The 1986 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his seventh year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 9–3 and ranked No. 8 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Delaware in the first round.[1]
| 1986 William & Mary Tribe football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 17–51 vs. Delaware | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 9–3 |
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| Captain | Dave Pocta, Dave Szydlik, Pinball Clemons |
| Home stadium | Cary Field |
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| No. 4 Georgia Southern ^ | – | 13 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Tennessee State ^ | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 William & Mary ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Washington | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | – | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida A&M | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | – | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule edit
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | No. 16 Colgate | No. 19 | W 42–21 | 8,620 | [2] | |
| September 13 | VMI | No. 19 |
| W 37–22 | 10,100 | [3] |
| September 20 | at Bucknell | No. 9 | W 30–13 | 4,760 | [4] | |
| October 4 | Harvard | No. T–5 |
| W 24–0 | 13,100 | [5] |
| October 11 | at Lehigh | No. 5 | W 44–34 | 6,000 | [6] | |
| October 18 | at No. T–14 Delaware | No. 4 | W 24–18 | 23,045 | ||
| October 25 | at James Madison | No. 3 | L 33–42 | 7,500 | [7] | |
| November 1 | at Virginia | No. 10 | W 41–37 | 35,100 | [8] | |
| November 8 | Princeton | No. 8 |
| W 32–14 | 11,300 | [9] |
| November 15 | No. T–2 Holy Cross | No. 8 |
| L 7–31 | 17,450 | [10] |
| November 22 | at Richmond | No. 9 | W 21–14 | 19,743 | [11] | |
| November 29 | No. 13 Delaware | No. 8 |
| L 17–51 | ||
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References edit
- ^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ Fairbank, Dave (September 7, 1986). "W&M Crushes Colgate". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W&M smack VMI, 37–22". The Greenville News. September 14, 1986. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fairbank, Dave (September 21, 1986). "DeGennaro Makes Smashing Debut for W&M". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Powers, John (October 5, 1986). "Wm. & Mary Rips Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 69 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fairbank, Dave (October 12, 1986). "Tribe Struggles in Wild Victory over Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JMU hands erring W&M 1st setback". Daily Press. October 26, 1986. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U. Va. stunned by Lambiotte, W&M 41–37". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 2, 1986. Retrieved February 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fairbank, Dave (November 9, 1986). "W&M Rolls, 32-14". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Radford, Rich (November 16, 1986). "Holy Cross Smothers William & Mary". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W&M edges UR, awaits call". Daily Press. November 23, 1986. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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