2020 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 2020 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by second-year head coach Mike London, play their home games at Zable Stadium.

2020 William & Mary Tribe football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth Division
Record1–2 (1–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorBrennan Marion (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorVincent Brown (2nd season)
CaptainTyler Crist, Carl Fowler, Ted Hefter, Ryan Ripley
Home stadiumZable Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
North Division
No. 4 Delaware x$^   4 0     7 1  
No. 18 Rhode Island   2 1     2 1  
No. 16 Villanova   2 2     2 2  
Maine   2 2     2 2  
Stony Brook   1 3     1 3  
Albany   1 3     1 3  
New Hampshire   0 1     0 1  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x^   3 0     7 1  
No. 15 Richmond   3 1     3 1  
William & Mary   1 2     1 2  
Elon   0 4     1 5  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Notes: Due to COVID-19, the CAA suspended the fall 2020 football season.
    Towson opted out of the spring football season.
    † – Albany, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island opted out of the remainder of the spring season on March 31, April 6, and April 7 respectively.
Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 17, 2020, the CAA announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference allowed the option for teams to play as independents for the 2020 season if they still wished to play in the fall.[1]

Schedule

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William & Mary had games scheduled against Stanford (September 5), Colgate (September 12), and Lafayette (September 19), which were all later canceled before the start of the 2020 season.[2][3] The CAA released its spring conference schedule on October 27, 2020.[4]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
March 6, 2021 1:00 p.m. at Richmond FloFootball L 14–21
March 13, 2021 4:00 p.m. at No. 1 James Madison FloFootball Postponed
March 20, 2021 4:00 p.m. Elon FloFootball W 31–10
March 27, 2021 1:00 p.m. No. 1 James Madison
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)
FloFootball L 10–38
April 3, 2021 4:00 p.m. at Elon FloFootball Postponed
April 10, 2021 1:00 p.m. No. 12 Richmond
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)
FloFootball Canceled

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References

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  1. ^ Singelais, Mark (July 16, 2020). "Reports: CAA football won't play this fall". Times Union. Retrieved July 17, 2020.
  2. ^ Bromberg, Nick. "Pac-12 follows Big Ten's lead and won't play non-conference games in 2020". Yahoo News. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "Patriot League cancels fall sports due to virus". ESPN.com. July 13, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  4. ^ Kelley, Kevin (October 27, 2020). "CAA releases Spring 2021 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 William & Mary Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.