SAMPLE 2008 TRIBET RIBE FOOTBALLF O O T BA LL MEDIAM E D IA GUIDEG U ID E 39 SAMPLE HEAD COACH JIMMYE LAYCOCK Success on the Field Excellence in the Classroom A Pro’s Perspective One of the most successful head coaches in college In addition to being the program’s all-time win- “Coach Laycock has shown that he has one of the football history, Jimmye Laycock is the sixth-win- ningest coach, Laycock has never compromised more creative off enses in college football. One of the ningest active coach in the FCS division. During academic standards for athletic success. Since the best trademarks for football coaches is a consistent his 28-year career, he has guided the Tribe to 182 NCAA began its academic reform with graduation program over a longer period of time. I think Coach victories, seven playoff berths, 18 winning seasons rates surveys and APR rankings in 2004, the Tribe Laycock consistently demonstrates that with his and an appearance in the 2004 national semifi nal football program has posted a 100 percent gradua- program.” game. In addition to his teams’ success, 22 players tion rate three times. Additionally, Laycock has pro- have gone on to sign with NFL teams, including duced 11 Academic All-Americans and 55 academic Joe Gibbs four-time ProPro BowlBowl selectionselection DarrenDarren Sharper.Sharper. all-conference selections. Former Washington Redskins Head Coach 40 20082008 TRIBET RIBE FOOTBALLF O O T BA LL MEDIAM E D IA GUIDEG U ID E HEAD COACH JIMMYE LAYCOCK 1970-76 After serving as an off ensive coach at Newport News High School, Laycock began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant at Clemson in 1971. He later served as an assistant for legendary head coach Bobby Ross at the Citadel before becoming the quarterback’s coach at Memphis State for two seasons. 1977-79 Laycock serves as the off ensive coor- 1966-69 dinator at Clemson for three seasons. Jimmye Laycock plays for legendary head Under his tutelage, the Tigers went 27- coaches Marv Levy and Lou Holtz at William and 8-1 with three bowl game appearanc- 1980 Mary. After starting in the defensive secondary es, including a 17-15 win against Ohio Laycock returns to his alma mater as head as a sophomore, the Hamilton, Va., native later State in the 1978 Gator Bowl. Among coach where he would become the pro- moved to quarterback. his players was All-Pro Dwight Clark. gram’s all-time winningest coach. 1986 Laycock leads the Tribe to a FCS playoff berth for the fi rst time in the program’s history. Under his guid- ance, W&M posts a 9-3 record and earns a national ranking of eighth at the 1990 conclusion of the season. Laycock leads the Tribe to its fi rst-ever 10-win Additionally, the College season and is ranked No. 7 in the fi nal national 1997 has three players selected rankings. W&M leads the country in total of- W&M’s Darren Sharper is selected by the Minnesota in the NFL Draft. fense, averaging almost 500 yards per game. Vikings in the second round of the NFL Draft. Sharper has gone on to earn Pro Bowl selections four times. 2004 The Tribe establishes a school-record 11 victories and advances to the FCS National Semifi nals, which is played before a sold-out 2008 Zable Stadium crowd and in front of a nationally-televised audi- William and Mary recognizes Laycock and his tremendous success ence. W&M fi nishes the year ranked No. 3, while quarterback Lang when it dedicates the newly constructed $11 million Laycock Center Campbell earns the Payton Award, given annually to the nation’s on June 21, 2008. top off ensive player in the FCS. 2008 TRIBET RIBE FOOTBALLF O O T BA LL MEDIAM E D IA GUIDEG U ID E 41 HEAD COACH JIMMYE LAYCOCK more games in a season just four times in the previous 25 years. Few could have predicted that the College Winningest Active NCAA FCS Coaches would produce more than three times that amount of (By Victories - Through 2007) seven-win seasons over the next quarter century. The 1. Bob Ford (Albany, 39) 225 accumulated successes, both on and off the fi eld, have 2. Joe Taylor (Hampton, 25) 197 led to an era of unprecedented interest and support for 3. Al Bagnoli (Penn, 26) 194 his program. Jerry Moore (Appalachian State, 25) 194 Some evidence of this is provided in the fact the 5. Walt Hameline (Wagner, 27) 186 Tribe averaged over 10,000 fans per game in fi ve home 6. Jimmye Laycock (W&M, 28) 182 dates in 2007. W&M drew a total of 53,499 spectators to Zable Stadium in 2007, an average of 10,700 per Andy Talley (Villanova, 28) 182 game, the program’s best fi gure since the 1995 sea- 8. Pete Richardson (Southern, 20) 163 son. 9. Mike Ayers (Woff ord, 23) 143 During Laycock’s tenure, the fans at Zable have 10. K.C. Keeler (Delaware, 15) 140 consistently been treated to a winner on the fi eld, as the program’s mentor ranks in the top 10 of all active Division I Coaches FCS head coaches in terms of career wins. Laycock is also second among active conference head coaches in Most Years at Current Schools Entering his 29th year at the helm of the William career league wins with 71. 