2015 William & Mary Tribe football team

2015 William & Mary Tribe football
CAA co-champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 13–48 vs. Richmond
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 12
FCS Coaches	No. 12
Record	9–4 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (36th season)
Offensive coordinator	Kevin Rogers (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Trevor Andrews (2nd season)
Captain	Mikal Abdul-Saboor, DeAndre Houston-Carson, Andrew Jones, Luke Rhodes
Home stadium	Zable Stadium

2015 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Richmond +^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 11 James Madison +^		6	–	2					9	–	3
No. 12 William & Mary +^		6	–	2					9	–	4
Towson		5	–	3					7	–	4
New Hampshire ^		5	–	3					7	–	5
Villanova		5	–	3					6	–	5
Stony Brook		3	–	5					5	–	5
Delaware		3	–	5					4	–	7
Elon		3	–	5					4	–	7
Maine		3	–	5					3	–	8
Albany		2	–	6					3	–	8
Rhode Island		1	–	7					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were led by 36th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock played their home games at Zable Stadium. They were members. William & Mary returned to an 11-game regular season schedule after playing 12 games the previous two seasons. The Tribe shared the CAA title with James Madison and Richmond; all three teams finished with identical 6–2 conference records. William & Mary received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Duquesne in the first round before losing in the second round to Richmond.

Following the 2015 season, Zable Stadium underwent a significant renovation and expansion.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 pm	at Lafayette*		Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	ESPN3	W 34–7	7,647
September 19	3:00 pm	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	L 29–35	41,881
September 26	7:30 pm	Stony Brook		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	CSN	W 21–0	8,362
October 3	7:30 pm	at Delaware	No. 25	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	NBCSN	L 23–24	12,437
October 10	12:00 pm	at No. 14 Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CSN	W 38–16	5,809
October 17	12:00 pm	No. 19 New Hampshire	No. 24	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	CSN	W 34–18	10,180
October 24	3:30 pm	Hampton*	No. 17	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	W 40–7	11,736
October 31	4:00 pm	No. 9 James Madison	No. 16	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	NBCSN	W 44–41	9,414
November 7	12:00 pm	at Elon	No. 12	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	CSN	W 34–13	11,250
November 14	1:30 pm	Towson	No. 7	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	TATV	W 31–17	9,715
November 21	12:00 pm	at No. 14 Richmond	No. 7	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	CSN	L 9–20	8,700
November 28	3:30 pm	Duquesne*	No. 13	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (NCAA Division I FCS First Round)	ESPN3	W 52–49	4,395
December 5	12:00 pm	at No. 12 Richmond*	No. 13	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I FCS Second Round)	ESPN3	L 13–48	7,277
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	RV	24	17	16	12	7	7	12	12
Coaches	RV	25–T	RV	25	22	RV	24–T	16	15	12	7	7	12	12