2018 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 2018 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by 39th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock, played their home games at Zable Stadium. They finished the season 4–6 overall and 3–4 in CAA play to place eighth.

2018 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record4–6 (3–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorD. J. Mangas (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorTrevor Andrews (5th season)
CaptainJack Armstrong, Nate Atkins, Raeshawn Smith
Home stadiumZable Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Maine $^   7 1     10 4  
No. 9 James Madison ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 16 Stony Brook ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 20 Towson ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 24 Delaware ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 19 Elon ^   4 3     6 5  
Rhode Island   4 4     6 5  
William & Mary   3 4     4 6  
New Hampshire   3 5     4 7  
Villanova   2 6     5 6  
Richmond   2 6     4 7  
Albany   1 7     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

On August 5, 2018, Laycock announced that he would be retiring after the conclusion of the 2018 season.[1] He finished at William & Mary with a 39-year record of 249–194–2.

Preseason

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CAA Poll

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In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Tribe were predicted to finish in eleventh place.[2] They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 241 (21)
2 New Hampshire 206 (2)
3 Delaware 182
4 Stony Brook 169
5 Elon 168 (1)
6 Villanova 164
7 Richmond 127
8 Maine 81
9 Albany 78
10 Towson 74
11 William & Mary 55
12 Rhode Island 39

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Bucknell*StadiumW 14–75,042
September 82:00 p.m.at No. 12 (FBS) Virginia Tech*ESPN3L 17–6265,632
September 156:00 p.m. No. 14 ElonCox Yurview Canceled[a]
September 223:30 p.m.at No. 2 James MadisonNBCS WA+L 0–5125,130
September 296:00 p.m.No. 24 Colgate*
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox YurviewL 0–239,191
October 63:30 p.m.Albany
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox YurviewW 25–227,530
October 134:00 p.m.at No. 17 TowsonCAA.tvL 13–298,022
October 203:30 p.m.No. 16 Maine 
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox YurviewW 27–2010,462
October 2712:00 p.m.at Rhode IslandCAA.tvL 10–211,688
November 101:00 p.m.at VillanovaFCS/FSGOW 24–174,105
November 172:00 p.m.Richmond
Cox YurviewL 6–109,739
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. ^ The Elon game was postponed due to Hurricane Florence; it was intended to be rescheduled, but was canceled on September 19, 2018.[3]

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Game summaries

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At Bucknell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 7 0 0 7 14
Bison 0 0 0 7 7

At Virginia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 7 7 3 17
No. 12 (FBS) Hokies 17 21 17 7 62

At James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 0 0 0 0
No. 2 Dukes 7 10 21 13 51

Colgate

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Raiders 10 6 7 0 23
Tribe 0 0 0 0 0

Albany

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 0 13 0 9 22
Tribe 7 3 0 15 25

At Towson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 13 0 0 13
No. 17 Tigers 7 3 7 12 29

Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Black Bears 10 7 0 3 20
Tribe 7 7 3 10 27

At Rhode Island

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 7 0 3 0 10
Rams 14 0 7 0 21

At Villanova

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 14 10 0 24
Wildcats 0 7 0 10 17

Richmond

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 0 7 3 0 10
Tribe 0 0 0 6 6

References

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  1. ^ "William & Mary's Jimmye Laycock Announces 2018 is Final Season". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary Athletics. August 5, 2018. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  2. ^ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "W&M/Elon Football Game Will Not Be Rescheduled". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. September 19, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 William & Mary football schedule". TribeAthletics.com. The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 9, 2018.