2015 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 2015 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA)in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were led by 36th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock played their home games at Zable Stadium. They were members. William & Mary returned to an 11-game regular season schedule after playing 12 games the previous two seasons. The Tribe shared the CAA title with James Madison and Richmond; all three teams finished with identical 6–2 conference records. William & Mary received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Duquesne in the first round before losing in the second round to Richmond.

2015 William & Mary Tribe football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 12
2015 record9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Rogers (3rd as OC, 6th overall season)
Defensive coordinatorTrevor Andrews (2nd season)
CaptainMikal Abdul-Saboor, DeAndre Houston-Carson, Andrew Jones, Luke Rhodes
Home stadiumZable Stadium (capacity: 11,686)
2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Richmond +^  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 11 James Madison +^  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 12 William & Mary +^  6 –2   9 –4  
Towson  5 –3   7 –4  
New Hampshire ^  5 –3   7 –5  
Villanova  5 –3   6 –5  
Stony Brook  3 –5   5 –5  
Delaware  3 –5   4 –7  
Elon  3 –5   4 –7  
Maine  3 –5   3 –8  
Albany  2 –6   3 –8  
Rhode Island  1 –7   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Following the 2015 season, Zable Stadium underwent a significant renovation and expansion.

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat Lafayette*
ESPN3W 34–77,647
September 193:00 pmat Virginia*
ESPN3L 29–3541,881
September 267:30 pmStony Brook
CSNW 21–08,362
October 37:30 pmat DelawareNo. 25
NBCSNL 23–2412,437
October 1012:00 pmat No. 14 Villanova
CSNW 38–165,809
October 1712:00 pmNo. 19 New HampshireNo. 24
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
CSNW 34–1810,180
October 243:30 pmHampton*No. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
TATVW 40–711,736
October 314:00 pmNo. 9 James MadisonNo. 16
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
NBCSNW 44–419,414
November 712:00 pmat ElonNo. 12
CSNW 34–1311,250
November 141:30 pmTowsonNo. 7
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
TATVW 31–179,715
November 2112:00 pmat No. 14 RichmondNo. 7
CSNL 9–208,700
November 283:30 pmDuquesne*No. 13
ESPN3W 52–494,395
December 512:00 pmat No. 12 Richmond*No. 13
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I FCS Second Round)
ESPN3L 13–487,277
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRV25RV24171612771212
CoachesRV25–TRV2522RV24–T161512771212

References
  1. "Tribe Football Announces 2015 Schedule". The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.


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