title: 2017 Colonial Athletic Association football season
text: # 2017 Colonial Athletic Association football season
  
  The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the 11th season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season.
  
  ## Head coaches
  
  | Team | Coach | Season | Overall Record | Record at School | CAA Record |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Albany | Greg Gattuso | 4th | 114–49 (.699) | 17–17 (.500) | 9–15 (.375) |
  | Delaware | Danny Rocco | 1st | 90–42 (.682) | 0–0 (–) | 26–14 (.650) |
  | Elon | Curt Cignetti | 1st | 53–17 (.757) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
  | James Madison | Mike Houston | 2nd | 57–20 (.740) | 14–1 (.933) | 8–0 (1.000) |
  | Maine | Joe Harasymiak | 2nd | 6–5 (.545) | 6–5 (.545) | 5–3 (.625) |
  | New Hampshire | Sean McDonnell | 19th | 141–83 (.629) | 141–83 (.629) | 90–57 (.612) |
  | Rhode Island | Jim Fleming | 4th | 25–31 (.446) | 4–30 (.118) | 3–21 (.125) |
  | Richmond | Russ Huesman | 1st | 59–37 (.615) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
  | Stony Brook | Chuck Priore | 12th | 106–67 (.613) | 67–58 (.536) | 14–18 (.438) |
  | Towson | Rob Ambrose | 9th | 50–55 (.476) | 47–48 (.495) | 32–34 (.485) |
  | Villanova | Mark Ferrante | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
  | William & Mary | Jimmye Laycock | 38th | 243–180–2 (.574) | 243–180–2 (.574) | 109–85 (.562) |
  
  Records are from before start of 2017 season
  
  ## Preseason poll results
  
  First place votes in parentheses
  
  | Place | School |
  | - | - |
  | 1 | James Madison (21) |
  | 2 | Richmond (3) |
  | 3 | Villanova |
  | 4 | New Hampshire |
  | 5 | Delaware |
  | 6 | Albany |
  | 7 | William & Mary |
  | 8 | Stony Brook |
  | 9 | Maine |
  | 10 | Towson |
  | 11 | Elon |
  | 12 | Rhode Island |
  
  ## Rankings
  
  Legend :
  
  | | Increase in ranking |
  | - | - |
  | | Decrease in ranking |
  | | Not ranked previous week |
  | RV | Receiving votes |
  | | | 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 | Final |
  | Albany | S | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 24 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | |
  | Albany | C | RV | RV | | RV | 22 | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | |
  | Delaware | S | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
  | Delaware | C | | RV | | | | | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
  | Elon | S | | | | RV | 23 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 20 |
  | Elon | C | | | | | RV | 23 | 20 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 17 | 21 |
  | James Madison | S | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | James Madison | C | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Maine | S | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | RV | | | | |
  | Maine | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | New Hampshire | S | 13 | 12 | 9 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 21 | 12 |
  | New Hampshire | C | 16 | 12 | 11 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 20 | 15 |
  | Rhode Island | S | | RV | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Rhode Island | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Richmond | S | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV |
  | Richmond | C | 7 | 9 | T-6 | 6 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 10 | 17 | RV | RV | RV | RV | |
  | Stony Brook | S | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | 22 | 22 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 11 |
  | Stony Brook | C | | | | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | 21 | 15 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
  | Towson | S | | | | RV | | | | | | | | | | |
  | Towson | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
  | Villanova | S | 10 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 20 | RV | | | |
  | Villanova | C | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 20 | RV | | | |
  | William & Mary | S | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | | | | | | | | | |
  | William & Mary | C | RV | RV | RV | 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 |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | August 31 | 7:00 pm | Delaware State | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | | W 22–3 | 18,040 |
  | August 31 | 7:00 pm | Elon | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN3 | L 13–47 | 22,104 |
  | August 31 | 7:00 pm | Maine | No. 13 New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | | UNH 24–23 | 15,854 |
  | August 31 | 7:00 pm | Rhode Island | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | ESPN3 | L 27–30 (3OT) | 16,311 |
  | September 1 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Richmond | No. 3 Sam Houston State | McLane Stadium • Waco, TX | ESPN3 | L 34–48 | 8,048 |
  | September 2 | 12:30 pm | No. 10 Villanova | No. 17 Lehigh | Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA | | W 38–35 | 5,816 |
  | September 2 | 3:30 pm | William & Mary | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN3 | L 10–28 | 38,828 |
  | September 2 | 4:00 pm | Stony Brook | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN3 | L 17–31 | 26,460 |
  | September 2 | 6:00 pm | No. 24 Albany | Old Dominion | Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA | ESPN3 | L 17–31 | 20,118 |
  | September 2 | 6:00 pm | No. 1 James Madison | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN3 | W 34–14 | 40,169 |
  | September 2 | 6:00 pm | Morgan State | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | | W 10–0 | 6,563 |
  
