List of William & Mary Tribe football seasons
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The William & Mary Tribe college football team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (formerly known as Division I-AA), representing the College of William & Mary in the Coastal Athletic Association (CAA) Football Conference. William & Mary has played its home games at Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Virginia since 1935.{{cite web| title = Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field| work = TribeAthletics.com| publisher =The College of William & Mary| year=2012| url =http://www.tribeathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25100&ATCLID=205060945| accessdate = February 15, 2012}}
William & Mary fielded its first intercollegiate football team during the 1893 season.{{cite web| title =William & Mary 1850–1899| work = History| publisher = The College of William & Mary| year=2012| url =http://www.wm.edu/about/history/chronology/1850to1899/index.php| accessdate = February 15, 2012}} Between 1896 and 1908 the team's nickname was "Orange and White", derived from the school's former colors (William & Mary now uses green and gold).{{cite web| title = A History of W&M Mascots and Nicknames| work = wm.edu| publisher = The College of William & Mary| year = 2008| url = http://www.wm.edu/about/mascot/background/history/index.php| accessdate = February 12, 2012| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20110513011146/http://www.wm.edu/about/mascot/background/history/index.php| archivedate = May 13, 2011}} Since white uniforms dirtied too quickly, they became known as the "Orange and Black" from 1910 through 1916. Between 1917 and 1977 they were known as the Indians, and throughout this period a man dressing up as a Native American would ride around on a pony along the sidelines during games. This practice was discontinued when the outcry of stereotyping Native Americans as well as the use of a live animal became controversial. Since the 1978 season William & Mary has adopted the nickname "Tribe."
Throughout its history, William & Mary has been a member of seven different athletic conferences.{{cite web| last =DeLassus| first =David| author2 =Noel, Tex| title =William & Mary Historical Data| publisher =College Football Data Warehouse| year =2012| url =http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/william_mary/index.php| accessdate =February 15, 2012| archive-date =February 15, 2012| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20120215091734/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/william_mary/index.php| url-status =dead}} Three of these—the South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association, Virginia Conference and Yankee Conference—are now defunct.{{cite web| last =Samuels| first =E. Benjamin| title =25 and Counting| work=The Harvard Crimson| date =September 16, 2011| url =http://www.thecrimson.com/series/football-11/article/2011/9/16/murphy-25-footballs-091611/?print=1| accessdate = February 12, 2012}}{{cite web| last =DeLassus| first =David| author2 =Noel, Tex| title =South Atlantic Intercollegiate Athletic Association| publisher =College Football Data Warehouse| year =2012| url =http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=171| accessdate =February 15, 2012| archive-date =December 11, 2011| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20111211141530/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=171| url-status =dead}}{{cite web| last =DeLassus| first =David| author2 =Noel, Tex| title =Virginia Conference| publisher =College Football Data Warehouse| year =2012| url =http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=200| accessdate =February 15, 2012| archive-date =December 11, 2011| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20111211141422/http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/conference_champs/champions.php?conid=200| url-status =dead}} The Tribe's membership as a Southern Conference school is its longest tenure with one conference; they had a 40-year membership between 1936 and 1976. William & Mary's current league, the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA), has only been a football conference since 2007 (it was known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, then rebranded in July 2023).{{cite web| title =CAA Football Announces 2007 Schedule| work = CAAsports.com| publisher =Colonial Athletic Association| date =April 19, 2007| url =http://www.caasports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=8500&ATCLID=867754| format = Press release| accessdate = February 15, 2012}} The CAA began competing in football as a result of the Atlantic 10 Conference's disbanding of the sport following the 2006 season. The A-10's remaining football schools joined the CAA football conference to continue competing in the sport. For all intents and purposes, including the conference's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, the A-10 football conference became the present-day CAA football conference.
