2018 William & Mary Tribe football team
The 2018 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by 39th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock, played their home games at Zable Stadium. They finished the season 4–6 overall and 3–4 in CAA play to place eighth.
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 4–6 (3–4 CAA) |
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| Offensive coordinator | D. J. Mangas (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Trevor Andrews (5th season) |
| Captain | Jack Armstrong, Nate Atkins, Raeshawn Smith |
| Home stadium | Zable Stadium (capacity: 12,672) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Stony Brook ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Towson ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Delaware ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Elon ^ | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On August 5, 2018, Laycock announced that he would be retiring after the conclusion of the 2018 season.[1] He finished at William & Mary with a 39-year record of 249–194–2.
Preseason
CAA Poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Tribe were predicted to finish in eleventh place.[2] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | James Madison | 241 (21) |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 206 (2) |
| 3 | Delaware | 182 |
| 4 | Stony Brook | 169 |
| 5 | Elon | 168 (1) |
| 6 | Villanova | 164 |
| 7 | Richmond | 127 |
| 8 | Maine | 81 |
| 9 | Albany | 78 |
| 10 | Towson | 74 |
| 11 | William & Mary | 55 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 39 |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Bucknell* | Stadium | W 14–7 | 5,042 | |
| September 8 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 12 (FBS) Virginia Tech* | ESPN3 | L 17–62 | 65,632 | |
| No. 14 Elon | Cox Yurview | Canceled[lower-alpha 1] | ||||
| September 22 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 2 James Madison | NBCS WA+ | L 0–51 | 25,130 | |
| September 29 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 24 Colgate* |
| Cox Yurview | L 0–23 | 9,191 |
| October 6 | 3:30 p.m. | Albany |
| Cox Yurview | W 25–22 | 7,530 |
| October 13 | 4:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Towson | CAA.tv | L 13–29 | 8,022 | |
| October 20 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 Maine |
| Cox Yurview | W 27–20 | 10,462 |
| October 27 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rhode Island | CAA.tv | L 10–21 | 1,688 | |
| November 10 | 1:00 p.m. | at Villanova | FCS/FSGO | W 24–17 | 4,105 | |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Richmond |
| Cox Yurview | L 6–10 | 9,739 |
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- The Elon game was postponed due to Hurricane Florence; it was intended to be rescheduled, but was canceled on September 19, 2018.[3]
Game summaries
At Bucknell
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Bison | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
At Virginia Tech
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| No. 12 (FBS) Hokies | 17 | 21 | 17 | 7 | 62 |
At James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 10 | 21 | 13 | 51 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 24 Raiders | 10 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 23 |
| Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Great Danes | 0 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 22 |
| Tribe | 7 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 25 |
At Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| No. 17 Tigers | 7 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 29 |
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 16 Black Bears | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Tribe | 7 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 27 |
At Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Rams | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
At Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 17 |
Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Spiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
References
- "William & Mary's Jimmye Laycock Announces 2018 is Final Season". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary Athletics. August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
- Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "W&M/Elon Football Game Will Not Be Rescheduled". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
- "2018 William & Mary football schedule". TribeAthletics.com. The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2018.
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