CAA FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - NOV. 2
CAA Football Players of the Week -- Nov. 3
CAA Football announced its Player of the Week honorees, Monday, Nov. 3. Five individuals earned honors after helping each of their squads to wins on the field Saturday, including James Madison’s Scotty McGee, Maine’s Pushaun Brown, Massachusetts’ Liam Coen and Josh Jennings and New Hampshire’s Dino Vasso.
Coen, the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week, led Massachusetts to a shutout win on the road over Rhode Island, 49-0. The Newport, R.I., native recorded the second-most accurate passing day in Massachusetts history, completing 15-of-17 passes for 241 yards and three touchdowns. Coen connected with Victor Cruz for two of his TD-passes, including completions of four and 35 yards while his third touchdown pass came thanks to a two-yard catch by fullback Chris Zardas. The senior’s three touchdown passes mark the 12th time in his career he has passed for at least three TD’s in a game.
Jennings grabbed a share of the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week honors after leading Massachusetts to a 49-0 shutout on the road at Rhode Island. The linebacker hauled in two interceptions on the day, including one on the second Rhode Island offensive play of the game. Massachusetts went on to turn the forced turnover into a touchdown just 1:44 later, making it 7-0 in the first quarter. Jennings, who also had five tackles and a half tackle-for-loss in the game, picked off another pass with 5:20 left in the first half and returned it 41 yards for his first-career touchdown. The Minutemen limited a Ram offense to just 19 yards on the ground and shutout an offense which came into the game averaging more than 25 points per game.
Vasso also earned CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week honors after logging an impressive effort in New Hampshire’s 45-25 win over Hofstra. Vasso led the Wildcats on the day with 12 total tackles, including one for a loss of seven yards and forced a fumble. The sophomore hauled in two of New Hampshire’s five interceptions on the day, and returned his fourth-quarter pick 66 yards for a touchdown, making the score 45-17. The Wildcats’ defense forced seven Pride turnovers on the day, including interceptions by Vasso (2, 1 TD), John Clements (1, 1 TD), Hugo Souza (1) and Ryan Hinds (1).
McGee, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, added to his special teams touchdown list in the Dukes’ 41-7 win over Delaware. The Virginia Beach, Va., native returned a total of three punts on the day for 67 yards, including one for 64 yards and touchdown. The punt return for a touchdown was his third of the season, equalling the CAA Football all-time single-season mark set by Rhode Island’s Cy Butler in 1995. The junior now has four total returns for touchdowns this season (three punt returns, one kick return), and six TD returns in his career (three punt returns, three kick returns) which marks a Madison career record.
Brown earned CAA Football Rookie of the Week honors after helping Maine to a 55-7 non-conference win at home over Iona. Brown’s 136 rushing yards on just 16 carries (8.5 yards/carry), helped a Maine offense garner 375 rushing yards and 516 total yards on the day. The North Brunswick, N.J., native also scored from three yards out early in the game, marking the first touchdown of his career.
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, SNY and YES Network, 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 seven-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 sixth-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 10th time in the last 11 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 three 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, and all six among the Top-15. No conference can equal the CAA’s mark of four schools in the Top-10, while only the Southern Conference can boast that all of its ranked programs (4) are among the Top-15.
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 51-straight weeks. The league can now boast having at least two teams in the Sports Network Top-10 in 77 of the last 81 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 seven-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 (25 weeks). The league’s total of six in this week’s poll mark the 23rd-straight edition CAA Football has had five-or-more squads listed. It is also the 10th time in the last 11 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 24 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 - 1,493
2. Ryan Alexander, Davidson - 1,262
3. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 1,211
Pass Completions
1. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 960
2. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 780
3. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross - 742
Passing Yards
1. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 10,706
2. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 10,541
3. Ryan Alexander, Davidson - 8,729
Passing Touchdowns
1. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 85
2. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross - 72
3. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 67
3. Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas - 67
CAA Football’s National Honor List At 14 After 10 Weeks
CAA Football’s national honor total is up to 14 after 10 weeks of play in the 2008 season -- six more than any other FCS conference has won this season and just one fewer than the league’s overall total in 2007. 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 to open 2008.
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.