Through the 2024 season, William & Mary has earned 13 I-AA/FCS playoff berths.{{cite web| title = 2011 Football Media Guide| publisher = The College of William & Mary| date = August 8, 2010| url = http://www.tribeathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25100&ATCLID=205240323| accessdate = February 15, 2012| url-status = dead| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20131203002027/http://www.tribeathletics.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=25100&ATCLID=205240323| archivedate = December 3, 2013}} In two of these years (1988 and 1992) the Tribe has declined the bid, opting instead to play in the Epson Ivy Bowl, which was a short-lived college football bowl game played in Japan against a team composed of Japanese all-stars.{{cite web| last =Miller| first =Skip| title =Japanese Banking On Wild Offense| work =Daily Press| date =January 6, 1989| url =https://www.dailypress.com/1989/01/06/japanese-banking-on-wild-offense/| access-date = February 15, 2012}} The Epson Ivy Bowl is not recognized by the NCAA as an official game and therefore does not count towards official win–loss records. In the playoffs, William & Mary has reached the national semifinals two times (2004 and 2009), and in each of those seasons won a program record 11 wins.{{cite web| last =DeLassus| first =David| author2 =Noel, Tex| title =William & Mary Game by Game Results: 2000–2004| publisher =College Football Data Warehouse| year =2012| url =http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/william_mary/yearly_results.php?year=2000| accessdate =February 15, 2012| archive-date =November 3, 2012| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121103054712/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/william_mary/yearly_results.php?year=2000| url-status =dead}}{{cite web| last =DeLassus| first =David| author2 =Noel, Tex| title =William & Mary Game by Game Results: 2005–2009| publisher =College Football Data Warehouse| year =2012| url =http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/william_mary/yearly_results.php?year=2005| accessdate =February 15, 2012| archive-date =November 3, 2012| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121103054717/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/william_mary/yearly_results.php?year=2005| url-status =dead}} Previously in the Tribe's history they have also earned three postseason bowl game appearances, compiling one win and two losses. There have also been 18 conference championships and one division championship; five of the conference titles and the lone division title were won under head coach Jimmye Laycock, who was the head coach from 1980 through 2018.{{cite web| last =DeLassus| first =David| author2 =Noel, Tex| title =William & Mary Championships| publisher =College Football Data Warehouse| year =2012| url =http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/william_mary/championships.php| accessdate =February 15, 2012| archive-date =November 3, 2012| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121103054806/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/william_mary/championships.php| url-status =dead}}{{cite web| last =DeLassus| first =David| author2 =Noel, Tex| title =William & Mary Coaching Records| publisher =College Football Data Warehouse| year =2012| url =http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/william_mary/coaching_records.php| accessdate =February 23, 2012| archive-date =November 3, 2012| archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20121103054654/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/div_iaa/atlantic10/william_mary/coaching_records.php| url-status =dead}}
Seasons
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! colspan=2|Legend |
| {{Color box|#ddffdd|border=darkgray}} † Conference champions {{Color box|#ffe6bd|border=darkgray}} ‡ Division champions {{Color box|#fffdd0|border=darkgray}} ^ Bowl game berth {{Color box|#d0e7ff|border=darkgray}} * Playoff berth |
| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center;" width="98%"
|+List of William & Mary Tribe football seasons |
| rowspan="3" |Season
!rowspan="3" |Team !rowspan="3" |Head coach !rowspan="3" |Conference !rowspan="3" |Division !colspan="1" style="width:29%;"|Postseason results |
|---|
| colspan="4" |Conference
!colspan="3" |Overall !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|NCAA / TSN Poll{{ref label|Note 1|a|a}} !rowspan="2" colspan="1"|AP / Coaches' Poll{{ref label|Note 2|b|b}} |
| Finish
!Win !Loss !Tie !Win !Loss !Tie |
| colspan="16" style="background:#006400;color:#FFD700"|William & Mary Tribe |
| scope="row" | 1893
| 1893 | No coach | rowspan="2"| Independent | rowspan="2"| — | rowspan="2" colspan="4"| — | 2 | 1 | 0 | rowspan="2"| — | rowspan="2"| — | rowspan="2"| — |
| scope="row" | 1894
| 1894 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1895
| colspan="14" |No team |
| scope="row" | 1896
| 1896 | rowspan="7"| Independent | rowspan="47"| — | rowspan="7" colspan="4"| — | 0 | 2 | 0 | rowspan="47"| — | rowspan="46"| — | rowspan="46"| — |
| scope="row" | 1897
| 1897 | rowspan="2"| W. J. King | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1898
