1993 William & Mary Tribe football team

American college football season

1993 William & Mary Tribe football
Yankee Mid-Atlantic Division champion
ConferenceYankee Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
Record9–3 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach
  • Jimmye Laycock (14th season)
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Bottiglieri (3rd season)
CaptainTodd Durkin, Eric Lambert, Craig Staub, Tom Walters
Home stadiumZable Stadium
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Yankee Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
New England Division
No. 6 Boston University x$^ 8 0 0 12 1 0
No. 25 UMass 6 2 0 9 2 0
Connecticut 5 3 0 6 5 0
New Hampshire 4 4 0 6 5 0
Rhode Island 2 6 0 4 7 0
Maine 0 8 0 0 11 0
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 William & Mary x^ 7 1 0 9 3 0
No. 18 Delaware ^ 6 2 0 9 4 0
James Madison 4 4 0 6 5 0
Richmond 3 5 0 5 6 0
Northeastern 2 6 0 2 9 0
Villanova 1 7 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1993 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 14th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 9–3 and a mark of 7–1 in Yankee Conference play, winning the Mid-Atlantic Division title. They were ranked No. 10 in the final Sports Network poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing in the first round before to McNeese State.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4New HampshireNo. 15W 27–146,641
September 11at No. 3 DelawareNo. 11L 35–4213,612
September 18at Tulane*No. 17L 0–1020,517[2]
September 25Harvard*No. 20
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 45–1714,314[3]
October 2vs. VMI*No. 18W 49–614,000[4]
October 16at NortheasternNo. 17W 53–64,200
October 23VillanovaNo. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, Virginia
W 51–1717,616[5]
October 30James MadisonNo. 13
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 31–2611,698[6]
November 6at MaineNo. 11
W 47–233,400
November 13at No. 21 UMassNo. 10W 45–283,222
November 20RichmondNo. 10
W 31–1712,110[7]
November 27at No. 5 McNeese State*No. 10L 28–3417,167[8]

References

  1. ^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mistake-prone William & Mary shut out". Daily Press. September 19, 1993. Retrieved February 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Fairbank, Dave (September 26, 1993). "Blowout of the Century: Outgunned Harvard the Perfect Guest at Tribe's Party". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "No pearl in this Oyster Bowl". Daily Press. October 3, 1993. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Big home crowd watches W&M win another crazy romp, 51–17". Daily Press. October 24, 1993. Retrieved April 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tribe tops JMU, gets revenge". Daily Press. October 31, 1993. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W&M all business in victory over UR". The News Journal. November 21, 1993. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "McNeese eliminates Tribe 34–28". Roanoke Times and World-News. November 28, 1993. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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