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7 Conference Titles • 12 Postseason Appearances • 7 NCAA Playoff Berths • 512 VictoriesFor The • 66 All-Americans Media & GAMEWILLIAM 2: VMI • Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 • 1 p.m. • Lexington, Va. • FosterMARY Stadium In The Spotlight Game Day Information WILLIAM AND MARY “TRIBE” (0-1, 0-1 CAA) at VMI “KEYDETS” (1-0, 0-0 BIG SOUTH) RYAN JONES Kickoff : 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 8, 2007 #92, SENIOR, DEFENSIVE TACKLE Site: Alumni Memorial Field at Foster Stadium (10,000, natural grass) Radio: 12:30 p.m. - The Tribe Football Radio Network will broadcast today’s game across the Common- wealth of Virginia. The veteran broadcast duo of Jay Colley (play-by-play) and Bob Sheeran (color) will call the action. The broadcast can also be heard live online at www.TribeAthletics.com. For a complete listing of the Tribe Football Radio Network, see the next page. All-Time Series: W&M leads, 49-33-2. The series is tied in Lexington, 16-16-1. Senior defensive tackle Ryan Jones is this week’s Last Meeting: W&M won, 38-6, last year in Williamsburg on Sept. 23. featured player: “In The Spotlight”. (Page 10) First and 10 Table of Contents The Tribe travels to historic Lexington, Va. on Saturday to face the Virginia Military Institute in a 1 p.m. Media Information ............................................ 2 kickoff . Saturday’s game will mark the 85th meeting in the rivalry, as the two schools have met at least W&M Football Radio Network ........................... 2 once in each of the last 63 seasons. The Tribe has won 21 consecutive games in the series and holds a 49- W&M Sports Information Staff .......................... 2 33-2 all-time edge over the Keydets. W&M is looking to bounce back from a 49-31 season-opening loss to Projected Depth Charts ..................................... 3 Delaware on Thursday, while VMI opened its season on Saturday with a 20-0 victory over Division II Lock Tale of the Tape ................................................. 3 Haven. The Keydets’ win snapped a 10-game losing streak, which occurred over the fi nal 10 games of 2006. This Week’s Opponent: VMI ............................... 4 Saturday’s game marks the fi rst of two-straight against Big South opponents, as the Tribe will host Liberty W&M Football Quick Facts ................................. 4 on Sept. 15. W&M is 7-0 all-time against the Big South. Tribe quarterback Jake Phillips will look to build on W&M Football Game Notes ............................... 5 his record-setting performance against Delaware, as the junior signal-caller set school single-game records The Tribe in 2007 ............................................... 5 for passing yards (433) and total off ense (462). VMI counters with a running option attack that piled up 397 Scouting the 2007 Opponents ........................... 5 yards on the ground against Lock Haven. VMI linebacker Joe Taylor, the Big South Defensive Player of the CAA Football Information .................................. 6 Week, collected 12 tackles in helping the Keydets post the shutout victory. National Rankings ............................................. 7 Tribe Football Record Watch .............................. 8 2007 Tribe’s Schedule 2007 Keydets’ Schedule Tribe Football Quick Hitters ............................... 8 Head Coach Jimmye Laycock ............................. 9 Date Opponent Score/Time Date Opponent Score/Time In The Spotlight: Ryan Jones ........................... 10 Aug. 30 #19 DELAWARE* L/49-31 Sept. 1 LOCK HAVEN W/20-0 W&M Football Rosters ................................11-12 Sept. 8 at VMI 1 p.m. Sept. 8 WILLIAM AND MARY 1 p.m. Game-by-Game Starters ................................. 13 Sept. 15 LIBERTY 7 p.m. Sept. 15 at James Madison 6 p.m. Tribe in the Red Zone ....................................... 13 Sept. 22 at Virginia Tech 1:30 p.m. Sept. 22 at Lehigh 1 p.m. W&M Single-Game Highs ............................... 14 Sept. 29 TOWSON* 1 p.m. Sept. 29 at Robert Morris 1 p.m. Opponent Single-Game Highs ......................... 15 Oct. 6 at Villanova* 6 p.m. Oct. 13 PRESBYTERIAN 1 p.m. Long Plays of the Season ................................. 15 Oct. 13 at Maine* 3 p.m. Oct. 20 GARDNER-WEBB* 1 p.m. Top Off ensive Performances ............................ 16 Oct. 27 MASSACHUSETTS* 1 p.m. Oct. 27 at Coastal Carolina* 7 p.m. Scoring Drives Chart ........................................ 17 Nov. 3 at Hofstra* 1 p.m. Nov. 3 CHARLESTON SOUTHERN* 1 p.m. The Last Time It Happened .............................. 18 Nov. 10 JAMES MADISON* 7 p.m. Nov. 10 at Liberty* 1 p.m. W&M Single-Game Records ............................ 19 Nov. 17 at Richmond* Noon Nov. 17 THE CITADEL Noon Game-By-Game Results .................................. 20 *CAA Football conference game *Big South conference game Quarterback Club Awards ................................ 21 2007 Season Statistics ..................................... 