CAA FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - NOV. 16
CAA Football Players of the Week -- Nov. 17
CAA Football announced its Player of the Week honorees, Monday, Nov. 17. Four individuals earned honors after helping each of their squads to wins on the field Saturday, including Hofstra’s Roger Williams, James Madison’s Rodney Landers and New Hampshire’s Chris Jeannot and Matt Parent.
Landers, the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week, helped James Madison earn CAA Football’s automatic bid into the NCAA Division I Football Championships with a 48-24 win over William and Mary Saturday. The Virginia Beach, Va., native accounted for 357 yards of total offense and four touchdowns against the Tribe. The senior rushed 18 times for 145 yards and a TD, while completing 14-of-19 passes for 212 yards and three touchdowns. Landers also extended his no interception streak to six-straight games dating back to the Dukes’ win over Appalachian State. The quarterback, who led Madison to 540 yards of total offense against William and Mary, has now rushed for more than 100 yards in seven of JMU’s last eight games. For the season Landers has rushed for 1,260 yards -- just shy of his school record of 1,273 rushing yards for a quarterback set last season.
Parent grabbed CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week honors after an outstanding effort in New Hampshire’s 52-21 win over Massachusetts. The Long Beach, Calif., native tied a league-record for the longest-ever interception return when he picked off a Liam Coen pass and took it back 100 yards for a score. The pick-six, which was the first in league play since JMU’s Tony LeZotte took an interception back 100 yards against Towson in 2005, put the Wildcats on top 10-0 midway through the first quarter. With 2:50 left in the first quarter New Hampshire’s T.J. Taylor knocked a ball loose and Parent picked it up for a fumble recovery and five-yard return. One play later New Hampshire extended its lead to 24-0 with a 48-yard touchdown run. Parent, who came up with another fumble recovery in the fourth quarter, ended his day with six total tackles including one for a loss of four yards.
Williams, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, helped Hofstra snap its four-game losing skid with a six-point effort in the Pride’s 42-14 win over Northeastern. The Mandeville, La., native connected on a 54-yard field goal with 40 seconds left in Saturday’s first quarter helping extend the Pride lead to 10-0. The 54-yarder ranks tied for the third-longest kick in league history, equaling a Steve Leo kick for Delaware against Navy in 1992. It is also CAA Football’s longest field goal since Northeastern’s Miro Kesic hit a 57-yarder against Richmond in 2002. Williams’ 54-yard boot tied the school record set by Dave Ettinger twice -- the first against Lafayette in 1992 and the second against Southwest Texas State in 1996. On the day, Williams was 1-for-1 in field goal attempts and 3-for-4 on PATs.
Jeannot earned CAA Football Rookie of the Week honors after hauling in two touchdowns in New Hampshire’s 52-21 win over Massachusetts. Jeannot, who caught two passes, both for touchdowns accounted for 92 of the Wildcats’ 295 receiving yards. The Moon Township, Pa., native logged a 77-yard touchdown catch in the closing minutes of the first half -- the first TD-catch of his career. The redshirt freshman then caught a 15-yard touchdown toss from R.J. Toman with 7:46 left to play in the game. Prior to the game against UMass, Jeannot had caught just two passes for 10 yards playing in a back-up role to All-America tight end Scott Sicko.
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 an nine-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 eighth-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 mark the 12th time in the last 13 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 replaced Delaware in that same group Oct. 20, while Maine replaced Massachusetts in the group this week.
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 the Missouri Valley and Ohio Valley each have three teams in the Top-25. The CAA alone has three of its six among the Top-10, and all six among the Top-17. No conference can equal the CAA’s mark of three schools in the Top-10.
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 53-straight weeks. The league can now boast having at least two teams in the Sports Network Top-10 in 79 of the last 83 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 nine-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 (27 weeks). The league’s total of six in this week’s poll marks the 24th-straight edition CAA Football has had five-or-more squads listed.
