TRIBE HOKIES * CAA Game the Game After Opening the Season with a 14-7 Victory at Bucknell Last Weekend, William & Mary Will Return to Action When It Plays at No
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2018 William & Mary Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result At A Glance Sept. 1 at Bucknell W, 14-7 Date: .............Saturday, Sept. 8 Sept. 8 at No. 20/17 Virginia Tech 2 p.m. Time:. .2 p.m. Sept. 15 No. 15 ELON* 6 p.m. Location ...........Blacksburg, Va. Sept. 22 at No. 2 James Madison* 3:30 p.m. Venue ..............Lane Stadium Sept. 29 COLGATE 6 p.m. Capacity ..................65,632 Oct. 6 ALBANY* 3:30 p.m. Surface ........... Patriot Bermuda Oct. 13 at Towson* 4 p.m. Watch ..........ESPN Network Extra Oct. 20 No. 22/25 MAINE* 3:30 p.m. Listen ..........TribeAthletics.com Oct. 27 at Rhode Island* Noon William & Mary (1-0, 0-0 CAA) Live Stats .........HokieSports.com Virginia Tech (1-0, 1-0 ACC) Nov. 10 at No. 12/11 Villanova* 1 p.m. Series Record .....VT leads, 41-18-4 Nov. 17 RICHMOND* 2 p.m. TRIBE HOKIES * CAA Game The Game After opening the season with a 14-7 victory at Bucknell last weekend, William & Mary will return to action when it plays at No. 12/14 Virginia Tech on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Tribe’s defense was outstanding in the season-opening win, as it limited the Bison Coaching Staf to just one score and 257 total yards. After missing nearly the entire 2017 season with injury, senior wideout DeVonte Dedmon Jimmye Laycock. Head Coach posted an impressive return and recorded 125 receiving yards with a touchdown. VT opened its season with a 24-3 win at No. 19 Trevor Andrews .......Assoc. Head Coach/Def. Coord/LB Florida State on Monday night, as it held the Seminoles to just 327 yards and forced fve turnovers. DJ Mangas ...........................Of. Coord./QB Bob Solderitch. .Asst. Head Coach/OL The Series Trey Henderson ........................Rec. Coord./S Saturday’s game between W&M and VT will mark the 64th meeting between the two programs, as the Hokies lead the series, 41-18-4. W&M rattled of 12 consecutive wins against VT from 1940-53, but the Hokies have claimed the last 11 meetings. The Kevin Lewis ....................................DL Tribe’s last win versus Virginia Tech came in 1976 - a 27-15 triumph in Blacksburg. Mario Acitelli ..................Spec. Tm. Coord./TE,FB Bo Revell. .Video Coord./LB The Coaches Paul Crowley ...................................RB • William & Mary: Jimmye Laycock (W&M ‘70) owns a career record of 246-189-2 and is in his 39th season at the helm of the Holman Copeland ...............................CB Tribe. His 246 wins rank second nationally among all active Division-I coaches, while his 109 conference victories rank second Jerry Taylor. WR all-time in the CAA. Additionally, no active Division I head coach has been with his respective program longer than Laycock. • Virginia Tech: Justin Fuente (Murray State ‘99) is in his third season at VT and owns an 20-8 record with the Hokies. John Sauer ......Dir. of Speed, Strength & Conditioning Bill Cole. Asst. AD for Football Operations The Program Sam Serbay ...........Asst. Dir. of Football Operations • William & Mary’s all-time record stands at 574-565-41 in 125 seasons. • During Laycock’s tenure, W&M has won fve conference titles, advanced to the NCAA playofs 10 times and posted 24 winning seasons. W&M has advanced to the NCAA FCS semifnals twice - 2004, 2009. Tribe Captains • W&M has fnished the season ranked among the top 10 nationally twice since 2009 and ranked as high as No. 1 during the 2010 campaign. Jack Armstrong, Sr., Wide Receiver • Laycock has coached 45 All-Americans (125 total honors), while 40 W&M players have signed NFL contracts during his tenure. Nate Atkins, Jr., Linebacker Raeshawn Smith, Sr., Cornerback Celebrating 125 Years of W&M Football What’s Inside This Week’s Opponent - Virginia Tech ................2 Radio (Tribe Network) Depth Charts ....................................4 Jay Colley .............................play-by-play Game Notes .....................................5 Mike Leach. analyst National Polls ....................................8 Flagship: 92.3 FM “The Tide” / 107.9 WBACH Honor Roll .....................................11 Internet: TribeAthletics.com Head Coach Jimmye Laycock ......................14 Rosters ........................................15 Television (ACC Network Extra) The 2018 season marks the 125th year of football at Miscellaneous Stats .............................17 Joel Myers ............................play-by-play William & Mary. 2018 Stats .....................................32 Dustin Fox .................................analyst Game 2 • William & Mary vs. Virginia Tech • Sept. 8, 2018 • 2 p.m. • Lane Stadium 1 This Week’s Opponent: Virginia Tech Tribe Quick Facts All-Time Series With Virginia Tech Location: . Williamsburg, Va. Series Record .....................................................VT leads, 41-18-4 Founded: . 