CAA FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - OCT. 26
CAA Football Players of the Week -- Oct. 27
CAA Football announced its Player of the Week honorees, Monday, Oct. 27. Four individuals earned honors after helping each of their squads to wins on the field Saturday, including James Madison’s Rodney Landers, New Hampshire’s Ryan Hinds and William and Mary’s Brian Pate and Jake Trantin.
Landers, the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week, led No. 1 James Madison to a come-from-behind, 23-19, win on the road at No. 7 Villanova. Landers ended the day with 317 total yards including 25 rushes for 133 yards and an 8-of-12 passing effort for 184 yards along with a career-high three touchdown tosses. Landers’ touchdown passes came on plays of 55 yards, 23 yards and on the final play of the game as he connected with Bosco Williams for a 35-yard game-winner. The Virginia Beach, Va., native helped the Dukes snap Villanova’s nine-game home win streak which dated back to Nov. 4, 2006. Landers has now thrown eight touchdown passes over the past three contests for JMU, and has gone four-straight games without throwing an interception.
Hinds grabbed CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week honors after providing a defensive spark in No. 10 New Hampshire’s, 42-14, win over Towson. The Toronto, Ontario, Canada, native, got the Wildcats on the scoreboard in the first quarter when he stepped in front of a Sean Schaefer pass and returned it 74 yards for a score. In the second quarter Hinds again intercepted a Schaefer pass inside of New Hampshire territory and returned it 35 yards, setting up another New Hampshire touchdown before halftime. Hinds ended the day with a total of 109 yards in interception returns, the second-best single-game total in league standings this season. The defensive back also recorded six tackles in the contest, including four solo stops.
Pate, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, provided No. 23 William and Mary with nine points in its 34-24 win over Rhode Island in Williamsburg, Va. The junior connected on a pair of field goals, including attempts from 37 yards and 39 yards. The Fredericksburg, Va., native also was perfect in PAT’s in the win, knocking through all three on the day. Pate now is tied for the team lead in scoring this season with 48 points -- equalling the total of freshman Jonathan Grimes. On the year, Pate is 7-for-8 in field goals and 27-for-27 on PAT attempts.
Trantin earned CAA Football Rookie of the Week honors after making a game-high and career-best 13 tackles in the Tribe’s 34-24 win over Rhode Island. Trantin, who was making his first-career start at middle linebacker after starting each of the previous six games at outside linebacker, also picked off a pass (the first of his career) in the Rams’ endzone halting a Rhody scoring opportunity. The Severn, Md., native, also contributed one tackle-for-loss for three yards and forced a fumble in the win.
Check out page 17 of the weekly release for a complete rundown of CAA Football’s weekly honorees.
CAA Football Launches Another Landmark TV Package
CAA Football will feature an even larger television package than the league debuted at the beginning of its Inaugural Season.
CAA Football Commissioner Tom Yeager announced a 41-game television schedule as part of the league’s Media Day Celebration at the ESPNZone in Baltimore, Md. The schedule, the largest conference television package among the nation’s Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), is highlighted by a conference-only package of 21 games on Comcast regional television networks CN8, The Comcast Network and Comcast SportsNet.
The 21-game conference-only package covered by the Comcast networks features the most competitive games airing on regional networks spanning the East Coast. CN8 will air 12 match-ups throughout its Maine to Virginia footprint. Comcast SportsNet networks including Comcast SportsNet New England and Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic will cover an additional nine games throughout the 13-week season, with additional distribution possible on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, CSS and SNY, schedule permitting.
The remaining 20 games on the 2008 CAA Football Television package will include two non-conference games on CN8, one on Comcast SportsNet, seven broadcasts on the ESPN family of networks and a single game on both the Big Ten Network and NESN. WABI-TV in Maine will provide coverage for five of the Black Bears’ six home games this season. Madison Square Garden Network (MSG) has plans to broadcast one contest, Towson will play a non-conference match-up on CSTV and WMUR-TV in New Hampshire will provide coverage of New Hampshire’s contest at Dartmouth.
Television listings for every game are listed throughout this release.
CAA Football In The Polls
For a complete rundown of both the Sports Network Top-25 and the FCS Coaches Poll visit page 19 of the weekly release. Below are highlights and notes about CAA Football in this week’s rankings.
The Sports Network Top-25
No. 1 James Madison carries on what is now a six-week span CAA Football has owned the top-spot in the poll. The last time a CAA Football school was ranked No. 1 in consecutive weeks was in 2006 when New Hampshire held on to No. 1 from Sept. 11-Oct. 9 (five weeks).
The Dukes’ No. 1 ranking also marks the fifth-straight week they have been in the poll’s top spot -- the first time since 2005 JMU has been at the top of The Sports Network Top-25 for consecutive weeks.
On Sept. 22 both Richmond (No. 1) and James Madison (No. 2) became the first duo from a single-league to hold the Top-2 spots in The Sports Network Poll since 1991. It also marked the first time in CAA Football’s 62-year history (Atlantic 10 and Yankee Conference) it has ever held the Top-2 spots in any National Top-25.
CAA Football’s six ranked squads in the Sports Network’s Top-25 marks the ninth time in the last 10 weeks the league has had at least six in the poll. From the 2008 Preseason poll until Oct. 6, Delaware, James Madison, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Richmond and Villanova represented the CAA -- William and Mary has replaced Delaware in that same group of six for each of the last two weeks.
CAA Football’s six ranked squads in the Sports Network’s Top-25 are two more than any other conference can boast this week -- the Southern Conference has four, while two other leagues show just three total. The CAA alone has four of its six among the Top-10 which is also more than any other conference represented in this week’s poll.
CAA Football teams among the 2008 Sports Network rankings continue a weekly string of at least three league squads ranked among the Top-25 since the poll’s inception.
CAA Football also extends its string of at least two teams in the Sports Network Top-10 to 50-straight weeks. The league can now boast having at least two teams in the Sports Network Top-10 in 76 of the last 80 weeks.
FCS Coaches Top-25
James Madison’s No. 1 ranking in this week’s poll continues the first-time accomplishment of CAA Football owning the top spot in the FCS Coaches Poll in consecutive weeks (now six-straight weeks). When the Dukes first earned the No. 1 ranking (Sept. 22) it marked a first for CAA Football, as no team from the league had ever been ranked No. 1 by the Coaches during what is now the poll’s two-year existence.
On Sept. 22 both James Madison (No. 1) and Richmond (No. 2) held the Top-2 spots in the poll, marking another first-ever for CAA Football in the FCS Coaches Poll. Since the poll debuted in 2007 no league has held the Top-2 spots in the same week.
Since the FCS Coaches Poll debuted, CAA Football has had at least four squads ranked every week (24 weeks). The league’s total of six in this week’s poll mark the 22nd-straight edition CAA Football has had five-or-more squads listed. It is also the ninth time in the last 10 weeks the league has registered six ranked squads.
CAA Football has had four-or-more teams among the Coaches Top-15 each of the last 23 weeks of the Top-25 -- the poll has been released a total of 24 weeks dating back to the 2007 Preseason edition.
UMass’ Coen, Towson’s Schaefer Among 2008’s Best Signal Callers
Massachusetts’ Liam Coen and Towson’s Sean Schaefer enter this weekend at the top of the NCAA career records among ACTIVE FCS QUARTERBACKS.
Both are part of the Top-3 in four major passing categories. Below is a breakdown of where each ranks in those four statistical groups:
Pass Attempts
1. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 1,461
2. Ryan Alexander, Davidson - 1,237
3. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 1,194
Pass Completions
1. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 939
2. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 765
3. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross - 704
Passing Yards
1. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 10,520
2. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 10,300
3. Ryan Alexander, Davidson - 8,475
Passing Touchdowns
1. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 82
2. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross - 68
3. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 65
3. Ryan Alexander, Davidson - 65
3. Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas - 65
CAA Football’s National Honor List Grows After Nine Weeks
New Hampshire’s Ryan Hinds helped push CAA Football’s national honor total up when he garnered recognition from The Sports Network earlier this week. Prior to the Oct. 20 release of National Players of the Week, which did not include any CAA Football players, league student-athletes had been recognized at least once in seven-straight weeks.
The Sports Network and College Sporting News, both publications which devote major coverage to the FCS level of college football, select National Player of the Week honorees following each week of competition during the 2008 regular season.
After nine weeks of play CAA Football has garnered recognition a total of 14 times -- eight more than any other FCS conference has won this season and just one fewer than the league’s overall total in 2007.
CAA Football athletes were honored nine of the 12 weeks in 2007, and boasted a total of 15 national winners. CAA Football’s total in 2007 trailed only the Southern Conference’s 16 National Player of the Week honorees.
Check out page 17 of the weekly release for a complete rundown of CAA Football’s National Players of the Week.
Payton/Buchanan Watch
The Sports Network recently updated its Watch lists for both the Walter Payton and Buck Buchanan awards. CAA Football now has two on the updated Payton Watch List -- UMass’ Liam Coen and James Madison’s Rodney Landers -- and three on the updated Buck Buchanan Watch List -- Maine’s Jovan Belcher, James Madison’s Marcus Haywood and Villanova’s Greg Miller.
The Walter Payton Award is given to the most outstanding offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision, while the Buck Buchanan Award is awarded to the most outstanding defensive player in FCS.
Several other league players may be added to the watch lists over the course of the season -- below are some of those names (including their to-date stats) along with those already on the lists.
Walter Payton Award
-- Liam Coen, QB (Massachusetts) - 141-225-6-2018 pass yds, 62.7%, 16 TD, 252.2 pass yds/game, (-7)-2018-2011 total yds, 251.4 total yds/game
-- Rodney Landers, QB (James Madison) - 60-95-3-876 pass yds, 63.2%, 11 TD, 109.5 pass yds/game, 146-930 rush yds, 8 TD, 116.2 rush yds/game, 930-876-1806 total yds, 225.8 total yds/game
Buck Buchanan Award
-- Jovan Belcher, DL (Maine) - 8 G, 25 solo, 45 assisted, 70 total, 8.0-36 TFL, 4.0-22 sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR, 1 PBU
-- Marcus Haywood, DB (James Madison) - 8 G, 37 solo, 29 assisted, 66 total, 3.5-9 TFL, 4-48 INT, 1 FF, 4 PBU
-- Sherman Logan, DL (Richmond) - 9 G, 9 solo, 23 assisted, 32 total, 8.0-50 TFL, 3.5-36 sacks, 1 FF, 1 PBU
-- Greg Miller, DL (Villanova) - 7 G, 25 solo, 11 assisted, 36 total, 12.5-61 TFL, 5.5-42 sacks, 2 FF
-- Lawrence Sidbury, DL (Richmond) - 9 G, 14 solo, 18 assisted, 32 total, 9.0-32 TFL, 3.0-16 sacks, 1 FR, 2 FF, 2 PBU
Coach Speak...
Several CAA Football coaches and players comment weekly about playing in the toughest conference in FCS Football. Below are just a couple examples of how tough they feel it is to play in CAA Football.
Rodney Landers, QB, James Madison -- “There are no sleepers in this conference. Any given Saturday anything can happen in this league. Everybody in this league goes out every week ready to compete. Everybody is gunning for each other and there are never any weeks off in CAA Football.”
Mike London, Richmond -- “This league is tremendous when you look at the type of talent you have to play week-in-and-week-out.”
Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire -- “There are five or six teams in this league that deserve the right to go to the playoffs because they are that good. Unfortunately, as the season moves along those teams beat each other up. On the national level there is not a better league in the country. (The selection committee) has to keep their eye on who our teams play so the correct 16 teams are picked for the playoffs.”
Andy Talley, Villanova -- “We have worn the statement out that we are the toughest conference in the country. Trying to play in this league every week is so rough.”
DELAWARE (3-5, 1-3 CAA)
This Week: at #1/1 James Madison (7-1, 5-0)
Next Week: hosts Towson (3-5, 1-3)
-- Delaware snapped a three-game losing streak with a 17-0 shutout win at Hofstra Saturday. The Blue Hens’ shutout marked the first since a 40-0 win over Colgate in the NCAA I-AA National Championship game in 2003. It was the also the first road shutout since a 17-0 win over Louisiana Tech in the 1982 NCAA I-AA Semifinals.
