2016 Colonial Athletic Association football season

The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the tenth season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

2016 CAA football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Championship
SportFootball
DurationSeptember 1, 2016 – November 19, 2016
Number of teams12
TV partner(s)NBCSN
Comcast SportsNet
American Sports Network
CAA.TV
CAA football seasons
2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 1 James Madison $^   8 0     14 1  
No. 11 Villanova ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 17 New Hampshire ^   6 2     8 5  
No. 8 Richmond ^   5 3     10 4  
Maine   5 3     6 5  
Albany   4 4     7 4  
Stony Brook   4 4     5 6  
William & Mary   3 5     5 6  
Towson   3 5     4 7  
Delaware   2 6     4 7  
Elon   1 7     2 9  
Rhode Island   1 7     2 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Previous season

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Head coaches

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Team Coach Season Overall Record Record at School CAA Record
Albany Greg Gattuso 3rd 107–45 (.704) 10–13 (.435) 5–11 (.313)
Delaware Dave Brock 4th 17–18 (.486) 17–18 (.486) 11–13 (.458)
Elon Rich Skrosky 3rd 6–26 (.188) 5–18 (.217) 3–13 (.188)
James Madison Mike Houston 1st 43–19 (.694) 14–1 (–) 8–0 (–)
Maine Joe Harasymiak 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
New Hampshire Sean McDonnell 18th 133–78 (.630) 133–78 (.630) 84–55 (.604)
Rhode Island Jim Fleming 3rd 23–22 (.511) 2–21 (.087) 2–14 (.125)
Richmond Danny Rocco 5th 80–38 (.678) 33–18 (.647) 21–11 (.656)
Stony Brook Chuck Priore 11th 101–61 (.623) 62–52 (.544) 10–14 (.417)
Towson Rob Ambrose 8th 46–48 (.489) 43–41 (.512) 29–29 (.500)
Villanova Andy Talley 32nd 249–152–2 (.620) 221–133–1 (.624) 136–91 (.599)
William & Mary Jimmye Laycock 37th 239–173–2 (.580) 239–173–2 (.580) 105–79 (.571)

Records are from before start of 2016 season

Preseason poll results

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First place votes in parentheses

Place School
1 Richmond (19)
2 William & Mary (1)
3 James Madison
4 Villanova
5 New Hampshire (5)
6 Towson
7 Delaware
8 Stony Brook
9 Maine (1)
10 Elon
11 Albany
12 Rhode Island

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Rankings

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Legend
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  Not ranked previous week
RV   Receiving votes
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Albany S RV 25 22 21 16 17 23 RV RV RV RV RV
C RV 25 23 21 17 19 24 RV RV RV RV
Delaware S RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV
Elon S RV
C RV
James Madison S 12 12 11 11 7 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 5 1
C 11 11 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 1
Maine S RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV
New Hampshire S 22 24 22 RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 21 RV 22 17
C RV RV RV RV RV 25 RV RV 23 23 RV 21 17
Rhode Island S
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Richmond S 4 2 2 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 12 8
C 4 2 2 9 7 7 7 7 6 6 8 7 12 8
Stony Brook S RV RV RV 20 RV RV RV 24 22 25 RV RV RV RV
C RV RV 24 RV RV RV 22 20 25
Towson S 24 RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV RV RV RV RV
Villanova S 23 22 21 19 17 14 13 16 11 10 9 13 9 11
C 22 19 18 15 14 12 11 17 13 12 11 15 11 13
William & Mary S 9 13 13 8 19 RV RV
C 10 13 14 8 17 RV RV

Regular season

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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

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 1 7:00 pm #19 North Dakota Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY W 13–9 6,153 [2]
September 1 7:00 pm Delaware State Delaware Delaware StadiumNewark, DE W 56–14 17,835 [3]
September 1 7:00 pm Maine Connecticut Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT ESPN3 L 21–24 29,377 [4]
September 1 7:30 pm #9 William & Mary NC State Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC ESPN3 L 14–48 57,774 [5]
September 2 7:00 pm Albany Buffalo University at Buffalo StadiumAmherst, NY ESPN3 W 22–16 18,657 [6]
September 3 1:30 pm #23 Villanova Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA ESPN3 L 7–28 50,149 [7]
September 3 3:30 pm #4 Richmond Virginia Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA ESPN3 W 37–20 49,270 [8]
September 3 3:30 pm Gardner–Webb Elon Rhodes StadiumElon, NC L 6–31 7,036 [9]
September 3 6:00 pm Morehead State #12 James Madison Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA W 80–7 23,636 [10]
September 3 7:00 pm #24 Towson South Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL ESPN3 L 20–56 35,976 [11]
September 3 7:00 pm Rhode Island Kansas Memorial StadiumLawrence, KS ESPN3 L 6–55 26,864 [12]
September 3 8:30 pm #22 New Hampshire San Diego State Qualcomm StadiumSan Diego, CA L 0–31 46,486 [13]

