1984 William & Mary Tribe football team

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| year = 1984

| team = William & Mary Tribe

| sport = football

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| conference = Independent

| record = 6–5

| head_coach = Jimmye Laycock

| hc_year = 5th

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| captain = Mark Kelso

| captain2 = Bobby Wright

| captain3 = Bobby Crane

| captain4 = Lee Glenn

| stadium = Cary Field

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The 1984 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his fifth year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 6–5.{{cite web |author= |title=William & Mary Football Record Book |url=https://static.tribeathletics.com/custompages/files/fb/2020/2021_record_book.pdf |publisher=William & Mary Athletics |date=June 1, 2021 |page=27 |access-date=June 15, 2021 }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1984

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA

| poll = NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

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| date = September 8

| w/l = w

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Cary Field

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 24–13

| attend = 11,300

| source = {{cite news|title=W&M downs VMI, 24–13|date=September 9, 1984|newspaper=The Daily News Leader|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94221464/wm-downs-vmi-2413/|accessdate=February 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 15

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Delaware

| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium

| site_cityst = Newark, DE

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 23–21

| attend = 15,928

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/richmond-times-dispatch-yagiello-gives-t/159216528/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=Yagiello gives Tribe victory and memory|date=September 16, 1984|accessdate=November 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 8

| opponent = Penn State

| opprank = 7 (I-A)

| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium

| site_cityst = University Park, PA

| score = 18–56

| attend = 84,704

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-penn-state-romps-5/159216587/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Penn State romps, 56–18|date=September 23, 1984|accessdate=November 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = James Madison

| site_stadium = JMU Stadium

| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 20–10

| attend = 8,300

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/86942183/tribe-rally-thwarts-jmu-curbs-history/|work=Daily Press|title=Tribe rally thwarts JMU, curbs history|date=September 30, 1984|accessdate=October 11, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| w/l = l

| opponent = Temple

| site_stadium = Cary Field

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 14–28

| attend = 10,400

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-templr-rallies-to-down/159216648/|work=The Roanoke Times|title=Temple rallies to down William and Mary 28–14|date=October 7, 1984|accessdate=November 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| w/l = w

| opponent = Boston University

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Cary Field

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 24–3

| attend = 11,200

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-indians-stun-b/159216722/|work=The Danville Register|title=Indians stun Boston U.|date=October 14, 1984|accessdate=November 17, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = Virginia Tech

| site_stadium = Lane Stadium

| site_cityst = Blacksburg, VA

| score = 14–38

| attend = 34,500

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-roanoke-times-virginia-tech-dominate/139863167/|work=The Roanoke Times & World-News|title=Virginia Tech dominates W&M|date=October 21, 1984|accessdate=January 29, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = Wake Forest

| site_stadium = Groves Stadium

| site_cityst = Winston-Salem, NC

| score = 21–34

| attend = 23,712

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-charlotte-observer-ramseurs-4-touch/139916406/|work=The Charlotte Observer|title=Ramseur's 4 touchdowns carry Wake|date=October 28, 1984|accessdate=January 30, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 3

| w/l = w

| opponent = Lehigh

| site_stadium = Cary Field

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 24–10

| attend = 17,000

| source = {{cite news |title=Yagiello Continues to Rewrite W&M Records in Passing |first=Al |last=Pearce |date=November 4, 1984 |page=B1 |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Va.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57165464/1984-lehigh-wm/ }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = Colgate

| site_stadium = Andy Kerr Stadium

| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY

| score = 48–39

| attend = 3,500

| source = {{cite news |title=W&M Surges over Colgate |first=Skip |last=Miller |date=November 11, 1984 |page=B1 |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Va.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/57167692/1984-colgate-wm/ }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 18

| opponent = Richmond

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = University of Richmond Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| gamename = I-64 Bowl

| score = 31–33

| attend = 21,484

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112400719/spiders-outlast-wm/|work=Daily Press|title=Spiders outlast W&M|date=November 18, 1984|accessdate=November 1, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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