2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

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 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record5–6 (3–5 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Rogers (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTrevor Andrews (3rd season)
CaptainKendell Anderson, Steve Cluley, Peyton Gryder, Trey Reed
Home stadiumZable Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:30 pmat NC State*No. 9ESPN3L 14–4857,774
September 106:00 pmat Hampton*No. 13PTVW 24–144,412
September 176:00 pmNorfolk State*No. 13TATVW 35–1010,240
September 247:00 pmElonNo. 8
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
CSNL 10–2710,021
October 13:30 pmat New HampshireNo. 19UNHAthleticsL 12–2121,943
October 83:30 pmat No. 7 James MadisonCSNL 24–3120,354
October 153:30 pmDelaware 
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
TATVW 24–1711,713
October 293:30 pmMaine
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
TATVL 28–359,124
November 52:00 pmat No. 25 Stony BrookCSLW 14–95,732
November 1212:00 pmat TowsonASNL 24–344,354
November 1912:00 pmNo. 7 Richmond
ASNW 34–139,740
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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At NC State

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

At Hampton

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

Norfolk State

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

Elon

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

At New Hampshire

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

At James Madison

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

Delaware

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

Maine

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

At Stony Brook

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

At Towson

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

Richmond

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

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS91313819RVRV
Coaches101314817RV

References

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