1997 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Record7–4 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorRuss Huesman (2nd season)
CaptainSean McDermott, Pete Coyne, Dan Rossettini, Jude Waddy
Home stadiumZable Stadium
1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
New Hampshire x  5 3   5 6  
Connecticut  4 4   7 4  
Maine  4 4   5 6  
Rhode Island  2 6   2 9  
Boston University  1 7   1 10  
UMass  1 7   2 9  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^  8 0   12 1  
No. 3 Delaware ^  7 1   12 2  
No. 20 Northeastern  5 3   8 3  
Richmond  4 4   6 5  
William & Mary  4 4   7 4  
James Madison  3 5   5 6  
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 18th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–4 in A-10 play, tying for fourth place the Mid-Atlantic Division.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Hampton*No. 4W 31–610,667[2]
September 6at No. 23 Georgia Southern*No. 3W 29–2810,329
September 13at VMI*No. 3W 41–127,267[3]
September 20at New HampshireNo. 3L 22–243,274
September 27Boston UniversityNo. 9
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 20–178,574
October 4at NortheasternNo. 8L 12–333,112
October 11James MadisonNo. 23
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 38–258,529[4]
October 18at ConnecticutNo. 18W 38–178,396
October 25No. 1 VillanovaNo. 14
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 13–2010,559
November 1at No. 3 DelawareNo. 20L 0–1418,707
November 15Richmond
W 10–78,201[5]

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "Balanced Tribe proves too much for Pirates". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 31, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Knee injury to QB spoils Tribe victory". Daily Press. September 15, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Tribe shines vs. JMU". Daily Press. October 12, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Commons uncommon TD lifts Tribe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1997. Retrieved November 6, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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