William & Mary
Villanova
10:00 PM · Villanova Stadium

What’s at stake

Villanova

  • Villanova won the 2009 FCS national championship over an undefeated Montana team, made the 2025 FCS semifinals at 12-3, and is moving to the Patriot League in 2026 -- a program that builds with discipline in the permanent shadow of its own basketball team's national titles.

William & Mary

  • William & Mary Tribe football is one of the nation's oldest power programs—a second-oldest-college pedigree that produced legendary coach Jimmye Laycock, three NFL head coaches, and a consistently winning tradition. Under Mike London, the Tribe has returned to national prominence: ranked No. 10 in 2024 and now moving to the Patriot League for 2026.

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The series

William & Mary leads the series 13-11

24 meetings since 1966 · William & Mary won the last meeting

  • 2026William & Mary 35–32
  • 2025Villanova 31–24
  • 2022William & Mary 45–12
  • 2021William & Mary 31–18
  • 2019Villanova 35–28

The line, and the room

The model and the market don’t fully agree on Villanova’s chances here.

evenModel · 68%Market · 84%William & MaryVillanova

Home −12.5 · O/U 47.5

Conditions

82°F · 2 mph wind · Rain Shower

Home-field advantage: Strong

Villanova is 78% at home, 59% on the road since 2018 (35-10 home, 27-19 away).

William & Mary 35 – Villanova 32

Villanova 32: 48%William & Mary 35: 52%

Final: William & Mary 35, Villanova 32.