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William & Mary The Wren Building
William & Mary is unlike any oth er university in America.
We’re the second oldest insti tution of higher education in the nation, but also a cutting-edge research university. We’re one of only eight in the nation offering a world-class education at an excep tional value.
Our students are not only some of the smartest in the world, but passionate about serving others and serious about having fun. Our professors are teachers, scholars and research mentors, the cor nerstone of a thriving intellectual community that produces experi enced, engaged, successful grad uates.
Through their strengths, pas sions and knowledge, our faculty, students and staff are creating a new model of sustainability for higher education.
We love our hometown of Wil liamsburg and the amazing Com monwealth of Virginia and we’re proud to be one of the reasons for their economic success.
We’re famous for our rigorous liberal arts curriculum and our dedicated, engaged professors. Our students are nothing short of exceptional; they’re scholars, athletes, activists, musicians, world travelers and generous volunteers. Our campus, adjoining Colonial Williamsburg, is a masterwork of preservation and innovation.
W&M Fast Facts
• Phi Beta Kappa, the nation’s first academic Greek society, was founded here in 1776
• We also have the nation’s first Honor Code
• W&M’s beautiful campus fea tures 1,200-acres — including the Martha Wren Briggs Amphithe atre, Lake Matoaka and College Woods — located in historic down town Williamsburg, Virginia
• Sir Christopher Wren Building (1700) is the oldest university building still in use in the U.S.
• Chartered in 1940, the Virgin ia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) is one of the leading ma rine research and education cen ters in the U.S. and is located on Gloucester Point
• W&M has students from 49 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands and more than 60 foreign countries
• Nearly 60 percent of students study abroad at some point in their undergraduate career, in more than 50 countries each year
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Did You Know?
• W&M ranked 10th among all public universities in 2022 by U S News and World Report
• W&M ranked fourth nationally for “Happiest Students” by Princeton Review in 2021
• W&M Athletics has ranked in the top two among all public colleges in universities in the Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) for 17 consecutive years
• W&M ranked 38th overall among the nation’s best universities in 2022 by U .S . News and World Report .
• W&M ranked ninth nationally in “Best Undergraduate Teaching” by U .S . News and World Report in 2022 .
• W&M ranked 15th nationally in “Best Quality of Life” by Princeton Review in 2021 .
• Three U S presidents were educated at W&M – Thomas Jefferson, James Monroe and John Tyler .
• W&M’s student/faculty ratio is approximately 13/1. Eighty-five percent of W&M’s classes have fewer than 40 students .
William & Mary Athletics strives for excellence in all that we do.
Athletics is an integral part of the educational experience at William & Mary. Our responsibility is to deliver a holistic experience with high standards of perfor mance; providing an environment where champions of uncompro mising character, fully engaged with campus and the community, prepare to make a positive im pact on a complex and changing world.
W&M Athletics has produced more CAA champions than any program in the league’s history. The success in competition can only be matched by the commit ment to excellence in the class room, as William & Mary’s Federal Graduation Rate has ranked in the top two among all public universi ty athletics departments for each of the past 17 years.
The Home of Champions
W&M has a long tradition of tremendous success competing in the Colonial Athletic Association and has earned 149 conference champi onships – more than any other program in the league’s history
William & Mary Athletics Facts
• W&M’s student-athlete gradu ation success rate is 93 percent; 11 W&M teams earned a 100 percent GSR
• W&M’s 86 percent federal grad uation rate was well ahead of the national average (69 percent)
• Four Rhodes Scholars were W&M student-athletes
• W&M’s Federal Graduation Rate (FGR) has ranked in the top two among all public university athletics departments for each of the past 17 years
• W&M honored 200 student-ath letes as winners of the Provost Award in 2021-22. The honor recognizes student-athletes who maintain a 3.5 GPA or better
William & Mary The Home of Champions
NCAA Championships (2)
Men’s Tennis (2)
CAA Championships (149)
Baseball (3)
Men’s Basketball (1)
Men’s Cross Country (28)
Women’s Cross Country (23)
Men’s Golf (1)
Field Hockey (1)
Football (5)
Women’s Lacrosse (1)
Men’s Soccer (8)
Women’s Soccer (13)
Men’s Swimming (6)
Women’s Swimming (4)
Men’s Tennis (4)
Women’s Tennis (27)
Men’s Track & Field (5)
Women’s Track & Field (11)
Volleyball (8)
ECAC Championships (12)
Women’s Gymnastics (6)
Men’s Gymnastics (5)
Men’s Cross Country (1)
*CAA regular-season titles were recognized beginning in 2011-12 .
THE PRESIDENT
Katherine A. Rowe PresidentOn February 20, 2018, William & Mary’s Board of Visitors unanimously elected Katherine A. Rowe as the 28th president of the university. Nationally recognized as an innovator in higher education, Rowe is a champion for the importance of the liberal arts, entrepreneurship, and strengthening educationworkforce pathways. She began on July 1, 2018 and was inaugurated on February 8, 2019. On November 19, 2021, the Board was unanimous in its election of an early extension of President Rowe’s contract, through June 2028.
Under Rowe’s leadership, William & Mary has advanced a wholeinstitution approach to learning. The cross-university initiatives she has cultivated include a central Entrepreneurship Hub, a Studio for Teaching & Learning Innovation, W&M’s first Sustainability Plan and Climate Action Roadmap, realization of William & Mary’s longplanned Memorial to the Enslaved, a Veteran to Executive Transition program, an Institute for Integrative Conservation, and a university-wide approach to diversity and inclusion. William & Mary successfully closed its For the Bold campaign in June 2020, raising just over $1 billion.
Rowe oversaw the creation of William & Mary’s ambitious strategic plan, Vision 2026, via an inclusive, multi-year planning process. During the first phase of planning, the university community came together to craft William & Mary’s first-ever statement of shared values.
As president, Rowe led William & Mary’s effective COVID-19 response, joining forces with
the City of Williamsburg and other key local partners to keep the Tidewater region as safe as possible. Following the disruption of the 2020 spring semester, Rowe stood up the Path Forward planning initiative to reconvene campus. In the 2020-21 academic year William & Mary continued in-person learning, uninterrupted – flexibly adapting every university practice and system to ensure that students could maintain momentum to their degrees. Key crossinstitutional efforts were launched during the pandemic: leading to enhanced career development for students, a unified approach to Communications and Marketing, and a whole-university Council for Community Partnerships.
Rowe serves on the Northern Virginia Technology Council, the Virginia Business and Higher Education Council Board, RVA757 Connects, and the GoVA Region 5 Council. Rowe was named to the Virginia Business Virginia 500 Power List in 2020 and 2021. In 2020, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education named Rowe one of the top 35 women in higher education.
Previously, Rowe served as provost and dean of faculty at Smith College in Massachusetts. During her tenure, Smith launched a design thinking curriculum, greatly increased diversity in faculty hiring and established one of the first statistical and data sciences majors at a liberal arts college (and the first at a women’s college). Rowe also served as Smith’s interim vice president for inclusion, diversity and equity.
Earlier in her career, Rowe cofounded and served for several years as the CEO of Luminary Digital Media, which developed a series of educational apps enhancing student engagement and learning of classic Shakespearean texts.
Rowe earned a bachelor’s degree in English and American literature from Carleton College and a master’s and a Ph.D. in English and American literature from Harvard. She has completed graduate work in Cinema and Media Studies at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts. Her areas of research and scholarship include Shakespeare, Milton, Renaissance drama and media history.
An award-winning teacher, Rowe
spent 16 years at Bryn Mawr College as an English professor, department chair and director of the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center for leadership and public engagement. She began her teaching career as an assistant professor of English at Yale. Prior to arriving at William & Mary she held the Sophia Smith chair at Smith College.
