1996 William & Mary Tribe football team

1996 William & Mary Tribe football
Yankee Conference Champions Lambert Cup Winner
Division I-AA Quarterfinals, L 35–38, at #3 Northern Iowa
Conference	Yankee Conference
Division	Mid Atlantic
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5
1996 record	10–3 (7–1 Yankee)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (17th year)
Offensive coordinator	Zbig Kepa (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Russ Huesman (1st year)
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
Seasons

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 29	at Central Florida	Citrus Bowl • Orlando, FL	L 33–39	18,013
September 7	at #22 Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI	W 23–16	2,131
September 14	Virginia Military Institute	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	W 40–21	9,614
September 21	at Bucknell	Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA	W 47–0	4,429
October 5	#20 New Hampshire	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	W 31–7	7,256
October 12	at #17 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	L 21–26	10,500
October 19	at #9 Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	W 30–21	4,733
October 26	Northeastern	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	W 21–14	11,373
November 2	#6 Delaware	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	W 10–7 (OT)	8,177
November 9	Massachusetts	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	W 30–6	6,867
November 16	at Richmond	University of Richmond Stadium • Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 28–13	11,204
November 30	#8 Jackson State	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Division I-AA playoffs)	W 45–6	4,057
December 7	at #3 Northern Iowa	UNI-Dome • Cedar Falls, IA (Division I-AA Quarterfinals)	L 35–38	10,796
#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time.