2023 William & Mary Tribe football team

2023 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceCAA Football Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChristian Taylor (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinators
Home stadiumZable Stadium
2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Albany +^   7 – 1     11 – 4  
No. 6 Villanova +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
No. 15 Richmond +^   7 – 1     9 – 4  
No. 10 Delaware ^   6 – 2     9 – 4  
Elon   6 – 2     6 – 5  
New Hampshire   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Rhode Island   4 – 4     6 – 5  
  4 – 4     6 – 5  
Campbell   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Towson   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Hampton   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Monmouth   3 – 5     4 – 7  
Maine   1 – 7     2 – 9  
North Carolina A&T   0 – 8     1 – 10  
Stony Brook   0 – 8     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by fifth-year head coach Mike London, played their home games at Zable Stadium. The Tribe finished with a 6–5 overall record (4–4 CAA). The William & Mary Tribe football team drew an average home attendance of 10,268 in 2023.

The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 25, 2023, the Tribe were predicted to finish in first place out of 15 teams following the addition of Campbell and North Carolina A&T for the 2023 season.[1][2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 William & Mary 195 (13)
2 New Hampshire 195 (1)
3 Richmond 159
4 Delaware 149 (1)
5 Elon 146
6 Rhode Island 135
7 Villanova 129
8 Monmouth 94
9 Towson 85
10 North Carolina A&T 70
11 Albany 64
12 Campbell 62
13 Maine 40
14 Stony Brook 38
15 Hampton 30

Preseason All-CAA team

Junior linebacker John Pius, redshirt senior running back Bronson Yoder, junior offensive lineman Charles Grant, redshirt senior defensive lineman Nate Lynn, redshirt senior linebacker Isaiah Jones, redshirt senior cornerback Ryan Poole, and redshirt sophomore cornerback Jalen Jones were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team.[3] Pius was also named the preseason CAA Defensive Player of the Year, an award he won in 2022.[3] W&M's seven all-conference picks were the most of any team in the league, while its five defensive selections also led all schools.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m.at CampbellNo. 4
FloSportsW 34–244,167
September 96:00 p.m.Wofford*No. 4
FloSportsW 23–68,579
September 164:00 p.m.at Charleston Southern*No. 4
ESPN+W 15–73,914
September 233:30 p.m.MaineNo. 5
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
FloSportsW 28–37,365
September 302:00 p.m.at ElonNo. 5
FloSportsL 6–1412,705
October 712:00 p.m.at Virginia*No. 10
ACCNL 13–2738,289
October 213:30 p.m.TowsonNo. 13
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
FloSportsL 24–3413,713
October 281:00 p.m.MonmouthNo. 22
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
FloSportsW 31–2811,340
November 41:00 p.m.at No. 23 AlbanyNo. 24
FloSportsL 8–243,518
November 111:00 p.m.at Hampton
FloSportsW 31–105,168
November 181:00 p.m.Richmond
FloSportsL 26–2710,345
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[4]

Game summaries

At Campbell

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Tribe 7 17 3 7 34
Fighting Camels 7 7 0 10 24
See also: 2023 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

Wofford

1 2 3 4 Total
Terriers 3 3 0 0 6
No. 4 Tribe 7 13 0 3 23
See also: 2023 Wofford Terriers football team

At Charleston Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Tribe 8 0 7 0 15
Buccaneers 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2023 Charleston Southern Buccaneers football team

Maine

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Bears 0 3 0 0 3
No. 5 Tribe 0 7 14 7 28
See also: 2023 Maine Black Bears football team

At Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Tribe 0 6 0 0 6
Phoenix 0 0 0 14 14
See also: 2023 Elon Phoenix football team

At Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 10 Tribe 6 7 0 0 13
Cavaliers 3 17 0 7 27
See also: 2023 Virginia Cavaliers football team

Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 3 14 17 34
No. 13 Tribe 10 7 0 7 24
See also: 2023 Towson Tigers football team

Monmouth

1 2 3 4 Total
Hawks 7 0 14 7 28
No. 22 Tribe 0 21 3 7 31
See also: 2023 Monmouth Hawks football team

At No. 23 Albany

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 24 Tribe 0 0 0 8 8
No. 23 Great Danes 7 10 0 7 24
See also: 2023 Albany Great Danes football team

At Hampton

1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 7 0 0 24 31
Pirates 0 10 0 0 10
See also: 2023 Hampton Pirates football team

Richmond

1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 7 10 3 7 27
Tribe 7 3 0 16 26
See also: 2023 Richmond Spiders football team and Capital Cup

References

  1. ^ "UNH football picked 2nd in CAA for 2023 season. Five Wildcats named all-conference". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  2. ^ "Spiders Tabbed Third in Preseason Poll, Six Earn Honors". University of Richmond Athletics. July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c "W&M Football Picked to Repeat as CAA Champions". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary. July 25, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023 William & Mary Tribe Football Schedule". TribeAthletics.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.
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