| 1898 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1899
| 1899 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1900
| 1900 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1901
| 1901 | rowspan="2"| No coach | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1902
| 1902 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1903
| 1903 | rowspan="13"| EVIAA | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1904
| 1904 | rowspan="2"| J. Merrill Blanchard | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1905
| 1905 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1906
| 1906 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1907
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1907† | T–1st | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1908
| 1908 | rowspan="2"| George E. O'Hearn | T–3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1909
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1909† | T–1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1910
| 1910 | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1911
| 1911 | rowspan="2"| William J. Young | 3rd | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| scope="row" | 1912
| 1912 | 4th | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1913
| 1913 | rowspan="3"| Dexter W. Draper | 4th | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1914
| 1914 | 4th | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1915
| 1915 | 4th | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1916
| 1916 | T–3rd (EVIAA) / | colspan="3"| 1–4–1 (EVIAA) / | colspan="3"| 2–5–2 (EVIAA) / |
| scope="row" | 1917
| 1917 | 3rd (EVIAA) / | colspan="3"| 2–4–0 (EVIAA) / | colspan="3"| 3–5–0 (EVIAA) / |
| scope="row" | 1918
| 1918 | rowspan="4"| SAIAA | T–6th | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1919
| 1919 | 10th | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1920
| 1920 | 14th | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1921
| 1921 | 10th | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1922
| 1922 | rowspan="5"| Independent | rowspan="5" colspan="4"| — | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1923
| 1923 | rowspan="5"| J. Wilder Tasker | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1924
| 1924 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1925
| 1925 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1926
| 1926 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1927
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1927 | rowspan="9"| Virginia | 1st | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1928
| 1928 | rowspan="3"| Branch Bocock | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| scope="row" | 1929
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1929 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1930
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1930 | 1st | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1931
| 1931 | rowspan="4"| John Kellison | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
| scope="row" | 1932
| 1932 | 2nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1933
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1933† | T–1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1934
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1934† | T–1st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1935
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1935 | 1st | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| scope="row" | 1936
| 1936 | rowspan="3"| Branch Bocock | rowspan="7"| Southern | 15th | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1937
| 1937 | 13th | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1938
| 1938 | 15th | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1939
| 1939 | rowspan="4"| Carl M. Voyles | 8th | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1940
| 1940 | 4th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1941
| 1941 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1942
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1942† | 1st | 4 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 1 | — | 14 / — |
| scope="row" | 1943
| colspan="14" |No team fielded due to World War II |
| scope="row" | 1944
| 1944 | rowspan="7"| Rube McCray | rowspan="33"| Southern | rowspan="49"| — | 5th | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | rowspan="3"| — | rowspan="3"| — | rowspan="3"| — |
| scope="row" | 1945
| 1945 | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1946
| 1946 | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1947
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1947† | 1st | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | style="background: #fffdd0;" | Lost Dixie Bowl^ | — | 14 / — |
| scope="row" | 1948
| 1948 | 4th | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 2 | style="background: #fffdd0;" | Won Delta Bowl^ | — | 17 / — |
| scope="row" | 1949
| 1949 | 5th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | rowspan="21"| — | rowspan="36"| — | rowspan="36"| — |
| scope="row" | 1950
| 1950 | 10th | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1951
