1989 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 1989 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his tenth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 8–3–1 and ranked No. 10 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Furman in the first round.[1]

1989 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–3–1
Head coach
CaptainCraig Argo, Greg Kimball
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons
← 1988
1990 →
1989 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Georgia Southern ^     12 0 0
No. 14 Youngstown State ^     9 3 0
No. T–10 William & Mary ^     8 3 1
Liberty     7 3 0
Western Kentucky     6 5 0
James Madison     5 4 1
Lamar     5 5 0
Arkansas State     5 6 0
Nicholls State     5 6 0
Samford     4 7 0
Northeastern     3 7 0
Fordham     2 6 0
Towson     2 8 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9ColgateNo. 20W 17–1310,384[2]
September 16at VMINo. 20W 24–174,826[3]
September 23at PrincetonNo. T–15T 31–314,138[4]
September 30at VirginiaNo. 19L 12–2435,000[5]
October 7No. 14 Delaware
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 27–24
October 14vs. Boston UniversityNo. T–13W 13–10
October 21at VillanovaNo. 12L 17–209,857[6]
October 28at LehighW 55–3910,824[7]
November 4East Tennessee StateNo. 17
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 34–28
November 11James MadisonNo. 12
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 24–2112,420[8]
November 18RichmondNo. 11
W 22–1013,110[9]
November 25at No. 2 FurmanNo. T–10L 10–248,642[10]

References edit

  1. ^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ Denn, Charlie (September 10, 1989). "Tribe Celebrates Sack of Red Raiders". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Reserve QB carries soggy W&M past Keydets 24–17". Daily Press. September 17, 1989. Retrieved February 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Denn, Charlie (September 24, 1989). "Late Princeton Rally Catches W&M 31-31". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "UVa's win over Tribe a pain in the...you name it". The Roanoke Times & World-News. October 1, 1989. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tribe's fortune finally runs out against Villanova". Daily Press. October 22, 1989. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Denn, Charlie (October 29, 1989). "Explosive W&M Outguns Lehigh's Vaunted Offense". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C6 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Defense lifts Tribe past JMU". Daily Press. November 12, 1989. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tribe and Spiders hold true to form". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 19, 1989. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Furman runs past Indians". Daily Press. November 26, 1989. Retrieved September 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.