Old Dominion–William & Mary rivalry

The Old Dominion–William & Mary rivalry (formerly known as the Battle for the Silver Mace in football) refers to the U.S. college rivalry games between the Old Dominion Monarchs of the Sun Belt Conference and the William & Mary Tribe of the Coastal Athletic Association. They are the two largest and most historically tenured NCAA Division I rivals in Hampton Roads, Virginia.

School	Old Dominion	William & Mary
Established	1930	1693
Location	Norfolk	Williamsburg
Conference	Sun Belt	CAA
Students (2019)	24,286	8,617
School Colors	Slate Blue, Silver, & Light Blue	Green & Gold
Nickname	Monarchs	Tribe
Varsity Teams	18	19
Battle for the Silver Mace Wins	2	1

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William & Mary

Old Dominion

   

Locations of Old Dominion and William & Mary.

History

Old Dominion University was founded as the Norfolk branch of the College of William & Mary in 1930. The Norfolk Division of William & Mary sports program initiated from football and basketball competitions against local high school teams.^[1] In 1941, their football program dissolved because of a $10,000 debt, poor attendance, and a ruling that did not allow freshman players on a branch campus.^[2] The Norfolk Division joined the Mason–Dixon Conference in September 1961, becoming its 16th member and competing with other William & Mary divisions as well as smaller NCAA Division II colleges in Virginia.

Old Dominion became independent of William & Mary in 1962 after Governor Albertis Harrison signed legislation dissolving William & Mary's College System.^[3] Seven years later, they gained University status and competed as a Division II independent. William & Mary competed in the Southern Conference. Since ODU's declaration, the two schools began competing, despite belonging to separate conferences.

The rivalry intensified from 1991–2013 when both schools were members of the Colonial Athletic Association. Through this period, they competed against each other in 6 conference basketball tournaments and 6 baseball tournaments. They have competed in 26 joint men's soccer classics.^[4] Since, Old Dominion has gained the edge over William & Mary in most of their male varsity sports.

All-time series results

Sport	All-time series record	Last result	Next meeting	Source
Baseball	ODU leads 89–56	W&M won 10–8 on March 19, 2025	TBD	[5]
Men's basketball	ODU leads 72–24	ODU won 83–88 on December 2, 2024	TBD	[6]
Women's basketball	ODU leads 63–7	ODU won 63–39 on November 26, 2024	TBD	[7]
Football	ODU leads 2–1	ODU won 41–31 on November 10, 2012	9/1/29 at ODU	[8]
Men's soccer	ODU leads 26–24–9	ODU won 2–0 on September 10, 2024	TBD	[9]

Basketball

Men's basketball

Old Dominion and William & Mary men's basketball have competed in six total CAA conference tournaments. Old Dominion won 8 conference championships from 1991–2011. Despite the Monarchs' dominance during their CAA tenure, the William and Mary Tribe regathered a series of wins after ODU moved to Conference USA in 2013.

