Colgate shuts out William & Mary football 37-0 at Andy Kerr Stadium
William & Mary managed only 142 total yards and never scored in a 37-0 loss at Colgate on Saturday at Andy Kerr Stadium. The Tribe fell to 3-6 overall and 1-5 in conference play.
Colgate (5-4, 4-2) scored 20 points in the second quarter, 7 in the third and 10 in the fourth.
Colgate controls the ball
The Raiders ran 52 rushing plays for 262 yards, 5.0 per carry, and held the ball for 38:55 to William & Mary's 21:05. They finished with 519 total yards and 30 first downs, and converted 10 of 15 third downs. The Tribe went 2 for 11 on third down and 0 for 2 on fourth.
Jake Stearney threw for 234 yards and three touchdowns on 16-of-25 passing and added 69 rushing yards on 11 carries. Peyton Way caught 10 passes for 141 yards and two touchdowns, from 27 and 8 yards out. P.J. Holmes caught a 9-yard touchdown from Stearney early in the fourth quarter. Cole Fulton led the ground game with 89 yards on 18 carries, and O'Shea Faison scored on a 4-yard run.
Luke Vogeler made all three field goals, from 23, 34 and 27 yards, and all four extra points.
How the scoring went
Faison's touchdown run with 11:17 left in the second quarter made it 7-0, and Stearney found Way for a 27-yard score at 7:22 to make it 14-0. Vogeler kicked field goals at 1:57 and 0:13 before halftime for a 20-0 lead. Way caught another touchdown at the start of the third quarter, and Holmes' score made it 34-0 in the fourth. Vogeler's 27-yard field goal with 5:02 left closed the scoring.
Tribe offense struggles
William & Mary punted on its first five possessions and turned the ball over on downs once in the first half and once in the fourth quarter. Winston Watkins was 7 of 12 for 42 yards, and Isaiah French was 3 of 8 for 28. The Tribe passed for 70 yards, 3.5 per attempt, and had no turnovers.
Andrew King led William & Mary with 71 rushing yards on 15 carries, and Khylil Johnson added 17 yards on two carries. Alfred Honesty had three catches for 24 yards, and Jackson Blee four for 20. The Tribe was penalized five times for 50 yards.
In the fourth quarter, William & Mary drove to its own 35 before French was sacked on fourth down, turning the ball over on downs with 3:25 left. Colgate then turned the ball over on downs at the William & Mary 18, and the Tribe ran out the clock.
Defense
Cade Ellis led the Tribe with 10 tackles. David Roulley, Christopher Higgins and Ryan Matheny each had nine, and Stephon Hicks had eight. Caleb Martin had one tackle for loss.
Colgate's defense was led by Christian Magliacano's eight tackles and a sack. Brock Winsett had a sack, and Joe Kelly had a sack and two tackles for loss.
William & Mary next hosts Lafayette on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET.