1995 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 19
Record7–4 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (3rd season)
CaptainTerry Hammons, Jim Simpkins
Home stadiumZable Stadium
1995 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
New England Division
Rhode Island x 6 2 07 4 0
No. 23 Connecticut 5 3 08 3 0
New Hampshire 4 4 06 5 0
UMass 3 5 06 5 0
Boston University 1 7 03 8 0
Maine 1 7 03 8 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 Delaware x$^ 8 0 011 2 0
No. 13 James Madison ^ 6 2 08 4 0
No. 19 William & Mary 5 3 07 4 0
No. 20 Richmond 5 3 07 3 1
Northeastern 2 6 04 7 0
Villanova 2 6 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 16th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 5–3 in Yankee Conference play, tying for third place the Mid-Atlantic Division. They were ranked No. 19 in the final Sports Network poll, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at No. 17 (I-A) Virginia*No. 12L 16–4038,300
September 9No. 7 James MadisonNo. 16L 17–2413,871
September 16at NortheasternNo. 19W 32–02,400
September 23at New HampshireNo. 20W 39–04,266
September 30at VMI*No. 18W 27–77,896[2]
October 7Rhode IslandNo. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 23–147,230
October 14No. 22 Penn*No. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 48–348,535[3]
October 21at UMassNo. 12L 9–205,011
October 28VillanovaNo. 20
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 18–1513,925[4]
November 4at No. 5 DelawareNo. 18L 20–2318,439
November 11No. 13 RichmondNo. 25
W 27–712,779[5]

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "Tribe easily holds off Keydets". Daily Press. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Fairbank, Dave (October 15, 1995). "Tribe Handles Penn: Fitzgerald, W&M Run to 48-34 Victory". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C6 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Final play lifts Tribe past 'Nova". Daily Press. October 29, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "W&M is too much for UR". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1995. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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