2017 William & Mary
2–9 (0–8 Colonial Athletic Association). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bucknell 30–9Sep 16
By 21 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Virginia 10–28Sep 2
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2 | at Virginia | L 10–28 | 32% |
| Sep 9 | at Norfolk State | W 20–6 | 57% |
| Sep 16 | vs Bucknell | W 30–9 | 72% |
| Sep 30 | vs Stony Brook | L 18–21 | 59% |
| Oct 7 | at Elon | L 17–25 | 54% |
| Oct 14 | at Delaware | L 0–17 | 44% |
| Oct 21 | vs James Madison | L 14–46 | 19% |
| Oct 28 | at Maine | L 6–23 | 34% |
| Nov 4 | vs New Hampshire | L 16–35 | 41% |
| Nov 11 | vs Towson | L 14–26 | 59% |
| Nov 18 | at Richmond | L 20–27 | 18% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Richmond 27–20; unranked in the final AP poll; 12th in the Colonial Athletic Association.
In program history: The worst season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 2–9
- Conference
- 0–8 12th in Colonial Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 165–263
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1203 −137 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −24.2 No. 52 of 124 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 172
- Offensive coordinator
- D.J. Mangas
- Defensive coordinator
- Trevor Andrews
- Captains
- Matt Ahola, Andrew Caskin, Connor Hilland and Aaron Swinton
Leaders
| Passing yards | Tommy McKee QB | 63 yds |
| Rushing yards | Tommy McKee QB | 89 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Tommy McKee QB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | Andrew Caskin TE | 37 yds |
| Tackles | Corey Parker S | 13 tkl |
| Sacks | Arman Jones LB | 1 sacks |
Top recruits in the 2017 class
| Shon Mitchell DUAL | ★★★ | No. 1797 |
| Griffin Gilder DT | ★★ | No. 2531 |
| Nathan Evans APB | ★★ | No. 2675 |
| Amonyae Watson WR | ★★ | No. 3176 |
| Carl Fowler SDE | ★★ | No. 3808 |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2017 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.813 |
| Running backs | 1 | 2.0 | 0.780 |
| Receivers | 1 | 2.0 | 0.767 |
| Defensive line | 2 | 2.0 | 0.774 |
| Whole class | 5 | 2.2 | 0.782 |
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.
2017 Colonial Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Madison | 9–0 | 14–1 | |
| Stony Brook | 7–2 | 10–3 | |
| Elon | 6–2 | 8–4 | |
| New Hampshire | 5–3 | 9–5 | |
| Delaware | 5–3 | 7–4 | |
| Richmond | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
| Towson | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
 Villanova | 3–5 | 5–6 | |
| Maine | 3–5 | 4–6 | |
 UAlbany | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
 Rhode Island | 2–6 | 3–8 | |
 William & Mary | 0–8 | 2–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.