Jimmye McFarland Laycock (born February 6, 1948) is a former
American football
American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team wi ...
coach. He served as the head football coach at the
College of William & Mary
The College of William & Mary (officially The College of William and Mary in Virginia, abbreviated as William & Mary, W&M) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia. Founded in 1693 by letters patent issued by King William I ...
from 1980 through 2018, retiring with the third-longest continuous head coaching tenure in
NCAA Division I
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football history. He amassed an overall record of 249 wins, 194 losses, and two ties. Laycock graduated from William & Mary in 1970 and played quarterback under legendary coaches
Marv Levy and
Lou Holtz. Prior to taking over the Tribe head coaching position, Laycock coached at
Newport News High School
Newport News High School was a high school located in Newport News, Virginia, United States. It was located at 3100 Huntington Avenue and operated by Newport News Public Schools.
History
In 1896, the first segregated white high school in Newpor ...
,
Clemson University
Clemson University () is a public land-grant research university in Clemson, South Carolina. Founded in 1889, Clemson is the second-largest university in the student population in South Carolina. For the fall 2019 semester, the university enr ...
,
The Citadel
The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, commonly known simply as The Citadel, is a public senior military college in Charleston, South Carolina. Established in 1842, it is one of six senior military colleges in the United States. ...
, and the
University of Memphis
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The University of Memphis (UofM) is a public research university in Memphis, Tennessee. Founded in 1912, the university has an enrollment of more than 22,000 students.
The university maintains the Herff College of Engineering, the Center for Ea ...
.
Laycock has been the most successful head coach in the history of
William & Mary Tribe football
The William & Mary Tribe are a college football team representing the College of William & Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. William & Mary competes in the Colonial Athletic Association of the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision. ...
, leading the team to 24 winning seasons and 12 post-season appearances, including two national playoff semi-final appearances in
2004 and
2009. In 2010, he recorded his 200th win as an
FCS head coach, making him only the third to reach that mark.
Personal
Laycock is from
Hamilton, Virginia. He attended
Loudoun Valley High School and lettered in football, basketball and baseball. He earned 12
varsity letter
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s and had his football jersey number retired. He was also inducted into the Loudoun Valley High School Athletic Hall of Fame. In 2010, he was selected to the Hampton Roads Sports Hall of Fame, honoring those who have contributed to sports in southeastern Virginia. He was inducted into that Hall of Fame in October 2010. Today, he is married to Deidre Connelly, a sports psychology consultant at William & Mary. He has four children — three with Connelly.
Head coaching record
See also
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List of college football coaches with 200 wins
This is a list of college football coaches with 200 career wins. "College level" is defined as a four-year college or university program in either the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) or the National Collegiate Athletic Ass ...
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List of college football coaches with 100 losses
Notes
References
External links
William & Mary profile
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1948 births
Living people
American football quarterbacks
The Citadel Bulldogs football coaches
Clemson Tigers football coaches
Coaches of American football from Virginia
High school football coaches in Virginia
Memphis Tigers football coaches
People from Hamilton, Virginia
Players of American football from Virginia
Sportspeople from the Washington metropolitan area
William & Mary Tribe football coaches
William & Mary Tribe football players