| 1951 | rowspan="2"| Marvin Bass | T–3rd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1952
| 1952 | 4th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1953
| 1953 | rowspan="5"| Jack Freeman | 4th | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1954
| 1954 | 7th | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| scope="row" | 1955
| 1955 | 8th | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1956
| 1956 | 10th | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1957
| 1957 | T–5th | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1958
| 1958 | rowspan="6"| Milt Drewer | 9th | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1959
| 1959 | 7th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1960
| 1960 | 8th | 1 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1961
| 1961 | 9th | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1962
| 1962 | 4th | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1963
| 1963 | 5th | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1964
| 1964 | rowspan="6"| Marv Levy | T–4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1965
| 1965 | 2nd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1966
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1966† | T–1st | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1967
| 1967 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1968
| 1968 | T–3rd | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1969
| 1969 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1970
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1970† | rowspan="2"| Lou Holtz | 1st | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 | style="background: #fffdd0;" | Lost Tangerine Bowl^ |
| scope="row" | 1971
| 1971 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 | rowspan="15"| — |
| scope="row" | 1972
| 1972 | rowspan="8"| Jim Root | 3rd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1973
| 1973 | 3rd | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1974
| 1974 | 6th | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1975
| 1975 | 5th | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1976
| 1976 | 2nd | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1977
| 1977 | rowspan="16"| Independent | rowspan="16" colspan="4"| — | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1978
| 1978 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| scope="row" | 1979
| 1979 | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1980
| 1980 | rowspan="39"| Jimmye Laycock | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1981
| 1981 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1982
| 1982 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1983
| 1983 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1984
| 1984 | 6 | 5 | 0 |
| scope="row" | 1985
| 1985 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 16 / — | — |
| scope="row" | 1986
| 1986 | 9 | 3 | 0 | style="background: #d0e7ff;" | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – first round* | 8 / — | — |
| scope="row" | 1987
| 1987 | 5 | 7 | 0 | — | rowspan="2"| — | rowspan="2"| — |
| scope="row" | 1988
| 1988 | 6 | 4 | 1 | style="background: #fffdd0;" | Declined bid to NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs |
| scope="row" | 1989
| 1989 | 8 | 3 | 1 | style="background: #d0e7ff;" | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – first round* | 10 / — | — |
| scope="row" | 1990
| 1990 | 10 | 3 | 0 | style="background: #d0e7ff;" | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – Quarterfinals* | 7 / — | — |
| scope="row" | 1991
| 1991 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — |
| scope="row" | 1992
| 1992 | 9 | 2 | 0 | style="background: #fffdd0;" | Declined bid to NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs | 13 / — | — |
| scope="row" | 1993
| style="background: #ffe6bd;" | 1993‡ | rowspan="4"| Yankee | rowspan="6"| Mid-Atlantic | 2nd | 7 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | style="background: #d0e7ff;" | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – first round* | — / 10 | — |
| scope="row" | 1994
| 1994 | T–2nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | rowspan="2"| — | — / 19 | — |
| scope="row" | 1995
| 1995 | T–4th | 5 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — / 19 | — |
| scope="row" | 1996
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 1996† | 1st | 7 | 1 | - | 10 | 3 | -{{ref label|Note 3|c|c}} | style="background: #d0e7ff;" | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – Quarterfinals* | — / 7 | — |
| scope="row" | 1997
| 1997 | rowspan="10"| Atlantic 10 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | - | 7 | 4 | - | rowspan="4"| — | — | — |
| scope="row" | 1998
| 1998 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | - | 7 | 4 | - | — / 16 | — |
| scope="row" | 1999
| 1999 | rowspan="8"| — | T–4th | 5 | 3 | - | 6 | 5 | - | rowspan="2"| — | rowspan="2"| — |
| scope="row" | 2000
| 2000 | T–4th | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 6 | - |
| scope="row" | 2001
