1980 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 1980 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his first year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 2–9.

1980 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (1st season)
Captain	Steve McNamee, Dennis Fitzpatrick
Home stadium	Cary Field

1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–				9	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Florida State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Notre Dame		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Navy		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Boston College		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
UNLV		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Tulane		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–				5	–	4	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Villanova		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Richmond		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–42	44,500
September 13	VMI	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 10–13	14,000
September 20	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 3–7	27,500
September 27	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 6–45
October 4	Wake Forest	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 7–27	15,800
October 11	Dartmouth	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 17–14	14,500
October 18	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 21–18
October 25	No. T–10 Delaware	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 3–7	11,600
November 1	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 23–31	18,600
November 8	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–24	10,000
November 22	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 14–26	14,700
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1980 William & Mary Tribe football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Chris Garrity Jr WR 40 Jeff Wolf So	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 78 John Cannon Jr DE 55 Dan Ness So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jimmye Laycock Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt