2021 William & Mary Tribe football team

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2021 William & Mary Tribe football
William and Mary Tribe wordmark.svg
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth
2021 record6–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChristian Taylor (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorVincent Brown (3rd season)
Home stadiumZable Stadium
(capacity: 12,672)
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 James Madison +^   7 – 1     12 – 2  
No. 6 Villanova +^   7 – 1     10 – 3  
Elon   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Rhode Island   4 – 4     7 – 4  
Maine   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Richmond   4 – 4     6 – 5  
William & Mary   4 – 4     6 – 5  
Stony Brook   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Delaware   3 – 5     5 – 6  
Towson   3 – 5     4 – 7  
New Hampshire   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Albany   1 – 7     2 – 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by third-year head coach Mike London, played their home games at Zable Stadium.

Previous season[]

Main article: 2020 William & Mary Tribe football team

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the CAA delayed the fall 2020 season and played an abbreviated schedule in the spring of 2021. The Tribe finished the season with a record of 1–2 in CAA play to finish third in the CAA's South Division.

Preseason[]

CAA poll[]

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 27, 2021, the Tribe were predicted to finish in 11th place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 231 (15)
2 Delaware 222 (7)
3 Villanova 194
4 Richmond 169 (2)
5 New Hampshire 135
6 Rhode Island 121
7 Towson 115
8 Albany 114
9 Maine 99
10 Stony Brook 73
11 William & Mary 61
12 Elon 50

Preseason All-CAA team[]

Punt returner Bronson Yoder was selected to the preseason All-CAA Team, while Andrew Trainer (offensive line) and Will Kiely (defensive line) were selected as preseason honorable mention picks.[1]

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 47:30 p.m.at Virginia*
ACCRSNL 0–4342,982
September 116:00 p.m.Lafayette*
FloFootballW 24–36,162
September 181:00 p.m.at Colgate*
ESPN+W 27–71,165
September 252:00 p.m.at Elon
FloFootballW 34–3111,897
October 93:30 p.m.Albanydagger
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
FloFootballW 31–248,080
October 1612:00 p.m.at Maine
FloFootballL 16–276,356
October 233:30 p.m.Towson
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
FloFootballW 40–145,635
October 301:00 p.m.at No. 4 Villanova
FloFootballW 31–185,101
November 61:00 p.m.at DelawareNo. 20 т
FloFootballL 3–2410,021
November 133:30 p.m.No. 2 James MadisonNo. 25
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
FloFootballL 22–3210,555
November 203:30 p.m.Richmond
FloFootballL 17–207,125
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Washburn, Rob (July 27, 2021). "James Madison Favored to Win CAA Football Championship in 2021". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved September 26, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 William & Mary Tribe Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved March 15, 2021.


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