Old Dominion victories

William & Mary victories

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 February 11, 1969 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 80–65 2 February 16, 1970 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 89–80 3 February 16, 1974 Norfolk, VA William & Mary 70–68 4 January 4, 1975 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 61–55 5 January 13, 1976 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 77–73 6 February 5, 1976 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 74–61 7 February 5, 1977 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 73–71 8 February 21, 1977 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 82–68 9 January 28, 1978 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 64–63 10 February 25, 1978 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 75–64 11 January 20, 1979 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 48–42 12 February 24, 1979 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 57–56 13 January 26, 1980 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 60–51 14 February 23, 1980 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 71–69OT 15 February 28, 1980 Hampton, VA Old Dominion 75–59 16 January 24, 1981 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 76–51 17 February 21, 1981 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 60–59 18 January 23, 1982 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 60–59OT 19 February 17, 1982 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 66–45 20 January 22, 1983 Norfolk, VA William & Mary 56–50 21 February 12, 1983 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 43–42 22 December 3, 1983 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 73–57 23 February 22, 1984 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 71–65 24 December 8, 1984 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 62–57 25 February 20, 1985 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 72–58 26 January 15, 1986 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 75–44 27 February 20, 1986 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 58–47 28 December 6, 1986 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 56–54 29 January 28, 1987 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 60–56 30 November 28, 1987 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 72–69 31 February 4, 1988 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 78–69 32 November 26, 1988 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 70–62 33 November 29, 1989 Hampton, VA Old Dominion 67–62 34 December 5, 1990 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 71–63 35 February 1, 1992 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 102–92OT 36 February 29, 1992 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 94–85 37 January 30, 1993 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 81–80 38 February 27, 1993 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 90–80 39 February 2, 1994 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 105–72 40 February 26, 1994 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 94–70 41 March 5, 1994 Richmond, VA Old Dominion 83–58 42 January 21, 1995 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 83–73 43 February 25, 1995 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 60–55 44 January 27, 1996 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 86–82 45 February 21, 1996 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 91–86 46 January 22, 1997 Norfolk, VA William & Mary 61–55 47 February 5, 1997 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 80–52 48 March 2, 1997 Richmond, VA Old Dominion 70–62 49 January 24, 1998 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 69–53 No. Date Location Winner Score 50 February 3, 1998 Norfolk, VA William & Mary 68–58 51 January 23, 1999 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 65–50 52 February 13, 1999 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 70–48 53 January 22, 2000 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 74–60 54 February 12, 2000 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 71–62 55 January 10, 2001 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 74–54 56 February 17, 2001 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 72–62 57 March 3, 2001 Richmond, VA Old Dominion 53–47OT 58 January 26, 2002 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 68–52 59 February 23, 2002 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 81–53 60 January 11, 2003 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 76–64 61 February 5, 2003 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 69–53 62 January 26, 2004 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 86–77 63 February 25, 2004 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 79–76 64 December 4, 2004 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 69–56 65 February 19, 2005 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 82–66 66 March 5, 2005 Richmond, VA Old Dominion 64–51 67 January 21, 2006 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 65–56 68 February 9, 2006 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 81–60 69 January 24, 2007 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 59–44 70 February 24, 2007 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 62–57 71 January 5, 2008 Norfolk, VA William & Mary 70–61 72 January 26, 2008 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 72–59 73 March 8, 2008 Richmond, VA William & Mary 63–60 74 January 5, 2009 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 62–50 75 February 25, 2009 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 64–63 76 January 23, 2010 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 58–55 77 February 3, 2010 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 61–42 78 March 8, 2010 Richmond, VA Old Dominion 60–53 79 February 9, 2011 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 69–53 80 February 26, 2011 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 77–58 81 January 28, 2012 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 68–44 82 February 8, 2012 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 70–51 83 December 1, 2012 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 71–62 84 February 16, 2013 Norfolk, VA William & Mary 74–62 85 January 1, 2014 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 74–68 86 December 22, 2014 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 69–62 87 December 1, 2015 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 55–48 88 December 29, 2016 Norfolk, VA William & Mary 65–54 89 November 25, 2017 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 79–77 90 December 5, 2018 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 71–53 91 December 3, 2019 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 63–46 92 November 28, 2020 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 86–78 93 December 7, 2021 Williamsburg, VA Old Dominion 74–59 94 December 7, 2022 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 72–62 95 December 6, 2023 Williamsburg, VA William & Mary 84–79 96 December 2, 2024 Norfolk, VA Old Dominion 88–83 Series: Old Dominion leads 72–24

Football

Battle for the Silver Mace

Old Dominion Monarchs William & Mary Tribe
Sport	Football
First meeting	September 18, 2010
Latest meeting	November 10, 2012
Next meeting	September 1, 2029
Trophy	Norfolk Mace

After ODU re-established its football program in 2009, Old Dominion and William & Mary competed as separate schools for the first time on September 18, 2010. The annual CAA divisional battles were coined the ‘Battle for the Silver Mace' with the winner to be presented with a replica of the Norfolk Mace on display at the Chrysler Museum of Art.^[10] Old Dominion competed for three matches with the Tribe before leaving the CAA to join Conference USA (FBS) in 2014 as an FCS independent.^[11] ODU's move to the FBS inevitability cancelled their future matchups with the Tribe.

Old Dominion announced that the two teams will meet on September 1, 2029.^[12]

Old Dominion currently plays at S.B. Ballard Stadium; William & Mary at Zable Stadium.

Old Dominion victories

William & Mary victories

Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winning team		Losing team		Series
1	September 18, 2010	Foreman Field	#12 (FCS) William & Mary	21	Old Dominion	17	William & Mary 1–0
2	November 12, 2011	Zable Stadium	#11 (FCS) Old Dominion	35	William & Mary	31	Tied 1–1
3	November 10, 2012	Foreman Field	#4 (FCS) Old Dominion	41	William & Mary	31	Old Dominion 2–1
4	September 1, 2029	S.B. Ballard Stadium

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games
• Capital Cup (Richmond–William & Mary)
• Norfolk State–Old Dominion rivalry