CAA Football has had four-or-more teams among the Coaches Top-15 each of the last 26 weeks of the Top-25 -- the poll has been released a total of 26 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 - 1,573
2. Ryan Alexander, Davidson - 1,326
3. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 1,285
Pass Completions
1. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 1,017
2. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 817
3. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross - 805
Passing Yards
1. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 11,329
2. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 10,952
3. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross - 9,363
Passing Touchdowns
1. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 88
2. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross - 80
3. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 74
In addition to the lists above, Schaefer recently became just the third quarterback in FCS history to complete 1,000 passes in his career. Prior to Schaefer’s milestone toss at Villanova, only New Hampshire’s Ricky Santos and Cal-State Northridge’s Marcus Brady had reached the 1,000 career completion mark. Santos owns CAA Football’s career completion record of 1,102.
CAA Football’s National Honor List At 18 After 12 Weeks
CAA Football’s national honor total is up to 18 after 12 weeks of play in the 2008 season -- six more than any other FCS conference has won this season and three more than the league’s overall total of 15 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) - 193-316-14-2670 pass yds, 61.1%, 22 TD, 242.7 pass yds/game, (-8)-2670-2662 total yds, 242.0 total yds/game
-- Rodney Landers, QB (James Madison) - 80-126-3-1150 pass yds, 63.5%, 14 TD, 115.0 pass yds/game, 187-1260 rush yds, 11 TD, 126.0 rush yds/game, 1260-1150-2410 total yds, 241.0 total yds/game
Buck Buchanan Award
-- Jovan Belcher, DL (Maine) - 11 G, 35 solo, 51 assisted, 86 total, 13.5-55 TFL, 6.5-38 sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR, 1 PBU
-- Marcus Haywood, DB (James Madison) - 10 G, 40 solo, 34 assisted, 74 total, 3.5-9 TFL, 4-48 INT, 1 FF, 5 PBU
-- Greg Miller, DL (Villanova) - 10 G, 29 solo, 12 assisted, 41 total, 13.0-62 TFL, 5.5-42 sacks, 2 FF, 3 PBU
-- Adrian Tracy, DL (William and Mary) - 10 G, 34 solo, 28 assisted, 62 total, 14.0-59 TFL, 8.5-51 sacks, 1 blocked kick, 1 PBU
DELAWARE (4-7, 2-5 CAA)
This Week: hosts #6/7 Villanova (8-2, 6-1)
Next Week: To be determined
-- Delaware’s seven losses ties the school record for losses in a season set five other times, most recently in 1983 (4-7).
-- The Blue Hens, who host Villanova Saturday, are hoping to avoid an eighth loss. Delaware is one of only three NCAA Division I schools which has been playing football for more than 25 years and never had an eight-loss season - Ohio State and Tennessee (3-7 with two games remaining) are the other two.
-- Delaware’s defense forced four Richmond turnovers and scored its only points on a 57-yard interception return by Tyrone Grant and a 55-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Charles Graves. Grant became just the fifth player in UD history to return two interceptions for touchdowns in the same season (one vs. Albany).
-- The Blue Hens set program-low records with only three first downs and 53 total yards in the loss at Richmond. Delaware also had five yards rushing, two turnovers, was sacked four times and trailed in TOP by 23 minutes.
HOFSTRA (4-7, 2-5 CAA)
This Week: at Massachusetts (6-5, 3-4)
Next Week: To be determined
-- Running back Everette Benjamin accounted for 152 all-purpose yards in the Pride’s victory over Northeastern. Benjamin recorded the first 100-yard rushing game of his career with 122 yards on 24 carries. The sophomore also scored on a 25-yard run. His previous high rushing game was 93 yards at Northeastern in 2007. His 24 carries Saturday were also a career best.
