CAA FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE -- NOV. 8
CAA Football Players of the Week -- Nov. 9
Offensive Player of the Week - Shawn Leonard, WR, Rhode Island
Leonard earns CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honors after turning in a record-breaking receiving effort in Rhode Island’s 55-42 shootout-loss at No. 8 New Hampshire Saturday. The senior wide receiver hauled in 10 catches for 275 yards and three touchdowns, all marking career high totals for the Stoughton, Mass., native. Leonard’s 275 receiving yards rank as the third-best single-game total in school history and are the fifth-highest receiving total in CAA Football history. Leonard has now garnered 411 receiving yards (19 catches) and five touchdowns in his last three games for the Rams.
Offensive Player of the Week - Chris Whitney, QB, Villanova
Whitney garners CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honors after helping No. 4 Villanova knock off top-ranked Richmond 21-20 on the road Saturday. The junior completed 21-of-34 passes for 277 yards and a career-high three touchdowns in the Wildcats’ come-from-behind win. The Warminster, Pa., native is now 19-5 as a starter for the Wildcats after completing a game-winning 29-yard touchdown pass to Brandyn Harvey with 59 seconds left in Saturday’s game. Whitney, now 2-1 against Richmond in his career, helped the Wildcats end Richmond’s FCS-best 17-game win streak.
Defensive Player of the Week - Jake Trantin, LB, William and Mary
Trantin, the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week, led No. 5 William and Mary to a 31-0 shutout win over Towson at home Saturday. The sophomore linebacker garnered a team-high eight tackles including five solo stops. The Severn, Md., native also had one stop behind the line of scrimmage and picked off a Towson pass in the second quarter. Trantin led a Tribe defense, now among the Top-3 nationally in both scoring and total defense, which limited Towson to just 201 yards of total offense and shutout an opponent for the first time since 2005.
Special Teams Player of the Week - Tom Manning, PK, New Hampshire
Manning, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week for the third time this season, was true on a total of nine kicks in New Hampshire’s 55-42 shootout-win over Rhode Island Saturday. The Rome, N.Y., native hit two second-half field goals helping the Wildcats outpace the Rams. The first was a 42-yarder late in the third to push New Hampshire’s lead to eight, while his second was a 47-yard boot with 5:58 left to play. The senior was also true on seven PAT attempts in the game, giving him 13 points on the day.
Rookie of the Week - Justin Thorpe, QB, James Madison
Thorpe earned Rookie of the Week honors for the second time this season following his performance in James Madison’s 22-14 win over Maine Saturday. The Richmond, Va., native carried the ball 17 times for 83 yards and a score and also completed 9-of-13 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown. The redshirt-freshman’s touchdown run of 42 yards in the second quarter marked his longest of the season. Thorpe is now JMU’s all-time freshman quarterback rushing leader with 533 yards in 2009.
CAA Football In The FCS 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 five squads among the Top-25 this week, marking the second-straight week the league has been at its season-low total.
-- Although the league has two more teams ranked than any other conference in the country, CAA Football had not had fewer than six programs ranked this season prior to last week. It had as many as seven ranked on four occasions earlier in 2009 (Preseason-Sept. 14 & Oct. 12).
-- The league is not at No. 1 this week, snapping a nine-week streak in which Richmond (CAA Football) held the top-spot in 2009.
-- CAA Football’s strength in this week’s poll continues to show by making up four of the Top-8 -- two more than any other league has in the Top-10.
-- CAA Football also boasts three of the Top-5 in this week’s poll, while the remaining two teams are from the Big Sky (Montana) and Missouri Valley (Southern Illinois).
-- CAA Football has now had at least five teams ranked in 38-straight 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 66-straight weeks and 92 of the last 96 editions.
FCS Coaches Top-25
-- CAA Football shows only five in this week’s edition of the Top-25 which marks its second-straight week with a season-low for ranked league squads.
-- The league has had as many as eight ranked this season in the Coaches poll, while five marks the fewest dating back to the Sept. 3, 2007 edition when only four CAA Football teams were among the FCS Coaches Top-25.
-- Montana’s No. 1 ranking, following Richmond’s loss Saturday, snaps the league’s nine-week hold on the poll’s top-spot in the 2009 rankings. CAA Football held No. 1 for 11-straight weeks in 2008 (James Madison).
-- The league holds four of the Top-7 spots in this week’s poll, marking nine-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 (39 weeks).