  Players of the week:
  
  | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | Cardon Johnson | James Madison | Kyre Hawkins | James Madison | Bryce Carter | Towson | Andrew Trent | Stony Brook |
  
  ### Week Two
  
  | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | September 9 | noon | Towson | Maryland | Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD | BTN | L 17–63 | 37,105 |
  | September 9 | 1:00 pm | Albany | Morgan State | Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD | | W 26–0 | 3,789 |
  | September 9 | 1:00 pm | Elon | Furman | Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC | | W 34–31 | 6,342 |
  | September 9 | 1:00 pm | Stony Brook | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | SBU 35–18 | 5,102 |
  | September 9 | 1:00 pm | No. 9 Richmond | Colgate | Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY | Stadium | W 20–17 | 6,994 |
  | September 9 | 3:30 pm | Delaware | No. 18 (FBS) Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | ACCN Extra | L 0–27 | 62,526 |
  | September 9 | 3:30 pm | Bryant | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | WVII; WFVX; WPME | W 60–12 | 6,313 |
  | September 9 | 3:30 pm | No. 6 Villanova | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN3 | L 13–16 | 35,117 |
  | September 9 | 4:00 pm | No. 12 New Hampshire | Georgia Southern | Legion Field • Birmingham, AL | | W 22–12 | 3,387 |
  | September 9 | 6:00 pm | East Tennessee State | No. 1 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | W 52–10 | 24,722 |
  | September 9 | 6:00 pm | William & Mary | Norfolk State | William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA | | W 20–6 | 7,615 |
  
  Players of the week:
  
  | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | Josh Mack | Maine | Andrew Clyde Jae'Wuan Horton | Richmond New Hampshire | Davis Cheek | Elon | Owen Johnson | Elon |
  
  ### Week Three
  
  | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | September 16 | 1:00 pm | Harvard | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | W 17–10 | 3,812 |
  | September 16 | 1:05 pm | No. 9 New Hampshire | Holy Cross | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | | L 26–51 | 7,906 |
  | September 16 | 2:00 pm | Howard | No. 8 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | CSN+ | W 68–21 | 8,217 |
  | September 16 | 3:30 pm | Cornell | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | | W 41–14 | 14,714 |
  | September 16 | 3:30 pm | Norfolk State | No. 1 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | W 75–14 | 23,118 |
  | September 16 | 6:00 pm | Sacred Heart | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | | W 45–7 | 8,102 |
  | September 16 | 6:00 pm | Lafayette | No. 7 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | | W 59–0 | 9,671 |
  | September 16 | 6:00 pm | Bucknell | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | | W 30–9 | 8,315 |
  | September 16 | 6:00 pm | No. 16 Charleston Southern | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | W 19–17 | 5,248 |
  | September 16 | 7:00 pm | Monmouth | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | | W 28–14 | 6,384 |
  | September 16 | 7:00 pm | Towson | Saint Francis | DeGol Field • Loretto, PA | | W 16–14 | 2,412 |
  
  Players of the week:
  
  | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | Kyle Lauletta | Richmond | Nate Hatalsky | Albany | Ryan Stover | Towson | Aidan O'Neill | Towson |
  
