2016 Colonial Athletic Association football season

2016 CAA football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Championship
Sport	Football
Duration	September 1, 2016 – November 19, 2016
Number of teams	12
TV partner(s)	NBCSN Comcast SportsNet American Sports Network CAA.TV

2016 CAA football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#5 James Madison $^		8	–	0		11	–	1
#9 Villanova ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
#22 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2		8	–	5
#12 Richmond ^		5	–	3		10	–	3
Maine		5	–	3		6	–	5
Albany		4	–	4		7	–	4
Stony Brook		4	–	4		5	–	6
William & Mary		3	–	5		5	–	6
Towson		3	–	5		4	–	7
Delaware		2	–	6		4	–	7
Elon		1	–	7		2	–	9
Rhode Island		1	–	7		2	–	9

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association football season is the tenth season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Previous season

Main article: 2015 Colonial Athletic Association football season

Head coaches

Team	Coach	Season	Overall Record	Record at School	CAA Record
Albany	Greg Gattuso	3rd	107–45 (.704)	10–13 (.435)	5–11 (.313)
Delaware	Dave Brock	4th	17–18 (.486)	17–18 (.486)	11–13 (.458)
Elon	Rich Skrosky	3rd	6–26 (.188)	5–18 (.217)	3–13 (.188)
James Madison	Mike Houston	1st	43–19 (.694)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
Maine	Joe Harasymiak	1st	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)	0–0 (–)
New Hampshire	Sean McDonnell	18th	133–78 (.630)	133–78 (.630)	84–55 (.604)
Rhode Island	Jim Fleming	3rd	23–22 (.511)	2–21 (.087)	2–14 (.125)
Richmond	Danny Rocco	5th	80–38 (.678)	33–18 (.647)	21–11 (.656)
Stony Brook	Chuck Priore	11th	101–61 (.623)	62–52 (.544)	10–14 (.417)
Towson	Rob Ambrose	8th	46–48 (.489)	43–41 (.512)	29–29 (.500)
Villanova	Andy Talley	32nd	249–152–2 (.620)	221–133–1 (.624)	136–91 (.599)
William & Mary	Jimmye Laycock	37th	239–173–2 (.580)	239–173–2 (.580)	105–79 (.571)

Records are from before start of 2016 season

Preseason poll results^[1]

First place votes in parentheses

Place	School
1	Richmond (19)
2	William & Mary (1)
3	James Madison
4	Villanova
5	New Hampshire (5)
6	Towson
7	Delaware
8	Stony Brook
9	Maine (1)
10	Elon
11	Albany
12	Rhode Island

Rankings

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

**Legend**
		Increase in ranking
		Decrease in ranking
		Not ranked previous week

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12
Albany	S		RV	25	22	21	16	17	23	RV	RV		RV	RV
Albany	C		RV	25	23	21	17	19	24	RV	RV			RV
Delaware	S	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Delaware	C		RV	RV	RV
Elon	S					RV
Elon	C					RV
James Madison	S	12	12	11	11	7	7	7	8	8	7	6	6	5
James Madison	C	11	11	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5
Maine	S	RV	RV						RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Maine	C										RV	RV	RV
New Hampshire	S	22	24	22	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	21	RV	22
New Hampshire	C	RV	RV	RV	RV		RV	25	RV	RV	23	23	RV	21
Rhode Island	S
Rhode Island	C
Richmond	S	4	2	2	7	6	6	6	6	6	6	8	7	12
Richmond	C	4	2	2	9	7	7	7	7	6	6	8	7	12
Stony Brook	S	RV	RV	RV	20	RV	RV	RV	24	22	25	RV	RV	RV
Stony Brook	C		RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	22	20	25
Towson	S	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Towson	C	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV
Villanova	S	23	22	21	19	17	14	13	16	11	10	9	13	9
Villanova	C	22	19	18	15	14	12	11	17	13	12	11	15	11
William & Mary	S	9	13	13	8	19	RV	RV
William & Mary	C	10	13	14	8	17	RV							RV

Regular Season

Index to colors and formatting
CAA member won
CAA member lost
CAA teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Rankings reflect that of the STATS FCS poll for that week.

