1981 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 1981 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his second year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 5–6.

1981 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (2nd season)
Captain	Owen Costello, Chris Garrity
Home stadium	Cary Field

1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Miami (FL)		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 17 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Richmond		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Temple	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 0–42	10,985
September 12	Miami (OH)	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 14–33	12,800
September 19	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 3–47	30,600
October 3	at VMI	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 14–31	8,250
October 10	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field Hanover, NH	W 12–7	10,061
October 17	Marshall	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 38–7	8,000
October 24	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 0–27	25,014
October 31	James Madison	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 31–19	7,800
November 7	Harvard	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 14–23	16,000
November 14	at East Carolina	Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	W 31–21	15,842
November 21	Richmond	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 35–21	10,800

Roster

1981 William & Mary Tribe football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class QB 12 Chris Garrity Sr QB 15 Dave Murphy So QB 7 Stan Yagiello Fr WR 40 Jeff Wolf Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 78 John Cannon Sr FS 23 Mark Kelso Fr DE 55 Dan Ness Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Jimmye Laycock Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt