1997 William & Mary Tribe football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1997 William & Mary Tribe football Atlantic 10 Conference Mid-Atlantic Division A-10 7–4 4–4 Jimmye Laycock 18th Zbig Kepa 5th Russ Huesman 2nd Sean McDermott Pete Coyne Dan Rossettini Jude Waddy Zable Stadium The 1997 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 18th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–4 in A-10 play, tying for fourth place the Mid-Atlantic Division. William & Mary Football Record Book https://static.tribeathletics.com/custompages/files/fb/2020/2021_record_book.pdf William & Mary Athletics June 1, 2021 28 June 15, 2021 Schedule 1997 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network August 30 w y 4 Hampton Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA 31–6 10,667 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122904548/balanced-tribe-proves-too-much-for-pirat/ Balanced Tribe proves too much for Pirates Richmond Times-Dispatch August 31, 1997 April 15, 2023 Newspapers.com September 6 w y y 3 Georgia Southern 23 Paulson Stadium Statesboro, GA 29–28 10,329 https://www.newspapers.com/article/martinsville-bulletin-wm-slips-past-geo/176160030/ Martinsville Bulletin W&M slips past Georgia Southern September 7, 1997 July 7, 2025 Newspapers.com September 13 w y y 3 VMI Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA rivalry 41–12 7,267 Knee injury to QB spoils Tribe victory Daily Press September 15, 1997 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94403401/knee-injury-to-qb-spoils-tribe-victory/ February 6, 2022 Newspapers.com September 20 l 3 y New Hampshire Cowell Stadium Durham, NH 22–24 3,274 September 27 w 9 Boston University Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA 20–17 8,574 October 4 l y 8 1997 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Parsons Field Brookline, MA 12–33 3,112 October 11 w 23 James Madison Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA rivalry 38–25 8,529 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87666303/tribe-shines-vs-jmu/ Daily Press Tribe shines vs. JMU October 12, 1997 October 24, 2021 Newspapers.com October 18 w y 18 Connecticut Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT 38–17 8,396 October 25 l 14 Villanova 1 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA 13–20 10,559 November 1 l y 20 Delaware 3 Delaware Stadium Newark, DE rivalry 0–14 18,707 November 15 w Richmond Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA I-64 Bowl 10–7 8,201 Commons uncommon TD lifts Tribe Richmond Times-Dispatch November 16, 1997 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112637283/commons-uncommon-td-lifts-tribe/ November 6, 2022 Newspapers.com References William and Mary Category:William & Mary Tribe football seasons William and Mary Indians football