CAA Football Players of the Week -- Nov. 2
Offensive Player of the Week - Justin Thorpe, QB, James Madison
Thorpe earns CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honors after leading James Madison to a 20-8 win on the road over No. 16 Delaware. The redshirt freshman quarterback garnered 304 yards of total offense and two touchdowns in the Dukes’ first conference victory of the season. Thorpe, a Richmond, Va., native completed 11-of-15 passes for a career-high 262 yards and a touchdown and rushed 11 times for 42 yards including a 12-yard touchdown. Thorpe and JMU’s offense compiled 229 yards through the air in the second half, helping it outscore the Blue Hens 20-5 over the game’s final 30 minutes.
Defensive Player of the Week - Donte Dennis, LB, Maine
Dennis, the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week, led Maine to a 19-9 win over No. 19 Massachusetts in Orono, Maine, Saturday. The sophomore linebacker contributed 11 tackles and one tackle for a loss of three to the Black Bears’ defensive effort against the Minutemen. The Rahway, N.J., native also broke up two passes, recovered a fumble and hauled in two of the four interceptions forced by Maine on the day. Dennis’ first interception on the day took place around midfield with just three minutes to play in the first half. The Black Bears took advantage of the first of its six forced turnovers by marching the ball 46 yards for a touchdown which proved to be Maine’s game-winner.
Special Teams Player of the Week - David Miller, P, William and Mary
Miller, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, averaged 48.7 yards a punt on six attempts in William and Mary’s 39-14 win at Rhode Island. The junior placed three of his six punts inside the 20 and two inside the 10. The Centreville, Va., native also booted a career-best 71-yard punt in the fourth quarter against the Rams. The 2008 CAA Football All-Conference Third Team punter leads the league and ranks fourth nationally with a 44.7 yard/punt average.
Rookie of the Week - Chase Williams, LB, James Madison
Williams earned Rookie of the Week honors after helping James Madison to a 20-8 win on the road over No. 16 Delaware. Williams, a Gaithersburg, Md., native was part of a defensive unit which held the Blue Hens’ offense to a season-low 224 yards of total offense, including just nine rushing yards. Williams, who was starting in place of an injured Jamie Veney, recorded a team-high 11 tackles and also took part in 1.5 of Madison’s eight sacks on the day.
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 only five squads among the Top-25 this week, marking a season-low total for the league.
-- Although the league has two more teams ranked than any other conference in the country, CAA Football hasn’t had fewer than six programs ranked the entire season. It had as many as seven ranked on four occasions earlier in 2009 (Preseason-Sept. 14 & Oct. 12).
-- Richmond’s No. 1 ranking helps place the league atop the poll for the ninth-straight week in 2009.
-- CAA Football’s strength in this week’s poll continues to show by making up four of the Top-8 spots, 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 37-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 65-straight weeks and 91 of the last 95 editions.
FCS Coaches Top-25
-- CAA Football shows only five in this week’s edition of the Top-25 which marks a season-low for ranked league squads in a single-week’s poll.
-- 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.
-- Richmond’s No. 1 ranking gives the league nine-straight weeks atop the 2009 rankings, after it owned No. 1 for 11-straight weeks in 2008.
-- The league holds four of the Top-7 spots in this week’s poll, marking eight-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 (38 weeks).
Richmond Earns 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.
Florida tops the current Associated Press Poll, followed by Texas and Alabama. The reigning BCS National Champion Gators own the nation’s longest winning streak at 18-consecutive games, with the reigning FCS National Champion Spiders’ win streak at 17-straight.
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 (4-78).
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’s No. 1 ranking, Villanova and William and Mary at No. 4 and 5, respectively, and New Hampshire’s spot in the 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 28-straight weeks which trails only Appalachian State’s 58 consecutive weeks. Villanova’s 19-straight weeks in the Top-10 is right behind Richmond, while New Hampshire’s string of 12 weeks and William and Mary’s mark of nine-straight ranks sixth and seventh-longest, respectively.
Ranking, Team - Consecutive Weeks In The Sports Network Top-10
No. 7 Appalachian State - 58
No. 1 Richmond - 28
No. 4 Villanova - 19
No. 2 Montana - 18
No. 3 Southern Illinois - 13
No. 8 New Hampshire - 12
No. 5 William and Mary - 9
No. 6 Elon - 5
No. 10 South Carolina State - 3
No. 9 South Dakota State - 2
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
2009 CAA Football -- Did You Know...
-- Villanova’s Andy Talley has won 200 games in his 30 years as a head coach. The Wildcats’ 36-7 win over Rhode Island two weeks ago 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 and head coach Jimmye Laycock picked up the seventh win of 2009 against James Madison and assured the 30-year head coach a winning season for the 20th time in his tenure with the Tribe.
