2022 William & Mary Tribe football team

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2022 William & Mary Tribe football
William & Mary Athletics logo.svg
CAA co-champion
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 8
Record11–2 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Christian Taylor (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorVincent Brown (4th season)
Home stadium Zable Stadium
Seasons
←  2021
2023  →
2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

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.

Contents

Preseason

CAA poll

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 finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1Villanova270 (16)
2Delaware235 (7)
3Rhode Island224
4Richmond219
5William & Mary206 (2)
6Elon191 (1)
7Stony Brook151
8Maine134
9New Hampshire117
10Monmouth105
11Towson81
12Albany64
13Hampton31

Preseason All-CAA team

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]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Charlotte *
 ESPN3 W 41–2413,940
September 106:00 p.m. Campbell *No. 20
Cox/Flo FootballW 37–218,558
September 173:30 p.m.at Lafayette *No. 15
 ESPN+ W 34–75,244
September 243:30 p.m. Elon No. 14
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox/Flo FootballL 31–3510,803
October 13:30 p.m.at Stony Brook No. 18
Flo FootballW 27–103,581
October 83:30 p.m.No. 6 Delaware Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 16
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)
Cox/Flo FootballW 27–2112,506
October 224:00 p.m.at Towson No. 12
Flo FootballW 44–244,445
October 291:00 p.m.No. 18 Rhode Island No. 10
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox/Flo FootballW 31–307,981
November 51:00 p.m.at Hampton No. 8
Flo FootballW 20–144,126
November 121:00 p.m. Villanova No. 8
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox/Flo FootballW 45–1210,280
November 1912:00 p.m.at No. 11 Richmond No. 8
Flo FootballW 37–268,200
December 32:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb *No. 6
ESPN+W 54–147,110
December 910:15 p.m.at No. 3 Montana State *No. 6
 ESPN2/ESPN+L 7–5514,367
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[3]

Game summaries

At Charlotte

William & Mary vs Charlotte
1234Total
•Tribe10732141
49ers3147024
  • Date: September 2
  • Location: Jerry Richardson Stadium
    Charlotte, NC
  • Game start: 7:02 pm EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3:28
  • Game attendance: 13,940
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear• Wind: NW 2 MPH
  • Referee: Scott Hardin
  • TV announcers (ESPN3): Bobby Rosinski, Reginald Walker Jr.
Scoring summary
112:17W&MEthan CHANG 36 Yd Field GoalW&M 3–0
15:19CHARAntonio ZITA 32 Yd Field GoalTIED 3–3
14:28W&MTyler ROSE 31 Yd pass from Darius WILSON (Ethan CHANG Kick)W&M 10–3
210:22W&MDonavyn LESTER 22 Yd Run (Ethan CHANG Kick)W&M 17–3
26:34CHARChaVon MCEACHERN 3 Yd Run (Antonio ZITA Kick)W&M 17–10
20:13CHARXavier WILLIAMS 2 Yd Run (Antonio ZITA Kick)TIED 17–17
34:30W&MEthan CHANG 28 Yd Field GoalW&M 20–17
32:18CHARXavier WILLIAMS 67 Yd Run (Antonio ZITA Kick)CHAR 24–20
412:31W&MBronson YODER 1 Yd Run (Ethan CHANG Kick)W&M 27–24
49:54W&MLachlan PITTS 65 Yd pass from Darius WILSON (Ethan CHANG Kick)W&M 34–24
47:38W&MMalachi IMOH 17 Yd Run (Ethan CHANG Kick)W&M 41–24

Game notes:

TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
William & MaryPassingDarius Wilson12–18, 237 yards, 2 TD
RushingBronson Yoder15 rushes, 120 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingLacklan Pitts1 reception, 65 yards, 1 TD
CharlottePassingXavier Williams12–23, 201 yards
RushingXavier Williams10 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD
ReceivingElijah Spencer5 receptions, 107 yards
StatisticsW&MCHAR
First downs2522
Total yards559379
Rushing yards303131
Passing yards256248
Turnovers00
Time of possession32:0527:55

Campbell

1234Total
Fighting Camels0714021
No. 20 Tribe10720037

At Lafayette

1234Total
No. 15 Tribe14310734
Leopards70007

Elon

1234Total
Phoenix7361935
No. 14 Tribe14143031

At Stony Brook

1234Total
No. 18 Tribe3371427
Seawolves1000010

No. 6 Delaware

1234Total
No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens0714021
No. 16 Tribe0177327

At Towson

1234Total
No. 12 Tribe14167744
Tigers3071424

No. 18 Rhode Island

1234Total
No. 18 Rams777930
No. 10 Tribe01471031

At Hampton

1234Total
No. 8 Tribe737320
Pirates077014

Villanova

1234Total
Wildcats330612
No. 8 Tribe141410745
William & Mary defenders take on the Villanova offensive line at Zable Stadium William and Mary Military Appreciation game (7514047).jpg
William & Mary defenders take on the Villanova offensive line at Zable Stadium

At No. 11 Richmond

1234Total
No. 8 Tribe71014637
No. 11 Spiders677626

FCS Playoffs

Gardner–Webb – second round

1234Total
Runnin' Bulldogs007714
No. 5 Tribe72713754

At No. 4 Montana State – Quarterfinals

1234Total
No. 5 Tribe00077
No. 4 Bobcats101728055

Awards and honors

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]

NFL Draft selections

= Pro Football Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
NFL Draft Selections 
YearRoundPickOverallNameTeamPosition
2023 518152 Colby Sorsdal Detroit Lions Offensive tackle

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