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1949 William & Mary Tribe football team

William & Mary Tribe football
2017 William & Mary Tribe football team
William & Mary Tribe logo.svg
First season 1893
Athletic director Terry Driscoll
Head coach Jimmye Laycock
38th season, 245–180–2 (.576)
Stadium Zable Stadium
(Capacity: 12,672)
Field Cary Field
Field surface FieldTurf Pro
Location Williamsburg, Virginia
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Past conferences Independent (1893–1906)
SAIAA (1907–1910)
Independent (1911–1931)
Virginia Conference (1932–1935)
SoCon (1936–1976)
Division I Independent (1977)
Division I-A Independent (1978–1981)
Division I-AA Independent (1982–1992)
Yankee (1993–1996)
A-10 (1997–2006)
Bowl record 1–2 (.333)
Conference titles 12
Rivalries Delaware
James Madison
Richmond
VMI
Colors Green, Gold, and Silver
              
Fight song "Tribe Fight Song"
Outfitter Nike
Website TribeAthletics.com


The William & Mary Tribe are a college football team representing the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. William & Mary currently competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Jimmye Laycock is in his 38th year as the Tribe's head coach. Laycock is a W&M alumnus and played quarterback under College Football Hall of Fame coaches Marv Levy and Lou Holtz.

William & Mary's traditional rival in football is the University of Richmond. William & Mary and Richmond have met 120 times since 1898, making the rivalry (sometimes referred to as "the South's oldest rivalry") the fourth most-played in Division I college football. Only Wisconsin-Minnesota, Lafayette–Lehigh, PrincetonYale, and Harvard–Yale have played more games. The winner of this annual W&M–Richmond match-up claims the Capital Cup (previously known as the I-64 Trophy), named for the last two Virginia state capitals, Richmond and Williamsburg. In 2008, William & Mary opened the Jimmye Laycock Football Center, a state-of-the-art facility housing the Tribe locker room, football players' classroom study sessions and tape review rooms.

The College of William & Mary has transitioned through several official nicknames since its athletic program began in 1893. From 1893 to 1916, William & Mary football players were known as the Orange and White because those were the old official school colors. From 1916 to 1977, all William & Mary athletes were known as the Indians. And, most recently, from 1978 to the present day they have been known as the Tribe.


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