  ### Week Four
  
  | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | September 23 | 1:30 pm | Maine | No. 1 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | JMU 28–10 | 25,330 |
  | September 23 | 3:30 pm | Rhode Island | No. 15 New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | UNH 28–14 | 22,135 |
  | September 23 | 6:00 pm | Elon | No. 8 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | ELON 36–33 | 8,217 |
  | September 23 | 6:00 pm | Towson | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | SBU 25–17 | 6,672 |
  | September 23 | 7:00 pm | No. 7 Villanova | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | ALB 19–10 (OT) | 6,866 |
  
  Players of the week:
  
  | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | Malcolm Summers Trevor Knight | Elon New Hampshire | Eli Mencer | Albany | Ezrah Archie | James Madison | Alex Lucansky | Stony Brook |
  
  ### Week Five
  
  | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | September 30 | 12:30 pm | Rhode Island | Brown | Brown Stadium • Providence, RI | L 21–24 | 3,191 |
  | September 30 | 2:00 pm | No. 19 Albany | No. 23 Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | ELON 6–0 | 5,024 |
  | September 30 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 James Madison | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | JMU 20–10 | 16,372 |
  | September 30 | 6:00 pm | Bryant | No. 15 New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | W 45–17 | 7,951 |
  | September 30 | 6:00 pm | Stony Brook | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | SBU 21–18 | 8,082 |
  | September 30 | 6:00 pm | No. 14 Villanova | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | NOVA 24–9 | 5,017 |
  
  Players of the week:
  
  | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | Trai Sharp | James Madison | Tyler Campbell John Haggart | Elon Stony Brook | Nate Evans | William & Mary | John Hinchen | Villanova |
  
  ### Week Six
  
  | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | October 7 | 1:00 pm | Maine | No. 12 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | NOVA 31–0 | 4,505 |
  | October 7 | 2:00 pm | William & Mary | No. 18 Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | ELON 25–17 | 10,137 |
  | October 7 | 3:00 pm | No. 24 Albany | No. 14 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | RICH 41–38 (2OT) | 8,217 |
  | October 7 | 6:00 pm | Delaware | No. 23 Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | DEL 24–20 | 7,694 |
  
  Players of the week:
  
  | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | Kyle Lauletta | Richmond | Troy Reeder | Delaware | Jaquan Amos | Villanova | Frank Raggo | Delaware |
  
  ### Week Seven
  
  | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | October 14 | 3:30 pm | William & Mary | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | | DEL 17–0 | 18,721 |
  | October 14 | 3:30 pm | No. 11 Villanova | No. 1 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | JMU 30–8 | 25,933 |
  | October 14 | 3:30 pm | Rhode Island | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | WVII; WFVX; WPME | MAINE 51–27 | 9,205 |
  | October 14 | 4:00 pm | No. 13 Richmond | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | | RICH 23–3 | 5,768 |
  | October 14 | 6:00 pm | No. 12 New Hampshire | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | | SBU 38–24 | 12,311 |
  
  Players of the week:
  
  | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | Josh Mack | Maine | Kyre Hawkins | James Madison | Chris Ferguson | Maine | Donald Liotine | Stony Brook |
  
  ### Week Eight
  
  | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | October 21 | noon | No. 14 Elon | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | ELON 35–34 | 7,221 |
  | October 21 | 2:00 pm | Towson | No. 18 New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | UNH 40–17 | 10,522 |
  | October 21 | 3:30 pm | Maine | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | MAINE 12–10 | 8,919 |
  | October 21 | 3:30 pm | No. 11 Richmond | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | DEL 42–35 (2OT) | 15,710 |
  | October 21 | 3:30 pm | No. 1 James Madison | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | JMU 46–14 | 13,125 |
  
  Players of the week:
  
  | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | Jamie Jarmon | Delaware | Nasir Adderley | Delaware | DeUnte Chatman Davis Cheek | New Hampshire Elon | Matt Pires | Rhode Island |
  
  ### Week Nine
  
  | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | October 28 | noon | William & Mary | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | WVII; WFVX; WPME | MAINE 23–6 | 6,579 |
  | October 28 | 1:00 pm | Rhode Island | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | | URI 31–14 | 3,383 |
  | October 28 | 3:00 pm | No. 22 Stony Brook | No. 19 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | | SBU 27–24 | 8.217 |
  | October 28 | 3:30 pm | No. 10 Elon | No. 13 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | | ELON 19–14 | 5,451 |
  | October 28 | 3:30 pm | No. 17 New Hampshire | No. 1 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | JMU 21–0 | 25,298 |
  | October 28 | 4:00 pm | No. 23 Delaware | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | | TOWS 18–17 | 6,402 |
  
