# 2015 Colonial Athletic Association football season

The 2015 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the ninth season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

## Previous season

New Hampshire won the CAA Championship with an 8–0 record in conference play. They were joined in the FCS Playoffs by James Madison, Richmond, and Villanova. James Madison would fall in the first round to Liberty. New Hampshire would earn the #1 seed and beat Fordham and #8 seed Chattanooga before falling to #5 seed Illinois State in the semifinals. Richmond would defeat Morgan State in the first round before falling to #7 seed Coastal Carolina in the second round. Villanova would receive the #6 seed and beat Liberty before falling to Sam Houston State in the quarterfinals.

## Head coaches

| Team | Coach | Season | Overall Record | Record at School | CAA Record |
| Albany | Greg Gattuso | 2nd | 104–37 (.738) | 7–5 (.583) | 3–5 (.375) |
| Delaware | Dave Brock | 3rd | 13–11 (.542) | 13–11 (.542) | 8–8 (.500) |
| Elon | Rich Skrosky | 2nd | 2–19 (.095) | 1–11 (.083) | 0–8 (.000) |
| James Madison | Everett Withers | 2nd | 17–10 (.630) | 9–4 (.692) | 6–2 (.750) |
| Maine | Jack Cosgrove | 23rd | 126–127 (.498) | 126–127 (.498) | 87–92 (.486) |
| New Hampshire | Sean McDonnell | 17th | 126–73 (.633) | 126–73 (.633) | 79–52 (.603) |
| Rhode Island | Jim Fleming | 2nd | 22–12 (.647) | 1–11 (.083) | 1–7 (.125) |
| Richmond | Danny Rocco | 4th | 70–34 (.673) | 23–14 (.622) | 15–9 (.625) |
| Stony Brook | Chuck Priore | 10th | 96–56 (.632) | 57–47 (.548) | 7–9 (.438) |
| Towson | Rob Ambrose | 7th | 39–44 (.470) | 36–37 (.493) | 24–26 (.480) |
| Villanova | Andy Talley | 31st | 243–147–2 (.622) | 215–128–1 (.626) | 131–88 (.598) |
| William & Mary | Jimmye Laycock | 36th | 230–169–2 (.576) | 230–169–2 (.576) | 99–77 (.563) |
Records are from before start of 2015 season

## Preseason poll results

First place votes in parentheses
| Place | School |
| 1 | Villanova (14) |
| 2 | James Madison (5) |
| 3 | New Hampshire (5) |
| 4 | William & Mary |
| 5 | Richmond |
| 6 | Delaware |
| 7 | Maine |
| 8 | Stony Brook |
| 9 | Towson |
| 10 | Albany |
| 11 | Rhode Island |
| 12 | Elon |

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

## 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 |
| September 3 | 7:00 PM | Elon | Wake Forest | BB&T Field at Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC | ESPN3 | L 3–41 | 27,126 |
| September 3 | 7:00 PM | Stony Brook | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN3 | Cancelled | |
| September 3 | 7:30 PM | #4 Villanova | Connecticut | Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | SNY/ESPN3 | L 15–20 | 26,113 |
| September 3 | 10:00 PM | #9 New Hampshire | San Jose State | Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA | | L 13–43 | 15,198 |
| September 4 | 7:00 PM | Jacksonville | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | | L 14–20 | 17,472 |
| September 4 | 7:00 PM | Rhode Island | Syracuse | Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY | ESPN3 | L 0–47 | 30,112 |
| September 5 | 12:00 PM | #18 Richmond | Maryland | Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD | ESPNU | L 21–50 | 38,117 |
| September 5 | 1:00 PM | Maine | Boston College | Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA | ESPN3 | L 3–24 | 29,262 |
| September 5 | 3:30 PM | Albany | Buffalo | University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY | ESPN3 | L 14–51 | 20,872 |
| September 5 | 6:00 PM | Towson | East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC | ESPN3 | L 20–28 | 40,712 |
| September 5 | 6:00 PM | Morehead State | #12 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | W 56–7 | 22,080 |
| September 5 | 6:00 PM | William & Mary | Lafayette | Fisher Field • Easton, PA | | W 34–7 | 7,647 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Vad Lee, QB | James Madison | Raven Greene, S | James Madison | Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, RB | Albany | David Petroni, P | Elon |

