William & Mary Tribe football

William & Mary Tribe football
2015 William & Mary Tribe football team
First season	1893
Athletic director	Terry Driscoll
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock 36th year, 231–170–2 (.576)
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
Field	Cary Field
Stadium capacity	12,259
Stadium surface	FieldTurf Pro
Location	Williamsburg, VA
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South
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)
All-time record	556–537–41 (.508)
Postseason bowl record	1–2 (.333)
Claimed national titles	0
Conference titles	12
Colors	Green and Gold
Fight song	"Tribe Fight Song"
Outfitter	Nike
Rivals	James Madison Dukes Richmond Spiders
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 36th year as the Tribe's head coach. Laycock is a W&M alumnus and played quarterback under legendary college football 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 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.

Results

See also: List of William & Mary Tribe football seasons

The William & Mary Tribe football team has had sporadic success during Jimmye Laycock's tenure. Since his taking over as head coach, W&M have enjoyed occasional winning seasons. The long-time head-coach has led the Tribe to multiple playoff appearances, including the national semifinal game on two occasions. Most recently, the Tribe reached the semifinal against eventual champions Villanova in 2009, losing by a single point.

The team has also appeared in three bowl games: the 1948 Dixie Bowl, 1949 Delta Bowl and 1970 Tangerine Bowl. The Tribe are 1–2 in those games, with the lone win being a 20–0 victory over Oklahoma A&M in 1949.

Rivalries

Aside from William & Mary's lengthy Capital Cup rivalry with the University of Richmond, the Tribe also hold historic rivalries with in-state opponents like Old Dominion University, James Madison University, and the Virginia Military Institute as well as out-of-state opponents like the University of Delaware. As of 2013, only the James Madison Dukes and Richmond Spiders are still football members of the Colonial Athletic Association with William & Mary. William & Mary also maintains older, less intense rivalries with the VMI Keydets, from its days in the Southern Conference, and the Virginia Cavaliers as part of the unofficial Jefferson Cup, named after Thomas Jefferson who attended the College of William & Mary before founding the University of Virginia.

Series records

• Records through the 2012 season.

Opponent (Rivalry)	Match Ups	Record
Richmond (Capital Cup)	122	61–56–5
VMI (Rivalry)	88	53–33–2
Delaware (Rivalry)	37	15–22
James Madison (Rivalry)	35	15–20
Virginia (Rivalry)	34	6–27–1

Currently in the NFL

Coaches

1. Mark Duffner (Class of 1975) – Linebackers coach for the Miami Dolphins
2. Ivan Fears (Class of 1976) – Running backs coach for the New England Patriots
3. Sean McDermott (Class of 1998) – Defensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers
4. Mike Tomlin (Class of 1995) – Head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers; winner of Super Bowl XLIII; youngest head coach in NFL history to lead team to Super Bowl win (36 years old)
5. Alan Williams (Class of 1992) – Defensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions

Players

1. Jerome Couplin III (Class of 2014) – Safety for the Philadelphia Eagles
2. Derek Cox (Class of 2009) – Cornerback for the Baltimore Ravens
3. Jonathan Grimes (Class of 2012) – Running back for the Houston Texans
4. Mike Leach (Class of 2000) – Long snapper for the Arizona Cardinals
5. Sean Lissemore (Class of 2010) – Defensive tackle for the San Diego Chargers
6. B. W. Webb (Class of 2013) – Cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers

Championships

Division-only championships

Year	Coach	Conference	Division	Conference Record
1993	Jimmye Laycock	Yankee Conference	Mid-Atlantic Division	7–1
Total division-only championships		1

Conference championships

Year	Coach	Conference	Conference Record
1933	John Kellison	Virginia Conference	?
1934	John Kellison	Virginia Conference	?
1935	Thomas Dowler	Virginia Conference	?
1942	Carl M. Voyles	Southern Conference	4–0
1947	Rube McCray	Southern Conference	7–1
1966	Marv Levy	Southern Conference	4–1–1
1970	Lou Holtz	Southern Conference	3–1
1996	Jimmye Laycock	Yankee Conference	7–1
2001	Jimmye Laycock	Atlantic 10 Conference	7–2
2004	Jimmye Laycock	Atlantic 10 Conference	7–1
2010	Jimmye Laycock	Colonial Athletic Association	6–2
Total conference championships		12

Bowl games

Date	Bowl	W/L	Opponent	PF	PA
January 1, 1948	Dixie Bowl	L	Arkansas	19	21
January 1, 1949	Delta Bowl	W	Oklahoma A&M	20	0
December 28, 1970	Tangerine Bowl	L	Toledo	12	40
Total	3 bowl games	1–2		51	61