22 The Coaches Jimmye Laycock Jim Reid Alma Mater, Year: William and Mary, 1970 Alma Mater, Year: Maine, 1973 W&M Record: 178-128-2 (28th season) VMI Record: 2-10 (Second season) Career Record: Same Career Record: 86-92-3 (17th Season) Career vs. VMI 24-3 Career vs. W&M: 3-8 Game 2 • William and Mary at VMI • Sept. 8, 2007 • 1 p.m. • Foster Stadium 1 Media Information W&M Media Relations Staff Interviews Pete Clawson (Primary Football Contact) All requests for interviews must be directed through the Sports Information Offi ce. Players are available Monday morning Assistant A.D., Media Relations until noon Thursday. Please call either Pete Clawson, or Mark Hoskins, with interview requests. (O) 757-221-3369 (E) [email protected] Weekly Press Conference Mark Hoskins (Secondary Football Contact) A press conference with head coach Jimmye Laycock will be held every Tuesday at noon at the Hospitality House in Wil- Assistant to the Director liamsburg. Lunch is served around noon, followed by opening remarks and a question and answer session with Coach (O) 757-221-3344 (E) [email protected] Laycock. Interviews with selected players will follow the luncheon. Please confi rm your attendance with Pete Clawson in the Sports Information Offi ce at least 24 hours in advance. Kris Sears (Associate SID) (O) 757-221-3368 (E) [email protected] Game Credentials Please make all press and photo requests at least one week in advance. Tickets and parking passes can be mailed with Rob Turner (Associate SID) one week’s notice. If not, tickets can be picked up, with proper credentials, at the Will Call Window at Zable Stadium on (O) 757-221-3370 (E) [email protected] the morning of the game. **PARKING PASSES CANNOT BE LEFT AT WILL CALL** Jake Skipper (Intern) Press Parking (O) 757-221-3344 (E) [email protected] Parking for members of the working press is available just southeast of Zable Stadium in front of the University Center. Parking is limited and media members are encouraged to arrive early. Zable Stadium Press Box Phone: 757-221-3414 Sports Information Fax: 757-221-3412 Photographers Web Site: www.TribeAthletics.com Please observe the NCAA rules, which prohibit photographers between the 25 yard lines. Mailing Address: 751 Ukrop Way Press Box Services Williamsburg, VA 23185 Located atop the East grandstand of Zable Stadium at Cary fi eld, the press box offi cially opens two hours prior to kickoff . Pregame notes, fl ip cards and programs will be available prior to the start. Complete halftime statistics, as well as fi nal Weekly CAA Football Coaches Call team and individual statistics, are available immediately following the game. Every Monday from Aug.27-Nov. 19, the CAA Football coaches will holds a teleconference for the Radio media from 10:00-12:10pm (eastern time). Each coach Visiting radio lines may be rented through the Sports Information Offi ce at a cost of $75 per line. The radio booth for the will have a 10-minute slot to discuss his team and answer visiting team is located at the south end of the press box on the lower level. Radio stations should make arrangements questions from the media. Members of the media are with the Sports Information Offi ce at least a month in advance. Requests for the line will be honored on a fi rst-come, strongly encouraged to participate in the questioning. fi rst-served basis. For the access number and password contact Scott Meyer in the CAA offi ce at (804) 754-1616, x20. Visiting Film Crews Space will be allotted in the West Press Box for fi lm and video crews of visiting teams’ coaches’ shows. We will provide 10:00 CAA Football update two spots per team. 10:10 Dave Clawson, Richmond 10:20 Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary Post-Game Procedures 10:30 Andy Talley, Villanova Head coach Jimmye Laycock and the visiting coach will be available about 10 minutes after the game in an interview 10:40 Rocky Hager, Northeastern area located directly below the press box. Individual W&M players’ names should be given to Pete Clawson during the 10:50 Mickey Matthews, James Madison fourth quarter and they will be made available in the interview room. 11:00 Jack Cosgrove, Maine 11:10 Don Brown, Massachusetts The William and Mary Football Radio Network 11:20 Tim Stowers, Rhode Island The W&M Athletics Department is in its second year of a partnership for the Tribe Radio Network with local 11:30 K.C. Keeler, Delaware stations, 92.3 FM “The Tide” and 107.9 FM “WBACH”, as the network’s Co-Flagships. 11:40 Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire “We are extremely excited to be teaming up with Tribe Athletics,” said Tom Davis, the President of Davis 11:50 Dave Cohen, Hofstra Media LLC. “ We look forward to enhancing the broadcasts and broadening the reach of the games to the many 12:00 Gordy Combs, Towson fans throughout Tidewater Virginia.” The partnership provides the College with solid coverage of the peninsula, as the station’s combined A-10 Press Box Phone Numbers footprint reaches from eastern areas of Richmond to the western parts of Norfolk.