2021 William & Mary Tribe football team

2021 William & Mary Tribe football
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	6–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Mike London (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Christian Taylor (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Vincent Brown (3rd season)
Home stadium	Zable Stadium

2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 3 James Madison +^		7	–	1					12	–	2
No. 8 Villanova +^		7	–	1					10	–	3
Elon		5	–	3					6	–	5
Rhode Island		4	–	4					7	–	4
Maine		4	–	4					6	–	5
Richmond		4	–	4					6	–	5
William & Mary		4	–	4					6	–	5
Stony Brook		4	–	4					5	–	6
Delaware		3	–	5					5	–	6
Towson		3	–	5					4	–	7
New Hampshire		2	–	6					3	–	8
Albany		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 William & Mary Tribe football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tribe, led by third-year head coach Mike London, played their home games at Zable Stadium.

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 27, 2021, the Tribe were predicted to finish in 11th place.

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	James Madison	231 (15)
2	Delaware	222 (7)
3	Villanova	194
4	Richmond	169 (2)
5	New Hampshire	135
6	Rhode Island	121
7	Towson	115
8	Albany	114
9	Maine	99
10	Stony Brook	73
11	William & Mary	61
12	Elon	50

Preseason All-CAA team

Punt returner Bronson Yoder was selected to the preseason All-CAA Team, while Andrew Trainer (offensive line) and Will Kiely (defensive line) were selected as preseason honorable mention picks.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	7:30 p.m.	at Virginia*		Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	L 0–43	42,982
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Lafayette*		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloFootball	W 24–3	6,162
September 18	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate*		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	ESPN+	W 27–7	1,165
September 25	2:00 p.m.	at Elon		Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC	FloFootball	W 34–31	11,897
October 9	3:30 p.m.	Albany		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloFootball	W 31–24	8,080
October 16	12:00 p.m.	at Maine		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloFootball	L 16–27	6,356
October 23	3:30 p.m.	Towson		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA	FloFootball	W 40–14	5,635
October 30	1:00 p.m.	at No. 4 Villanova		Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloFootball	W 31–18	5,101
November 6	1:00 p.m.	at Delaware	No. 20 т	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE (rivalry)	FloFootball	L 3–24	10,021
November 13	3:30 p.m.	No. 2 James Madison	No. 25	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	FloFootball	L 22–32	10,555
November 20	3:30 p.m.	Richmond		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	FloFootball	L 17–20	7,125
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time