William & Mary Orange and White football
| William & Mary Tribe football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
|
|||
 |
|||
| First season | 1893 | ||
| Athletic director | Terry Driscoll | ||
| Head coach |
Jimmye Laycock 38th year, 245–180–2 (.576) |
||
| Stadium | Zable Stadium | ||
| Field | Cary Field | ||
| Seating capacity | 12,672 | ||
| 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) CAA (2007–present) |
||
| Bowl record | 1–2 (.333) | ||
| Conference titles | 12 | ||
| Colors | Green, Gold, and Silver |
||
| Fight song | "Tribe Fight Song" | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Rivals |
Delaware James Madison Richmond VMI |
||
| 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, Princeton–Yale, and Harvard–Yale have played more games. The winner of this annual W&M–Richmond match-up, named for the last two Virginia state capitals, Richmond and Williamsburg, claims the Capital Cup (previously known as the I-64 Trophy). 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.
...
Wikipedia