2015 William & Mary Tribe football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 12
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorKevin Rogers (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorTrevor Andrews (2nd season)
CaptainMikal Abdul-Saboor, DeAndre Houston-Carson, Andrew Jones, Luke Rhodes
Home stadiumZable Stadium
2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Richmond +^  6 –2   10 –4  
No. 11 James Madison +^  6 –2   9 –3  
No. 12 William & Mary +^  6 –2   9 –4  
Towson  5 –3   7 –4  
New Hampshire ^  5 –3   7 –5  
Villanova  5 –3   6 –5  
Stony Brook  3 –5   5 –5  
Delaware  3 –5   4 –7  
Elon  3 –5   4 –7  
Maine  3 –5   3 –8  
Albany  2 –6   3 –8  
Rhode Island  1 –7   1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were led by 36th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock played their home games at Zable Stadium. They were members. William & Mary returned to an 11-game regular season schedule after playing 12 games the previous two seasons. The Tribe shared the CAA title with James Madison and Richmond; all three teams finished with identical 6–2 conference records. William & Mary received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Duquesne in the first round before losing in the second round to Richmond.

Following the 2015 season, Zable Stadium underwent a significant renovation and expansion.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat Lafayette*
ESPN3W 34–77,647
September 193:00 pmat Virginia*
ESPN3L 29–3541,881
September 267:30 pmStony Brook
CSNW 21–08,362
October 37:30 pmat DelawareNo. 25
NBCSNL 23–2412,437
October 1012:00 pmat No. 14 Villanova
CSNW 38–165,809
October 1712:00 pmNo. 19 New HampshireNo. 24
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
CSNW 34–1810,180
October 243:30 pmHampton*daggerNo. 17
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
TATVW 40–711,736
October 314:00 pmNo. 9 James MadisonNo. 16
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
NBCSNW 44–419,414
November 712:00 pmat ElonNo. 12
CSNW 34–1311,250
November 141:30 pmTowsonNo. 7
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
TATVW 31–179,715
November 2112:00 pmat No. 14 RichmondNo. 7
CSNL 9–208,700
November 283:30 pmDuquesne*No. 13
ESPN3W 52–494,395
December 512:00 pmat No. 12 Richmond*No. 13
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I FCS Second Round)
ESPN3L 13–487,277
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCSRVRVRVRV25RV24171612771212
CoachesRV25–TRV2522RV24–T161512771212

References

  1. ↑ "Tribe Football Announces 2015 Schedule". The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2014.


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