2017 William & Mary Tribe football team

2017 William & Mary Tribe football
2017 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	2–9 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (38th season);
Offensive coordinator	D. J. Mangas (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Trevor Andrews (4th season)
Captains	Matt Ahola; Andrew Caskin; Connor Hilland; Aaron Swinton;
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were led by 38th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock played their home games at Zable Stadium. They finished the season 2–9 overall and 0–8 in CAA play to place last of out of 12 teams. It was the first time since the 1956 season in which William & Mary failed to win a single conference game.

Record2–9 (0–8 CAA)

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OffensivecoordinatorD. J. Mangas (1st season)

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2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 2 James Madison $^	8	–	0	14	–	1
No. 11 Stony Brook ^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 20 Elon ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
No. 12 New Hampshire ^	5	–	3	9	–	5
Delaware	5	–	3	7	–	4
Richmond	4	–	4	6	–	5
Towson	3	–	5	5	–	6
Villanova	3	–	5	5	–	6
Maine	3	–	5	4	–	6
Albany	2	–	6	4	–	7
Rhode Island	2	–	6	3	–	8
William & Mary	0	–	8	2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	3:30 p.m.	at Virginia*	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN Extra	L 10–28	38,828
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Norfolk State*	William "Dick" Price Stadium Norfolk, VA	SSC	W 20–6	7,615
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	W 30–9	8,315
September 30	6:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	L 18–21	8,082
October 7	2:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Elon	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	PAA	L 17–25	10,137
October 14	3:30 p.m.	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	NBCS PH	L 0–17	18,721
October 21	3:30 p.m.	No. 1 James Madison	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	Cox Yurview	L 14–46	13,125
October 28	Noon	at Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FCS	L 6–23	6,579
November 4	2:00 p.m.	No. 21 New Hampshire	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	L 16–35	5,426
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Towson	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	CSL^[1]	L 14–26	6,234
November 18	3:00 p.m.	at Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	NBCS WA	L 20–27	8,057
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	0	3	7	10
Cavaliers	7	7	7	7	28

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	13	7	0	20
Spartans	0	3	3	0	6

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	9	0	0	9
Tribe	7	3	20	0	30

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	7	7	7	0	21
Tribe	0	0	3	15	18

Schedule

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	3	14	0	17
No. 18 Phoenix	6	17	0	2	25

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	0	0	0	0
Fightin' Blue Hens	0	10	0	7	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 1 Dukes	7	12	10	17	46
Tribe	0	0	0	14	14

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	3	0	3	0	6
Black Bears	3	10	0	10	23