1693 Series Record in Williamsburg. .VT leads, 7-6 Enrollment:. 8,740 Series Record in Blacksburg ..........................................VT leads, 21-6-1 Colors: . Green, Gold and Silver Series Record at Neutral Sites ........................................VT leads, 13-6-3 President: . Katherine A. Rowe First Meeting ............................ Oct. 22, 1904, VT won, 30-0, in Blacksburg, Va. Chancellor: . .Robert M. Gates Games Decided by 3 points or less .....................................VT leads, 2-4-4 Athletics Director: . Samantha K. Huge Games Decided by 7 points or less ....................................VT leads, 6-10-4 Longest Winning Streak . W&M, 12 games from 1940-53 Stadium: . Walter J. Zable Stadium at Cary Field Current Streak .......................................VT, 11 games from 1977-present Capacity: . 12,400 Biggest Margin ................................. 54, W&M won, 54-0, on Oct. 21, 1950 Surface: . .FieldTurf Revolution 360 NCAA Afliation: . Division I FCS Last 10 Series Meetings Conference:. CAA Football Conference Year ...............Date ......................... Result ...........................VT Score .......................W&M Score .......................................Location 2017 Record: . 2-9 (0-8) 1978 ..............Sept. 30 .....................Lost ..................................22 ..................................19 .....................................Blacksburg, Va. 2017 Postseason . N/A 1979 ..............Sept. 22 .....................Lost ..................................35 ..................................14 .....................................Blacksburg, Va. Ticket Information: . (757) 221-3340 1980 ..............Sept. 20 .....................Lost ...................................7 ....................................3 ......................................Blacksburg, Va. Website:. www.TribeAthletics.com 1981 ..............Sept. 19 .....................Lost ..................................47 ...................................3 ......................................Blacksburg, Va. 1982 ..............Sept. 25 .....................Lost ..................................47 ...................................3 ......................................Blacksburg, Va. 1983 ..............Oct. 29 .......................Lost ..................................59 ..................................21 .....................................Blacksburg, Va. Virginia Tech Quick Facts 1984 ..............Oct. 20 .......................Lost ..................................38 ..................................14 .....................................Blacksburg, Va. Location: ......................................................Blacksburg, Va. 1985 ..............Oct. 12 .......................Lost ..................................40 ..................................10 .....................................Blacksburg, Va. Founded: ..................................................................... 1872 2007 ..............Sept. 22 .....................Lost ..................................44 ...................................3 ......................................Blacksburg, Va. Enrollment: .............................................................. 31,000 2014 ..............Aug. 30 ......................Lost ..................................34 ...................................9 ......................................Blacksburg, Va. Colors: .................................Chicao Maroon & Burnt Orange President: ...................................................... Dr. Tim Sands Athletics Director: ..........................................Whit Babcock Top Performances Vs. Virginia Tech (Since 1991) Stadium: ........................................................Lane Stadium Complete game-by-game stats are only available through 1991 ► Team Capacity: ........................................................ 65,632 ► Individual Ofense Yds. ..... 262 ......2007 Surface: .......................................... Patriot Bermuda Rushing Att. ......10 ......2x, last by M. Abdul-Saboor, 2014 Pts ......54 ......1950 NCAA Afliation: ..........................................Division I (FBS) Yds ......85 ......M. Abdul-Saboor, 2014 Defense Yds. ..... 287 ......2007 Conference: ..................................Atlantic Coast Conference TD. 0 ...... -- (fewest) Pts .......0 ......7x, last in 1962 2017 Record: .........................................................9-4 (5-3) Receiving Catches ...5 ......D. Atchison, 2007 Rushing Att. ......28 ......2x, last in 2014 Website: ...........................................www.hokiesports.com Yds ......81 ......D. Atchison, 2007 Yds ......76 ......2014 SID: .....................................................................Pete Moris TD. 0 ...... --