# 2019 Colonial Athletic Association football season

The 2019 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the thirteenth season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

## Previous season

Despite being picked eighth in the preseason poll, Maine won the CAA championship outright with a conference record of 7–1. They were joined in the FCS playoffs by James Madison, Stony Brook, Towson, Delaware, and Elon. It marked the first time in FCS history that any conference qualified six teams for the playoffs.
In the first round of the playoffs, James Madison defeated conference mate Delaware, while Stony Brook, Towson, and Elon lost their matchups. In the second round, James Madison fell to Colgate while 7-seed Maine, which had received a first-round bye, defeated Jacksonville State. Maine defeated 2-seed Weber State in the quarterfinals before falling to Eastern Washington in the semifinals.

## Head coaches

| Team | Coach | Season | Overall Record | Record at School | CAA Record |
| Albany | Greg Gattuso | 6th | 121–64 (.654) | 24–32 (.429) | 12–28 (.300) |
| Delaware | Danny Rocco | 3rd | 104–51 (.671) | 14–9 (.609) | 36–21 (.632) |
| Elon | Tony Trisciani | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
| James Madison | Curt Cignetti | 1st | 67–26 (.720) | 0–0 (–) | 10–5 (.667) |
| Maine | Nick Charlton | 1st | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) | 0–0 (–) |
| New Hampshire | Sean McDonnell | 21st | 154–95 (.618) | 154–95 (.618) | 98–65 (.601) |
| Rhode Island | Jim Fleming | 6th | 34–44 (.436) | 13–43 (.232) | 9–31 (.225) |
| Richmond | Russ Huesman | 3rd | 69–49 (.585) | 10–12 (.455) | 6–10 (.375) |
| Stony Brook | Chuck Priore | 14th | 123–75 (.621) | 84–67 (.556) | 26–22 (.542) |
| Towson | Rob Ambrose | 11th | 62–66 (.484) | 59–59 (.500) | 38–42 (.475) |
| Villanova | Mark Ferrante | 3rd | 10–12 (.455) | 10–12 (.455) | 5–11 (.313) |
| William & Mary | Mike London | 1st | 62–61 (.504) | 0–0 (–) | 13–3 (.813) |

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

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance | Reference |
| August 24 | noon | Villanova | No. 13 Colgate | Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY | W 34–14 | 4,519 | |

### Week One

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Albany | Central Michigan | Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI | L 21–38 | 12,207 |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Delaware State | No. 22 Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | W 31–13 | 15,894 |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Jacksonville | Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | W 38–19 | 7,702 |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Bryant | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | W 35–10 | 9,652 |
| August 30 | 6:00 p.m. | Sacred Heart | No. 7 Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | W 42–14 | 7,478 |
| August 31 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison | West Virginia | Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV | L 13–20 | 61,891 |
| August 31 | 2:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | Ohio | Peden Stadium • Athens, OH | L 20–41 | 16,665 |
| August 31 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 11 Towson | The Citadel | Johnson Hagood Stadium • Charleston, SC | W 28–21 | 8,008 |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 21 Elon | North Carolina A&T | BB&T Stadium • Greensboro, NC | L 21–24 | 16,258 |
| August 31 | 6:00 p.m. | Lafayette | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | W 30–17 | 10,167 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Chris Ferguson | Maine | Jaquan Amos | Villanova | Hollis Mathis | William & Mary | Mitchell Wright | Stony Brook |

### Week Two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 6 | 8:00 p.m. | William & Mary | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | L 17–52 | 45,250 |
| September 7 | 1:00 p.m. | New Hampshire | Holy Cross | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | L 10–13 | 8,372 |
| September 7 | 2:00 p.m. | The Citadel | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | W 35–28 | 5,071 |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | Richmond | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | L 13–45 | 30,111 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Saint Francis | No. 2 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | W 44–7 | 22,422 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 6 Maine | Georgia Southern | Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA | L 18–26 | 17,202 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | North Carolina Central | No. 8 Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | W 42–3 | 8,322 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Lehigh | No. 24 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | W 38–10 | 8,319 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | Bryant | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | W 45–3 | 5,014 |
| September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 21 Delaware | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | DEL 44–36$^{3OT}$ | 8,511 |
| September 7 | 7:30 p.m. | Stony Brook | Utah State | Maverik Stadium • Logan, UT | L 7–62 | 22,247 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Alex James Aaron Parker | Albany Rhode Island | Marcus Willoughby | Elon | Solomon Vanhorse | James Madison | Shane McDonough | Towson |

### Week Three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Albany | Monmouth | Kessler Stadium • West Long Branch, NJ | L 35–38$^{OT}$ | 2,329 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 1 North Dakota State | No. 18 Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | L 22–47 | 14,489 |
| September 14 | 4:00 p.m. | Morgan State | No. 2 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | W 62–12 | 19,777 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 25 Elon | Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | ELON 42–20 | 7,703 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Wagner | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | W 26–10 | 5,742 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 22 Villanova | Bucknell | Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA | W 45–10 | 3,649 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | Colgate | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | W 38–10 | 6,777 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 8 Towson | No. 7 Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | TOW 45–23 | 6,256 |
| September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | New Hampshire | Florida International | Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL | L 17–30 | 11,756 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Davis Cheek | Elon | Steven Brown | Towson | Hollis Mathis | William & Mary | Shamari Wingard Bronson Yoder | Elon William & Mary |

### Week Four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 21 | noon | No. 22 Elon | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC | L 7–49 | 24,079 |
| September 21 | noon | No. 12 Maine | Colgate | Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY | W 35–21 | 5,606 |
| September 21 | 1:00 p.m. | Penn | No. 20 Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | W 28–27 | 11,782 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | Lafayette | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | W 36–7 | 3,241 |
| September 21 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison | Chattanooga | Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN | W 37–14 | 8,795 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | UNH 27–24 | 7,519 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Fordham | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | W 45–10 | 6,204 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 18 Villanova | No. 5 Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | VILL 52–45 | 8,811 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | William & Mary | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | L 7–19 | 38,094 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Daniel Smith | Villanova | AJ Mistler | Albany | Max Brosmer | New Hampshire | Earnest Edwards | Maine |

### Week Five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| September 28 | 12:30 p.m. | No. 20 Delaware | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | L 14–17 | 44,141 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Duquesne | New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | W 23–6 | 7,920 |
| September 28 | 1:00 p.m. | Richmond | Fordham | Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY | L 16–23 | 5,578 |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison | No. 24 Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | JMU 45–10 | 11,926 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | William & Mary | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | ALB 39–31 | 3,329 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 12 Maine | No. 8 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | VILL 33–17 | 10,071 |
| September 28 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 10 Towson | No. 9 (FBS) Florida | Ben Hill Griffin Stadium • Gainesville, FL | L 0–38 | 79,126 |
| September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | Stony Brook | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | SBU 31–27 | 6,104 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tyquell Fields | Stony Brook | Drew Nickles | Delaware | Solomon Vanhorse | James Madison | Dylan Burns | Albany |

### Week Six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 5 | 12:30 p.m. | Rhode Island | Brown | Brown Stadium • Providence, RI | W 31–28 | 5,077 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Albany | Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | RICH 23–20 | 8,061 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | Elon | New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | UNH 26–10 | 17,132 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 5 Villanova | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | VILL 35–28 | 9,164 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison | No. 24 Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | JMU 45–38$^{OT}$ | 12,812 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Vito Priore | Rhode Island | Maurice Jackson Forrest Rhyne | Richmond Delaware | Oleh Manzyk | New Hampshire | Jake Larson | Richmond |

