2022 William & Mary Tribe football team

2022 William & Mary Tribe football
2022 William & Mary Tribe football
CAA co-champion
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 7–55 vs. Montana State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS	No. 8
FCS Coaches	No. 8
Record	11–2 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Mike London (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Christian Taylor (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Vincent Brown (4th season)
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 William & Mary +^	7	–	1	11	–	2
No. 13 New Hampshire +^	7	–	1	9	–	4
No. 11 Richmond ^	6	–	2	9	–	4
No. 17 Elon ^	6	–	2	8	–	4
Rhode Island	5	–	3	7	–	4
No. 19 Delaware ^	4	–	4	8	–	5
Towson	4	–	4	6	–	5
Villanova	4	–	4	6	–	5
Monmouth	3	–	5	5	–	6
Albany	2	–	6	3	–	8
Maine	2	–	6	2	–	9
Hampton	1	–	7	4	–	7
Stony Brook	1	–	7	2	–	9

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

The 2022 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by fourth-year head coach Mike London, played their home games at Zable Stadium. By finishing 7–1 in regular season CAA games, the Tribe tied with New Hampshire as conference co-champions. They went 6–0 on the road in the regular season for the first time in program history.^[1] William & Mary earned the FCS playoffs automatic bid. They made it to the quarterfinals before losing 55–7 to the #3 team in the nation, Montana State. The 11 wins tied a school record previously set twice, in 2004 and 2009.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 28, 2022, the Tribe were predicted to finish in fifth place out of 13 teams following the departure of James Madison and the addition on Monmouth and Hampton for the 2022 season.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Villanova	270 (16)
2	Delaware	235 (7)
3	Rhode Island	224
4	Richmond	219
5	William & Mary	206 (2)
6	Elon	191 (1)
7	Stony Brook	151
8	Maine	134
9	New Hampshire	117
10	Monmouth	105
11	Towson	81
12	Albany	64
13	Hampton	31

Preseason All-CAA team

Junior running back Bronson Yoder, senior defensive lineman Nate Lynn, and senior cornerback Ryan Poole were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team.^[2] Lynn was also named the preseason CAA Defensive Player of the Year.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at Charlotte*		Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC	ESPN3	W 41–24	13,940
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Campbell*	No. 20	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	Cox/Flo Football	W 37–21	8,558
September 17	3:30 p.m.	at Lafayette*	No. 15	Fisher Stadium Easton, PA	ESPN+	W 34–7	5,244
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Elon	No. 14	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	Cox/Flo Football	L 31–35	10,803
October 1	3:30 p.m.	at Stony Brook	No. 18	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	Flo Football	W 27–10	3,581
October 8	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 Delaware	No. 16	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)	Cox/Flo Football	W 27–21	12,506
October 22	4:00 p.m.	at Towson	No. 12	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	Flo Football	W 44–24	4,445
October 29	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Rhode Island	No. 10	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	Cox/Flo Football	W 31–30	7,981
November 5	1:00 p.m.	at Hampton	No. 8	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA	Flo Football	W 20–14	4,126
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Villanova	No. 8	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	Cox/Flo Football	W 45–12	10,280
November 19	12:00 p.m.	at No. 11 Richmond	No. 8	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	Flo Football	W 37–26	8,200
December 3	2:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb*	No. 6	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN+	W 54–14	7,110
December 9	10:15 p.m.	at No. 3 Montana State*	No. 6	Bobcat Stadium Bozeman, MT (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN2/ESPN+	L 7–55	14,367
*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 Charlotte

William & Mary vs Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tribe	10	7	3	21	41
49ers	3	14	7	0	24

Date: September 2
Location: Jerry Richardson Stadium
Charlotte, NC
Game start: 7:02 pm EDT
Elapsed time: 3:28
Game attendance: 13,940
Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C) • Weather: Clear• Wind: NW 2 MPH
Referee: Scott Hardin
TV announcers (ESPN3): Bobby Rosinski, Reginald Walker Jr.

Sources:^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Game notes:

This was William & Mary's first win over an FBS team since 2009, when the Tribe upset Virginia 26–14 in Charlottesville.^[9]

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing	Darius Wilson	12–18, 237 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Bronson Yoder	15 rushes, 120 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Lacklan Pitts	1 reception, 65 yards, 1 TD
Charlotte	Passing	Xavier Williams	12–23, 201 yards
	Rushing	Xavier Williams	10 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Elijah Spencer	5 receptions, 107 yards

Statistics	W&M	CHAR
First downs	25	22
Total yards	559	379
Rushing yards	303	131
Passing yards	256	248
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	32:05	27:55

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	0	7	14	0	21
No. 20 Tribe	10	7	20	0	37

At Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Tribe	14	3	10	7	34
Leopards	7	0	0	0	7

Elon

	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	7	3	6	19	35
No. 14 Tribe	14	14	3	0	31

At Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Tribe	3	3	7	14	27
Seawolves	10	0	0	0	10