Players of the week:[14]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Kyle Lauletta Richmond Jaheem Woods Stony Brook Corey Parker William & Mary Jake Ryder Towson

Week Two

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 10 1:00 pm Stony Brook Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA ESPN3 L 0–38 22,296 [15]
September 10 1:00 pm Albany Rhode Island Meade StadiumKingston, RI ALB 35–7 4,511 [16]
September 10 4:00 pm Central Connecticut #12 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 56–21 20,636 [17]
September 10 6:00 pm Delaware Lafayette Fisher FieldEaston, PA W 24–6 6,828 [18]
September 10 6:00 pm Elon Charlotte Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC L 14–47 15,807 [19]
September 10 6:00 pm Norfolk State #2 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA W 34–0 8,700 [20]
September 10 6:00 pm Lehigh #22 Villanova Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA W 26–21 6,419 [21]
September 10 6:00 pm #13 William & Mary Hampton Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA W 24–14 4,412 [22]
September 10 6:00 pm Saint Francis Towson Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD W 35–28 8,069 [23]
September 10 7:00 pm Holy Cross #24 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH ASN W 39–28 13,242 [24]
September 10 7:00 pm Maine Toledo Glass BowlToledo, OH ESPN3 L 3–45 23,439 [25]

Players of the week:[26]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Christian Summers Towson Brandon Waller Richmond Pop Lacey New Hampshire Rashard Davis James Madison

Week Three

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 16 7:00 pm Rhode Island Harvard Harvard StadiumBoston, MA ASN L 21–51 12,167 [27]
September 17 noon #2 Richmond Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY ASN SBU 42–14 4,450 [28]
September 17 3:30 pm #11 James Madison North Carolina Kenan Memorial StadiumChapel Hill, NC ACCN/CSN L 27-56 56,000 [29]
September 17 3:30 pm Towson #21 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA CSN NOVA 40–21 9,025 [30]
September 17 6:00 pm Norfolk State #13 William & Mary Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA W 35–10 10,240 [31]
September 17 6:30 pm Delaware Wake Forest BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC ESPN3 L 21–38 25,972 [32]
September 17 7:00 pm Holy Cross #25 Albany Bob Ford FieldAlbany, NY W 45–28 8,040 [33]
September 17 7:00 pm #22 New Hampshire Dartmouth Memorial FieldHanover, NH FCS L 21–22 8,296 [34]
September 17 7:00 pm Fayetteville State Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC W 26–3 11,250 [35]

Players of the week:[36]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks Albany Rob Rolle Villanova Albert Funderburke William & Mary Sherman Alston, Jr. Stony Brook

Week Four

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 24 noon #11 James Madison Maine Alfond StadiumOrono, ME ASN JMU 31–20 8,786 [37]
September 24 1:00 pm New Hampshire Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI UNH 39–17 3,676 [38]
September 24 3:30 pm #23 Colgate #7 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA W 38–31 8,700 [39]
September 24 6:00 pm Sacred Heart #20 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY L 10–38 7,833 [40]
September 24 6:00 pm #19 Villanova Lafayette Fisher Field • Easton, PA W 31–14 7,441 [41]
September 24 7:00 pm Elon #8 William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA CSN ELON 27–10 10,021 [42]
September 24 7:00 pm Saint Francis #22 Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY W 20–9 6,309 [43]

Players of the week:[44]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Khalid Abdullah James Madison Tanoh Kpassagnon Villanova Xavier Goodall Richmond Demetrius Oliver Elon

Week Five

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
October 1 noon Brown Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI W 28–13 5,102 [45]
October 1 1:30 pm Delaware #7 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 43–20 25,236 [46]
October 1 3:30 pm Towson #6 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN RICH 31–28 8,700 [47]
October 1 3:30 pm #17 Villanova Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC NOVA 42–7 10,424 [48]
October 1 3:30 pm #19 William & Mary New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH UNH 21–12 21,943 [49]
October 1 3:30 pm Bryant Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME W 35–31 7,266 [50]

