WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — After posting an unbeaten record in its non-conference slate, the No. 14 William & Mary football team will open its league schedule when it hosts Elon at Zable Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Tickets for the contest are available at
TribeAthletics.com.
In addition to being part of W&M's Family Weekend, the the matchup will promote
Be The Match and
Coach for the Cure.
The game will be televised by
Cox YurView, while it will also be available with a
FloFootball subscription. YurView will televise the game in all Cox Virginia markets, including Hampton Roads (channel 60), Fairfax (channel 74), Fredericksburg (channel 77) and Roanoke (channel 9). The broadcast will also be available nationally on Cox Sports Television. Visit the
listing of affiliates or check your local listing for details of showings in your market.
All Tribe home games, as well as conference road games, will be streamed on FloFootball.
By following this link (flosports.tv/caa), CAA fans can sign up for an annual subscription to FloSports, which remains at a reduced rate of $95.88 per year ($7.99 per month) or a discounted monthly rate of $12.50. Also, anyone who subscribes using a CAA member Institution domain (.edu) e-mail address will be eligible for a $6.99 subscription rate per month. Any subscription provides access to all content that FloSports offers.
Fans can also listen to the live broadcast over the airwaves locally on The Tide 92.3 FM and 107.9 FM and via the internet on
Stretch Live.
Live stats be available at
TribeAthletics.com, while fans can follow the action on Twitter at
@WMTribeFootball.
Off to its best start since 2009, W&M will look to improve to 4-0 this weekend. The Tribe dominated the non-conference portion of its schedule and outscored the opposition by 20.0 points per game. In addition to averaging 37.3 points per game, W&M ranks ninth nationally in total offense (474.0) and third in rushing (287.7). Defensively, the Tribe leads the nation in sacks (14.0) and ranks 17th in the country in scoring defense (17.3). Sophomore linebacker John Pius has provided much of the production and leads the nation in sacks (7.0) and TFL (10.5).
After opening its season with a 42-31 setback at Vanderbilt, Elon bounced back with wins against Wofford (26-0) and Gardner-Webb (30-24). The Phoenix currently leads the CAA in total defense (279.0) and is allowing just 97.0 yards per game on the ground. Offensively, Elon ranks third in the conference in total offense (446.3) and is averaging 284.0 yards per game through the air.
Saturday's game will mark the eighth meeting between W&M and Elon, as the Tribe owns a 5-2 advantage. W&M's has won the last three matchups, including last year's contest at Elon, 34-31.
This week's game notes are available below or by clicking here.
