2010 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 2010 William & Mary Tribe football team represented The College of William & Mary in the 2010 NCAA Division I FCS football season. William & Mary competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under head football coach Jimmye Laycock and played their home games at Zable Stadium. The Tribe clinched a share of the CAA championship in the final week of the regular season. Entering Week 11, they had to defeat #18 Richmond and have #15 Villanova upset #1 Delaware, and both of those results happened. The Tribe reclaimed the Capital Cup by defeating the Spiders, 41–3, and Villanova surprised Delaware, 28–21, in overtime. William & Mary and Delaware shared the title.

2010 William & Mary Tribe football
CAA co-champion
NCAA FCS Second Round, L 15–31 vs. Georgia Southern
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 10
FCS Coaches	No. 8
2010 record	8–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (31st season)
Offensive coordinator	Zbig Kepa (18th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Shoop (4th season)
Home stadium	Zable Stadium (12,259 cap.)

2010 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 Delaware +^		6	–	2					12	–	3
No. 10 William & Mary +^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 3 Villanova ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
No. 7 New Hampshire ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
UMass		4	–	4					6	–	5
Richmond		4	–	4					6	–	5
Rhode Island		4	–	4					5	–	6
James Madison		3	–	5					6	–	5
Maine		3	–	5					4	–	7
Towson		0	–	8					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

William & Mary's win over Richmond in the annual Capital Cup was also their first in the series since 2004. Richmond had won five straight contests—the longest such streak for the Spiders since a five-game stretch between 1919 and 1922—and it also capped the second consecutive regular season in which the Tribe went undefeated at home. Their last home loss (including playoffs) was November 22, 2008, against Richmond.

After receiving a first round bye in the playoffs, the number two-seed Tribe fell in their first playoff game, 31–15, to Georgia Southern. The game was played at home in front of a crowd of 8,243.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	3:30 pm	at UMass	No. 4	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	CSNNE	L 23–27	10,072[1]
September 11	7:00 pm	VMI*	No. 11	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)		W 45–0	11,475[2]
September 18	7:00 pm	at Old Dominion*	No. 12	S. B. Ballard Stadium Norfolk, VA (Battle for the Silver Mace)	CSNMA	W 21–17	19,782[3]
September 25	6:00 pm	at Maine	No. 8	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME		W 24–21	5,990[4]
October 2	3:30 pm	No. 1 Villanova	No. 7	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	CSNMA	W 31–24	12,259[5]
October 9	7:00 pm	Rhode Island	No. 4	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 26–7	8,196[6]
October 23	12:00 pm	No. 2 Delaware	No. 4	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)	CSNNE	W 17–16	12,259[7]
October 30	3:30 pm	at North Carolina*	No. 3	Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ESPN3	L 17–21	51,000[8]
November 6	12:00 pm	at No. 8 New Hampshire	No. 4	Cowell Stadium Durham, NH		W 13–3	6,008[9]
November 13	1:30 pm	at James Madison	No. 1	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry)		L 24–30	16,733[10]
November 20	3:30 pm	No. 18 Richmond	No. 6	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	CSNNE	W 41–3	12,259[11]
December 4	1:30 pm	No. 20 Georgia Southern*	No. 4	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)		L 15–31	8,243[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "William and Mary vs Massachusetts (Sep. 04, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. September 4, 2010. Archived from the original on September 10, 2010. Retrieved September 4, 2010.
2. "VMI vs William and Mary (Sep. 11, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on September 15, 2010. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
3. "William and Mary vs Old Dominion (Sep. 18, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
4. "William and Mary vs Maine (Sep. 25, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. September 11, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved September 25, 2010.
5. "Villanova vs William and Mary (Oct. 02, 2010)". TribeAthletics.com. The College of William & Mary. October 2, 2010. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
6. "Rhode Island vs William and Mary (Oct. 09, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. October 9, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved October 9, 2010.
7. Tresolini, Kevin (October 23, 2010). "University of Delaware football: Hens fall to William & Mary 17–16". The News Journal. Wilmington, DE. Retrieved October 24, 2010.
8. "William and Mary vs. North Carolina (Oct. 30, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. October 30, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2010.
9. "William and Mary vs New Hampshire (Nov. 06, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. November 6, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 6, 2010.
10. "William and Mary vs James Madison (Nov. 13, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. November 13, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 13, 2010.
11. "Richmond vs William & Mary (Nov. 20, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. November 20, 2010. Archived from the original on November 29, 2010. Retrieved November 20, 2010.
12. "Georgia Southern vs William & Mary (Dec. 4, 2010)". The College of William & Mary. December 4, 2010. Archived from the original on January 25, 2011. Retrieved December 4, 2010.