Richmond Earned Associated Press Top-25 Vote -- An FBS Poll
Richmond became the first FCS team in two years to earn votes in the Associated Press Top-25 Poll, Nov. 1. The Spiders were listed on one ballot (Ray Ratto, San Francisco Chronicle) and became just the third-ever FCS team recognized in the Poll.
The Associated Press changed its policy and opened its Poll to all Division I football teams following Appalachian State’s epic upset at Michigan in September of 2007. Previously, just FBS (I-A) teams were permitted.
The Mountaineers went on to receive votes in two consecutive Associated Press Polls (Sept. 9 and 18) that season. Northern Iowa appeared once (Nov. 18) and Appalachian State got votes in the final poll after winning the National Championship. No FCS teams received Associated Press Poll recognition last season.
Richmond, which reclassified to I-AA (FCS) prior to the 1981 season, has been ranked in the Associated Press Poll just once in school history - No. 20 on Oct. 22, 1973 after beating West Virginia, 38-17, to improve to 6-0. The Spiders lost 14-8 at Northeast Louisiana the next week and dropped out.
Bring On The BCS/FBS
CAA Football has logged a record-breaking total of 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 victories 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 (4-82).
Note: Central Arkansas (Southland, FCS) beat Western Kentucky (Sun Belt, FBS), 28-7, Sept. 19, but is in its final year of NCAA Division I FCS transition and is not recognized as an FCS program in the NCAA statistics.
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.
Poll Position
Richmond, Villanova and William and Mary’s spots at No. 3-5, respectively, and New Hampshire’s place in the Sports Network’s Top-10 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 29-straight weeks which trails only Appalachian State’s 59 consecutive weeks. Villanova’s 20-straight weeks in the Top-10 is right behind Richmond, while New Hampshire’s string of 13 weeks and William and Mary’s mark of 10-straight ranks sixth and seventh-longest, respectively.
Ranking, Team - Consecutive Weeks In The Sports Network Top-10
No. 7 Appalachian State - 59
No. 4 Richmond - 29
No. 3 Villanova - 20
No. 2 Montana - 19
No. 1 Southern Illinois - 14
No. 8 New Hampshire - 13
No. 5 William and Mary - 10
No. 6 Elon - 6
No. 9 South Carolina State - 4
No. 10 McNeese State - 1
Walter Payton & Buck Buchanan Watch Lists Include Eight CAA Football Athletes
The Sports Network updated its 2009 Watch lists for both the Walter Payton (Overall) and Buck Buchanan (Defensive) Player of the Year Awards, Oct. 15. CAA Football had a total of eight honorees on the updated lists.
Walter Payton Award Watch List Honorees
-- Pat Devlin, QB, Delaware (added Oct. 15)
-- Tony Nelson, RB, Massachusetts
Buck Buchanan Award Watch List Honorees
-- Charles Graves, DB, Delaware
-- Jeromy Miles, DB, Massachusetts
-- Arthur Moats, DL, James Madison (added Oct. 15)
-- 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.
2009 CAA Football -- Did You Know...
-- Villanova’s Andy Talley has won 201 games in his 30 years as a head coach. The Wildcats’ 36-7 win over Rhode Island (Oct. 24) put him in company with 55 other NCAA Football head coaches which have reached the 200-win plateau in the 130-history of college football. That list of now 56 names includes Texas’ Mack Brown, Ohio State’s Jim Tressel and Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer.
-- William and Mary’s defense has forced 46 three-and-outs in 107 opportunities -- a league-best 42.9 percent success rate at getting its offense back on the field.
-- Richmond carries the nation’s best road win-streak into its game against Georgetown Saturday. Its mark of 11-straight wins away from UR Stadium, which began following a 26-20 loss at Villanova in 2008, is the longest among all of major college football.
-- CAA Football boasts two of the nation’s Top-10 tackle-for-loss leaders. James Madison’s Arthur Moats leads the country with a 2.3 TFL/game average, while William and Mary’s Adrian Tracy ranks eighth in the nation with a 1.6 TFL/game average.
-- 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 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.
-- Richmond and Villanova were 1-2 in both polls over a span of four weeks this season (Sept. 14-Oct. 5).
#23/23 DELAWARE (6-3, 4-3 CAA)
This Week: at Navy (7-3)
Next Week: at #3/3 Villanova (8-1, 5-1)
-- Running back Jerry Butler rushed for 83 yards and two touchdowns and quarterback Pat Devlin threw for 185 yards and two touchdowns in the Blue Hens’ win over Hofstra Saturday.