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) - 156-242-6-2259 pass yds, 64.5%, 19 TD, 251.0 pass yds/game, (-7)-2259-2252 total yds, 250.2 total yds/game
-- Rodney Landers, QB (James Madison) - 66-107-3-938 pass yds, 61.7%, 11 TD, 104.2 pass yds/game, 169-1115 rush yds, 10 TD, 123.9 rush yds/game, 1115-938-2053 total yds, 228.1 total yds/game
Buck Buchanan Award
-- Jovan Belcher, DL (Maine) - 9 G, 29 solo, 47 assisted, 76 total, 10.0-47 TFL, 6.0-33 sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR, 1 PBU
-- Marcus Haywood, DB (James Madison) - 9 G, 38 solo, 32 assisted, 70 total, 3.5-9 TFL, 4-48 INT, 1 FF, 4 PBU
-- Greg Miller, DL (Villanova) - 8 G, 27 solo, 12 assisted, 39 total, 13.0-62 TFL, 5.5-42 sacks, 2 FF
-- Adrian Tracy, DL (William and Mary) - 8 G, 28 solo, 20 assisted, 48 total, 14.0-66 TFL, 8.5-55 sacks, 1 blocked kick, 1 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 (several) 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 (3-6, 1-4 CAA)
This Week: hosts Towson (3-6, 1-4)
Next Week: at #7/6 Richmond (6-3, 3-2)
-- Delaware managed just 169 total yards and 10 first downs at James Madison, including just 77 yards and four firsts downs in the first half. The Blue Hens are now 3-5 all-time against top-ranked squads.
-- Tight end turned quarterback Robbie Agnone completed 5-of-10 passes for 47 yards for the Blue Hens at James Madison. Wide receiver turned quarterback Aaron Love completed both of his pass attempts for 28 yards and was the team’s leading rusher with 40 yards on 10 carries against the Dukes.
-- Delaware’s 34-point setback to James Madison marked the largest margin in a loss in Keeler’s seven-year tenure with the Blue Hens. The loss was also the biggest since a 45-6 setback at Richmond on Nov. 14, 1998.
-- Delaware returns home Saturday to host Towson in a game being billed as Joe Flacco Day - giveaways will include Flacco-signed shirts, footballs and commemorative cards. Due to NFL bye-week rescheduling, Flacco will not be in attendance.
HOFSTRA (3-6, 1-4 CAA)
This Week: hosts #7/6 Richmond (6-3, 3-2)
Next Week: hosts Northeastern (2-7, 1-4)
-- Wide receiver Aaron Weaver accounted for 305 all-purpose yards in the Pride’s loss at New Hampshire. Weaver caught at least seven passes for the fifth time this season, posting seven receptions for 32 yards. He also carried the ball six times for 17 yards and scored a fourth quarter touchdown. Weaver now has 52 receptions for 394 yards on the season.
-- Weaver also set Hofstra’s single-game kickoff return record with 254 yards on eight returns, topping Mark Cox’s 1991 mark at New Hampshire of 253 yards (six returns).
-- Running back Everette Benjamin carried the ball 16 times for 73 yards and scored on a one-yard run against New Hampshire Saturday. He also caught a 10-yard TD pass and finished the game with two catches for 24 yards.
-- Wide receiver Christian Dennis recorded the first receptions of his career against New Hampshire, posting a game-high eight catches for 75 yards.
#1/1 JAMES MADISON (8-1, 6-0 CAA)
This Week: Bye Week
Next Week: hosts #14/16 William and Mary (6-2, 4-1)
-- Rodney Landers had his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season and the 13th of his career Saturday against Delaware. Landers became JMU’s No. 2 career rusher with 2,822 yards, moving past Kenny Sims’ (1989-92) 2,665 yards and Curtis Keaton’s (1998-99) 2,783 yards during the Delaware game. The senior reached the 1,000-yard rushing mark for the second straight year, and with 1,115 yards on the ground is approaching his own Madison single-season quarterback-rushing mark of 1,273 set in 2007.
-- James Madison’s eight-game winning streak marks a Madison Division I record. JMU won 12-straight in 1975-76 when it played at a College Division level.
