FCS

William & Mary

Tribe · Patriot

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FCS rank

#113

Among 128 teams · ▼1 since Week 7

Record

3-5

3-4 vs. FCS

Power rating

−10.87

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

−3.75

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

William & Mary is 3-5 and ranks No. 113 of 128 FCS teams, down 1 spot from Week 7. Its −10.9 power rating is 25.2 points behind No. 1 Stephen F. Austin.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FCS, 87th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FCS team would have about 5.4 wins against it; William & Mary is 2.4 behind, 95th in résumé rank.

Best win: 35–32 over Villanova. Worst loss: 27–52 to Fordham as an 82% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 25, after Week 1.

Next: at Colgate on Sat, Oct 31. William & Mary is a 22.6-point underdog with a 12% chance to win.

Next game

at Colgate
Away

Colgate by 22.6

William & Mary 12% · Colgate 88%

Rank by week

FCS rank after each week
FCS rank by week: from No. 25 after Week 1 to No. 113 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#113
Week 8: No. 113 · −10.87 power
FCS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 125+4.72
Week 240−0.07
Week 387−6.21
Week 496−8.07
Week 5112−12.50
Week 6106−10.23
Week 7112−11.12
Week 8113−10.87

Game results

8 games · 2026
William & Mary results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L27–2837%−5.34
W17–14Upset33%−8.13
L14–4160%−3.99
at Duke
L7–626%+8.31
Fordham #114
L27–52Upset82%−11.01
at Lehigh #13
L20–4427%+6.52
W22–15—−6.96
at Villanova #66
W35–32—−3.32
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Patriot
Patriot power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
13down 36-2
+6.52
#19−4.06+14.4
30down 44-4
+2.39
#53−0.88+4.0
50up 26-2
−0.22
#23−4.81-3.5
66up 124-4
−3.32
#66−4.31-3.4
68up 173-5
−3.99
#73−1.35-6.9
81down 83-4
−5.34
#68−2.59-5.7
82up 83-4
−5.42
#80−5.77-5.9
113down 13-5
−10.87
#95−3.75-14.9
114down 82-7
−11.01
#116−0.91-15.4
119down 41-7
−14.54
#121−4.80-16.8