-- Delaware has won four of their last five and has guaranteed itself a .500-or-better season for the 19th time in the last 23 seasons.
-- Saturday’s win over Hofstra gave Delaware head coach K.C. Keeler his 150th career victory as a college coach, making him just the 11th active FCS coach to reach the mark. Keeler is 150-58-1 in his 17th season, including a mark of 62-37 in his eighth season at Delaware.
-- Keeler will coach his 100th career game at Delaware Saturday when the Hens head to Navy for a nationally televised game on the CBS College Sports Network. The Blue Hens won their last meeting in Annapolis which evened the series record with the Midshipmen at 7-7.
HOFSTRA (4-5, 2-4 CAA)
This Week: at Northeastern (1-8, 1-5)
Next Week: Massachusetts (5-4, 3-3)
-- Hofstra’s loss to Delaware Saturday was the Pride’s third-straight against the Blue Hens and the eighth in the last 10 meetings dating back to 1995. The Blue Hens lead the series, 13-5-1.
-- Saturday’s loss at Delaware was the Pride’s third loss of the year by eight points or less (28-24).
-- Wide receiver Aaron Weaver, who hauled in eight catches for 115 yards and a touchdown at Delaware, climbed into the Top-25 in career receiving yards at Hofstra and now has 1,225 career yards on 120 receptions. He remains 16th on the career receptions list but is 11 catches away from jumping to 12th on the list.
-- Quarterback Cory Christopher completed 16-of-24 passes for 157 yards and one touchdown extending his season-long streak of 56 percent completion rate in every game. He now has 2,758 yards in his two-year career at Hofstra which places him among the Top-15 all-time.
JAMES MADISON (4-5, 2-4 CAA)
This Week: at Massachusetts (5-4, 3-3)
Next Week: Towson (2-7, 1-5)
-- Quarterback Justin Thorpe, the CAA Football Rookie of the Week, ran 17 times for 83 yards and a touchdown and completed 9-of-13 passes for 133 yards and a touchdown against Maine. His 42-yard touchdown run marked his longest of the season. With his 83 yards Thorpe became JMU’s all-time freshman quarterback rushing yards leader with 533, moving past Eriq Williams (1989-92), who ran for 509 yards as a freshman.
-- The Dukes’ defense intercepted four passes, recovered two fumbles and scored a safety on a punt snap through the endzone in the Maine game. Prior to the game against the Black Bears, JMU had not forced more than two turnovers in a single game this season.
-- James Madison’s defense last intercepted four passes in a 42-10 win at Hofstra Oct. 1, 2005.
-- The last time an opponent had six turnovers against James Madison was Sept. 18, 2004 (at Villanova).
MAINE (4-5, 3-3 CAA)
This Week: Rhode Island (1-8, 0-6)
Next Week: at #8/7 New Hampshire (8-1, 5-1)
-- Quarterback-turned-wide receiver Mike Brusko had an impressive showing for Maine at James Madison. He punted three times landing two inside the JMU five-yardline. In addition, he threw an 82-yard touchdown pass on a fake punt and made 12 catches for 90 yards and a touchdown against the Dukes. Brusko’s 82-yard pass for a touchdown to Troy Harris (a Black Bear defensive back) marked the longest in school history.
-- Linebacker Vinson Givans had a nice game for the defense at James Madison, making 15 tackles and a tackle-for-loss.
-- Defensive lineman Ryan Nani had a sack and 2.5 tackles-for-loss to go with eight tackles in the game against James Madison.
-- Defensive back Jerron McMillian had his team-leading fifth interception of the season. The pick stopped a JMU scoring drive at the Maine one-yardline in the second quarter. He also finished the contest with two tackles.
MASSACHUSETTS (5-4, 3-3 CAA)
This Week: James Madison (4-5, 2-4)
Next Week: at Hofstra (4-5, 2-4)
-- Running back Tony Nelson rushed for 116 yards in the win over Northeastern marking his third 100-yard game of the season and 10th of his career.
-- Nelson moved to seventh in career rushes with 20 in the Northeastern game. He now has 498 in his career, passing Greg Landry at 485. Next on the list is Frank Alessio at 512.
