2001 William & Mary Tribe football team
2001 William & Mary Tribe football | |
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A-10 co-champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 27–40 at Appalachian State | |
Conference | Atlantic 10 Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 17 |
2001 record | 8–4 (7–2 A-10) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Zbig Kepa (9th season) |
Defensive coordinator | Tom Clark (1st season) |
Captain | Nick Gilliland, Marc Matthie, Mohammed Youssofi |
Home stadium | Zable Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Hofstra +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Maine +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Villanova + | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 William & Mary +^ | 7 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Rhode Island | 6 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northeastern | 4 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UMass | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 2 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
James Madison | 0 | – | 9 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 22nd year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 8–4 and a mark of 7–2 in A-10 play, sharing the conference title with Hofstra, Maine, and Villanova. The Tribe was ranked No. 17 in the final Sports Network poll. They qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Appalachian State in the first round.[1]
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | 1:00 pm | at No. 21 UMass |
| W 31–10 | 8,243 | |||
September 8 | 1:00 pm | at VMI* | No. 17 |
| W 34–0 | 5,722 | ||
September 22 | 3:00 pm | at East Carolina* |
| L 23–38 | 40,179 | [2] | ||
September 29 | 1:00 pm | No. 20 New Hampshire | No. 22 |
| W 38–28 | 9,525 | ||
October 6 | 1:00 pm | No. 12 Hofstra* | No. 20 |
| L 28–34 | 3,250 | ||
October 13 | 12:00 pm | at No. 4 Rhode Island | No. 25 | L 31–34 | 5,301 | |||
October 20 | 1:00 pm | at Delaware | W 21–17 | 21,563 | ||||
October 27 | 12:00 pm | No. 18 Maine![]() |
| CSN | W 42–20 | 9,359 | ||
November 10 | 1:00 pm | James Madison |
| W 17–10 | 9,233 | [3] | ||
November 17 | 1:00 pm | at Richmond | No. 25 |
| W 23–20 | 9,329 | ||
November 24 | 1:00 pm | No. 15 Villanova | No. 20 |
| W 47–44 | 4,236 | ||
December 1 | 1:00 pm | at No. 8 Appalachian State* | No. 17 |
| L 27–40 | 5,279 | [4] | |
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References[]
- ^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "Tribe bows to Pirates". Daily Press. September 23, 2001. Retrieved March 8, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Smith lifts W&M in final minute". Daily Press. November 11, 2001. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Appalachian grinds out win over Tribe". Daily Press. December 2, 2001. Retrieved December 1, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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