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2015 William & Mary

9–⁠4 (6–⁠2 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 2015, game by game: won at Lafayette 34–7; lost at Virginia 29–35; won vs. Stony Brook 21–0; lost at Delaware 23–24; won at Villanova 38–16; won vs. New Hampshire 34–18; won vs. Hampton 40–7; won vs. James Madison 44–41; won at Elon 34–13; won vs. Towson 31–17; lost at Richmond 9–20; won vs. Duquesne 52–49; lost at Richmond 13–48+33−35Won 34–7 at Lafayette+27LafayetteLost 29–35 at Virginia-6VirginiaWon 21–0 vs. Stony Brook+21Stony BrookLost 23–24 at Delaware-1DelawareWon 38–16 at Villanova+22VillanovaWon 34–18 vs. New Hampshire+16New HampshireWon 40–7 vs. Hampton+33HamptonWon 44–41 vs. James Madison+3James MadisonWon 34–13 at Elon+21ElonWon 31–17 vs. Towson+14TowsonLost 9–20 at Richmond-11RichmondWon 52–49 vs. Duquesne+3DuquesneLost 13–48 at Richmond-35Richmond
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5atLafayetteW 34–⁠750%
Sep 19atVirginiaL 29–⁠3534%
Sep 26vsStony BrookW 21–⁠059%
Oct 3atDelawareL 23–⁠2458%
Oct 10atVillanovaW 38–⁠1638%
Oct 17vsNew HampshireW 34–⁠1857%
Oct 24vsHamptonW 40–⁠780%
Oct 31vsJames MadisonW 44–⁠4158%
Nov 7atElonW 34–⁠1377%
Nov 14vsTowsonW 31–⁠1774%
Nov 21atRichmondL 9–⁠2052%
Nov 28vsDuquesneNCAA Division I Football Championship – First RoundW 52–⁠4969%
Dec 5atRichmondNCAA Division I Football Championship – Second RoundL 13–⁠4846%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Richmond 48–⁠13 in the NCAA Division I Football Championship – Second Round; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Colonial Athletic Association champions6–⁠2 in the conference, shared with James Madison and Richmond

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
6–⁠2 shared first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
402–⁠295
Coach
—
Elo
1454 +101 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.9 No. 13 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 157
Offensive coordinator
Kevin Rogers
Defensive coordinator
Trevor Andrews
Captains
Mikal Abdul-Saboor, DeAndre Houston-Carson, Andrew Jones and Luke Rhodes

Leaders

Passing yardsSteve Cluley QB226 yds
Passing touchdownsSteve Cluley QB3 TD
Rushing yardsMikal Abdul-Saboor RB100 yds
Receiving yardsDeVonte Dedmon WR80 yds
Receiving touchdownsDeVonte Dedmon WR2 TD
InterceptionsJosh Dulaney LB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2015 class

Brandon Battle PRO★★★No. 1201
Albert Funderburke RB★★★No. 1363
Nate Atkins ILB★★No. 2838

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2015 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.840
Running backs13.00.833
Linebackers12.00.767
Whole class32.70.813

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Drafted in 2016

The 2016 draft
Rd 6Deandre Houston-Carson SChicago Bears

2015 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
James Madison6–⁠29–⁠3
Richmond6–⁠210–⁠4
William & Mary6–⁠29–⁠4
Towson5–⁠37–⁠4
New Hampshire5–⁠37–⁠5
Villanova5–⁠36–⁠5
Stony Brook3–⁠55–⁠5
Elon3–⁠54–⁠7
Delaware3–⁠54–⁠7
Maine3–⁠53–⁠8
UAlbany2–⁠63–⁠8
Rhode Island1–⁠71–⁠10

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