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 2001† | T–1st | 7 | 2 | - | 8 | 4 | - | style="background: #d0e7ff;" | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – first round* | — / 17 | — |
| scope="row" | 2002
| 2002 | 5th | 5 | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | - | rowspan="2"| — | rowspan="2"| — | rowspan="2"| — |
| scope="row" | 2003
| 2003 | 6th | 4 | 4 | - | 5 | 5 | - |
| scope="row" | 2004
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 2004† | T–1st | 7 | 1 | - | 11 | 3 | - | style="background: #d0e7ff;" | NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs – Semifinals* | — / 3 | — |
| scope="row" | 2005
| 2005 | T–6th | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 6 | - | rowspan="4"| — | rowspan="3"| — | rowspan="3"| — |
| scope="row" | 2006
| 2006 | T–6th | 1 | 7 | - | 3 | 8 | - |
| scope="row" | 2007
| 2007 | rowspan="18"| CAA{{ref label|Note 4|d|d}} | rowspan="3"| South | T–5th | 2 | 6 | - | 4 | 7 | - |
| scope="row" | 2008
| 2008 | T–3rd | 5 | 3 | - | 7 | 4 | - | — / 20 | — |
| scope="row" | 2009
| 2009 | T–3rd | 6 | 2 | - | 11 | 3 | - | style="background: #d0e7ff;" | NCAA Division I FCS playoffs – Semifinals* | — / 6 | — / T–3 |
| scope="row" | 2010
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 2010† | rowspan="10"| — | T–1st | 6 | 2 | - | 8 | 4 | - | style="background: #d0e7ff;" | NCAA Division I FCS playoffs – second round* | — / 10 | — / 8 |
| scope="row" | 2011
| 2011 | 7th | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 6 | - | rowspan="4"| — | rowspan="4"| — | rowspan="4"| — |
| scope="row" | 2012
| 2012 | 9th | 1 | 7 | - | 2 | 9 | - |
| scope="row" | 2013
| 2013 | T–5th | 4 | 4 | - | 7 | 5 | - |
| scope="row" | 2014
| 2014 | 5th | 4 | 4 | - | 7 | 5 | - |
| scope="row" | 2015
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 2015† | T–1st | 6 | 2 | - | 9 | 4 | - | style="background: #d0e7ff;" | NCAA Division I FCS playoffs – second round* | — / 12 | — / 12 |
| scope="row" | 2016
| 2016 | T–8th | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 6 | - | rowspan="6"| — | rowspan="6"| — | rowspan="6"| — |
| scope="row" | 2017
| 2017 | 12th | 0 | 8 | - | 2 | 9 | - |
| scope="row" | 2018
| 2018 | 8th | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | 6 | - |
| scope="row" | 2019
| 2019 | rowspan="6"| Mike London | 10th | 3 | 5 | - | 5 | 7 | - |
| scope="row" | 2020{{ref label|Note 5|e|e}}
| 2020{{ref label|Note 5|e|e}} | rowspan="1"| South | 3rd | 1 | 2 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| scope="row" | 2021
| 2021 | rowspan="4" align=center | — | T–5th | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | - |
| scope="row" | 2022
| style="background: #ddffdd;" | 2022† | T–1st | 7 | 1 | - | 11 | 2 | - | style="background: #d0e7ff;" | NCAA Division I FCS playoffs – Quarterfinals* | — / 8 | — / 8 |
| scope="row" | 2023
| 2023 | T–6th | 4 | 4 | - | 6 | 5 | - | rowspan="2"| — | rowspan="2"| — | rowspan="2"| — |
| scope="row" | 2024
| 2024 | T–9th | 4 | 4 | - | 7 | 5 | - |
Notes
{{refbegin}}
- {{note label|Note 1|a|a}} Since the 1978 split in divisions, the NCAA, or more recently, The Sports Network Poll has been the major poll at the FCS level.
- {{note label|Note 2|b|b}} The FCS Coaches' Poll was introduced in 2007. Therefore, polls for prior seasons do not exist.
- {{note label|Note 3|c|c}} Overtime rules in college football were implemented in 1996, making ties impossible moving forward.{{cite web| title =NCAA Football 2011 and 2012 Rules and Interpretations| publisher =National Collegiate Athletic Association| year=2012| url =http://www.ncaapublications.com/productdownloads/FR12.pdf| accessdate = February 15, 2012}}
- {{note label|Note 4|d|d}} The football league was known as the Colonial Athletic Association in 2007 and stayed with that name through the 2022 season. In July 2023, the CAA rebranded into the Coastal Athletic Association, with football being officially recognized as the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference starting in 2023. The Colonial Athletic Association's football records recognized as part of the Coastal's history.{{cite web |url=https://caasports.com/news/2023/7/20/baseball-caa-changes-official-conference-name-to-coastal-athletic-association.aspx |title=CAA Changes Official Conference Name To Coastal Athletic Association |last=Washburn |first=Rob |date=July 20, 2023 |website=CAAsports.com |publisher=Coastal Athletic Association |access-date=July 20, 2023 |quote=The name change will carry over to the league’s football conference, which will be officially recognized as the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference but continue to be referred to as the CAA Football Conference.}}
- {{note label|Note 5|e|e}} The Fall 2020 CAA season was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with league play resuming in a shortened Spring 2021 season.
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- {{cite web| title = All-Time Results| publisher = William & Mary Tribe Football | date = August 2022 | url = https://static.tribeathletics.com/custompages/files/fb/2013/stats/histresu.htm | accessdate = December 10, 2022}}
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