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June 22, 2026 · Dead Period · Heritage Window · 2026 Outlook

William & Mary Tribe

7-5 2025 final

The second-oldest FCS program rejoining the Patriot League to align with history and regional rivals.

The Tribe hold the line.

Record
7-5
win% .583
FCS Top 25
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Conf Standing
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Playoff Path
Building résumé
Dead PeriodOffseasonPatientPost-loss — reckoning
The Long Wait·Offseason

The second-oldest FCS program rejoining the Patriot League to align with history and regional rivals.

Title DroughtSince 2009 · 16 yrs

LIVE ARC — 2026-06-13: William & Mary finished 7-5 (6-2 CAA) in 2025 under sixth-year coach Mike London, who won the 2008 national title at Richmond and the 2011 ACC Coach of Year at Virginia. The Tribe led the nation in fewest tu…

offseason · quiet
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Offseason

69 days

until kickoff · Sun Aug 30 · 17:00 UTC

Act I

The 2026 Outlook

The Pulse on William & Mary Tribe

Quiet · dead period heritage · signal ramps back in camp
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The Tribe hold the line.

What moved it — offseason · last 30 days

June Dead-period quiet — official-visit + heritage window —
Camp Fall camp ~40 days out
"Go William & Mary" — William & Mary Tribe fanbase · recurring line
10 mentions · awaiting signal

Aspiration Ladder

Brief Part III §33.4 · William & Mary Tribe

Winning record—

The season's first milestone.

Conference title race—

Competitive for the conference crown.

Playoff bidLocked—

24-team bracket qualifier — realistic in a strong year.

Championship gameLocked—

The FCS championship weekend. A generational leap.

William & Mary Tribe · Next-Season Outcome Band

Floor / Base / Ceiling

floor5-7Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
base7-5Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
ceiling10-2Conference title + deep playoff run.

Variance assumed at ±2 wins from last-season record. Replace with the season-path projection once preview data is built.

Act II

Who We Are

FCS Program Prestige · William & Mary Tribe

National Program

National Program — sustained top-25 expectations across cycles.

T1Regional
T2Mid-Major
T3Power
T4National
T5Blue Blood
T6Dynasty
T7All-Time

Fanbase Health Index · William & Mary Tribe · medium confidence

Growing (56)

DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 7-5 (58% win rate)62
Volume — 10 effective signal-N50

Home-Field Advantage · William & Mary Tribe · 2018-present

Strong

75% home win rate vs 51% on the road. margin runs +12.9 better at home.

Home21-7Away16-15
Act III

Last Season Reviewed

2025 season · tap to expand

Recent Form · last 10 games

Mixed

Three of five. Trending up, not yet hot.

Streak L1Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4

CAA Standing · 2025

5th in the CAA

William & Mary Tribe sits 5th of 14 in the CAA at 7-5. Mid-conference — moves up or down depend on rivalry results and the late-season closing run.

#ProgramRecord
1Villanova12-3
2Rhode Island11-3
3Monmouth9-3
4New Hampshire8-5
5William & Mary7-5
6Elon6-6
7Maine6-6
8Stony Brook6-6
9Towson6-6
10Bryant3-9
11Campbell2-10
12Hampton2-10
13North Carolina A&T2-10
14UAlbany2-10

Schedule Strength · William & Mary Tribe · 2025

Soft

Average opponent win rate 44% across 12 finalized games. 1 FBS top-25 opponent played (Virginia).

Opp Win %0.447
Top-251
Top-100

FCS → NFL Pipeline

2023–2025

Steady

2 picks last 5 cycles. Consistent FCS presence on draft boards.

2 picks · last 5 yrs
#99 Charles Grant Offensive Tackle · 2025 · Las Vegas
#152 Colby Sorsdal Offensive Tackle · 2023 · Detroit

Moment of the Year · William & Mary Tribe · 2025

Won 34-7 vs Charleston Southern

Week 4 of 2025. A statement margin. Recruiting boards re-rendered overnight.

Decisive Margin

From the Archive — William & Mary Tribe

2021: Won 34-31 at Elon

In 2021, the program won 34-31 at Elon — a tight road result that left the 3-point margin on the books.

Go Tribe.