-- Placekicker Roger Williams connected on a 54-yard field goal against the Huskies, helping him earn league Special Teams honors. The 54-yarder ranks tied for the third-longest kick in league history, equalling a Steve Leo kick for Delaware against Navy in 1992. Williams’ 54-yard boot tied the school record twice set by Dave Ettinger -- the first against Lafayette in 1992 and the second against Southwest Texas State in 1996.
-- Hofstra posted a season-high 523 yards against Northeastern, topping the previous season best of 476 against Rhode Island. It was the Pride’s first 500-yard game in 2008 and the highest single-game output since the 2005 season.
#1/1 JAMES MADISON (9-1, 7-0 CAA)
This Week: at Towson (3-8, 1-6)
Next Week: To be determined
-- With its 48-24 win over William and Mary, the Dukes clinched CAA Football’s automatic bid into the 2008 NCAA Division I Football Championships. The victory also gave James Madison at least a share of the 2008 CAA Football crown. A win Saturday over Towson, or a Villanova loss (at Delaware) will give JMU the outright league title.
-- The win helped JMU secure its third-straight playoff bid for the first time in team history. The playoff bid was also the fourth in five years and the fifth in 10 years under Mickey Matthews.
-- The Dukes’ win over the Tribe helped the program tie a team record of nine regular-season wins and marked the team’s ninth-straight win. Nine win seasons have previously come in 1975, 1987, 1994, 2004 and 2006.
-- William and Mary’s 74 rushing yards marked the fourth time this season James Madison has limited an opponent to fewer than 100 rushing yards.
#17/17 MAINE (8-3, 5-2 CAA)
This Week: hosts #11/11 New Hampshire (8-2, 5-2)
Next Week: To be determined
-- Running back Jared Turcotte rushed for a career-high 121 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead Maine over Rhode Island. It marked the second 100-yard rushing game of Turcotte’s career. He has scored at least one touchdown in three-straight games and at least once in five of the last six contests.
-- The Black Bears’ win over Rhode Island helped mark just the sixth time in the program’s 117 seasons that they have won at least six-straight games in a single season.
-- Maine held the Rams to 34 yards rushing, marking the fourth time in its six-game win streak the Black Bears have held the opposition to under 100 yards rushing.
-- The Black Bears are averaging 272.5 yards on the ground during the six-game winning streak, while yielding just 75.5 yards on the ground.
MASSACHUSETTS (7-4, 4-3 CAA)
This Week: hosts Hofstra (4-7, 2-5)
Next Week: To be determined
-- Running back Tony Nelson became UMass’ 10th different rusher all-time with 1,000 rushing yards in a season. He went over the 1,000-yard mark with a 12-yard rush early in the first quarter at New Hampshire. It is also the seventh-straight year UMass has had a 1,000-yard rusher. Nelson has 1,121 yards entering the final game of the season.
-- Wide receiver Victor Cruz went over the 1,000 yard receiving mark with nine catches for 80 yards against New Hampshire and has 1,048 entering the final game. He became the sixth UMass receiver with 1,000 yards in a season, and stands fourth on the single-season receiving yards list.
-- The Minutemen allowed 621 yards of total offense, the most since Delaware had 636 in 1997.
-- UMass’ 52 points allowed to New Hampshire was the most in the series since the Wildcats posted a 56-7 win over UMass in 1921.
#11/11 NEW HAMPSHIRE (8-2, 5-2 CAA)
This Week: at #17/17 Maine (8-3, 5-2)
Next Week: To be determined
-- Quarterback R.J. Toman threw for four touchdowns and ran for a 43-yard TD in New Hampshire’s victory over Massachusetts. Toman passed for touchdowns of 30, 77, 20 and 15 yards. He completed 10-of-18 passes for 295 yards and no interceptions, while rushing five times for a total of 61 yards.
-- New Hampshire compiled a season-best 621 yards of total offense in the win at Massachusetts.
