1909 William & Mary Orange and White football team

American college football season

1909 William & Mary Orange and White football
EVIAA co-champion
Conference	Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Record	6–4 (2–1 EVIAA)
Head coach	George E. O'Hearn (2nd season)
Captain	James G. Driver
Seasons← 1908 1910 →

The 1909 William & Mary Orange and White football team represented the College of William & Mary as a member of the Eastern Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Association (EVIAA) during the 1909 college football season. Le by George E. O'Hearn in his second and final year as head coach, the Orange and White compiled an overall record of 6–4.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 18	at Virginia*	Madison Hall Field Charlottesville, VA	L 0–30
October 2	Norfolk Blues*	Williamsburg, VA	W 3–0
October 9	at VMI*	VMI Parade Ground Lexington, VA (rivalry)	L 0–6
October 11	Medical College of Virginia*	Williamsburg, VA	W 6–0
October 16	Episcopal High School*	Williamsburg, VA	W 9–0
October 23	vs. Randolph–Macon	Richmond, VA	L 3–15
October 30	at Hampden–Sydney*	Hampden Sydney, VA	L 3–22
November 6	at Norfolk High School*	Norfolk, VA	W 11–0
November 20	at Richmond	Broad Street Park Richmond, VA (rivalry)	W 15–0	2,000
November 25	at Hampden–Sydney	Hampden Sydney, VA	W 15–8
*Non-conference game

Between 1896 and 1909 their nickname was "Orange and White," deriving that name from the school's former colors (William & Mary now uses green and gold). Since white uniforms dirtied too quickly, they became known as the "Orange and Black" from 1910 through 1916. Between 1917 and 1977 they were known as the Indians, and throughout this period a man dressing up as a Native American would ride around on a pony along the sidelines during games. This practice was discontinued when the outcry of stereotyping Native Americans as well as the use of a live animal became controversial. Since the 1978 season William & Mary has adopted the nickname "Tribe."

v t e William & Mary Tribe football
Venues	Zable Stadium (1935–present) Jimmye Laycock Football Center (practice)
Bowls & rivalries	Ivy Bowl Delaware James Madison Old Dominion Richmond VMI
Culture & lore	Griffin Colonel Ebirt Scandal of 1951 "Tribe Fight Song" William & Mary Pep Band
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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