Rowe has published three books: New Wave Shakespeare on Screen with Thomas Cartelli (Polity Press, 2007), Reading the Early Modern Passions: Essays in the Cultural History of Emotion as co-editor (Penn Press, 2004) and Dead Hands: Fictions of Agency, Renaissance to Modern (Stanford, 2000). She also has editing credits in the Cambridge Guide to the Worlds of Shakespeare. With more than 350 scholarly contributors from five continents, this world-standard, multi-volume, reference work was honored in 2016 by the American Association of Publishers with two PROSE awards, considered the most prestigious in the publishing industry. This international collaboration was also recognized in 2016 by the Library Journal for outstanding print reference work for the Cambridge Guide as well as the American Library Association’s outstanding academic title.
Dr. Rowe is a past president of the Shakespeare Association of America. She served on Harvard’s Board of Overseers’ Visiting Committee of the Library and the Executive Committee of the American Council of Learned Societies. She has held various scholarly memberships as well as service positions in the Modern Language Association and the American Council of Learned Societies.
Rowe spent more than a decade coaching Ultimate Frisbee and has led multiple teams to state championships in Pennsylvania. She was a World Ultimate Club Finalist and a Women’s Nationals Finalist. She co-founded the nonprofit Boston Ultimate Disc Alliance and the Carleton College women’s Ultimate team.
Rowe shares her love of Ultimate with her spouse, Bruce Jacobson, William & Mary’s First Gentleman. They have two adult children, Daniel and Beah.
Robert M. Gates ‘65, L.H.D. ‘98 Chancellor
Robert M. Gates ‘65, L.H.D. ‘98, was named twenty-fourth Chancellor of William & Mary by the Board of Visitors at his investiture on February 3, 2012. He succeeded Sandra Day O’Connor, former Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, who was appointed in 2005. He was re-invested for a second term on February 8, 2019.
Chancellor Gates is the first alumnus to hold this ceremonial position in William & Mary’s modern era. As U.S. Secretary of Defense from 2006 to 2011, he became the only person in American history to serve under presidents from different political parties. In his words, William & Mary instilled in him “a calling to serve—a sense of duty to community and country that this college has sought to instill in each generation of students for more than 300 years.”
Chancellor Gates began a career in public service soon after his graduation from William & Mary. In 1966, he joined the Central Intelligence Agency, working for six presidents during nearly 27 years as an intelligence officer. During this period, he was a National Security Council staff member for nine years. Gates is the only career officer in the CIA’s history to rise from being an entry-level employee to become the agency’s director, a post he held from 1991 to 1993. He was Deputy Director of the CIA from 1986 until 1989 and Assistant to the President and Deputy National Security Adviser at the White House for President George H. W. Bush from January 1989 until November 1991. On December 18, 2006, Gates took office as the nation’s 22nd Secretary of Defense under President George
W. Bush. When inaugurated in January 2009, President Barack Obama asked Gates to continue in office.
In June 2011, Gates retired as Secretary of Defense. At the farewell ceremony, President Obama awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the country’s highest civilian honor. He has also received the National Security Medal and the Presidential Citizens Medal. Gates was awarded the National Intelligence Distinguished Service Medal twice and the Distinguished Intelligence Medal, the CIA’s highest award, three times.
Gates has authored four books to include his memoirs and a guide to leadership and institutional reform. His most recent book, Exercise of Power, details non-military instruments of power and their incorporation into US foreign policy.
A history major at William & Mary, Gates was an active member of Alpha Phi Omega, a service organization that he led as a senior. Gates was also a dormitory manager and orientation aide as well as the business manager of the William & Mary Review, a literary and art magazine. At graduation, he received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, given to honor splendid characteristics of heart, mind and helpfulness to others.
Chancellor Gates’ ties to his alma mater run deep. He has been a trustee of the William & Mary Foundation Board and spoke at Charter Day in 1998 and again in 2013 as well as at Commencement in 2007. He received an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from the university in 1998 and the Alumni Medallion, the Alumni Association’s highest honor, in 2000.
A native of Kansas, Gates earned his master’s degree in history from Indiana University and a doctorate in Russian and Soviet history from Georgetown University. From 2002 until 2006, he was president of Texas A&M University. Gates is a distinguished Eagle Scout and served as the Boy Scouts of America national president from 2014-2016. Gates joined the Board of Governors of the NCAA in 2020 as one of its five independent members. In the fall of 2021, he chaired the institution’s Constitution Committee, delivering a new constitution to reshape collegiate athletics. Gates and his wife, Becky, live in Washington state.
THE CHANCELLOR
2022-23 Board of Visitors
Charles E Poston, J D ‘74, P ‘02, ‘06
Rector Norfolk, Va
Barbara L Johnson, J D ’84 Vice Rector Alexandria, Va .
Ardine Williams Secretary Washington, D C
Mari Carmen Aponte Washington, D C
Kendrick F. Ashton, Jr . ‘98 McLean, Va
S Douglas Bunch ‘02, J D ‘06 Washington, D C
James A . Hixon, J .D . ‘79, M L .T . ‘80, P ‘08, ‘11 Virginia Beach, Va .
Cynthia E Hudson J D ‘87 Richmond, Va
Stephen J Huebner ‘76 Toano, Va
Anne Leigh Kerr ’91, J .D . ’98 Richmond, Va
John E Littel P ‘22 Virginia Beach, Va
C Michael Petters MBA ‘93 Newport News, Va .
John P Rathbone P ‘02, ‘05 Norfolk, Va
Laura C Rigas ‘01 Alexandria, Va
J .E . Lincoln Saunders ’06 Richmond, Va
Karen Kennedy Schultz ‘75, P ‘06, 09 Winchester, Va
Brian P Woolfolk, J D ‘96 Fort Washington, Md .
2022-23 Faculty Representatives
David S Armstrong
Chancellor Professor, Physics William & Mary
David McCarthy
Associate Professor, History Richard Bland College
2022-23 Student Representatives
John Cho
Student Assembly President William & Mary
Hector Garcia Richard Bland College
2022-23 Staff Liaison
Marc D Kelly
Associate Director of MaintenanceAccess Control, Contracts Maint .,
Fire Protection Maint
Staff Assembly President William & Mary
Brian Mann completed his first year as William & Mary’s Di rector of Athletics on August 9, 2022.
A seasoned athletics admin istrator, Mann has almost 20 years of experience in inter collegiate athletics, the private sector and professional sports. Prior to W&M, he was the se nior associate athletics director at the University of California, Berkeley.
Mann is responsible for the daily operations of the athletics department and its approxi mately 500 student-athletes and 120 coaches and staff. He oversees a departmental bud get of nearly $30 million and the university’s 23 Division I var sity sports.
Highlights from Mann’s first year include:
• Hiring three new head coaches for women’s tennis, baseball and women’s basket ball
• The Tribe winning three team championships in men’s cross country, women’s tennis and women’s swimming
• The addition of five new members to the Colonial Ath letic Association—Stony Brook, North Carolina A&T, Mon
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• Student-athletes receiving numerous academic awards and recognition on campus and from the CAA
• Groundbreaking for the new Athletics Complex
• Raising more than $10 mil lion in gifts and commitments during the fiscal year
While he joined W&M Ath letics in 2021, Mann is not a newcomer when it comes to William & Mary. “Many years ago, I toured the campus with a friend. I fell in love right then and I’ve been keeping an eye on William & Mary ever since,” he said.
The impact of a student-ath lete’s experience is intensely personal, said Mann. “While my parents weren’t able to secure their degrees, they instilled in their five children the impor tance of higher education. I know how difficult it is to earn a college degree, especially at an institution with the rigorous standards of a Public Ivy. Be ing a former student-athlete, I also understand the commit ment, discipline and hard work the Tribe’s student-athletes demonstrate every day.”
