2005 William & Mary Tribe football team

2005 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Division	South Division
Record	5–6 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach	Jimmye Laycock (26th season)
Offensive coordinator	Zbig Kepa (13th season)
Captain	Josh Lustig, Travis McLaurin, Pat Mulloy, Adam O'Connor
Home stadium	Zable Stadium

2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 5 New Hampshire x+^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 19 UMass		6	–	2					7	–	4
Hofstra		5	–	3					8	–	4
Maine		3	–	5					5	–	6
Northeastern		2	–	6					3	–	9
Rhode Island		2	–	6					4	–	7
South Division
No. 8 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 25 James Madison		5	–	3					7	–	4
Towson		3	–	5					7	–	4
Delaware		3	–	5					6	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Villanova		2	–	6					4	–	7
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2005 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as member of South Division of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Jimmye Laycock in his 26th year as head coach, William & Mary finished the season with an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 3–5 in A-10 play, tying for third place in the South Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	at Marshall*	No. 9	Joan C. Edwards Stadium Huntington, WV		L 24–36	25,102
September 10	1:00 pm	at VMI*	No. 11	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA (rivalry)		W 41–7	7,140
September 17	7:00 pm	at Rhode Island	No. 7	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	CSN	L 29–48	3,303
September 24	1:00 pm	Liberty*	No. 16	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 56–0	11,741
October 8	1:00 pm	No. 1 New Hampshire	No. 17	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 42–10	4,149
October 15	2:00 pm	at Northeastern	No. 11	Parsons Field Brookline, MA		W 44–41 OT	2,118
October 22	1:00 pm	Towson	No. 12	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA		W 44–13	8,922
October 29	6:00 pm	at Villanova	No. 9	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA		L 21–35	6,207
November 5	7:00 pm	James Madison	No. 16	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)		L 29–30	12,287
November 12	1:00 pm	Delaware	No. 24	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)		L 21–22	8,709
November 19	1:00 pm	at No. 17 Richmond		University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)		L 7–41	8,960
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time