-- Matt Parent, the league’s Defensive Player of the Week, tied a league-record for the longest-ever interception return when he picked off a Liam Coen pass and took it back 100 yards for a score in Saturday’s win over Massachusetts. The pick-six, which was the first in league play since JMU’s Tony LeZotte took an interception back 100 yards against Towson in 2005, put the Wildcats on top 10-0 midway through the first quarter.
NORTHEASTERN (2-9, 1-6 CAA)
This Week: hosts Rhode Island (2-9, 0-7)
Next Week: To be determined
-- The Huskies 42-14 loss at Hofstra Saturday, marked the program’s first loss in Hempstead, N.Y., since 2003.
-- The Huskies’ defensive unit allowed 342 rushing yards by Hofstra, the most since Richmond garnered 443 yards on the ground against Northeastern in 2007.
-- Northeastern was only able to gather 171 total yards of offense, the program’s fewest since a 2006 game at Maine (172 yards).
-- With 66 passing yards in the loss at Hofstra, quarterback Anthony Orio became just the fifth Northeastern quarterback to throw for 2,000 yards in a season.
-- Running back Alex Broomfield scored his 12th touchdown of the season, and now ranks fifth in Northeastern single-season history. His 72 points this season are also good for eighth on the Huskies’ single-season list.
RHODE ISLAND (2-9, 0-7 CAA)
This Week: at Northeastern (2-9, 1-6)
Next Week: To be determined
-- Linebacker Matt Hansen garnered a game-high 15 tackles against Maine. The sophomore has registered 10-or-more tackles in six games this season and eight times in his career. Hansen leads the team with 105 tackles this season.
-- The loss to Maine makes the Rams 1-5 this season against ranked opponents with their lone victory coming against then No. 25 Brown (Oct. 4).
-- Rhode Island posted 162 yards of total offense against Maine, including 128 through the air. The Rams’ 128 passing yards marked just the fourth time this season in which Rhody has not reached 200-or-more yards through the air.
-- Wide receiver Brandon Johnson-Farrell caught four passes for 19 yards in the game against Maine. Johnson-Farrell has now caught at least one pass in every game this season.
#7/6 RICHMOND (8-3, 5-2 CAA)
This Week: at #16/19 William and Mary (7-3, 5-2)
Next Week: To be determined
-- With the win over Delaware, Richmond has now won eight-or-more games in two-straight, three of the last four and five of the last 11 seasons.
-- The Richmond defense allowed Delaware just 53 yards of total offense on 40 plays (1.3 yards/play). The yardage low sets a Richmond record for fewest by an opponent, breaking the previous mark of 81 by William and Mary in a 6-6 tie on Nov. 24, 1955. The 53 yards was also the fewest-ever by Delaware in a game.
-- With 1,279 yards rushing this season, running back Josh Vaughan has more yards on the ground than all 10 Richmond opponents combined (1,153).
-- The Spiders held the ball for 42:03 of the Delaware game’s 60 minutes, a season-high in time of possession by six minutes.
-- Richmond was 7-of-15 on third-down conversions, and held UD to 0-for-11.
TOWSON (3-8, 1-6 CAA)
This Week: hosts #1/1 James Madison (9-1, 7-0)
Next Week: To be determined
-- Quarterback Sean Schaefer completd 35-of-47 passes for 326 yards and four touchdowns in the loss to Villanova. Schaefer’s 13-yard pass to John Godlasky in the third quarter, marked the 1,000th completion of his career and made him only the third NCAA FCS quarterback to complete 1,000 passes in his career. Schaefer, who has completed 1,017-of-1,562 passes in his career, joins Ricky Santos of New Hampshire (1,102) and Marcus Brady of Cal State Northridge (1,039) as the only NCAA FCS quarterbacks to complete 1,000 passes in their career.
-- Marcus Lee caught eight passes for 52 yards at Villanova, extending his pass-catching streak to 44-straight games. Lee tied the Towson career pass receiving record with his 219th catch, sharing the mark with Jamal White. Lee also moved into a tie with Brian Westbrook (Villanova) for ninth place on the CAA Football career pass receiving list.
