WILLIAMSBURG — Even by defeating Richmond in the final game of its regular season, William & Mary would have been a longshot for the FCS playoffs. But done in by a brutal third quarter in which everything went wrong, the Tribe will never know.

Leading by two touchdowns at halftime, W&M was dominated the rest of the way in a 28-21 loss Saturday at Zable Stadium. The Tribe (7-5) had only 87 of its 194 total yards and 60 of its 85 penalty yards, after halftime.

Richmond quarterback Ashten Snelsire ran 14 yards for the winning touchdown with 1:56 remaining to seal the Spiders’ third consecutive win in the series. The Spiders (7-5) went 91 yards in 13 plays and took 6:19 off the clock.

“Tough loss, very disappointing,” W&M coach Mike London said. “They did what they needed to do and executed

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