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1986 William & Mary Tribe football team

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The 1986 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his seventh year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 9–3 and ranked No. 8 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Delaware in the first round.[1]

ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Headcoach
Captains
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1986 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–3
Head coach
Captains
Home stadiumCary Field
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1986 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Georgia Southern ^ – 13–2–0
No. 14 Tennessee State ^ – 10–2–1
No. 8 William & Mary ^ – 9–3–0
Eastern Washington – 5–5–0
James Madison – 5–5–1
Florida A&M – 5–6–0
Northeastern – 4–6–0
Western Kentucky – 4–6–1
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6No. 16 ColgateNo. 19W 42–218,620[2]
September 13VMINo. 19
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 37–2210,100[3]
September 20at BucknellNo. 9W 30–134,760[4]
October 4HarvardNo. T–5
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 24–013,100[5]
October 11at LehighNo. 5W 44–346,000[6]
October 18at No. T–14 DelawareNo. 4W 24–1823,045[7]
October 25at James MadisonNo. 3L 33–427,500[8]
November 1at VirginiaNo. 10W 41–3735,100[9]
November 8PrincetonNo. 8
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 32–1411,300[10]
November 15No. T–2 Holy CrossNo. 8
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 7–3117,450[11]
November 22at RichmondNo. 9W 21–1419,743[12]
November 29No. 13 DelawareNo. 8
L 17–515,700[13]
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