-- Madison holds a 15-5-1 series lead and has won four-straight over Towson.
#6/7 VILLANOVA (8-2, 6-1 CAA)
This Week: at Delaware (4-7, 2-5)
Next Week: To be determined
-- Villanova went over the 2,000 yard rushing mark this season in Saturday’s win over Towson. The Wildcats are now averaging 203.6 rushing yards per game in 2008.
-- Quarterback Chris Whitney threw for a career-high 212 yards in last week’s win over Towson.
-- Villanova is 11-1 at home over its last 12 games. The only loss over the last 12 home games came against JMU this season, thanks to Madison’s final-play TD.
-- Sophomore running back Angelo Babbaro was named to the CoSIDA/ESPN The Magazine All-District Academic First Team earlier this month. Babbaro is now eligible for recognition on the Academic All-America teams.
-- Villanova has held seven of its 10 opponents under 100 yards rushing this season, including the last three and six of the last seven.
#16/19 WILLIAM AND MARY (7-3, 5-2 CAA)
This Week: hosts #7/6 Richmond (8-3, 5-2)
Next Week: To be determined
-- Quarterback Jake Phillips completed 16-of-30 passes for 187 yards and two touchdowns against James Madison. Phillips moved into third place on W&M’s career list for passing yards (7,067), moving past Chris Hakel (7,027). He also moved into third place on the school’s career list for completions (548) passing Mike Cook (540), and took over third on the career passing attempts (930) list.
-- William and Mary has scored at least 24 points in every game this season - no team in school history has ever scored at least 24 points in every game of the regular season.
-- Saturday’s game at James Madison marked the second time this season wide receiver Chase Hill has recorded at least two touchdown catches in a game ? he currently ranks second on the team with seven touchdown catches this season.
-- Saturday’s 48-24 loss at James Madison ended the Tribe’s five-game win streak.
#11/11 NEW HAMPSHIRE AT #17/17 MAINE
Saturday, Nov. 22 - 12:00 pm
Alfond Stadium (10,000), Orono, Maine
Series: New Hampshire leads 46-43-8
Last Meeting: Nov. 17, 2007, New Hampshire 39-14 in Durham, N.H.
New Hampshire (8-2, 5-2 CAA)
Coach: Sean McDonnell (New Hampshire, 1978)
Career: 68-49 (10 years)
School: 68-49 (10 years)
Offense
Rushing: Robert Simpson (10 G, 124-665 yards, 6 TD)
Passing: R.J. Toman (10 G, 193-281-7-2483 yards, 25 TD)
Receiving: Mike Boyle (10 G, 53-871 yards, 8 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Dino Vasso (10 G, 54 solo, 23 assisted, 77 total)
Sacks: Brian McNally (10 G, 2.5-16 yards)
Interceptions: Ryan Hinds (10 G, 4-218 yards)
Maine (8-3, 3-2 CAA)
Coach: Jack Cosgrove (Maine, 1978)
Career: 88-93 (16 years)
School: 88-93 (16 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jared Turcotte (11 G, 90-582 yards, 7 TD)
Passing: Adam Farkes (6 G, 79-147-6-870 yards, 9 TD)
Receiving: Jared Turcotte (11 G, 22-239 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jovan Belcher (11 G, 35 solo, 51 assisted, 86 total)
Sacks: Jovan Belcher (11 G, 6.5-38 yards)
Interceptions: Lamir Whetstone (11 G, 5-20 yards)
#7/6 RICHMOND AT #16/19 WILLIAM AND MARY
Saturday, Nov. 22 - 12:00 pm
Zable Stadium (12,259), Williamsburg, Va.
Television: CSN - Bob Picozzi (pbp), Scott Brunner (analyst), Wade Roland (producer), Mark Schumaker (director)
Series: William and Mary leads 59-53-5
Last Meeting: Nov. 17, 2007, Richmond 31-20 in Richmond, Va.
