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2005 William & Mary Tribe football team

2000 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2000 record 5–6 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (21st year)
Offensive coordinator Zbig Kepa (8th year)
Home stadium Zable Stadium (13,279 cap.)
Seasons
← 1999
2001 →
2000 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#3 Delaware +^   7 1         12 2  
#6 Richmond +^   7 1         10 3  
UMass   5 3         7 4  
James Madison   4 4         6 5  
New Hampshire   4 4         6 5  
William & Mary   4 4         5 6  
Maine   3 5         5 6  
Villanova   3 5         5 6  
Rhode Island   2 6         3 8  
Northeastern   1 7         4 7  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2001 William & Mary Tribe football
A-10 Conference Co-Champions
Division I-AA Playoffs, L 27–40, vs. Appalachian State
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports Network No. 17
2001 record 8–4 (7–2 A-10)
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (22nd year)
Offensive coordinator Zbig Kepa (9th year)
Defensive coordinator Tom Clark (1st year)
Home stadium Zable Stadium (13,279 cap.)
Seasons
← 2000
2002 →
2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#11 Hofstra +^   7 2         9 3  
#10 Maine +^   7 2         9 3  
#20 Villanova +   7 2         8 3  
#17 William & Mary +^   7 2         8 4  
#21 Rhode Island   6 3         8 3  
Delaware   4 5         4 6  
Northeastern   4 5         5 6  
UMass   3 6         3 8  
Richmond   3 6         3 8  
New Hampshire   2 7         4 7  
James Madison   0 9         2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2002 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2002 record 6–5 (5–4 A-10)
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (23rd year)
Offensive coordinator Zbig Kepa (10th year)
Defensive coordinator Tom Clark (2nd year)
Home stadium Zable Stadium (13,279 cap.)
Seasons
← 2001
2003 →
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Maine $^   7 2         11 3  
Northeastern $^   7 2         10 3  
Villanova ^   6 3         11 4  
UMass   6 3         8 4  
William & Mary   5 4         6 5  
Richmond   4 5         4 7  
Delaware   4 5         6 6  
Hofstra   4 5         6 6  
James Madison   4 6         5 7  
New Hampshire   2 7         3 8  
Rhode Island   1 8         3 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2003 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
2003 record 5–5 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (24th year)
Offensive coordinator Zbig Kepa (11th year)
Defensive coordinator Tom Clark (3rd year)
Home stadium Zable Stadium (13,279 cap.)
Seasons
← 2002
2004 →
2003 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 Delaware $^   8 1         15 1  
#11 UMass $^   8 1         10 3  
#20 Northeastern   6 3         8 4  
#25 Villanova   5 4         7 4  
Maine   4 4         6 5  
William & Mary   4 4         5 5  
James Madison   4 5         6 6  
New Hampshire   3 6         5 7  
Rhode Island   3 6         4 8  
Hofstra   2 6         2 10  
Richmond   1 8         2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll
2004 William & Mary Tribe football
A-10 Conference Co-Champions
Division I-AA Semifinals, L 34–48, vs. #8 James Madison
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Division South
Ranking
Sports Network No. 3
2004 record 11–3 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach Jimmye Laycock (25th year)
Offensive coordinator Zbig Kepa (12th year)
Home stadium Zable Stadium (12,259 cap.)
Seasons
← 2003
2005 →
2004 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
#1 James Madison $^   7 1         13 2  
#3 William & Mary $^   7 1         11 3  
#7 Delaware $^   7 1         9 4  
#6 New Hampshire ^   7 2         11 3  
Northeastern   4 4         5 6  
Villanova   4 5         7 4  
Maine   4 5         6 6  
UMass   4 5         6 6  
Hofstra   3 5         5 6  
Rhode Island   2 6         4 7  
Richmond   2 6         3 8  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network I-AA Poll

The William & Mary Tribe football teams represented the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. The program was established in 1893 and serves as William & Mary's oldest athletic team. Their long-time football rival is the University of Richmond and their annual meeting is dubbed the I-64 Bowl (which was renamed the Capital Cup starting in the 2009 season).

The Tribe finished the season with a 5–6 overall record (4–4 in the A-10). William & Mary lost three of their first four games, the lone win being a non-conference victory over VMI. The most impressive win of the season came on November 11, when they defeated Villanova 48–41 in their home stadium.

The Tribe were A-10 Conference co-champions and qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs. They lost the opening round to the number 8 Appalachian State Mountaineers, however, by a score of 27–40.

The Tribe finished the season with a 6–5 overall record (5–4 in the A-10). After losing the season's first two games, William & Mary reeled off five straight victories, with the most impressive being a 30–13 win over #15-ranked Northeastern. They would stumble toward the end of the season, however, as they dropped three of their last four, including the I-64 Bowl against rival Richmond.

William & Mary only played 10 games compared to the regular 11-game season due to a cancellation of the Maine contest, which had been scheduled for September 27. The presidents of the Atlantic 10 Football Conference awarded the University of Maine a victory and the College of William & Mary a no-contest as a result of the cancellation of their game. The decision of the presidents, based upon the recommendation of the league's directors of athletics, was unprecedented in Atlantic 10 Football Conference history. Factored into the decision were Maine's efforts to play the game and the understanding of the unique circumstances facing William & Mary in the aftermath of Hurricane Isabel. However, the NCAA does not recognize the win in their official records.


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