William & Mary Tribe football
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The William & Mary Tribe are a college football team representing the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. William & Mary competes in CAA Football, a single-sport NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision conference operated by the Tribe's primary athletic home of the Coastal Athletic Association. They are currently coached by Mike London. He succeeds Jimmye Laycock, who was the head coach of the Tribe for 39 years.
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First season | 1893 | ||
Athletic director | Brian Mann | ||
Head coach | Mike London 4th season, 27–16 (.628) | ||
Stadium | Zable Stadium (capacity: 12,672) | ||
Field | Cary Field | ||
Field surface | FieldTurf Pro | ||
Location | Williamsburg, Virginia | ||
NCAA division | Division I FCS | ||
Conference | CAA Football | ||
Past conferences | Independent (1893–1915) SAIAA (1916–1921) Independent (1922–1931) Virginia Conference (1932–1935) SoCon (1936–1976) Division I Independent (1977) Division I-A Independent (1978–1981) Division I-AA Independent (1982–1992) Yankee (1993–1996) A-10 (1997–2006) | ||
Bowl record | 1–2 (.333) | ||
Conference titles | 18 | ||
Rivalries | Delaware (rivalry) Richmond (rivalry) VMI (rivalry) James Madison (dormant) Old Dominion (dormant) | ||
Colors | Green, gold, and silver[1] | ||
Fight song | "Tribe Fight Song" | ||
Outfitter | Under Armour | ||
Website | TribeAthletics.com |
William & Mary's traditional rival in football is the University of Richmond. William & Mary and Richmond have met 134 times since 1898, making the rivalry (sometimes referred to as "the South's oldest rivalry") the fourth most-played in Division I college football. Only Lafayette–Lehigh, Princeton–Yale, and Harvard–Yale have played more games. The winner of this annual W&M–Richmond match-up claims the Capital Cup (previously known as the I-64 Trophy), named for the last two Virginia state capitals, Richmond and Williamsburg. In 2008, William & Mary opened the Jimmye Laycock Football Center, housing the Tribe locker room, football players' classroom study sessions and tape review rooms.
The College of William & Mary has transitioned through several official nicknames since its athletic program began in 1893. From 1893 to 1916, William & Mary football players were known as the Orange and White because those were the old official school colors. From 1916 to 1977, all William & Mary athletes were known as the Indians. Since 1978, they have been known as the Tribe.