1980 William & Mary Tribe football team

American college football season August 2023 December 2025 1980 William & Mary Tribe football Independent 2–9 Jimmye Laycock 1st Ralph Friedgen 1st Steve McNamee Dennis Fitzpatrick Cary Field The 1980 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his first year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 2–9. William & Mary Football Record Book https://static.tribeathletics.com/custompages/files/fb/2020/2021_record_book.pdf William & Mary Athletics June 1, 2021 27 June 15, 2021 Schedule 1980 NCAA Division I-AA AP September 6 l y NC State Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC 0–42 44,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-pack-mauls-wm/139742501/ Daily Press 'Pack mauls W&M September 7, 1980 January 28, 2024 Newspapers.com September 13 l VMI Cary Field Williamsburg, VA rivalry 10–13 14,000 Allen 'drives' VMI past W&M 13–10 September 14, 1980 Daily Press https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94148155/allen-drives-vmi-past-wm-1310/ February 3, 2022 Newspapers.com September 20 l y Virginia Tech Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA 3–7 27,500 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90645360/unbeaten-gobblers-eke-out-73-victory/ Daily Press Unbeaten Gobblers eke out 7–3 victory September 21, 1980 December 15, 2021 Newspapers.com September 27 l y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 6–45 18,215 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-reitzel-arm-too/158398014/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Reitzel arm too strong for Indians September 28, 1980 November 3, 2024 Newspapers.com October 4 l Wake Forest Cary Field Williamsburg, VA 7–27 15,800 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-wake-forest-grin/139746578/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Wake Forest grinds up Indians October 5, 1980 January 28, 2024 Newspapers.com October 11 w Dartmouth Cary Field Williamsburg, VA 17–14 14,500 W&M Wins First, Dartmouth Victim Mark Bullock October 12, 1980 D1 Daily Press Newport News, Va. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/56536653/1980-dartmouth-wm October 18 w y Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ 21–18 16,825 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-indians-upset-rutgers/158398181/ The Roanoke Times Indians upset Rutgers October 19, 1980 November 3, 2024 Newspapers.com October 25 l Delaware T–10 Cary Field Williamsburg, VA rivalry 3–7 11,600 https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-tribes-two-game/136016929/ Richmond Times-Dispatch Tribe's two-game streak ends October 26, 1980 November 29, 2023 Newspapers.com November 1 l y East Carolina Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC 23–31 18,600 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/72671070/sutton-leads-east-carolina/ The Charlotte Observer Sutton leads East Carolina November 2, 1980 March 4, 2021 Newspapers.com November 8 l y Harvard Harvard Stadium Boston, MA 13–24 10,000 Harvard Tops Wm. & Mary Lesley Visser Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. November 9, 1980 78 Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54323196/1980-harvard-wm/ November 22 l y Richmond City Stadium Richmond, VA rivalry 14–26 14,700 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112192695/redden-breaks-rushing-record-richmond-t/ Daily Press Redden breaks rushing record; Richmond thrashes W&M 26–14 November 23, 1980 October 28, 2022 Newspapers.com1980 William & Mary Tribe Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football November 3, 2024 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/william-mary/1980-schedule.html Roster 1980 William & Mary Tribe f 12 Jr Chris Garrity QB 40 So Jeff Wolf WR 78 Jr John Cannon John Cannon (American football) DT y 55 So Dan Ness DE *Jimmye Laycock References William and Mary Category:William & Mary Tribe football seasons William and Mary Indians football