CAA FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE -- OCT. 4
CAA Football Players of the Week -- Oct. 5
Offensive Player of the Week - Pat Devlin, QB, Delaware
Devlin earned CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honors after registering a career-high 329 yards passing, completing 21-of-31 attempts, in Delaware’s 27-17 win on the road over Maine. The Downingtown, Pa., native helped the Blue Hens garner 512 yards of total offense in the contest, marking the most in a single-game for Delaware since the 2007 season. Devlin, who also rushed six times for 21 yards, completed the 10th-longest pass in school history when he hooked up with Mark Duncan on a 79-yard touchdown toss in the first quarter.
Defensive Player of the Week - Deron Mayo, DL, Hofstra
Mayo, the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week, played a pivotal role in Hofstra’s upset win over No. 7 James Madison, 24-17, Saturday in Hempstead, N.Y. Mayo, a Hampton, Va., native made nine total tackles including a team-best six solo stops in the victory. The junior posted three tackles for a loss of 15 yards and had a sack for eight yards midway through the fourth quarter which helped preserve a 21-17 Hofstra lead. Mayo and the Pride defense limited the Dukes to just 192 total yards of offense, and only 56 through the air.
Special Teams Player of the Week - Sean Jellison, KR, New Hampshire
Jellison, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, notched a special teams touchdown in No. 6 New Hampshire’s 57-7 win at Towson Saturday. The Amherst, N.H., native returned a free-kick 81 yards to paydirt midway through the first quarter against the Tigers. The junior also carried the ball nine times for 46 yards in the Wildcats’ offensive attack. Jellison currently leads the league in touchdowns scored with five and is third overall in scoring with 32 points through four games.
Rookie of the Week - David Hayes, RB, Delaware
Hayes earned Rookie of the Week honors after helping Delaware to a 27-17 win at Maine Saturday. The Howell, N.J., native carried the ball 17 times for 106 yards and a score for the Blue Hens. Hayes’ 100-yard rushing game was the first for the Blue Hens this season, and helped Delaware rebound from a (-2)-yard rushing performance a week earlier. Hayes, who also made five catches for 49 yards, scored on a 25-yard run with just under four minutes left in the game to seal the Delaware win.
CAA Football In The Polls
For a complete rundown of both the Sports Network Top-25 and the FCS Coaches Poll visit page 22 of the weekly release. Below are highlights and notes about CAA Football in this week’s rankings.
The Sports Network Top-25
-- CAA Football shows six ranked teams for the third-straight week in 2009.
-- The league’s six ranked teams are two more than any other league in the country has this week.
-- Richmond’s No. 1 ranking helps place the league atop the poll for the fifth-straight week in 2009.
-- The Spiders and Villanova, which have been 1-2 in the poll for the last four weeks, mark the second time in as many years CAA Football has held the Top-2 spots in the poll -- Richmond and James Madison were 1-2 in the poll last season on Sept. 22. Prior to 2008, only the Big Sky had placed two teams in the Top-2 spots of the Sports Network poll in 1991 (Nevada and Idaho, respectively).
-- CAA Football’s strength in this week’s poll continues to show by making up four of the Top-8 spots.
-- CAA Football has now had at least six teams ranked in 20 of the last 21 editions of the Sports Network poll.
-- The league has had at least three teams ranked every week since the poll’s inception and two teams among the poll’s Top-10 in 61-straight weeks and 87 of the last 91 editions.
FCS Coaches Top-25
-- CAA Football shows six in this week’s edition of the Top-25 for the third-straight week.
-- Richmond’s No. 1 ranking gives the league five-straight weeks atop the 2009 rankings, after it owned No. 1 for 11-straight weeks in 2008.
-- No. 1 Richmond and No. 2 Villanova gives CAA Football ownership of the No. 1 and No. 2 spots at least one week in each of the last two seasons. James Madison and Richmond garnered the Top-2 spots last season on Sept. 22, marking the first time since 1998 one conference held No. 1 and No. 2 in the same Coaches’ poll (The Southern’s Georgia Southern and Appalachian State, respectively).
-- The league holds four of the Top-8 spots in this weeks poll, marking five-straight editions the league has had at least four in the Top-10.
-- Since the FCS Coaches Poll debuted in 2007 CAA Football has had at least four squads ranked in every edition (34 weeks).
Bring On The BCS/FBS
CAA Football has logged a record-breaking four wins over BCS/FBS opponents in 2009. New Hampshire (Ball State), Richmond (Duke), Villanova (Temple) and William and Mary (Virginia) all have added BCS/FBS wins to the league’s current total of 22 non-conference wins in 2009.
The league has an all-time mark of 27-111 (.196) against BCS/FBS opponents dating back to the 1978 I-A/I-AA split by the NCAA. Prior to 2009, the league had not beaten more than three BCS/FBS squads in a single season.
CAA Football finished the 2009 season 2-1 against the Mid-American Conference and had a .500 (2-2) mark against the Atlantic Coast Conference (BCS). The only wins for FCS squads, as recognized by the NCAA, over BCS/FBS teams this season have come from CAA Football (4-71).
CAA Football has now won 18 games versus BCS/FBS opponents in the last 10 years. The league has garnered at least one win over BCS/FBS foes in seven of the last eight years, and multiple wins over BCS/FBS teams in six of the last eight years.
For a complete list of CAA Football’s wins over BCS/FBS opponents check out page 21 of the weekly release.
Walter Payton & Buck Buchanan Watch Lists Include Seven CAA Football Athletes
The Sports Network released its 2009 Preseason Watch lists for both the Walter Payton (Offensive) and Buck Buchanan (Defensive) Player of the Year Awards. CAA Football had a total of seven honorees on the preseason lists.
Walter Payton Award Watch List Honorees
-- Tony Nelson, RB, Massachusetts
-- R.J. Toman, QB, New Hampshire
Buck Buchanan Award Watch List Honorees
-- Charles Graves, DB, Delaware
-- Jeromy Miles, DB, Massachusetts
-- Osayi Osunde, LB, Villanova
-- Justin Rogers, DB, Richmond
-- Adrian Tracy, DL, William and Mary
FCS Non-Conference Domination
CAA Football schools are a combined 62-14 against non-conference FCS regular-season competition since 2007. League schools combined to go 21-4 against non-conference FCS regular-season foes in 2007, then compiled a 25-5 non-conference regular-season FCS mark in 2008. Thus far in 2009 CAA Football teams are 16-5 in non-league games against FCS foes.
Poll Position
Richmond’s No. 1 ranking, Villanova’s spot at No. 2 and New Hampshire and William and Mary’s Top-10 positions are among the nation’s longest active streaks for Top-10 rankings. The Spiders have been part of the Sports Network’s Top-10 for 24-straight weeks which trails only Appalachian State’s 54 consecutive weeks and Northern Iowa’s mark of 35-straight weeks. Villanova’s 15-straight weeks in the Top-10 is right behind Richmond, while New Hampshire’s string of eight weeks and William and Mary’s mark of five-straight ranks seventh and eighth-longest, respectively.
Ranking, Team - Consecutive Weeks In Sports Network Top-10
No. 9 Appalachian State - 54
No. 3 Northern Iowa - 35
No. 1 Richmond - 24
No. 2 Villanova - 15
No. 4 Montana - 14
No. 6 Southern Illinois - 9
No. 5 New Hampshire - 8
No. 8 William and Mary - 5
2009 CAA Football -- Did You Know...
-- Four CAA Football teams have earned wins over BCS/FBS foes in 2009 including New Hampshire (Ball State), Richmond (Duke), Villanova (Temple) and William and Mary (Virginia).
-- CAA Football squads own the nation’s four wins in BCS/FBS contests, as recognized by the NCAA. FCS teams are a combined 4-71 this season against the BCS/FBS level.
-- New Hampshire’s defense leads all major college football squads, allowing just 210 yards of offense a game. The Wildcats’ mark of 210 is 2.75 yards better than Florida’s 212.75 yards allowed on defense (tops in the BCS/FBS ranks).
-- Richmond will carry the nation’s best road win-streak and second-best overall win-streak into its game at James Madison. The Spiders own an eight-game win streak away from UR Stadium -- longest among all of the major college football ranks (BCS/FBS & FCS). Its overall win streak of 13 games, dating back to its last-second loss at home to James Madison in 2008, trails only Florida’s 14-game win streak in all of major college football.
