1988 William & Mary Tribe football team

1988 William & Mary Tribe football
Ivy Bowl, W 73–3 at Japan All-Stars
Conference	Independent
Record	6–4–1
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (9th season)
Captain	John Brosnahan, Dave Wiley
Home stadium	Cary Field

1988 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Georgia Southern ^			–					10	–	2	–	0
No. 13 Western Kentucky ^			–					9	–	4	–	0
Liberty			–					8	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State			–					7	–	4	–	0
William & Mary			–					6	–	4	–	1
Towson State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas State			–					5	–	6	–	0
James Madison			–					5	–	6	–	0
Louisiana Tech			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					4	–	7	–	0
Youngstown State			–					4	–	7	–	0
Lamar			–					3	–	8	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his ninth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 6–4–1.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Virginia		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 23–31	32,000	[2]
September 10	VMI		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 30–7	9,106	[3]
September 17	Lehigh		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 14–6	5,842	[4]
September 24	at James Madison	No. 17	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	W 10–3	7,000	[5]
October 8	at Delaware	No. 9	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 35–38	20,079	[6]
October 15	New Hampshire		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 33–31	9,000	[7]
October 22	No. 20 Villanova	No. T–17	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	T 14–14		[8]
October 29	at No. 18 (I-A) Georgia	No. 20	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 24–59	80,712	[9]
November 5	Wofford		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 30–14	12,316	[10]
November 12	Colgate		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 28–3	9,758	[11]
November 19	at Richmond		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	L 19–24	14,907	[12]
January 8, 1989	at Japan All-Stars		Yokohama Stadium Yokohama, Japan (Ivy Bowl)	W 73–3	11,000	[13]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
2. "Virginia edges W&M 31–23 behind running of Wilson". Greensboro News & Record. September 4, 1988. Retrieved February 2, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tribe thumps VMI 30–7". Daily Press. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Denn, Charlie (September 18, 1988). "Tribe Air Show Shoots Down Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "W&M thwarts Madison". Daily Press. September 25, 1988. Retrieved October 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Blue Hens top Tribe". The Daily Progress. October 9, 1988. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "W&M wins". The Daily News Leader. October 16, 1988. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Tribe settles for 14–14 tie with Villanova". Daily Press. October 23, 1988. Retrieved April 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "In Georgia romp, W&M finds value in cash, effort". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 30, 1988. Retrieved November 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "William & Mary proves too strong for Wofford". The State. November 6, 1988. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Denn, Charlie (November 13, 1988). "W&M Defense Gives Colgate Good Brushing". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Jefferson offers UR a miracle". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 20, 1988. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "William & Mary gives Japanese a football lesson". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. January 9, 1989. Retrieved January 3, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.