Playoffs

Year	Round	W/L	Opponent	PF	PA
1986	First Round	L	Delaware	17	51
1989	First Round	L	Furman	10	24
1990	First Round Quarterfinals	W L	Massachusetts Central Florida	38 38	0 52
1993	First Round	L	McNeese State	28	34
1996	First Round Quarterfinals	W L	Jackson State Northern Iowa	45 35	6 38
2001	First Round	L	Appalachian State	27	40
2004	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	W W L	Hampton Delaware James Madison	42 44 34	35 38 48
2009	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals	W W L	Weber State Southern Illinois Villanova	38 24 13	0 3 14
2010	Second Round	L	Georgia Southern	15	31
Total	15 playoff games	6–9		445	414

Halls of Fame inductees

College Football

1. Jack Cloud – Set a school scoring record of 102 points in 1947 and once scored five touchdowns in a single game
2. Bill Fincher – Did not attend W&M, but coached the Indians in 1921
3. Lou Holtz – Did not attend W&M, but coached the Indians from 1969–1971 and led the team to the 1970 Tangerine Bowl
4. Bill Ingram – Did not attend W&M, but Ingram began his coaching career at William & Mary where, in 1922, he managed a 6–3–0 record
5. Buster Ramsey – In his four years (1939–1942) the school had a record of 29–7–3; the 1942 team were Southern Conference champions, beating out Duke and North Carolina for the title

National Football League (NFL)

1. Lou Creekmur – After playing for the Indians he went on to become of one of the most successful offensive tackles in Detroit Lions history
2. Marv Levy – Did not attend W&M, but coached William & Mary for five years (1964–68), earning two Southern Conference Coach of the Year awards and one SoCon title (1966); the 27–16 win over Navy in 1967 is considered by the NCAA to be one of the Top 10 greatest college football upsets in history

Canadian Football League (CFL)

1. Mike "Pinball" Clemons – compiled 4,778 all-purpose yards and was named a Division I-AA All-American
2. Ralph Sazio – was a mainstay of the Canadian Football League's Hamilton Tiger-Cats as a player, assistant coach, head coach, general manager and team president

All-time NFL Draft selections

= NFL Hall of Fame

= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

NFL Draft Selections (70)
#	Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
1	1943	6	3	43	Johnson, HarveyHarvey Johnson	Brooklyn Dodgers	Back
2	1943	11	6	96	Knox !Glenn Knox	New York Giants	End
3	1943	14	4	124	Ramsey, Garrard "Buster"Garrard "Buster" Ramsey	Chicago Cardinals	Guard
4	1943	16	1	141	Bass, MarvinMarvin Bass	Detroit Lions	Tackle
5	1943	22	6	206	Korczowski !John Korczowski	New York Giants	Back
6	1944	13	9	129	Longacre !Bob Longacre	Pittsburgh Steelers	Back
7	1944	17	4	168	Freeman, JackJack Freeman	Philadelphia Eagles	Back
8	1945	25	4	256	Iancelli !Bill Iancelli	Boston Yanks	End
9	1945	29	8	304	Forkovitch, NickNick Forkovitch	Chicago Bears	Back
10	1946	10	8	88	Vandeweghe, AlAl Vandeweghe	Philadelphia Eagles	End
11	1946	11	3	93	Holloway !Doc Holloway	Pittsburgh Steelers	Guard
12	1946	16	8	148	Hubbard !Buddy Hubbard	Philadelphia Eagles	Back
13	1946	20	8	188	Butcher !Dave Butcher	Philadelphia Eagles	Back
14	1947	13	2	108	Steckroth !Bob Steckroth	Washington Redskins	End
15	1947	28	3	258	Sazio, RalphRalph Sazio	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tackle
16	1948	3	3	16	Thompson, TommyTommy Thompson	Washington Redskins	Center
17	1948	5	7	32	Ramsey, KnoxKnox Ramsey	Chicago Bears	Guard
18	1948	10	1	76	Magdziak !Stan Magdziak	New York Giants	Back
19	1948	11	7	92	McDowell !Jim McDowell	Chicago Bears	Guard
20	1948	18	10	165	Caughron !Harry Caughron	Chicago Cardinals	Tackle
21	1948	23	3	208	Hoitsma !Lou Hoitsma	Washington Redskins	End
22	1948	26	8	243	Creekmur, LouLou Creekmur	Philadelphia Eagles	Tackle
23	1949	14	7	138	Haggerty !Pat Haggerty	Washington Redskins	End
24	1949	16	2	153	Bruce !Jack Bruce	Boston Yanks	Back
25	1950	3	7	34	Hughes, GeorgeGeorge Hughes	Pittsburgh Steelers	Guard
26	1950	6	3	69	Cloud, "Flyin'" Jack"Flyin'" Jack Cloud	Green Bay Packers	Back
27	1950	9	8	113	Ragazzo, VitoVito Ragazzo	Chicago Cardinals	End
28	1950	10	12	130	O'Pella !Frank O'Pella	Cleveland Browns	Back
29	1950	24	4	304	McDowell !Jim McDowell	Detroit Lions	Guard
30	1951	17	6	201	Gehlmann !Ted Gehlmann	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tackle
31	1952	20	12	241	Weber !Ed Weber	Los Angeles Rams	Back
32	1953	8	4	89	Kreamcheck, JohnJohn Kreamcheck	Chicago Bears	Tackle
33	1953	18	12	217	Mioduszewski, EdEd Mioduszewski	Detroit Lions	Back
34	1954	3	12	37	Bowman, BillBill Bowman	Detroit Lions	Back
35	1954	5	12	61	Parozzo !George Parozzo	Detroit Lions	Tackle
36	1954	19	1	218	Sazio !Jerry Sazio	Chicago Cardinals	Tackle
37	1954	22	5	258	Sumner, CharlieCharlie Sumner	Chicago Bears	Back
38	1954	28	1	326	Koller !Tom Koller	Chicago Cardinals	Back
39	1955	7	10	83	Sturgess !Bruce Sturgess	Chicago Bears	Back
40	1955	28	7	332	Crow, AlAl Crow	New York Giants	Tackle
41	1956	6	1	62	Lusk, BobBob Lusk	Detroit Lions	Center
42	1956	14	12	169	Sidwell !Charlie Sidwell	Cleveland Browns	Back
43	1958	10	12	121	Schaubach !Elliot Schaubach	Detroit Lions	Tackle
44	1959	17	1	193	Secules !Tom Secules	Green Bay Packers	Back
45	1959	22	8	260	Rubal !Lennie Rubal	Chicago Bears	Back
46	1964	5	10	66	Alley, T. W.T. W. Alley	Pittsburgh Steelers	Tackle
47	1964	11	10	150	Soleau, BobBob Soleau	Pittsburgh Steelers	Guard
48	1964	12	2	156	Sapinsky !John Sapinsky	Philadelphia Eagles	Tackle
49	1968	13	9	336	Darragh, DanDan Darragh	Buffalo Bills	Quarterback
50	1968	16	4	412	Brown !Adin Brown	Denver Broncos	Linebacker
51	1971	15	19	383	Giles !Andy Giles	Oakland Raiders	Defensive end
52	1972	14	20	358	Cambal, DennisDennis Cambal	Oakland Raiders	Running back
53	1972	15	25	389	Davis !Bill Davis	Miami Dolphins	Defensive tackle
54	1973	11	12	272	Knight, DavidDavid Knight	New York Jets	Wide receiver
55	1974	16	15	405	Beers !Barry Beers	Kansas City Chiefs	Guard
56	1975	12	12	298	Pawlewicz !Richard Pawlewicz	Philadelphia Eagles	Running back
57	1976	16	16	447	MacCurdy !Craig McCurdy	Detroit Lions	Linebacker
58	1982	3	28	83	Cannon, JohnJohn Cannon	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Defensive end
59	1985	10	9	261	Kelso, MarkMark Kelso	Philadelphia Eagles	Defensive back
60	1987	7	25	193	Harris, ArchieArchie Harris	Chicago Bears	Tackle
61	1987	8	23	218	Clemons, Mike "Pinball"Mike "Pinball" Clemons	Kansas City Chiefs	Running back
62	1987	9	9	232	Lambiotte !Ken Lambiotte	Philadelphia Eagles	Quarterback
63	1991	7	2	170	Shelton !Tyrone Shelton	Saint Louis Rams	Running back
64	1992	4	28	112	Hakel, ChrisChris Hakel	Washington Redskins	Quarterback
65	1997	2	30	60	Sharper, DarrenDarren Sharper	Green Bay Packers	Defensive back
66	2009	3	9	73	Cox, DerekDerek Cox	Jacksonville Jaguars	Defensive back
67	2010	6	15	184	Tracy, AdrianAdrian Tracy	New York Giants	Linebacker
68	2010	7	27	234	Lissemore, SeanSean Lissemore	Dallas Cowboys	Defensive tackle
69	2013	4	17	114	Webb, B. W.B. W. Webb	Dallas Cowboys	Cornerback
70	2015	7	28	245	McBride, TreTre McBride	Tennessee Titans	Wide receiver

References

Notes

Sources

1. "2009 Media Guide". Tribe Athletics. The College of William & Mary. Retrieved 17 September 2009. 
2. "William and Mary Head Coach Jimmye Laycock". Tribe Athletics. The College of William & Mary. Retrieved 17 September 2009. 
3. "Tribe Football in the Pros". Tribe Athletics. The College of William & Mary. 2009. Retrieved 17 September 2009. 
4. "FCS Preseason Rankings". The Sports Network. Retrieved 1 September 2010. 

External links

• Official website