2019 William & Mary Tribe football team
The 2019 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by first-year head coach Mike London, played their home games at Zable Stadium. They finished the season 5–7 overall and 3–5 in CAA play to tie for ninth place.
| 2019 William & Mary Tribe football | |
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–7 (3–5 CAA) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Brennan Marion (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Vincent Brown (1st season) |
| Captain | Nate Atkins, Bill Murray, Corey Parker, Mark Williamson |
| Home stadium | Zable Stadium (capacity: 12,672) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 18 Albany ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Villanova ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Towson | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Maine | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Elon | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delaware | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stony Brook | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 0 | – | 8 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Preseason
CAA poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Tribe were predicted to finish in eleventh place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | James Madison | 238 (20) |
| 2 | Towson | 217 (3) |
| 3 | Maine | 201 (1) |
| 4 | Elon | 164 |
| 5 | Delaware | 162 |
| 6 | Stony Brook | 151 |
| 7 | New Hampshire | 109 |
| 8 | Rhode Island | 104 |
| 9 | Villanova | 84 |
| 10 | Richmond | 62 |
| 11 | William & Mary | 58 |
| 12 | Albany | 34 |
Preseason All–CAA team
The Tribe had two players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.[1]
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Offense Tyler Crist – FB |
Defense Isaiah Laster – S |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | FloSports | W 30–17 | 10,176 | |
| September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at Virginia* | ACCN | L 17–52 | 45,250 | |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Colgate* |
| FloSports | W 38–10 | 6,777 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at East Carolina* | ESPN3 | L 7–19 | 38,004 | |
| September 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Albany | FloSports | L 31–39 | 3,329 | |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 Villanova |
| FloSports | L 28–35 | 9,164 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison |
| FloSports | L 10–38 | 11,821 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Maine | FloSports | L 25–34 | 8,123 | |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Elon | FloSports | W 31–29 5OT | 9,216 | |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Rhode Island |
| FloSports | W 55–19 | 7,063 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 20 Towson |
| FloSports | L 10–31 | 6,738 |
| November 23 | 12:00 p.m. | at Richmond | FloSports | W 21–15 OT | 7,020 | |
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Game summaries
Lafayette
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Leopards | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| Tribe | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 30 |
At Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 0 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| Cavaliers | 21 | 14 | 7 | 10 | 52 |
Colgate
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Raiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Tribe | 17 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 38 |
At East Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Pirates | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 19 |
At Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 14 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Great Danes | 3 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 39 |
Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 5 Wildcats | 14 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 35 |
| Tribe | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
| Tribe | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tribe | 6 | 6 | 0 | 13 | 25 |
| Black Bears | 0 | 21 | 10 | 3 | 34 |
At Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | 4OT | 5OT | Total | |
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| Tribe | 3 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 31 |
| Phoenix | 0 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 29 |
The five-overtime match-up against Elon marked the longest game in school history (the Tribe had never played in a game longer than two overtimes).[3] This contest was also the first time a new NCAA football overtime rule was used (effected in 2019): starting with the fifth overtime period, each team will line up to attempt a two-point conversion instead of snapping the ball from the 25-yard-line.[3] William & Mary converted their attempt while Elon did not.[3]
Rhode Island
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Rams | 0 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
| Tribe | 21 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 55 |
Towson
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| No. 20 Tigers | 14 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 31 |
| Tribe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 10 |
At Richmond
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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| Tribe | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 21 |
| Spiders | 0 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
References
- Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
- "2019 William & Mary football schedule". TribeAthletics.com. The College of William & Mary Department of Athletics. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
- Plain, Megan (November 2, 2019). "William & Mary football wins in thrilling five-overtime game". WTKR. Scripps TV Station Group. Retrieved November 4, 2019.