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2009 William & Mary

11–⁠2 (6–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 11–⁠3, over 14 games to the 13 on file here.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 2009, game by game: won at Virginia 26–14; won vs. Central Connecticut 33–14; won at Norfolk State 27–15; won vs. Delaware 30–20; lost at Villanova 17–28; won vs. Northeastern 34–14; won vs. James Madison 24–3; won at Rhode Island 39–14; won vs. Towson 31–0; won vs. New Hampshire 20–17; lost vs. Richmond 10–13; won vs. Weber State 38–0; won vs. Southern Illinois 24–3+38−11Won 26–14 at Virginia+12VirginiaWon 33–14 vs. Central Connecticut+19Central Connect…Won 27–15 at Norfolk State+12Norfolk StateWon 30–20 vs. Delaware+10DelawareLost 17–28 at Villanova-11VillanovaWon 34–14 vs. Northeastern+20NortheasternWon 24–3 vs. James Madison+21James MadisonWon 39–14 at Rhode Island+25Rhode IslandWon 31–0 vs. Towson+31TowsonWon 20–17 vs. New Hampshire+3New HampshireLost 10–13 vs. Richmond-3RichmondWon 38–0 vs. Weber State+38Weber StateWon 24–3 vs. Southern Illinois+21Southern Illino…
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atVirginiaW 26–⁠1424%
Sep 12vsCentral ConnecticutW 33–⁠1462%
Sep 19atNorfolk StateW 27–⁠1560%
Sep 26vsDelawareW 30–⁠2070%
Oct 3atVillanovaL 17–⁠2835%
Oct 10vsNortheasternW 34–⁠1483%
Oct 24vsJames MadisonW 24–⁠360%
Oct 31atRhode IslandW 39–⁠1480%
Nov 7vsTowsonW 31–⁠089%
Nov 14vsNew HampshireW 20–⁠1753%
Nov 21vsRichmondL 10–⁠1338%
Nov 28vsWeber StateNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 38–⁠062%
Dec 5vsSouthern IllinoisNCAA Division I Football ChampionshipW 24–⁠338%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Southern Illinois 24–⁠3 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 3rd in the Colonial Athletic Association.

In program history: The 6th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list one game of William & Mary’s 2009 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. It doesn’t count in the record, Elo ratings or series totals here. Where two sources give a game alike (both teams’ articles or records, or an article and the guide), both are named.

DateOpponentResultSource
Dec 11atVillanovaL 13–⁠14Villanova’s article, William & Mary’s article
Record
11–⁠2
Conference
6–⁠2 tied for 3rd in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
353–⁠155
Coach
—
Elo
1556 +203 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−1.3 No. 2 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Zbig Kepa
Defensive coordinator
Bob Shoop
Captains
R.J. Archer, David Caldwell, Sean Lissemore, Adrian Tracy and Rob Varno

Drafted in 2010

The 2010 draft
Rd 6Adrian Tracy OLBNew York Giants
Rd 7Sean Lissemore DTDallas Cowboys

2009 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Villanova7–⁠112–⁠1
Richmond7–⁠111–⁠2
William & Mary6–⁠211–⁠2
New Hampshire6–⁠210–⁠3
Delaware4–⁠46–⁠5
James Madison4–⁠46–⁠5
Maine4–⁠45–⁠6
Hofstra3–⁠55–⁠6
Massachusetts3–⁠55–⁠6
Northeastern3–⁠53–⁠8
Towson1–⁠72–⁠9
Rhode Island0–⁠81–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.