2022 William & Mary Tribe football team

The 2022 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by fourth-year head coach Mike London, played their home games at Zable Stadium. By finishing 7–1 in regular season CAA games, the Tribe tied with New Hampshire as conference co-champions. They went 6–0 on the road in the regular season for the first time in program history.[1] William & Mary earned the FCS playoffs automatic bid. They made it to the quarterfinals before losing 55–7 to the #3 team in the nation, Montana State. The 11 wins tied a school record previously set twice, in 2004 and 2009.

2022 William & Mary Tribe football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 8
Record11–2 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChristian Taylor (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorVincent Brown (4th season)
Home stadiumZable Stadium
(capacity: 12,672)
2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 8 William & Mary +^  7 –1   11 –2  
No. 13 New Hampshire +^  7 –1   9 –4  
No. 11 Richmond ^  6 –2   9 –4  
No. 17 Elon ^  6 –2   8 –4  
Rhode Island  5 –3   7 –4  
No. 19 Delaware ^  4 –4   8 –5  
Towson  4 –4   6 –5  
Villanova  4 –4   6 –5  
Monmouth  3 –5   5 –6  
Albany  2 –6   3 –8  
Maine  2 –6   2 –9  
Hampton  1 –7   4 –7  
Stony Brook  1 –7   2 –9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season
Main article: 2021 William & Mary Tribe football team

The Tribe finished the 2021 season with an overall record of 6–5, 4–4 CAA play to finish in a five-way tie for third place.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 28, 2022, the Tribe were predicted to finish in fifth place out of 13 teams following the departure of James Madison and the addition on Monmouth and Hampton for the 2022 season.[2]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Villanova270 (16)
2Delaware235 (7)
3Rhode Island224
4Richmond219
5William & Mary206 (2)
6Elon191 (1)
7Stony Brook151
8Maine134
9New Hampshire117
10Monmouth105
11Towson81
12Albany64
13Hampton31

Preseason All-CAA team

Senior running back Bronson Yoder and senior defensive lineman Nate Lynn were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team.[2] Lynn was also named the preseason CAA Defensive Player of the Year.[2]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at Charlotte*
ESPN3W 41–2413,940
September 106:00 p.m.Campbell*No. 20
Cox/Flo FootballW 37–218,558
September 173:30 p.m.at Lafayette*No. 15
ESPN+W 34–75,244
September 243:30 p.m.ElonNo. 14
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox/Flo FootballL 31–3510,803
October 13:30 p.m.at Stony BrookNo. 18
Flo FootballW 27–103,581
October 83:30 p.m.No. 6 DelawaredaggerNo. 16
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA (Rivalry)
Cox/Flo FootballW 27–2112,506
October 224:00 p.m.at TowsonNo. 12
Flo FootballW 44–244,445
October 291:00 p.m.No. 18 Rhode IslandNo. 10
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox/Flo FootballW 31–307,981
November 51:00 p.m.at HamptonNo. 8
Flo FootballW 20–144,126
November 121:00 p.m.VillanovaNo. 8
  • Zable Stadium
  • Williamsburg, VA
Cox/Flo FootballW 45–1210,280
November 1912:00 p.m.at No. 11 RichmondNo. 8
Flo FootballW 37–268,200
December 32:00 p.m.Gardner–Webb*No. 6
ESPN+W 54–147,110
December 910:15 p.m.at No. 3 Montana State*No. 6
ESPN2/ESPN+L 7–5514,367
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

At Charlotte
1 2 3 4 Total
Tribe 10 7 3 21 41
49ers 3 14 7 0 24
See also: 2022 Charlotte 49ers football team

This was William & Mary's first win over an FBS team since 2009, when the Tribe upset Virginia 26–14 in Charlottesville.[4]

Campbell
1 2 3 4 Total
Fighting Camels 0 7 14 0 21
No. 20 Tribe 10 7 20 0 37
See also: 2022 Campbell Fighting Camels football team

At Lafayette
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 15 Tribe 14 3 10 7 34
Leopards 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2022 Lafayette Leopards football team