DIRECTOR OF
As chief development offi cer/senior associate athletics director at UC Berkeley, Mann was the architect for the athlet ics department’s $350 million portion of the university’s $6 billion campaign. He helped orchestrate a $12.5 million gift to create a new student-athlete development program, a $10.8 million bequest in support of women’s athletics and the first-ever head coach endow ment for a women’s sport at Berkeley. He had sport over sight of the men’s basketball team and was a key contributor to the department’s ongoing strategic plan.
Prior to his stint at UC Berke ley, Mann was chief develop ment officer and senior asso ciate athletics director at Rice, where he was responsible for all fundraising for the Owls’ athletics programs. He also was the single contact between athletics and the office of ad mission for all 16 sports.
Mann got his start in athlet ics at Dartmouth College, his alma mater, where he served as director of football operations and began his work in fundrais ing. Mann holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Dart mouth, where he played quar terback. His 5,912 career pass ing yards are third on the Big Green’s all-time list. Before be ginning his career in academia, Mann played professional foot ball for the L.A. Avengers of the Arena Football League.
He and his wife Hilary have two young sons, Russell and Henry. They reside in Williams burg.
Keep up with AD Brian Mann on social media. Twitter: @mannbriand Instagram: @wmtribead
The London File
COACHING CAREER
1989-90 Richmond (OLB)
1991-94 William & Mary (DL)
1995-96 Richmond (OLB/Rec Coord )
1997-00 Boston College (DL)
2001 Virginia (DL)
2002-04 Virginia (DL/Rec Coord )
2005 Houston Texans (DL)
2006-07 Virginia (Def . Coord ./DL)
2008-09 Richmond (Head Coach)
2010-15 Virginia (Head Coach)
2016 Maryland (Assoc . HC/DL)
2017-18 Howard (Head Coach)
2019- William & Mary (Head Coach)
COACHING HIGHLIGHTS
2008 NCAA FCS National Championship
2008 AFCA FCS National Coach of the Year
2011 ACC Coach of the Year
2017 FCS Eddie Robinson Award Finalist
2017 AFCA Regional Coach of the Year
PLAYING CAREER
1979-82 University of Richmond
1983 Dallas Cowboys
PERSONAL
Born West Point, N .Y . (1960)
Alma Mater
Univ of Richmond (1983)
Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology
Wife Regina
Children Michael Jr , Brandon, Kristen
Ticynn, Korben, Jaicyn, Madicyn
Tremendously successful and widely respected, Mike London en ters his fourth year as head coach of the William & Mary football pro gram.
Under London’s leadership, W&M continued its upward trajec tory during the 2021 campaign as it posted the program’s most wins since 2015 and garnered a national ranking in multiple weeks. Highlight ing the notable victories was a 31-18 road win at No. 4 Villanova. W&M fin ished the year with the CAA’s most productive rushing offense and the nation’s 12th-ranked rushing de fense.
Individually, seven W&M stand outs earned postseason all-confer ence honors, highlighted by a pair of All-America standouts in defen sive end Nate Lynn, a Buck Buchan an Award Finalist for national defen sive player of the year, and left tackle Andrew Trainer, who signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. Additionally, quarterback Darius Wilson was selected as the CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year.
In addition to the success on the field, London’s squad distinguished itself in the classroom as 33 players were recognized on the CAA Foot ball Commissioner’s Academic Hon or Roll for the fall semester.
Although the COVID-19 global pandemic limited London’s second season with the Tribe to a threegame slate during the spring, he successfully guided the program through the challenges. A pair of standouts – left tackle Andrew Trainer and defensive end Will Kiely – both earned all-conference honors.
London’s first season leading the Tribe provided a glimpse of the pro gram’s bright future, as the squad concluded the 2019 campaign with wins in three of its final four games – including a Capital Cup victory at long-time rival Richmond in the sea son finale. In addition to helping five W&M standouts earn all-conference honors, defensive tackle Bill Murray garnered All-America distinction and signed a free agent contract with the New England Patriots. Addi tionally, four members of the squad earned Freshman All-America hon ors.
London, a former assistant under longtime Tribe head coach Jimmye Laycock, returned to Williamsburg with an impressive list of accom plishments as a head coach that in cludes winning a national title at the University of Richmond (2008) and earning Atlantic Coast Conference Coach of the Year distinction at the University of Virginia (2011).
Howard University’s head coach from 2017-18, London’s tenure leading the Bison was highlighted with his selection as a finalist for the 2017 STATS Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) Eddie Robinson Award, which is bestowed upon the nation’s top head coach. His in augural campaign at HU featured a season-opening win at UNLV, which ESPN lauded as one of college foot ball’s greatest upsets.
In addition to garnering ACC Coach of the Year honors at UVA in 2011, London led the Cavaliers to the Chick-Fil-A Bowl. En route to earning the postseason bowl bid, he guided UVA to road wins at Miami and Florida State – becoming the first program in the nation to accom plish the feat in the same season.
London gained his first head coaching experience at Richmond, his alma mater, where he amassed a 24-5 record and guided the Spiders to the 2008 FCS national title during his initial campaign. His efforts were recognized by the AFCA, which selected him as the FCS National Coach of the Year. After leading the Spiders to an 8-0 start the following season, UR became just the third FCS school to receive a vote in the Associated Press (AP) Poll.
London landed the head coach ing job at UR after an exceptional two-year stint as UVA’s defensive coordinator (2006-07). During his first season, the Cavaliers allowed just 289.5 yards per game – the pro gram’s best figure in 27 years Lon don oversaw the development of an outstanding group of All-ACC hon orees, highlighted by 2007 unan imous All-America standout Chris Long, who was the second overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft.
London, a native of Hampton, Va., began his coaching career as the outside linebackers coach at Richmond in 1988 before coaching the defensive line at William & Mary under Jimmye Laycock (1991-94).
A standout defensive back at UR (1979-82), London served as a team captain his senior season and was signed by the Dallas Cowboys as a free agent in 1983.
London graduated from UR in 1983 with a bachelor’s degree in sociology and a year later earned a degree in law enforcement from the Richmond Police Academy. He served as a detective from 1985-87.
London and his wife, Regina, have four children: daughters Ti cynn, Jaicyn and Madicyn and son Korben. He has three children from a previous marriage: sons Michael Jr. and Brandon, and daughter Kristen.
Vincent Brown is in his fourth season as the Tribe’s associate head coach/defensive coordinator and linebackers coach.
Brown’s defensive unit established itself among the best in the Colonial Athletic Association last season as it ranked among the nation’s top 20 in defensive touchdowns (11th), rushing defense (12th) and interceptions (18th). W&M’s 29 sacks were just two shy of ranking among the program’s top-10 list, while it ranked third in the CAA in forced turnovers and pass efficiency defense.
In addition to the team’s success, three Tribe standouts earned allconference honors last season. Defensive end Nate Lynn highlighted the talented group, as he earned multiple All-America accolades and was selected as a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, which honors the nation’s top FCS defensive player.
Brown, a former All-Pro linebacker for the New England Patriots, took over the Tribe’s defense in 2019 after stints as a coordinator at Howard University and UConn.
Brown also coached at the University of Virginia for four seasons (2010-13) and at the University of Richmond (2008-09).
Prior to his start in collegiate coaching, Brown served as an inside linebackers coach for the Dallas Cowboys in 2006.
A three-time All-Pro linebacker for the New England Patriots (1991, 1992, 1993), Brown was selected in the second round of the 1988 NFL draft. He went on to start 103 of 123 games for the Patriots before retiring in 1995.
A native of Atlanta, Brown played at Mississippi Valley State where he earned Kodak All-America honors as a senior in 1987. He was a secondteam Associated Press All-American as a junior. A three-time all-conference pick, he set a school record for career tackles (570) and led the team in stops his final three seasons. He graduated with a degree in criminal justice.
