1990 William & Mary Tribe football team

1990 William & Mary Tribe football
1990 William & Mary Tribe football
Lambert Cup winner
NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal, L 38–52 at UCF
Conference	Independent
Record	10–3
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (11th season);
Captain	Alan Garlic, Brad Uhl, Mac Partlow, Reggie White, Tyrone Shelton
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
	Seasons ← 1989 1991 →

1990 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 2 Youngstown State ^		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 William & Mary ^		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 3 Georgia Southern ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 18 UCF ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
Liberty		–		7	–	4	–	0
Samford		–		6	–	4	–	1
James Madison		–		5	–	6	–	0
Nicholls State		–		5	–	6	–	0
Arkansas State		–		3	–	7	–	1
Western Kentucky		–		2	–	8	–	0
Towson		–		2	–	9	–	0
Northeastern		–		1	–	10	–	0

^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1990 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 11th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 10–3 and ranked No. 7 in the final NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll. The Tribe qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs, beating UMass in the first round before losing to UCF in the quarterfinals.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at No. 20 The Citadel	No. 10	Johnson Hagood Stadium Charleston, SC	L 31–34	18,011
September 15	Villanova	No. 10	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 37–14	9,728	^[2]
September 22	Connecticut		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 24–7	11,831
September 29	at No. 7 (I-A) Virginia	No. T–20	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	L 35–63	40,400	^[3]
October 6	at Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	W 22–12	21,378
October 13	vs. VMI	No. 16	Foreman Field Norfolk, VA (Oyster Bowl, rivalry)	W 59–47	19,000	^[4]
October 20	No. 20 Bucknell	No. 14	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 45–17	9,821	^[5]
October 27	Lehigh	No. 11	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 38–17	8,925	^[6]
November 3	No. 7 Furman	No. 10	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	W 38–28	15,000	^[7]
November 10	at James Madison	No. 9	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, Virginia (rivalry)	W 31–21		^[8]
November 17	at Richmond	No. 9	UR Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 31–10	15,823	^[9]
November 24	No. 9 UMass	No. 7	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (NCAA Division I-AA First Round)	W 38–0	7,027
December 1	at No. 10 UCF	No. 7	Florida Citrus Bowl Orlando, Florida (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)	L 38–52	20,067
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

^ "William & Mary Football Record Book" (PDF). William & Mary Athletics. June 1, 2021. p. 28. Retrieved June 15, 2021.
^ "Tribe recovers to stop Villanova". Daily Press. September 16, 1990. Retrieved April 21, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Cavs survive a scare from W&M". Daily Press. September 30, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Tribe wins wildest yet Oyster Bowl". Daily Press. October 14, 1990. Retrieved February 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Keech, Mike (October 21, 1990). "Freshman Defender Has Impact". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D8 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Rosenblatt, Carl (October 28, 1990). "Tribe Wins 38-17; William and Mary Runs over Lehigh". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. C1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "William & Mary wins grudge match, 38–28". The Daily News Leader. November 4, 1990. Retrieved March 26, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Defense's timing lifts W&M". Daily Press. November 11, 1990. Retrieved October 14, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Crushing rush by W&M drops Lilly, UR 31–10". Richmond Times-Dispatch. November 18, 1990. Retrieved November 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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