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
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
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 edit

CAA poll edit

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 edit

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 edit

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.Albany 
  • 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
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References edit

  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.