2008 William & Mary Tribe football team

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]

2008 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 20
Record	7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (29th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zbig Kepa (16th season)
Defensive coordinator	Bob Shoop (2nd season)
Captain	Derek Cox, Elliott Mack, Jake Phillips, Josh Rutter
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	6:00 pm	at NC State*		Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	ACCS	L 24–34	56,694
September 13	7:05 pm	VMI*		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)		W 52–17	10,624
September 20	7:00 pm	Norfolk State*		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 42–12	10,152
October 4	1:00 pm	No. 14 Villanova		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		L 28–38	10,632	[2]
October 11	12:00 pm	at No. 4 New Hampshire		Cowell Stadium Durham, NH		W 38–34	13,255
October 18	12:00 pm	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)		W 27–3	21,949
October 25	1:00 pm	Rhode Island	No. 23	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 34–24	9,383
November 1	1:00 pm	at Towson	No. 16	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CSN	W 34–14	3,168
November 8	7:00 pm	Northeastern	No. 14	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 38–17	8,231
November 15	1:30 pm	at No. 1 James Madison	No. 12	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)		L 24–48	14,330
November 22	12:00 pm	No. 6 Richmond	No. 16	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl)	CSN	L 20–23 OT	9,405
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 29. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
2. "Cats' first half leads to victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.