William & Mary named National Team of the Week

For Immediate Release

With their 26-14 win over Virginia, William & Mary has been named the Southern Fans' National Team of the Week for games of Labor Day weekend. William & Mary is the first team from the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division 1-AA) to be recognized with the honor.

With Virginia attempting to install a new west coast offense, the Tribe were able to force seven turnovers, with B.W. Webb intercepting three passes, the last of which he returned 50 yards for a touchdown to ice the game. William & Mary had to fight back from an early deficit, when Virginia went up 7-0 on a 34-yard run where RB Vic Hall went untouched for the touchdown just 2 minutes into the game. But from then on, it was all W&M, as the Tribe outgained Virginia 309-269.

The win over the Cavaliers is William & Mary's first win over an ACC team since 1986, when the Tribe defeated ... Virginia, 41-37. After going unbeaten against FBS schools in 2008, the subdivision took its first loss from the FCS since opening weekend in 2007, when Appalachian State defeated Michigan and Iowa State fell to Northern Iowa.

Other nominees for Southern Fans' National Team of the Week for the weekend of Sept. 5:

BYU (1-0)14-13
W - Oklahoma
Max Hall threw for 329 yards and hit McKay Jacobson for the game-winning score with 3:03 left in the game as the Cougars beat a team ranked among the nation's top three for the first time since Sept. 8, 1990 vs. then-No. 1 Miami.

Alabama (1-0)
W - Virginia Tech 34-24
Mark Ingram ran for 150 yards and two fourth-quarter touchdowns as the Crimson Tide topped Virginia Tech, 34-24, in an opening-week showdown in Atlanta.

Miami (1-0)
W - Florida State 38-34
Jacory Harris threw for 386 yards and a pair of scores and the Hurricanes thwarted Florida State's final drive on the goal line in a thrilling 38-34 win in Tallahassee.

Oklahoma State (1-0)
W - Georgia 24-14
In their first home win over a ranked opponent in more than 30 years, the Cowboys avenged a 2007 loss to the Bulldogs, as Zac Robinson hooked up with Dez Bryant for two TD passes and Kendall Hunter added 75 yards on the ground and the defense held UGA to three points after giving up a game-opening touchdown.

Charleston Southern (0-1)
L - Florida 62-3
NCAA college football prostitution update: This week the Buccaneers were paid $450,000 to travel down to Gainesville and get pounded by the John Holmes of the NCAA. They held up their end of the bargain, taking it on the chin to the tune of 62-3. Surprisingly they were able to put together a 48 yard drive and hang 3 points on Florida’s first string D.

The Southern Fans' Poll began naming a national team of the week in 2008. Members of the Southern Fan's pool of voters decide the weekly honor. Each week during the 2009 college football season, the Southern Fans will name the National Team of the Week through the bowl season.

2009 Southern Fans' National Teams of the Week
• Weekend of Sept. 5: William & Mary