1987 William & Mary Tribe football team

1987 William & Mary Tribe football
1987 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–6
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (8th season);
Captain	Joe Monaco, Dave Szydlik, Dave Wiley
Home stadium	Cary Field
	Seasons ← 1986 1988 →

The 1987 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his eighth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 5–6.^[1]

1987 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 6 Georgia Southern ^		–		9	–	4	–	0
No. 8 James Madison ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Arkansas State ^		–		8	–	4	–	1
No. 11 Western Kentucky ^		–		7	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	0
Northeastern		–		6	–	5	–	0
Nicholls State		–		5	–	5	–	1
William & Mary		–		5	–	6	–	0
Towson		–		4	–	6	–	0
Tennessee State		–		3	–	7	–	1
Lamar		–		3	–	8	–	0
Louisiana Tech		–		3	–	8	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at East Tennessee State	No. 17	Memorial Center Johnson City, TN	L 25–49
September 12	at Navy	No. 17	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	W 27–17
September 19	at Colgate	No. 9	Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	L 7–19		^[2]
October 3	Lehigh		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 28–27	5,237	^[3]
October 10	at Yale		Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 34–40	20,217	^[4]
October 17	Delaware		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 14–38
October 24	No. 5 James Madison		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 22–28	16,103	^[5]
October 31	vs. VMI		Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)	W 17–6	20,500	^[6]
November 7	Bucknell		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 31–6	5,680	^[7]
November 14	at No. 1 Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 7–40	14,671	^[8]
November 21	No. 13 Richmond		Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 20–7	10,209	^[9]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^ Denn, Charlie (September 20, 1987). "Colgate Ambushes 9th-Ranked Tribe, 19-7". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Hessler, Warner (October 4, 1987). "W&M Beats Lehigh at Wire Again". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Denn, Charlie (October 11, 1987). "Yale Tops W&M in Offensive Shootout, 40-34". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Streaking JMU holds off a late surge by W&M". Daily Press. October 25, 1987. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tribe defense accounts for win over VMI". Daily Press. November 1, 1987. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Denn, Charlie (November 8, 1987). "W&M Rips Bucknell 31-6". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Shaughnessy, Dan (November 15, 1987). "Perfect 10 for Holy Cross". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 76 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brosnahan leads Indian uprising". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 22, 1987. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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