2015 William & Mary Tribe football team
The 2015 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were coached by 36th year head coach Jimmye Laycock, and the team played their home games at Zable Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. William & Mary returned to playing 11 games after playing 12 games the previous two seasons. The Tribe finished as a CAA co–champion along with James Madison and Richmond, who all finished with identical 6–2 conference records. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Duquesne in the first round before losing in the second round to fellow CAA member Richmond.
Following the 2015 season, Zable Stadium will undergo a significant renovation and expansion.
Schedule
Date |
Time |
Opponent# |
Rank# |
Site |
TV |
Result |
Attendance |
September 5 |
6:00 PM |
at Lafayette* |
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Fisher Field • Easton, PA |
ESPN3 |
W 34–7 |
7,647 |
September 19 |
3:00 PM |
at Virginia* |
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Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA |
ESPN3 |
L 29–35 |
41,881 |
September 26 |
7:30 PM |
Stony Brook |
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Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA |
CSN |
W 21–0 |
8,362 |
October 3 |
7:30 PM |
at Delaware |
#25 |
Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (Rivalry) |
NBCSN |
L 23–24 |
12,437 |
October 10 |
12:00 PM |
at #14 Villanova |
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Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA |
CSN |
W 38–16 |
5,809 |
October 17 |
12:00 PM |
#19 New Hampshire |
#24 |
Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA |
CSN |
W 34–18 |
10,180 |
October 24 |
3:30 PM |
Hampton* |
#17 |
Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA |
TATV |
W 40–7 |
11,736 |
October 31 |
4:00 PM |
#9 James Madison |
#16 |
Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry) |
NBCSN |
W 44–41 |
9,414 |
November 7 |
12:00 PM |
at Elon |
#12 |
Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC |
CSN |
W 34–13 |
11,250 |
November 14 |
1:30 PM |
Towson |
#7 |
Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA |
TATV |
W 31–17 |
9,715 |
November 21 |
12:00 PM |
at #14 Richmond |
#7 |
E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA (Capital Cup) |
CSN |
L 9–20 |
8,700 |
November 28 |
3:30 PM |
Duquesne* |
#13 |
Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round) |
ESPN3 |
W 52–49 |
4,395 |
December 5 |
12:00 PM |
at #12 Richmond* |
#13 |
E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA (FCS Playoffs Second Round) |
ESPN3 |
L 13–48 |
7,277 |
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
| Week |
Poll |
Pre |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
Final |
STATS FCS |
RV |
RV |
RV |
RV |
25 |
RV |
24 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
Coaches |
RV |
25–T |
RV |
25 |
22 |
RV |
24–T |
16 |
15 |
12 |
7 |
7 |
12 |
12 |
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