-- William and Mary’s defense has forced 43 three-and-outs in 97 opportunities -- a league-best 44.3 percent success rate at getting its offense back on the field.
-- Richmond carries the nation’s second-best overall win-streak into its game against Villanova. Its overall win streak of 17 games, dating back to its last-second loss at home to James Madison in 2008, trails only Florida’s 18-game win streak in all of major college football.
-- Villanova will travel to Richmond this weekend for a matchup of Top-4 ranked teams. The two squads also boast some of the best offensive and defensive units in the country. The Wildcats’ rushing offense ranks fifth in the nation, while the Spiders’ defense against the rush is third-best in the country.
-- CAA Football boasts two of the nation’s Top-5 tackle-for-loss leaders. James Madison’s Arthur Moats leads the country with a 2.5 TFL/game average, while William and Mary’s Adrian Tracy ranks fifth in the nation with a 1.8 TFL/game average.
-- James Madison defensive end Arthur Moats ranks second in the country in total sacks with 9.5 through eight games, while his per-game average of 1.19 is tied for third-best in the nation.
-- CAA Football has the nation’s Top-2 kickoff returners in James Madison’s Scotty McGee and Villanova’s Matt Szczur, respectively. McGee has logged 485 yards in 16 attempts this season (30.3 average), while Szczur has 473 yards on 16 attempts for an average of 29.6.
-- Road teams hold a 16-15 edge in the 31 league contests played thus far in 2009. Road teams were 25-23 in CAA Football games in 2008, but just 18-30 during the first year of CAA Football in 2007.
-- 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.
-- Top-ranked Richmond and Villanova (now No. 4 in both polls) were 1-2 in both polls over a span of four weeks this season (Sept. 14-Oct. 5).
#23/25 DELAWARE (5-3, 3-3 CAA)
This Week: Hofstra (4-4, 2-3)
Next Week: at Navy (6-3)
-- The Blue Hens had a three-game win streak snapped and a three-game CAA Football win streak snapped when they lost to James Madison last weekend. Delaware had defeated the Dukes six-straight times at Delaware Stadium prior to Saturday’s loss.
-- Despite the rainy conditions in Newark Saturday, the James Madison game drew 20,639 in attendance, marking the 44th-straight regular season home game of over 20,000 for the Blue Hens.
-- Receiver Mark Duncan caught five passes for 72 yards and extended his pass-catching streak to 32 games. Duncan also became just the fifth player in Delaware history to surpass 2,000 career receiving yards.
-- Delaware was held without a touchdown for the first time since a 27-3 loss to William and Mary last season, but Delaware extended two impressive streaks as the Hens scored a point for the 168th-straight game overall (1996) and for the 172nd-straight game at home (1983).
HOFSTRA (4-4, 2-3 CAA)
This Week: at #23/25 Delaware (5-3, 3-3)
Next Week: at Northeastern (1-7, 1-4)
-- Despite the dismal weather in the first half two weeks ago, New Hampshire could only muster a 3-0 lead at the break. Hofstra had 143 yards to the Wildcats’ 72 in the first two quarters.
-- The Pride, after posting 66 rushing yards in the first half, was stymied on the ground in the second half of its last game posting (-5) rushing yards in the final two quarters. Hofstra finished the New Hampshire game with 61 rushing yards.
-- Nine different Hofstra receivers recorded receptions in the New Hampshire game, including Everette Benjamin who led the Hofstra receiving corps with five catches for 67 yards.
-- Quarterback Cory Christopher led the Pride ground and aerial attack against New Hampshire two weeks ago. Christopher completed 20-of-28 passes for 217 yards and rushed 20 times for 56 yards.
JAMES MADISON (3-5, 1-4 CAA)
This Week: Maine (4-4, 3-2)
Next Week: at Massachusetts (4-4, 2-3)
-- James Madison’s 20-8 win on the road over Delaware marked the Dukes’ first win in Newark since the 1994 season, snapping a six-game losing streak at Delaware Stadium.
-- The Dukes’ defense held Delaware to nine rushing yards, 224 yards overall and without a touchdown after the Blue Hens entered the game averaging 30.9 points and 364.9 yards of total offense.
-- Quarterback Justin Thorpe, the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week, completed 11-of-15 passes for a career-high 262 yards and a touchdown against Delaware. He also ran 11 times for 42 yards and a touchdown against the Blue Hens.
