1990 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 1990 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 11th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 10–3 and ranked No. 7 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, beating UMass in the first round before losing to UCF in the quarterfinals.[1]

1990 William & Mary Tribe football
Lambert Cup winnner
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–3
Head coach
CaptainAlan Garlic, Brad Uhl, Mac Partlow, Reggie White, Tyrone Shelton
Home stadiumZable Stadium
1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^    11 1 0
No. 7 William & Mary ^    10 2 0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^    9 3 0
No. 18 UCF ^    9 3 0
Liberty    7 4 0
Samford    6 4 1
James Madison    5 6 0
Nicholls State    5 6 0
Arkansas State    3 7 1
Western Kentucky    2 8 0
Towson    2 9 0
Northeastern    1 10 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 20 The CitadelNo. 10L 31–3418,011
September 15VillanovaNo. 10W 37–149,728[2]
September 22Connecticut
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 24–711,831
September 29at No. 7 (I-A) VirginiaNo. T–20L 35–6340,400
October 6at DelawareW 22–1221,378
October 13vs. VMINo. 16W 59–4719,000[3]
October 20No. 20 BucknellNo. 14
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 45–179,821[4]
October 27LehighNo. 11
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 38–178,925[5]
November 3No. 7 FurmanNo. 10
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 38–2815,000[6]
November 10at James MadisonNo. 9W 31–21[7]
November 17at RichmondNo. 9W 31–1015,823[8]
November 24No. 9 UMassNo. 7
W 38–07,027
December 1at No. 10 UCFNo. 7
L 38–5220,067

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "Tribe recovers to stop Villanova". Daily Press. September 16, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tribe wins wildest yet Oyster Bowl". Daily Press. October 14, 1990. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Keech, Mike (October 21, 1990). "Freshman Defender Has Impact". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D8 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Rosenblatt, Carl (October 28, 1990). "Tribe Wins 38-17; William and Mary Runs over Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "William & Mary wins grudge match, 38–28". The Daily News Leader. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 26, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Defense's timing lifts W&M". Daily Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved October 14, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Crushing rush by W&M drops Lilly, UR 31–10". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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