American college football season
The 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were led by 37th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock and the team played their home games at Zable Stadium. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 3–5 in CAA play to tie for eighth place.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 7:30 pm | at NC State* | No. 9 | | ESPN3 | L 14–48 | 57,774 |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Hampton* | No. 13 | | PTV | W 24–14 | 4,412 |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | Norfolk State* | No. 13 | | TATV | W 35–10 | 10,240 |
September 24 | 7:00 pm | Elon | No. 8 | - Zable Stadium
- Williamsburg, VA
| CSN | L 10–27 | 10,021 |
October 1 | 3:30 pm | at New Hampshire | No. 19 | | UNHAthletics | L 12–21 | 21,943 |
October 8 | 3:30 pm | at No. 7 James Madison | | | CSN | L 24–31 | 20,354 |
October 15 | 3:30 pm | Delaware![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | | - Zable Stadium
- Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
| TATV | W 24–17 | 11,713 |
October 29 | 3:30 pm | Maine | | - Zable Stadium
- Williamsburg, VA
| TATV | L 28–35 | 9,124 |
November 5 | 2:00 pm | at No. 25 Stony Brook | | | CSL | W 14–9 | 5,732 |
November 12 | 12:00 pm | at Towson | | | ASN | L 24–34 | 4,354 |
November 19 | 12:00 pm | No. 7 Richmond | | | ASN | W 34–13 | 9,740 |
- *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 NC State
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1
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2
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3
|
4 |
Total |
#9 Tribe
|
7
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
14 |
Wolfpack
|
7
|
21
|
7
|
13 |
48 |
At Hampton
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#13 Tribe
|
7
|
0
|
14
|
3 |
24 |
Pirates
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
Norfolk State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Spartans
|
7
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
10 |
#13 Tribe
|
7
|
14
|
7
|
7 |
35 |
Elon
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Phoenix
|
3
|
14
|
7
|
3 |
27 |
#8 Tribe
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
At New Hampshire
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#19 Tribe
|
6
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
12 |
Wildcats
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
21 |
At James Madison
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tribe
|
3
|
7
|
0
|
14 |
24 |
#7 Dukes
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
14 |
31 |
Delaware
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Fightin' Blue Hens
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7
|
0
|
7
|
3 |
17 |
Tribe
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
21 |
24 |
Maine
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Black Bears
|
13
|
15
|
7
|
0 |
35 |
Tribe
|
0
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
28 |
At Stony Brook
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tribe
|
0
|
14
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
#25 Seawolves
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
2 |
9 |
At Towson
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tribe
|
7
|
14
|
3
|
0 |
24 |
Tigers
|
3
|
7
|
14
|
10 |
34 |
Richmond
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
#7 Spiders
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
0 |
13 |
Tribe
|
3
|
3
|
14
|
14 |
34 |
Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 9 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 19 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Coaches | 10 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 17 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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