2001 William & Mary Tribe football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 2001 William & Mary Tribe football Atlantic 10 Conference A-10 17 8–4 7–2 Jimmye Laycock 22nd Zbig Kepa 9th Tom Clark 1st Nick Gilliland Marc Matthie Mohammed Youssofi Zable Stadium A-10 co-champion NCAA Division I-AA First Round L 27–40 at Appalachian State The 2001 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 22nd year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 8–4 and a mark of 7–2 in A-10 play, sharing the conference title with Hofstra, Maine, and Villanova. The Tribe was ranked No. 17 in the final Sports Network poll. They qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Appalachian State in the first round. 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 2001 NCAA Division I-AA The Sports Network Eastern September 1 1:00 pm w y UMass 21 Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA 31–10 8,243 September 8 1:00 pm w y y 17 VMI Foster Stadium Lexington, VA rivalry 34–0 5,722 September 22 3:00 pm l y y East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC 23–38 40,179 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73010528/tribe-bows-to-pirates/ Daily Press Tribe bows to Pirates September 23, 2001 March 8, 2021 Newspapers.com September 29 1:00 pm w 22 New Hampshire 20 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA 38–28 9,525 October 6 1:00 pm l y 20 Hofstra 12 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA 28–34 3,250 October 13 12:00 pm l y 25 Rhode Island 4 Meade Stadium Kingston, RI 31–34 5,301 October 20 1:00 pm w y Delaware Delaware Stadium Newark, DE rivalry 21–17 21,563 October 27 12:00 pm w y Maine 18 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA CSN 42–20 9,359 November 10 1:00 pm w James Madison Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA rivalry 17–10 9,233 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87678898/smith-lifts-wm-in-final-minute/ Daily Press Smith lifts W&M in final minute November 11, 2001 October 24, 2021 Newspapers.com November 17 1:00 pm w y 25 Richmond University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA I-64 Bowl 23–20 9,329 November 24 1:00 pm w 20 Villanova 15 Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA 47–44 4,236 December 1 1:00 pm l y y 17 Appalachian State 8 Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC NCAA Division I-AA First Round 27–40 5,279 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89882208/appalachian-grinds-out-win-over-tribe/ Daily Press Appalachian grinds out win over Tribe December 2, 2001 December 1, 2021 Newspapers.com References William and Mary Category:William & Mary Tribe football seasons Category:Atlantic 10 Conference football champion seasons William and Mary Indians football William & Mary