1980 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 1980 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his first year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 2–9.[1]

1980 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–9
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRalph Friedgen (1st season)
CaptainSteve McNamee, Dennis Fitzpatrick
Home stadiumCary Field
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh      11 1 0
No. 5 Florida State      10 2 0
No. 8 Penn State      10 2 0
No. 9 Notre Dame      9 2 1
No. 18 Miami (FL)      9 3 0
Southern Miss      9 3 0
Navy      8 4 0
South Carolina      8 4 0
Virginia Tech      8 4 0
Boston College      7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana      7 4 0
Rutgers      7 4 0
UNLV      7 4 0
Tulane      7 5 0
Colgate      5 4 1
North Texas State      6 5 0
Villanova      6 5 0
West Virginia      6 6 0
Louisville      5 6 0
Richmond      5 6 0
Syracuse      5 6 0
East Carolina      4 7 0
Illinois State      4 7 0
Temple      4 7 0
Army      3 7 1
Holy Cross      3 8 0
Cincinnati      2 9 0
Memphis State      2 9 0
William & Mary      2 9 0
Georgia Tech      1 9 1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6at NC StateL 0–42
September 13VMIL 10–1314,000[2]
September 20at Virginia TechL 3–727,500[3]
September 27at NavyL 6–45
October 4Wake Forest
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 7–2715,800
October 11Dartmouth
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 17–1414,500[4]
October 18at RutgersW 21–18
October 25Delaware
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
L 3–7
November 1at East CarolinaL 23–3118,600[5]
November 8at HarvardL 13–2410,000[6]
November 22at RichmondL 14–2614,700[7]

Roster

1980 William & Mary Tribe football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 12 Chris Garrity Jr
WR 40 Jeff Wolf So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 78 John Cannon Jr
DE 55 Dan Ness So
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "Allen 'drives' VMI past W&M 13–10". Daily Press. September 14, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Unbeaten Gobblers eke out 7–3 victory". Daily Press. September 21, 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Bullock, Mark (October 12, 1980). "W&M Wins First, Dartmouth Victim". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Sutton leads East Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Visser, Lesley (November 9, 1980). "Harvard Tops Wm. & Mary". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Redden breaks rushing record; Richmond thrashes W&M 26–14". Daily Press. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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