WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (Jan. 8, 2013) - William
and Mary Director of Athletics Terry Driscoll has announced the release of the
Tribe's 2013 football schedule, which is highlighted by six home games at Zable
Stadium and a season-opening trip to West Virginia.
The 12-game
slate, which matches the most scheduled regular-season games in school history
(1932), will begin with a trip to West Virginia on Aug. 31. The contest will
mark the first meeting between the two programs since 1972 when the
Mountaineers earned a 49-34 victory in Morgantown.
W&M will
open its home slate the following weekend when it hosts Hampton. The College
owns a 3-0 record against the Pirates and earned a 42-35 victory in the teams'
last meeting in 2004, which was a first-round NCAA Playoff matchup.
After a road
game at Lafayette on Sept. 14, the Tribe will begin conference play when it
hosts Rhode Island on Sept. 21 as part of the College's Family Weekend. W&M
controls the all-time series against the Rams, 12-3, and is undefeated versus
URI in Williamsburg (6-0).
Following an
open week, the Green and Gold will return to action at Villanova on Oct. 5.
W&M has won the past two meetings with the Wildcats and controls the
all-time series, 16-13-1.
The College
will take a break from its CAA slate when it hosts Penn on Oct. 12, marking the
second-consecutive season in which the teams have met in a mid-season
non-conference matchup. W&M won last season's contest, 34-28, and owns a five-game
winning streak in the series.
The Tribe will
resume league play at Maine on Oct. 19 before hosting a pair of conference foes
the following two weeks with a homecoming game against James Madison (Oct. 26)
and a matchup with New Hampshire (Nov. 2). The College earned a 24-3 victory
against JMU in the teams' last homecoming contest at Zable Stadium in 2009.
After a trip
to Delaware (Nov. 9) and a home game against Towson (Nov. 16), W&M will
close out the regular season at Richmond on Nov. 23. The contest versus the
Spiders will mark the 123rd meeting between the two programs.
Kickoff times
will be announced at a later date.
2013 Tribe Football Schedule |
Aug. 31 |
at West Virginia
|
Sept. 7
|
Hampton |
Sept. 14
|
at Lafayette
|
Sept. 21
|
Rhode Island* (Family
Weekend) |
Oct. 5
|
at Villanova*
|
Oct. 12
|
Penn |
Oct. 19
|
at Maine*
|
Oct. 26
|
James Madison*
(Homecoming) |
Nov. 2
|
New Hampshire* |
Nov. 9
|
at Delaware*
|
Nov. 16
|
Towson* |
Nov. 23 |
at Richmond* |
*CAA Game |