1981 William & Mary Tribe football team

1981 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–6
Head coach
Captains
  • Owen Costello
  • Chris Garrity
Home stadiumCary Field
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   –   –   11 – 1 – 0
No. 3 Penn State   –   –   10 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)   –   –   9 – 2 – 0
Southern Miss   –   –   9 – 2 – 1
No. 17 West Virginia   –   –   9 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   –   7 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   –   7 – 4 – 1
Cincinnati   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Florida State   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Holy Cross   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
Tulane   –   –   6 – 5 – 0
UNLV   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
South Carolina   –   –   6 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   –   5 – 5 – 0
Boston College   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
East Carolina   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Louisville   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Notre Dame   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Rutgers   –   –   5 – 6 – 0
  –   –   5 – 6 – 0
Syracuse   –   –   4 – 6 – 1
Richmond   –   –   4 – 7 – 0
Army   –   –   3 – 7 – 1
North Texas State   –   –   2 – 9 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Memphis State   –   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his second year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 5–6.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Temple
L 0–4210,985[2]
September 12Miami (OH)
L 14–3312,800[3]
September 19at Virginia Tech
L 3–4730,600[4]
October 3at VMI
L 14–318,250[5]
October 10at Dartmouth
W 12–710,061[6]
October 17Marshall
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
W 38–78,000[7]
October 24at Navy
L 0–2725,014[8]
October 31James Madison
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
W 31–197,800[9]
November 7Harvard
  • Cary Field
  • Williamsburg, VA
L 14–2316,000[10]
November 14at East Carolina
W 31–2115,842[11]
November 21Richmond
W 35–2110,800[12]

Roster

1981 William & Mary Tribe football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 12 Chris Garrity Sr
QB 15 Dave Murphy So
QB 7 Stan Yagiello Fr
WR 40 Jeff Wolf Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 78 John Cannon Sr
FS 23 Mark Kelso Fr
DE 55 Dan Ness Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

  1. ^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 27. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
  2. ^ "Temple rips William & Mary, 42–0, as Brown scores four touchdowns". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 6, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miami O. 33, W&M 14". Syracuse Herald-American. September 13, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Virginia Tech tops William & Mary". The Palm Beach Post. September 20, 1981. Retrieved December 16, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Raber, VMI bombard W&M 31–14". Daily Press. September 27, 1981. Retrieved February 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ballou, Art (October 11, 1981). "William and Mary Downs Dartmouth". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 70 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "William & Mary routs Thundering Herd 38–7". The Charlotte Observer. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Navy goes overland to sink punchless W&M". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 25, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "W&M uses Dukes' mistakes for win". Daily Press. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 11, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Concannon, Joe (November 8, 1981). "Cuccia Leads Way for Harvard". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 80 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "W&M shocks East Carolina". Daily Press. November 15, 1981. Retrieved March 4, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Garrity bombs Richmond 35–21". Daily Press. November 22, 1981. Retrieved October 28, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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