1997 William & Mary Tribe football team

1997 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Record7–4 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorRuss Huesman (2nd season)
Captains
Home stadiumZable Stadium
1997 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
New England Division
New Hampshire x   5 – 3     5 – 6  
Connecticut   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Maine   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Rhode Island   2 – 6     2 – 9  
Boston University   1 – 7     1 – 10  
UMass   1 – 7     2 – 9  
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 1 Villanova x$^   8 – 0     12 – 1  
No. 3 Delaware ^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 20 Northeastern   5 – 3     8 – 3  
Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5  
  4 – 4     7 – 4  
James Madison   3 – 5     5 – 6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 18th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–4 in A-10 play, tying for fourth place the Mid-Atlantic Division.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30Hampton*No. 4
W 31–610,667[2]
September 6at No. 23 Georgia Southern*No. 3
W 29–2810,329[3]
September 13at VMI*No. 3
W 41–127,267[4]
September 20at New HampshireNo. 3
L 22–243,274
September 27Boston UniversityNo. 9
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 20–178,574
October 4at NortheasternNo. 8
L 12–333,112
October 11James MadisonNo. 23
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 38–258,529[5]
October 18at ConnecticutNo. 18
W 38–178,396
October 25No. 1 VillanovaNo. 14
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 13–2010,559
November 1at No. 3 DelawareNo. 20
L 0–1418,707
November 15Richmond
W 10–78,201[6]

References

  1. ^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Balanced Tribe proves too much for Pirates". Richmond Times-Dispatch. August 31, 1997. Retrieved April 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "W&M slips past Georgia Southern". Martinsville Bulletin. September 7, 1997. Retrieved July 7, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Knee injury to QB spoils Tribe victory". Daily Press. September 15, 1997. Retrieved February 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Tribe shines vs. JMU". Daily Press. October 12, 1997. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Commons uncommon TD lifts Tribe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 16, 1997. Retrieved November 6, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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