1995 William & Mary Tribe football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1995

| team = William & Mary Tribe

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Yankee Conference

| division = Mid-Atlantic Division

| short_conf = Yankee

| TSNRank = 19

| record = 7–4

| conf_record = 5–3

| head_coach = Jimmye Laycock

| hc_year = 16th

| off_coach = Zbig Kepa

| oc_year = 3rd

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Joe Bottiglieri

| dc_year = 5th

| def_scheme =

| captain = Terry Hammons

| captain2 = Jim Simpkins

| stadium = Zable Stadium

}}

The 1995 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Mid-Atlantic Division of the Yankee Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 16th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 5–3 in Yankee Conference play, tying for third place the Mid-Atlantic Division. They were ranked No. 19 in the final Sports Network poll, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.{{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=28 |access-date=June 15, 2021 }}

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 1995

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA

| poll = The Sports Network

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 2

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = Virginia

| opprank = 17 (I-A)

| site_stadium = Scott Stadium

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| score = 16–40

| attend = 38,300

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-cavs-ease-by-tribe/140597187/|work=Daily Press|title=Cavs ease by Tribe|date=September 3, 1995|accessdate=February 9, 2024|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| w/l = l

| rank = 16

| opponent = James Madison

| opprank = 7

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 17–24

| attend = 13,871

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-james-madison-rallies/165086613/|newspaper=The Miami Herald|title=James Madison rallies|date=September 10, 1995|accessdate=February 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 19

| opponent = Northeastern

| site_stadium = Parsons Field

| site_cityst = Brookline, MA

| score = 32–0

| attend = 2,400

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-press-wm-powers-past-northeastern/165087554/|newspaper=Daily Press|title=W&M powers past Northeastern|date=September 17, 1995|accessdate=February 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 23

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = New Hampshire

| site_stadium = Cowell Stadium

| site_cityst = Durham, NH

| score = 39–0

| attend = 4,266

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/concord-monitor-after-crashing-into-trib/165077994/|newspaper=Concord Monitor|title=After crashing into Tribe, 'Cats are totaled|date=September 24, 1995|accessdate=February 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 18

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Field

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 27–7

| attend = 7,896

| source = {{cite news|title=Tribe easily holds off Keydets|newspaper=Daily Press|date=October 1, 1995|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94396460/tribe-easily-holds-off-keydets/|accessdate=February 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| w/l = w

| rank = 17

| opponent = Rhode Island

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 23–14

| attend = 7,230

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-fitzgerald-ke/165073738/|newspaper=Danville Register & Bee|title=Fitzgerald, Keen lead W&M|date=October 8, 1995|accessdate=February 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = Penn

| opprank = 22

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 48–34

| attend = 8,535

| source = {{cite news |title=Tribe Handles Penn: Fitzgerald, W&M Run to 48-34 Victory |first=Dave |last=Fairbank |date=October 15, 1995 |page=C6 |newspaper=Daily Press |location=Newport News, Va.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/59064869/1995-penn-wm/ }}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 12

| opponent = UMass

| site_stadium = Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Hadley, MA

| score = 9–20

| attend = 5,011

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-berkshire-eagle-ground-game-d-spa/165079740/|newspaper=The Berkshire Eagle|title=Ground game, 'D' spark UMass, 20–9|date=October 22, 1995|accessdate=February 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| w/l = w

| rank = 20

| opponent = Villanova

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| score = 18–15

| attend = 13,925

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/100303167/final-play-lifts-tribe-past-nova/|work=Daily Press|title=Final play lifts Tribe past 'Nova|date=October 29, 1995|accessdate=April 23, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 18

| opponent = Delaware

| opprank = 5

| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium

| site_cityst = Newark, DE

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 20–23

| attend = 17,317

| source = {{Cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-news-journal-no-4-delaware-holds-of/165085533/|newspaper=The News Journal|title=No. 4 Delaware holds off William & Mary|date=November 5, 1995|accessdate=February 9, 2025|via=Newspapers.com}}

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|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| w/l = w

| rank = 25

| opponent = Richmond

| opprank = 13

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| score = 27–7

| attend = 12,779

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112634508/wm-is-too-much-for-ur/|work=Richmond Times-Dispatch|title=W&M is too much for UR|date=November 12, 1995|accessdate=November 6, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}

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