1998 William & Mary Tribe football team

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The 1998 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 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 19th 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 second place the Mid-Atlantic Division. They were ranked No. 17 in the final Sports Network poll, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.[1]

DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Sports NetworkNo. 17
Record7–4 (4–4 A-10)
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1998 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
DivisionMid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 17
Record7–4 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (6th season)
Captains
  • Sean Reid
  • Mike Cook
  • Greg Whirley
  • Tim Engel
Home stadiumZable Stadium
Seasons
 1997
1999 
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1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
New England Division
No. 1 UMass x^ 62  123 
No. 9 Connecticut x^ 62  103 
Maine 35  65 
New Hampshire 35  47 
Rhode Island 26  38 
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 Richmond x$^ 71  93 
No. 23 Delaware 44  74 
Villanova 44  65 
No. 17 William & Mary 44  74 
Northeastern 35  56 
James Madison 26  38 
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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Schedule

More information Date, Opponent ...
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Rhode IslandNo. 14W 21–133,713
September 12VMI*No. 13W 49–09,598
September 19NortheasternNo. 8
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 24–216,005
September 26at No. 4 VillanovaNo. 7L 28–4512,008[2]
October 3at Temple*No. 13W 45–3816,281
October 10No. 6 DelawareNo. 12
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 52–457,443
October 17at James MadisonNo. 7W 24–1214,000[3]
October 24New HampshireNo. 6
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 19–3110,553
October 31at No. 2 Hampton*No. 12W 41–3410,704
November 14No. 13 ConnecticutNo. 6
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 26–346,529
November 21at No. 8 RichmondNo. 12L 17–4218,914
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