American college football season
The 1980 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his first year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 2–9.[1]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | at NC State | | L 0–42 | 44,500 | [2] |
September 13 | VMI | | L 10–13 | 14,000 | [3] |
September 20 | at Virginia Tech | | L 3–7 | 27,500 | [4] |
September 27 | at Navy | | L 6–45 | | |
October 4 | Wake Forest | - Cary Field
- Williamsburg, VA
| L 7–27 | 15,800 | [5] |
October 11 | Dartmouth | - Cary Field
- Williamsburg, VA
| W 17–14 | 14,500 | [6] |
October 18 | at Rutgers | | W 21–18 | | |
October 25 | No. T–10 Delaware | - Cary Field
- Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
| L 3–7 | 11,600 | [7] |
November 1 | at East Carolina | | L 23–31 | 18,600 | [8] |
November 8 | at Harvard | | L 13–24 | 10,000 | [9] |
November 22 | at Richmond | | L 14–26 | 14,700 | [10] |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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1980 William & Mary Tribe football team roster
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Players
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Coaches
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Offense
Pos. |
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Name |
Class
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QB
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12
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Chris Garrity
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Jr
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WR
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40
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Jeff Wolf
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So
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Defense
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Special teams
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- Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
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- ^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ^ "'Pack mauls W&M". Daily Press. September 7, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen 'drives' VMI past W&M 13–10". Daily Press. September 14, 1980. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Unbeaten Gobblers eke out 7–3 victory". Daily Press. September 21, 1980. Retrieved December 15, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wake Forest grinds up Indians". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 5, 1980. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Bullock, Mark (October 12, 1980). "W&M Wins First, Dartmouth Victim". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tribe's two-game streak ends". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 26, 1980. Retrieved November 29, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sutton leads East Carolina". The Charlotte Observer. November 2, 1980. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Visser, Lesley (November 9, 1980). "Harvard Tops Wm. & Mary". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 78 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Redden breaks rushing record; Richmond thrashes W&M 26–14". Daily Press. November 23, 1980. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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