1990 William & Mary Tribe football team

1990 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record10–3
Head coach
CaptainAlan Garlic, Brad Uhl, Mac Partlow, Reggie White, Tyrone Shelton
Home stadiumZable Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 7 William & Mary ^   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 18 UCF ^   –   9 – 3 – 0
Liberty   –   7 – 4 – 0
Samford   –   6 – 4 – 1
James Madison   –   5 – 6 – 0
Nicholls State   –   5 – 6 – 0
Arkansas State   –   3 – 7 – 1
Western Kentucky   –   2 – 8 – 0
Towson   –   2 – 9 – 0
Northeastern   –   1 – 10 – 0
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 11th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 10–3 and ranked No. 7 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, beating UMass in the first round before losing to UCF in the quarterfinals.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at No. 20 The CitadelNo. 10
L 31–3418,011
September 15VillanovaNo. 10
W 37–149,728[2]
September 22Connecticut
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 24–711,831
September 29at No. 7 (I-A) VirginiaNo. T–20
L 35–6340,400[3]
October 6at Delaware
W 22–1221,378
October 13vs. VMINo. 16
W 59–4719,000[4]
October 20No. 20 BucknellNo. 14
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 45–179,821[5]
October 27LehighNo. 11
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 38–178,925[6]
November 3No. 7 FurmanNo. 10
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 38–2815,000[7]
November 10at James MadisonNo. 9
W 31–21[8]
November 17at RichmondNo. 9
W 31–1015,823[9]
November 24No. 9 UMassNo. 7
W 38–07,027
December 1at No. 10 UCFNo. 7
L 38–5220,067

References

  1. ^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Tribe recovers to stop Villanova". Daily Press. September 16, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cavs survive a scare from W&M". Daily Press. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tribe wins wildest yet Oyster Bowl". Daily Press. October 14, 1990. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Keech, Mike (October 21, 1990). "Freshman Defender Has Impact". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Rosenblatt, Carl (October 28, 1990). "Tribe Wins 38-17; William and Mary Runs over Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "William & Mary wins grudge match, 38–28". The Daily News Leader. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Defense's timing lifts W&M". Daily Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Crushing rush by W&M drops Lilly, UR 31–10". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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