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The 2008 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of South Division of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 29th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 5–3 in A-10 play, placing fourth in the South Division. They were ranked No. 20 in the final Sports Network poll, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I playoffs.[1]

DivisionSouth Division
Sports NetworkNo. 20
Record7–4 (5–3 CAA)
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2008 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 20
Record7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (16th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Shoop (2nd season)
Captains
  • Derek Cox
  • Elliott Mack
  • Jake Phillips
  • Josh Rutter
Home stadiumZable Stadium
Seasons
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2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^ 6–2  10–3 
No. 18 Maine ^ 5–3  8–5 
UMass 4–4  7–5 
Hofstra 2–6  4–8 
Rhode Island 1–7  3–9 
Northeastern 1–7  2–10 
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^ 8–0  12–2 
No. 6 Villanova ^ 7–1  10–3 
No. 1 Richmond ^ 6–2  13–3 
No. 20 William & Mary 5–3  7–4 
Delaware 2–6  4–8 
Towson 1–7  3–9 
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll
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The 2008 season was the final one for redshirt senior cornerback and punt returner Derek Cox. Cox, an All-Conference player, was in the 2009 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the ninth pick in the third round (73rd overall), making him the second-highest player ever drafted out of William & Mary. Darren Sharper was selected 60th overall in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 66:00 pmat NC State*ACCSL 24–3456,694
September 137:05 pmVMI*W 52–1710,624
September 207:00 pmNorfolk State*
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 42–1210,152[2]
October 41:00 pmNo. 14 Villanova
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 28–3810,632[3]
October 1112:00 pmat No. 4 New HampshireW 38–3413,255
October 1812:00 pmat DelawareW 27–321,949
October 251:00 pmRhode IslanddaggerNo. 23
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 34–249,383
November 11:00 pmat TowsonNo. 16CSNW 34–143,168
November 87:00 pmNortheasternNo. 14
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 38–178,231
November 151:30 pmat No. 1 James MadisonNo. 12L 24–4814,330
November 2212:00 pmNo. 6 RichmondNo. 16
CSNL 20–23 OT9,405
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