William & Mary
2-1Patriot · Zable Stadium · 12,400 · 8,410 avg in 2026
LastL 20–44 at Lehigh · Sat Sep 12 · Winston Watkins 164 pass yds, 36 rush yds, 1 TD
Nextvs Fordham · Sat Sep 19 · 6 pm ET · Zable Stadium · first meeting on record · Game preview
Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 28 | #183 | #137 | +12.5✓ | @Villanova | W 35–32 | 1-0 | 1-0 |
| 1 | Sep 5 | #183 | #187 | -9.5✗ | Delaware State | W 22–15 | 2-0 | 1-0 |
| 2 | Sep 12 | #182 | #142 | +13.5✗ | @Lehigh | L 20–44 | 2-1 | 1-1 |
| 3 | Sep 19 | #183 | #255 | Fordham | ||||
| 4 | Sep 26 | #183 | #68 | @Duke | ||||
| 5 | Oct 3 | Holy Cross | ||||||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @North Carolina Central | ||||||
| 8 | Oct 24 | Georgetown | ||||||
| 9 | Oct 31 | @Colgate | ||||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | Lafayette | ||||||
| 11 | Nov 14 | Bucknell | ||||||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @Richmond |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12 | @Lehigh | L 20–44 | — | — | — | +0.068 | 42.1% | 106.5% | Best success rate |
| Sep 5 | Delaware State | W 22–15 | — | — | — | -0.281 | 26.8% | 111.5% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Aug 28 | @Villanova | W 35–32 | — | — | — | +0.107 | 35.9% | 138.5% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Season average (3 games) | — | — | -0.035 | 34.9% | 118.9% | ||||
William & Mary is a 330-year-old institution with a 39-year coaching dynasty, three NFL head coaches, and a return to national prominence that proves the Jimmye Laycock formula still works.
The program had to overcome the ghost of Jimmye Laycock—not a villain exactly, but a shadow so long and so successful that every coach who followed had to prove they weren't a step down. London has do…
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What it is like to watch them2025 · 7-5 · last season
✓ measured from 12 games · ranks are among Coastal Athletic teams the same season
Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025
William & Mary has won three of its last five.
Mixed. 7-3 over the last 10, and lost the last one.
Next Sep 19
vs Fordham · at home
Outcome band · William & Mary · 2026
Outcome band · William & Mary · 2026William & Mary's most likely season is 8-5 — a bowl game. The floor is 4-8; the ceiling is 11-2.
Floor, base and ceiling come from the season-path projection, which plays out conference title games and the CFP — so a ceiling can run past 12 games.
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William & Mary Tribe football is one of the nation's oldest power programs—a second-oldest-college pedigree that produced legendary coach Jimmye Laycock, three NFL head coaches, and a consistently winning tradition. Under Mike London, the Tribe has returned to national prominence: ranked No. 10 in 2024 and now moving to the Patriot League for 2026.
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