1989 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3–1
Head coach
CaptainCraig Argo, Greg Kimball
Home stadiumCary Field
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^    12 0 0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^    9 3 0
No. T–10 William & Mary ^    8 3 1
Liberty    7 3 0
Western Kentucky    6 5 0
James Madison    5 4 1
Lamar    5 5 0
Arkansas State    5 6 0
Nicholls State    5 6 0
Samford    4 7 0
Northeastern    3 7 0
Fordham    2 6 0
Towson    2 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his tenth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 8–3–1 and ranked No. 10 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Furman in the first round.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9ColgateNo. 20W 17–1310,384[2]
September 16at VMINo. 20W 24–174,826[3]
September 23at PrincetonNo. T–15T 31–314,138[4]
September 30at VirginiaNo. 19L 12–2435,000
October 7No. 14 Delaware
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 27–24
October 14vs. Boston UniversityNo. T–13W 13–10
October 21at VillanovaNo. 12L 17–209,857[5]
October 28at LehighW 55–3910,824[6]
November 4East Tennessee StateNo. 17
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 34–28
November 11James MadisonNo. 12
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 24–2112,420[7]
November 18RichmondNo. 11
W 22–1013,110[8]
November 25at No. 2 FurmanNo. T–10L 10–248,642[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 10, 1989). "Tribe Celebrates Sack of Red Raiders". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Reserve QB carries soggy W&M past Keydets 24–17". Daily Press. September 17, 1989. Retrieved February 5, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Denn, Charlie (September 24, 1989). "Late Princeton Rally Catches W&M 31-31". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tribe's fortune finally runs out against Villanova". Daily Press. October 22, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Denn, Charlie (October 29, 1989). "Explosive W&M Outguns Lehigh's Vaunted Offense". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C6 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Defense lifts Tribe past JMU". Daily Press. November 12, 1989. Retrieved October 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tribe and Spiders hold true to form". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 19, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Furman runs past Indians". Daily Press. November 26, 1989. Retrieved September 18, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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