2018 William & Mary Tribe football team

2018 William & Mary Tribe football
File:William & Mary Athletics logo.svg
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	4–6 (3–4 CAA)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (39th season)
Offensive coordinator	D. J. Mangas (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Trevor Andrews (5th season)
Captain	Jack Armstrong, Nate Atkins, Raeshawn Smith
Home stadium	Zable Stadium

2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Maine $^		7	–	1					10	–	4
No. 9 James Madison ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 16 Stony Brook ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
No. 20 Towson ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
No. 24 Delaware ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
No. 19 Elon ^		4	–	3					6	–	5
Rhode Island		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	4					4	–	6
New Hampshire		3	–	5					4	–	7
Villanova		2	–	6					5	–	6
Richmond		2	–	6					4	–	7
Albany		1	–	7					3	–	8
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by 39th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock, played their home games at Zable Stadium. They finished the season 4–6 overall and 3–4 in CAA play to place eighth. On August 5, 2018, Laycock announced that he would be retiring after the conclusion of the 2018 season. He finished at William & Mary with a 39-year record of 249–194–2.

Preseason

CAA Poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Tribe were predicted to finish in eleventh place. They did not have any players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	241 (21)
2	New Hampshire	206 (2)
3	Delaware	182
4	Stony Brook	169
5	Elon	168 (1)
6	Villanova	164
7	Richmond	127
8	Maine	81
9	Albany	78
10	Towson	74
11	William & Mary	55
12	Rhode Island	39

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Bucknell*	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	Stadium	W 14–7	5,042
September 8	2:00 p.m.	at No. 12 (FBS) Virginia Tech*	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	ESPN3	L 17–62	65,632
September 15	6:00 p.m.	No. 14 Elon	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	Cox Yurview	Canceled
September 22	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	NBCS WA+	L 0–51	25,130
September 29	6:00 p.m.	No. 24 Colgate*	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	Cox Yurview	L 0–23	9,191
October 6	3:30 p.m.	Albany	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	Cox Yurview	W 25–22	7,530
October 13	4:00 p.m.	at No. 17 Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CAA.tv	L 13–29	8,022
October 20	3:30 p.m.	No. 16 Mainedagger	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	Cox Yurview	W 27–20	10,462
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	CAA.tv	L 10–21	1,688
November 10	1:00 p.m.	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FCS/FSGO	W 24–17	4,105
November 17	2:00 p.m.	Richmond	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	Cox Yurview	L 6–10	9,739
*Non-conference game daggerHomecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

At Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	7	0	0	7	14
Bison	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2018 Bucknell Bison football team

At Virginia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	7	7	3	17
No. 12 (FBS) Hokies	17	21	17	7	62

See also: 2018 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

At James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	0	0	0	0
No. 2 Dukes	7	10	21	13	51

See also: 2018 James Madison Dukes football team and James Madison–William & Mary football rivalry

Colgate

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Raiders	10	6	7	0	23
Tribe	0	0	0	0	0

See also: 2018 Colgate Raiders football team

Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
Great Danes	0	13	0	9	22
Tribe	7	3	0	15	25

See also: 2018 Albany Great Danes football team

At Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	13	0	0	13
No. 17 Tigers	7	3	7	12	29

See also: 2018 Towson Tigers football team

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Black Bears	10	7	0	3	20
Tribe	7	7	3	10	27

See also: 2018 Maine Black Bears football team

At Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	7	0	3	0	10
Rams	14	0	7	0	21

See also: 2018 Rhode Island Rams football team

At Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	14	10	0	24
Wildcats	0	7	0	10	17

See also: 2018 Villanova Wildcats football team

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	0	7	3	0	10
Tribe	0	0	0	6	6

See also: 2018 Richmond Spiders football team and Capital Cup