2021 William & Mary Tribe football team

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.

2021 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record6–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChristian Taylor (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorVincent Brown (3rd season)
Home stadiumZable Stadium
(capacity: 12,672)
2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 James Madison +^  7 1   12 2  
No. 8 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

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)
1James Madison231 (15)
2Delaware222 (7)
3Villanova194
4Richmond169 (2)
5New Hampshire135
6Rhode Island121
7Towson115
8Albany114
9Maine99
10Stony Brook73
11William & Mary61
12Elon50

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 ElonFloFootballW 34–3111,897
October 93:30 p.m.Albanydagger
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
FloFootballW 31–248,080
October 1612:00 p.m.at MaineFloFootballL 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 VillanovaFloFootballW 31–185,101
November 61:00 p.m.at DelawareNo. 20 тFloFootballL 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. 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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