Week One

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 1	7:00 pm	#19 North Dakota	Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY		W 13–9	6,153	^[2]
September 1	7:00 pm	Delaware State	Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		W 56–14	17,835	^[3]
September 1	7:00 pm	Maine	Connecticut	Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	L 21–24	29,377	^[4]
September 1	7:30 pm	#9 William & Mary	NC State	Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC	ESPN3	L 14–48	57,774	^[5]
September 2	7:00 pm	Albany	Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN3	W 22–16	18,657	^[6]
September 3	1:30 pm	#23 Villanova	Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN3	L 7–28	50,149	^[7]
September 3	3:30 pm	#4 Richmond	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ESPN3	W 37–20	49,270	^[8]
September 3	3:30 pm	Gardner–Webb	Elon	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC		L 6–31	7,036	^[9]
September 3	6:00 pm	Morehead State	#12 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA		W 80–7	23,636	^[10]
September 3	7:00 pm	#24 Towson	South Florida	Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL	ESPN3	L 20–56	35,976	^[11]
September 3	7:00 pm	Rhode Island	Kansas	Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS	ESPN3	L 6–55	26,864	^[12]
September 3	8:30 pm	#22 New Hampshire	San Diego State	Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA		L 0–31	46,486	^[13]

Players of the Week^[14]

Offensive		Defensive		Freshman		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Kyle Lauletta	Richmond	Jaheem Woods	Stony Brook	Corey Parker	William & Mary	Jake Ryder	Towson

Week Two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 10	1:00 pm	Stony Brook	Temple	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	L 0–38	22,296	^[15]
September 10	1:00 pm	Albany	Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		ALB 35–7	4,511	^[16]
September 10	4:00 pm	Central Connecticut	#12 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA		W 56–21	20,636	^[17]
September 10	6:00 pm	Delaware	Lafayette	Fisher Field • Easton, PA		W 24–6	6,828	^[18]
September 10	6:00 pm	Elon	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC		L 14–47	15,807	^[19]
September 10	6:00 pm	Norfolk State	#2 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 34–0	8,700	^[20]
September 10	6:00 pm	Lehigh	#22 Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		W 26–21	6,419	^[21]
September 10	6:00 pm	#13 William & Mary	Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA		W 24–14	4,412	^[22]
September 10	6:00 pm	Saint Francis	Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD		W 35–28	8,069	^[23]
September 10	7:00 pm	Holy Cross	#24 New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH	ASN	W 39–28	13,242	^[24]
September 10	7:00 pm	Maine	Toledo	Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH	ESPN3	L 3–45	23,439	^[25]

Players of the Week^[26]

Offensive		Defensive		Freshman		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Christian Summers	Towson	Brandon Waller	Richmond	Pop Lacey	New Hampshire	Rashard Davis	James Madison

Week Three

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 16	7:00 pm	Rhode Island	Harvard	Harvard Stadium • Allston, MA	ASN	L 21–51	12,167	^[27]
September 17	noon	#2 Richmond	Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY	ASN	SBU 42–14	4,450	^[28]
September 17	3:30 pm	#11 James Madison	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC	ACC RSN/CSN	L 27-56	56,000	^[29]
September 17	3:30 pm	Towson	#21 Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	CSN	NOVA 40–14	9,025	^[30]
September 17	6:00 pm	Norfolk State	#13 William & Mary	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA		W 35–10	10,240	^[31]
September 17	6:30 pm	Delaware	Wake Forest	BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC	ESPN3	L 21–38	25,972	^[32]
September 17	7:00 pm	Holy Cross	#25 Albany	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY		W 45–28	8,040	^[33]
September 17	7:00 pm	#22 New Hampshire	Dartmouth	Memorial Field • Hanover, NH	FCS	L 21–22	8,296	^[34]
September 17	7:00 pm	Fayetteville State	Elon	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC		W 26–3	11,250	^[35]

Players of the Week^[36]

Offensive		Defensive		Freshman		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks	Albany	Rob Rolle	Villanova	Albert Funderburke	William & Mary	Sherman Alston, Jr.	Stony Brook

Week Four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
September 24	noon	#11 James Madison	Maine	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	ASN	JMU 31–20	8,786	^[37]
September 24	1:00 pm	New Hampshire	Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		UNH 39–17	3,676	^[38]
September 24	3:30 pm	#23 Colgate	#7 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 38–31	8,700	^[39]
September 24	6:00 pm	Sacred Heart	#20 Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY		L 10–38	7,833	^[40]
September 24	6:00 pm	#19 Villanova	Lafayette	Fisher Field • Easton, PA		W 31–14	7,441	^[41]
September 24	7:00 pm	Elon	#8 William & Mary	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	CSN	ELON 27–10	10,021	^[42]
September 24	7:00 pm	Saint Francis	#22 Albany	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY		W 20–9	6,309	^[43]

Players of the Week^[44]

Offensive		Defensive		Freshman		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Khalid Abdullah	James Madison	Tanoh Kpassagnon	Villanova	Xavier Goodall	Richmond	Demetrius Oliver	Elon

Week Five

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 1	noon	Brown	Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		W 28–13	5,102	^[45]
October 1	1:30 pm	Delaware	#7 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA		JMU 43–20	25,236	^[46]
October 1	3:30 pm	Towson	#6 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	RICH 31–28	8,700	^[47]
October 1	3:30 pm	#17 Villanova	Elon	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC		NOVA 42–7	10,424	^[48]
October 1	3:30 pm	#19 William & Mary	New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH		UNH 21–12	21,943	^[49]
October 1	3:30 pm	Bryant	Maine	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		W 35–31	7,266	^[50]

Players of the Week^[51]

Offensive		Defensive		Freshman		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Zach Bednarczyk Bryan Schor	Villanova James Madison	Pat Ricard	Maine	Josh Mack	Maine	Oliver Graybar	Rhode Island

Week Six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 7	7:00 pm	New Hampshire	Elon	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC		UNH 13–10	4,416	^[52]
October 8	noon	Rhode Island	#14 Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	ASN	NOVA 35–0	4,105	^[53]
October 8	3:30 pm	#6 Richmond	#16 Albany	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY		RICH 36–30 (3OT)	9,052	^[54]
October 8	3:30 pm	Maine	Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		MAINE 28–21	18,108	^[55]
October 8	3:30 pm	William & Mary	#7 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	CSN	JMU 31–24	20,354	^[56]
October 8	7:00 pm	Stony Brook	Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD	CSN	SBU 27–20	7,059	^[57]

Players of the Week^[58]

Offensive		Defensive		Freshman		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Wes Hills	Delaware	Jaheem Woods	Stony Brook	Deontez Thompson	Richmond	Morgan Ellman	New Hampshire

Week Seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 15	noon	#7 James Madison	New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH	ASN	JMU 42–39	8,316	^[59]
October 15	noon	#17 Albany	Maine	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		MAINE 20–16	10,443	^[60]
October 15	1:30 pm	Towson	Dartmouth	Memorial Field • Hanover, NH		L 17–20	3,124	^[61]
October 15	3:30 pm	#13 Villanova	#6 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	RICH 23–0	8,700	^[62]
October 15	3:30 pm	Delaware	William & Mary	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA		W&M 24–17	11,713	^[63]
October 15	4:00 pm	Rhode Island	Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY		SBU 14–3	12,221	^[64]

Players of the Week^[65]

Offensive		Defensive		Freshman		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Bryan Schor	James Madison	Tyrice Beverette	Stony Brook	Earnest Edwards	Maine	Griffin Trau	Richmond

