2023 William & Mary Tribe football team

2023 William & Mary Tribe football
2023 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Record	6–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Mike London (5th season);
Offensive coordinator	Christian Taylor (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ras-I Dowling (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bo Revell (1st season)
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 5 Albany +^	7	–	1	11	–	4
No. 6 Villanova +^	7	–	1	10	–	3
No. 15 Richmond +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 10 Delaware ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
Elon	6	–	2	6	–	5
New Hampshire	4	–	4	6	–	5
Rhode Island	4	–	4	6	–	5
William & Mary	4	–	4	6	–	5
Campbell	4	–	4	5	–	6
Towson	4	–	4	5	–	6
Hampton	3	–	5	5	–	6
Monmouth	3	–	5	4	–	7
Maine	1	–	7	2	–	9
North Carolina A&T	0	–	8	1	–	10
Stony Brook	0	–	8	0	–	10

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by fifth-year head coach Mike London, played their home games at Zable Stadium. The Tribe finished with a 6–5 overall record (4–4 CAA). The William & Mary Tribe football team drew an average home attendance of 10,268 in 2023.

The CAA, formerly known as the Colonial Athletic Association from 2007 through 2022, changed its name in July 2023 to accommodate future membership expansion outside of the Thirteen Colonies.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 25, 2023, the Tribe were predicted to finish in first place out of 15 teams following the addition of Campbell and North Carolina A&T for the 2023 season.^[1]^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	William & Mary	195 (13)
2	New Hampshire	195 (1)
3	Richmond	159
4	Delaware	149 (1)
5	Elon	146
6	Rhode Island	135
7	Villanova	129
8	Monmouth	94
9	Towson	85
10	North Carolina A&T	70
11	Albany	64
12	Campbell	62
13	Maine	40
14	Stony Brook	38
15	Hampton	30

Preseason All-CAA team

Junior linebacker John Pius, redshirt senior running back Bronson Yoder, junior offensive lineman Charles Grant, redshirt senior defensive lineman Nate Lynn, redshirt senior linebacker Isaiah Jones, redshirt senior cornerback Ryan Poole, and redshirt sophomore cornerback Jalen Jones were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team.^[3] Pius was also named the preseason CAA Defensive Player of the Year, an award he won in 2022.^[3] W&M's seven all-conference picks were the most of any team in the league, while its five defensive selections also led all schools.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at Campbell	No. 4	Barker–Lane Stadium Buies Creek, NC	FloSports	W 34–24	4,167
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Wofford*	No. 4	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 23–6	8,579
September 16	4:00 p.m.	at Charleston Southern*	No. 4	Buccaneer Field North Charleston, SC	ESPN+	W 15–7	3,914
September 23	3:30 p.m.	Maine	No. 5	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 28–3	7,365
September 30	2:00 p.m.	at Elon	No. 5	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloSports	L 6–14	12,705
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at Virginia*	No. 10	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCN	L 13–27	38,289
October 21	3:30 p.m.	Towson	No. 13	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	L 24–34	13,713
October 28	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth	No. 22	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 31–28	11,340
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at No. 23 Albany	No. 24	Bob Ford Field at Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Albany, NY	FloSports	L 8–24	3,518
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Hampton		Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	FloSports	W 31–10	5,168
November 18	1:00 p.m.	Richmond		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	FloSports	L 26–27	10,345
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Tribe	7	17	3	7	34
Fighting Camels	7	7	0	10	24

Wofford

	1	2	3	4	Total
Terriers	3	3	0	0	6
No. 4 Tribe	7	13	0	3	23

At Charleston Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Tribe	8	0	7	0	15
Buccaneers	7	0	0	0	7

Maine

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Bears	0	3	0	0	3
No. 5 Tribe	0	7	14	7	28

At Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Tribe	0	6	0	0	6
Phoenix	0	0	0	14	14

At Virginia

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 Tribe	6	7	0	0	13
Cavaliers	3	17	0	7	27

Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	14	17	34
No. 13 Tribe	10	7	0	7	24

Monmouth

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hawks	7	0	14	7	28
No. 22 Tribe	0	21	3	7	31

At No. 23 Albany

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Tribe	0	0	0	8	8
No. 23 Great Danes	7	10	0	7	24

At Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	7	0	0	24	31
Pirates	0	10	0	0	10

Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	7	10	3	7	27
Tribe	7	3	0	16	26

References

^ "UNH football picked 2nd in CAA for 2023 season. Five Wildcats named all-conference". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ "Spiders Tabbed Third in Preseason Poll, Six Earn Honors". University of Richmond Athletics. July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c "W&M Football Picked to Repeat as CAA Champions". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary. July 25, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.
^ "2023 William & Mary Tribe Football Schedule". TribeAthletics.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

[1] "UNH football picked 2nd in CAA for 2023 season. Five Wildcats named all-conference". Portsmouth Herald. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[2] "Spiders Tabbed Third in Preseason Poll, Six Earn Honors". University of Richmond Athletics. July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 25, 2023.

[preseasonallcaa-3] "W&M Football Picked to Repeat as CAA Champions". TribeAthletics.com. College of William & Mary. July 25, 2023. Retrieved August 1, 2023.

[4] "2023 William & Mary Tribe Football Schedule". TribeAthletics.com. Retrieved January 23, 2023.

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