The William and Mary football team will take a break from conference play when it hosts Penn on Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
Live video and audio of the broadcast, as well as live stats, will be available at TribeAthletics.com. Fans can also listen to the live broadcast on the Tribe’s flagship stations 92.3 FM The Tide and 107.9 Bach FM.
Tickets can be purchased at TribeAthletics.com or by calling the ticket office at 757-221-3340.
Saturday’s game will mark the seventh meeting between W&M and Penn, as the Tribe owns a 5-1 all-time record against the Quakers after earning a 34-28 victory last season in Philadelphia, Pa. After losing the first matchup between the teams in 1944, the Tribe has won the past five meetings. Prior to last season’s contest, the teams last met in 1995 – a 48-34 Tribe victory in Williamsburg. It marks the only contest in the series that has been played in Williamsburg.
Although this weekend’s matchup will mark the third consecutive week that a pair of Division I coaches with at least 200 wins have squared off against one another, it will be just the 36th time it has happened in the history of college football. The first of the matchups this season came two weeks ago when Villanova (Andy Talley) played Penn (All Bagnoli), while last week’s contest between W&M and VU marked the second time.
Having won three of its last four games, W&M enters Saturday’s contest with one of the country’s top defensive units. In addition to ranking second nationally in scoring defense (11.4), the Tribe also ranks seventh in total defense (293.6). Additionally, the College ranks 14th nationally in run defense (108.8) and second in the Colonial Athletic Association in turnover margin (+4).
Penn enters Saturday’s contest with a 2-1 record overall and a 1-0 mark in Ivy League action. W&M and Penn share two common opponents, as the Quakers defeated Lafayette, 27-21, and lost at Villanova, 35-6. In its last outing, Penn opened conference play with a four-overtime win against Dartmouth, 37-31 – it was the longest game in Ivy League history. Penn has generated much of its offensive production through the air, as quarterback Billy Ragone is averaging 207.7 passing yards per game while wideout Conner Scott is averaging 88.0 receiving yards per contest. Defensively, the Quakers are allowing 29.0 points per game and surrendering 440.0 yards of total offense per contest.