Week Eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 22	noon	Maine	Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		MAINE 28–21	4,007	^[66]
October 22	1:00 pm	#24 Stony Brook	Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE		SBU 28–3	12,972	^[67]
October 22	3:30 pm	#6 Richmond	Elon	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC		RICH 35–7	8,178	^[68]
October 22	3:30 pm	New Hampshire	Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD	CSN	UNH 21–7	5,023	^[69]
October 22	3:30 pm	#23 Albany	#16 Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		NOVA 24–13	5,109	^[70]

Players of the Week^[71]

Offensive		Defensive		Freshman		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Aaron Forbes	Villanova	John Haggart	Stony Brook	Deontez Thompson	Richmond	Shane Simpson	Towson

Week Nine

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
October 29	noon	#22 Stony Brook	New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH		UNH 43–14	5,029	^[72]
October 29	noon	Elon	Albany	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY	ASN	ALB 27–3	3,916	^[73]
October 29	3:30 pm	Maine	William & Mary	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA		MAINE 35–28	9,124	^[74]
October 29	3:30 pm	Rhode Island	#8 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA		JMU 84–7	23,841	^[75]
October 29	3:30 pm	Towson	Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	CSN	DEL 20–6	17,488	^[76]

Players of the Week^[77]

Offensive		Defensive		Freshman		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Bryan Schor	James Madison	Quinlen Dean	New Hampshire	Prince Smith	New Hampshire	Micah Wright	Maine

Week Ten

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 5	noon	#10 Villanova	Maine	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		NOVA 26–7	6,790	^[78]
November 5	1:00 pm	Delaware	Albany	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY		DEL 33–17	4,412	^[79]
November 5	2:00 pm	William & Mary	#25 Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY		W&M 14–9	5,732	^[80]
November 5	2:00 pm	Elon	Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD		TOW 23–6	4,009	^[81]
November 5	3:30 pm	#7 James Madison	#6 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	JMU 47–43	8,700	^[82]

Players of the Week^[83]

Offensive		Defensive		Freshman		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Bryan Schor	James Madison	Troy Reeder	Delaware	Shane Simpson	Towson	Earnest Edwards	Maine

Week Eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 12	noon	William & Mary	Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD	ASN	TOW 34–24	4,354	^[84]
November 12	noon	Albany	#21 New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH		ALB 36–25	7,012	^[85]
November 12	1:00 pm	#6 James Madison	#9 Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		JMU 20–7	6,109	^[86]
November 12	1:30 pm	Rhode Island	Elon	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC		URI 44–14	6,236	^[87]
November 12	2:00 pm	Maine	Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY		MAINE 27–21	5,330	^[88]
November 12	3:30 pm	Delaware	#8 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	RICH 31–17	8,700	^[89]

Players of the Week^[90]

Offensive		Defensive		Freshman		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks	Albany	Cornell Urquhart	James Madison	Shane Simpson	Towson	Justin Rohrwasser	Rhode Island

Week Twelve

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 19	noon	#7 Richmond	William & Mary	Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	ASN	W&M 34–13	9,740	^[91]
November 19	noon	Towson	Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI		TOW 32–31	2,543	^[92]
November 19	1:00 pm	Stony Brook	Albany	Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY		ALB 13–6	3,836	^[93]
November 19	1:00 pm	New Hampshire	Maine	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		UNH 24–21	6,401	^[94]
November 19	1:30 pm	Elon	#6 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA		JMU 63–14	16,184	^[95]
November 19	3:30 pm	#13 Villanova	Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	CSN	NOVA 41–10	15,987	^[96]

Players of the Week^[97]

Offensive		Defensive		Freshman		Special teams
Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
Kendell Anderson	William & Mary	Rayshan Clark	Albany	Cole Johnson	James Madison	Aidan O'Neill	Towson

FCS Playoffs

Main article: 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season § NCAA FCS Playoff bracket

