2018 William & Mary
4–6 (3–4 Colonial Athletic Association). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Bucknell 14–7Sep 1
By 7 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to No. 12 Virginia Tech 17–62Sep 8
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Bucknell | W 14–7 | 43% |
| Sep 8 | at 12Virginia Tech | L 17–62 | 8% |
| Sep 22 | at James Madison | L 0–51 | 12% |
| Sep 29 | vs Colgate | L 0–23 | 35% |
| Oct 6 | vs UAlbany | W 25–22 | 49% |
| Oct 13 | at Towson | L 13–29 | 23% |
| Oct 20 | vs Maine | W 27–20 | 41% |
| Oct 27 | at Rhode Island | L 10–21 | 37% |
| Nov 10 | at Villanova | W 24–17 | 31% |
| Nov 17 | vs Richmond | L 6–10 | 61% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Richmond 10–6; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Colonial Athletic Association.
In program history: The 115th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).
- Record
- 4–6
- Conference
- 3–4 8th in Colonial Athletic Association
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 136–262
- Coach
- —
- Elo
- 1246 +10 this season
- SP+ rating
- —
- SRS
- −29.8 No. 70 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
- No. 208
- Offensive coordinator
- D.J. Mangas
- Defensive coordinator
- Trevor Andrews
- Captains
- Jack Armstrong, Nate Atkins and Raeshawn Smith
Leaders
| Passing yards | Shon Mitchell QB | 208 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Shon Mitchell QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Albert Funderburke RB | 19 yds |
| Rushing touchdowns | Nate Evans RB | 1 TD |
| Receiving yards | DeVonte Dedmon WR | 96 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | DeVonte Dedmon WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Alexander Purviance LB | 9 tkl |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Isaiah Jones DUAL | ★★★ | No. 1984 |
| Colby Sorsdal OT |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quarterbacks | 1 | 3.0 | 0.811 |
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.
2018 Colonial Athletic Association standings
| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maine | 7–1 | 10–4 | |
| James Madison | 7–2 | 9–4 | |
 Stony Brook | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
| Towson | 5–3 | 7–5 | |
 Elon | 4–3 | 6–5 | |
 Delaware | 5–4 | 7–5 | |
| Rhode Island | 4–4 | 6–5 | |
 William & Mary | 3–4 | 4–6 | |
 New Hampshire | 3–5 | 4–7 | |
| Villanova | 2–6 | 5–6 | |
| Richmond | 2–6 | 4–7 | |
| UAlbany | 1–7 | 3–8 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.