-- Nelson scored three touchdowns in the Northeastern game marking the second three-TD game of his career. He also did it against William and Mary in 2006 as a freshman. For Nelson it was the fifth multi-touchdown game of his career. The running back also moved into a tie for sixth in career rushing touchdowns at UMass with 21 TDs. He is tied with Kevin Smellie (1985-88) with 21.
-- Placekicker Armando Cuko kicked three field goals against Northeastern to give him 18 this season and helped set a new UMass single-season record. He passed Chris Koepplin (2006) and Sandro Vitiello (1978), who held the record with 16.
#8/7 NEW HAMPSHIRE (8-1, 5-1 CAA)
This Week: at #5/4 William and Mary (8-1, 5-1)
Next Week: Maine (4-5, 3-3)
-- New Hampshire is off to its best start at 8-1 since the team opened up 11-1 in 2005. That same season the Wildcats earned the No. 1 seed in the NCAA Playoffs and fell to Northern Iowa at home in the quarterfinal round.
-- The Wildcats are undefeated at home this season with a 5-0 record which also equals New Hampshire’s home win-loss record through its first five home games in 2005.
-- Tight end Scott Sicko has moved into 10th at New Hampshire in career receptions with 142, passing former tight end Jon Williams who finished his Wildcat career with 140 catches. Sicko ended the Rhode Island game with three catches for 41 yards and a touchdown.
-- Running back Chad Kackert is now ranked seventh on New Hampshire’s all-time rushing list with 2,263 rushing yards moving past Avrom Smith who finished with 2,237. Kackert ran for 166 yards and two touchdowns on 15 carries against Rhode Island.
NORTHEASTERN (1-8, 1-5 CAA)
This Week: Hofstra (4-5, 2-4)
Next Week: at Rhode Island (1-8, 0-6)
-- Fraternal twins Chad and Kyle Hunte had outstanding games against Massachusetts Saturday. Chad had eight tackles and recorded his first career interception returning it 51 yards for a touchdown -- the longest interception-return by a Huskies player this season. Kyle added eight tackles and had two tackles for a loss of seven yards against the Minutemen. Chad now has 29 tackles, an interception and a fumble recovery in nine games. Kyle has 25 tackles, four tackles for a loss, a sack, two interceptions and a forced fumble in five games.
-- The Huskies lost a lopsided battle in time of possession against Massachusetts Saturday. UMass controlled possession for 37:52 compared to 22:08 for Northeastern.
-- Three Huskies posted 10-plus tackles against UMass after being on the field for close to 38 minutes of game-play, including Phil Higgins (12), Jake Catlin (11) and Chris Byrne (10). Higgins now has 75 tackles on the season and 244 for his career. He is 11 tackles away from cracking the Northeastern all-time Top-10 list.
RHODE ISLAND (1-8, 0-6 CAA)
This Week: at Maine (4-5, 3-3)
Next Week: Northeastern (1-8, 1-5)
-- Quarterback Chris Paul-Etienne threw for a career and game-high 424 yards in the loss to New Hampshire and accounted for five touchdowns (four – passing; one – rushing). Paul-Etienne’s four touchdown passes were also a career-high. Paul-Etienne’s 424 passing yards rank as the eighth-best single-game performance in Rhode Island history. His four touchdown passes are tied for seventh all-time in a single game.
-- Receiver Shawn Leonard, a CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honoree, posted single-game career-highs in receptions (10), receiving yards (275) and touchdowns (three) in the loss at New Hampshire. Leonard’s 275 receiving yards rank as the third-best single-game performance in Rhode Island history and are the fifth-highest single-game total in league history.
-- Rhode Island forced three fumbles and recovered two of those miscues in the New Hampshire game. The Rams have forced 19 fumbles this season, three shy of the school record of 22 set in 1995.
#4/4 RICHMOND (8-1, 6-1 CAA)
This Week: at Georgetown (0-9)
Next Week: #5/4 William and Mary (8-1, 5-1)
-- The Spiders have lost just four times in the regular-season to FCS opponents since the start of the 2007 season - those losses are by a total of 16 points: 23-21 at Towson in 2007, 26-20 at Villanova in 2008, 38-31 to James Madison in 2008 and Saturday’s 21-20 loss to Villanova.
-- Quarterback Eric Ward posted the second-best passing game of his career with 297 yards against Villanova. Entering the game he needed just 34 yards to become the school’s all-time leading passer. Now with 8,321 yards passing in his career, he overtook Bob Bleier’s previous record of 8,057 (1983-86).
