2021 William & Mary Tribe football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 2021

| team = William & Mary Tribe

| sport = football

| image = William & Mary Athletics logo.svg

| image_size = 150

| conference = Colonial Athletic Association

| short_conf = CAA

| record = 6–5

| conf_record = 4–4

| head_coach = Mike London

| hc_year = 3rd

| off_coach = Christian Taylor

| oc_year = 2nd

| off_scheme =

| def_coach = Vincent Brown

| dc_year = 3rd

| def_scheme =

| captain =

| stadium = Zable Stadium

}}

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.{{cite web|last=Washburn|first=Rob|url=https://caasports.com/news/2021/7/26/james-madison-favored-to-win-caa-football-championship-in-2021.aspx|title=James Madison Favored to Win CAA Football Championship in 2021|publisher=Colonial Athletic Association|date=July 27, 2021|accessdate=September 26, 2021}}

class="wikitable"
align="center" {{CollegePrimaryHeader\|team=William & Mary Tribe\|Predicted finish\|Team\|Votes (1st place)}}
align="center" \| 1	James Madison	231 (15)
align="center" \| 2	Delaware	222 (7)
align="center" \| 3	Villanova	194
align="center" \| 4	Richmond	169 (2)
align="center" \| 5	New Hampshire	135
align="center" \| 6	Rhode Island	121
align="center" \| 7	Towson	115
align="center" \| 8	Albany	114
align="center" \| 9	Maine	99
align="center" \| 10	Stony Brook	73
align="center" \| 11	William & Mary	61
align="center" \| 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

{{CFB schedule

| time = y

| tv = y

| attend = y

| opprank = y

| rankyear = 2021

| rankdivision = NCAA Division I FCS

| poll = STATS

| timezone = Eastern

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 4

| time = 7:30 p.m.

| w/l = L

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Virginia

| site_stadium = Scott Stadium

| site_cityst = Charlottesville, VA

| tv = ACCRSN

| score = 0–43

| attend = 42,982

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 11

| time = 6:00 p.m.

| w/l = W

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Lafayette

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| tv = FloFootball

| score = 24–3

| attend = 6,162

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 18

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = W

| away = y

| nonconf = y

| opponent = Colgate

| site_stadium = Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium

| site_cityst = Hamilton, NY

| tv = ESPN+

| score = 27–7

| attend = 1,165

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = September 25

| time = 2:00 p.m.

| w/l = W

| away = y

| nonconf = n

| opponent = Elon

| site_stadium = Rhodes Stadium

| site_cityst = Elon, NC

| tv = FloFootball

| score = 34–31

| attend = 11,897

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 9

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = W

| homecoming = y

| nonconf = n

| opponent = Albany

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| tv = FloFootball

| score = 31–24

| attend = 8,080

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 16

| time = 12:00 p.m.

| w/l = L

| away = y

| nonconf = n

| opponent = Maine

| site_stadium = Alfond Stadium

| site_cityst = Orono, ME

| tv = FloFootball

| score = 16–27

| attend = 6,356

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 23

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = W

| nonconf = n

| opponent = Towson

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA

| tv = FloFootball

| score = 40–14

| attend = 5,635

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = October 30

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = W

| away = y

| nonconf = n

| opponent = Villanova

| opprank = 4

| site_stadium = Villanova Stadium

| site_cityst = Villanova, PA

| tv = FloFootball

| score = 31–18

| attend = 5,101

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 6

| time = 1:00 p.m.

| w/l = l

| away = y

| nonconf = n

| rank = 20 т

| opponent = Delaware

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Delaware Stadium

| site_cityst = Newark, DE (rivalry)

| tv = FloFootball

| score = 3–24

| attend = 10,021

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 13

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = n

| rank = 25

| opponent = James Madison

| opprank = 2

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)

| tv = FloFootball

| score = 22–32

| attend = 10,555

}}

|{{CFB schedule entry

| date = November 20

| time = 3:30 p.m.

| w/l = l

| nonconf = n

| opponent = Richmond

| opprank =

| site_stadium = Zable Stadium

| site_cityst = Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)

| tv = FloFootball

| score = 17–20

| attend = 7,125

}}

{{cite web |title=2021 William & Mary Tribe Football Schedule |url=https://fbschedules.com/william-mary-football-schedule/ |website=FBSchedules.com |access-date=March 15, 2021}}

References

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