-- James Madison snapped a couple other streaks of futility with the win over Delaware Saturday. The Dukes ended their four-game overall losing streak, while their streak of no offensive touchdowns ended at 12 quarters with a Thorpe 12-yard rush in the third quarter.
MAINE (4-4, 3-2 CAA)
This Week: at James Madison (3-5, 1-4)
Next Week: Rhode Island (1-7, 0-5)
-- Wide receiver Landis Williams had his sixth game of six receptions or more against Massachusetts by hauling in six passes for 77 yards.
-- Linebacker Donte Dennis led the Black Bears’ defense against Massachusetts. The CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week had two interceptions, recovered a fumble and made 11 tackles as the defense forced six UMass turnovers.
-- Quarterback Warren Smith threw for 226 yards and a score while running for 39 yards and another touchdown in the win over Massachusetts. The sophomore transfer from Iona College currently ranks second among the league’s total offense leaders with an average of 239.6 yards/game.
-- Receiver Mike Brusko had four receptions for 42 yards in the win over Massachusetts. Brusko, who entered the season as the Black Bears’ starting quarterback, also punted four times for 142 yards Saturday and landed one inside the 20.
MASSACHUSETTS (4-4, 2-3 CAA)
This Week: Northeastern (1-7, 1-4)
Next Week: James Madison (3-5, 1-4)
-- Linebacker Tyler Holmes had double-figure tackles for the fourth game this season with 16 at Maine. It was his fifth-career game with 10 or more tackles.
-- Linebacker Eric Dickson had double-figure tackles for the third game in a row with 14 in the loss to Maine. Dickson’s string of 10-or-more tackles in three games is a career mark for double-figure tackles.
-- Running back Jon Hernandez scored his seventh touchdown of the season on a one-yard run in the second quarter at Maine. Hernandez also equalled the longest reception of his career with a 34-yard catch in the first quarter from quarterback Scott Woodward. The pass at Maine was also Woodward’s longest completion this season.
-- Placekicker Armando Cuko missed a 24-yard field goal and a 54-yard field goal in the loss to Maine. The 24-yarder was the shortest miss of the season for Cuko.
#8/7 NEW HAMPSHIRE (7-1, 4-1 CAA)
This Week: Rhode Island (1-7, 0-5)
Next Week: at #5/5 William and Mary (7-1, 4-1)
-- New Hampshire compiled 461 yards of total offense in the win over Northeastern marking its second-highest team output of the season. The Wildcats’ season-best of 528 came against Dartmouth, Sept. 26.
-- New Hampshire is now 7-1 and off to its best start since an 11-1 start in the first 12 games of the 2005 season. The Wildcats entered the NCAA Playoffs that season as the No. 1 seed and lost its second and final game of the year in the quarterfinals at home to Northern Iowa.
-- The Wildcats rushed for a season-high 281 yards on 40 carries against Northeastern last weekend.
-- Running back Chad Kackert scored a pair of rushing touchdowns (15, 22) and ran for a career-high 176 yards on 17 carries in the win over Northeastern. The senior topped his previous best of 164 yards on 11 carries (Rhode island, 2008). Kackert also was involved in special teams against Northeastern, returning a kick 37 yards in the win.
NORTHEASTERN (1-7, 1-4 CAA)
This Week: at Massachusetts (4-4, 2-3)
Next Week: Hofstra (4-4, 2-3)
-- Running back John Griffin had another excellent rushing day, pouring in 132 yards on the ground at New Hampshire including a nine-yard touchdown run. It was Griffin’s second consecutive 100-yard performance and the third of his career. He now has 657 rushing yards on the season.
-- Linebacker Jason Vega recorded a career-high 2.5 sacks for a total loss of 24 yards in the New Hampshire game. He had six tackles on the day and now has a team-leading 4.5 sacks for a loss of 37 yards on the year.
-- Receiver Jordan Batts continued his excellent season with five catches for 55 yards and a touchdown, a 28-yard pass from Matt Carroll. Batts now has a Northeastern freshman record 41 catches for 406 yards. He is 226 yards away from Dave Klemic’s Huskies freshman record for receiving yards.
-- Linebacker Kyle Hunte, who was last week’s CAA Football Rookie of the Week, recorded yet another interception in his short list of career appearances. The true freshman now has 17 tackles, two interceptions and a sack in just four games.
