2016 — The 2016 Season

William & Mary's 2016 season (5-6) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 5-6
Final Result Non-bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -5.9 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ NC State 14-48 W @ Hampton 24-14 W vs Norf Sta 35-10 L vs Elon 10-27 L @ New Ham 12-21 L @ Jame Mad 24-31 W vs Delaware 24-17 L vs Maine 28-35 W @ Ston Bro 14-9 L @ Towson 24-34 W vs Richmond 34-13
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: William & Mary 35, Norfolk State 10. A 25-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: William & Mary 14, NC State 48. A 34-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Go Tribe"
— William & Mary fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for William & Mary — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.