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1995 William & Mary Tribe football team

1995 Yankee Conference football standings
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

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at No. 17 (I-A) Virginia*No. 12
L 16–4038,300[2]
September 9No. 7 James MadisonNo. 16
L 17–2413,871[3]
September 16at NortheasternNo. 19
W 32–02,400[4]
September 23at New HampshireNo. 20
W 39–04,266[5]
September 30at VMI*No. 18
W 27–77,896[6]
October 7Rhode IslandNo. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 23–147,230[7]
October 14No. 22 Penn*No. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 48–348,535[8]
October 21at UMassNo. 12
L 9–205,011[9]
October 28VillanovaNo. 20
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 18–1513,925[10]
November 4at No. 5 DelawareNo. 18
L 20–2317,317[11]
November 11No. 13 RichmondNo. 25
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 27–712,779[12]

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. ^ "James Madison rallies". The Miami Herald. September 10, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "W&M powers past Northeastern". Daily Press. September 17, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "After crashing into Tribe, 'Cats are totaled". Concord Monitor. September 24, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tribe easily holds off Keydets". Daily Press. October 1, 1995. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Fitzgerald, Keen lead W&M". Danville Register & Bee. October 8, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ "Ground game, 'D' spark UMass, 20–9". The Berkshire Eagle. October 22, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final play lifts Tribe past 'Nova". Daily Press. October 29, 1995. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "No. 4 Delaware holds off William & Mary". The News Journal. November 5, 1995. Retrieved February 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "W&M is too much for UR". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 12, 1995. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.