-- Placekicker Andrew Howard’s PAT miss in the fourth quarter was just the fourth of his career. All-time he has made 97.8 percent of his PATs (182-of-186). The 182 made extra points is both a school and CAA Football career record.
-- Richmond slipped to 11-3 all-time when playing as the No. 1-ranked team following Saturday’s loss. It had won seven-straight (all in 2009) when ranked No. 1 after falling at Villanova last season - its only week ranked first in 2008.
TOWSON (2-7, 1-5 CAA)
This Week: #3/3 Villanova (8-1, 5-1)
Next Week: at James Madison (4-5, 2-4)
-- Towson was shutout Saturday at William and Mary marking the first time since Oct. 14, 2006 when they lost to Massachusetts, 35-0. The loss was also Towson’s seventh-straight to William and Mary.
-- The Tiger defense sacked William and Mary quarterback R.J. Archer five times Saturday. Towson only recorded 12 sacks in its first eight games of the 2009 season.
-- Offensive tackle Dan Bridges left the William and Mary game in the first quarter with an injury forcing the Tigers to play without four of their five original starters on the offensive line. Dan Hurley, the remaining active starter, moved to center instead of his original guard position, while Ben Hunolt made his first career starter at right tackle. Three weeks ago Hunolt lined up as a defensive lineman for the Tigers.
-- Linebacker Alex Butt sat out the William and Mary game with a neck injury, snapping a streak of 35-consecutive games played for the senior (Oct. 21, 2006).
#3/3 VILLANOVA (8-1, 5-1 CAA)
This Week: at Towson (2-7, 1-5)
Next Week: #23/23 Delaware (6-3, 4-3)
-- Quarterback Chris Whitney completed 24-of-31 passes and a career-high three touchdowns to help Villanova beat top-ranked Richmond Saturday. Whitney, a CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honoree, was a yard shy of setting a career-high in passing yards (277) in the win. The junior is now 19-5 as a starter at Villanova, and is 2-1 in games against Richmond -- the wins have come when the Spiders were ranked No. 1 in the country.
-- Villanova’s win over previously-ranked No. 1 Richmond makes the Wildcats 2-6 all-time versus No. 1 ranked teams. The two wins have come in each of the last two seasons.
-- Wide receiver Matt Szczur has now scored a touchdown in five-straight games this season. Szczur is also the only NCAA football player at the Division I level (FBS and FCS) in 2009 to have scored touchdowns as a rusher, receiver, kick returner and passer.
-- Villanova has now won 11 of its last 15 games against Richmond.
#5/4 WILLIAM AND MARY (8-1, 5-1 CAA)
This Week: #8/7 New Hampshire (8-1, 5-1)
Next Week: at #4/4 Richmond (8-1, 6-1)
-- The Tribe’s win Saturday over Towson marks its 14th-straight win over an unranked FCS opponent. The College’s last loss to an unranked FCS school came in 2007, when it fell at then-unranked Villanova, 63-24.
-- Saturday’s victory over the Tigers gave the College an 8-1 record this season, marking its best start through nine games since the 1986 season. The Tribe burst out to an 8-1 start, including a win over Division I-A Virginia, in 1986 and finished the year with a 9-3 record including an appearance in the NCAA Playoffs.
-- William and Mary is 4-0 at home this season, equalling last season’s home victory total in six games (4-2). The Tribe has not gone undefeated at home since 2004.
-- The Tribe has a 5-1 league mark for the first time since the 2004 season, when the College went on to eventually earn a share of the league title with Delaware and James Madison.
RHODE ISLAND AT MAINE
Saturday, Nov. 14 - 12:00 pm
Alfond Stadium (10,000), Orono, Maine
Television: WABI-TV (Maine)
Series: Maine leads 50-34-3
Rhode Island (1-8, 0-6 CAA)
Coach: Joe Trainer
Career: 14-28 (4 years)
School: 1-8 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Ayo Isijola (9 G, 76-357 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Chris Paul-Etienne (8 G, 122-221-6-1417 yards, 10 TD)
Receiving: Shawn Leonard (9 G, 36-593 yards, 7 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Rob Damon (9 G, 51 solo, 51 assisted, 102 total)
Sacks: Steve Weedon (7 G, 4.0-18 yards)
Interceptions: Jarrod Williams (9 G, 3-29 yards)
Maine (4-5, 3-3 CAA)
Coach: Jack Cosgrove
Career: 92-100 (17 years)
School: 92-100 (17 years)
Offense
Rushing: Derek Session (9 G, 115-478 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: Warren Smith (8 G, 159-260-13-1695 yards, 12 TD)
Receiving: Landis Williams (8 G, 47-503 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Donte Dennis (9 G, 41 solo, 49 assisted, 90 total)
Sacks: Jordan Stevens (9 G, 7.5-37 yards)
Interceptions: Jerron McMillian (9 G, 5-65 yards)
JAMES MADISON AT MASSACHUSETTS
Saturday, Nov. 14 - 12:00 pm
McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000), Amherst, Mass.