-- The Dukes are 6-0 in league play for the fourth time, all coming in the Mickey Matthews era. James Madison went on to lose its seventh game each of those three previous seasons.
-- JMU is 45-14 overall and 31-7 in league play since the start of the 2004 season.
MAINE (6-3, 3-2 CAA)
This Week: at #13/13 Massachusetts (6-3, 3-2)
Next Week: at Rhode Island (2-8, 0-6)
-- Maine’s current four-game win streak is the longest since the 2002 season when the Black Bears opened the slate with six-straight triumphs.
-- The Black Bears held Iona to just eight yards rushing, marking the second-straight game and the third time in the last four contests the defense has held an opponent under 100 yards rushing. Iona’s eight rushing yards also marked the second time in the last four games Maine held the opposition to under 15 yards rushing.
-- Maine forced four turnovers in the Iona contest and has 14 combined takeaways in its last four games. During those same four games Maine has had just four giveaways for a plus-10 rating in turnover margin.
-- The Black Bears are averaging 266.3 yards of offense on the ground during their four-game win streak, while the Maine defense is yielding an average of just 77.0 yards on the ground over the last four games.
#13/13 MASSACHUSETTS (6-3, 3-2 CAA)
This Week: hosts Maine (6-3, 3-2)
Next Week: at #8/7 New Hampshire (7-1, 4-1)
-- Massachusetts had a season-best eight sacks Saturday at Rhode Island coming from seven different players: George Byrd, Eric Dickson, Terrence Farris, Darrlyn Fenner (2), Kyle Harrington, Anthony Monette, and Shane Viveiros.
-- Liam Coen was nearly perfect on the afternoon at Rhode Island completing 15-for-17 for 241 yards and three touchdowns. It was his 12th-career three-touchdown game. Coen’s 88.2 completion percentage was the second-best in a single-game in UMass history. Tim Day was 17-of-19 for 89.4 at Delaware State in 2004.
-- The Minutemen have changed its play in the first quarter after a slow start to the 2008 season. In its first four games, UMass was outscored 61-7 in the first period. Over the last five games, Massachusetts has outscored its foes 49-30.
-- Josh Jennings had his first-career two-interception game at Rhode Island, as the second was returned for a 40-yard touchdown marking his first-career score.
#8/7 NEW HAMPSHIRE (7-1, 4-1 CAA)
This Week: at #6/8 Villanova (6-2, 4-1)
Next Week: hosts #13/13 Massachusetts (6-3, 3-2)
-- New Hampshire forced seven turnovers against Hofstra, including five interceptions which totalled 207 yards and two touchdowns in returns. Over the last two games (Towson and Hofstra), New Hampshire has returned three interceptions for touchdowns and totalled seven interceptions.
-- New Hampshire is 5-0 this season when playing in front of a televised audience, and has an umblemished mark of 4-0 when playing on the road in 2008.
-- Defensive back Dino Vasso, named one of two CAA Football Defensive Players of the Week, led the Wildcats’ defense against Hofstra with 12 total tackles, including one for a loss of seven yards and forced a fumble. The sophomore hauled in two of New Hampshire’s five interceptions on the day, and returned his fourth-quarter pick 66 yards for a touchdown.
-- UNH broke a 46-year league record with 207 INT-return yards against Hofstra.
NORTHEASTERN (2-7, 1-4 CAA)
This Week: at #14/16 William and Mary (6-2, 4-1)
Next Week: at Hofstra (3-6, 1-4)
-- Tight end Brian Mandeville came back Saturday against Villanova after suffering a knee injury earlier in the year to make three catches for 48 yards and caught a 12-yard touchdown pass from Alex Broomfield. Nate Thellen returned from a shoulder injury earlier in the season to make seven tackles against the Wildcats. Jason Vega also came back from an early-season elbow injury to make two tackles in the loss to Villanova Saturday.
-- Quarterback Anthony Orio threw for 158 yards and a touchdown against Villanova, surpassing his previous career highs in single-season touchdowns (8) and single-season passing yards (1,558). The senior now has nine TD-passes and 1,698 passing yards.