-- CAA Football held five the of the Top-7 in each national poll from Sept. 7-28 (4 weeks), marking the only league ever to occupy at least half of nation’s Top-10 FCS teams in one week.
-- CAA Football teams make up four of the Top-8 in each of the two National polls this week.
-- Top-ranked Richmond and No. 2 Villanova have been 1-2 in both polls over each of the last four weeks.
-- Three of the four CAA Football teams among the Sports Network’s Top-8 received at least one first-place vote in this week’s poll.
-- CAA Football student-athletes have logged a total of five National Player of the Week honors this season. Most notably, William and Mary’s B.W. Webb became the first-ever FCS athlete to be recognized as the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player of the Week, Sept. 7.
DELAWARE (3-2, 1-2 CAA)
This Week: #12/13 Massachusetts (3-1, 1-0)
Next Week: at Towson (1-3, 0-1)
-- Delaware captured its first CAA win of the season with a 27-17 victory over Maine Saturday, and snapped a two-game losing streak to the Black Bears. The Blue Hens piled up a season-high 512 yards of total offense, their highest output since the 2007 national runner-up season.
-- Quarterback Pat Devlin threw for a career-high 329 yards and a touchdown in the Blue Hens win over Maine, helping him earn CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honors.
-- Running back David Hayes, CAA Football’s Rookie of the Week honoree, ignited a floundering Blue Hen run-game with a career-high 106 yards and scored a 25-yard touchdown with 3:57 left to ice the win at Maine. Running back Leon Jackson scored two touchdowns and finished with a career-high 61 yards in the win over Maine.
-- Delaware held Maine to just 100 total yards in the second half Saturday, and has now scored in 165-straight games since 1996.
HOFSTRA (3-2, 1-1 CAA)
This Week: Maine (2-3, 1-1)
Next Week: at Rhode Island (1-3, 0-1)
-- The Pride posted its best defensive effort of the season in the win over James Madison Saturday, holding the Dukes to just 192 yards in total offense, 225 yards below their season average.
-- Hofstra’s win over James Madison (then-No. 7) was the Pride’s first victory over a Top-10 opponent since a 32-17 win over No. 9 Furman, Sept. 8, 2007. Madison was also the highest ranked opponent Hofstra had beaten since topping seventh-ranked UMass, 21-10, Nov. 19, 2005.
-- Running back Everette Benjamin returned to the lineup against James Madison, after missing the last two games. He led the Pride with 58 yards on 12 carries (4.8 ypr) and helped the Pride convert several of its fourth down situations. Hofstra finished the contest 4-of-5 in fourth-down conversions.
-- Wide receiver Aaron Weaver caught three passes for 21 yards against Hofstra to move his career totals to 97 catches for 928 yards.
#13/12 JAMES MADISON (2-2, 0-1 CAA)
This Week: #1/1 Richmond (4-0, 2-0)
Next Week: #2/2 Villanova (5-0, 2-0)
-- Playing without running back Jamal Sullivan limited the Dukes’ offensive weapons, while Hofstra held JMU to only 192 yards of total offense (136 rushing, 56 passing) -- an average of only 3.6 yards per play.
-- James Madison committed two turnovers in Saturday’s loss, while Hofstra did not turn the ball over. The Dukes have now turned the ball over five times in their last two games after not committing a turnover in their first two games of the season.
-- James Madison’s loss at Hofstra marked the end of several winning streaks including 11-straight versus CAA Football squads (2007-2008 playoffs), five-straight CAA Football road games, five-straight over Hofstra and two-straight at Hofstra.
-- Quarterback Justin Thorpe finished the Hofstra game with 18 carries for a career-high 96 yards and a touchdown. He also completed all three of his pass attempts for 37 yards.
MAINE (2-3, 1-1 CAA)
This Week: at Hofstra (3-2, 1-1)
Next Week: #1/1 Richmond (4-0, 2-0)
-- Quarterback Warren Smith was 23-for-36 for 258 yards and two touchdowns in Maine’s loss to Delaware Saturday. Desmond Randall finished the game against the Blue Hens with 118 all-purpose yards, including 53 receiving yards and 65 yards in kick returns.
