1987 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 1987 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his eighth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 5–6.[1]

1987 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
CaptainJoe Monaco, Dave Szydlik, Dave Wiley
Home stadiumCary Field
1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^    9 4 0
No. 8 James Madison ^    9 3 0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^    8 4 1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^    7 4 0
Villanova    6 4 0
Northeastern    6 5 0
Nicholls State    5 5 1
William & Mary    5 6 0
Towson    4 6 0
Tennessee State    3 7 1
Lamar    3 8 0
Louisiana Tech    3 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at East Tennessee StateNo. 17L 25–49
September 12at NavyNo. 17W 27–17
September 19at ColgateNo. 9L 7–19[2]
October 3LehighW 28–275,237[3]
October 10at YaleL 34–4020,217[4]
October 17Delaware
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
L 14–38
October 24No. 5 James Madison
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
L 22–2816,103[5]
October 31vs. VMIW 17–620,500[6]
November 7Bucknell
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 31–65,680[7]
November 14at No. 1 Holy CrossL 7–4014,671[8]
November 21No. 13 Richmond
W 20–710,209[9]

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. Denn, Charlie (September 20, 1987). "Colgate Ambushes 9th-Ranked Tribe, 19-7". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Hessler, Warner (October 4, 1987). "W&M Beats Lehigh at Wire Again". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Denn, Charlie (October 11, 1987). "Yale Tops W&M in Offensive Shootout, 40-34". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Streaking JMU holds off a late surge by W&M". Daily Press. October 25, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tribe defense accounts for win over VMI". Daily Press. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Denn, Charlie (November 8, 1987). "W&M Rips Bucknell 31-6". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Shaughnessy, Dan (November 15, 1987). "Perfect 10 for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Brosnahan leads Indian uprising". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 22, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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