Brown and his wife, Chandra, have four children: Dane, Vincent II, Raven and Jorian.
Christian Taylor
Offensive Coordinator • RB 3rd Season
Christian Taylor is in his third season as the Tribe’s offensive coordinator and running backs coach.
W&M’s offense, and rushing attack in particular, flourished under Taylor’s tutelage last season as it led the Colonial Athletic Association and ranked 12th nationally with 205.3 rushing yards per game. Additionally, the Tribe led the conference in yards per carry (5.0) – nearly equaling the school record (5.1) set in 1990 – and ranked second in the league with 19 rushing touchdowns.
The team’s success translated to numerous postseason accolades, as four members of the offensive unit garnered all-conference honors. Highlighting the standouts were AllAmerican left tackle Andrew Trainer, who signed a free agent with the Los Angeles Chargers, and quarterback Darius Wilson, who was selected as the CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year. Running back Bronson Yoder and right tackle Colby Sorsdal also earned All-CAA distinction.
Taylor, who played quarterback at W&M from 2002-06 and was an assistant coach on the Tribe’s staff for two seasons (2008-09), returned to Williamsburg with impressive credentials that includes being selected as a finalist as the 2018 FCS Coordinator of the Year.
That success led to numerous individual accolades for his players, as he produced a pair of Walter Payton Award finalists at quarterback – Anthony Lawrence and Reid Sinnett – and another at wide receiver, Michael Bandy. One of the nation’s elite Division I quarterbacks, Sinnett received contract offers from multiple NFL teams before signing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020.
Taylor has also served as an offensive assistant at San Diego State and Michigan.
Originally from Yorktown, Virginia, Taylor attended Grafton High School. He is married to Shay Timms and they have two sons, Anthony and Tyler. Shay earned her undergraduate degree (BBA ‘96) and Law degree (JD ‘99) from USD.
Matt Johns
Passing Game Coord. • QB 4th Season
Promoted to passing game coordinator during the spring, Matt Johns is in his fourth year as an assistant on William & Mary’s staff and his third coaching the quarterbacks after working with the inside wide receivers/tight ends in 2019.
Last season Johns was instrumental in the development of standout freshman quarterback Darius Wilson, who was selected as the CAA Offensive Rookie of the Year. One of the nation’s top freshman quarterbacks, Wilson broke W&M’s true freshman record for passing yards (1,205) and total yards (1,591).
Although the COVID-19 global pandemic limited the 2020 campaign to a three-game slate during the spring, Johns’ impact was evident in the team’s improved passing efficiency (133.1), which catapulted from 111.2 the previous year.
During Johns’ first year at W&M, his group contributed to the team’s dramatic improvement offensively in which it nearly double its scoring output and averaged nearly 100 more total yards per game from the previous season.
A former starting quarterback at the University of Virginia, Johns joined the Tribe’s staff after serving as a graduate assistant working with the Cavaliers’ defense in 2018.
En route to helping Virginia post an 8-5 record, which included a shutout victory against South Carolina in the Belk Bowl, UVA’s defense produced three All-Atlantic Coast Conference selections. Additionally, the Cavaliers ranked 11th nationally in interceptions (17), 16th in passing yards allowed per game (183.0) and 21st in scoring defense (20.1).
Prior to joining the Cavaliers’ staff, Johns served as the quarterbacks coach at Central Bucks South High School in 2017.
A four-year letterwinner at Virginia, Johns finished his career ranked 11th on the program’s career passing list (4,233) and sixth in passing touchdowns (30) and 200-yard passing games (11).
ASSISTANT COACHES
Mike London Jr. Video Coordinator • WR 4th Season
Mike London Jr. is in his fourth season at William & Mary as the wide receivers coach and his third as the video coordinator.
London mentored some of the Colonial Athletic Association’s most dynamic wideouts last season, as Zach Burdick (18.6) and Cole Blackman (16.4) both ranked among the league’s best in yards per catch.
London led a dynamic and productive group of wideouts during his initial season with the Tribe in 2019, as multiple members of the unit flourished under his leadership. True freshman Kane Everson highlighted the position group and earned Freshman All-America honors after setting true freshman single-season school records for catches (46) and receiving yards (585). Zach Burdick also posted a breakout season under London’s tutelage and ranked third in the conference and 16th nationally with 19.3 yards per catch.
In addition to the individual success, W&M’s receivers contributed to the team’s dramatic improvement offensively in which it nearly double its scoring output and averaged nearly 100 more total yards per game from the previous season.
London Jr. joined the Tribe’s staff after a tremendously successful 2018 season as Howard University’s wide receivers coach where he helped the Bison rank fourth nationally in yards per catch (17.27) and 16th in passing offense (278.0).
In addition to producing a pair of first-team All-MEAC wideouts, Jequez Ezzard ranked seventh nationally in receiving yards per game (106.4) and 11th in receiving touchdowns (12).
Prior to leading HU’s receiving corps, London Jr. coached at the prep level at Paramus Catholic High School (Paramus, N.J.) as the wide receivers coach and at AmherstPelham Regional (Amherst, Mass.) as the offensive coordinator.
During his successful tenure at the high school level, he coached 21 student-athletes who went on to compete collegiately at the Division I level.
Mario Acitelli Offensive Line Coach 1st Season
Mario Acitelli is in his first season as William & Mary’s offensive line coach after rejoining the Tribe’s staff in January.
An assistant on W&M’s staff from 2014-18, Acitelli returns to Williamsburg with tremendous coaching credentials that include stints at LSU, North Carolina and Texas.
In addition to his success as a coach, Acitelli’s exceptional playing career at Appalachian State was highlighted by a pair of FCS National Championships, All-America honors and earning the prestigious Jacobs Blocking Trophy, which is awarded to the Southern Conference’s top offensive lineman.
Acitelli rejoins the Tribe after coaching at LSU, Elon and North Carolina during the past three seasons. Most recently, he served as the lead offensive analyst at LSU, working primarily with the running backs.
Acitelli made a tremendous impact on W&M success during his five seasons in Williamsburg (2014-18) coaching the fullbacks and tight ends, as well as serving as the special teams coordinator for his final two years.
During his five seasons in Williamsburg, Acitelli’s position group consistently ranked among the best in the CAA, as five Tribe standouts combined to earn eight all-conference accolades during his tenure.
A four-year starter and team captain for the Mountaineers, Acitelli was a member of the 2006 and 2007 National Championship teams. Additionally, he won the 2009 Jacobs Blocking Trophy, which is awarded to the Southern Conference’s top offensive lineman, and played all 72 snaps in the team’s upset win at No. 5 Michigan in 2007.
Acitelli earned a bachelor of science degree in business administration from Appalachian State in 2010 and a master’s degree in advertising from Texas in 2013.
Acitelli is married to the former Sara Cline. The couple have two children, Leona and Graydon.
Jack Armstrong Recruiting Coordinator • TE 3rd Season
Jack Armstrong, a former team captain and wide receiver at William & Mary (2014-18), is in his third season as a full-time assistant and works with the tight ends. He was promoted to recruiting director and assistant camp director during the spring.
Prior to joining the staff in a fulltime role before the 2020 season, he served as an offensive analyst for the Tribe the previous year.
Last season Armstrong helped Lachlan Pitts develop into one of the Colonial Athletic Association’s top tight ends, as his three touchdown receptions were the most by a W&M tight end since Drew Atchison totaled six in 2007.
Although the COVID-19 global pandemic limited the 2020 campaign to a three-game slate during the spring, Armstrong was instrumental in the growth and production of his position group. Anthony Mague was indicative of that success, as he posted a breakout season and emerged as the squad’s second-leading receiver.
Armstrong’s first season on the staff in 2019 was an incredibly productive year for the Tribe. While W&M relied heavily on a talented true freshman class that included its starting quarterback, its leading receiver and three of its top four rushers, the offense nearly doubled its scoring output from the prior season – improving from 13.6 points/game in 2018 to 25.2 points/ game in 2019. Additionally, W&M’s total yardage per game catapulted by nearly 100 yards per contest.
Nowhere was the dramatic progress more evident than in W&M’s rushing attack where it increased its production on the ground by more than 130 yards per game and scored 21 more rushing touchdowns than the squad’s 2018 figures. Additionally, the Tribe’s 26 rushing touchdowns was just one shy of breaking into the program’s single-season top-10 list, while its 462 rushing yards in the win against Rhode Island set a singlegame school record.
Ras-I Dowling
Def. Passing Game Coord. • DB 4th SeasonPromoted to defensive passing game coordinator during the spring, Ras-I Dowling enters his fourth season as an assistant at William & Mary and his third as the secondary coach after working with the cornerbacks in 2019.
W&M’s secondary was instrumental in the Tribe’s defensive success last season, as the Tribe ranked 18th nationally in interceptions (14) and tied for third in the Colonial Athletic Association in pass efficiency defense (119.4).
Dowling also mentored one of the conference’s top cornerbacks, as Ryan Poole garnered All-CAA distinction last fall after ranking tied for seventh nationally in passes defended. Additionally, Poole was joined on the VaSID All-State First Team by safety Gage Herdman, who led all CAA safeties in interceptions (4) - an impressive figure that also ranked third among all the league’s players.
Although the COVID-19 global pandemic limited the 2020 campaign to a three-game slate during the spring, Dowling’s unit emerged as one of the league’s best and ranked fourth in the conference in passing defense (167.7).
Dowling was instrumental in the success of the Tribe’s cornerbacks in 2019, as Corey Parker and Latrelle Smith, a true freshman, combined to be one of the conference’s top tandems. In addition to recording four interceptions, the duo combined to total 23 passes defended. Additionally, Parker ranked fourth in the conference with 1.17 PBU per game en route to earning second-team all-conference honors.
Dowling joined London at W&M after serving on his staff at Howard University the previous two seasons where he coached and developed Bryan Cook, who was selected with the 62nd overall pick by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Drafted by Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots with the 33rd overall pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, Dowling became the highest selected defensive back to ever play at the University of Virginia.
Keenan Carter Defensive Line Coach 4th Season
Keenan Carter is in his fourth season as the Tribe’s defensive line coach and was promoted to assistant camp director during the spring.
Carter has made a tremendous impact leading W&M’s defensive front and has produced at least one all-conference standout during each of his first three seasons. Nate Lynn highlighted the talented group last season, as he earned multiple AllAmerica accolades and was selected as a finalist for the Buck Buchanan Award, which honors the nation’s top FCS defensive player. Will Kiely also garnered All-CAA honors for the second consecutive season.
Carter’s unit was instrumental in the Tribe’s overall defensive success last season, as W&M ranked among the nation’s top 20 in defensive touchdowns (11th), rushing defense (12th) and interceptions (18th). Additionally, W&M’s 29 sacks were just two shy of ranking among the program’s top-10 list, while it ranked third in the CAA in forced turnovers and pass efficiency defense.
During Carter’s first season with the Tribe, the defensive line helped W&M post 30 sacks and limit opposing rushing attacks to just 152.9 yards per game on the ground.
Bill Murray highlighted the individual Tribe standouts who benefited from Carter’s tutelage, as the standout defensive tackle earned first-team All-America honors from Hero Sports and signed a free agent contract with the New England Patriots.
Carter joined W&M’s staff after leading the defensive line for Head Coach Mike London at Howard University during the previous two seasons.
A two-year starter at nose guard at the University of Virginia, Carter graduated from UVA with a degree in sociology and went on to play with several NFL teams. He later earned a master’s degree in education from Grand Canyon University.
Keenan and his wife, Jennifer, have four children: Keenan Jr., Peyton, Doug and Kylie.
Bo Revell
Special Teams Coord. • ILB 8th Season
Promoted to special teams coordinator during the spring, Bo Revell is in his eighth season as a defensive assistant on the William & Mary coaching staff and works with the Tribe’s inside linebackers. He has also served as the program’s recruiting coordinator (2020-21) and video coordinator (2017-19).
W&M’s inside linebackers played a pivotal role in the Tribe’s success defensively last season, as the team ranked among the nation’s top 20 in defensive touchdowns (11th), rushing defense (12th) and interceptions (18th). Additionally, W&M’s 29 sacks were just two shy of ranking among the program’s top-10 list, while it ranked third in the CAA in forced turnovers and pass efficiency defense.
In addition to producing multiple all-conference standouts during his tenure, Revell helped oversee the development of 2015 Butkus Award Watch List standout Luke Rhodes. One of the nation’s top collegiate linebackers throughout his career at W&M, Rhodes signed a free agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following a successful senior season in which he earned first-team all-conference honors. Rhodes is currently a member of the Indianapolis Colts and was selected as an All-Pro last season.
Most recently, Revell was instrumental in the development and success of all-conference linebacker Nate Atkins, who finished his career last season ranked eighth in school history with 316 career tackles.
A former tight end for W&M, Revell began serving as a student assistant coach in December 2015 immediately after finishing his playing career.
A three-year starter, Revell was voted a team captain during his senior season. Although he suffered a broken leg during the 2014 season opener at Virginia Tech, he returned late in the campaign and earned starts in the final two games.
He is married to former W&M women’s basketball team captain Victoria (Willems) Revell.
COACHES/SUPPORT STAFF
Darryl Blackstock
Outside Linebackers Coach 4th Season
Promoted to director of player development and transition during the spring, Darryl Blackstock is in his fourth season as an assistant on William & Mary’s staff and his third working with the outside linebackers.
Blackstock began his coaching career with the Tribe as a defensive assistant working primarily with the defensive line in 2019.
W&M’s outside linebackers played a pivotal role in the Tribe’s success defensively last season, as the team ranked among the nation’s top 20 in defensive touchdowns (11th), rushing defense (12th) and interceptions (18th). Additionally, W&M’s 29 sacks were just two shy of ranking among the program’s top-10 list, while it ranked third in the CAA in forced turnovers and pass efficiency defense.
Although the COVID-19 global pandemic limited the 2020 campaign to a three-game slate during the spring, Blackstock’s unit excelled during the shortened ledger and was instrumental in helping the Tribe’s defense limit opponents to just 322.0 yards per contest.
A seven-year NFL veteran as a linebacker/defensive end, Blackstock played professionally with the Arizona Cardinals (2005-07), Cincinnati Bengals (2008-09), Oakland Raiders (2011) and Baltimore Ravens (2012).
Selected by the Cardinals in the third round (95th pick overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft, Blackstock began his professional tenure after an outstanding collegiate career at the University of Virginia. A threetime All-Atlantic Coast Conference honoree, he led the league in sacks and ranked first in the nation among linebackers as a junior. His long list of collegiate accolades also includes being selected as the ACC Defensive Freshman of the Year by the Sporting News and garnering first-team freshman All-America distinction from numerous organizations.
During the summer, he was selected to participate in the NFL Bill Walsh Diversity Fellowship and worked with the Los Angeles Rams during training camp.
Rick Purcell
Quality Control - Defense 1st Season
Rick Purcell enters his first season on William & Mary’s staff as the defensive quality control coach and will assist with the secondary.
His primary responsibilities include assisting the defensive staff with film breakdown, analysis and scouting reports. He also helps with defensive recruiting, on-campus visits and special projects.
Prior to joining W&M, Purcell served as special teams coordinator and secondary coach at William Paterson University (NJ) where he and the staff helped lead the program to its best record since 2014.
