2024 William & Mary Tribe football team

2024 William & Mary Tribe football
2024 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	CAA Football Conference
Record	7–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Mike London (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Mario Acitelli (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Ras-I Dowling (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Bo Revell (2nd season)
Home stadium	Zable Stadium
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Richmond +^	8	–	0	10	–	3
No. 10 Rhode Island* +^	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 12 Villanova ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
Delaware*	6	–	2	9	–	2
No. 19 New Hampshire ^	6	–	2	8	–	5
No. 24 Stony Brook	5	–	3	8	–	4
Towson	5	–	3	7	–	5
Elon	5	–	3	6	–	6
William & Mary	4	–	4	7	–	5
Monmouth	4	–	4	6	–	6
Maine	3	–	5	5	–	7
Albany	2	–	6	4	–	8
Hampton	2	–	6	5	–	7
Campbell	1	–	7	3	–	9
Bryant	0	–	8	2	–	10
North Carolina A&T	0	–	8	1	–	11
* Delaware ineligible for rankings and 2024 FCS playoffs due to transition to the FBS. Richmond and Rhode Island named co-champions as Rhode Island's only CAA loss was to Delaware.

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant As of December 10, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference (CAA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, were led by sixth-year head coach Mike London, and played their home games at Zable Stadium.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	VMI*	No. 15	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	FloSports	W 41–7	8,096
September 7	7:00 p.m.	at Coastal Carolina*	No. 13	Brooks Stadium Conway, SC	ESPN+	L 21–40	19,294
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Wofford*	No. 13	Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	W 28–21	4,039
September 21	6:00 p.m.	Furman*	No. 12	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 34–24	7,657
September 28	6:00 p.m.	Hampton	No. 11	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 49–7	11,317
October 5	6:00 p.m.	at Towson	No. 12	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	FloSports	L 27–34	6,165
October 19	3:30 p.m.	Campbell	No. 15	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 35–28	12,138
October 26	3:30 p.m.	at Stony Brook	No. 16	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	L 13–35	7,599
November 2	1:00 p.m.	at North Carolina A&T	No. 24	Truist Stadium Greensboro, NC	FloSports	W 45–7	7,355
November 9	1:00 p.m.	Elon	No. 20	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	L 36–40	8,131
November 16	1:00 p.m.	Bryant		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W 22–12	7,186
November 23	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Richmond		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	FloSports	L 0–27	7,526
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

^[1]^[2]

Game summaries

vs. VMI (rivalry)

Game One – VMI Keydets (0–0) at No. 15 William & Mary Tribe (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	0	7	0	0	7
No. 15 Tribe	14	14	13	0	41

at Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA

Date: Thursday August 29, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
Game attendance: 8,096
Referee: Todd Bowman
TV announcers (FloSports): TBD

Game information

First quarter

(10:00) W&M – Bronson Yoder 1-yard run, Eric Bernstein kick (Drive: 11 plays, 69 yards, 5:00; William & Mary 7–0)
(3:00) W&M – Malachi Imoh 1-yard run, Eric Bernstein kick (Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:46; William & Mary 14–0)

Second quarter

(7:25) W&M – Clayton Dobler 18-yard punt return, Eric Bernstein kick (William & Mary 21–0)
(2:16) VMI – Hunter Rice 12-yard run, Caden Beck kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:09; William & Mary 21–7)
(0:14) W&M – Hollis Mathis 4-yard run, Eric Bernstein kick (Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 2:02; William & Mary 28–7)

Third quarter

(9:55) W&M – Hollis Mathis 26-yard pass from Darius Wilson, Eric Bernstein kick (Drive: 5 plays, 61 yards, 2:35; William & Mary 35–7)
(2:59) W&M – Sean McElwain 1-yard pass from Darius Wilson (Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 5:20; William & Mary 41–7)

Fourth quarter

No scoring

Statistics	VMI	W&M
First downs	14	21
Total yards	241	446
Rushing yards	145	205
Passing yards	96	241
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–25–2	15–20–0
Time of possession	32:04	27:56

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
VMI	Passing	Collin Shannon	8/19, 62 yards, INT
	Rushing	Hunter Rice	17 carries, 81 yards, TD
	Receiving	Hunter Rice	1 reception, 29 yards
William & Mary	Passing	Darius Wilson	11/15, 190 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Bronson Yoder	10 carries, 54 yards, TD
	Receiving	Hollis Mathis	2 receptions, 71 yards, TD

at Coastal Carolina (FBS)

Game Two – No. 13 William & Mary Tribe (1–0) at Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (FBS) (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Tribe	0	7	7	7	21
Chanticleers (FBS)	14	13	10	3	40

at Brooks Stadium • Conway, SC

Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
Game time: 7:00 p.m.
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 19,294
Referee: Steven Robinson
TV announcers (ESPN+): Jeff McCarragher (play-by-play) and Nate Ross (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(12:02) CCU – Braydon Bennett 4-yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 5 plays, 57 yards, 1:31; Coastal Carolina 7–0)
(3:11) CCU – Christian Washington 1-yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 99 yards, 4:28; Coastal Carolina 14–0)

Second quarter

(12:52) CCU – Christian Washington 4-yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:18; Coastal Carolina 21–0)
(11:30) W&M – DreSean Kendrick 62-yard pass from Darius Wilson, Eric Bernstein kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:22; Coastal Carolina 21–7)
(10:21) CCU – Kade Hensley 43-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:09; Coastal Carolina 24–7)
(0:00) CCU – Kade Hensley 33-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 7 yards, 0:51; Coastal Carolina 27–7)

Third quarter

(12:21) CCU – Kade Hensley 49-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 2:32; Coastal Carolina 30–7)
(11:37) CCU – Matthew McDoom 24-yard fumble recovery, Kade Hensley kick (Coastal Carolina 37–7)
(6:12) W&M – Darius Wilson 19-yard run, Eric Bernstein kick (Drive: 4 plays, 30 yards, 2:01; Coastal Carolina 37–14)

Fourth quarter

(4:17) CCU – Kade Hensley 49-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 4:12; Coastal Carolina 40–14)
(0:06) W&M – Tyler Hughes 4-yard run, Eric Bernstein kick (Drive: 15 plays, 75 yards, 4:11; Coastal Carolina 40–21)

Statistics	W&M	CCU
First downs	19	23
Total yards	319	456
Rushing yards	142	277
Passing yards	177	179
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–29–0	10–26–0
Time of possession	29:41	30:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing	Darius Wilson	11/21, 165 yards, TD
	Rushing	Tyler Hughes	54 yards, TD
	Receiving	DreSean Kendrick	2 receptions, 74 yards, TD
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Ethan Vasko	8/23, 160 yards
	Rushing	Christian Washington	100 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Cameron Wright	3 receptions, 39 yards

at Wofford

Game Three – No. 13 William & Mary Tribe (1–1) at Wofford Terriers (2–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 Tribe	0	0	0	0	0
Terriers	0	0	0	0	0

at Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC

Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
Game weather: 0 °F (−18 °C)
TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	W&M	WOF
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Wofford	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Furman

Game Four – Furman Paladins (1–2) vs No. 12 William & Mary Tribe (2–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Paladins	0	0	0	0	0
No. 12 Tribe	0	0	0	0	0

at Zable Stadium, Williamsburg, VA

Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	FUR	W&M
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Furman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Hampton

Game Five – Hampton Pirates (3–1) vs No. 11 William & Mary Tribe (3–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0
No. 11 Tribe	0	0	0	0	0

at Zable Stadium, Williamsburg, VA

Date: Saturday September 28, 2024
Game time: 6:00 PM
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HAMP	W&M
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Towson

Game Six – No. 12 William & Mary Tribe (4–1) at Towson Tigers (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 12 Tribe	0	0	0	0	0
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0

at Johnny Unitas Stadium, Towson, MD

Date: Saturday October 5, 2024
Game time: 6:00 p.m.
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	W&M	TOW
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Towson	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Campbell

