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2010 William & Mary

6–⁠4 (4–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association). The season’s Wikipedia article records 8–⁠4, over 12 games to the 10 on file here.

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 2010, game by game: lost vs. Massachusetts 23–27; won vs. VMI 45–0; won at Old Dominion 21–17; won vs. Villanova 31–24; won vs. Delaware 17–16; lost at North Carolina 17–21; won at New Hampshire 13–3; lost at James Madison 24–30; won vs. Richmond 41–3; lost vs. Georgia Southern 15–31+45−16Lost 23–27 vs. Massachusetts-4MassachusettsWon 45–0 vs. VMI+45VMIWon 21–17 at Old Dominion+4Old DominionWon 31–24 vs. Villanova+7VillanovaWon 17–16 vs. Delaware+1DelawareLost 17–21 at North Carolina-4North CarolinaWon 13–3 at New Hampshire+10New HampshireLost 24–30 at James Madison-6James MadisonWon 41–3 vs. Richmond+38RichmondLost 15–31 vs. Georgia Southern-16Georgia Southern
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4vsMassachusettsL 23–⁠2767%
Sep 11vsVMIW 45–⁠083%
Sep 18atOld DominionW 21–⁠1758%
Oct 2vsVillanovaW 31–⁠2450%
Oct 23vsDelawareW 17–⁠1666%
Oct 30atNorth CarolinaL 17–⁠2130%
Nov 6atNew HampshireW 13–⁠339%
Nov 13atJames MadisonL 24–⁠3063%
Nov 20vsRichmondW 41–⁠357%
Dec 4vsGeorgia SouthernNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 15–⁠3169%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Georgia Southern 31–⁠15 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Games missing from our records

Wikipedia’s season articles list two games of William & Mary’s 2010 season that CollegeFootballData.com, where this site’s results come from, doesn’t have. They don’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
Sep 25atMaineW 24–⁠21William & Mary’s article
Oct 9vsRhode IslandW 26–⁠7William & Mary’s article, Rhode Island’s article

Colonial Athletic Association champions4–⁠2 in the conference, shared with Delaware

Record
6–⁠4
Conference
4–⁠2 shared first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
247–⁠172
Coach
—
Elo
1482 +12 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−7.0 No. 5 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Zbig Kepa
Defensive coordinator
Bob Shoop
Captains
Ben Cottingham, Evan Francks, Keith Hill Jr., Courtland Marriner and Jake Trantin
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

2010 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Delaware4–⁠28–⁠2
New Hampshire4–⁠27–⁠3
Richmond4–⁠26–⁠3
William & Mary4–⁠26–⁠4
Villanova4–⁠37–⁠4
Massachusetts4–⁠46–⁠5
Maine3–⁠34–⁠5
Rhode Island3–⁠34–⁠5
James Madison2–⁠55–⁠5
Towson0–⁠61–⁠8

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