1980 William & Mary Tribe football team

1980 William & Mary Tribe football
1980 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–9
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Ralph Friedgen (1st season)
Captain	Steve McNamee, Dennis Fitzpatrick
Home stadium	Cary Field
	Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

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]

Zeitplan

Date	Opponent	Website	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium Raleigh, NC	L 0–42	44,500	^[2]
September 13	VMI	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	L 10–13	14,000	^[3]
September 20	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 3–7	27,500	^[4]
September 27	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	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	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	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	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 23–31	18,600	^[8]
November 8	at Harvard	Harvard Stadium Boston, MA	L 13–24	10,000	^[9]
November 22	at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	L 14–26	14,700	^[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

1980 William & Mary Tribe football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`12`	Chris Garrity	Jr
WR	`40`	Jeff Wolf	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DT	`78`	John Cannon	Jr
DE	`55`	Dan Ness	So

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

^ "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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