The William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football during the 2009 season . William & Mary competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under head football coach Jimmye Laycock and played their home games at Zable Stadium . The 2008 campaign came on the heels of a 4–7 record in 2007. William & Mary finished the season ranked #20 according to the final Sports Network FCS Poll.
The 2008 season was also the final one for redshirt senior cornerback and punt returner Derek Cox . Cox, an All-Conference player, would later be selected in the 2009 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars with the 9th pick in the 3rd round (73rd overall), making him the second-highest player ever drafted out of William & Mary (Darren Sharper , 60th overall pick in the 2nd round, 1997 ).
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Result
Attendance
September 6*
6:00 pm
at N.C. State
Carter-Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC
L 24–34 56,694
September 13*
7:05 pm
Virginia Military Institute
Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
W 52–17 10,624
September 20*
7:00 pm
Norfolk State
Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
W 42–12 10,152
October 4
1:00 pm
#14 Villanova
Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
L 28–38 10,632
October 11
12:00 pm
at New Hampshire
Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH
W 38–34 13,255
October 18
12:00 pm
at Delaware
Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
W 27–3 21,949
October 25†
1:00 pm
Rhode Island
#23
Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
W 34–24 9,383
November 1
1:00 pm
at Towson
#16
Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD
W 34–14 3,168
November 8
7:00 pm
Northeastern
#14
Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
W 38–17 8,231
November 15
1:30 pm
at #1 James Madison
#12
Bridgeforth Stadium and Zane Showker Field • Harrisonburg, VA
L 24–48 14,330
November 22
12:00 pm
#6 Richmond
#16
Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl )
L 20–23 OT
9,405
*Non-Conference Game. † Homecoming. # Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time .
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