2017 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 2017 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were led by 38th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock played their home games at Zable Stadium. They finished the season 2–9 overall and 0–8 in CAA play to place last of out of 12 teams. It was the first time since the 1956 season in which William & Mary failed to win a single conference game.

2017 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record2–9 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorD. J. Mangas (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTrevor Andrews (4th season)
CaptainMatt Ahola, Andrew Caskin, Connor Hilland, Aaron Swinton
Home stadiumZable Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 James Madison $^   8 0     14 1  
No. 11 Stony Brook ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 20 Elon ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 12 New Hampshire ^   5 3     9 5  
Delaware   5 3     7 4  
Richmond   4 4     6 5  
Towson   3 5     5 6  
Villanova   3 5     5 6  
Maine   3 5     4 6  
Albany   2 6     4 7  
Rhode Island   2 6     3 8  
William & Mary   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 23:30 p.m.at Virginia*ACCN ExtraL 10–2838,828
September 96:00 p.m.at Norfolk State*SSCW 20–67,615
September 166:00 p.m.Bucknell*TATVW 30–98,315
September 306:00 p.m.Stony Brook
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
TATVL 18–218,082
October 72:00 p.m.at No. 18 ElonPAAL 17–2510,137
October 143:30 p.m.at DelawareNBCS PHL 0–1718,721
October 213:30 p.m.No. 1 James Madison 
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
Cox YurviewL 14–4613,125
October 28Noonat MaineFCSL 6–236,579
November 42:00 p.m.No. 21 New Hampshire
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
TATVL 16–355,426
November 112:00 p.m.Towson
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
CSL[1]L 14–266,234
November 183:00 p.m.at RichmondNBCS WAL 20–278,057
  • *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 Virginia

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 0 3 7 10
Cavaliers 7 7 7 7 28

At Norfolk State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 13 7 0 20
Spartans 0 3 3 0 6

Bucknell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 9 0 0 9
Tribe 7 3 20 0 30

Stony Brook

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1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 7 7 7 0 21
Tribe 0 0 3 15 18

At Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 3 14 0 17
No. 18 Phoenix 6 17 0 2 25

At Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 0 0 0 0
Fightin' Blue Hens 0 10 0 7 17

James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 1 Dukes 7 12 10 17 46
Tribe 0 0 0 14 14

At Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 3 0 3 0 6
Black Bears 3 10 0 10 23

New Hampshire

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Wildcats 7 14 7 7 35
Tribe 0 10 0 6 16

Towson

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 12 0 0 14 26
Tribe 7 7 0 0 14

At Richmond

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 0 3 14 3 20
Spiders 0 7 13 7 27

References

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  1. ^ Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
  2. ^ "Tribe Football Announces 2017 Schedule". The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.