2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

2016 William & Mary Tribe football
2016 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (37th season);
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Rogers (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Trevor Andrews (3rd season)
Captain	Kendell Anderson, Steve Cluley, Peyton Gryder, Trey Reed
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
	Seasons ← 2015 2017 →

The 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were led by 37th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock and the team played their home games at Zable Stadium. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 3–5 in CAA play to tie for eighth place.

2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^	5	–	3	10	–	4
Maine	5	–	3	6	–	5
Albany	4	–	4	7	–	4
Stony Brook	4	–	4	5	–	6
William & Mary	3	–	5	5	–	6
Towson	3	–	5	4	–	7
Delaware	2	–	6	4	–	7
Elon	1	–	7	2	–	9
Rhode Island	1	–	7	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:30 pm	at NC State*	No. 9	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	L 14–48	57,774
September 10	6:00 pm	at Hampton*	No. 13	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	PTV	W 24–14	4,412
September 17	6:00 pm	Norfolk State*	No. 13	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	W 35–10	10,240
September 24	7:00 pm	Elon	No. 8	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	CSN	L 10–27	10,021
October 1	3:30 pm	at New Hampshire	No. 19	Wildcat Stadium Durham, NH	UNHAthletics	L 12–21	21,943
October 8	3:30 pm	at No. 7 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	CSN	L 24–31	20,354
October 15	3:30 pm	Delaware		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	TATV	W 24–17	11,713
October 29	3:30 pm	Maine		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	L 28–35	9,124
November 5	2:00 pm	at No. 25 Stony Brook		Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	CSL	W 14–9	5,732
November 12	12:00 pm	at Towson		Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	ASN	L 24–34	4,354
November 19	12:00 pm	No. 7 Richmond		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	ASN	W 34–13	9,740
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Tribe	7	0	7	0	14
Wolfpack	7	21	7	13	48

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Tribe	7	0	14	3	24
Pirates	7	0	0	7	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	3	0	0	10
#13 Tribe	7	14	7	7	35

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	3	14	7	3	27
#8 Tribe	0	3	7	0	10

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Tribe	6	0	0	6	12
Wildcats	0	7	0	14	21

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	3	7	0	14	24
#7 Dukes	10	0	7	14	31

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	7	3	17
Tribe	3	0	0	21	24

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	13	15	7	0	35
Tribe	0	14	14	0	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	14	0	0	14
#25 Seawolves	7	0	0	2	9

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	7	14	3	0	24
Tigers	3	7	14	10	34

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Spiders	7	6	0	0	13
Tribe	3	3	14	14	34

^ "Tribe Football Announces 2016 Schedule". The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. November 13, 2015. Retrieved November 13, 2015.

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