Purcell coached successfully at the prep level and played pivotal roles for those teams. As the Freshmen Head Coach/Varsity Assistant at La Salle (Cincinnati) he helped deliver the school’s first state title in 2014 (141) and helped lay the groundwork that led to three consecutive titles (2014-2016). He coached the safeties on Cincinnati Colerain’s 2015 state final four team and was instrumental in developing Darrian Beavers (NY Giants), Amir Riep (Ohio State), and Keonte Jones (Iowa State/Western Illinois). As the secondary coach at Warren Central (Indianapolis) from 2017-2018, he helped the program secure its ninth state title (14-0). During his time there he coached Mr. Football runner up David Bell (Purdue, Cleveland Browns) and Julius Brents (Kansas State – 2022 Jim Thorpe Watch List).
Purcell was a letterman at the University of Notre Dame where he was a defensive back. He was a member of the 1988 National Championship and 1989 Orange Bowl teams.
Purcell earned his bachelor’s degree in biology from the University of Notre Dame and his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati. Purcell is active in his community working with youth teams and mentoring young adults.
He and his wife Rahquel have two children, Falyn and Roman.
Elijah Fernandez Quality Control - Offense
1st Season
Elijah Fernandez is in his first season as the offensive quality control coach on William & Mary’s staff.
His primary responsibilities include assisting the offensive coaches with film break down, scouting reports and assisting the running backs coach.
Fernandez joins the Tribe after serving as the assistant wide receivers coach at Virginia University of Lynchburg last season. In addition to organizing drills and coordinating the scout team, his wide range of responsibilities included assisting with developing game plans, evaluating game film, organizing meetings and assisting with recruiting.
Prior to joining the VUL staff, Fernandez spent two seasons as a student assistant coach at Liberty University working with the cornerbacks coach and special teams. During his tenure, he helped lead the Flames to a pair of postseason bowl victories.
Fernandez is currently completing his bachelor’s degree in coaching, sport, event & tourism management at Liberty.
Bill Cole
Assoc. AD for Football Ops. 9th Season
An integral and valuable member of the Tribe’s staff, Bill Cole enters his ninth season at William & Mary and was promoted to the role of associate athletics director for football operations in the spring.
Cole’s primary responsibilities include scheduling, assisting with the coordination of travel, meals, housing, recruiting and other logistics pertaining to the football program.
Cole joined W&M’s staff after serving as the director of operations at Wagner during the previous two seasons. In his role with the Seahawks, Cole’s responsibilities included handling the budget, team travel, team meals, summer camps and player housing.
Among Cole’s other duties were game day management, coordination of planning team events and special projects. Additionally, he interfaced with the college’s faculty and staff as well as the athletic department’s facilities, marketing and media relations offices.
Prior to joining Wagner’s staff, Cole served two years as a staff assistant with football operations for the Miami Dolphins where he assisted with training camp, game day activities and scouting, among numerous other operational duties.
Cole began his coaching career as a student recruiting assistant at Florida State from 2007-09.
A native of Cooper City, Fla., Cole earned a bachelor’s of science degree in sports management and business from FSU in 2008, while he received a master’s degree in business administration from Wagner in 2012.
Kenny O’Mary
Dir. of Athletics Performance 3rd Season
Kenny O’Mary, Associate Athletics Director/Director of Student Athlete High Performance, joined the William & Mary staff in January, 2021.
Reporting directly the Director of Medical Services/Chief Med Officer, O’Mary directs a comprehensive program designed to develop student-athletes to compete and win at the Division I level. He is responsible for areas involving nutrition, strength and conditioning, evaluating performance, and designing sportspecific training for all 23 of the university’s varsity programs.
O’Mary came to W&M from Howard University, where he was Director of Strength and Conditioning for three and a half years. With the Bison, he oversaw 19 men’s and women’s teams with focus on strength and conditioning for football, volleyball, track & field, and women’s soccer.
In O’Mary’s first two years at Howard, current W&M head football coach Mike London led HU’s program.
From October 2013 through June 2017, O’Mary was the Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach at the United States Military Academy. Before that, he spent more than four years at Eastern Kentucky as an intern (May 2009- May 2010), a graduate assistant (August 2010-May 2012), and Assistant Strength and Conditioning coach (July 2012-September 2013).
O’Mary, who grew up in Goshen, Kentucky, also served as an intern at Louisville for four months in 2011.
O’Mary is a 2010 graduate of Eastern Kentucky, where he majored in athletic training. He earned his master’s degree in sports administration at EKU in 2012.
His certifications include the National Strength and Conditioning Association, USA Weightlifting, Precision Nutrition, and the American Red Cross.
Sean Carter
Head Football Athletic Trainer
4th Season
Sean Carter joined the Tribe staff during the summer of 2019 and serves at the Head Football Athletic Trainer.
During his athletic training career, Carter has emphasized the use of manual therapy techniques and functional rehab techniques into the healthcare plans for student athletes and professional athletes. Carter is a Certified Athletic Trainer (NATABOC), Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (NSCA), Personal Enhancement Specialist (NASM), and Graston Technique certified.
Prior to joining the Tribe, Carter spent the previous two years serving as a Seasonal Athletic Trainer with the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League.
Before working with the Cardinals’ staff, he served as a Graduate Assistant Trainer at Louisiana State University from 2015-17. While at LSU, Carter worked primarily with the men’s and women’s swimming and diving programs as well as the women’s tennis program. He also assisted with LSU football during the summer and training camps.
Sean Carter graduated from the University of Michigan in 2015 with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Athletic Training. He then received a Master’s of Science Degree in Kinesiology from LSU in 2017.
Carter is currently a member of the National Athletic Trainer’s Association and the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
TRIBE IN THE PROS
DeAndre Houston-Carson Chicago Bears
Name Pro Team Years
R.J. Archer Minnesota 2010
Milwaukee Mustangs 2011 Georgia Force 2012 Detroit Lions 2012
Jacksonville Sharks 2013-14
Seattle Seahawks 2015
Drew Atchison Dallas Cowboys 2008
Bill Bowman Detroit Lions 1954, 1956
Pittsburgh Steelers 1957
Tom Brown Pittsburgh Steelers 1942
Russ Brown Honolulu Hawaiians 1974
New York Giants 1974
Washington Redskins 1975
Todd Bushnell Baltimore Colts 1973
David Caldwell Indianapolis Colts 2010-11
New York Giants 2013
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2014-15
Dennis Cambal New York Jets 1973
Lang Campbell Cleveland Browns 2005 -06
Berlin Thunder 2006
Austin Wranglers 2007-08
Arizona Rattlers 2008
John Cannon Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1983-89
Stephen Cason Green Bay Blizzard 2007 Georgia Force 2008-09 Richmond Revolution 2010
Winston Charles Dayton Triangles 1928
Steve Christie Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1990-91
Buffalo Bills 1992-01
San Diego Chargers 2001 -03
New York Giants 2004
Toronto Argonauts 2007
Bill Murray New England Patriots
Philadelphia Eagles 2014-15
Los Angeles Rams 2016
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2018
Orlando Apollos 2019
Los Angeles Wildcats 2020
Derek Cox Jacksonville Jaguars 2009-12
San Diego Chargers 2013
Minnesota Vikings 2014
Baltimore Ravens 2014
New England Patriots 2015 Lou Creekmur Detroit Lions 1950-59
Dan Darragh Buffalo Bills 1968-70
DeVonte Dedmon
Ottawa Redblacks 2019-21
Miami Dolphins 2022
Otis Douglas Philadelphia Eagles 1946-49
Michael Clemons
Kansas City Chiefs 1987
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1988 Toronto Argonauts 1989-00
Flyin’ Jack Cloud Green Bay Packers 1950-51 Washington Redskins 1952-53
Jasper Coleman Houston Texans 2015
John Clowes Detroit Lions 1951
Mike Cook Cleveland Browns 1999
Dave Corley, Jr.