-- Four different Huskies completed passes Saturday against Villanova. In addition to Orio, Broomfield was 2-for-3 with a touchdown. Ron Conway completed a 14-yard pass to Tony Torres on a fake punt and Chris Plum threw a nine-yard pass to Broomfield on an end around.
RHODE ISLAND (2-8, 0-6 CAA)
This Week: Bye Week
Next Week: hosts Maine (6-3, 3-2)
-- Rhode Island posted 212 yards of total offense against Massachusetts, including 193 through the air. The Rams’ 193 passing yards was just the third time this season in which Rhody failed to reach 200-or-more yards in the air.
-- Rhode Island quarterback Derek Cassidy completed 13-of-24 passes for 185 yards and a pair of interceptions against UMass. Cassidy’s two interceptions were uncharacteristic for the senior, who came into Saturday’s game having thrown just four interceptions at Meade Stadium all season. This season, Cassidy has thrown for 2,474 yards and 15 touchdowns.
-- Wide receiver Joe Bellini paced the squad with 65 yards receiving against the Minutemen. Bellini’s 65-yard output was the highest receiving total he has posted since URI’s game against New Hampshire (Sept. 13) when he had a career-high 80 yards through the air.
#7/6 RICHMOND (6-3, 3-2 CAA)
This Week: at Hofstra (3-6, 1-4)
Next Week: hosts Delaware (3-6, 1-4)
-- Richmond amassed 22 first downs (tied season high) compared to four by Georgetown in the Spiders’ most recent contest. 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 two weeks ago, Vaughan has 2,378 for his career and surpassed Eric Hopkins (2,318).
-- Junior QB Eric Ward completed his first five passes for 95 yards and finished 7-of-12 for 117 yards in the Georgetown game. 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 (3-6, 1-4 CAA)
This Week: at Delaware (3-6, 1-4)
Next Week: at #6/8 Villanova (6-2, 4-1)
-- Sean Schaefer completed 21-of-32 passes for 186 yards and two TD’s against the Tribe Saturday moving into 14th place on the NCAA FCS career passing yardage list with 10,706 yards. Schaefer was held to 6-for-11 passing for 21 yards in the second half and was intercepted twice.
-- Senior Jordan Manning made a game high 11 tackles for the Tigers against William and Mary. His 11 tackles moved him into fourth place on Towson’s list of career tackles leaders with 310.
-- Senior Drew Mack made seven tackles, three pass breakups and one interception in the game against William and Mary Saturday. Mack’s second-quarter interception was his first of the year and the Tigers’ second pick as a team in 2008. The interception was also Mack’s sixth of his career.
-- Senior Marcus Lee caught four passes for 18 yards against the Tribe, and has now caught at least one pass in all 42 games of his college career.
#6/8 VILLANOVA (6-2, 4-1 CAA)
This Week: hosts #8/7 New Hampshire (7-1, 4-1)
Next Week: hosts Towson (3-6, 1-4)
-- Saturday’s win over Northeastern marked head coach Andy Talley’s 97th conference win, equalling the all-time coaching leader in league wins, Bill Bowes (UNH).
-- Placekicker Joe Marcoux tied a school record for the most field goals in a season with 13, after connecting on 2-of-3 attempts at Northeastern. Marcoux is currently 13-of-17 in field goals this season, including 5-of-7 from between 40-49 yards.
--The Wildcats go into this weekend’s matchup with CAA Football North Division leader New Hampshire having won four of the last five games against CAA North Division teams. Villanova is 7-7 against teams from the league’s North Division since the 2004 season, while CAA Football’s entire South Division is a combined 49-38 (.563) against the North since the 2004 season.
-- Sophomore quarterback Chris Whitney is 7-3 as a starter dating back to 2007.
#14/16 WILLIAM AND MARY (6-2, 4-1 CAA)
This Week: hosts Northeastern (2-7, 1-4)
Next Week: at #1/1 James Madison (8-1, 6-0)
-- Saturday’s win over Towson assured William and Mary of its first winning season since 2004 (11-3), and moved its conference mark to 4-1.
-- Only six other Tribe squads have started the year with a 4-1 league record (since the Tribe first joined its current conference in 1993). Four of those six previous squads matriculated to the NCAA Championships.
