William & Mary

2-2

Patriot · Zable Stadium · 12,400 · 10,076 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Duke · our model 3% William & Mary · a number, not a pick

LastL 27–52 vs Fordham · Sat Sep 19 · Andrew King 122 rush yds, 1 TD, 29 rec yds

Nextat Duke · Sat Sep 26 · 3:30 pm ET · Wallace Wade Stadium · series 5-1, last win 1951 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 22 · through week 3

William & Mary · 2026 schedule & results2-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 28#183#137+12.5@VillanovaW 35–321-01-0
1Sep 5#183#187-9.5Delaware StateW 22–152-01-0
2Sep 12#181#141+13.5@LehighL 20–442-11-1
3Sep 19#183#256-15.5FordhamL 27–522-21-2
4Sep 26#211#59@Duke
5Oct 3#211#244Holy Cross
6Oct 10@North Carolina Central
8Oct 24Georgetown
9Oct 31@Colgate
10Nov 7Lafayette
11Nov 14Bucknell
12Nov 21@Richmond
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 19FordhamL 27–52+0.14547.8%140.9%Season-high EPA/play
Sep 12@LehighL 20–44-0.00442.1%96.9%
Sep 5Delaware StateW 22–15-0.28126.8%111.5%Season-low EPA/play
Aug 28@VillanovaW 35–32+0.10735.9%138.5%One-score win
Season average (4 games)-0.00838.1%122.0%
Verdict Begins·Live

William & Mary is a 330-year-old institution with a 39-year coaching dynasty, three NFL head coaches, and a return to national prominence that proves the Jimmye Laycock formula still works.

Title DroughtSince 1980 · 46 yrs

The program had to overcome the ghost of Jimmye Laycock—not a villain exactly, but a shadow so long and so successful that every coach who followed had to prove they weren't a step down. London has…

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The season in chapters

What fans said

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What it is like to watch them2026 · 2-2

Game feel62shootoutscombined pts / game1st highest-scoring of 8 in the Patriot
Heart rate2-0white-knucklein one-score games (2 of 4)2nd most one-score games of 8 in the Patriot
Margin-9.8competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 8 in the Patriot
Big plays1.22some popexplosiveness (IsoPPP)4th most explosive of 10 in the Patriot
Home crowd10,076avg attendance2nd biggest crowds of 9 in the Patriot

✓ measured from 4 games · ranks are among Patriot teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

William & Mary has won two of its last five.

Cooling. 6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last two.

Streak L2Last 5 · 2-3Last 10 · 6-4
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Duke · away

Outcome band · William & Mary · 2026

William & Mary's most likely season is 8-5 — a bowl game. The floor is 4-8; the ceiling is 11-2.

Floor4-8No postseason.
Base8-5A bowl game.
Ceiling11-2A bowl game, 3 more wins.

Floor, base and ceiling come from the season-path projection, which plays out conference title games and the CFP — so a ceiling can run past 12 games.

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The experience

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.

RosterWho's gone, who's back, who replaces them.

Roster Reload - William & Mary

2026 snapshot - 2026-09-22
Returning ProductionNAContinuity signal unavailable
Portal Additions0No clear position repair point
Portal Losses4Primary pressure: EDGE
Draft Loss0No NFL Draft departures recorded
Recruiting ReloadNARecruiting class signal unavailable
IOLin 0out 1 - Kadin Lynch3.30Downgrade
OTin 0out 1 - Greg Klingensmith3.30Downgrade
QBin 0out 1 - Tyler Hughes3.30Downgrade
EDGEin 0out 1 - Justin Krueger3.20Downgrade
Who's movedWho's transferring in and out, right now.

Transfer portal snapshot

-19.5 net portal points
(raw ledger: -13.1 — unweighted, no position adjustment)
IOL
-3.3
low confidence
OT
-3.3
low confidence
QB
-3.3
low confidence
EDGE
-3.2
low confidence
Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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