2022 William & Mary Tribe football team

2022 William & Mary Tribe football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 8
Record11–2 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChristian Taylor (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorVincent Brown (4th season)
Home stadiumZable Stadium
2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 +^   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.

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 finish Team Votes (1st place)
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

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*
ESPN3W 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.ElonNo. 14
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox/Flo FootballL 31–3510,803
October 13:30 p.m.at Stony BrookNo. 18
Flo FootballW 27–103,581
October 83:30 p.m.No. 6 DelawareNo. 16
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)
Cox/Flo FootballW 27–2112,506
October 224:00 p.m.at TowsonNo. 12
Flo FootballW 44–244,445
October 291:00 p.m.No. 18 Rhode IslandNo. 10
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox/Flo FootballW 31–307,981
November 51:00 p.m.at HamptonNo. 8
Flo FootballW 20–144,126
November 121:00 p.m.VillanovaNo. 8
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox/Flo FootballW 45–1210,280
November 1912:00 p.m.at No. 11 RichmondNo. 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
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Charlotte

See also: 2022 Charlotte 49ers football team
William & Mary vs Charlotte
Team 1 234Total
• Tribe 10 7321 41
49ers 3 1470 24
  • 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:

Team Category Player Statistics
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
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

Campbell

1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 0 7 14 0 21
No. 20 Tribe 10 7 20 0 37
See also: 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

At Lafayette

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Tribe 14 3 10 7 34
Leopards 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2022 Lafayette Leopards football team

Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 7 3 6 19 35
No. 14 Tribe 14 14 3 0 31
See also: 2022 Elon Phoenix football team

At Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Tribe 3 3 7 14 27
Seawolves 10 0 0 0 10
See also: 2022 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

No. 6 Delaware

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 7 14 0 21
No. 16 Tribe 0 17 7 3 27
See also: 2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team and Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry

At Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Tribe 14 16 7 7 44
Tigers 3 0 7 14 24
See also: 2022 Towson Tigers football team

No. 18 Rhode Island

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Rams 7 7 7 9 30
No. 10 Tribe 0 14 7 10 31
See also: 2022 Rhode Island Rams football team

At Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Tribe 7 3 7 3 20
Pirates 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2022 Hampton Pirates football team

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 3 0 6 12
No. 8 Tribe 14 14 10 7 45
See also: 2022 Villanova Wildcats football team

At No. 11 Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Tribe 7 10 14 6 37
No. 11 Spiders 6 7 7 6 26
See also: 2022 Richmond Spiders football team and Capital Cup

FCS Playoffs

Gardner–Webb – second round

1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14
No. 5 Tribe 7 27 13 7 54
See also: 2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

At No. 4 Montana State – Quarterfinals

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Tribe 0 0 0 7 7
No. 4 Bobcats 10 17 28 0 55
See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team

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]

  • CAA Defensive Player of the Year – John Pius (linebacker, sophomore)
  • CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year – Jalen Jones (cornerback, freshman)
  • CAA First Team Offense – Bronson Yoder (running back, senior); Charles Grant (offensive lineman, sophomore); Colby Sorsdal (offensive lineman, senior)
  • CAA First Team Defense – Nate Lynn (defensive lineman, senior); John Pius (linebacker, sophomore); Ryan Poole (cornerback, senior); Caylin Newton (special teams, senior)
  • CAA Second Team Offense – Donavyn Lester (fullback / halfback, senior); Lachlan Pitts (tight end, senior); Ethan Chang (placekicker, sophomore)
  • CAA Second Team Defense – Carl Fowler (defensive lineman, senior); Isaiah Jones (linebacker, senior); Jalen Jones (cornerback, freshman)

NFL Draft selections

= Pro Football Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
NFL Draft Selections 
Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
2023 5 18 152 Colby Sorsdal Detroit Lions Offensive tackle

References

  1. ^ Johnson, Dave (November 19, 2022). "W&M CAA and Capitol Cup Football Champions". wm.edu. College of William & Mary. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Washburn, Rob (July 28, 2022). "Villanova Picked To Win CAA Football Championship In 2022". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 William & Mary Tribe Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. ^ "GAME NOTES: Home Opener – Charlotte vs. William & Mary". Charlotte49ers.com. August 31, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  5. ^ "Tribe Overtakes Charlotte in Fourth Quarter". Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  6. ^ "Scoring Summary Report 2022 Charlotte Football, William & Mary vs Charlotte Atlantic (Sept 2, 2022 at Charlotte N.C.)". September 2, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  7. ^ "William & Mary vs Charlotte– Game Summary". ESPN. September 2, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  8. ^ Bailey, Hunter (September 2, 2022). "Charlotte 49ers lose another QB, fall flat in home-opening loss to William & Mary". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
  9. ^ "Charlotte falls to William & Mary, 41–24". WCNC. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  10. ^ Washburn, Rob (November 22, 2022). "Monmouth's Shirden, W&M's Pius Headline 2022 CAA Football All-Conference Awards". CAAsports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  11. ^ Washburn, Rob (December 6, 2022). "William & Mary's Pius Among Top Three In Voting For 2022 Buchanan Award". CAAsports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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