2015 William & Mary Tribe football team
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CAA co-champion | |
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 13–48 vs. Richmond | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 12 |
FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
2015 record | 9–4 (6–2 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Kevin Rogers (3rd as OC, 6th overall season) |
Defensive coordinator | Trevor Andrews (2nd season) |
Captain | Mikal Abdul-Saboor, DeAndre Houston-Carson, Andrew Jones, Luke Rhodes |
Home stadium | Zable Stadium (capacity: 11,686) |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Richmond +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 James Madison +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 William & Mary +^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2015 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA)in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were led by 36th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock played their home games at Zable Stadium. They were members. William & Mary returned to an 11-game regular season schedule after playing 12 games the previous two seasons. The Tribe shared the CAA title with James Madison and Richmond; all three teams finished with identical 6–2 conference records. William & Mary received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Duquesne in the first round before losing in the second round to Richmond.
Following the 2015 season, Zable Stadium underwent a significant renovation and expansion.
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 6:00 pm | at Lafayette* |
| ESPN3 | W 34–7 | 7,647 | |
September 19 | 3:00 pm | at Virginia* |
| ESPN3 | L 29–35 | 41,881 | |
September 26 | 7:30 pm | Stony Brook |
| CSN | W 21–0 | 8,362 | |
October 3 | 7:30 pm | at Delaware | No. 25 |
| NBCSN | L 23–24 | 12,437 |
October 10 | 12:00 pm | at No. 14 Villanova |
| CSN | W 38–16 | 5,809 | |
October 17 | 12:00 pm | No. 19 New Hampshire | No. 24 |
| CSN | W 34–18 | 10,180 |
October 24 | 3:30 pm | Hampton*![]() | No. 17 |
| TATV | W 40–7 | 11,736 |
October 31 | 4:00 pm | No. 9 James Madison | No. 16 |
| NBCSN | W 44–41 | 9,414 |
November 7 | 12:00 pm | at Elon | No. 12 | CSN | W 34–13 | 11,250 | |
November 14 | 1:30 pm | Towson | No. 7 |
| TATV | W 31–17 | 9,715 |
November 21 | 12:00 pm | at No. 14 Richmond | No. 7 |
| CSN | L 9–20 | 8,700 |
November 28 | 3:30 pm | Duquesne* | No. 13 |
| ESPN3 | W 52–49 | 4,395 |
December 5 | 12:00 pm | at No. 12 Richmond* | No. 13 |
| ESPN3 | L 13–48 | 7,277 |
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Ranking movements[]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||
STATS FCS | RV | RV | RV | RV | 25 | RV | 24 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 | |||||||
Coaches | RV | 25–T | RV | 25 | 22 | RV | 24–T | 16 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 12 |
References[]
- ^ "Tribe Football Announces 2015 Schedule". The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- 2015 Colonial Athletic Association football season
- William & Mary Tribe football seasons
- Colonial Athletic Association football champion seasons
- 2015 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
- 2015 in sports in Virginia
- College football 2010s season stubs