-- Wide receiver Landis Williams made 10 catches for 104 yards in the loss to Delaware. Williams failed to score in the game, ending his touchdown streak at three games. Williams has now recorded 100-yard receiving games in each of the last two weeks.
-- Linebacker Donte Dennis had a phenomenal defensive game against Delaware, making 23 tackles, 2.5 for loss and a sack. The mark of 23 tackles is the most by any CAA Football athlete since the league began playing under the CAA Football banner (2007). The feat also marked his third game with at least 10 tackles.
#12/13 MASSACHUSETTS (3-1, 1-0 CAA)
This Week: at Delaware (3-2, 1-2)
Next Week: #5/5 New Hampshire (4-0, 1-0)
-- In his first career start, tailback Jonathan Hernandez rushed for career-best 140 yards on 29 carries and three touchdowns in the win over Stony Brook. The sophomore became the first UMass back with three rushing TDs since Matt Lawrence in 2007. Hernandez also had two catches for 43 yards in the contest.
-- Placekicker Armando Cuko equalled a career-high with three field goals for the third-straight game. Cuko connected on attempts of 30, 42 and 35 yards in the win Saturday. The 42-yarder marked his fifth 40+ yarder of the year.
-- Linebacker Perry McIntyre, last week’s CAA Football Rookie of the Week, piled up a team-best and career-best eight tackles with two solo stops in the win over Stony Brook. McIntyre was part of a UMass defense which held the Seawolves to 229 yards including just 97 in the second half. The Minutemen also blanked Stony Brook on the scoreboard for the final 32:33 of the game.
#5/5 NEW HAMPSHIRE (4-0, 1-0 CAA)
This Week: #2/2 Villanova (5-0, 2-0)
Next Week: at #12/13 Massachusetts (3-1, 1-0)
-- New Hampshire 30-point first quarter outburst in its win at Towson marked the most points scored in a single-quarter by the Wildcats since they tallied 35 in the second quarter vs. Northeastern in 1975.
-- The Wildcats hauled in six interceptions in their win Saturday at Towson, just one pick shy of the all-time Wildcat record of seven set against Champlaign in 1950. The league record of seven has been accomplished four times, most recently by Villanova in 2007.
-- Cornerback Dino Vasso had his second interception return for a TD in as many games Saturday. Vasso returned a pick 34 yards for a touchdown against Dartmouth, than ran one back 31 yards against Towson.
-- The Wildcats have made quick starts a habit this season -- 71 of the team’s 148 points have been scored in the first quarter of their four games.
NORTHEASTERN (0-5, 0-2 CAA)
This Week: #8/8 William and Mary (4-1, 1-1)
Next Week: Bye Week
-- Wide receiver Jordan Batts caught 13 passes in the loss to Holy Cross, setting a new Northeastern single-game record. The freshman passed Cory Parks’ previous record of 12, set Oct. 30, 2004 against New Hampshire. His 13 receptions totalled 104 yards, while he also hauled in two touchdown catches against Holy Cross. Over the last three games, Batts has 26 receptions for 247 yards and three touchdowns. He leads the team with 28 catches for 259 yards.
-- Quarterback Matt Carroll, starting in place of an injured Alex Dulski, had his best outing to date against Holy Cross, completing 32-of-44 passes for 248 yards, three touchdowns and no interceptions. In addition to his two TD passes to Batts, Carroll connected with tight end Conor Gilmartin-Donohue for a touchdown. Carroll’s 32 completions ranks second-most all-time in single-game standards at Northeastern.
-- Linebacker Phil Higgins led the team with 10 tackles in the loss to Holy Cross. His 10-tackle day helped him reach and pass the 200 career tackles mark.
RHODE ISLAND (1-3, 0-1 CAA)
This Week: Towson (1-3, 0-1)
Next Week: Hofstra (3-2, 1-1)
-- Quarterback D.J. Stefkovich, who came on in relief of injured Chris Paul-Etienne during the contest at Brown, threw for a career-high 214 yards on 17-of-30 attempts. He also threw his first career touchdown pass, connecting with Ryan Lawrence on a 55-yard completion.
-- Lawrence’s 55-yard touchdown catch from Stefkovich against Brown marked the first score of his career. Lawrence finished the Brown game with a career and game-high 119 yards receiving.