-- Starting QB Robby Schoenhoft (concussion/flu) and backup Lou Ritacco (eye injury) were sidelined prior to the Hofstra game, and third string Sean Hakes still is learning the offense, which forced Delaware to incorporate a two-quarterback offense against Hofstra with senior TE Robbie Agnone and senior WR Aaron Love handling the duties. Both earned All-American honors at their positions last season and both had not played QB since high school.
-- Saturday’s win helped Delaware avoid its first-ever 0-4 start in conference play and the first four-game losing skid since 1967. Delaware and Ohio State are the only NCAA D-I programs without a four-game losing skid in the last 40 seasons.
HOFSTRA (3-5, 1-3 CAA)
This Week: at #9/8 New Hampshire (6-1, 3-1)
Next Week: hosts #8/7 Richmond (6-3, 3-2)
-- Wide receiver Aaron Weaver led the Pride receiving corps against Delaware with five catches for 41 yards, returned one punt for 12 yards and took a series of snaps for injured QB Steve Probst, who eventually returned from a sprained ankle.
-- Freshman running back Brock Jackolski returned four kickoffs for 98 yards and rushed eight times for 22 yards in the Pride’s loss to Delaware. It was his third-best kick-return performance of the year behind 176 at JMU and 107 at Bucknell. He leads Hofstra in kick returns with 23 for 548 yards (23.8/return) and rushing with 410 yards on 60 carries (6.8 ypr).
-- Linebacker Luke Bonus posted his fourth-consecutive contest of eight tackles or more garnering game-highs of seven solo and 14 total stops against the Blue Hens Saturday. The 14 tackles are also a season-high for Bonus. He continues to lead the Pride defense with 65 stops including 29 solos.
#1/1 JAMES MADISON (7-1, 5-0 CAA)
This Week: hosts Delaware (3-5, 1-3)
Next Week: Bye Week
-- Rodney Landers ended the game at Villanova with 317 total yards including 25 rushes for 133 yards, an 8-of-12 passing effort for 184 yards and a career-high three touchdown tosses. Landers’ touchdown passes came on plays of 55 yards, 23 yards and on the final play of the game as he connected with Bosco Williams for a 35-yard game-winner. The Virginia Beach, Va., native has now thrown eight touchdown passes over the past three contests for JMU, and has gone four-straight games without throwing an interception.
-- James Madison is 7-1 for the fourth time in Mickey Matthews’ tenure -- 1999, 2004, 2006, 2007. Madison has started 7-1 only two other times in school history and was 7-0-1 in 1975 in College Division.
-- James Madison is averaging 36.4 points, better than the team’s all-time season record of 35.5 set in 2005.
MAINE (5-3, 3-2 CAA)
This Week: hosts Iona (3-5)
Next Week: at #15/15 Massachusetts (5-3, 2-2)
-- Quarterback Michael Brusko accounted for 229 yards of total offense in Maine’s win over Northeastern Saturday. The junior passed fo 136 yards and had 93 yards rushing. Brusko completed 10-of-13 passes for two scores as both went to Landis Williams.
-- The Black Bears’ shutout of Northeastern Saturday marked the first since a 35-0 win over Rhode Island in 2007. Maine’s defense has garnered at least one shutout in three of the last four seasons.
-- Maine limited Northeastern to just 253 yards of total offense Saturday, including just 69 on the ground. The 253 yards of offense allowed mark a season-low for Black Bear opponents, while the 69 yards rushing was the lowest opponent rushing output since Delaware managed just 14 yards on the ground two weeks ago.
-- Maine forced four Northeastern interceptions, two by Lamir Whetstone and one from Jonathan Calderon.
#15/15 MASSACHUSETTS (5-3, 2-2 CAA)
This Week: at Rhode Island (2-7, 0-5)
Next Week: hosts Maine (5-3, 3-2)
-- Liam Coen went over the 10,000 career passing yards mark early in the first quarter against Bryant, using a 35-yard completion to Jeremy Horne -- his fourth completion of the game. Coen finished the game with 389 yards for an even 10,300 yards in his career. Coen is the 21st quarterback in NCAA FCS history to break the 10,000-yard career passing mark.
-- Coen had his second-career 5-TD game and his fifth-career 4-TD game, the first four coming in the first half against Bryant. Coen’s 5-TD game tied the school record for TD passes in a game which was accomplished five previous times.