-- William and Mary now has a four-game conference-winning streak and has won three-straight league road games this season.
-- Saturday’s victory stands as William and Mary head coach Jimmye Laycock’s 76th career victory in league play and 188th win of his 29-year coaching tenure.
-- Jonathan Grimes accounted for 174 all-purpose yards against Towson, rushing for 96 yards on 20 carries and hauling in five catches for 23 yards.
TOWSON AT DELAWARE
Saturday, Nov. 8 - 12:00 pm
Delaware Stadium (22,000), Newark, Del.
Series: Delaware leads 5-4
Last Meeting: Sept. 22, 2007, Delaware 27-7 in Towson, Md.
Towson (3-6, 1-4 CAA)
Coach: Gordy Combs (Towson, 1972)
Career: 92-87 (17 years)
School: 92-87 (17 years)
Offense
Rushing: Matt Castor (7 G, 134-513 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: Sean Schaefer (9 G, 219-331-13-2348 yards, 16 TD)
Receiving: Steve Holmes (9 G, 38-418 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jordan Manning (9 G, 39 solo, 38 assisted, 77 total)
Sacks: Paul Stefanik (9 G, 2.0-15 yards)
Interceptions: Drew Mack (6 G, 1-0 yards)
Delaware (3-6, 1-4 CAA)
Coach: K.C. Keeler (Delaware, 1981)
Career: 143-53-1 (15 years)
School: 55-32 (7 years)
Offense
Rushing: Johnathon Smith (9 G, 96-366 yards, 8 TD)
Passing: Robby Shoenhoft (7 G, 104-189-12-1163 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Mark Duncan (9 G, 35-342 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Charles Graves (9 G, 27 solo, 26 assisted, 53 total)
Sacks: John Higginson (9 G, 3.0-19 yards)
Interceptions: Charles Graves (9 G, 4-60 yards)
MAINE AT #13/13 MASSACHUSETTS
Saturday, Nov. 8 - 12:00 pm
McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000), Amherst, Mass.
Television: CSN - Gary Tanguay (pbp), Andy Gresh (analyst), Jim Burgoyne (producer), Tom Todisco (director)
Series: Massachusetts leads 40-13-1
Last Meeting: Sept. 22, 2007, Massachusetts 38-7 in Orono, Maine
Maine (6-3, 3-2 CAA)
Coach: Jack Cosgrove (Maine, 1978)
Career: 86-93 (16 years)
School: 86-93 (16 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jhamal Fluellen (6 G, 91-433 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Adam Farkes (6 G, 79-147-6-870 yards, 9 TD)
Receiving: Jared Turcotte (9 G, 20-226 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jovan Belcher (9 G, 29 solo, 47 assisted, 76 total)
Sacks: Jovan Belcher (9 G, 6.0-33 yards)
Interceptions: Lamir Whetstone (9 G, 3-0 yards)
Massachusetts (6-3, 3-2 CAA)
Coach: Don Brown (Norwich, 1977)
Career: 94-43 (12 years)
School: 42-17 (5 years)
Offense
Rushing: Tony Nelson (9 G, 172-874 yards, 9 TD)
Passing: Liam Coen (9 G, 156-242-6-2259 yards, 19 TD)
Receiving: Victor Cruz (9 G, 56-923 yards, 6 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Josh Jennings (9 G, 28 solo, 52 assisted, 80 total)
Sacks: Kyle Harrington (9 G, 2.5-20 yards)
Interceptions: Josh Jennings (9 G, 3-44 yards)
#7/6 RICHMOND AT HOFSTRA
Saturday, Nov. 8 - 1:00 pm
Shuart Stadium (13,000), Hempstead, N.Y.
Series: Richmond leads 3-2
Last Meeting: Oct. 22, 2005, Richmond 43-37 (ot) in Richmond, Va.