### Week Seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 12 | noon | Richmond | No. 18 Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | RICH 24–17 | 5,126 |
| October 12 | 1:30 p.m. | No. 5 Villanova | No. 2 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | JMU 38–24 | 25,076 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Albany | No. 9 Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | ALB 38–21 | 4,809 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 15 Delaware | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | ELON 42–7 | 5,572 |
| October 12 | 4:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | Virginia Tech | Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA | L 17–34 | 51,716 |
| October 12 | 6:00 p.m. | New Hampshire | No. 22 Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | UNH 20–14 | 5,599 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Davis Cheek Jeff Undercuffler | Elon Albany | John Daka Tyler Dressler | James Madison Richmond | Max Brosmer | New Hampshire | Drew Sanborn | New Hampshire |

### Week Eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 22 New Hampshire | No. 24 Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | DEL 16–10 | 16,730 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | Rhode Island | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | ALB 35–28 | 7,763 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | JMU 38–10 | 11,821 |
| October 19 | 4:00 p.m. | Bucknell | No. 18 Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | W 56–7 | 6,114 |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Maine | Liberty | Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA | L 44–59 | 18,657 |
| October 19 | 6:00 p.m. | Yale | Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | L 27–28 | 7,510 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tom Flacco | Towson | Ron'Dell Carter | James Madison | Joe Fagnano | Maine | D'Angelo Amos | James Madison |

### Week Nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Richmond | No. 19 Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | RICH 35–25 | 15,308 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | Elon | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | ELON 38–13 | 8,911 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | William & Mary | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | MAINE 34–25 | 8,123 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 16 Towson | No. 2 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | JMU 27–10 | 23,983 |
| October 26 | 3:30 p.m. | Stony Brook | No. 5 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | SBU 36–35 | 5,109 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Tyquell Fields | Stony Brook | Greg Liggs, Jr. | Elon | Ty Son Lawton | Stony Brook | Aaron Dykes | Richmond |

### Week Ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 11 Villanova | New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | UNH 28–20 | 7,895 |
| November 2 | 1:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | URI 42–14 | 3,091 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | Delaware | No. 21 Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | TOW 31–24 | 5,522 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | William & Mary | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | W&M 31–29$^{5OT}$ | 9,216 |
| November 2 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 20 Stony Brook | Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | RICH 30–10 | 7,209 |
| November 2 | 3:30 p.m. | Maine | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | MAINE 47–31 | 3,315 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Joe Mancuso | Richmond | Malik Gavek | Rhode Island | Max Brosmer | New Hampshire | Derek Deoul | Maine |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Albany | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | ALB 21–17 | 13,742 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Rhode Island | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | W&M 55–19 | 7,063 |
| November 9 | 1:00 p.m. | Richmond | No. 18 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | VILL 35–28 | 4,151 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Maine | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | MAINE 31–17 | 4,424 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 21 Towson | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | TOW 31–14 | 5,034 |
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | No. 23 New Hampshire | No. 2 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | JMU 54–16 | 19,660 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Ben DiNucci | James Madison | Drew Wiley | Villanova | Joe Fagnano Bronson Yoder | Maine William & Mary | Nowoola Awopetu | Villanova |

### Week Twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 15 | 7:00 p.m. | LIU | No. 13 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | VILL 35–7 | 3,051 |
| November 16 | noon | Rhode Island | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | MAINE 34–30 | 4,908 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | New Hampshire | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | ALB 24–17 | 2,486 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | Stony Brook | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | DEL 17–10 | 11,981 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 20 Towson | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | TOW 31–10 | 6,738 |
| November 16 | 3:30 p.m. | Richmond | No. 2 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | JMU 48–6 | 21,947 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Yeedee Thaenrat | Towson | Dimitri Holloway | James Madison | Will Knight | Delaware | Earnest Edwards | Maine |