  Players of the week:
  
  | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | Davis Cheek | Elon | Brandon Ginnetti Rashad Robinson | Rhode Island James Madison | Kortez Weeks Ryan Stover | Elon Towson | Brandon Briggs | Maine |
  
  ### Week Ten
  
  | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | November 4 | noon | No. 1 James Madison | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | JMU 38–3 | 3,227 |
  | November 4 | 1:00 pm | Albany | No. 14 Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | SBU 28–21 (OT) | 7,106 |
  | November 4 | 1:00 pm | Richmond | No. 20 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | RICH 22–0 | 3,508 |
  | November 4 | 2:00 pm | Delaware | Maine | Fitzpatrick Stadium • Portland, ME | DEL 31–17 | 7,212 |
  | November 4 | 2:00 pm | Towson | No. 7 Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | ELON 33–30 (2OT) | 10,113 |
  | November 4 | 2:00 pm | No. 21 New Hampshire | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | UNH 35–16 | 5,426 |
  
  Players of the week:
  
  | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | Trevor Knight | New Hampshire | Troy Reeder | Delaware | Brelynd Cyphers | Elon | Owen Johnson | Elon |
  
  ### Week Eleven
  
  | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | November 11 | noon | Villanova | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | URI 20–6 | 2,877 |
  | November 11 | 1:00 pm | Wagner | No. 12 Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | | W 38–10 | 5,471 |
  | November 11 | 2:00 pm | No. 7 Elon | No. 18 New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | | UNH 16–6 | 7,294 |
  | November 11 | 2:00 pm | Towson | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | | TOW 26–14 | 6,234 |
  | November 11 | 3:30 pm | Albany | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | | DEL 22–3 | 16,333 |
  | November 11 | 3:30 pm | Richmond | No. 1 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | JMU 20–13 | 24,586 |
  | November 11 | 4:00 pm | Maine | Massachusetts | Fenway Park • Boston, MA | NESNPlus | L 31–44 | 12,794 |
  
  Players of the week:
  
  | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | JaJuan Lawson | Rhode Island | Jared Kuehl | New Hampshire | Coby Tippett | Towson | Earnest Edwards | Maine |
  
  ### Week Twelve
  
  | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | November 18 | noon | No. 1 James Madison | No. 11 Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | JMU 31–3 | 8,662 |
  | November 18 | noon | No. 10 Stony Brook | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | SBU 20–19 | 4,983 |
  | November 18 | 1:00 pm | No. 16 New Hampshire | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | ALB 15–0 | 3,459 |
  | November 18 | 1:00 pm | Delaware | Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | NOVA 28–7 | 5,109 |
  | November 18 | 2:00 pm | Rhode Island | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | TOW 29–10 | 3,134 |
  | November 18 | 3:00 pm | William & Mary | Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | RICH 27–20 | 8,057 |
  
  Players of the week:
  
  | Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | Bryan Schor | James Madison | Jeff Steeb | Villanova | Ryan Stover | Towson | D'Angelo Amos | James Madison |
  