-- Jeremy Horne had 182 receiving yards on five catches against Bryant. The 182 yards go down as the fourth-most yards in a game in UMass history. Earlier this year, Victor Cruz set the school record with 262 receiving yards at James Madison.
#9/8 NEW HAMPSHIRE (6-1, 3-1 CAA)
This Week: hosts Hofstra (3-5, 1-3)
Next Week: at #7/10 Villanova (5-2, 3-1)
-- New Hampshire’s win over Towson marked the program’s 500th all-time victory. Wildcat head coach Sean McDonnell has taken part in 142 of UNH’s 500 victories including time as a player, assistant coach and head coach.
-- Quarterback R.J. Toman has passed for 19 touchdowns and run for three -- a total of 22 touchdowns on the season. He has also completed 71.6 percent of his passes and has only six interceptions in 2008. His 19 TD passes are the most in the league, while he also ranks second in total offense (270.9), second in passing avg. (254.9) and third in passing efficiency (166.6).
-- UNH punter/placekicker Tom Bishop had another strong performance after taking over both the punting and place kicking duties at Northeastern. Against Towson, Bishop was 6-for-6 in his PATs and averaged an impressive 47.0 yards per punt, including a 52-yarder. He had three punts for 141 yards on the day against the Tigers.
NORTHEASTERN (2-6, 1-3 CAA)
This Week: hosts #7/10 Villanova (5-2, 3-1)
Next Week: at #16/19 William and Mary (5-2, 3-1)
-- Linebacker Cornelius Bunch made a career-high 18 tackles against Maine. His previous career-high mark was 11. Bunch’s total marked the first time an NU player recorded as many as 18 tackles since Liam Ezekiel had 20 against William and Mary in 2002.
-- Linebacker Erik Lichter blocked Maine’s third field goal attempt, a 37-yarder in the third quarter. It was Northeastern’s first blocked field goal since A.J. Lillie blocked a Rob Zarilli (Hofstra) attempt in 2006. It was also the Huskies’ second blocked kick of the season -- Mark Washington blocked an extra point try at Georgia Southern.
-- Quarterback Anthony Orio threw for 93 yards at Maine and moved past Allen Deary (1977-80) for third all-time in NU history in career total offense. He is now third in passing yards, attempts, completions, touchdowns and total offense.
-- Chris Plum had 83 yards receiving to lead the Huskies at Maine.
RHODE ISLAND (2-7, 0-5 CAA)
This Week: hosts #15/15 Massachusetts (5-3, 2-2)
Next Week: Bye Week
-- Quarterback Derek Cassidy finished the William and Mary game with 284 total yards, throwing for 225 and rushing for 59. Cassidy has now thrown for 200-or-more yards in seven of nine games in 2008. The quarterback also accounted for three touchdowns, passing for two and rushing for another against the Tribe. This season, Cassidy has thrown for 2,289 yards, placing him third on the school’s single-season passing record book.
-- Jimmy Hughes led the Rams against William and Mary with nine receptions for 69 yards. Shawn Leonard also chipped in with four catches for 71 yards and a touchdown.
-- Leonard’s touchdown reception against William and Mary was from 38 yards out. This season, Leonard has caught three touchdown passes, each for more than 30 yards apiece. In addition, Leonard has tallied 70 or more yards receiving in each of the last three games.
#8/7 RICHMOND (6-3, 3-2 CAA)
This Week: Bye Week
Next Week: at Hofstra (3-5, 1-3)
-- Richmond amassed 22 first downs (tied season high) compared to four by Georgetown Saturday. The Hoyas didn’t move the chains until the 4:43 mark of the third quarter. It marked just the second time in Richmond history an opponent has not recorded a passing first down (a 21-9 loss at Virginia Tech on Sept. 27, 1975).
-- Running back Josh Vaughan continued his march up the Richmond all-time rushing charts -- with 407 yards in his last three games, he has vaulted from not ranked in the Spiders’ all-time Top-10 to fifth. With his career-high 157 against Georgetown, Vaughan has 2,378 for his career and surpassed Eric Hopkins (2,318).
-- Junior QB Eric Ward completed his first five passes in the Georgetown game for 95 yards and finished 7-of-12 for 117 yards. An interception on his 10th pass attempt of the game snapped his streak of six games and 141 consecutive pass attempts without being picked off.
