1996 William & Mary Tribe football
Yankee champion
Yankee Mid-Atlantic Division champion
Lambert Cup winner
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 7
Record10–3 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorRuss Huesman (1st season)
CaptainJosh Beyer, Stefon Moody, Mike McGowan
Home stadiumZable Stadium
1996 Yankee Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
No. 18 New Hampshire x  6 2   8 3  
Maine  5 3   7 4  
UMass  4 4   6 5  
Connecticut  3 5   4 6  
Rhode Island  2 6   4 6  
Boston University  0 8   1 10  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 William & Mary x$^  7 1   10 3  
No. 14 Villanova ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 11 Delaware ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 23 James Madison  5 3   7 4  
Northeastern  3 5   6 5  
Richmond  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 17th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 10–3 and a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the Yankee Conference and Mid-Atlantic Division titles. They were ranked No. 5 in the final Sports Network poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, beating Jackson State in the first round before losing to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 29at UCF*L 33–3918,013
September 7at No. 22 Rhode IslandW 23–162,131
September 14VMI*No. 23W 40–219,614[2]
September 21at Bucknell*No. 22W 47–04,429[3]
October 5No. 20 New HampshireNo. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 31–77,256
October 12at No. 17 James MadisonNo. 15L 21–2610,500
October 19at No. 9 VillanovaNo. 19W 30–214,733[4]
October 26NortheasternNo. 16
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 21–1411,373
November 2No. 6 DelawareNo. 15
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 10–7 OT8,177
November 9UMassNo. 13
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 30–66,867
November 16at RichmondNo. 10W 28–1311,204[5]
November 30No. T–8 Jackson State*No. 7
W 45–64,057[6]
December 7at No. 3 Northern Iowa*No. 7
L 35–3810,796

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "Tribe recovers, stops VMI". Daily Press. September 15, 1996. Retrieved February 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Epler, Eric F. (September 22, 1996). "Dominant Tribe Smashes Bucknell". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C9 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "W&M answers Villanova". Daily Press. October 20, 1996. Retrieved April 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Tribe wraps up Yankee Conference". Sunday News Leader. November 17, 1996. p. C2 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "W&M crushes Jackson State". The Daily News Leader. December 1, 1996. Retrieved April 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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