  ## FCS Playoffs
  
  | Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Round | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | November 25 | 1:00 pm | No. 22 Furman | No. 15 Elon | First Round | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | ESPN3 | L 27–28 | 2,934 |
  | November 25 | 2:00 pm | Central Connecticut | No. 21 New Hampshire | First Round | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | ESPN3 | W 14–0 | 2,385 |
  | November 25 | 2:00 pm | Lehigh | No. 10 Stony Brook | First Round | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | ESPN3 | W 59–29 | 4,131 |
  | December 2 | 2:00 pm | No. 10 Stony Brook | No. 1 James Madison | Second Round | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN3 | JMU 26–7 | 16,449 |
  | December 2 | 3:00 pm | No. 21 New Hampshire | No. 3 Central Arkansas | Second Round | Estes Stadium • Conway, AR | ESPN3 | W 21–15 | 6,243 |
  | December 8 | 7:00 pm | No. 11 Weber State | No. 1 James Madison | Quarterfinals | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN2 | W 31–28 | 13,490 |
  | December 9 | 3:00 pm | No. 21 New Hampshire | No. 6 South Dakota State | Quarterfinals | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN3 | L 14–56 | 5,583 |
  | December 16 | 4:30 pm | No. 6 South Dakota State | No. 1 James Madison | Semifinals | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPNU | W 51–16 | 16,528 |
  | January 6 | noon | No. 2 North Dakota State | No. 1 James Madison | Championship | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN2 | L 13–17 | 19,090 |
  
  ## Postseason Awards
  
  * Coach of the Year – Curt Cignetti (Elon)
  * Offensive Player of the Year – Kyle Lauletta, SR, QB (Richmond)
  * Defensive Player of the Year – Andrew Ankrah, SR, DL (James Madison)
  * Special Teams Player of the Year – John Miller, SR, PR (James Madison)
  * Offensive Rookie of the Year – Davis Cheek, FR, QB (Elon)
  * Defensive Rookie of the Year – Colby Reeder, FR, LB (Delaware)
  * Chuck Boone Leadership Award – Bryan Schor, SR, QB (James Madison)
  
  ### All–Conference Teams
  
  | Position | First Team | First Team | Second Team | Second Team | Third Team | Third Team |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Position | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
  | QB | Kyle Lauletta, SR | Richmond | Bryan Schor, SR | James Madison | Trevor Knight, JR | New Hampshire |
  | RB | Stacey Bedell, SR Josh Mack, SO | Stony Brook Maine | Harold Cooper, SR Malcolm Summers, JR | Rhode Island Elon | Kani Kane, JR Trai Sharp, JR | Delaware James Madison |
  | FB | Cal Daniels, JR | Stony Brook | Anthony Manzo-Lewis, SR | Albany | Tyler Crist, FR | William & Mary |
  | WR | Ray Bolden, SR Dejon Brissett, JR Neil O'Connor, JR | Stony Brook Richmond New Hampshire | Aaron Parker, SO Cortrelle Simpson, SO Tyler Wilkins, JR | Rhode Island Richmond Richmond | Terrence Alls, SR Marven Beauvais, JR Kortez Weeks, FR | James Madison Rhode Island Elon |
  | TE | Garrett Hudson, SR | Richmond | Charles Scarff, JR | Delaware | Andrew Caskin, SR | William & Mary |
  | OL | Jamil Demby, SR Connor Hilland, SR Brody Kern, SR Alex Light, SR Timon Parris, SR Aaron Stinnie, SR | Maine William & Mary Delaware Richmond Stony Brook James Madison | Ethan Greenidge, JR Jade Jackson, SO Jake Kennedy, SR CJ Toogood, JR Jake Trump, SR | Villanova James Madison New Hampshire Elon Delaware | Dino Boyd, JR Isaiah Brooks, SR Chris Durant, SR Ikenna Nwokeji, SR John Yarbrough, JR | Rhode Island Maine William & Mary Elon Richmond |
  | PK | Griffin Trau, JR | Richmond | Frank Raggo, JR | Delaware | Aidan O'Neill, SO | Towson |
  | KR | Earnest Edwards, SO | Maine | Rodney Dorsey, FR | Towson | Harold Cooper, SR | Rhode Island |
  | PR | John Miller, SR | James Madison | Donovan McDonald, SO | Albany | Matt Pires, FR | Rhode Island |
  | DL | Andrew Ankrah, SR Andrew Clyde, JR Malachi Hoskins, SR Bilal Nichols, SR Simeyon Robinson, SR | James Madison Richmond Albany Delaware James Madison | Kanyia Anderson, SR Ousmane Camara, SR Rick Holt, SR Blaine Woodson, SR | Towson Stony Brook New Hampshire Delaware | Darrious Carter, JR Brandon Ginnetti, SO Isaiah Stephens, SR Brandon Waller, SR Kayon Whitaker, SO | James Madison Rhode Island William & Mary Richmond Maine |
  | LB | Kyre Hawkins, SR Warren Messer, JR Troy Reeder, JR Ed Shockley, SR | James Madison Elon Delaware Villanova | Quinlen Dean, SO Nate Hatalsky, SR Shayne Lawless, JR Sterling Sheffield, JR | New Hampshire Albany Stony Brook Maine | Nate Atkins, SO Tyrice Beverette, JR Brandon Hereford, SR Justin Rubin, JR | William & Mary Stony Brook James Madison Richmond |
  | CB | Jimmy Moreland, JR Rashad Robinson, JR | James Madison James Madison | Manny Patterson, SO Malik Reaves, SR | Maine Villanova | Travon Reid-Segure, SR Prince Smith, Jr., SO | Stony Brook New Hampshire |
  | S | Nasir Adderley, JR Raven Greene, SR | Delaware James Madison | Jordan Brown, SR Chris Cooper, SR | James Madison Stony Brook | Chris Blair, SR Corey Parker, SO Darin Peart, SR | Elon William & Mary Stony Brook |
  | P | John Hinchen, SR | Villanova | Harry O’Kelly, FR | James Madison | Nick Pritchard, SO | Delaware |
  | SPEC | Mozai Nelson, JR | Maine | Isaiah White, JR | Stony Brook | Eli Mencer, SO | Albany |
  