TOWSON (3-5, 1-3 CAA)
This Week: hosts #16/19 William and Mary (5-2, 3-1)
Next Week: at Delaware (3-5, 1-3)
-- Sean Schaefer passed for 309 yards in the Tigers’ loss to New Hampshire marking his third-straight 300-yard passing game, and moved into 17th place on the NCAA FCS career passing list with 10,520 career yards. Schaefer has now passed for 300-plus yards in 13 career games, and has completed 939-of-1,450 attempts in his career.
-- Towson will be seeking its first-ever win against the Tribe Saturday. William and Mary is 5-0 against the Tigers, including a 2-0 record at Towson. Two years ago the Tribe pulled out a 29-28 win over the Tigers on a field goal with five seconds left, and last year William and Mary beat Towson, 29-22, in Williamsburg.
-- In Towson’s game at New Hampshire, the Tigers outgained UNH 446-434. Towson had 28 first downs and New Hampshire had just 18. Towson ran 86 offensive plays, while the Wildcats ran 51 plays. Towson had the ball for 40:06 compared to 19:54 for New Hampshire.
#7/10 VILLANOVA (5-2, 3-1 CAA)
This Week: at Northeastern (2-6, 1-3)
Next Week: hosts #9/8 New Hampshire (6-1, 3-1)
-- Saturday’s loss to James Madison snapped Villanova’s nine-game home winning streak which dated back to Nov. 4, 2006.
-- Running back Aaron Ball finished the game against James Madison with 108 rushing yards on 23 carries. Ball has now eclipsed the 100-yard rushing mark in three of his last four games.
-- Head coach Andy Talley is just one win shy of equalling former New Hampshire head coach Bill Bowes for the most conference wins in CAA Football history with 97. Bowes coached the Wildcats from 1972-1998 and had a conference career winning percentage of .567 (97-74-2).
-- Placekicker Joe Marcoux went 2-for-2 in field goal attempts against James Madison and is now 11-for-14 on field goals in 2008, including 4-of-6 in field goals of 40 yards or more. One of his field goals against the Dukes was from 42 yards.
#16/19 WILLIAM AND MARY (5-2, 3-1 CAA)
This Week: at Towson (3-5, 1-3)
Next Week: hosts Northeastern (2-6, 1-3)
-- Saturday’s win over Rhode Island is the Tribe’s first over Rhode Island since the 2004 season (31-24 in Williamsburg), and helped the squad equal its best start since the 2005 season (5-2).
-- Saturday’s win also marked the first time since 2005 William and Mary has won three consecutive games in CAA play (New Hampshire, at Northeastern and Towson). The victory over Rhode Island also snapped what had been a three-game home conference losing streak.
-- The Tribe was perfect in the red zone Saturday against Rhode Island, converting all four opportunities into points (three TDs, one FG). Over its last three victories, William and Mary is a combined 13-for-13 in red zone opportunities (nine TDs, four FGs).
-- True freshman Jonathan Grimes has rushed the ball an even 100 times on the season for 603 yards and is averaging an even 6.0 yards an attempt.
HOFSTRA AT #9/8 NEW HAMPSHIRE
Saturday, Nov. 1 - 12:00 pm
Cowell Stadium (6,500), Durham, N.H.
Series: New Hampshire leads 6-5
Last Meeting: Oct. 20, 2007, New Hampshire 40-3 in Hempstead, N.Y.
Hofstra (3-5, 1-3 CAA)
Coach: Dave Cohen (C.W. Post, 1988)
Career: 12-18 (3 years)
School: 12-18 (3 years)
Offense
Rushing: Brock Jackolski (7 G, 60-410 yards, 6 TD)
Passing: Cory Christopher (7 G, 127-190-6-1163 yards, 4 TD)
Receiving: Aaron Weaver (8 G, 45-362 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Luke Bonus (8 G, 29 solo, 36 assisted, 65 total)
Sacks: Luke Bonus (8 G, 2.5-20 yards)
Interceptions: Nick Altomare (8 G, 3-8 yards)
New Hampshire (6-1, 3-1 CAA)
Coach: Sean McDonnell (New Hampshire, 1978)
Career: 66-48 (10 years)
School: 66-48 (10 years)
Offense
Rushing: Robert Simpson (7 G, 73-356 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: R.J. Toman (7 G, 151-211-6-1784 yards, 19 TD)
Receiving: Mike Boyle (7 G, 40-553 yards, 7 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Matt Parent (6 G, 21 solo, 33 assisted, 54 total)
Sacks: Brian McNally (7 G, 2.5-16 yards)
Interceptions: Ryan Hinds (7 G, 3-130 yards)
#15/15 MASSACHUSETTS AT RHODE ISLAND
Saturday, Nov. 1 - 12:00 pm
Meade Stadium (6,555), Kingston, R.I.