Players of the week:[51]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Zach Bednarczyk
Bryan Schor
Villanova
James Madison
Pat Ricard Maine Josh Mack Maine Oliver Graybar Rhode Island

Week Six

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
October 7 7:00 pm New Hampshire Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC UNH 13–10 4,416 [52]
October 8 noon Rhode Island #14 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA ASN NOVA 35–0 4,105 [53]
October 8 3:30 pm #6 Richmond #16 Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY RICH 36–30 (3OT) 9,052 [54]
October 8 3:30 pm Maine Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE MAINE 28–21 18,108 [55]
October 8 3:30 pm William & Mary #7 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN JMU 31–24 20,354 [56]
October 8 7:00 pm Stony Brook Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD CSN SBU 27–20 7,059 [57]

Players of the week:[58]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Wes Hills Delaware Jaheem Woods Stony Brook Deontez Thompson Richmond Morgan Ellman New Hampshire

Week Seven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
October 15 noon #7 James Madison New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH ASN JMU 42–39 8,316 [59]
October 15 noon #17 Albany Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME MAINE 20–16 10,443 [60]
October 15 1:30 pm Towson Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH L 17–20 3,124 [61]
October 15 3:30 pm #13 Villanova #6 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN RICH 23–0 8,700 [62]
October 15 3:30 pm Delaware William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA W&M 24–17 11,713 [63]
October 15 4:00 pm Rhode Island Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY SBU 14–3 12,221 [64]

Players of the week:[65]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Bryan Schor James Madison Tyrice Beverette Stony Brook Earnest Edwards Maine Griffin Trau Richmond

Week Eight

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
October 22 noon Maine Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI MAINE 28–21 4,007 [66]
October 22 1:00 pm #24 Stony Brook Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE SBU 28–3 12,972 [67]
October 22 3:30 pm #6 Richmond Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC RICH 35–7 8,178 [68]
October 22 3:30 pm New Hampshire Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD CSN UNH 21–7 5,023 [69]
October 22 3:30 pm #23 Albany #16 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA NOVA 24–13 5,109 [70]

Players of the week:[71]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Aaron Forbes Villanova John Haggart Stony Brook Deontez Thompson Richmond Shane Simpson Towson

Week Nine

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
October 29 noon #22 Stony Brook New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH UNH 43–14 5,029 [72]
October 29 noon Elon Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY ASN ALB 27–3 3,916 [73]
October 29 3:30 pm Maine William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA MAINE 35–28 9,124 [74]
October 29 3:30 pm Rhode Island #8 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 84–7 23,841 [75]
October 29 3:30 pm Towson Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE CSN DEL 20–6 17,488 [76]

Players of the week:[77]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Bryan Schor James Madison Quinlen Dean New Hampshire Prince Smith New Hampshire Micah Wright Maine

Week Ten

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
November 5 noon #10 Villanova Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME NOVA 26–7 6,790 [78]
November 5 1:00 pm Delaware Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY DEL 33–17 4,412 [79]
November 5 2:00 pm William & Mary #25 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY W&M 14–9 5,732 [80]
November 5 2:00 pm Elon Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD TOW 23–6 4,009 [81]
November 5 3:30 pm #7 James Madison #6 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN JMU 47–43 8,700 [82]

Players of the week:[83]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Bryan Schor James Madison Troy Reeder Delaware Shane Simpson Towson Earnest Edwards Maine

Week Eleven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
November 12 noon William & Mary Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD ASN TOW 34–24 4,354 [84]
November 12 noon Albany #21 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH ALB 36–25 7,012 [85]
November 12 1:00 pm #6 James Madison #9 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA JMU 20–7 6,109 [86]
November 12 1:30 pm Rhode Island Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC URI 44–14 6,236 [87]
November 12 2:00 pm Maine Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY MAINE 27–21 5,330 [88]
November 12 3:30 pm Delaware #8 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN RICH 31–17 8,700 [89]

Players of the week:[90]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks Albany Cornell Urquhart James Madison Shane Simpson Towson Justin Rohrwasser Rhode Island

