1995 William & Mary Tribe football team

1995 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Yankee Conference
Division	Mid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 19
Record	7–4 (5–3 Yankee)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (16th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zbig Kepa (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Bottiglieri (5th season)
Captain	Terry Hammons, Jim Simpkins
Home stadium	Zable Stadium

1995 Yankee Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
New England Division
Rhode Island x	6	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 23 Connecticut	5	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
New Hampshire	4	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
UMass	3	–	5	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boston University	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Maine	1	–	7	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 7 Delaware x$^	8	–	0	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
No. 13 James Madison ^	6	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
No. 19 William & Mary	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Richmond	5	–	3	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1995 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 16th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 5–3 in Yankee Conference play, tying for third place the Mid-Atlantic Division. They were ranked No. 19 in the final Sports Network poll, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at No. 17 (I-A) Virginia*	No. 12	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 16–40	38,300	[2]
September 9	No. 7 James Madison	No. 16	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 17–24	13,871
September 16	at Northeastern	No. 19	Parsons Field Brookline, MA	W 32–0	2,400
September 23	at New Hampshire	No. 20	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH	W 39–0	4,266
September 30	at VMI*	No. 18	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	W 27–7	7,896	[3]
October 7	Rhode Island	No. 17	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 23–14	7,230
October 14	No. 22 Penn*	No. 17	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 48–34	8,535	[4]
October 21	at UMass	No. 12	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	L 9–20	5,011
October 28	Villanova	No. 20	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 18–15	13,925	[5]
November 4	at No. 5 Delaware	No. 18	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 20–23	18,439
November 11	No. 13 Richmond	No. 25	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 27–7	12,779	[6]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network 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. "Cavs ease by Tribe". Daily Press. September 3, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Tribe easily holds off Keydets". Daily Press. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Fairbank, Dave (October 15, 1995). "Tribe Handles Penn: Fitzgerald, W&M Run to 48-34 Victory". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Final play lifts Tribe past 'Nova". Daily Press. October 29, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "W&M is too much for UR". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1995. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.