1988 William & Mary Tribe football
Ivy Bowl, W 73–3 at Japan All-Stars
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–4–1
Head coach
CaptainJohn Brosnahan, Dave Wiley
Home stadiumCary Field
1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^    10 2 0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^    9 4 0
Liberty    8 3 0
Nicholls State    7 4 0
William & Mary    6 4 1
Towson    5 5 0
Arkansas State    5 6 0
James Madison    5 6 0
Louisiana Tech    4 7 0
Northeastern    4 7 0
Youngstown State    4 7 0
Lamar    3 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his ninth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 6–4–1.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at VirginiaL 23–3132,000
September 10VMIW 30–79,106[2]
September 17Lehigh
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 14–65,842[3]
September 24at James MadisonNo. 17W 10–37,000[4]
October 8at DelawareNo. 9L 35–38
October 15New Hampshire
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 33–31
October 22No. 20 VillanovaNo. T–17
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
T 14–14[5]
October 29at No. 18 (I-A) GeorgiaNo. 20L 24–5980,712[6]
November 5Wofford
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 30–14
November 12Colgate
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 28–39,758[7]
November 19at RichmondL 19–2414,907[8]
January 8, 1989at Japan All-StarsW 73–3

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "Tribe thumps VMI 30–7". Daily Press. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Denn, Charlie (September 18, 1988). "Tribe Air Show Shoots Down Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "W&M thwarts Madison". Daily Press. September 25, 1988. Retrieved October 13, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tribe settles for 14–14 tie with Villanova". Daily Press. October 23, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "In Georgia romp, W&M finds value in cash, effort". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Denn, Charlie (November 13, 1988). "W&M Defense Gives Colgate Good Brushing". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Jefferson offers UR a miracle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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