2001 William & Mary Tribe football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2001

| team = William & Mary Tribe

| sport = football

| image =

| image_size =

| conference = Atlantic 10 Conference

| short_conf = A-10

| TSNRank = 17

| record = 8–4

| conf_record = 7–2

| head_coach = Jimmye Laycock

| hc_year = 22nd

| off_coach = Zbig Kepa

| oc_year = 9th

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Tom Clark

| dc_year = 1st

| def_scheme =

| captain = Nick Gilliland

| captain2 = Marc Matthie

| captain3 = Mohammed Youssofi

| stadium = Zable Stadium

| champion= A-10 co-champion

| bowl = NCAA Division I-AA First Round

| bowl_result= L 27–40 at Appalachian State

}}

The 2001 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 22nd year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 8–4 and a mark of 7–2 in A-10 play, sharing the conference title with Hofstra, Maine, and Villanova. The Tribe was ranked No. 17 in the final Sports Network poll. They qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, losing to Appalachian State in the first round.{{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 = 2001

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I-AA

| poll = The Sports Network

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 1

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| opponent = UMass

| opprank = 21

| site_stadium = Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium

| site_cityst = Hadley, MA

| tv =

| score = 31–10

| attend = 8,243

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 8

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = VMI

| site_stadium = Foster Stadium

| site_cityst = Lexington, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 34–0

| attend = 5,722

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 22

| time = 3:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = East Carolina

| site_stadium = Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium

| site_cityst = Greenville, NC

| tv =

| score = 23–38

| attend = 40,179

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/73010528/tribe-bows-to-pirates/|work=Daily Press|title=Tribe bows to Pirates|date=September 23, 2001|accessdate=March 8, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 29

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 22

| opponent = New Hampshire

| opprank = 20

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| tv =

| score = 38–28

| attend = 9,525

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 6

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| rank = 20

| opponent = Hofstra

| opprank = 12

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| tv =

| score = 28–34

| attend = 3,250

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 13

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = l

| away = y

| rank = 25

| opponent = Rhode Island

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Meade Stadium

| site_cityst = Kingston, RI

| tv =

| score = 31–34

| attend = 5,301

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 20

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank =

| opponent = Delaware

| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium

| site_cityst = Newark, DE

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 21–17

| attend = 21,563

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 27

| time = 12:00 pm

| w/l = w

| homecoming = y

| rank =

| opponent = Maine

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| tv = CSN

| score = 42–20

| attend = 9,359

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 10

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| rank =

| opponent = James Madison

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv =

| score = 17–10

| attend = 9,233

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/87678898/smith-lifts-wm-in-final-minute/|work=Daily Press|title=Smith lifts W&M in final minute|date=November 11, 2001|accessdate=October 24, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 17

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| away = y

| rank = 25

| opponent = Richmond

| site_stadium = University of Richmond Stadium

| site_cityst = Richmond, VA

| gamename = I-64 Bowl

| tv =

| score = 23–20

| attend = 9,329

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 24

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = w

| rank = 20

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank = 15

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| tv =

| score = 47–44

| attend = 4,236

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = December 1

| time = 1:00 pm

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| rank = 17

| opponent = Appalachian State

| opprank = 8

| site_stadium = Kidd Brewer Stadium

| site_cityst = Boone, NC

| gamename = NCAA Division I-AA First Round

| tv =

| score = 27–40

| attend = 5,279

| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/89882208/appalachian-grinds-out-win-over-tribe/|work=Daily Press|title=Appalachian grinds out win over Tribe|date=December 2, 2001|accessdate=December 1, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}

}}

References

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