RHODE ISLAND (1-7, 0-5 CAA)
This Week: at #8/7 New Hampshire (7-1, 4-1)
Next Week: at Maine (4-4, 3-2)
-- Quarterback Chris Paul-Etienne threw for 175 yards and tossed a pair of touchdowns against William and Mary. Paul-Etienne’s two TD-passes marked a single-game career-high.
-- Receiver Shawn Leonard’s two scores against William and Mary marked the fourth time in his career he has recorded a pair of touchdown receptions in a single game. Leonard’s last two-touchdown performance came on Oct. 10 at home against Towson. Leonard is now tied for sixth (14) all-time in career receiving touchdowns at Rhode Island. His 49 receiving yards Saturday also moved him into sixth all-time in career receiving yards for the Rams.
-- Linebackers Matt Hansen (16), Rob Damon (11) and Dan O’Connell (10) each finished with 10-or-more tackles against William and Mary. Hansen’s 16-tackle performance was a career-high and marked the third time this season he has tallied 10-or-more tackles in a single game. Dating back to 2007, Hansen has recorded 10-or-more tackles in 11 games.
#1/1 RICHMOND (8-0, 6-0 CAA)
This Week: #4/4 Villanova (7-1, 4-1)
Next Week: at Georgetown (0-8)
-- At 8-0, Richmond is off to its best start in the 127-year history of football. The Spiders started the 1985 season 7-0 and were 7-0-1 after eight games in the 1939 season. The 1985 season ended 8-3 and the 1939 season ended 7-1-2.
-- With 17-consecutive wins, the Spiders own the longest active winning streak in the FCS (FBS-Florida, 18), while their 11-consecutive road wins is the longest current streak in all of Division I football. Both of those streaks stand as school records.
-- Running back Justin Forte, who entered the Towson game as CAA Football’s second-leading rusher, surpassed the 100-yard mark for the second-straight game and fourth time in his career. Forte gained 121 yards on 22 carries against Towson (5.5 yards/rush) after 118 yards on 26 carries against UMass the week before. Forte averaged just 54.0 yards rushing over the Spiders’ first three games of 2009, but is averaging 115.2 over the last five. His career-best 152 yards against VMI triggered the five-game surge.
TOWSON (2-6, 1-4 CAA)
This Week: at #5/5 William and Mary (7-1, 4-1)
Next Week: #4/4 Villanova (7-1, 4-1)
-- Towson owned a 14-13 lead with 10:54 remaining in the third quarter against Richmond last weekend before the Spiders scored the final 29 points of the game, including 22 points in a 2:33 span during the third quarter.
-- Making his second career start, quarterback Tommy Chroniger threw a 19-yard touchdown pass to tight end John Godlasky and scored his second touchdown of the season on a 12-yard run against Richmond.
-- Linebacker Danzel White made a career-high 16 tackles and recovered a fumble in the loss to Richmond. Safety Danny Collins also had a career-high 12 tackles in the Richmond game.
-- An intercepted pass and 32-yard return for a touchdown in the third quarter by Richmond marked the fifth time this season an opponent has intercepted a Towson pass and returned it for a touchdown.
-- Towson will be looking for its first-ever win against William and Mary Saturday.
#4/4 VILLANOVA (7-1, 4-1 CAA)
This Week: at #1/1 Richmond (8-0, 6-0)
Next Week: at Towson (2-6, 1-4)
-- Villanova’s 36-7 win over Rhode Island gave head coach Andy Talley his 200th career victory. Reaching the 200-win plateau puts the 30-year coaching veteran in company with 55 other college football head coaches (all divisions) who have reached the mark during the 130 years of college football. Active coaches part of that elite group include Bobby Bowden (Florida State), Mack Brown (Texas) and Joe Paterno (Penn State) from the FBS level and Bob Ford (Albany), Jerry Moore (Appalachian State) and Joe Taylor (Florida A&M) at the FCS level.
-- The Wildcats rushed for 376 yards in the win over Rhode Island marking the third 300-yard rushing game of the year for Villanova. The Wildcats offense went over the 300-yard rushing mark against Lehigh and had more than 400 yards on the ground against Northeastern.
-- Nova’s defense has limited opponents to one touchdown in its last 10 quarters of play. The Wildcats held UNH without a touchdown in the second half (Oct. 10), shutout James Madison and gave up a third-quarter touchdown to Rhode Island.
