1994 William & Mary Tribe football team

1994 William & Mary Tribe football
1994 William & Mary Tribe football
Yankee Mid-Atlantic division co-champion
Conference	Yankee Conference
	Mid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 19
Record	8–3 (6–2 Yankee)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (15th season);
Offensive coordinator	Zbig Kepa (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Joe Bottiglieri (4th season)
Captain	Greg Applewhite, Mike Tomlin
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 15th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 6–2 in Yankee Conference play, sharing the Mid-Atlantic Division title with James Madison. 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]

1994 Yankee Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
New England Division
No. 12 New Hampshire x$^	8	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 9 Boston University ^	6	–	2	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Connecticut	4	–	4	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
UMass	4	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Rhode Island	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Maine	2	–	6	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 13 James Madison x^	6	–	2	–	0	10	–	3	–	0
No. 19 William & Mary x	6	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Delaware	5	–	3	–	0	7	–	3	–	1
Villanova	2	–	6	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Northeastern	2	–	6	–	0	2	–	9	–	0
Richmond	1	–	7	–	0	3	–	8	–	0

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	at Rhode Island	No. 21	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 38–17	3,383
September 10	No. 12 Delaware	No. 18	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 31–7	12,136
September 17	at Furman*	No. 8	Paladin Stadium Greenville, SC	W 28–26	11,244	^[2]
September 24	VMI*	No. 8	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 45–7	14,014	^[3]
October 1	at Virginia*	No. 8	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 3–37	38,300	^[4]
October 8	Northeastern	No. 8	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 17–12	7,894
October 15	UMass	No. 7	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 14–23	9,042
October 22	at No. 12 James Madison	No. 14	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	L 7–33	12,500	^[5]
October 29	at Villanova	No. 23	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	W 53–28	6,735	^[6]
November 5	Maine	No. 20	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 17–0	14,687
November 19	at Richmond	No. 20	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 21–20	10,683	^[7]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^ "Indians rally for 28–26 victory over Paladins". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 18, 1994. Retrieved September 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "High-octane Tribe leaves VMI in wake". Daily Press. September 25, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Willis, Virginia top Tribe". The Charlotte Observer. October 2, 1994. Retrieved February 6, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "JMU socks Tribe with shocking defeat". Daily Press. October 23, 1994. Retrieved October 21, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tribe's offense wakes up". Daily Press. October 30, 1994. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tribe's next game? Waiting". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 20, 1994. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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