1985 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
CaptainBob Solderitch, Todd Leeson, Graeme Miller
Home stadiumCary Field
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Georgia Southern ^    13 2 0
No. 11 Eastern Washington ^    9 3 0
No. 18 Richmond    8 3 0
Colgate    7 3 1
Delaware    7 4 0
Tennessee State    7 4 0
No. 16 William & Mary    7 4 0
Lafayette    6 5 0
James Madison    5 6 0
Lehigh    5 6 0
Holy Cross    4 6 1
Florida A&M    4 7 0
Western Kentucky    4 7 0
Bucknell    3 7 0
Northeastern    2 8 0
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1985 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his sixth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 7–4 and ranked No. 16 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Wake ForestL 23–3022,300
September 14Norfolk StateW 28–15
September 21Delaware
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 17–16
September 28James MadisonNo. 7
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 31–1412,200[2]
October 5at HarvardNo. 5W 21–146,500[3]
October 12at Virginia TechNo. T–4L 10–4038,700
October 19at TempleNo. 12L 16–45
October 26at VMIL 38–395,700[4]
November 2at LehighW 31–2910,800[5]
November 9at PrincetonW 33–286,738[6]
November 16No. 9 Richmond
W 28–1717,301[7]

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "Yagiello kayos Dukes". Daily Press. September 29, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Concannon, Joe (October 6, 1985). "Harvard Falls Short Against Wm. & Mary". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "VMI gambled – W&M paid". Daily Press. October 27, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Fairbank, Dave (November 3, 1985). "Tribe Holds Off Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Lettis, Louis (November 10, 1985). "Princeton Falls, 33-28, to William & Mary". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 13-E, 16-E via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Clemons-led Tribe overturns Spiders 28–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
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