Series: Massachusetts leads 45-35-2
Last Meeting: Nov. 3, 2007, Rhode Island 12-6 (ot) in Kingston, R.I.
Massachusetts (5-3, 2-2 CAA)
Coach: Don Brown (Norwich, 1977)
Career: 93-43 (12 years)
School: 41-17 (5 years)
Offense
Rushing: Tony Nelson (8 G, 160-809 yards, 7 TD)
Passing: Liam Coen (8 G, 141-225-6-2018 yards, 16 TD)
Receiving: Victor Cruz (8 G, 49-794 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Josh Jennings (8 G, 27 solo, 48 assisted, 75 total)
Sacks: Brian Ellis (8 G, 1.5-10 yards)
Interceptions: Jeromy Miles (8 G, 2-52 yards)
Rhode Island (2-7, 0-5 CAA)
Coach: Darren Rizzi (Rhode Island, 1992)
Career: 17-21 (3 years)
School: 2-7 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Jimmy Hughes (9 G, 89-267 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Derek Cassidy (9 G, 217-363-12-2289 yards, 15 TD)
Receiving: Brandon Johnson-Farrell (9 G, 48-395 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Matt Hansen (9 G, 49 solo, 33 assisted, 82 total)
Sacks: Matt Hansen (9 G, 3.0-19 yards)
Interceptions: Matt Hansen (9 G, 2-20 yards)
#16/19 WILLIAM AND MARY AT TOWSON
Saturday, Nov. 1 - 12:00 pm
Unitas Stadium (11,198), Towson, Md.
Television: CSN, CSS - Bob Picozzi (pbp), Scott Brunner (analyst), Brent Harris (sideline), Mark Schumaker (producer), Tim Walbert (director)
Series: William and Mary leads 5-0
Last Meeting: Sept. 29, 2007, William and Mary 29-22 in Williamsburg, Va.
William and Mary (5-2, 3-1 CAA)
Coach: Jimmye Laycock (William and Mary, 1970)
Career: 187-136-2 (29 years)
School: 187-136-2 (29 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jonathan Grimes (7 G, 100-603 yards, 6 TD)
Passing: Jake Phillips (6 G, 113-176-10-1370 yards, 14 TD)
Receiving: Chase Hill (6 G, 28-324 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: David Caldwell (7 G, 32 solo, 18 assisted, 50 total)
Sacks: Adrian Tracy (7 G, 7.0-44 yards)
Interceptions: Derek Cox (7 G, 2-79 yards)
Towson (3-5, 1-3 CAA)
Coach: Gordy Combs (Towson, 1972)
Career: 92-86 (17 years)
School: 92-86 (17 years)
Offense
Rushing: Matt Castor (6 G, 123-456 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: Sean Schaefer (8 G, 198-299-11-2162 yards, 14 TD)
Receiving: David Newsom (8 G, 37-445 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jordan Manning (8 G, 34 solo, 32 assisted, 66 total)
Sacks: Rob Osborne (5 G, 2.0-9 yards)
Interceptions: Ollie Thomas (8 G, 1-0 yards)
#7/10 VILLANOVA AT NORTHEASTERN
Saturday, Nov. 1 - 1:00 pm
Parsons Field (7,000), Brookline, Mass.
Series: Villanova leads 9-5
Last Meeting: Sept. 17, 2005, Villanova 38-20 in Villanova, Pa.