  ## Records against other conferences
  
  | Conference | Record |
  | - | - |
  | ACC | 0–2 |
  | American | 1–2 |
  | Big 10 | 0–1 |
  | Big Sky | 1–0 |
  | Big South | 2–0 |
  | C–USA | 0–1 |
  | Independent | 0–1 |
  | Ivy League | 2–1 |
  | MAC | 0–2 |
  | MEAC | 6–0 |
  | MVFC | 1–2 |
  | NEC | 6–0 |
  | Patriot | 5–1 |
  | Southern | 2–1 |
  | Southland | 1–1 |
  | Sun Belt | 1–0 |
  | FBS Total | 2–9 |
  | FCS Total | 26–6 |
  | Total | 28–15 |
  
  ## 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 | 6,384 | 6,866 | 8,919 | 3,383 | 3,459 | | 30,011 | 6,002 | 71% |
  | Delaware | Delaware Stadium | 22,000 | 18,040 | 14,714 | 16,372 | 18,721 | 15,710 | 16,333 | 99,890 | 16,648 | 76% |
  | Elon | Rhodes Stadium | 11,250 | 5,248 | 5,024 | 10,137 | 10,113 | 8,662 | | 39,184 | 7,837 | 70% |
  | James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium | 24,877 | 24,722 | 23,118 | 25,330 | 25,993 | 25,298 | 24,586 | 149,047 | 24,841 | 100% |
  | Maine | Alfond Stadium | 10,000 | 6,313 | 9,205 | 6,579 | 7,212 | 4,983 | | 34,292 | 6,858 | 69% |
  | New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium | 11,015 | 15,854 | 22,135 | 7,951 | 10,522 | 7,294 | | 63,756 | 12,751 | 116% |
  | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium | 6,555 | 5,102 | 3,812 | 7,221 | 3,227 | 2,877 | | 22,240 | 4,448 | 68% |
  | Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium | 8,217 | 8,217 | 8,217 | 8,217 | 8,217 | 8,057 | | 40,925 | 8,185 | 100% |
  | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | 12,300 | 8,102 | 6,672 | 7,694 | 12,311 | 7,106 | 5,471 | 47,356 | 7,893 | 64% |
  | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium | 11,198 | 6,563 | 5,017 | 5,768 | 6,402 | 3,134 | | 26,884 | 5,377 | 48% |
  | Villanova | Villanova Stadium | 12,500 | 9,671 | 4,505 | 5,451 | 3,508 | 5,109 | | 28,244 | 5,649 | 45% |
  | William & Mary | Zable Stadium | 12,672 | 8,315 | 8,082 | 13,125 | 5,426 | 6,234 | | 41,128 | 8,236 | 65% |
  