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2003-04 Calgary Stampeders 2006
Jerome Couplin III Detroit Lions 2014 Buffalo Bills 2014
Nick Dorka Montreal Alouettes 2019 Chris Durant
Los Angeles Chargers 2018
Washington Redskins 2018
Atlanta Falcons 2018
Keith Fimian Cleveland Browns 1978 Nick Forkovitch
Brooklyn Dodgers 1948 Chris Garrity Washington Federals 1982
Alex Gottlieb Detroit Lions 2012
Robert Green
Arizona Cardinals 2013
Washington Redskins 1992-96
Chicago Bears 1997
Minnesota Vikings 1997
Jonathan Grimes Houston Texans 2012, 14-16
Chris Hakel
New York Jets 2012
Jacksonville Jaguars 2012
Washington Redskins 1992 Atlanta Falcons 1993
Isham Hardy
Chicago Bears 1986
Akron Indians 1923-26 Archie Harris
Denver Broncos 1987
Ron Harrison Jacksonville Jaguars 1998
Dan Henning San Diego Chargers 1966 Connor Hilland
Miami Dolphins 2018 DeAndre Houston-Carson Chicago Bears 2016George Hughes Pittsburgh Steelers 1950-54
Harvey Johnson New York Yankees 1947-48
Mark Kelso Buffalo Bills 1986-93
David Knight
Shawn Knight
New York Jets 1973-77
Toronto Argonauts 1994-95
Luke Rhodes
Indianapolis Colts
John Kreamcheck Chicago Bears 1953-55
Jim Kruis Philadelphia Eagles 1978
Ken Lambiotte Philadelphia Eagles 1987
Mike Leach Tennessee Titans 2000-01
Chicago Bears 2002
Denver Broncos 2002-08
Arizona Cardinals 2009-15
Buddy Lex Hamilton Tiger Cats 1954 Sean Lissemore Dallas Cowboys 2010-12 San Diego Chargers 2013-16
Corey Ludwig Calgary Stampeders 1995
Bob Lusk Detroit Lions 1956
Art Matsu Dayton Triangles 1928
Ed Mioduszewski Baltimore Colts 1953
Melvin Martin Saskatchewan 1979
Tre McBride Tennessee Titans 2015-17
Chicago Bears 2017 New York Jets 2018 Washington Redskins 2018 Jacksonville Jaguars 2019 DC Defenders 2020
Los Angeles Wildcats 2020
Tom Mikula Brooklyn Dodgers 1948
Joe Montgomery Philadelphia Eagles 1974 Charlotte Hornets 1975
Bill Murray New England Patriots 2020Rich Musinski Tennessee Titans 2004
Nashville Kats 2004 New England Patriots 2005-06
Berlin Thunder 2006 San Diego Chargers 2007 Scranton Wilkes-Barre Pioneers 2008-09
Adam O’Connor Carolina Panthers 2006
Minnesota Vikings 2007
Scot Osborne Seattle Seahawks 2000-01
Buffalo Bills 2001 New Orleans Saints 2003 Cleveland Browns 2004
Billy Parker Miami Dolphins 2005 Carolina Panthers 2005-06 New York Dragons 2005, 2007-08 Montreal Alouettes 2009-16
Rick Pawlewitz New York Jets 1977
Mike Potts Pittsburgh Steelers 2008
TRIBE IN THE PROS
Manchester Wolves 2009 Tulsa Talons 2010
Vito Ragazzo Hamilton Tiger Cats 1953-54
Garrard Ramsey
Knox Ramsey
Mike Reilly
Luke Rhodes
Chicago Cards 1947-49
L.A. Dons 1948-51
Chicago Cardinals 1950-51
Philadelphia Eagles 1952
Washington Redskins 1952-53
Cleveland Browns 2015
Arizona Cardinals 2015
Pittsburgh Steelers 2016
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2016
Indianapolis Colts 2016Chris Rosier
Tom Rozantz
Cincinnati Bengals 2000
Saskatchewan Roughriders 1979
Hamilton Tiger Cats 1980
Toronto Argonauts 1981-82
Chicago Blitz 1983
Pittsburgh Maulers 1984
Birmingham Stallions 1985
Jim Ryan Denver Broncos 1979-88
John Sapinsky Oakland Raiders 1964
Jerry Sazio
Hamilton Tiger Cats 1955 Ralph Sazio Brooklyn Dodgers 1948
Hamilton Tiger Cats 1950-53 Darren Sharper
Green Bay Packers 1997-2004
Minnesota Vikings 2005-08
New Orleans Saints 2009-10
Steve Shull Miami Dolphins 1980-83
Bob Soleau Pittsburgh Steelers 1964 Brett Sterba Green Bay Packers 2000 Isaiah Stephens Philadelphia Soul 2019 Mike Stover
Virginia Destroyers 2011 Charlie Sumner
Chicago Bears 1955-59
Minnesota Vikings 1961-62 Dominique Thompson St. Louis Rams 2005-07
Carolina Panthers 2008
Orlando (UFL) 2009 Tommy Thompson Cleveland Browns 1949-53 Adrian Tracy
New York Giants 2010-13
Arizona Cardinals 2014
Hamilton Tiger-Cats 2015-20, 22Andrew Trainer
Los Angeles Chargers 2022 Jerry Ugokwe Indianapolis Colts 2017
New Orleans Saints 2017
Washington Redskins 2017
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2018
Al Vandeweghe Buffalo Bisons 1946 Jude Waddy Green Bay Packers 1998
Denver Broncos 2002
San Diego Chargers 2003-04
Brooklyn Dodgers 1946-47 Ed Weber LA Rams 1952
Tex Warrington
B.W. Webb Dallas Cowboys 2013
Pittsburgh Steelers 2014
Tennessee Titans 2015
New Orleans Saints 2016
Chicago Bears 2017
Cleveland Browns 2017
New York Giants 2018
Cincinnati Bengals 2019
Arizona Cardinals 2020
San Francisco 49ers 2021Stan Yagiello
Pittsburgh Gladiators 1987 New York Knights 1988
NCAA Record Holder
Shawn Knight holds the NCAA FCS record for single-season passing efficiency rating.
