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2022 William & Mary

11–⁠2 (7–⁠1 Colonial Athletic Association).

Schedule and results

William & Mary in 2022, game by game: won at Charlotte 41–24; won vs. Campbell 37–21; won at Lafayette 34–7; lost vs. Elon 31–35; won at Stony Brook 27–10; won vs. Delaware 27–21; won at Towson 44–24; won vs. Rhode Island 31–30; won at Hampton 20–14; won vs. Villanova 45–12; won at Richmond 37–26; won vs. Gardner-Webb 54–14; lost at Montana State 0–55+40−55Won 41–24 at Charlotte+17CharlotteWon 37–21 vs. Campbell+16CampbellWon 34–7 at Lafayette+27LafayetteLost 31–35 vs. Elon-4ElonWon 27–10 at Stony Brook+17Stony BrookWon 27–21 vs. Delaware+6DelawareWon 44–24 at Towson+20TowsonWon 31–30 vs. Rhode Island+1Rhode IslandWon 20–14 at Hampton+6HamptonWon 45–12 vs. Villanova+33VillanovaWon 37–26 at Richmond+11RichmondWon 54–14 vs. Gardner-Webb+40Gardner-WebbLost 0–55 at Montana State-55Montana State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atCharlotteW 41–⁠2434%
Sep 10vsCampbellW 37–⁠2170%
Sep 17atLafayetteW 34–⁠763%
Sep 24vsElonL 31–⁠3564%
Oct 1atStony BrookW 27–⁠1063%
Oct 8vsDelawareW 27–⁠2153%
Oct 22atTowsonW 44–⁠2469%
Oct 29vsRhode IslandW 31–⁠3065%
Nov 5atHamptonW 20–⁠1470%
Nov 12vsVillanovaW 45–⁠1270%
Nov 19atRichmondW 37–⁠2641%
Dec 3vsGardner-WebbFCS Championship – Second RoundW 54–⁠1472%
Dec 9atMontana StateFCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP QuarterfinalL 0–⁠5535%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Montana State 55–⁠0 in the FCS Championship – Quarterfinals, CFP Quarterfinal; unranked in the final AP poll; Colonial Athletic Association champions.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 119 on file).

Colonial Athletic Association champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
11–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠1 shared first in Colonial Athletic Association
AP final
Unranked
Points
428–⁠293
Coach
—
Elo
1494 +172 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−11.0 No. 9 of 130 in FCS
Recruiting class
—
Offensive coordinator
Christian Taylor
Defensive coordinator
Vincent Brown

Leaders

Passing yardsDarius Wilson QB2,252 yds
Passing touchdownsDarius Wilson QB16 TD
Rushing yardsBronson Yoder RB1,203 yds
Rushing touchdownsBronson Yoder RB12 TD
Receiving yardsLachlan Pitts TE543 yds
Receiving touchdownsLachlan Pitts TE5 TD
TacklesJohn Pius LB9 tkl
SacksJohn Pius LB1.5 sacks
InterceptionsJalen Jones CB4 INT

Drafted in 2023

The 2023 draft
Rd 5Colby Sorsdal OTDetroit Lions

Roster 90

The 2022 roster

90 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 43 have a stat line. See the roster

2022 Colonial Athletic Association standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
William & Mary7–⁠111–⁠2
New Hampshire7–⁠19–⁠4
Richmond6–⁠29–⁠4
Elon6–⁠28–⁠4
Rhode Island5–⁠37–⁠4
Delaware4–⁠48–⁠5
Villanova4–⁠46–⁠5
Towson4–⁠46–⁠5
Monmouth3–⁠55–⁠6
UAlbany2–⁠63–⁠8
Maine2–⁠62–⁠9
Hampton1–⁠74–⁠7
Stony Brook1–⁠72–⁠9

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