Week Twelve

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
November 19 noon #7 Richmond William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA ASN W&M 34–13 9,740 [91]
November 19 noon Towson Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI TOW 32–31 2,543 [92]
November 19 1:00 pm Stony Brook Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY ALB 13–6 3,836 [93]
November 19 1:00 pm New Hampshire Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME UNH 24–21 6,401 [94]
November 19 1:30 pm Elon #6 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 63–14 16,184 [95]
November 19 3:30 pm #13 Villanova Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE CSN NOVA 41–10 15,987 [96]

Players of the week:[97]

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Kendell Anderson William & Mary Rayshan Clark Albany Cole Johnson James Madison Aidan O'Neill Towson

FCS Playoffs

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Round Site TV Result Attendance Reference
November 26 2:00 pm Saint Francis #9 Villanova First Round Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA ESPN3 W 31–21 2,059 [98]
November 26 2:00 pm #18 Lehigh #22 New Hampshire First Round Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH ESPN3 W 64–21 2,240 [99]
November 26 2:00 pm North Carolina A&T #12 Richmond First Round E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA ESPN3 W 39–10 3,281 [100]
December 3 2:00 pm #22 New Hampshire #5 James Madison Second Round Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA ESPN3 JMU 55–22 13,231 [101]
December 3 2:00 pm #9 Villanova #7 South Dakota State Second Round Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD ESPN3 L 7–10 6,154 [102]
December 3 2:00 pm #12 Richmond North Dakota Second Round Alerus CenterGrand Forks, ND ESPN3 W 27–24 9,837 [103]
December 9 7:00 pm #1 Sam Houston State #5 James Madison Quarterfinals Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA ESPN2 W 65–7 15,646 [104]
December 10 4:00 pm #12 Richmond #3 Eastern Washington Quarterfinals Roos FieldCheney, WA ESPN3 L 0–38 5,150 [105]
December 16 7:00 pm #5 James Madison #4 North Dakota State Semifinals FargodomeFargo, ND ESPN2 W 27–17 18,282 [106]
January 7 noon #13 Youngstown State #5 James Madison Championship Toyota StadiumFrisco, TX ESPN2 W 28–14 14,423 [107]

Postseason Awards

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  • Coach of the YearMike Houston (James Madison)
  • Offensive Player of the Year – Bryan Schor, JR, QB (James Madison)
  • Defensive Players of the Year – Tanoh Kpassagnon, SR, DL (Villanova)
  • Special Teams Player of the Year – Rashard Davis, SR, PR/WR (James Madison)
  • Offensive Rookies of the Year – Shane Simpson, FR, RB (Towson)
  • Defensive Rookies of the Year – Prince Smith, Jr., FR, CB (New Hampshire)
  • Chuck Boone Leadership Award – Casey DeAndrade, SR, CB (New Hampshire)

