1981 William & Mary Tribe football team

1981 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Independent
1981 record	5–6
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (2nd year)
Home stadium	Cary Field
Seasons

1981 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Pittsburgh		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Miami		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–				9	–	2	–	1
No. 17 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–				7	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Tulane		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				6	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				5	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Richmond		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
North Texas State		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Memphis		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 5	at Temple	Temple Stadium • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	L 0–42
September 12	Miami (OH)	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 14–33
September 19	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, Virginia	L 3–47
October 3	at Virginia Military Institute	Alumni Memorial Field • Lexington, Virginia	L 14–31
October 10	at Dartmouth	Memorial Field • Hanover, New Hampshire	W 12–7
October 17	Marshall	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 38–7
October 24	at Navy	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland	L 0–27
October 31	James Madison	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	W 31–19
November 7	Harvard	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia	L 14–23
November 14	at East Carolina	Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina	W 31–21
November 21	Richmond	Cary Field • Williamsburg, Virginia (I-64 Bowl)	W 35–21