#5/5 WILLIAM AND MARY (7-1, 4-1 CAA)
This Week: Towson (2-6, 1-4)
Next Week: #8/7 New Hampshire (7-1, 4-1)
-- A win over Towson would give the Tribe its 10th eight-win effort since head coach Jimmye Laycock first took the reigns of the program in 1980. Prior to Laycock’s arrival, the College had just six seasons of eight-or-more wins in its entire history (which dates backto 1893).
-- Until Rhode Island’s final possession of Saturday’s contest (2:35 remaining in the game), William and Mary’s defense had allowed just 76 yards of total offense. The Tribe allowed 73 total yards in the Rams’ final drive of the contest.
-- Since taking a 16-14 lead in the third quarter at Virginia, the Tribe has only trailed three times this season. Villanova led the entire game, while Rhode Island and Northeastern jumped out to 7-0 leads in the first quarter.
-- William and Mary has out-gained every opponent this season and is averaging 142 yards-per-game more than its opposition. The Tribe is averaging 384.8 yards/game compared to 242.0 yards/game by its opponents.
HOFSTRA AT #23/25 DELAWARE
Saturday, Nov. 7 - 12:00 pm
Delaware Stadium (22,000), Newark, Del.
Series: Delaware leads 11-5-1
Hofstra (4-4, 2-3 CAA)
Coach: Dave Cohen
Career: 17-25 (4 years)
School: 17-25 (4 years)
Offense
Rushing: Miguel Maysonet (8 G, 57-293 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Cory Christopher (8 G, 136-212-6-1438 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Aaron Weaver (8 G, 40-491 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Luke Bonus (8 G, 38 solo, 20 assisted, 58 total)
Sacks: Joe Akabalu (8 G, 4.0-38 yards)
Interceptions: Jordan Dangerfield (5 G, 1-28 yards)
Delaware (5-3, 3-3 CAA)
Coach: K.C. Keeler
Career: 149-58-1 (16 years)
School: 61-37 (8 years)
Offense
Rushing: David Hayes (8 G, 80-319 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Pat Devlin (8 G, 147-238-5-1878 yards, 13 TD)
Receiving: Mark Duncan (6 G, 28-471 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Benard Makumbi (8 G, 25 solo, 22 assisted, 47 total)
Sacks: John Higginson (8 G, 3.5-20 yards)
Interceptions: Charles Graves (8 G, 4-131 yards)
NORTHEASTERN AT MASSACHUSETTS
Saturday, Nov. 7 - 12:00 pm
McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000), Amherst, Mass.
Series: Massachusetts leads 29-8-1
Northeastern (1-7, 1-4 CAA)
Coach: Rocky Hager
Career: 109-71-1 (16 years)
School: 18-46 (6 years)
Offense
Rushing: John Griffin (8 G, 140-657 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Matt Carroll (8 G, 80-122-5-742 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Jordan Batts (8 G, 41-406 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Phil Higgins (8 G, 31 solo, 32 assisted, 63 total)
Sacks: Jason Vega (8 G, 4.5-37 yards)
Interceptions: Darryl Jones (8 G, 3-0 yards)
Massachusetts (4-4, 2-3 CAA)
Coach: Kevin Morris
Career: 28-36 (7 years)
School: 4-4 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Jon Hernandez (8 G, 101-476 yards, 7 TD)
Passing: Kyle Havens (8 G, 121-223-14-1633 yards, 8 TD)
Receiving: Victor Cruz (8 G, 41-614 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Tyler Holmes (8 G, 39 solo, 48 assisted, 87 total)
Sacks: Anthony Monette (8 G, 3.5-21 yards)
Interceptions: Tyler Holmes (8 G, 4-12 yards)
RHODE ISLAND AT #8/7 NEW HAMPSHIRE
Saturday, Nov. 7 - 12:00 pm
Cowell Stadium (6,500), Durham, N.H.
Television: The Comcast Network, Comcast SportsNet - New England, Comcast Charter Sports Southeast
Series: New Hampshire leads 49-27-5
Rhode Island (1-7, 0-5 CAA)
Coach: Joe Trainer
Career: 14-27 (4 years)
School: 1-7 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Ayo Isijola (8 G, 63-291 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Chris Paul-Etienne (7 G, 98-176-4-993 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Tyquan Bynum (8 G, 28-372 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Rob Damon (8 G, 45 solo, 45 assisted, 90 total)
Sacks: Steve Weedon (7 G, 4.0-18 yards)
Interceptions: Jarrod Williams (8 G, 3-29 yards)
New Hampshire (7-1, 4-1 CAA)
Coach: Sean McDonnell
Career: 77-51 (11 years)
School: 77-51 (11 years)
Offense
Rushing: Chad Kackert (7 G, 98-456 yards, 6 TD)
Passing: R.J. Toman (7 G, 104-187-7-1316 yards, 8 TD)
Receiving: Scott Sicko (8 G, 36-507 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Devon Jackson (7 G, 27 solo, 36 assisted, 63 total)
Sacks: Kyle Maroney (8 G, 3.5-27 yards)
Interceptions: Dino Vasso (8 G, 3-65 yards)
TOWSON AT #5/5 WILLIAM AND MARY
Saturday, Nov. 7 - 1:30 pm
Zable Stadium (12,259), Williamsburg, Va.