### Week Two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 12 | 12:00 PM | #22 Richmond | Hampton | Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA | | W 31–28 | 3,515 |
| September 12 | 3:30 PM | Rhode Island | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | ASN | ALB 35–7 | 6,081 |
| September 12 | 4:00 PM | Lehigh | #13 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | W 55–17 | 15,949 |
| September 12 | 6:00 PM | #6 Villanova | #16 Fordham | Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY | | W 14–7 | 6,586 |
| September 12 | 6:00 PM | #12 New Hampshire | Colgate | Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY | | W 26–8 | 2,988 |
| September 12 | 6:00 PM | Lafayette | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | | W 19–9 | 12,809 |
| September 12 | 6:00 PM | Elon | Gardner–Webb | Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC | | W 21–13 $^{3OT}$ | 5,450 |
| September 12 | 6:00 PM | St. Francis (PA) | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | | W 35–20 | 7,911 |
| September 12 | 6:00 PM | Central Connecticut | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | | W 38–9 | 6,513 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Stacey Bedell, RB | Stony Brook | Corey Mitchell, LB | Elon | Elliot Croskey, RB | Albany | Rashad Robinson, CB | James Madison |

### Week Three

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 19 | 12:00 PM | Delaware | #6 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | CSN | VIL 28–21 | 11,779 |
| September 19 | 1:00 PM | #25 Harvard | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | L 10–41 | 4,843 |
| September 19 | 3:00 PM | Albany | #12 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | CSN | JMU 42–28 | 18,659 |
| September 19 | 3:30 PM | William & Mary | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN3 | L 29–35 | 41,881 |
| September 19 | 6:00 PM | Holy Cross | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | | W 29–26 | 5,682 |
| September 19 | 6:00 PM | North Carolina A&T | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | L 7–14 | 9,729 |
| September 19 | 6:00 PM | VMI | #22 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | | W 42–10 | 8,700 |
| September 19 | 7:00 PM | #13 New Hampshire | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | ASN | SBU 31–6 | 7,072 |
| September 19 | 8:00 PM | Maine | Tulane | Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA | ESPN3 | L 7–38 | 21,114 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Darius Victor, RB | Towson | Victor Ochi, DL | Stony Brook | Zach Bednarczyk, QB | Villanova | DeAndre Houston-Carson, S | William & Mary |

### Week Four

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 24 | 7:00 PM | Penn | #5 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | | L 13–24 | 5,727 |
| September 26 | 12:30 PM | Delaware | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ESPN3 | L 14–41 | 39,000 |
| September 26 | 3:00 PM | Towson | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | ELON 17–13 | 8,027 |
| September 26 | 3:30 PM | Rhode Island | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | ASN | MAINE 27–17 | 7,535 |
| September 26 | 3:30 PM | Duquesne | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | | W 17–14 | 6,227 |
| September 26 | 6:00 PM | Central Connecticut | #21 New Hampshire | Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH | | W 57–14 | 6,215 |
| September 26 | 7:00 PM | #9 James Madison | SMU | Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX | ESPN3 | W 48–45 | 22,314 |
| September 26 | 7:30 PM | Stony Brook | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | CSN | W&M 21–0 | 8,362 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Vad Lee, QB | James Madison | Andrew Ankrah, LB | James Madison | Thomas Jefferson, RB | Delaware | Jon Martin, P | Albany |

### Week Five

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 3 | 12:00 PM | Stony Brook | #6 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | CSN | JMU 38–20 | 21,653 |
| October 3 | 1:05 PM | Albany | Holy Cross | Fitton Field • Worcester, MA | | L 0–37 | 3,841 |
| October 3 | 3:30 PM | Elon | #20 New Hampshire | Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH | ASN | UNH 37–14 | 16,713 |
| October 3 | 3:30 PM | Maine | #19 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | | RICH 48–17 | 7,228 |
| October 3 | 6:00 PM | Rhode Island | Brown | Brown Stadium • Providence, RI | | L 31–41 | 5,183 |
| October 3 | 7:30 PM | #25 William & Mary | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | NBCSN | DEL 24–23 | 12,437 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Dalton Crossan, RB Kyle Lauletta, QB | New Hampshire Richmond | Gage Steele, LB | James Madison | Thomas Jefferson, RB | Delaware | Harold Cooper, RB | Rhode Island |

