2017 William & Mary Tribe football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2017

| team = William & Mary Tribe

| sport = football

| image = William & Mary Tribe logo.svg

| image_size = 150

| conference = Colonial Athletic Association

| short_conf = CAA

| record = 2–9

| conf_record = 0–8

| head_coach = Jimmye Laycock

| hc_year = 38th

| off_coach = D. J. Mangas

| oc_year = 1st

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Trevor Andrews

| dc_year = 4th

| def_scheme =

| captain = Matt Ahola

| captain2 = Andrew Caskin

| captain3 = Connor Hilland

| captain4 = Aaron Swinton

| stadium = Zable Stadium

}}

The 2017 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were led by 38th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock played their home games at Zable Stadium. They finished the season 2–9 overall and 0–8 in CAA play to place last of out of 12 teams. It was the first time since the 1956 season in which William & Mary failed to win a single conference game.

Schedule

{{CFB schedule

| rankyear = 2017

| rankdivison = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = STATS

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 2

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Scott Stadium

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| tv = ACCN Extra

| score = 10–28

| attend = 38,828

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 9

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| away = y

| opponent = Norfolk State

| site_stadium = William "Dick" Price Stadium

| site_cityst = Norfolk, VA

| tv = {{URL|1=http://www.nsuspartans.com/watch/|2=SSC}}

| score = 20–6

| attend = 7,615

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 16

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = w

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Bucknell

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| tv = {{abbr|TATV|Tribe Athletics TV}}

| score = 30–9

| attend = 8,315

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 30

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Stony Brook

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| tv = TATV

| score = 18–21

| attend = 8,082

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 7

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Elon

| opprank = 18

| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = {{URL|1=https://portal.stretchinternet.com/elon/|2=PAA}}

| score = 17–25

| attend = 10,137

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 14

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Delaware

| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium

| site_cityst = Newark, DE

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = NBCS PH

| score = 0–17

| attend = 18,721

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 21

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| homecoming = y

| opponent = James Madison

| opprank = 1

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| gamename = rivalry

| tv = Cox Yurview

| score = 14–46

| attend = 13,125

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 28

| time = Noon

| w/l = l

| away = y

| opponent = Maine

| site_stadium = Alfond Stadium

| site_cityst = Orono, ME

| tv = FCS

| score = 6–23

| attend = 6,579

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 4

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = New Hampshire

| opprank = 21

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| tv = TATV

| score = 16–35

| attend = 5,426

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 11

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| opponent = Towson

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| tv = {{URL|1=http://www.collegesportslive.com/start/?|2=CSL}}{{cite web|url=http://www.caasports.com/news/2017/8/18/football-caa-partners-with-cbs-sports-digital.aspx|title=CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL|publisher=Colonial Athletic Association|last=Washburn|first=Rob|date=August 18, 2017|accessdate=August 22, 2017}}

| score = 14–26

| attend = 6,234

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 18

| time = 3:00 p.m.

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Tribe

|R1=0

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=0

|Home=Fightin' Blue Hens

|H1=0

|H2=10

|H3=0

|H4=7

}}

{{see also|2017 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team|Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry}}

=James Madison=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=No. 1 Dukes

|R1=7

|R2=12

|R3=10

|R4=17

|Home=Tribe

|H1=0

|H2=0

|H3=0

|H4=14

}}

{{see also|2017 James Madison Dukes football team|James Madison–William & Mary football rivalry}}

=At Maine=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Tribe

|R1=3

|R2=0

|R3=3

|R4=0

|Home=Black Bears

|H1=3

|H2=10

|H3=0

|H4=10

}}

=New Hampshire=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=No. 21 Wildcats

|R1=7

|R2=14

|R3=7

|R4=7

|Home=Tribe

|H1=0

|H2=10

|H3=0

|H4=6

}}

=Towson=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Tigers

|R1=12

|R2=0

|R3=0

|R4=14

|Home=Tribe

|H1=7

|H2=7

|H3=0

|H4=0

}}

=At Richmond=

{{Linescore Amfootball|

|Road=Tribe

|R1=0

|R2=3

|R3=14

|R4=3

|Home=Spiders

|H1=0

|H2=7

|H3=13

|H4=7

}}

References

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