Series: William and Mary leads 6-0
Towson (2-6, 1-4 CAA)
Coach: Rob Ambrose
Career: 5-13 (2 years)
School: 2-6 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Tremayne Dameron (8 G, 123-432 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: Jeremy Jayne (2 G, 18-37-3-216 yards, 1 TD)
Receiving: David Newsom (8 G, 25-366 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Danzel White (8 G, 30 solo, 52 assisted, 82 total)
Sacks: Romale Tucker (8 G, 2.0-17 yards)
Interceptions: Jeremy Gardner (8 G, 1-38 yard)
William and Mary (7-1, 4-1 CAA)
Coach: Jimmye Laycock
Career: 196-139-2 (30 years)
School: 196-139-2 (30 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jonathan Grimes (8 G, 145-695 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: R.J. Archer (8 G, 160-248-4-1623 yards, 12 TD)
Receiving: D.J. McAulay (7 G, 34-423 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Evan Francks (8 G, 33 solo, 21 assisted, 54 total)
Sacks: Adrian Tracy (8 G, 8.0-43 yards)
Interceptions: B.W. Webb (8 G, 4-84 yards)
MAINE AT JAMES MADISON
Saturday, Nov. 7 - 3:00 pm
Bridgeforth Stadium (15,500), Amherst, Mass.
Series: James Madison leads 8-4
Maine (4-4, 3-2 CAA)
Coach: Jack Cosgrove
Career: 92-99 (17 years)
School: 92-99 (17 years)
Offense
Rushing: Derek Session (8 G, 109-459 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: Warren Smith (7 G, 134-218-10-1517 yards, 11 TD)
Receiving: Landis Williams (7 G, 44-484 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Donte Dennis (8 G, 36 solo, 45 assisted, 81 total)
Sacks: Jordan Stevens (8 G, 6.5-30 yards)
Interceptions: Jerron McMillian (8 G, 4-65 yards)
James Madison (3-5, 1-4 CAA)
Coach: Mickey Matthews
Career: 79-51 (11 years)
School: 79-51 (11 years)
Offense
Rushing: Justin Thorpe (8 G, 101-450 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: Justin Thorpe (8 G, 51-98-4-748 yards, 2 TD)
Receiving: Rockeed McCarter (8 G, 24-468 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Arthur Moats (8 G, 33 solo, 33 assisted, 66 total)
Sacks: Arthur Moats (8 G, 9.5-65 yards)
Interceptions: Jon Williams (8 G, 2-62 yards)
#4/4 VILLANOVA AT #1/1 RICHMOND
Saturday, Nov. 7 - 3:30 pm
UR Stadium (21,319), Richmond, Va.
Television: Comcast SportsNet - Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet - New England, Comcast SportsNet - Philadelphia
Series: Villanova leads 19-9
Villanova (7-1, 4-1 CAA)
Coach: Andy Talley
Career: 200-120-2 (30 years)
School: 172-102-1 (25 years)
Offense
Rushing: Chris Whitney (8 G, 117-516 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Chris Whitney (8 G, 87-130-2-975 yards, 11 TD)
Receiving: Brandyn Harvey (8 G, 37-488 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Terence Thomas (8 G, 36 solo, 22 assisted, 58 total)
Sacks: Terence Thomas (8 G, 5.5-42 yards)
Interceptions: Ross Ventrone (8 G, 2-27 yards)
Richmond (8-0, 6-0 CAA)
Coach: Mike London
Career: 21-3 (2 years)
School: 21-3 (2 years)
Offense
Rushing: Justin Forte (8 G, 146-738 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: Eric Ward (8 G, 121-191-4-1451 yards, 12 TD)
Receiving: Tre Gray (8 G, 29-381 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Collin McConaghy (8 G, 23 solo, 40 assisted, 63 total)
Sacks: Martin Parker (8 G, 4.0-25 yards)
Interceptions: Michael Ireland (7 G, 2-109 yards)