Richmond (8-3, 5-2 CAA)
Coach: Mike London (Richmond, 1983)
Career: 8-3 (First year)
School: 8-3 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Josh Vaughan (11 G, 230-1279 yards, 14 TD)
Passing: Eric Ward (11 G, 155-242-5-1984 yards, 11 TD)
Receiving: Kevin Grayson (10 G, 44-601 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Eric McBride (11 G, 28 solo, 37 assisted, 65 total)
Sacks: Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. (11 G, 5.5-28 yards)
Interceptions: Justin Rogers (11 G, 4-105 yards)
William and Mary (7-3, 5-2 CAA)
Coach: Jimmye Laycock (William and Mary, 1970)
Career: 189-137-2 (29 years)
School: 189-137-2 (29 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jonathan Grimes (10 G, 145-877 yards, 7 TD)
Passing: Jake Phillips (9 G, 165-261-11-2039 yards, 21 TD)
Receiving: D.J. McAulay (10 G, 37-701 yards, 8 TD)
Defense
Tackles: David Caldwell (10 G, 42 solo, 29 assisted, 71 total)
Sacks: Adrian Tracy (10 G, 8.5-51 yards)
Interceptions: Derek Cox (10 G, 4-99 yards)
RHODE ISLAND AT NORTHEASTERN
Saturday, Nov. 22 - 1:00 pm
Parsons Field (7,000), Brookline, Mass.
Series: Rhode Island leads 28-25-2
Last Meeting: Nov. 17, 2007, Rhode Island 35-30 in Kingston, R.I.
Rhode Island (2-9, 0-7 CAA)
Coach: Darren Rizzi (Rhode Island, 1992)
Career: 17-23 (3 years)
School: 2-9 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Jimmy Hughes (11 G, 118-376 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: Derek Cassidy (11 G, 248-418-14-2602 yards, 15 TD)
Receiving: Brandon Johnson-Farrell (11 G, 56-448 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Matt Hansen (11 G, 64 solo, 41 assisted, 105 total)
Sacks: Matt Hansen (11 G, 3.0-19 yards)
Interceptions: Matt Hansen (11 G, 2-20 yards)
Northeastern (2-9, 1-6 CAA)
Coach: Rocky Hager (Minot State, 1974)
Career: 108-63-1 (15 years)
School: 17-38 (5 years)
Offense
Rushing: Alex Broomfield (11 G, 219-892 yards, 10 TD)
Passing: Anthony Orio (11 G, 180-311-11-2011 yards, 10 TD)
Receiving: Alex Broomfield (11 G, 38-291 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Phil Higgins (11 G, 65 solo, 42 assisted, 107 total)
Sacks: David Akinniyi (11 G, 6.0-47 yards)
Interceptions: Nate Thellen (10 G, 5-113 yards)
#1/1 JAMES MADISON AT TOWSON
Saturday, Nov. 22 - 1:00 pm
Unitas Stadium (11,198), Towson, Md.
Series: James Madison leads 15-5-1
Last Meeting: Nov. 17, 2007, James Madison 23-13 in Harrisonburg, Va.
James Madison (9-1, 7-0 CAA)
Coach: Mickey Matthews (West Texas State, 1976)
Career: 73-45 (10 years)
School: 73-45 (10 years)
Offense
Rushing: Rodney Landers (10 G, 187-1260 yards, 11 TD)
Passing: Rodney Landers (10 G, 80-126-3-1150 yards, 14 TD)
Receiving: Rockeed McCarter (9 G, 16-250 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Marcus Haywood (10 G, 40 solo, 34 assisted, 74 total)
Sacks: Arthur Moats (10 G, 6.5-47 yards)
Interceptions: Marcus Haywood (10 G, 4-48 yards)
Towson (3-8, 1-6 CAA)
Coach: Gordy Combs (Towson, 1972)
Career: 92-89 (17 years)
School: 92-89 (17 years)
Offense
Rushing: Matt Castor (9 G, 144-543 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: Sean Schaefer (11 G, 276-411-14-2971 yards, 23 TD)
Receiving: Marcus Lee (11 G, 52-403 yards, 6 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jordan Manning (11 G, 51 solo, 40 assisted, 91 total)
Sacks: Paul Stefanik (11 G, 2.5-20 yards)
Interceptions: Drew Mack (8 G, 1-0 yards)
#6/7 VILLANOVA AT DELAWARE
Saturday, Nov. 22 - 2:30 pm
Delaware Stadium (22,000), Newark, Del.
