1998 William & Mary Tribe football team

1998 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	Mid-Atlantic Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 17
Record	7–4 (4–4 A-10)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (19th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zbig Kepa (6th season)
Captain	Sean Reid, Mike Cook, Greg Whirley, Tim Engel
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
Seasons ← 1997 1999 →

1998 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
New England Division
No. 1 UMass x^	6	–	2	12	–	3
No. 9 Connecticut x^	6	–	2	10	–	3
Maine	3	–	5	6	–	5
New Hampshire	3	–	5	4	–	7
Rhode Island	2	–	6	3	–	8
Mid-Atlantic Division
No. 10 Richmond x$^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 23 Delaware	4	–	4	7	–	4
Villanova	4	–	4	6	–	5
No. 17 William & Mary	4	–	4	7	–	4
Northeastern	3	–	5	5	–	6
James Madison	2	–	6	3	–	8

$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 19th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–4 in A-10 play, tying for second place the Mid-Atlantic Division. They were ranked No. 17 in the final Sports Network poll, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	at Rhode Island	No. 14	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 21–13	3,713
September 12	VMI*	No. 13	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 49–0	9,598
September 19	Northeastern	No. 8	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 24–21	6,005
September 26	at No. 4 Villanova	No. 7	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	L 28–45	12,008	^[2]
October 3	at Temple*	No. 13	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 45–38	16,281
October 10	No. 6 Delaware	No. 12	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 52–45	7,443
October 17	at James Madison	No. 7	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	W 24–12	14,000	^[3]
October 24	New Hampshire	No. 6	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 19–31	10,553
October 31	at No. 2 Hampton*	No. 12	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	W 41–34	10,704
November 14	No. 13 Connecticut	No. 6	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	L 26–34	6,529
November 21	at No. 8 Richmond	No. 12	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	L 17–42	18,914
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^ "Defensive play gets Villanova past W&M". Courier-Post. September 27, 1998. Retrieved April 23, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "W&M's defense answers the call". Daily Press. October 18, 1998. Retrieved October 24, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e William & Mary Tribe football
Venues	Zable Stadium (1935–present) Jimmye Laycock Football Center (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Ivy Bowl Delaware James Madison Old Dominion Richmond: Capital Cup VMI
Culture & lore	Griffin Colonel Ebirt Scandal of 1951 "Tribe Fight Song" William & Mary Pep Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024

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