WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – After posting four consecutive winning seasons, the William & Mary football team will look to continue building upon the program's success when it opens the 2025 campaign at Furman on Saturday at 2 p.m.
The game will be available on
ESPN+, while fans can also listen to a live audio broadcast over the airwaves locally on The Tide 92.3 FM and 107.9 FM and via the Internet at
TideRadio.com.
Live stats will be available at
FurmanPaladins.com, while fans can follow the action
@WMTribeFootball.
Season tickets, mini plans and single-game tickets for all W&M's home games are available at
TribeAthletics.com. Learn more about the enhanced fan experience at Zable Stadium for the 2025 season, including security improvements, pre-game areas, shuttle service, the new Kids Zone, fan experience upgrades, and more at
TribeAthletics.com.
Clear Bag Policy and Metal Detectors at Zable Stadium in 2025
Furthering its commitment to a first class and secure environment at home athletic events, William & Mary will implement the use of walk-through metal detectors at the entrances to athletic venues (both ticketed and non-ticketed events) beginning in the fall of 2025. This enhanced security method mirrors standard practice at most major professional and intercollegiate athletic events throughout the country and compliments the
Clear Bag Policy already in place. Fans will proceed through metal detectors prior to having their tickets scanned or entering a venue for non-tickets events. Entrants will not need to remove items such as belts, cell phones, coins, jackets, jewelry, watches, wallets, shoes or other small objects. If additional screening is necessary, security staff will ask the individual to proceed to a secondary screening area, where they will be asked to divest themselves of certain items and pass through again until clear.
Although W&M enters the 2025 season with a new look at multiple positions, the Tribe boasts a deep and talented roster that should be among the best in the CAA. The offense will be led by OC
Winston October, an assistant on W&M's staff from 2014-17 who returns to Williamsburg after building an impressive coaching resumé with multiple organizations in the CFL and most recently as OC at the University of Richmond. During his three seasons with the Spiders, he helped lead the program to three consecutive NCAA playoff appearances and back-to-back CAA titles. W&M ranked fourth nationally in rushing last season (232.8), marking the fourth-straight year it has ranked among the top 20. Co-defensive coordinators
Ras-I Dowling and
Bo Revell will lead a talented unit that is highlighted consensus All-America cornerback
Jalen Jones and features a league-leading three preseason first-team All-CAA selections - Jones, defensive lineman
Davin Dzidzienyo and linebacker
Luke Banbury.
Picked sixth in the Southern Conference preseason poll, Furman returns 14 starters from last season's squad that posted a 3-8 overall record and a 2-5 mark in conference action. The Paladins are led by five preseason all-conference selections, highlighted by first-team honorees - offensive lineman Eli Brasher, tight end Jackson Pryor, linebacker Ryan Earl, and placekicker Ian Williams. Offensive lineman Luke Petit garnered second team recognition.
Saturday's game will mark the 17th meeting between W&M and Furman, as the all-time series is tied at 8-8.
W&M earned a 34-24 victory at Zable Stadium in last season's matchup, which marked the first meeting between the two programs since 2000. The Paladins own a 5-2 advantage in games played in Greenville.
This week's game notes are available below or by
clicking here.