### Week Six

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 10 | 12:00 PM | William & Mary | #14 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | CSN | W&M 38–16 | 5,809 |
| October 10 | 12:00 PM | Delaware | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | URI 20–0 | 4,105 |
| October 10 | 3:00 PM | #5 James Madison | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | CSN | JMU 51–30 | 8,224 |
| October 10 | 3:30 PM | Maine | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | | MAINE 39–7 | 8,500 |
| October 10 | 3:30 PM | Elon | #16 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | | RICH 27–14 | 8,216 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Vad Lee, QB | James Madison | Patrick Ricard, DL | Maine | Tez Wilson, LB | Rhode Island | Charles Tutt, KR/CB | James Madison |

### Week Seven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 17 | 12:00 PM | #19 New Hampshire | #24 William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | CSN | W&M 34–18 | 10,180 |
| October 17 | 12:00 PM | #13 Richmond | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | RICH 37–12 | 6,143 |
| October 17 | 3:00 PM | #5 James Madison | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | JMU 51–0 | 8,342 |
| October 17 | 3:30 PM | #25 Villanova | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | ASN | VIL 37–0 | 4,811 |
| October 17 | 3:30 PM | Yale | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | | L 10–21 | 7,351 |
| October 17 | 6:00 PM | Towson | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | | TOW 21–14 | 12,177 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Kendell Anderson, RB | William & Mary | Cameron McCurry, S | Villanova | Zach Bednarczyk, QB | Villanova | DeAndre Houston-Carson, S | William & Mary |

### Week Eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 24 | 12:30 PM | Stony Brook | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | | MAINE 23–10 | 4,144 |
| October 24 | 3:30 PM | #11 Richmond | #4 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | CSN | RICH 59–49 | 26,069 |
| October 24 | 3:30 PM | New Hampshire | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | | DEL 31–14 | 19,924 |
| October 24 | 3:30 PM | Hampton | #17 William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | | W 40–7 | 11,736 |
| October 24 | 7:00 PM | #23 Villanova | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | ASN | TOW 28–21 | 7,387 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jacobi Green, RB | Richmond | Trevor Bates, DL | Maine | Thomas Jefferson, RB | Delaware | Nick Dorka, K | William & Mary |

### Week Nine

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 31 | 12:00 PM | Elon | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | ASN | ELON 21–7 | 5,578 |
| October 31 | 1:00 PM | Rhode Island | New Hampshire | Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH | | UNH 20–17 | 5,003 |
| October 31 | 2:00 PM | Delaware | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | | TOW 19–0 | 5,234 |
| October 31 | 3:30 PM | Albany | #6 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | | RICH 38–31 | 8,475 |
| October 31 | 4:00 PM | #9 James Madison | #13 William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | NBCSN | W&M 44–41 | 9,414 |
| October 31 | 7:30 PM | Maine | Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | NBCSN | VIL 13–3 | 4,309 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Kendell Anderson, RB | William & Mary | David Jones, DB | Richmond | Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, RB | Albany | Sam Hurwitz, K | Towson |

### Week Ten

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 7 | 12:00 PM | #12 William & Mary | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | CSN | W&M 34–13 | 6,285 |
| November 7 | 12:00 PM | Albany | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | | ALB 17–6 | 15,318 |
| November 7 | 12:30 PM | Villanova | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | VIL 24–3 | 6,122 |
| November 7 | 1:00 PM | Howard | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | | W 14–9 | 5,109 |
| November 7 | 3:00 PM | #5 Richmond | New Hampshire | Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH | NBCSN | UNH 30–25 | 4,992 |
| November 7 | 7:00 PM | Towson | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | ASN | TOW 10–7 | 3,196 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Sean Goldrich, QB | New Hampshire | Malachi Hoskins, DL | Albany | Donald Liotine, RB | Stony Brook | DeVonte Dedmon, WR/PR | William & Mary |

### Week Eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 14 | 12:30 PM | Stony Brook | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | SBU 19–7 | 2,643 |
| November 14 | 12:30 PM | Elon | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | | ELON 27–22 | 3,131 |
| November 14 | 1:30 PM | Towson | #7 William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | | W&M 31–17 | 9,715 |
| November 14 | 3:30 PM | #14 James Madison | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | CSN | JMU 24–21 | 16,994 |
| November 14 | 3:30 PM | #9 Richmond | Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | | NOVA 21–20 | 6,211 |
| November 14 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | ASN | UNH 24–14 | 3,814 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Steve Cluley, QB | William & Mary | Cameron McCurry, S | Villanova | Micah Wright, WR | Maine | Kye Morgan, DB | Stony Brook |