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Round	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Reference
November 26	2:00 pm	Saint Francis	#9 Villanova	First Round	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	ESPN3	W 31–21	2,059	^[98]
November 26	2:00 pm	#18 Lehigh	#22 New Hampshire	First Round	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH	ESPN3	W 64–21	2,240	^[99]
November 26	2:00 pm	North Carolina A&T	#12 Richmond	First Round	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	ESPN3	W 39–10	3,281	^[100]
December 3	2:00 pm	#22 New Hampshire	#5 James Madison	Second Round	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN3	JMU 55–22	13,231	^[101]
December 3	2:00 pm	#9 Villanova	#7 South Dakota State	Second Round	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD	ESPN3	L 7–10		^[102]
December 3	2:00 pm	#12 Richmond	North Dakota	Second Round	Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND	ESPN3	W 27–24	9,837	^[103]
December 9	7:00 pm	#1 Sam Houston State	#5 James Madison	Quarterfinals	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	ESPN2
December 10	4:00 pm	#12 Richmond	#3 Eastern Washington	Quarterfinals	Roos Field • Cheney, WA	ESPN3

Postseason Awards^[104]

Coach of the Year – Mike Houston (James Madison)
Offensive Player of the Year – Bryan Schor, JR, QB (James Madison)
Defensive Players of the Year – Tanoh Kpassagnon, SR, DL (Villanova)
Special Teams Player of the Year – Rashard Davis, SR, PR/WR (James Madison)
Offensive Rookies of the Year – Shane Simpson, FR, RB (Towson)
Defensive Rookies of the Year – Prince Smith, Jr., FR, CB (New Hampshire)
Chuck Boone Leadership Award – Casey DeAndrade, SR, CB (New Hampshire)

All–Conference Teams

Position	First Team		Second Team		Third Team
Position	Player	Team	Player	Team	Player	Team
QB	Bryan Schor, JR	James Madison	Kyle Lauletta, JR	Richmond	Dan Collins, SR	Maine
RB	Khalid Abdullah, SR Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, SO	James Madison Albany	Kendell Anderson, SR Dalton Crossan, SR	William & Mary New Hampshire	Stacey Bedell, JR Aaron Forbes, SO Wes Hills, JR	Stony Brook Villanova Delaware
FB/HB	Anthony Manzo-Lewis, JR	Albany	James Pavik, SR	Richmond
WR	Brian Brown, SR Brandon Ravenel, SR Micah Wright, SO	Richmond James Madison Maine	Ray Bolden, JR DeVonte Dedmon, JR Christian Summers, SR	Stony Brook William & Mary Towson	Terrence Alls, JR Andre Dessenberg, SR Neil O'Connor, SO Tyler Wilkins, SO	James Madison Towson New Hampshire Richmond
TE	Jonathan Kloosterman, JR	James Madison	Andrew Caskin, JR	William & Mary	Ryan Bell, JR Garrett Hudson, JR	Villanova Richmond
OL	Thomas Evans, SR Mitchell Kirsch, SR Tad McNeely, SR Timon Parris, JR Aaron Stinnie, JR Jerry Ugokwe, SR	Richmond James Madison New Hampshire Stony Brook James Madison William & Mary	Connor Bozick, SR Matt Frank, SR Brody Kern, JR Brad Seaton, SR Nicholas Vergos, SR	Delaware James Madison Delaware Villanova Richmond	Max Andrews, SR Jamil Demby, JR Andrew Lauderdale, SR Kevin Malloy, SR	Maine Maine William & Mary New Hampshire Albany
PK	Griffin Trau, SO	Richmond	John Gallagher, SR	Elon	Aidan O'Neill, FR	Towson
KR	Shane Simpson, FR	Towson	Harold Cooper, JR	Rhode Island	Earnest Edwards, FR	Maine
PR	Rashard Davis, SR	James Madison	Micah Wright, SO	Maine	Casey DeAndrade, SR	New Hampshire
DL	Andrew Ankrah, JR Winston Craig, SR Tanoh Kpassagnon, SR Patrick Ricardi, SR Cam Shorey, SR	James Madison Richmond Villanova Maine New Hampshire	Ousmane Camara, JR Malachi Hoskins, JR Bilal Nichols, JR Brandon Waller, JR	Stony Brook Albany Delaware Richmond	Jose Duncan, JR John Haggart, SO Bryan Osei, SR Isaiah Stephens, JR	Rhode Island Stony Brook Villanova William & Mary
LB	Charles Bell, JR Austin Calitro, SR Omar Howard, SR Michael Nicastro, SR Christophe Mulumba Tshimanga, SR	Delaware Villanova Richmond Albany Maine	Shane Lawless, SO Troy Reeder, SO John Silas, SR Gage Steele, SR	Stony Brook Delaware Elon James Madison	DeVaughn Chollette, SR Stephen Lubnow, SO Sterling Sheffield, SO Ed Shockley, JR	New Hampshire William & Mary Maine Villanova
CB	Casey DeAndrade, SR Taylor Reynolds, SR	New Hampshire James Madison	Rayshan Clark, SR Trey Reed, SR	Albany William & Mary	Nassir Adderley, SO Najee Goode, JR Darin Peart, JR	Delaware Maine Stony Brook
S	Raven Greene, JR Rob Rolle, JR	James Madison Villanova	Tyrice Beverette, JR Jaheem Woods, SR	Stony Brook Stony Brook	Brendan Coniker, JR Monty Fenner, JR Pop Lacey, FR	Richmond Towson New Hampshire
P	Jake Ryder, SR	Towson	Gunnar Kane, SR	James Madison	John Hinchen, JR	Villanova

