2017 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 2017 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were coached by 38th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock, and the team played their home games at Zable Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association and finished in last place (2–9 overall, 0–8 CAA). It was the first time since the 1956 season that the Tribe failed to win a single conference game.

2017 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2017 record	2–9 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (38th season)
Offensive coordinator	D.J. Mangas (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Trevor Andrews (3rd year)
Home stadium	Zable Stadium (Capacity: 12,672)

2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 2 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 11 Stony Brook ^		7	–	1					10	–	3
No. 20 Elon ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
No. 12 New Hampshire ^		5	–	3					9	–	5
Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
Richmond		4	–	4					6	–	5
Towson		3	–	5					5	–	6
Villanova		3	–	5					5	–	6
Maine		3	–	5					4	–	6
Albany		2	–	6					4	–	7
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
William & Mary		0	–	8					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN Extra	L 10–28	38,828
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	W 20–6	7,615
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	W 30–9	8,315
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	L 18–21	8,082
October 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	L 17–25	10,137
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (Rivalry)	NBCS PH	L 0–17	18,721
October 21	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 James Madison	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)	Cox Yurview	L 14–46	13,125
October 28	Noon	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	L 6–23	6,579
November 4	2:00 p.m.	No. 21 New Hampshire	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	L 16–35	5,426
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Towson	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	CSL[1]	L 14–26	6,234
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	NBCS WA	L 20–27	8,057
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	0	3	7	10
Cavaliers	7	7	7	7	28

See also: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–28–1	2015	L, 29–35

at Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	13	7	0	20
Spartans	0	3	3	0	6

See also: 2017 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–0	2016	W, 35–10

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	9	0	0	9
Tribe	7	3	20	0	30

See also: 2017 Bucknell Bison football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–0	1996	W, 47–0

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	7	7	7	0	21
Tribe	0	0	3	15	18

See also: 2017 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–0	2016	W, 14–9

at Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	3	14	0	17
No. 18 Phoenix	6	17	0	2	25

See also: 2017 Elon Phoenix football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2016	L, 10–27

at Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	0	0	0	0
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	10	0	7	17

See also: 2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team and Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
18–23	2016	W, 24–17

James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Dukes	7	12	10	17	46
Tribe	0	0	0	14	14

See also: 2017 James Madison Dukes football team and James Madison–William & Mary football rivalry

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–22	2016	L, 24–31

at Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	3	0	3	0	6
Black Bears	3	10	0	10	23

See also: 2017 Maine Black Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–5	2016	L, 28–35

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Wildcats	7	14	7	7	35
Tribe	0	10	0	6	16

See also: 2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–5	2016	L, 12–21

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	12	0	0	14	26
Tribe	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2017 Towson Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–4	2016	L, 24–34

at Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	3	14	3	20
Spiders	0	7	13	7	27

See also: 2017 Richmond Spiders football team and Capital Cup

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
62–60–5	2016	W, 34–13

References

1. Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
2. "Tribe Football Announces 2017 Schedule". The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.