### Week Thirteen

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | Result | Attendance |
| November 23 | noon | No. 2 James Madison | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | JMU 55–21 | 2,815 |
| November 23 | noon | William & Mary | Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | W&M 21–15$^{OT}$ | 7,020 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Delaware | No. 10 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | VILL 55–33 | 5,319 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Maine | New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | UNH 28–10 | 10,061 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Albany | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | ALB 31–26 | 6,171 |
| November 23 | 2:00 p.m. | Elon | No. 19 Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | ELON 25–23 | 4,537 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Rookie | Rookie | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Changa Hodge Karl Mofor | Villanova Albany | Evan Horn | New Hampshire | Isaiah Jones | William & Mary | Skyler Davis | Elon |

## FCS playoffs

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Round | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 30 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 17 Central Connecticut | No. 25 Albany | First Round | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | ESPN3 | W 42–14 | 1,660 |
| November 30 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 8 Villanova | Southeastern Louisiana | First Round | Strawberry Stadium • Hammond, LA | ESPN3 | L 44–45 | 4,173 |
| December 7 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 14 Monmouth | No. 2 James Madison | Second Round | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 66–21 | 10,881 |
| December 7 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 25 Albany | No. 5 Montana State | Second Round | Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT | ESPN3 | L 21–47 | 12,947 |
| December 13 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 6 Northern Iowa | No. 2 James Madison | Quarterfinals | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN2 | W 17–0 | 8,741 |
| December 21 | 6:30 p.m. | No. 4 Weber State | No. 2 James Madison | Semifinals | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPNU | W 30–14 | 10,487 |
| January 11 | noon | No. 2 James Madison | No. 1 North Dakota State | Championship | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ABC | L 20–28 | 17,866 |

## Attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Total | Average | % of Capacity |
| Albany | Bob Ford Field | 8,500 | 5,014 | 3,241 | 3,329 | 7,763 | 3,315 | 2,486 | | 25,148 | 4,191 | 49% |
| Delaware | Delaware Stadium | 16,730 | 15,894 | 14,489 | 11,782 | 16,730 | 15,308 | 13,742 | 11,981 | 99,926 | 14,275 | 85% |
| Elon | Rhodes Stadium | 11,250 | 5,071 | 11,926 | 5,572 | 9,216 | 4,424 | | | 36,209 | 7,242 | 64% |
| James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium | 24,877 | 22,422 | 19,777 | 25,076 | 23,983 | 19,660 | 21,947 | | 132,865 | 22,144 | 89% |
| Maine | Alfond Stadium | 10,000 | 7,478 | 6,256 | 5,126 | 8,123 | 4,908 | | | 31,531 | 6,306 | 63% |
| New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium | 11,015 | 7,519 | 7,920 | 17,132 | 7,895 | 10,061 | | | 50,527 | 10,105 | 92% |
| Rhode Island | Meade Stadium | 6,555 | 8,511 | 6,104 | 8,911 | 3,091 | 2,815 | | | 29.432 | 5,886 | 90% |
| Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium | 8,217 | 7,702 | 7,703 | 8,061 | 7,510 | 7,209 | 7,020 | | 45,205 | 7,534 | 92% |
| Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | 12,300 | 9,652 | 5,742 | 6,204 | 12,812 | 5,599 | 5,034 | 6,171 | 51,214 | 7,316 | 59% |
| Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium | 11,198 | 8,322 | 8,811 | 4,809 | 6,114 | 5,522 | 4,537 | | 38,115 | 6,353 | 57% |
| Villanova | Villanova Stadium | 12,500 | 8,319 | 10,071 | 5,109 | 4,151 | 3,051 | 5,319 | | 36,020 | 6,003 | 48% |
| William & Mary | Zable Stadium | 12,672 | 10,167 | 6,777 | 9,164 | 11,821 | 7,063 | 6,738 | | 51,730 | 8,622 | 68% |

## NFL Draft

The following list includes all CAA players who were drafted in the 2020 NFL draft.
| Round # | Pick # | NFL Team | Player | Position | College |
| 5 | 171 | Houston Texans | Isaiah Coulter | WR | Rhode Island |
| 7 | 231 | Dallas Cowboys | Ben DiNucci | QB | James Madison |