1992 William & Mary Tribe football team

1992 William & Mary Tribe football
1992 William & Mary Tribe football
Ivy Bowl, W 35–19 at Nihon University
Conference	Independent
Record	9–2
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (13th season);
Defensive coordinator	Joe Bottiglieri (2nd season)
Captain	Joe Person, Palmer Scarritt, Alex Utecht
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
	Seasons ← 1991 1993 →

The 1992 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 13th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 9–2 and ranked No. 13 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll.^[1]

1992 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 13 William & Mary		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Youngstown State ^		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 9 Samford ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
Georgia Southern		–		7	–	4	–	0
No. 19 Liberty		–		7	–	4	–	0
UCF		–		6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern		–		5	–	5	–	1
Towson State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Hofstra		–		4	–	6	–	0
Western Kentucky		–		4	–	6	–	0
James Madison		–		4	–	7	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	VMI		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 21–16	12,316	^[2]
September 19	Boston University	No. 18	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 31–21
September 26	at Harvard	No. 14	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	W 36–16	5,794	^[3]
October 3	Brown	No. 10	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 51–6	13,012	^[4]
October 10	at Penn	No. 10	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 21–19	9,685	^[5]
October 17	Towson	No. 10	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 43–15	15,122
October 24	at No. 24 (I-A) Virginia	No. 10	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 7–33	40,100	^[6]
October 31	at James Madison	No. 10	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	L 14–21	7,400	^[7]
November 7	at Colgate	No. 17	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	W 44–26	850	^[8]
November 14	Lehigh	No. 18	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 26–13	10,329	^[9]
November 21	at No. 19 Richmond	No. 13	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 34–19	19,377	^[10]
January 23, 1993	at Nihon University	No. N/A	Tokyo Dome Bunkyō, Japan (Ivy Bowl)	W 35–19	40,000
Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^ "Tribe legs out opening victory". Daily Press. September 13, 1991. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fairbank, Dave (September 27, 1992). "Tribe Stops Harvard Efficiently". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fairbank, Dave (October 4, 1992). "Tribe Jumps on Brown Early, Never Lets Up". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fairbank, Dave (October 11, 1992). "Tribe Edges Quakers, Goes to 5-0". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "U. Va. offense still sputtering as W&M puts up a fight". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 25, 1992. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Resilient JMU team tops Tribe". Daily Press. November 1, 1992. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fairbank, Dave (November 8, 1992). "QB on Target as Tribe Slides Past Colgate". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Fairbank, Dave (November 15, 1992). "Tribe Defense Pays Back Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tribe spoils Richmond's bid to gain playoffs". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 22, 1992. Retrieved November 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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