1984 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
CaptainMark Kelso, Bobby Wright, Bobby Crane, Lee Glenn
Home stadiumCary Field
1984 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Tennessee State    11 0 0
Georgia Southern    8 3 0
No. 15 Holy Cross    8 3 0
No. 19 Delaware    8 3 0
No. 12 Richmond ^    8 4 0
Eastern Washington    7 2 1
James Madison    6 5 0
William & Mary    6 5 0
Bucknell    5 5 0
Colgate    5 5 0
Lafayette    5 5 0
Lehigh    5 6 0
Florida A&M    3 6 1
Northeastern    3 7 0
Western Kentucky    2 9 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his fifth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 6–5.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8VMIW 24–1311,300[2]
September 15at DelawareW 23–21
September 22at No. 7 (I-A) Penn StateNo. 8L 18–5684,704
September 29at James MadisonW 20–108,300[3]
October 6Temple
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 14–28
October 13No. 5 Boston University
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 24–3
October 20at Virginia TechNo. 12L 14–3834,500
October 27at Wake ForestNo. 19L 21–3423,712
November 3Lehigh
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 24–1017,000[4]
November 10at ColgateW 48–393,500[5]
November 17at No. 13 RichmondNo. 18L 31–3321,484[6]

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "W&M downs VMI, 24–13". The Daily News Leader. September 9, 1984. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Tribe rally thwarts JMU, curbs history". Daily Press. September 30, 1984. Retrieved October 11, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Pearce, Al (November 4, 1984). "Yagiello Continues to Rewrite W&M Records in Passing". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Miller, Skip (November 11, 1984). "W&M Surges over Colgate". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Spiders outlast W&M". Daily Press. November 18, 1984. Retrieved November 1, 2022 via Newspapers.com.


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