1982 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 1982 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as an independent during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his third year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with a record of 3–8.^[1]

1982 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–8
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (3rd season)
Captains	Wayne MacMasters Kurt Wrigley
Home stadium	Cary Field
Seasons ← 1981 1983 →

1982 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Delaware ^			–					12	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Tennessee State ^			–					10	–	1	–	1
No. 13 Holy Cross			–					8	–	3	–	0
James Madison			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 9 Colgate ^			–					8	–	4	–	0
No. 20 Lafayette			–					7	–	3	–	0
Nicholls State			–					7	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Northwestern State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Western Kentucky			–					5	–	5	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Southeastern Louisiana			–					4	–	7	–	0
Northeastern			–					3	–	6	–	0
William & Mary			–					3	–	8	–	0
Richmond			–					0	–	10	–	0
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	1:30 p.m.	at Miami (OH)	Miami Field Oxford, OH	L 17–35	18,241	[2]
September 18		VMI	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	W 24–12	14,180	[3]
September 25		at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 3–47	34,800	[4]
October 2		at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 17–27	20,682	[5]
October 9		Dartmouth	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 24–16	14,400	[6]
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	L 3–39	21,354	[7]
October 23		at No. 20 James Madison	JMU Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	L 18–24	14,750	[8]
October 30		at No. 4 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	L 21–62	18,005	[9]
November 6		Brown	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 22–23	6,000	[10]
November 13		East Carolina	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	L 27–31	10,800	[11]
November 20		at Richmond	City Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)	W 28–17	8,123	[12]
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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