The 1990 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 11th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 10–3 and ranked No. 7 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, beating UMass in the first round before losing to UCF in the quarterfinals.[1]
| 1990 William & Mary Tribe football | |
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Lambert Cup winner | |
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 38–52 at UCF | |
| Conference | Independent |
| Record | 10–3 |
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| Home stadium | Zable Stadium |
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| No. 2 Youngstown State ^ | – | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 William & Mary ^ | – | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Georgia Southern ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 UCF ^ | – | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liberty | – | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samford | – | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| James Madison | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | – | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas State | – | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Kentucky | – | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson State | – | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northeastern | – | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at No. 20 The Citadel | No. 10 | L 31–34 | 18,011 | [2] | |
| September 15 | Villanova | No. 10 | W 37–14 | 9,728 | [3] | |
| September 22 | Connecticut |
| W 24–7 | 11,831 | [4] | |
| September 29 | at No. 7 (I-A) Virginia | No. T–20 | L 35–63 | 40,400 | [5] | |
| October 6 | at Delaware | W 22–12 | 21,378 | [6] | ||
| October 13 | vs. VMI | No. 16 | W 59–47 | 19,000 | [7] | |
| October 20 | No. 20 Bucknell | No. 14 |
| W 45–17 | 9,821 | [8] |
| October 27 | Lehigh | No. 11 |
| W 38–17 | 8,925 | [9] |
| November 3 | No. 7 Furman | No. 10 |
| W 38–28 | 15,000 | [10] |
| November 10 | at James Madison | No. 9 |
| W 31–21 | [11] | |
| November 17 | at Richmond | No. 9 | W 31–10 | 15,823 | [12] | |
| November 24 | No. 9 UMass | No. 7 |
| W 38–0 | 7,027 | [13] |
| December 1 | at No. 10 UCF | No. 7 |
| L 38–52 | 20,067 | [14] |
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References
edit- ↑ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
- ↑ "Citadel pulls out victory". Anderson Independent-Mail. September 9, 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tribe recovers to stop Villanova". Daily Press. September 16, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Huskies stumble their way to 0–3 performance". The Day. September 23, 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Cavs survive a scare from W&M". Daily Press. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Delaware falls, 22–12, as Raymond is denied his 200th". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tribe wins wildest yet Oyster Bowl". Daily Press. October 14, 1990. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Keech, Mike (October 21, 1990). "Freshman Defender Has Impact". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ Rosenblatt, Carl (October 28, 1990). "Tribe Wins 38-17; William and Mary Runs over Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "William & Mary wins grudge match, 38–28". The Daily News Leader. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Defense's timing lifts W&M". Daily Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Crushing rush by W&M drops Lilly, UR 31–10". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "William & Mary blanks Minutemen, 38–0". The Daily Progress. November 25, 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tribe season ends in Knight-mare". Daily Press. December 2, 1990. Retrieved January 9, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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