All–Conference Teams

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Position First Team Second Team Third Team
Player Team Player Team Player Team
QB Bryan Schor, JR James Madison Kyle Lauletta, JR Richmond Dan Collins, SR Maine
RB Khalid Abdullah, SR
Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, SO
James Madison
Albany
Kendell Anderson, SR
Dalton Crossan, SR
William & Mary
New Hampshire
Stacey Bedell, JR
Aaron Forbes, SO
Wes Hills, JR
Stony Brook
Villanova
Delaware
FB/HB Anthony Manzo-Lewis, JR Albany James Pavik, SR Richmond
WR Brian Brown, SR
Brandon Ravenel, SR
Micah Wright, SO
Richmond
James Madison
Maine
Ray Bolden, JR
DeVonte Dedmon, JR
Christian Summers, SR
Stony Brook
William & Mary
Towson
Terrence Alls, JR
Andre Dessenberg, SR
Neil O'Connor, SO
Tyler Wilkins, SO
James Madison
Towson
New Hampshire
Richmond
TE Jonathan Kloosterman, JR James Madison Andrew Caskin, JR William & Mary Ryan Bell, JR
Garrett Hudson, JR
Villanova
Richmond
OL Thomas Evans, SR
Mitchell Kirsch, SR
Tad McNeely, SR
Timon Parris, JR
Aaron Stinnie, JR
Jerry Ugokwe, SR
Richmond
James Madison
New Hampshire
Stony Brook
James Madison
William & Mary
Connor Bozick, SR
Matt Frank, SR
Brody Kern, JR
Brad Seaton, SR
Nicholas Vergos, SR
Delaware
James Madison
Delaware
Villanova
Richmond
Max Andrews, SR
Jamil Demby, JR
Chris Durant, JR
Andrew Lauderdale, SR
Kevin Malloy, SR
Maine
Maine
William & Mary
New Hampshire
Albany
PK Griffin Trau, SO Richmond John Gallagher, SR Elon Aidan O'Neill, FR Towson
KR Shane Simpson, FR Towson Harold Cooper, JR Rhode Island Earnest Edwards, FR Maine
PR Rashard Davis, SR James Madison Micah Wright, SO Maine Casey DeAndrade, SR New Hampshire
DL Andrew Ankrah, JR
Winston Craig, SR
Tanoh Kpassagnon, SR
Patrick Ricard, SR
Cam Shorey, SR
James Madison
Richmond
Villanova
Maine
New Hampshire
Ousmane Camara, JR
Malachi Hoskins, JR
Bilal Nichols, JR
Brandon Waller, JR
Stony Brook
Albany
Delaware
Richmond
Jose Duncan, JR
John Haggart, SO
Bryan Osei, SR
Isaiah Stephens, JR
Rhode Island
Stony Brook
Villanova
William & Mary
LB Charles Bell, JR
Austin Calitro, SR
Omar Howard, SR
Michael Nicastro, SR
Christophe Mulumba-Tshimanga, SR
Delaware
Villanova
Richmond
Albany
Maine
Shane Lawless, SO
Troy Reeder, SO
John Silas, SR
Gage Steele, SR
Stony Brook
Delaware
Elon
James Madison
DeVaughn Chollette, SR
Stephen Lubnow, SO
Sterling Sheffield, SO
Ed Shockley, JR
New Hampshire
William & Mary
Maine
Villanova
CB Casey DeAndrade, SR
Taylor Reynolds, SR
New Hampshire
James Madison
Rayshan Clark, SR
Trey Reed, SR
Albany
William & Mary
Nassir Adderley, SO
Najee Goode, JR
Darin Peart, JR
Delaware
Maine
Stony Brook
S Raven Greene, JR
Rob Rolle, JR
James Madison
Villanova
Tyrice Beverette, JR
Jaheem Woods, SR
Stony Brook
Stony Brook
Brendan Coniker, JR
Monty Fenner, JR
Pop Lacey, FR
Richmond
Towson
New Hampshire
P Jake Ryder, SR Towson Gunnar Kane, SR James Madison John Hinchen, JR Villanova

Records against other conferences

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Conference Record
ACC 1–4
American 0–3
Big 12 0–1
Big Sky 2–1
Big South 0–1
CIAA 1–0
C–USA 0–1
Ivy League 1–3
MAC 1–1
MEAC 5–0
MVFC 0–1
MW 0–1
NEC 5–1
Patriot 7–0
PFL 1–0
Southland 1–0
FBS Total 2–11
FCS Total 22–7
D-II Total 1–0
Total 25–18

Attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Game 8 Total Average % of Capacity
Albany Bob Ford Field 8,500 8,040 6,309 9,052 3,916 4,412 3,836 35,565 5,928 70%
Delaware Delaware Stadium 22,000 17,835 18,108 12,972 17,488 15,987 82,400 16,480 75%
Elon Rhodes Stadium 11,250 7,036 11,250 10,424 4,416 8,178 6,236 47,540 7,923 70%
James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium 24,877 23,636 20,636 25,236 20,354 23,841 16,184 13,231 15,646 158,464 19,808 80%
Maine Alfond Stadium 10,000 8,786 7,266 10,443 6,790 6,401 39,686 7,937 79%
New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium 11,015 13,242 21,943 8,136 5,029 7,012 2,240 57,582 9,597 87%
Rhode Island Meade Stadium 6,555 4,511 3,676 5,102 4,007 2,543 19,839 3,968 61%
Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium 8,700 8,700 8,700 8,700 8,700 8,700 8,700 3,281 55,481 7,926 91%
Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium 8,136 6,153 4,450 7,833 12,221 5,732 5,330 41,719 6,953 85%
Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium 11,198 8,069 7,059 5,023 4,009 4,354 28,514 5,703 51%
Villanova Villanova Stadium 12,000 6,419 9,025 4,105 5,109 6,109 2,059 33,006 5,501 46%
William & Mary Zable Stadium 12,259 10,240 10,021 11,713 9,124 9,740 50,838 10,168 83%

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