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1985 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
CaptainBob Solderitch, Todd Leeson, Graeme Miller
Home stadiumCary Field
Seasons← 19841986 →
1985 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   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.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Wake ForestL 23–3022,300
September 14Norfolk StateW 28–1515,000
September 21Delaware
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 17–1611,500
September 28James MadisonNo. 7
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 31–1412,200
October 5at HarvardNo. 5W 21–146,500
October 12at Virginia TechNo. T–4L 10–4038,700
October 19at TempleNo. 12L 16–4515,186
October 26at VMIL 38–395,700
November 2at LehighW 31–2910,800
November 9at PrincetonW 33–286,738
November 16No. 9 RichmondW 28–1717,301

References

  1. "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. "White-led Deacons nip Tribe". Richmond Times-Dispatch. September 8, 1985. Retrieved January 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Yagiello rattles Spartans". Daily Press. September 15, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Indians escape Delaware". The Roanoke Times. September 22, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Yagiello kayos Dukes". Daily Press. September 29, 1985. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Concannon, Joe (October 6, 1985). "Harvard Falls Short Against Wm. & Mary". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 68 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Hokies run, run and run on W&M". Daily Press. October 13, 1985. Retrieved January 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Palmer, Saltz spark Temple, 45–16". The Patriot-News. October 20, 1985. Retrieved December 1, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "VMI gambled – W&M paid". Daily Press. October 27, 1985. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Fairbank, Dave (November 3, 1985). "Tribe Holds Off Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. 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.
  12. "Clemons-led Tribe overturns Spiders 28–17". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 17, 1985. Retrieved November 2, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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