Television: The Comcast Network, Comcast SportsNet - New England
Series: Massachusetts leads 7-5-1
James Madison (4-5, 2-4 CAA)
Coach: Mickey Matthews
Career: 80-51 (11 years)
School: 80-51 (11 years)
Offense
Rushing: Justin Thorpe (9 G, 118-533 yards, 4 TD)
Passing: Justin Thorpe (9 G, 60-111-6-881 yards, 3 TD)
Receiving: Rockeed McCarter (9 G, 26-503 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Arthur Moats (9 G, 36 solo, 36 assisted, 72 total)
Sacks: Arthur Moats (9 G, 9.5-65 yards)
Interceptions: Jon Williams (9 G, 2-62 yards)
Massachusetts (5-4, 3-3 CAA)
Coach: Kevin Morris
Career: 29-36 (7 years)
School: 5-4 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Tony Nelson (7 G, 116-523 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: Kyle Havens (9 G, 136-244-14-1820 yards, 9 TD)
Receiving: Victor Cruz (9 G, 46-702 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Tyler Holmes (8 G, 39 solo, 48 assisted, 87 total)
Sacks: Brandon Collier (9 G, 3.5-28 yards)
Interceptions: Tyler Holmes (8 G, 4-12 yards)
HOFSTRA AT NORTHEASTERN
Saturday, Nov. 14 - 1:00 pm
Parsons Field (7,000), Brookline, Mass.
Series: Northeastern leads 9-6
Hofstra (4-5, 2-4 CAA)
Coach: Dave Cohen
Career: 17-26 (4 years)
School: 17-26 (4 years)
Offense
Rushing: Miguel Maysonet (9 G, 64-334 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Cory Christopher (9 G, 152-236-6-1595 yards, 7 TD)
Receiving: Aaron Weaver (9 G, 48-606 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Luke Bonus (9 G, 44 solo, 25 assisted, 69 total)
Sacks: Joe Akabalu (9 G, 4.5-40 yards)
Interceptions: Jordan Dangerfield (6 G, 2-54 yards)
Northeastern (1-8, 1-5 CAA)
Coach: Rocky Hager
Career: 109-72-1 (16 years)
School: 18-47 (6 years)
Offense
Rushing: John Griffin (9 G, 151-715 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Matt Carroll (9 G, 80-122-5-742 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Jordan Batts (9 G, 45-426 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Phil Higgins (9 G, 36 solo, 39 assisted, 75 total)
Sacks: Jason Vega (9 G, 5.5-43 yards)
Interceptions: Darryl Jones (9 G, 3-0 yards)
#3/3 VILLANOVA AT TOWSON
Saturday, Nov. 14 - 1:00 pm
Unitas Stadium (11,198), Towson, Md.
Series: Villanova leads 3-2
Villanova (8-1, 5-1 CAA)
Coach: Andy Talley
Career: 201-120-2 (30 years)
School: 173-102-1 (25 years)
Offense
Rushing: Chris Whitney (9 G, 127-569 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Chris Whitney (9 G, 108-164-3-1252 yards, 14 TD)
Receiving: Brandyn Harvey (9 G, 43-567 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Terence Thomas (9 G, 41 solo, 23 assisted, 64 total)
Sacks: Terence Thomas (9 G, 6.5-49 yards)
Interceptions: James Pitts (9 G, 3-0 yards)
Towson (2-7, 1-5 CAA)
Coach: Rob Ambrose
Career: 5-14 (2 years)
School: 2-7 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Tremayne Dameron (9 G, 134-481 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: Jeremy Jayne (3 G, 27-53-3-302 yards, 1 TD)
Receiving: David Newsom (9 G, 26-370 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Danzel White (9 G, 37 solo, 57 assisted, 94 total)
Sacks: Josh McCants (8 G, 3.0-18 yards)
Interceptions: Jeremy Gardner (9 G, 1-38 yard)
#8/7 NEW HAMPSHIRE AT #5/4 WILLIAM AND MARY
Saturday, Nov. 14 - 1:30 pm
Zable Stadium (12,259), Williamsburg, Va.