Game Seven – Campbell Fighting Camels (2–4) vs No. 15 William & Mary Tribe (4–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	0	0	0	0	0
No. 15 Tribe	0	0	0	0	0

at Zable Stadium, Williamsburg, VA

Date: Saturday October 19, 2024
Game time: 3:30 PM
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	CAM	W&M
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Campbell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Stony Brook

Game Eight – No. 16 William & Mary Tribe (5–2) vs Stony Brook Seawolves (5–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Tribe	6	7	0	0	13
Seawolves	7	14	7	7	35

at Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium, Stony Brook, NY

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024
Game time: 3:30 PM
Game weather: Sunny
Game attendance: 7,599
Referee: Todd Bowman
TV announcers (FloSports): Jonny Wincott (play-by-play), Brandon London (analyst) and Matt Levine (sideline)

Game information

First quarter

(12:54) SBU – Jayce Freeman 70-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:10; Stony Brook 7–0)
(0:13) W&M – Darius Wilson 1-yard run (Drive: 6 plays, 45 yards, 2:29; Stony Brook 7–6)

Second quarter

(14:57) SBU – Roland Dempster 1-yard run, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 8 plays, 56 yards, 3:22; Stony Brook 14–6)
(3:46) SBU – A.J. Roberts 15-yard interception, Enda Kirby kick (Stony Brook 21–6)
(0:34) W&M – Darius Wilson 28-yard run, Eric Bernstein kick (Drive: 5 plays, 82 yards, 0:47; Stony Brook 21–13)

Third quarter

(8:23) SBU – Cal Redman 17-yard pass from Tyler Knoop, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:37; Stony Brook 28–13)

Fourth quarter

(9:31) SBU – Roland Dempster 3-yard run, Enda Kirby kick (Drive: 6 plays, 48 yards, 3:01; Stony Brook 35–13)

Statistics	W&M	STBK
First downs	15	23
Total yards	354	462
Rushing yards	120	222
Passing yards	234	240
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–26–4	15–26–1
Time of possession	27:19	32:41

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing	Darius Wilson	14/19, 197 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Bronson Yoder	14 carries, 65 yards
	Receiving	JT Mayo	3 receptions, 67 yards
Stony Brook	Passing	Tyler Knoop	15/26, 240 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Roland Dempster	27 carries, 144 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Jayce Freeman	3 receptions, 101 yards, TD

at North Carolina A&T

Game Nine – No. 24 William & Mary Tribe (5–3) vs North Carolina A&T Aggies (1–7) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 24 Tribe	0	0	0	0	0
Aggies	0	0	0	0	0

at Truist Stadium, Greensboro, NC

Date: Saturday November 2, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	W&M	NCAT
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Carolina A&T	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Elon

Game Ten – Elon Phoenix (3–6) vs No. 20 William & Mary Tribe (6–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Phoenix	0	0	0	0	0
No. 20 Tribe	0	0	0	0	0

at Zable Stadium, Williamsburg, VA

Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ELON	W&M
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Elon	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Bryant

Game Eleven – Bryant Bulldogs (0–0) vs William & Mary Tribe (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	0	0	0	0
Tribe	0	0	0	0	0

at Zable Stadium, Williamsburg, VA

Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
Game time: 1:00 PM
TV: FloSports

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	BRY	W&M
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bryant	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at No. 10 Richmond (Capital Cup)

Game Twelve – William & Mary Tribe (0–0) at No. 10 Richmond Spiders (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tribe	0	0	0	0	0
No. 10 Spiders	0	0	0	0	0

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
Game time: 12:00 PM
TV: FloSports/MASN

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	W&M	RICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "2024 William & Mary Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.
^ "William & Mary Tribe Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[1] "2024 William & Mary Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[2] "William & Mary Tribe Schedule 2024". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2024.

[1]

v t e William & Mary Tribe football
Venues	Zable Stadium (1935–present) Jimmye Laycock Football Center (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Ivy Bowl Delaware James Madison Old Dominion Richmond VMI
Culture & lore	Griffin Colonel Ebirt Scandal of 1951 "Tribe Fight Song" William & Mary Pep Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024