1996 William & Mary Tribe football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1996 William & Mary Tribe football Yankee Conference Mid-Atlantic Division Yankee 7 10–3 7–1 Jimmye Laycock 17th Zbig Kepa 4th Russ Huesman 1st Josh Beyer Stefon Moody Mike McGowan Zable Stadium Yankee championYankee Mid-Atlantic Division champion Lambert Cup winner NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal L 35–38 at Northern Iowa The 1996 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 17th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 10–3 and a mark of 7–1 in conference play, winning the Yankee Conference and Mid-Atlantic Division titles. They were ranked No. 5 in the final Sports Network poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, beating Jackson State in the first round before losing to Northern Iowa in the quarterfinals. 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 1996 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network August 29 l y y UCF Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, FL 33–39 18,013 September 7 w y Rhode Island 22 Meade Stadium Kingston, RI 23–16 2,131 September 14 w y 23 VMI Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA rivalry 40–21 9,614 Tribe recovers, stops VMI September 15, 1996 Daily Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94399334/tribe-recovers-stops-vmi/ February 6, 2022 Newspapers.com September 21 w y y 22 Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA 47–0 4,429 Dominant Tribe Smashes Bucknell Eric F. Epler September 22, 1996 C9 Daily Press Newport News, Va. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59166339/1996-bucknell-wm/ October 5 w 17 New Hampshire 20 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA 31–7 7,256 October 12 l y 15 James Madison 17 Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA rivalry 21–26 10,500 October 19 w y 19 Villanova 9 Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA 30–21 4,733 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100306214/wm-answers-villanova/ Daily Press W&M answers Villanova October 20, 1996 April 23, 2022 Newspapers.com October 26 w 16 1996 Northeastern Huskies Northeastern Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA 21–14 11,373 November 2 w 15 Delaware 6 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA rivalry 10–7 OT 8,177 November 9 w 13 UMass Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA 30–6 6,867 November 16 w y 10 Richmond University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA I-64 Bowl 28–13 11,204 Tribe wraps up Yankee Conference Sunday News Leader November 17, 1996 C2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30137091/tribe_wraps_up_yankee_conference/ Newspapers.com November 30 w y 7 Jackson State T–8 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA NCAA Division I-AA First Round 45–6 4,057 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/122902720/wm-crushes-jackson-state/ W&M crushes Jackson State The Daily News Leader December 1, 1996 April 15, 2023 Newspapers.com December 7 l y y 7 Northern Iowa 3 UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal 35–38 10,796 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-rock-island-argus-uni-survives-move/188351538/ The Rock Island Argus UNI survives, moves to I-AA semifinals December 8, 1996 January 6, 2026 Newspapers.com References William and Mary Category:William & Mary Tribe football seasons Category:Yankee Conference football champion seasons William and Mary Indians football William & Mary