Scoring
Most Points
Game: 36, Bill Palese vs. Bridgewater, 1931
Season: 114, Greg Kuehn, 2004
114, Robert Green, 1990
Career: 343, Greg Kuehn (PK), 2002-05
279, Steve Christie (PK), 1985-89
272, Brian Shallcross (PK), 1994-97
270, Jack Cloud (RB), 1946-49
Most Touchdowns
Game: 6, Bill Palese vs. Bridgewater, 1931
Season: 19, Robert Green, 1991
Career: 45, Jack Cloud, 1946-49
Most PATs
Game: 9, Brian Pate at VMI, 2007
Season: 57, Greg Kuehn, 2004
Career:166, Greg Kuehn, 2002-05
128, Brian Shallcross, 1994-97
Consecutive Made: 99, Greg Kuehn, 2002-04
Most Field Goals
Game: 4, Nick Dorka vs. Hampton, 2015
4, Brian Pate at Virginia, 2009
4, Brett Sterba vs. Northeastern, 2000
4, Brian Shallcross vs. Villanova, 1995
4, Chris Dawson vs. Lehigh, 1992
Season: 23, Brian Pate, 2009
Career: 59, Greg Kuehn, 2002-05
57, Steve Christie, 1986-89
Total Offense
Most Yards
Game: 462, Jake Phillips vs. Delaware, 2007
Season: 4305, Lang Campbell, 2004
Career: 10948, Dave Corley, 1999 - 2002
Rushing
Rushing Attempts
Game: 42, Kendell Anderson, 2016
Season: 288, Jonathan Grimes, 2011 Career: 936, Jonathan Grimes, 2008-11
Rushing Yards
Game: 257, Phil Mosser vs. Ohio Wesleyan, 1970 Season: 1431, Jonathan Grimes, 2011 Career: 4541, Jonathan Grimes, 2008-11
Passing Attempts
Game: 55, R.J. Archer at Villanova, 2009 Season: 455, Lang Campbell, 2004 Career: 1246, Stan Yagiello, 1981-85
Completions
Game: 35, R.J. Archer at Villanova, 2009 35, Dave Murphy vs. Rutgers, 1983
Season: 298, Lang Campbell, 2004 Career: 737, Stan Yagiello, 1981-85
Passing Yards
Game: 433, Jake Phillips vs. Delaware, 2007 Season: 3988, Lang Campbell, 2004 Career: 9805, Dave Corley, 1999-2002
Completion Percentage
Season: 69.4, Shawn Knight, 1993 Career: 65.5, Shawn Knight, 1991-94
Pass Efficiency
Season: *204.6, Shawn Knight, 1993 Career: 170.77, Shawn Knight, 1991-94
* NCAA FCS record
Touchdown Passes
Game: 6, Shawn Knight vs. Maine, 1993
Season: 30, Lang Campbell, 2004
Career: 73, Dave Corley, 1999-2002
Receiving Receptions
Game: 13, Glen Bodnar vs. Colgate, 1984
13, Rich Musinski vs. URI, 2003
Season: 79, Dominique Thompson, 2004
Career: 223, Rich Musinski, 2000-2003
Receiving Yards
Game: 244, D. Thompson, vs. UD, 2004
Season: 1585, Dominique Thompson, 2004
Career: 4168, Rich Musinski, 2000-2003
Yards per Catch (500-yd. min.)
Season: 25.5, Mike Tomlin, 1992
Career: 20.1, Mike Tomlin, 1991-1994
TD Receptions
Game: 4, D. Thompson vs. Delaware, 2004
4, Corey Ludwig vs. Maine, 1993
4, Vito Ragazzo vs. WFU, 1949
Season: 15, Vito Ragazzo, 1947
Career: 31, Rich Musinski, 2000-03
Defense Sacks
Game: 6.0, Walt Brodie vs. VMI, 1955
5.0, Marcus Hyde vs. UNH, 2011
Season: 12, Nate Lynn, 2021
12, Adrian Tracy, 2009
12, Luke Cullinane, 1996
Career: 31, Adrian Tracy, 2006-09
HEYFARL (Hundred Each Year for a Rising Letterman) has been scoring big for the Tribe Foot ball Program, one small gift at a time.
The brainchild of former Tribe standout Tom Mikula ’48, the initiative has expanded from just a good idea in the early 1990s to being able to provide as many as four scholarships a season to W&M football players who have entered school as walk-ons.
Mikula partnered with two fellow football players, and the founders of the William & Mary Football Club, in Steve McNamee ’81 and Duane Ragsdale ’81 to bring his vision to reality. In just two decades, the group has raised more than $2 million for the football program and has awarded 81 scholarships.
In all, approximately 800 former players make an annual gift to HEYFARL and their support has literally changed the trajectory of many dozens of players’ lives, and that of their families, by providing crucial financial support.
While there are many ways to be involved, and many levels of support are available, the bulk of giving has come in at $100 at a time. This relatively small sum has made a huge impact in the Tribe football program, as former walk-ons have made profound contributions to the team’s successes.
W&M FOOTBALL WALK-ON HALL OF FAME
OFFENSE
Jeff Sanders,WR, 1984
Mark Krautheim, OT, 1984
John Nettles, TE, 1985
Davis Pisano, TE, 1986
Rick Mueller, OG, 1987
David Szydlik, WR, 1987
Alan Fortney, C, 1987
John Brosnahan, QB, 1988
Scott Perkins, OG, 1988
David Hickman, C, 1988
Tyrone Shelton, FB, 1990
Mark Compher, WR, 1990
Ray Kingsfield, WR, 1990
Brian Polhemus, FB, 1991
Peter Reid, OT, 1991
Alan Williams, TB, 1991
Joe Person, TE, 1992
Steve Ford, OT, 1992
Scott Wingfield, FB, 1992 Paul Horne, OL/TE, 1994 Charlie White, C, 1996
Matt Byrne, QB, 1996
Warren Roarke, TE, 1996
Josh Whipple, WR, 1997
Mike Hertz, FB, 1997
Billy Commons, WR, 1998
Brian Sorrell, C, 1998
Tom Taliferro, G, 1999
Chris Morris, C, 2000
Brett Sterba, K, 2001
Bryce Lee, WR, 2002
Ian Kemp, TE, 2003
Nick Rogers, FB, 2004 Steve Stocki, OL, 2004
Lang Campbell, QB, 2005 Matt Witham, OT, 2005 Adam Bratton, TE, 2006
Pat Mulloy, OL, 2006 Blair Pritchard, PK/P, 2007
Drew Atchison, TE, 2008 Luke Hiteshew, OL, 2009 Brian Pate, PK, 2010
Mike Callahan, QB, 2011
Jimmy Hobson, FB, 2011
Chris Sutton, OL, 2011
DJ Mangas, WR, 2012
Meltoya Jones, TB, 2013 Ryan Moody, WR, 2013
Joe Brady, WR, 2013
Michael Graham, QB, 2013
James Johnson, OG, 2014 Sean Ballard, WR, 2015
Jarrell Cooper, RB, 2015
Bo Revell, TE, 2015
Andrew Weidinger, FB, 2016 Jerry Ugokwe, OL, 2017 Eric Hensley, TE, 2017 Jesse Anderson, LS, 2018
Daniel Kuzjak, WR, 2018
Jack Armstrong, WR, 2019
Zach Burdick, WR, 2019
Ryan Ripley, OL, 2019
Cole Blackman, WR, 2021
Will Whitehurst, P, 2021
DEFENSE
Greg Glasser, DE, 1985
Kevin Looney, DE, 1985
Mike Drake, SS, 1989
Shawn Davis, FS, 1990
Mark Willson, DE, 1990
Alan Garlic, DE, 1990
Jeff Nielsen, LB, 1991
Palmer Scarritt, DB, 1992
Dan Mueller, P/K, 1992
Rob Tinsley, DE, 1992
Erin McGuire, DB, 1994
Andy Ruckman, DB, 1994
Eric Lambert, LB, 1994
Greg Applewhite, LB, 1995
Jim Simpkins, DE, 1995
Jason Miller, LB, 1996
Stefon Moody, LB, 1997
Mike McGowan, LB, 1997
Jason O’Reilly, DB, 1997
Sean McDermott, DB, 1998
Joe Wilkins, LB, 1998
Brian Shallcross, P/K, 1998
Tim Engel, LB, 1999
Mike Bowler, LB, 2000
Matt Sanger, LS, 2001
Adam Braithwaite, S, 2002
Mike Nagelin, P/K, 2002
Marty Magerko, LB, 2002
Marc Matthie, LB, 2002
Andrew Solomon, LB, 2003
Paul Carpenter, LB, 2004
Wade Harrell, DE, 2005
Justin Kelly, DT, 2005
Mike McCarthy, DT, 2005
Mike Mesi, P, 2005
Thad Wheeler, LB, 2006
Josh Wright, DE, 2007
T.J. O’Neill, LB, 2008
Adrian Tracy, DE, 2010
Ben Cottingham, CB, 2011
Mike Stover, DT, 2011
Jake O’Connor, S, 2012
Jabrel Mines, LB, 2013
Andrew Topping, LS, 2013
Ryan Smith, CB, 2014
Ian Haislip, LB, 2016
Peyton Gryder, DE, 2017
Stephen Lubnow, LB, 2017
Matt Ahola, DE, 2018
Mike Barta, S, 2018
Trey Watkins, LB, 2020