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Richard Bland College (RBC) is a public junior college associated with the College of William & Mary and located in South Prince George in Prince George County, Virginia. Richard Bland College was established in 1960 by the Virginia General Assembly as a branch of the College of William and Mary under the umbrella of "the Colleges of William ...
William & Mary is the second-oldest university in the United States. Since the founding of its athletic program in 1893 the school's athletes have worn different colors and nicknames. From 1893 to 1909 William & Mary football players were known simply as the Orange and White; this reflected the official school colors at that time. From 1910 to ...
The College of William & Mary has transitioned through several official nicknames since its athletic program began in 1893. From 1893 to 1916, William & Mary football players were known as the Orange and White because those were the old official school colors. From 1916 to 1977, all William & Mary athletes were known as the Indians.
William & Mary has played its home games at Zable Stadium in Williamsburg, Virginia since 1935. [1] William & Mary fielded its first intercollegiate football team during the 1893 season. [2] Between 1896 and 1908 the team's nickname was "Orange and White", derived from the school's former colors (William & Mary now uses green and gold). [3]
The College of William & Mary [b] (abbreviated as W&M [8]) is a public research university in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States.Founded in 1693 under a royal charter issued by King William III and Queen Mary II, it is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the ninth-oldest in the English-speaking world. [9]
Colonel Ebirt was the unofficial school mascot for the College of William & Mary from 2001 to 2005. [1] A green and gold frog that donned a tri-corner hat, Colonel Ebirt was originally used as a promotional tool for Colonial Williamsburg.
Of all Division I schools today that were charter members of this new classification, only William & Mary, The Citadel, and Army have never reached the NCAA men's basketball tournament at least once. The closest effort by the Tribe to reach the NCAA Tournament was a 75–74 loss in the 2014 CAA Tournament Final to Delaware .
The construction of the large concrete exterior of William & Mary Hall began in 1969. [60] Replacing Blow Hall as the main athletic facility, William & Mary Hall hosted its first game in December 1970 and was dedicated in 1971. The arena area was renamed to Kaplan Arena in 2005; the remainder of the building adopted that name in 2016.