Richmond (6-3, 3-2 CAA)
Coach: Mike London (Richmond, 1983)
Career: 6-3 (First year)
School: 6-3 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Josh Vaughan (9 G, 164-883 yards, 11 TD)
Passing: Eric Ward (9 G, 128-198-3-1636 yards, 10 TD)
Receiving: Kevin Grayson (8 G, 35-498 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Eric McBride (9 G, 20 solo, 32 assisted, 52 total)
Sacks: Sherman Logan (9 G, 3.5-36 yards)
Interceptions: Justin Rogers (9 G, 4-105 yards)
Hofstra (3-6, 1-4 CAA)
Coach: Dave Cohen (C.W. Post, 1988)
Career: 12-19 (3 years)
School: 12-19 (3 years)
Offense
Rushing: Brock Jackolski (8 G, 60-410 yards, 6 TD)
Passing: Cory Christopher (7 G, 127-190-6-1163 yards, 4 TD)
Receiving: Aaron Weaver (9 G, 52-394 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Luke Bonus (9 G, 32 solo, 39 assisted, 71 total)
Sacks: Luke Bonus (9 G, 2.5-20 yards)
Interceptions: Nick Altomare (9 G, 3-8 yards)
#8/7 NEW HAMPSHIRE AT #6/8 VILLANOVA
Saturday, Nov. 8 - 3:30 pm
Villanova Stadium (12,000), Villanova, Pa.
Television: CN8 - Scott Graham (pbp), Jon Ritchie (analyst), Gregg Murphy (sideline), Bob Anderson (producer), John Anderson (director)
Series: Villanova leads 9-8
Last Meeting: Oct. 1, 2005, New Hampshire 45-17 in Durham, N.H.
New Hampshire (7-1, 4-1 CAA)
Coach: Sean McDonnell (New Hampshire, 1978)
Career: 67-48 (10 years)
School: 67-48 (10 years)
Offense
Rushing: Robert Simpson (8 G, 89-487 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: R.J. Toman (8 G, 165-235-7-1924 yards, 21 TD)
Receiving: Mike Boyle (8 G, 44-623 yards, 7 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Matt Parent (7 G, 21 solo, 41 assisted, 62 total)
Sacks: Brian McNally (8 G, 2.5-16 yards)
Interceptions: Ryan Hinds (8 G, 4-218 yards)
Villanova (6-2, 4-1 CAA)
Coach: Andy Talley (Southern Connecticut, 1967)
Career: 189-118-2 (29 years)
School: 161-100-1 (24 years)
Offense
Rushing: Aaron Ball (8 G, 132-712 yards, 7 TD)
Passing: Chris Whitney (7 G, 68-94-3-792 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Phil Atkinson (8 G, 35-397 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Osayi Osunde (8 G, 25 solo, 18 assisted, 43 total)
Sacks: Greg Miller (8 G, 5.5-42 yards)
Interceptions: Osayi Osunde (8 G, 2-61 yards)
NORTHEASTERN AT #14/16 WILLIAM AND MARY
Saturday, Nov. 8 - 7:00 pm
Zable Stadium (12,259), Williamsburg, Va.
Series: William and Mary leads 10-2
Last Meeting: Oct. 15, 2005, William and Mary 44-41 (ot) in Brookline, Mass.
Northeastern (2-7, 1-4 CAA)
Coach: Rocky Hager (Minot State, 1974)
Career: 108-61-1 (15 years)
School: 17-36 (5 years)
Offense
Rushing: Alex Broomfield (9 G, 186-801 yards, 8 TD)
Passing: Anthony Orio (9 G, 144-246-8-1698 yards, 9 TD)
Receiving: Chris Plum (9 G, 32-507 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Phil Higgins (9 G, 47 solo, 35 assisted, 82 total)
Sacks: David Akinniyi (9 G, 5.0-46 yards)
Interceptions: Nate Thellen (8 G, 5-113 yards)
William and Mary (6-2, 4-1 CAA)
Coach: Jimmye Laycock (William and Mary, 1970)
Career: 188-136-2 (29 years)
School: 188-136-2 (29 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jonathan Grimes (8 G, 120-699 yards, 7 TD)
Passing: Jake Phillips (7 G, 134-209-11-1635 yards, 17 TD)
Receiving: Chase Hill (7 G, 31-352 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: David Caldwell (8 G, 34 solo, 19 assisted, 53 total)
Sacks: Adrian Tracy (8 G, 8.5-55 yards)
Interceptions: Derek Cox (8 G, 3-87 yards)