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William & Mary Tribe football

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 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, PrincetonYale, 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.


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