-- Linebacker Rob Damon’s 75-yard interception return for a touchdown in the second quarter against Brown was his first career interception. The last time a Rhody player returned an interception for a touchdown was Sept. 22, 2007 when Ki’Ameer Johnson ran one back against Hofstra. Damon’s INT-return for a touchdown marked the Rams’ third defensive touchdown in their four games this season.
#1/1 RICHMOND (4-0, 2-0 CAA)
This Week: at #13/12 James Madison (2-2, 0-1)
Next Week: at Maine (2-3, 1-1)
-- Richmond’s win over VMI extended the school-record winning streak to 13-straight games. It stands as the longest current win streak in the FCS.
-- The Spiders’ 548 yards of total offense against VMI is the eighth-best in UR history and the most since rolling up 612 yards against Bucknell (9/22/07). The school record of 642 yards was set against Northeastern (9/8/07).
-- Quarterback Eric Ward posted the second-best passing game in school history, throwing for a career-high 394 yards and three TDs against VMI. His performance stands second only to Buster O’Brien’s 447 yards in the 1968 Tangerine Bowl win over Ohio University.
-- Ward completed his first six pass attempts in the VMI game to five different receivers for 61 yards. His first incompletion was a pass intended for Jordan Mitchell in the end zone with five minutes left in the first. Ward went on to complete a career-high 28 passes in the win, including 17 which went for 10-or-more yards.
TOWSON (1-3, 0-1 CAA)
This Week: at Rhode Island (1-3, 0-1)
Next Week: Delaware (3-2, 1-2)
-- Towson turned the ball over eight times against New Hampshire’s No. 3-ranked defense in the nation Saturday, but limited the Wildcats’ offense to just 285 yards.
-- In the fourth start of his career, quarterback Peter Athens completed 7-of-20 passes for 67 yards and a touchdown. Five of Athens’ incompletions were dropped passes by Tiger receivers.
-- Wide receiver Alex Blake caught the first touchdown pass of his career on a 24-yard toss from Athens in the second quarter against New Hampshire.
-- Marc Magas was the Tigers’ placekicker in Saturday’s loss, marking his first career action. Magas, playing because of a knee injury suffered by Jon Boyer, converted his first PAT attempt.
-- Towson has won the last two meetings with its upcoming opponent -- Rhode Island -- beating URI 23-14 in 2005 and 37-32 in 2008.
#2/2 VILLANOVA (5-0, 2-0 CAA)
This Week: at #5/5 New Hampshire (4-0, 1-0)
Next Week: at #13/12 James Madison (2-2, 0-1)
-- Villanova’s 28-17 win over William and Mary Saturday marked its 15th win in the last 16 games at Villanova Stadium. The victory also marked the Wildcats’ fifth-straight and sixth over the last seven meetings against the Tribe.
-- Returnman Matt Szczur averaged 25 yards per kickoff return in the win over William and Mary, including a long return of a 33 yards. The junior leads the league in kick return average, logging more than 31 yards per attempt (10).
-- Villanova has forced 13 turnovers in its five games this season. The mark ranks third in the league in terms of takeways, trailing only New Hampshire’s 18 and Rhode Island’s 14.
-- The Wildcats’ defense was paced by three double-digit tackle performances in the win over William and Mary. Cornerback James Pitts had 15 stops, defensive lineman Terence Thomas made 14 tackles and linebacker Marquis Kirkland recorded 11 tackles.
#8/8 WILLIAM AND MARY (4-1, 1-1 CAA)
This Week: at Northeastern (0-5, 0-2)
Next Week: Bye Week
-- Despite the Tribe’s 28-17 loss on the road to Villanova, William and Mary’s 4-1 record still marks its best start to a season since 1994. William and Mary went on to an 8-3 overall mark that campaign.
-- The Tribe dominated total yards in the loss to Villanova, 472-283, and controlled the time of possession by more than five minutes. However, William and Mary committed a pair of turnovers and only scored one touchdown in its five trips into the red zone. The total yardage was especially lopsided in the second half when the Tribe outgained the Wildcats, 252-81.
-- Quarterback R.J. Archer completed 33-of-55 passes for a career-high 354 yards with one touchdown against Villanova. The 33 completions equalled a school record while the 55 attempts established a new program mark. Additionally, the 354 yards ranks as the 15th-best performance in school history.