Series: William and Mary leads 10-2
New Hampshire (8-1, 5-1 CAA)
Coach: Sean McDonnell
Career: 78-51 (11 years)
School: 78-51 (11 years)
Offense
Rushing: Chad Kackert (8 G, 113-622 yards, 8 TD)
Passing: R.J. Toman (8 G, 119-214-8-1550 yards, 10 TD)
Receiving: Scott Sicko (9 G, 39-548 yards, 6 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Devon Jackson (8 G, 29 solo, 44 assisted, 73 total)
Sacks: Kyle Maroney (9 G, 4.5-37 yards)
Interceptions: Dino Vasso (9 G, 4-65 yards)
William and Mary (8-1, 5-1 CAA)
Coach: Jimmye Laycock
Career: 197-139-2 (30 years)
School: 197-139-2 (30 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jonathan Grimes (9 G, 166-786 yards, 6 TD)
Passing: R.J. Archer (9 G, 174-274-4-1829 yards, 13 TD)
Receiving: D.J. McAulay (7 G, 34-423 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Evan Francks (9 G, 37 solo, 24 assisted, 61 total)
Sacks: Adrian Tracy (9 G, 8.0-43 yards)
Interceptions: B.W. Webb (9 G, 4-84 yards)
#4/4 RICHMOND AT GEORGETOWN
Saturday, Nov. 14 - 1:00 pm
Multi-Sport Field (4,500), Washington, D.C.
Series: Georgetown leads 5-2
Richmond (8-1, 6-1 CAA)
Coach: Mike London
Career: 21-4 (2 years)
School: 21-4 (2 years)
Offense
Rushing: Justin Forte (9 G, 160-795 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: Eric Ward (9 G, 144-226-6-1748 yards, 13 TD)
Receiving: Tre Gray (9 G, 35-473 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Collin McConaghy (9 G, 27 solo, 46 assisted, 73 total)
Sacks: Martin Parker (9 G, 5.5-29 yards)
Interceptions: Michael Ireland (8 G, 2-109 yards)
Georgetown (0-9)
Coach: Kevin Kelly
Career: 5-36 (4 years)
School: 5-36 (4 years)
Offense
Rushing: Charlie Houghton (8 G, 58-267 yards, 0 TD)
Passing: Isaiah Kempf (7 G, 114-229-9-1063 yards, 1 TD)
Receiving: Robert Lane (9 G, 46-423 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Nick Parrish (9 G, 38 solo, 46 assisted, 84 total)
Sacks: Andre Schaetzke (9 G, 5.5-50 yards)
Interceptions: Rick Rattay (4 G, 2-3 yards)
#23/23 DELAWARE AT NAVY
Saturday, Nov. 14 - 3:30 pm
Navy-Marine Corp Stadium (34,000), Annapolis, Md.
Television: CBS College Sports Network
Series: Series tied 7-7
Delaware (6-3, 4-3 CAA)
Coach: K.C. Keeler
Career: 150-58-1 (16 years)
School: 62-37 (8 years)
Offense
Rushing: David Hayes (9 G, 83-323 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Pat Devlin (9 G, 161-260-6-2063 yards, 15 TD)
Receiving: Mark Duncan (7 G, 32-507 yards, 6 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Benard Makumbi (9 G, 31 solo, 25 assisted, 56 total)
Sacks: Brandon Gilbeaux (9 G, 5.5-31 yards)
Interceptions: Charles Graves (9 G, 4-131 yards)
Navy (7-3)
Coach: Ken Niumatalolo
Career: 15-9 (2 years)
School: 15-9 (2 years)
Offense
Rushing: Vince Murray (10 G, 149-796 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: Ricky Dobbs (9 G, 35-69-2-674 yards, 4 TD)
Receiving: Marcus Curry (7 G, 4-165 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Ross Pospisil (10 G, 38 solo, 34 assisted, 72 total)
Sacks: Craig Schaefer (10 G, 4.0-29 yards)
Interceptions: Wyatt Middleton (10 G, 3-7 yards)