Television: CN8 - Scott Graham (pbp), Jon Ritchie (analyst), Gregg Murphy (sideline), Bob Anderson (producer), John Anderson (director)
Series: Series tied 20-20-1
Last Meeting: Nov. 17, 2007, Villanova 16-10 in Villanova, Pa.
Villanova (8-2, 6-1 CAA)
Coach: Andy Talley (Southern Connecticut, 1967)
Career: 191-118-2 (29 years)
School: 163-100-1 (24 years)
Offense
Rushing: Aaron Ball (10 G, 170-847 yards, 9 TD)
Passing: Chris Whitney (9 G, 92-131-4-1084 yards, 8 TD)
Receiving: Phil Atkinson (10 G, 44-494 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Salim Koroma (10 G, 35 solo, 19 assisted, 54 total)
Sacks: Greg Miller (10 G, 5.5-42 yards)
Interceptions: James Pitts (8 G, 2-65 yards)
Delaware (4-7, 2-5 CAA)
Coach: K.C. Keeler (Delaware, 1981)
Career: 144-54-1 (15 years)
School: 56-33 (7 years)
Offense
Rushing: Junior Jabbie (6 G, 85-392 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: Robby Shoenhoft (8 G, 104-189-12-1163 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Aaron Love (11 G, 38-462 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Charles Graves (11 G, 37 solo, 27 assisted, 64 total)
Sacks: John Higginson (10 G, 5.0-36 yards)
Interceptions: Charles Graves (11 G, 5-67 yards)
HOFSTRA AT MASSACHUSETTS
Saturday, Nov. 22 - 2:30 pm
McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,00), Amherst, Mass.
Television: CN8, YES - Jeff Rickard (pbp), Bob Norton (analyst), John Carchedi (sideline), Bob Allen (producer), Bob Johnson (director)
Series: Hofstra leads 6-5
Last Meeting: Nov. 17, 2007, Massachusetts 27-5 in Hempstead, N.Y.
Hofstra (4-7, 2-5 CAA)
Coach: Dave Cohen (C.W. Post, 1988)
Career: 13-20 (3 years)
School: 13-20 (3 years)
Offense
Rushing: Everette Benjamin (11 G, 119-550 yards, 4 TD)
Passing: Cory Christopher (7 G, 127-190-6-1163 yards, 4 TD)
Receiving: Aaron Weaver (11 G, 66-572 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Luke Bonus (11 G, 42 solo, 48 assisted, 90 total)
Sacks: Quincy Barr (9 G, 2.5-24 yards)
Interceptions: Ray McDonough (11 G, 3-74 yards)
Massachusetts (6-5, 3-4 CAA)
Coach: Don Brown (Norwich, 1977)
Career: 94-45 (12 years)
School: 42-19 (5 years)
Offense
Rushing: Tony Nelson (11 G, 215-1121 yards, 10 TD)
Passing: Liam Coen (11 G, 193-316-14 yards, 22 TD)
Receiving: Victor Cruz (11 G, 68-1048 yards, 6 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jeromy Miles (11 G, 52 solo, 42 assisted, 94 total)
Sacks: Kyle Harrington (11 G, 2.5-20 yards)
Interceptions: Jeromy Miles (11 G, 3-57 yards)