No. 6 Delaware

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens	0	7	14	0	21
No. 16 Tribe	0	17	7	3	27

At Towson

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Tribe	14	16	7	7	44
Tigers	3	0	7	14	24

No. 18 Rhode Island

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Rams	7	7	7	9	30
No. 10 Tribe	0	14	7	10	31

At Hampton

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Tribe	7	3	7	3	20
Pirates	0	7	7	0	14

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	3	3	0	6	12
No. 8 Tribe	14	14	10	7	45

At No. 11 Richmond

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 Tribe	7	10	14	6	37
No. 11 Spiders	6	7	7	6	26

FCS Playoffs

Gardner–Webb – second round

	1	2	3	4	Total
Runnin' Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	14
No. 5 Tribe	7	27	13	7	54

At No. 4 Montana State – Quarterfinals

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Tribe	0	0	0	7	7
No. 4 Bobcats	10	17	28	0	55

Awards and honors

William & Mary had a league-high 13 players receive all-conference honors, highlighted by two major award winners in John Pius and Jalen Jones.^[10] Pius was also named a top-three finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given annually to the most outstanding defensive player in all of Division I FCS.^[11]

CAA Defensive Player of the Year – John Pius (linebacker, sophomore)
CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year – Jalen Jones (cornerback, freshman)
CAA First Team Offense – Bronson Yoder (running back, senior); Charles Grant (offensive lineman, sophomore); Colby Sorsdal (offensive lineman, senior)
CAA First Team Defense – Nate Lynn (defensive lineman, senior); John Pius (linebacker, sophomore); Ryan Poole (cornerback, senior); Caylin Newton (special teams, senior)
CAA Second Team Offense – Donavyn Lester (fullback / halfback, senior); Lachlan Pitts (tight end, senior); Ethan Chang (placekicker, sophomore)
CAA Second Team Defense – Carl Fowler (defensive lineman, senior); Isaiah Jones (linebacker, senior); Jalen Jones (cornerback, freshman)

NFL Draft selections

= Pro Football Hall of Fame

= Canadian Football Hall of Fame

= College Football Hall of Fame

NFL Draft Selections

Year	Round	Pick	Overall	Name	Team	Position
2023	5	18	152	Colby Sorsdal	Detroit Lions	Offensive tackle

References

^ Johnson, Dave (November 19, 2022). "W&M CAA and Capitol Cup Football Champions". wm.edu. College of William & Mary. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Washburn, Rob (July 28, 2022). "Villanova Picked To Win CAA Football Championship In 2022". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
^ "2022 William & Mary Tribe Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
^ "GAME NOTES: Home Opener – Charlotte vs. William & Mary". Charlotte49ers.com. August 31, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ "Tribe Overtakes Charlotte in Fourth Quarter". Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ "Scoring Summary Report 2022 Charlotte Football, William & Mary vs Charlotte Atlantic (Sept 2, 2022 at Charlotte N.C.)". September 2, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ "William & Mary vs Charlotte– Game Summary". ESPN. September 2, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ Bailey, Hunter (September 2, 2022). "Charlotte 49ers lose another QB, fall flat in home-opening loss to William & Mary". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
^ "Charlotte falls to William & Mary, 41–24". WCNC. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
^ Washburn, Rob (November 22, 2022). "Monmouth's Shirden, W&M's Pius Headline 2022 CAA Football All-Conference Awards". CAAsports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
^ Washburn, Rob (December 6, 2022). "William & Mary's Pius Among Top Three In Voting For 2022 Buchanan Award". CAAsports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

[1] Johnson, Dave (November 19, 2022). "W&M CAA and Capitol Cup Football Champions". wm.edu. College of William & Mary. Retrieved November 20, 2022.

[preseason-2] Washburn, Rob (July 28, 2022). "Villanova Picked To Win CAA Football Championship In 2022". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2022.

[3] "2022 William & Mary Tribe Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.

[4] "GAME NOTES: Home Opener – Charlotte vs. William & Mary". Charlotte49ers.com. August 31, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[5] "Tribe Overtakes Charlotte in Fourth Quarter". Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[6] "Scoring Summary Report 2022 Charlotte Football, William & Mary vs Charlotte Atlantic (Sept 2, 2022 at Charlotte N.C.)". September 2, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[7] "William & Mary vs Charlotte– Game Summary". ESPN. September 2, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[8] Bailey, Hunter (September 2, 2022). "Charlotte 49ers lose another QB, fall flat in home-opening loss to William & Mary". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved November 22, 2022.

[9] "Charlotte falls to William & Mary, 41–24". WCNC. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.

[10] Washburn, Rob (November 22, 2022). "Monmouth's Shirden, W&M's Pius Headline 2022 CAA Football All-Conference Awards". CAAsports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

[11] Washburn, Rob (December 6, 2022). "William & Mary's Pius Among Top Three In Voting For 2022 Buchanan Award". CAAsports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.

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