS Coaches	No. 12
2015 record	9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (36th year)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Rogers (3rd year)
Defensive coordinator	Trevor Andrews (2nd year)
Home stadium	Zable Stadium (Capacity: 11,686)

2015 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#4 Richmond +^		6	–	2		10	–	4
#11 James Madison +^		6	–	2		9	–	3
#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 FCS Poll

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.

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 PM	at Lafayette*		Fisher Field • Easton, PA	ESPN3	W 34–7	7,647
September 19	3:00 PM	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 29–35	41,881
September 26	7:30 PM	Stony Brook		Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	CSN	W 21–0	8,362
October 3	7:30 PM	at Delaware	No. 25	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry)	NBCSN	L 23–24	12,437
October 10	12:00 PM	at No. 14 Villanova		Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	CSN	W 38–16	5,809
October 17	12:00 PM	No. 19 New Hampshire	No. 24	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	CSN	W 34–18	10,180
October 24	3:30 PM	Hampton*	No. 17	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	TATV	W 40–7	11,736
October 31	4:00 PM	No. 9 James Madison	No. 16	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)	NBCSN	W 44–41	9,414
November 7	12:00 PM	at Elon	No. 12	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC	CSN	W 34–13	11,250
November 14	1:30 PM	Towson	No. 7	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	TATV	W 31–17	9,715
November 21	12:00 PM	at No. 14 Richmond	No. 7	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	CSN	L 9–20	8,700
November 28	3:30 PM	Duquesne*	No. 13	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 52–49	4,395
December 5	12:00 PM	at No. 12 Richmond*	No. 13	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 13–48	7,277
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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

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

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

2015 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Charleston Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Coastal Carolina Colgate Dayton Duquesne Eastern Illinois Fordham Illinois State Jacksonville State James Madison McNeese State Montana New Hampshire North Dakota State Northern Iowa Portland State Richmond Sam Houston State South Dakota State Southern Utah Western Illinois William & Mary

Champion – North Dakota State

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