# 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 2016 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe were led by 37th-year head coach Jimmye Laycock and the team played their home games at Zable Stadium. They finished the season 5–6 overall and 3–5 in CAA play to tie for eighth place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:30 pm | at NC State* | No. 9 | Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC | ESPN3 | L 14–48 | 57,774 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | at Hampton* | No. 13 | Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA | PTV | W 24–14 | 4,412 |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | Norfolk State* | No. 13 | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA | TATV | W 35–10 | 10,240 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | Elon | No. 8 | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA | CSN | L 10–27 | 10,021 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | at New Hampshire | No. 19 | Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH | UNHAthletics | L 12–21 | 21,943 |
| October 8 | 3:30 pm | at No. 7 James Madison | | Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA (rivalry) | CSN | L 24–31 | 20,354 |
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | Delaware | | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA (rivalry) | TATV | W 24–17 | 11,713 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | Maine | | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA | TATV | L 28–35 | 9,124 |
| November 5 | 2:00 pm | at No. 25 Stony Brook | | Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY | CSL | W 14–9 | 5,732 |
| November 12 | 12:00 pm | at Towson | | Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD | ASN | L 24–34 | 4,354 |
| November 19 | 12:00 pm | No. 7 Richmond | | Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA (Capital Cup) | ASN | W 34–13 | 9,740 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At NC State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #9 Tribe | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
| Wolfpack | 7 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 48 |

### At Hampton

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #13 Tribe | 7 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 24 |
| Pirates | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### Norfolk State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Spartans | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| #13 Tribe | 7 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Elon

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Phoenix | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| #8 Tribe | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### At New Hampshire

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #19 Tribe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
| Wildcats | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### At James Madison

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tribe | 3 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 24 |
| #7 Dukes | 10 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 31 |

### Delaware

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Tribe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 24 |

### Maine

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Bears | 13 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 35 |
| Tribe | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 |

### At Stony Brook

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tribe | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| #25 Seawolves | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 |

### At Towson

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tribe | 7 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 24 |
| Tigers | 3 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 34 |

### Richmond

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #7 Spiders | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Tribe | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 34 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 9 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 19 | RV | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Coaches | 10 | 13 | 14 | 8 | 17 | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |