2017 Colonial Athletic Association football season

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2017 CAA football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Championship
SportFootball
DurationAugust 27, 2017 – November 18, 2017
Number of teams12
CAA football seasons
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 James Madison $^   8 0     14 1  
No. 11 Stony Brook ^   7 1     10 3  
No. 20 Elon ^   6 2     8 4  
No. 12 New Hampshire ^   5 3     9 5  
Delaware   5 3     7 4  
Richmond   4 4     6 5  
Towson   3 5     5 6  
Villanova   3 5     5 6  
Maine   3 5     4 6  
Albany   2 6     4 7  
Rhode Island   2 6     3 8  
William & Mary   0 8     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the 11th season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Previous season[edit]

Head coaches[edit]

Team Coach Season Overall Record Record at School CAA Record
Albany Greg Gattuso 4th 114–49 (.699) 17–17 (.500) 9–15 (.375)
Delaware Danny Rocco 1st 90–42 (.682) 0–0 (–) 26–14 (.650)
Elon Curt Cignetti 1st 53–17 (.757) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
James Madison Mike Houston 2nd 57–20 (.740) 14–1 (.933) 8–0 (1.000)
Maine Joe Harasymiak 2nd 6–5 (.545) 6–5 (.545) 5–3 (.625)
New Hampshire Sean McDonnell 19th 141–83 (.629) 141–83 (.629) 90–57 (.612)
Rhode Island Jim Fleming 4th 25–31 (.446) 4–30 (.118) 3–21 (.125)
Richmond Russ Huesman 1st 59–37 (.615) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Stony Brook Chuck Priore 12th 106–67 (.613) 67–58 (.536) 14–18 (.438)
Towson Rob Ambrose 9th 50–55 (.476) 47–48 (.495) 32–34 (.485)
Villanova Mark Ferrante 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
William & Mary Jimmye Laycock 38th 243–180–2 (.574) 243–180–2 (.574) 109–85 (.562)

Records are from before start of 2017 season

Preseason poll results[edit]

First place votes in parentheses

Place School
1 James Madison (21)
2 Richmond (3)
3 Villanova
4 New Hampshire
5 Delaware
6 Albany
7 William & Mary
8 Stony Brook
9 Maine
10 Towson
11 Elon
12 Rhode Island

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Rankings[edit]

Legend
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  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
RV   Receiving votes
  Pre Wk
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Albany S 24 RV RV RV 19 24 RV RV RV
C RV RV RV 22 RV RV RV
Delaware S RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
Elon S RV 23 18 16 14 10 7 7 11 15 20
C RV 23 20 15 11 10 9 15 17 21
James Madison S 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
C 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2
Maine S RV RV RV RV RV
C
New Hampshire S 13 12 9 15 15 13 12 18 17 21 18 16 21 12
C 16 12 11 16 14 13 12 18 16 19 16 14 20 15
Rhode Island S RV
C
Richmond S 7 9 8 8 16 14 13 11 19 RV RV RV RV RV
C 7 9 T-6 6 15 14 13 10 17 RV RV RV RV
Stony Brook S RV RV RV RV RV 23 RV 22 22 14 12 10 10 11
C RV RV 24 RV RV RV 21 15 12 11 11
Towson S RV
C RV RV RV RV RV
Villanova S 10 6 7 7 14 12 11 15 13 20 RV
C 9 8 8 8 17 15 14 16 15 20 RV
William & Mary S RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV

Regular season[edit]

Index to colors and formatting
CAA member won
CAA member lost
CAA teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Rankings reflect that of the STATS FCS poll for that week.

Week One[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
August 31 7:00 pm Delaware State Delaware Delaware StadiumNewark, DE W 22–3 18,040 [2]
August 31 7:00 pm Elon Toledo Glass BowlToledo, OH ESPN3 L 13–47 22,104 [3]
August 31 7:00 pm Maine No. 13 New Hampshire Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH UNH 24–23 15,854 [4]
August 31 7:00 pm Rhode Island Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 L 27–30 (3OT) 16,311 [5]
September 1 7:00 pm No. 7 Richmond No. 3 Sam Houston State McLane StadiumWaco, TX ESPN3 L 34–48 8,048 [6]
September 2 12:30 pm No. 10 Villanova No. 17 Lehigh Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA W 38–35 5,816 [7]
September 2 3:30 pm William & Mary Virginia Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA ESPN3 L 10–28 38,828 [8]
September 2 4:00 pm Stony Brook South Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPN3 L 17–31 26,460 [9]
September 2 6:00 pm No. 24 Albany Old Dominion Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard StadiumNorfolk, VA ESPN3 L 17–31 20,118 [10]
September 2 6:00 pm No. 1 James Madison East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC ESPN3 W 34–14 40,169 [11]
September 2 6:00 pm Morgan State Towson Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD W 10–0 6,563 [12]

