Laycock has been the most successful head coach in the history of William & Mary Tribe football, leading the team to 20 winning seasons and 10 post-season appearances (through the 2009 season), including a 48-34 loss in the Division I-AA national semifinal to the James Madison Dukes in 2004, who defeated the Montana Grizzlies to win the National Championship the following week. After a win against the Southern Illinois Salukis in the FCS national quarterfinals on December 5, 2009, Laycock recorded his 200th win as the Tribe's head coach—the 13th coach in FCS history to reach that mark.