2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

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2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 1 James Madison $^		8	–	0					14	–	1
No. 11 Villanova ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	5
No. 8 Richmond ^		5	–	3					10	–	4
Maine		5	–	3					6	–	5
Albany		4	–	4					7	–	4
Stony Brook		4	–	4					5	–	6
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Towson		3	–	5					4	–	7
Delaware		2	–	6					4	–	7
Elon		1	–	7					2	–	9
Rhode Island		1	–	7					2	–	9
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were coached by 37th year head coach Jimmye Laycock, and the team played their home games at Zable Stadium. They were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 5–6, 3–5 in CAA play to finish in a tie for eighth place.

Schedule

September 17:30 PMat NC State*No. 9

• Carter-Finley Stadium
• Raleigh, NC

ESPN3L 14–48 57,774 September 106:00 PMat Hampton*No. 13

• Armstrong Stadium
• Hampton, VA

PTVW 24–14 4,412 September 176:00 PMNorfolk State*No. 13

• Zable Stadium
• Williamsburg, VA

TATVW 35–10 10,240 September 247:00 PMElonNo. 8

• Zable Stadium
• Williamsburg, VA

CSNL 10–27 10,021 October 13:30 PMat New HampshireNo. 19

• Wildcat Stadium
• Durham, NH

YouTubeL 12–21 21,943 October 83:30 PMat No. 7 James Madison

• Bridgeforth Stadium
• Harrisonburg, VA (Rivalry)

CSNL 24–31 20,354 October 153:30 PMDelaware

• Zable Stadium
• Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)

TATVW 24–17 11,713 October 293:30 PMMaine

• Zable Stadium
• Williamsburg, VA

TATVL 28–35 9,124 November 52:00 PMat No. 25 Stony Brook

• Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium
• Stony Brook, NY

CSLW 14–9 5,732 November 1212:00 PMat Towson

• Johnny Unitas Stadium
• Towson, MD

ASNL 24–34 4,354 November 1912:00 PMNo. 7 Richmond

• Zable Stadium
• Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)

ASNW 34–13 9,740

Game notes

at NC State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Tribe	7	0	7	0	14
Wolfpack	7	21	7	13	48

See also: 2016 NC State Wolfpack football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–12	2008	L 24–34

at Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Tribe	7	0	14	3	24
Pirates	7	0	0	7	14

See also: 2016 Hampton Pirates football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–0	2015	W 40–7

Norfolk State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spartans	7	3	0	0	10
#13 Tribe	7	14	7	7	35

See also: 2016 Norfolk State Spartans football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–0	2014	W 29–14

Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	3	14	7	3	27
#8 Tribe	0	3	7	0	10

See also: 2016 Elon Phoenix football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	W 34–13

at New Hampshire

	1	2	3	4	Total
#19 Tribe	6	0	0	6	12
Wildcats	0	7	0	14	21

See also: 2016 New Hampshire Wildcats football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–4	2015	W 34–18

at James Madison

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	3	7	0	14	24
#7 Dukes	10	0	7	14	31

See also: 2016 James Madison Dukes football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–21	2015	W 44–41

Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fightin' Blue Hens	7	0	7	3	17
Tribe	3	0	0	21	24

See also: 2016 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
17–23	2015	L 23–24

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	13	15	7	0	35
Tribe	0	14	14	0	28

See also: 2016 Maine Black Bears football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4	2013	L 20–34

at Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	14	0	0	14
#25 Seawolves	7	0	0	2	9

See also: 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–0	2015	W 21–0

at Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	7	14	3	0	24
Tigers	3	7	14	10	34

See also: 2016 Towson Tigers football team

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–3	2015	W 31–17

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Spiders	7	6	0	0	13
Tribe	3	3	14	14	34

See also: 2016 Richmond Spiders football team and Capital Cup

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
61–60–5	2015 FCS Playoffs	L 13–48

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	9	13	13	8	19	RV	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	10	13	14	8	17	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—