Villanova (5-2, 3-1 CAA)
Coach: Andy Talley (Southern Connecticut, 1967)
Career: 188-118-2 (29 years)
School: 160-100-1 (24 years)
Offense
Rushing: Aaron Ball (7 G, 115-621 yards, 6 TD)
Passing: Antwon Young (4 G, 59-102-7-719 yards, 4 TD)
Receiving: Phil Atkinson (7 G, 29-339 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Salim Koroma (7 G, 25 solo, 15 assisted, 40 total)
Sacks: Greg Miller (7 G, 5.5-42 yards)
Interceptions: Ross Ventrone (7 G, 2-31 yards)
Northeastern (2-6, 1-3 CAA)
Coach: Rocky Hager (Minot State, 1974)
Career: 108-60-1 (15 years)
School: 17-35 (5 years)
Offense
Rushing: Alex Broomfield (8 G, 168-753 yards, 8 TD)
Passing: Anthony Orio (8 G, 128-221-6-1540 yards, 8 TD)
Receiving: Alex Broomfield (8 G, 28-186 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Phil Higgins (8 G, 42 solo, 33 assisted, 75 total)
Sacks: David Akinniyi (8 G, 4.0-40 yards)
Interceptions: Nate Thellen (7 G, 5-113 yards)
DELAWARE AT #1/1 JAMES MADISON
Saturday, Nov. 1 - 3:30 pm
Bridgeforth Stadium (15,500), Harrisonburg, Va.
Television: CN8 - Scott Graham (pbp), Jon Ritchie (analyst), Gregg Murphy (sideline), Bob Anderson (producer), John Anderson (director)
Series: Delaware leads 11-6
Last Meeting: Nov. 3, 2007, Delaware 37-34 in Newark, Del.
James Madison (7-1, 5-0 CAA)
Coach: Mickey Matthews (West Texas State, 1976)
Career: 71-45 (10 years)
School: 71-45 (10 years)
Offense
Rushing: Rodney Landers (8 G, 146-930 yards, 8 TD)
Passing: Rodney Landers (8 G, 60-95-3-876 yards, 11 TD)
Receiving: Rockeed McCarter (7 G, 12-195 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Marcus Haywood (8 G, 37 solo, 29 assisted, 66 total)
Sacks: Arthur Moats (8 G, 4.5-29 yards)
Interceptions: Marcus Haywood (8 G, 4-48 yards)
Delaware (3-5, 1-3 CAA)
Coach: K.C. Keeler (Delaware, 1981)
Career: 143-52-1 (15 years)
School: 55-31 (7 years)
Offense
Rushing: Johnathon Smith (8 G, 96-366 yards, 8 TD)
Passing: Robby Shoenhoft (7 G, 104-189-12-1163 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Mark Duncan (8 G, 32-308 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Charles Graves (8 G, 25 solo, 19 assisted, 44 total)
Sacks: Matt Marcorelle (7 G, 2.5-14 yards)
Interceptions: Charles Graves (8 G, 4-60 yards)
IONA AT MAINE
Saturday, Nov. 1 - 12:00 pm
Alfond Stadium (10,000), Orono, Maine
Television: WABI - George Hale (pbp), Walt Abbot (analyst), Tim Throckmorton (sideline)
Series: First Meeting
Iona (3-5)
Coach: Fred Mariani (St. Joseph’s (Ind.), 1974)
Career: 46-65 (11 years)
School: 46-65 (11 years)
Offense
Rushing: Nick Rossetti (6 G, 64-217 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Nick Rossetti (6 G, 97-159-5-959 yards, 7 TD)
Receiving: Tim Mastrino (8 G, 44-466 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Andrew Lipski (8 G, 32 solo, 63 assisted, 95 total)
Sacks: Gerald Ford (8 G, 3.5-20 yards)
Interceptions: Matt McGuire (8 G, 3-75 yards)
Maine (5-3, 3-2 CAA)
Coach: Jack Cosgrove (Maine, 1978)
Career: 85-93 (16 years)
School: 85-93 (16 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jhamal Fluellen (5 G, 81-387 yards, 0 TD)
Passing: Adam Farkes (6 G, 79-147-6-870 yards, 9 TD)
Receiving: Jared Turcotte (8 G, 18-197 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jovan Belcher (8 G, 25 solo, 45 assisted, 70 total)
Sacks: Jovan Belcher (8 G, 4.0-22 yards)
Interceptions: Lamir Whetstone (8 G, 3-0 yards)