-- The Tribe’s defense limited Villanova to nearly 100 yards less than its average entering the contest, allowing just 114 yards on the ground.
#1/1 RICHMOND AT #13/12 JAMES MADISON
Saturday, Oct. 10 - 12:00 pm
Bridgeforth Stadium (15,500), Harrisonburg, Va.
Television: Comcast SportsNet - Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet - New England, Comcast SportsNet - Philadelphia, Comcast Charter Sports Southeast
Series: Richmond leads 14-12
Richmond (4-0, 2-0 CAA)
Coach: Mike London
Career: 17-3 (2 years)
School: 17-3 (2 years)
Offense
Rushing: Justin Forte (4 G, 64-314 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Eric Ward (4 G, 74-110-2-949 yards, 8 TD)
Receiving: Tre Gray (4 G, 19-238 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Patrick Weldon (4 G, 20 solo, 7 assisted, 27 total)
Sacks: Martin Parker (4 G, 2.0-14 yards)
Interceptions: Darryl Hamilton (4 G, 1-33 yards)
James Madison (2-2, 0-1 CAA)
Coach: Mickey Matthews
Career: 78-48 (11 years)
School: 78-48 (11 years)
Offense
Rushing: Justin Thorpe (4 G, 43-225 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Drew Dudzik (4 G, 25-44-2-404 yards, 5 TD)
Receiving: Rockeed McCarter (4 G, 14-233 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Arthur Moats (4 G, 16 solo, 16 assisted, 32 total)
Sacks: Arthur Moats (4 G, 4.0-23 yards)
Interceptions: Jon Williams (4 G, 1-62 yards)
#2/2 VILLANOVA AT #5/5 NEW HAMPSHIRE
Saturday, Oct. 10 - 12:00 pm
Cowell Stadium (6,500), Durham, N.H.
Series: Villanova leads 10-8
Villanova (5-0, 2-0 CAA)
Coach: Andy Talley
Career: 198-119-2 (30 years)
School: 170-101-1 (25 years)
Offense
Rushing: Chris Whitney (5 G, 63-307 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Chris Whitney (5 G, 55-82-1-652 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Brandyn Harvey (5 G, 22-326 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Terence Thomas (5 G, 21 solo, 13 assisted, 34 total)
Sacks: Terence Thomas (5 G, 3.0-26 yards)
Interceptions: Ross Ventrone (5 G, 2-27 yards)
New Hampshire (4-0, 1-0 CAA)
Coach: Sean McDonnell
Career: 74-50 (11 years)
School: 74-50 (11 years)
Offense
Rushing: Sean Jellison (4 G, 59-250 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: R.J. Toman (3 G, 41-71-3-461 yards, 3 TD)
Receiving: J.T. Wright (3 G, 7-116 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Devon Jackson (4 G, 17 solo, 9 assisted, 26 total)
Sacks: Ryan Mailloux (4 G, 2.0-11 yards)
Interceptions: Dino Vasso (4 G, 3-65 yards)
MAINE AT HOFSTRA
Saturday, Oct. 10 - 1:00 pm
Shuart Stadium (13,000), Hempstead, N.Y.
Television: The Comcast Network & Comcast SportsNet - New England (tape-delay: 3:30 pm), SportsNet New York (tape-delay: 4:00 pm)
Series: Hofstra leads 10-7
Maine (2-3, 1-1 CAA)
Coach: Jack Cosgrove
Career: 90-98 (17 years)
School: 90-98 (17 years)
Offense
Rushing: Derek Session (5 G, 86-411 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: Warren Smith (4 G, 65-100-6-775 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Landis Williams (4 G, 28-332 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Donte Dennis (5 G, 23 solo, 34 assisted, 57 total)
Sacks: Jordan Stevens (5 G, 4.5-23 yards)
Interceptions: Trevor Coston (5 G, 3-20 yards)
Hofstra (3-2, 1-1 CAA)
Coach: Dave Cohen
Career: 16-23 (4 years)
School: 16-23 (4 years)
Offense
Rushing: Kwabena Asante (5 G, 32-153 yards, 0 TD)
Passing: Cory Christopher (5 G, 83-137-2-887 yards, 5 TD)
Receiving: Aaron Weaver (5 G, 25-309 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Luke Bonus (5 G, 24 solo, 16 assisted, 40 total)
Sacks: Basim Hudeen (5 G, 1.5-9 yards)
Interceptions: Jordan Dangerfield (2 G, 1-28 yards)
#8/8 WILLIAM AND MARY AT NORTHEASTERN
Saturday, Oct. 10 - 1:00 pm
Parsons Field (7,000), Brookline, Mass.