1. Joe Paterno (Penn State, 1966-2007) 42 and Mary program, Jimmye Laycock is one of the Laycock has made the home turf in Zable Stadium 2. Bob Ford (Albany, 1973-2007) 35 nation’s longest tenured and most respected head into unfriendly territory for opponents as the Tribe has 3. Bobby Bowden (Florida State, 1976-2007) 32 coaches. He has authored a school-record 182 wins won 74.2 percent of its games (93-32-1) in Williams- 4. Jimmye Laycock (W&M, 1980-2007) 28 (against 127 losses and two ties) and 18 winning led- burg in the last 24 years. W&M has turned in seven gers since fi rst taking over the program in 1980. The undefeated regular season home campaigns. Tribe has also appeared in nine postseason contests Individual accomplishments under Laycock have Career CAACAA FootballFootball CoaCoaching Victories with Laycock at the helm. been plentiful, as he has also tutored 30 players to 1. Bill Bowes (UNH, 1972-98) 97 On June 21, 2008, the College dedicated the $11 76 All-America honors from the William and Mary million Jimmye Laycock Football Complex with a ranks and has coached 11 Academic All-Americans. 2. Andy Talley* (VU, 1985- ) 93 ceremony that featured more than 500 friends and Quarterback Lang Campbell is the most decorated of 3. “Tubby” Raymond (UD, 1966-01) 89 alumni of the program. While the building carries his all, as the 2004 season saw him earn the prestigious 4. Jimmye Laycock* (W&M, 1993- ) 71 name and stands as a strong symbol of what Laycock Payton Award, given annually to the nation’s top of- 5. Jim Reid (UMass, 1986-91, UR, 95-03) 61 has meant to the Tribe, it makes a stronger state- fensive player in the FCS ranks, consensus fi rst team 6. Jack Cosgrove* (UM, 1993- ) 54 ment about the school’s commitment to football and All-America honors, as well as the A-10’s Off ensive 7. Dan Brown* (NU, 2000-03, UMass, 2003- ) 43 the program’s proud tradition. The state-of-the-art Player of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year. The Mickey Matthews* (JMU, 1999- ) 43 complex provides the College with one of the fi nest Tribe has produced an astounding 135 all-conference 9. Tom Jackson (UC, 1983-93) 42 facilities in the Football Championship Series and, selections since 1993. 10. Hal Westerman (UM, 1951-66) 41 paired with Laycock’s steady leadership, gives the Tribe While no one season can defi ne a career that spans a bright future. more than two and a half decades, Laycock’s 2004 sea- Vic Fusia (UMass, 1961-70) 41 As the architect of what is easily the most ex- son, his 25th at the school, produced levels of success *Active CAA Football Coaches tended run of success in William and Mary’s 114-year never before reached at the College. football history, Laycock has never compromised aca- W&M set a school record for wins (11), won the demic standards for athletic success and has steadily Atlantic 10 Football Conference’s automatic NCAA bid, of any team ranked in the fi nal national top 25 for built his program into a point of pride for the campus, hosted a NCAA semifi nal game before a standing room that season. To prove this lofty number was no fl uke, alumni and community. When Laycock, a 1970 grad, only crowd at Zable Stadium in front of a national tele- the team repeated the feat just two years later, as returned to coach his alma mater prior to the 1980 vision audience and fi nished the year with a school the 1999-2001 cohort also graduated at 100 percent. season, he inherited a program that had won six or record No. 3 fi nal national ranking. Along the way, a Since the NCAA started the Academic Progress Report, bevy of school single-season records Laycock’s program has been recognized as one of the fell; total points (486), total yards nation’s elite. (6,044) and home wins (seven), to When looking at the NCAA Division I Champion- name just a few.