Elon
1 2 3 4 Total
Phoenix 7 3 6 19 35
No. 14 Tribe 14 14 3 0 31
See also: 2022 Elon Phoenix football team

At Stony Brook
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Tribe 3 3 7 14 27
Seawolves 10 0 0 0 10
See also: 2022 Stony Brook Seawolves football team

No. 6 Delaware
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Fightin' Blue Hens 0 7 14 0 21
No. 16 Tribe 0 17 7 3 27
See also: 2022 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team and Delaware–William & Mary football rivalry

At Towson
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 12 Tribe 14 16 7 7 44
Tigers 3 0 7 14 24
See also: 2022 Towson Tigers football team

No. 18 Rhode Island
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Rams 7 7 7 9 30
No. 10 Tribe 0 14 7 10 31
See also: 2022 Rhode Island Rams football team

At Hampton
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Tribe 7 3 7 3 20
Pirates 0 7 7 0 14
See also: 2022 Hampton Pirates football team

Villanova
1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 3 3 0 6 12
No. 8 Tribe 14 14 10 7 45
See also: 2022 Villanova Wildcats football team
William & Mary defenders take on the Villanova offensive line at Zable Stadium

At No. 11 Richmond
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 8 Tribe 7 10 14 6 37
No. 11 Spiders 6 7 7 6 26
See also: 2022 Richmond Spiders football team and Capital Cup

FCS Playoffs

Gardner–Webb – Second Round
1 2 3 4 Total
Runnin' Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14
No. 5 Tribe 7 27 13 7 54
See also: 2022 Gardner–Webb Runnin' Bulldogs football team

At No. 4 Montana State – Quarterfinals
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Tribe 0 0 0 7 7
No. 4 Bobcats 10 17 28 0 55
See also: 2022 Montana State Bobcats football team

Awards and honors

William & Mary had a league-high 13 players receive all-conference honors, highlighted by two major award winners in John Pius and Jalen Jones.[5] Pius was also named a top-three finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, given annually to the most outstanding defensive player in all of Division I FCS.[6]

  • CAA Defensive Player of the Year – John Pius (linebacker, sophomore)
  • CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year – Jalen Jones (cornerback, freshman)
  • CAA First Team Offense – Bronson Yoder (running back, senior); Charles Grant (offensive lineman, sophomore); Colby Sorsdal (offensive lineman, senior)
  • CAA First Team Defense – Nate Lynn (defensive lineman, senior); John Pius (linebacker, sophomore); Ryan Poole (cornerback, senior); Caylin Newton (special teams, senior)
  • CAA Second Team Offense – Donavyn Lester (fullback / halfback, senior); Lachlan Pitts (tight end, senior); Ethan Chang (placekicker, sophomore)
  • CAA Second Team Defense – Carl Fowler (defensive lineman, senior); Isaiah Jones (linebacker, senior); Jalen Jones (cornerback, freshman)

NFL Draft selections
= Pro Football Hall of Fame = Canadian Football Hall of Fame = College Football Hall of Fame
NFL Draft Selections 
Year Round Pick Overall Name Team Position
2023 5 18 152 Colby Sorsdal Detroit Lions Offensive tackle

References
  1. Johnson, Dave (November 19, 2022). "W&M CAA and Capitol Cup Football Champions". wm.edu. College of William & Mary. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
  2. Washburn, Rob (July 28, 2022). "Villanova Picked To Win CAA Football Championship In 2022". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 21, 2022.
  3. "2022 William & Mary Tribe Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2022.
  4. "Charlotte falls to William & Mary, 41–24". WCNC. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 2, 2022. Retrieved September 3, 2022.
  5. Washburn, Rob (November 22, 2022). "Monmouth's Shirden, W&M's Pius Headline 2022 CAA Football All-Conference Awards". CAAsports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
  6. Washburn, Rob (December 6, 2022). "William & Mary's Pius Among Top Three In Voting For 2022 Buchanan Award". CAAsports.com. Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved December 11, 2022.
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