Series: William and Mary leads 11-2
William and Mary (4-1, 1-1 CAA)
Coach: Jimmye Laycock
Career: 193-139-2 (30 years)
School: 193-139-2 (30 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jonathan Grimes (5 G, 93-392 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: R.J. Archer (5 G, 105-172-3-1133 yards, 9 TD)
Receiving: D.J. McAulay (5 G, 25-328 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jake Trantin (5 G, 17 solo, 16 assisted, 33 total)
Sacks: Ravi Pradhanang (5 G, 3.5-23 yards)
Interceptions: B.W. Webb (5 G, 3-68 yards)
Northeastern (0-5, 0-2 CAA)
Coach: Rocky Hager
Career: 108-69-1 (16 years)
School: 17-44 (6 years)
Offense
Rushing: John Griffin (5 G, 72-284 yards, 0 TD)
Passing: Matt Carroll (5 G, 52-77-2-394 yards, 3 TD)
Receiving: Jordan Batts (5 G, 28-259 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Darryl Jones (5 G, 24 solo, 15 assisted, 39 total)
Sacks: Craig Kenney (5 G, 2.0-12 yards)
Interceptions: Darryl Jones (5 G, 1-0 yards)
TOWSON AT RHODE ISLAND
Saturday, Oct. 10 - 1:00 pm
Meade Stadium (6,555), Kingston, R.I.
Series: Rhode Island leads 5-4
Towson (1-3, 0-1 CAA)
Coach: Rob Ambrose
Career: 4-10 (2 years)
School: 1-3 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Tremayne Dameron (4 G, 78-301 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Peter Athens (4 G, 46-86-10-487 yards, 5 TD)
Receiving: David Newsom (4 G, 16-223 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Danzel White (4 G, 15 solo, 27 assisted, 42 total)
Sacks: Brady Smith (4 G, 2.0-14 yards)
Interceptions: Jeremy Gardner (4 G, 1-38 yard)
Rhode Island (1-3, 0-1 CAA)
Coach: Joe Trainer
Career: 14-23 (4 years)
School: 1-3 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Anthony Ferrer (4 G, 44-191 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Chris Paul-Etienne (4 G, 45-77-3-470 yards, 3 TD)
Receiving: Tyquan Bynum (4 G, 11-204 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Rob Damon (4 G, 25 solo, 29 assisted, 54 total)
Sacks: Matt Hansen (4 G, 3.0-16 yards)
Interceptions: Rob Damon (4 G, 1-75 yards)
#12/13 MASSACHUSETTS AT DELAWARE
Saturday, Oct. 10 - 6:00 pm
Delaware Stadium (22,000), Newark, Del.
Series: Delaware leads 22-6
Massachusetts (3-1, 1-0 CAA)
Coach: Kevin Morris
Career: 27-33 (7 years)
School: 3-1 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Tony Nelson (3 G, 69-342 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Kyle Havens (4 G, 64-120-6-974 yards, 5 TD)
Receiving: Victor Cruz (4 G, 15-282 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Tyler Holmes (4 G, 11 solo, 21 assisted, 32 total)
Sacks: Anthony Monette (4 G, 2.5-19 yards)
Interceptions: Tyler Holmes (4 G, 2-12 yards)
Delaware (3-2, 1-2 CAA)
Coach: K.C. Keeler
Career: 147-57-1 (16 years)
School: 59-36 (8 years)
Offense
Rushing: David Hayes (5 G, 61-261 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Pat Devlin (5 G, 100-155-2-1252 yards, 7 TD)
Receiving: Mark Mackey (5 G, 24-271 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Charles Graves (5 G, 22 solo, 10 assisted, 32 total)
Sacks: Brandon Gilbeaux (5 G, 2.5-12 yards)
Interceptions: Charles Graves (5 G, 2-33 yards)