1992 William & Mary Tribe football team

1992 William & Mary Tribe football
Ivy Bowl, W 35–19 at Nihon University
Conference	Independent
Record	9–2
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (13th season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Bottiglieri (2nd season)
Captain	Joe Person, Palmer Scarritt, Alex Utecht
Home stadium	Zable Stadium

1992 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 13 William & Mary			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Youngstown State ^			–					9	–	2	–	1
No. 9 Samford ^			–					9	–	3	–	0
Georgia Southern			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Liberty			–					7	–	4	–	0
UCF			–					6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern			–					5	–	5	–	1
Towson State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Hofstra			–					4	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					4	–	6	–	0
James Madison			–					4	–	7	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1992 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 13th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 9–2 and ranked No. 13 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	VMI		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 21–16	12,316	[2]
September 19	Boston University	No. 18	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 31–21
September 26	at Harvard	No. 14	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 36–16	5,794	[3]
October 3	Brown	No. 10	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 51–6	13,012	[4]
October 10	at Penn	No. 10	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 21–19	9,685	[5]
October 17	Towson	No. 10	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 43–15	15,122
October 24	at No. 24 (I-A) Virginia	No. 10	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 7–33	40,100	[6]
October 31	at James Madison	No. 10	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	L 14–21	7,400	[7]
November 7	at Colgate	No. 17	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 44–26	850	[8]
November 14	Lehigh	No. 18	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 26–13	10,329	[9]
November 21	at No. 19 Richmond	No. 13	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 34–19	19,377	[10]
January 23, 1993	at Nihon University	No. N/A	Tokyo Dome Bunkyō, Japan (Ivy Bowl)	W 35–19	40,000
Homecoming 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. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
2. "Tribe legs out opening victory". Daily Press. September 13, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Fairbank, Dave (September 27, 1992). "Tribe Stops Harvard Efficiently". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Fairbank, Dave (October 4, 1992). "Tribe Jumps on Brown Early, Never Lets Up". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Fairbank, Dave (October 11, 1992). "Tribe Edges Quakers, Goes to 5-0". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "U. Va. offense still sputtering as W&M puts up a fight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Resilient JMU team tops Tribe". Daily Press. November 1, 1992. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Fairbank, Dave (November 8, 1992). "QB on Target as Tribe Slides Past Colgate". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Fairbank, Dave (November 15, 1992). "Tribe Defense Pays Back Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Tribe spoils Richmond's bid to gain playoffs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 22, 1992. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.