WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — After an open date last week, the No. 13 William & Mary football team will return to action when it hosts Towson for
Homecoming at Zable Stadium on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Tickets for the game are available at
TribeAtheltics.com. W&M Athletics, in conjunction with the W&M Police Department, has implemented a clear bag policy that regulates the size and type of bag that may be carried into W&M Athletics facilities during the 2023-24 year, including Busch Field, Kaplan Arena, Martin Family Stadium, Plumeri Park, and Zable Stadium. Information as well as approved and prohibited items is available at
TribeAtheltics.com.
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 W&M conference and home games will be streamed on
FloFootball this season.
By following this link (flosports.tv/caa), CAA fans can sign up for an annual subscription to FloSports for $99.99 per year or a monthly rate of $14.99. Also, anyone who subscribes using a CAA member Institution domain (.edu) e-mail address will be eligible for a $9.99 subscription rate per month. Any subscription provides access to all content that FloSports offers.
Longtime Voice of the Tribe, Jay Colley, will handle the play-by-play duties, while former W&M standouts Mike Leach and Shawn Knight will provide analysis.
Fans can also listen to a live broadcast over the airwaves locally on The Tide 92.3 FM and 107.9 FM and via the Internet at
TideRadio.com. Andrew Phillips and Pete Clawson will be on the call.
Live stats will be available at
TribeAthletics.com, while fans can follow the action on Twitter at
@WMTribeFootball.
W&M will look to snap a two-game skid when it hosts Towson on Saturday and enters the contest with a 4-2 record overall and a 2-1 mark in CAA action. The Tribe currently owns a six-game winning streak at Zable Stadium and has won five of its last seven homecoming games. W&M enters the matchup with one of the nation's top rushing attacks and ranks eighth nationally with 239.7 yards per game on the ground. Additionally, the Tribe's offensive line ranks 15th nationally in fewest sacks allowed per game (1.0). Defensively, W&M leads the country in total defense (242.7) and ranks second in passing defense (140.0). The Tribe also ranks third nationally in scoring defense (13.5) and third down defense (.243), while it is sixth in sacks per game (3.17).
Towson is also coming off an open week and enters Saturday's matchup with a 2-4 overall record and a 1-2 mark in conference play. The Tigers' best win came at then-No. 14/17 New Hampshire, 54-51 (OT). Towson's defense is allowing 31.0 points per game. Offensively, TU has relied on a balanced rushing attack – Devin Matthews (51.7 rushing yds/gm) and D'Ago Hunter (51.3 rushing yds/gm), while quarterback Nathan Kent is averaging 194.3 yards per game through the air and 33.8 yards per game on the ground.
Saturday's game will mark the 19th meeting between W&M and Towson, as the Tribe won the initial seven meetings but has lost six of the last 10 matchups. W&M won last season's meeting, 44-24, at Towson and owns a 6-4 advantage in games played in Williamsburg.
This week's game notes are available below or by
clicking here.
