2017 William & Mary Tribe football team

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.

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)
Captain	Matt Ahola, Andrew Caskin, Connor Hilland, Aaron Swinton
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
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

Schedule

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

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Game summaries

At Virginia

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

See also: 2017 Virginia Cavaliers football team

At Norfolk State

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

See also: 2017 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Bucknell

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

See also: 2017 Bucknell Bison football team

Stony Brook

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

See also: 2017 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

At Elon

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

See also: 2017 Elon Phoenix football team

At Delaware

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

See also: 2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team and Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry

James Madison

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

See also: 2017 James Madison Dukes football team and James Madison–William & Mary football rivalry

At Maine

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

See also: 2017 Maine Black Bears football team

New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Wildcats	7	14	7	7	35
Tribe	0	10	0	6	16

See also: 2017 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	12	0	0	14	26
Tribe	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2017 Towson Tigers football team

At Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	3	14	3	20
Spiders	0	7	13	7	27

See also: 2017 Richmond Spiders football team and Capital Cup

References

1. Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.
2. "Tribe Football Announces 2017 Schedule". The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. August 17, 2017. Retrieved August 17, 2017.