2022 William & Mary Tribe football | |
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CAA co-champion | |
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 7–55 vs. Montana State | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 8 |
FCS Coaches | No. 8 |
Record | 11–2 (7–1 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Christian Taylor (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Vincent Brown (4th season) |
Home stadium | Zable Stadium |
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No. 8 William & Mary +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 13 New Hampshire +^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Richmond ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Elon ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Delaware ^ | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monmouth | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 2 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hampton | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2022 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by fourth-year head coach Mike London, played their home games at Zable Stadium. By finishing 7–1 in regular season CAA games, the Tribe tied with New Hampshire as conference co-champions. They went 6–0 on the road in the regular season for the first time in program history. [1] William & Mary earned the FCS playoffs automatic bid. They made it to the quarterfinals before losing 55–7 to the #3 team in the nation, Montana State. The 11 wins tied a school record previously set twice, in 2004 and 2009.
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 28, 2022, the Tribe were predicted to finish in fifth place out of 13 teams following the departure of James Madison and the addition on Monmouth and Hampton for the 2022 season. [2]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | Villanova | 270 (16) |
2 | Delaware | 235 (7) |
3 | Rhode Island | 224 |
4 | Richmond | 219 |
5 | William & Mary | 206 (2) |
6 | Elon | 191 (1) |
7 | Stony Brook | 151 |
8 | Maine | 134 |
9 | New Hampshire | 117 |
10 | Monmouth | 105 |
11 | Towson | 81 |
12 | Albany | 64 |
13 | Hampton | 31 |
Junior running back Bronson Yoder, senior defensive lineman Nate Lynn, and senior cornerback Ryan Poole were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team. [2] Lynn was also named the preseason CAA Defensive Player of the Year. [2]
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at Charlotte * | ESPN3 | W 41–24 | 13,940 | ||
September 10 | 6:00 p.m. | Campbell * | No. 20 | Cox/Flo Football | W 37–21 | 8,558 | |
September 17 | 3:30 p.m. | at Lafayette * | No. 15 | ESPN+ | W 34–7 | 5,244 | |
September 24 | 3:30 p.m. | Elon | No. 14 |
| Cox/Flo Football | L 31–35 | 10,803 |
October 1 | 3:30 p.m. | at Stony Brook | No. 18 | Flo Football | W 27–10 | 3,581 | |
October 8 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 6 Delaware ![]() | No. 16 |
| Cox/Flo Football | W 27–21 | 12,506 |
October 22 | 4:00 p.m. | at Towson | No. 12 | Flo Football | W 44–24 | 4,445 | |
October 29 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Rhode Island | No. 10 |
| Cox/Flo Football | W 31–30 | 7,981 |
November 5 | 1:00 p.m. | at Hampton | No. 8 | Flo Football | W 20–14 | 4,126 | |
November 12 | 1:00 p.m. | Villanova | No. 8 |
| Cox/Flo Football | W 45–12 | 10,280 |
November 19 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 11 Richmond | No. 8 | Flo Football | W 37–26 | 8,200 | |
December 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Gardner–Webb * | No. 6 |
| ESPN+ | W 54–14 | 7,110 |
December 9 | 10:15 p.m. | at No. 3 Montana State * | No. 6 |
| ESPN2/ESPN+ | L 7–55 | 14,367 |
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Game notes:
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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William & Mary | Passing | Darius Wilson | 12–18, 237 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Bronson Yoder | 15 rushes, 120 yards, 1 TD | |
Receiving | Lacklan Pitts | 1 reception, 65 yards, 1 TD | |
Charlotte | Passing | Xavier Williams | 12–23, 201 yards |
Rushing | Xavier Williams | 10 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Elijah Spencer | 5 receptions, 107 yards |
Statistics | W&M | CHAR |
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First downs | 25 | 22 |
Total yards | 559 | 379 |
Rushing yards | 303 | 131 |
Passing yards | 256 | 248 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 32:05 | 27:55 |
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Fighting Camels | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
No. 20 Tribe | 10 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 37 |
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No. 15 Tribe | 14 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 34 |
Leopards | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
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Phoenix | 7 | 3 | 6 | 19 | 35 |
No. 14 Tribe | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 31 |
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No. 18 Tribe | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 27 |
Seawolves | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
No. 16 Tribe | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
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No. 12 Tribe | 14 | 16 | 7 | 7 | 44 |
Tigers | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
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No. 18 Rams | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |
No. 10 Tribe | 0 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 31 |
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No. 8 Tribe | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Pirates | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 |
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Wildcats | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 12 |
No. 8 Tribe | 14 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 45 |
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No. 8 Tribe | 7 | 10 | 14 | 6 | 37 |
No. 11 Spiders | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 26 |
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Runnin' Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
No. 5 Tribe | 7 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 54 |
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No. 5 Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
No. 4 Bobcats | 10 | 17 | 28 | 0 | 55 |
William & Mary had a league-high 13 players receive all-conference honors, highlighted by two major award winners in John Pius and Jalen Jones. [10] Pius was also named a top-three finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given annually to the most outstanding defensive player in all of Division I FCS. [11]
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