Players of the week:[13]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Cardon Johnson James Madison Kyre Hawkins James Madison Bryce Carter Towson Andrew Trent Stony Brook

Week Two[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 9 noon Towson Maryland Maryland StadiumCollege Park, MD BTN L 17–63 37,105 [14]
September 9 1:00 pm Albany Morgan State Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD W 26–0 3,789 [15]
September 9 1:00 pm Elon Furman Paladin StadiumGreenville, SC W 34–31 6,342 [16]
September 9 1:00 pm Stony Brook Rhode Island Meade StadiumKingston, RI SBU 35–18 5,102 [17]
September 9 1:00 pm No. 9 Richmond Colgate Andy Kerr StadiumHamilton, NY Stadium W 20–17 6,994 [18]
September 9 3:30 pm Delaware No. 18 (FBS) Virginia Tech Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA ACCN Extra L 0–27 62,526 [19]
September 9 3:30 pm Bryant Maine Alfond StadiumOrono, ME WVII; WFVX; WPME W 60–12 6,313 [20]
September 9 3:30 pm No. 6 Villanova Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA ESPN3 L 13–16 35,117 [21]
September 9 4:00 pm No. 12 New Hampshire Georgia Southern Legion FieldBirmingham, AL W 22–12 3,387 [22]
September 9 6:00 pm East Tennessee State No. 1 James Madison Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA W 52–10 24,722
September 9 6:00 pm William & Mary Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA W 20–6 7,615 [23]

Players of the week:[24]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Josh Mack Maine Andrew Clyde
Jae'Wuan Horton
Richmond
New Hampshire
Davis Cheek Elon Owen Johnson Elon

Week Three[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 16 1:00 pm Harvard Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI W 17–10 3,812 [25]
September 16 1:05 pm No. 9 New Hampshire Holy Cross Fitton FieldWorcester, MA L 26–51 7,906 [26]
September 16 2:00 pm Howard No. 8 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA CSN+ W 68–21 8,217 [27]
September 16 3:30 pm Cornell Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE W 41–14 14,714 [28]
September 16 3:30 pm Norfolk State No. 1 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 75–14 23,118 [29]
September 16 6:00 pm Sacred Heart Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY W 45–7 8,102 [30]
September 16 6:00 pm Lafayette No. 7 Villanova Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA W 59–0 9,671 [31]
September 16 6:00 pm Bucknell William & Mary Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA W 30–9 8,315 [32]
September 16 6:00 pm No. 16 Charleston Southern Elon Rhodes StadiumElon, NC W 19–17 5,248 [33]
September 16 7:00 pm Monmouth Albany Bob Ford FieldAlbany, NY W 28–14 6,384 [34]
September 16 7:00 pm Towson Saint Francis DeGol FieldLoretto, PA W 16–14 2,412 [35]

Players of the week:[36]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Kyle Lauletta Richmond Nate Hatalsky Albany Ryan Stover Towson Aidan O'Neill Towson

Week Four[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 23 1:30 pm Maine No. 1 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 28–10 25,330 [37]
September 23 3:30 pm Rhode Island No. 15 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH UNH 28–14 22,135 [38]
September 23 6:00 pm Elon No. 8 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA ELON 36–33 8,217 [39]
September 23 6:00 pm Towson Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY SBU 25–17 6,672 [40]
September 23 7:00 pm No. 7 Villanova Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY ALB 19–10 (OT) 6,866

Players of the week:[41]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Malcolm Summers
Trevor Knight
Elon
New Hampshire
Eli Mencer Albany Ezrah Archie James Madison Alex Lucansky Stony Brook

Week Five[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 30 12:30 pm Rhode Island Brown Brown StadiumProvidence, RI L 21–24 3,191 [42]
September 30 2:00 pm No. 19 Albany No. 23 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ELON 6–0 5,024 [43]
September 30 3:30 pm No. 1 James Madison Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE JMU 20–10 16,372 [44]
September 30 6:00 pm Bryant No. 15 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH W 45–17 7,951 [45]
September 30 6:00 pm Stony Brook William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA SBU 21–18 8,082 [46]
September 30 6:00 pm No. 14 Villanova Towson Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD NOVA 24–9 5,017 [47]

Players of the week:[48]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Trai Sharp James Madison Tyler Campbell
John Haggart
Elon
Stony Brook
Nate Evans William & Mary John Hinchen Villanova

Week Six[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 7 1:00 pm Maine No. 12 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA NOVA 31–0 4,505 [49]
October 7 2:00 pm William & Mary No. 18 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ELON 25–17 10,137 [50]
October 7 3:00 pm No. 24 Albany No. 14 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA RICH 41–38 (2OT) 8,217 [51]
October 7 6:00 pm Delaware No. 23 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY DEL 24–20 7,694 [52]

Players of the week:[53]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Kyle Lauletta Richmond Troy Reeder Delaware Jaquan Amos Villanova Frank Raggo Delaware

Week Seven[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
October 14 3:30 pm William & Mary Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE DEL 17–0 18,721 [54]
October 14 3:30 pm No. 11 Villanova No. 1 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 30–8 25,933 [55]
October 14 3:30 pm Rhode Island Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME WVII; WFVX; WPME MAINE 51–27 9,205 [56]
October 14 4:00 pm No. 13 Richmond Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD RICH 23–3 5,768 [57]
October 14 6:00 pm No. 12 New Hampshire Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY SBU 38–24 12,311 [58]

Players of the week:[59]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Josh Mack Maine Kyre Hawkins James Madison Chris Ferguson Maine Donald Liotine Stony Brook

Week Eight[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 21 noon No. 14 Elon Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI ELON 35–34 7,221 [60]
October 21 2:00 pm Towson No. 18 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH UNH 40–17 10,522 [61]
October 21 3:30 pm Maine Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY MAINE 12–10 8,919 [62]
October 21 3:30 pm No. 11 Richmond Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE DEL 42–35 (2OT) 15,710 [63]
October 21 3:30 pm No. 1 James Madison William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA JMU 46–14 13,125 [64]

Players of the week:[65]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jamie Jarmon Delaware Nasir Adderley Delaware DeUnte Chatman
Davis Cheek
New Hampshire
Elon
Matt Pires Rhode Island

Week Nine[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
October 28 noon William & Mary Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME WVII; WFVX; WPME MAINE 23–6 6,579 [66]
October 28 1:00 pm Rhode Island Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY URI 31–14 3,383 [67]
October 28 3:00 pm No. 22 Stony Brook No. 19 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA SBU 27–24 8.217 [68]
October 28 3:30 pm No. 10 Elon No. 13 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA ELON 19–14 5,451 [69]
October 28 3:30 pm No. 17 New Hampshire No. 1 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 21–0 25,298 [70]
October 28 4:00 pm No. 23 Delaware Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD TOWS 18–17 6,402 [71]

Players of the week:[72]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Davis Cheek Elon Brandon Ginnetti
Rashad Robinson
Rhode Island
James Madison
Kortez Weeks
Ryan Stover
Elon
Towson
Brandon Briggs Maine

Week Ten[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 4 noon No. 1 James Madison Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI JMU 38–3 3,227 [73]
November 4 1:00 pm Albany No. 14 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY SBU 28–21 (OT) 7,106 [74]
November 4 1:00 pm Richmond No. 20 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA RICH 22–0 3,508 [75]
November 4 2:00 pm Delaware Maine Fitzpatrick StadiumPortland, ME DEL 31–17 7,212 [76]
November 4 2:00 pm Towson No. 7 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ELON 33–30 (2OT) 10,113 [77]
November 4 2:00 pm No. 21 New Hampshire William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA UNH 35–16 5,426 [78]

Players of the week:[79]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Trevor Knight New Hampshire Troy Reeder Delaware Brelynd Cyphers Elon Owen Johnson Elon

Week Eleven[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
November 11 noon Villanova Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI URI 20–6 2,877 [80]
November 11 1:00 pm Wagner No. 12 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY W 38–10 5,471 [81]
November 11 2:00 pm No. 7 Elon No. 18 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH UNH 16–6 7,294 [82]
November 11 2:00 pm Towson William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA TOW 26–14 6,234 [83]
November 11 3:30 pm Albany Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE DEL 22–3 16,333 [84]
November 11 3:30 pm Richmond No. 1 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 20–13 24,586 [85]
November 11 4:00 pm Maine Massachusetts Fenway ParkBoston, MA NESNPlus L 31–44 12,794 [86]

Players of the week:[87]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
JaJuan Lawson Rhode Island Jared Kuehl New Hampshire Coby Tippett Towson Earnest Edwards Maine

Week Twelve[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
November 18 noon No. 1 James Madison No. 11 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC JMU 31–3 8,662 [88]
November 18 noon No. 10 Stony Brook Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME SBU 20–19 4,983 [89]
November 18 1:00 pm No. 16 New Hampshire Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY ALB 15–0 3,459 [90]
November 18 1:00 pm Delaware Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA NOVA 28–7 5,109 [91]
November 18 2:00 pm Rhode Island Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD TOW 29–10 3,134 [92]
November 18 3:00 pm William & Mary Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA RICH 27–20 8,057 [93]

Players of the week:[94]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Bryan Schor James Madison Jeff Steeb Villanova Ryan Stover Towson D'Angelo Amos James Madison

FCS Playoffs[edit]

Date Time Visiting team Home team Round Site TV Result Attendance Reference
November 25 1:00 pm No. 22 Furman No. 15 Elon First Round Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ESPN3 L 27–28 2,934 [95]
November 25 2:00 pm Central Connecticut No. 21 New Hampshire First Round Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH ESPN3 W 14–0 2,385 [96]
November 25 2:00 pm Lehigh No. 10 Stony Brook First Round Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY ESPN3 W 59–29 4,131 [97]
December 2 2:00 pm No. 10 Stony Brook No. 1 James Madison Second Round Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA ESPN3 JMU 26–7 16,449 [98]
December 2 3:00 pm No. 21 New Hampshire No. 3 Central Arkansas Second Round Estes StadiumConway, AR ESPN3 W 21–15 6,243 [99]
December 8 7:00 pm No. 11 Weber State No. 1 James Madison Quarterfinals Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA ESPN2 W 31–28 13,490 [100]
December 9 3:00 pm No. 21 New Hampshire No. 6 South Dakota State Quarterfinals Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD ESPN3 L 14–56 5,583 [101]
December 16 4:30 pm No. 6 South Dakota State No. 1 James Madison Semifinals Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA ESPNU W 51–16 16,528 [102]
January 6 noon No. 2 North Dakota State No. 1 James Madison Championship Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX ESPN2 L 13–17 19,090 [103]

Postseason Awards[edit]

[104]

  • Coach of the YearCurt Cignetti (Elon)
  • Offensive Player of the Year – Kyle Lauletta, SR, QB (Richmond)
  • Defensive Player of the Year – Andrew Ankrah, SR, DL (James Madison)
  • Special Teams Player of the Year – John Miller, SR, PR (James Madison)
  • Offensive Rookie of the YearDavis Cheek, FR, QB (Elon)
  • Defensive Rookie of the Year – Colby Reeder, FR, LB (Delaware)
  • Chuck Boone Leadership Award – Bryan Schor, SR, QB (James Madison)

All–Conference Teams[edit]

Position First Team Second Team Third Team
Player Team Player Team Player Team
QB Kyle Lauletta, SR Richmond Bryan Schor, SR James Madison Trevor Knight, JR New Hampshire
RB Stacey Bedell, SR
Josh Mack, SO
Stony Brook
Maine
Harold Cooper, SR
Malcolm Summers, JR
Rhode Island
Elon
Kani Kane, JR
Trai Sharp, JR
Delaware
James Madison
FB Cal Daniels, JR Stony Brook Anthony Manzo-Lewis, SR Albany Tyler Crist, FR William & Mary
WR Ray Bolden, SR
Dejon Brissett, JR
Neil O'Connor, JR
Stony Brook
Richmond
New Hampshire
Aaron Parker, SO
Cortrelle Simpson, SO
Tyler Wilkins, JR
Rhode Island
Richmond
Richmond
Terrence Alls, SR
Marven Beauvais, JR
Kortez Weeks, FR
James Madison
Rhode Island
Elon
TE Garrett Hudson, SR Richmond Charles Scarff, JR Delaware Andrew Caskin, SR William & Mary
OL Jamil Demby, SR
Connor Hilland, SR
Brody Kern, SR
Alex Light, SR
Timon Parris, SR
Aaron Stinnie, SR
Maine
William & Mary
Delaware
Richmond
Stony Brook
James Madison
Ethan Greenidge, JR
Jade Jackson, SO
Jake Kennedy, SR
CJ Toogood, JR
Jake Trump, SR
Villanova
James Madison
New Hampshire
Elon
Delaware
Dino Boyd, JR
Isaiah Brooks, SR
Chris Durant, SR
Ikenna Nwokeji, SR
John Yarbrough, JR
Rhode Island
Maine
William & Mary
Elon
Richmond
PK Griffin Trau, JR Richmond Frank Raggo, JR Delaware Aidan O'Neill, SO Towson
KR Earnest Edwards, SO Maine Rodney Dorsey, FR Towson Harold Cooper, SR Rhode Island
PR John Miller, SR James Madison Donovan McDonald, SO Albany Matt Pires, FR Rhode Island
DL Andrew Ankrah, SR
Andrew Clyde, JR
Malachi Hoskins, SR
Bilal Nichols, SR
Simeyon Robinson, SR
James Madison
Richmond
Albany
Delaware
James Madison
Kanyia Anderson, SR
Ousmane Camara, SR
Rick Holt, SR
Blaine Woodson, SR
Towson
Stony Brook
New Hampshire
Delaware
Darrious Carter, JR
Brandon Ginnetti, SO
Isaiah Stephens, SR
Brandon Waller, SR
Kayon Whitaker, SO
James Madison
Rhode Island
William & Mary
Richmond
Maine
LB Kyre Hawkins, SR
Warren Messer, JR
Troy Reeder, JR
Ed Shockley, SR
James Madison
Elon
Delaware
Villanova
Quinlen Dean, SO
Nate Hatalsky, SR
Shayne Lawless, JR
Sterling Sheffield, JR
New Hampshire
Albany
Stony Brook
Maine
Nate Atkins, SO
Tyrice Beverette, JR
Brandon Hereford, SR
Justin Rubin, JR
William & Mary
Stony Brook
James Madison
Richmond
CB Jimmy Moreland, JR
Rashad Robinson, JR
James Madison
James Madison
Manny Patterson, SO
Malik Reaves, SR
Maine
Villanova
Travon Reid-Segure, SR
Prince Smith, Jr., SO
Stony Brook
New Hampshire
S Nasir Adderley, JR
Raven Greene, SR
Delaware
James Madison
Jordan Brown, SR
Chris Cooper, SR
James Madison
Stony Brook
Chris Blair, SR
Corey Parker, SO
Darin Peart, SR
Elon
William & Mary
Stony Brook
P John Hinchen, SR Villanova Harry O’Kelly, FR James Madison Nick Pritchard, SO Delaware
SPEC Mozai Nelson, JR Maine Isaiah White, JR Stony Brook Eli Mencer, SO Albany

Records against other conferences[edit]

Conference Record
ACC 0–2
American 1–2
Big 10 0–1
Big Sky 1–0
Big South 2–0
C–USA 0–1
Independent 0–1
Ivy League 2–1
MAC 0–2
MEAC 6–0
MVFC 1–2
NEC 6–0
Patriot 5–1
Southern 2–1
Southland 1–1
Sun Belt 1–0
FBS Total 2–9
FCS Total 26–6
Total 28–15

Attendance[edit]

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Total Average % of Capacity
Albany Bob Ford Field 8,500 6,384 6,866 8,919 3,383 3,459 30,011 6,002 71%
Delaware Delaware Stadium 22,000 18,040 14,714 16,372 18,721 15,710 16,333 99,890 16,648 76%
Elon Rhodes Stadium 11,250 5,248 5,024 10,137 10,113 8,662 39,184 7,837 70%
James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium 24,877 24,722 23,118 25,330 25,993 25,298 24,586 149,047 24,841 100%
Maine Alfond Stadium 10,000 6,313 9,205 6,579 7,212 4,983 34,292 6,858 69%
New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium 11,015 15,854 22,135 7,951 10,522 7,294 63,756 12,751 116%
Rhode Island Meade Stadium 6,555 5,102 3,812 7,221 3,227 2,877 22,240 4,448 68%
Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium 8,217 8,217 8,217 8,217 8,217 8,057 40,925 8,185 100%
Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium 12,300 8,102 6,672 7,694 12,311 7,106 5,471 47,356 7,893 64%
Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium 11,198 6,563 5,017 5,768 6,402 3,134 26,884 5,377 48%
Villanova Villanova Stadium 12,500 9,671 4,505 5,451 3,508 5,109 28,244 5,649 45%
William & Mary Zable Stadium 12,672 8,315 8,082 13,125 5,426 6,234 41,128 8,236 65%

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