2008 William & Mary Tribe football team

2008 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth Division
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 20
Record7–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorZbig Kepa (16th season)
Defensive coordinatorBob Shoop (2nd season)
CaptainDerek Cox, Elliott Mack, Jake Phillips, Josh Rutter
Home stadiumZable Stadium
Seasons
← 2007
2009 →
2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 18 Maine ^   5 – 3     8 – 5  
UMass   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Hofstra   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Rhode Island   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Northeastern   1 – 7     2 – 10  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^   8 – 0     12 – 2  
No. 6 Villanova ^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 1 Richmond ^   6 – 2     13 – 3  
No. 20 William & Mary   5 – 3     7 – 4  
Delaware   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Towson   1 – 7     3 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of South Division of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 29th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 5–3 in A-10 play, placing fourth in the South Division. They were ranked No. 20 in the final Sports Network poll, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I playoffs.[1]

The 2008 season was the final one for redshirt senior cornerback and punt returner Derek Cox. Cox, an All-Conference player, was in the 2009 NFL draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the ninth pick in the third round (73rd overall), making him the second-highest player ever drafted out of William & Mary. Darren Sharper was selected 60th overall in the second round of the 1997 NFL draft.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 66:00 pmat NC State*
ACCSL 24–3456,694
September 137:05 pmVMI*
W 52–1710,624
September 207:00 pmNorfolk State*
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 42–1210,152
October 41:00 pmNo. 14 Villanova
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 28–3810,632[2]
October 1112:00 pmat No. 4 New Hampshire
W 38–3413,255
October 1812:00 pmat Delaware
W 27–321,949
October 251:00 pmRhode IslanddaggerNo. 23
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 34–249,383
November 11:00 pmat TowsonNo. 16
CSNW 34–143,168
November 87:00 pmNortheasternNo. 14
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 38–178,231
November 151:30 pmat No. 1 James MadisonNo. 12
L 24–4814,330
November 2212:00 pmNo. 6 RichmondNo. 16
CSNL 20–23 OT9,405

References

  1. ^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 29. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cats' first half leads to victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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