Records against other conferences

Conference	Record
ACC	1–4
American	0–3
Big 12	0–1
Big Sky	1–0
Big South	0–1
CIAA	1–0
C–USA	0–1
Ivy League	1–3
MAC	1–1
MEAC	4–0
MW	0–1
NEC	4–1
Patriot	6–0
PFL	1–0
FBS Total	2–11
FCS Total	17–5
D-II Total	1–0
Total	20–16

Attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Total	Average	% of Capacity
Albany	Bob Ford Field	8,500	8,040	6,309	9,052	3,916	4,412	3,836	35,565	5,928	7001700000000000000♠70%
Delaware	Delaware Stadium	22,000	17,835	18,108	12,972	17,488	15,987		82,400	16,480	7001750000000000000♠75%
Elon	Rhodes Stadium	11,250	7,036	11,250	10,424	4,416	8,178	6,236	47,540	7,923	7001700000000000000♠70%
James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium	24,877	23,636	20,636	25,236	20,354	23,841	16,184	129,587	21,598	7001870000000000000♠87%
Maine	Alfond Stadium	10,000	8,786	7,266	10,443	6,790	6,401		39,686	7,937	7001790000000000000♠79%
New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium	11,015	13,242	21,943	8,136	5,029	7,012		55,342	11,068	7002100000000000000♠100%
Rhode Island	Meade Stadium	6,555	4,511	3,676	5,102	4,007	2,543		19,839	3,968	7001610000000000000♠61%
Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium	8,700	8,700	8,700	8,700	8,700	8,700	8,700	52,200	8,700	7002100000000000000♠100%
Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium	8,136	6,153	4,450	7,833	12,221	5,732	5,330	41,719	6,953	7001850000000000000♠85%
Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium	11,198	8,069	7,059	5,023	4,009	4,354		28,514	5,703	7001510000000000000♠51%
Villanova	Villanova Stadium	12,000	6,419	9,025	4,105	5,109	6,109		30,947	6,189	7001520000000000000♠52%
William & Mary	Zable Stadium	12,259	10,240	10,021	11,713	9,124	9,740		50,838	10,168	7001830000000000000♠83%

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