1981 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 1981 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his second year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 5–6.[1]

1981 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
CaptainOwen Costello, Chris Garrity
Home stadiumCary Field
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
No. 3 Penn State      10 2 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)      9 2 0
Southern Miss      9 2 1
No. 17 West Virginia      9 3 0
Colgate      7 3 0
Virginia Tech      7 4 0
Navy      7 4 1
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Florida State      6 5 0
Holy Cross      6 5 0
Tulane      6 5 0
UNLV      6 6 0
South Carolina      6 6 0
Temple      5 5 0
Boston College      5 6 0
East Carolina      5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana      5 6 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Notre Dame      5 6 0
Rutgers      5 6 0
William & Mary      5 6 0
Syracuse      4 6 1
Richmond      4 7 0
Army      3 7 1
North Texas State      2 9 0
Georgia Tech      1 10 0
Memphis State      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at TempleL 0–42
September 12Miami (OH)L 14–33
September 19at Virginia TechL 3–4730,600[2]
October 3at VMIL 14–318,250[3]
October 10at DartmouthW 12–710,061[4]
October 17Marshall
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 38–78,000[5]
October 24at NavyL 0–27
October 31James Madison
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 31–197,800[6]
November 7Harvard
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 14–2316,000[7]
November 14at East CarolinaW 31–2115,842[8]
November 21Richmond
W 35–2110,800[9]

Roster

1981 William & Mary Tribe football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Chris Garrity Sr
QB 15 Dave Murphy So
QB 7 Stan Yagiello Fr
WR 40 Jeff Wolf Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 78 John Cannon Sr
FS 23 Mark Kelso Fr
DE 55 Dan Ness Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "Virginia Tech tops William & Mary". The Palm Beach Post. September 20, 1981. Retrieved December 16, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Raber, VMI bombard W&M 31–14". Daily Press. September 27, 1981. Retrieved February 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Ballou, Art (October 11, 1981). "William and Mary Downs Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "William & Mary routs Thundering Herd 38–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "W&M uses Dukes' mistakes for win". Daily Press. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Concannon, Joe (November 8, 1981). "Cuccia Leads Way for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "W&M shocks East Carolina". Daily Press. November 15, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Garrity bombs Richmond 35–21". Daily Press. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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