William & Mary will visit Elon in Week 5 to take on their Coastal Athletic Association rival at Rhodes Stadium. They’ll be battling for control of the CAA standings as two of three teams in the league currently sitting at 2-0 in conference play. Delaware is the other.

William & Mary (4-0) shared the CAA title with New Hampshire in 2022, and the Tribe are off to a hot start again in 2023 with wins over Campbell (CAA), Wofford, Charleston Southern and Maine (CAA). 

Last week’s win against Maine featured a scoreless first quarter for both teams, but William & Mary cruised to a 28-3 victory, which included a 14-point third quarter.

In downing CAA newcomer Campbell last week, Elon (2-2) nearly fumbled away a 21-3 halftime advantage. Despite being outscored 14-0 in the final quarter, Elon escaped with a 28-24 win.

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The meeting with the Camels was the second of three consecutive conference games for the Phoenix. The result was a second straight win for Elon, after the Phoenix opened the year with back-to-back nonconference losses to Wake Forest and Gardner-Webb.

William & Mary only lost one regular-season game in 2022, and it was to Elon. It was early in the year, but it was the conference opener for the Tribe and proved to be the difference between sharing the CAA title and winning it outright. New Hampshire also was 7-1 in conference play.

The history between William & Mary and Elon is relatively short. They’ve met eight times, with the first not coming until 2014. William & Mary leads the series 5-3. 

The two had a five-overtime thriller in 2019 that went William & Mary’s way, 31-29. The Tribe clinched it with a two-point conversion. 

How To Watch The William And Mary Vs. Elon Football Game

Football action is streaming live on FloFootball and the FloSports app, including the William & Mary and Elon football game during Week 5. 

Replays and postgame highlights also will be available on both platforms. 

What To Know About William And Mary Football

Since closing the 2021 regular season with two consecutive losses, William & Mary has only lost one regular-season game, and that came at the hands of Elon last year in Virginia (35-31). The Tribe finished the season 11-2 overall, bowing out of the NCAA FCS Playoffs with a quarterfinal loss to Montana State.

The Tribe will seek redemption on the road this year and look to remain undefeated in 2023. It’s their best start since 2009. Twice – 1986 and 1992 – they’ve started a year 6-0.

They enter Week 5 at No. 4 in the American Football Coaches Association FCS Coaches Poll and No. 5 in the Stats Perform FCS Top 25 Poll, while their win over Maine, the third consecutive game the defense didn’t give up an offensive touchdown, earned the Tribe recognition as the FedEx Ground FCS National Team of the Week. 

William & Mary leads the nation in total defense (175.2 yards per game), scoring defense (10 points per game) and third-down defense and ranks in the top 10 in passing defense and rushing defense.

The Tribe are 25th nationally in total offense (404.8 yards per game) and ninth in rushing offense with 246 yards per contest.  

What To Know About Elon Football

Elon is riding a school-record seven-game home winning streak into this week’s meeting with the Tribe, whom the Phoenix are looking to upset for the second consecutive year. 

Elon defeated three ranked teams in 2022 but is still just 23-68 all-time against ranked teams at the FCS level. 

Jalen Hampton has been the offensive spark for the Phoenix this season, rushing for 488 yards and five touchdowns on 82 attempts. He ranks seventh nationally in total yards and yards per game and is the only Elon rusher with more than 100 yards on the season. 

The redshirt sophomore running back ran for 169 yards and four scores last week against Campbell, and the performance earned him the CAA Offensive Player of the Week honor. It was his second straight game with at least 150 rushing yards, and his four TDs tied a school record at the FCS level, which was set in 2010.

Senior defensive back Bo Sanders continues to anchor the Elon defense and leads the team with 29 tackles. Redshirt sophomore defensive back Caleb Curtain owns two of the team’s four interceptions in 2023.

When Is William And Mary Vs. Elon?

The William & Mary Tribe will take on the Elon Phoenix at Rhodes Stadium in Elon, North Carolina, on Saturday, Sept. 30 at 2 p.m. ET

What’s The Weather Forecast?

It’ll be a warm and windy day Saturday in Elon, North Carolina. The high temperature for the day is expected to be 75 degrees. The humidity during the William & Mary-Elon game should be about 80 percent, with winds swirling at 10-15 mph. 

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