### Week Twelve

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 21 | 12:00 PM | #7 William & Mary | #14 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | CSN | RICH 20–9 | 8,700 |
| November 21 | 12:00 PM | Villanova | #12 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | JMU 38–29 | 17,028 |
| November 21 | 12:00 PM | Delaware | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | DEL 14–10 | 6,823 |
| November 21 | 1:00 PM | Maine | New Hampshire | Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH | | UNH 22–6 | 7,594 |
| November 21 | 1:00 PM | Albany | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | | SBU 20–2 | 7,158 |
| November 21 | 2:00 PM | Rhode Island | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | | TOW 38–21 | 5,128 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | Special teams |
| Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| Jacobi Green, RB | Richmond | Jordan Brown, DB | James Madison | Donald Liotine, RB | Stony Brook | Brandon Ravenel, KR/WR | James Madison |

### FCS Playoffs

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Round | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 28 | 3:30 PM | Duquesne | #13 William & Mary | First Round | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | ESPN3 | W 52–49 | 4,395 |
| November 28 | 3:30 PM | Colgate | New Hampshire | First Round | Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH | ESPN3 | L 20–27 | 3,303 |
| December 5 | 12:00 PM | #13 William & Mary | #12 Richmond | Second Round | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | ESPN3 | RICH 48–13 | 7,277 |
| December 5 | 1:00 PM | Colgate | #8 James Madison | Second Round | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN3 | L 38–44 | 15,045 |
| December 11 | 7:00 PM | #12 Richmond | #4 Illinois State | Quarterfinals | Hancock Stadium • Normal, IL | ESPN3 | W 39–27 | 5,356 |
| December 18 | 8:00 PM | #12 Richmond | #2 North Dakota State | Semifinals | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN2 | L 7–33 | 18,105 |

## Postseason Awards

* Coach of the Year – Danny Rocco (Richmond)
* Offensive Player of the Year – Vad Lee, SR, QB (James Madison)
* Co-Defensive Players of the Year – DeAndre Houston-Carson, SR, S (William & Mary); Victor Ochi, SR, DL (Stony Brook)
* Special Teams Player of the Year – DeVonte Dedmon, SO, RS/WR (William & Mary)
* Co-Offensive Rookies of the Year – Zach Bednarczyk, QB (Villanova); Thomas Jefferson, RB (Delaware)
* Co-Defensive Rookies of the Year – Julian Cox, LB (Albany); Chris Tedder, LB (Towson)
* Chuck Boone Leadership Award – Jake Prus, JR, OL (Villanova)

### All–Conference Teams

| Position | First Team | First Team | Second Team | Second Team | Third Team | Third Team |
| Position | Player | Team | Player | Team | Player | Team |
| QB | Vad Lee, SR | James Madison | Kyle Lauletta, SO | Richmond | Steve Cluley, JR | William & Mary |
| RB | Kendell Anderson, JR Jacobi Green, SR | William & Mary Richmond | Cardon Johnson, SO Darius Victor, JR | James Madison Towson | Harold Cooper, SO Dalton Crossan, JR | Rhode Island New Hampshire |
| FB/HB | Gary Underwood, SR | Villanova | Andrew Weidinger, SR | William & Mary | Emmanuel Holder, JR | Towson |
| WR | Ray Bolden, SO Brian Brown, JR Reggie Diggs, SR Brandon Ravenel, JR | Stony Brook Richmond Richmond James Madison | DeVonte Dedmon, SO Kevin Gulyas, SR Micah Wright, FR | William & Mary Villanova Maine | Jordan Dunn, JR Christian Reeves, SR | Maine William & Mary |
| TE | Jordan Powell, JR | New Hampshire | Andrew Caskin, SO Deane Cheatham, SR | William & Mary James Madison | Nick Holloway, SO Charlie McKeeman, SO Brandon Whaley, SO | Richmond Rhode Island Delaware |
| OL | Ben Curtis, SR Bruce Johnson, SR Andrew Jones, SR Mitch Kirsch, JR Nick Ritcher, SR | Delaware Maine William & Mary James Madison Richmond | Tyler Catalina, JR Thomas Evans, JR Austin Heter, SR Timon Parris, SO Nick Vergos, JR | Rhode Island Richmond New Hampshire Stony Brook Richmond | Connor Bozick, JR Chris Durant, SO Connor Hilland, SO Brody Kern, SO Kevin Malloy, JR Jerry Ugokwe, JR | Delaware William & Mary William & Mary Delaware Albany William & Mary |
| PK | Nick Dorka, SO | William & Mary | Peter Yoder, JR | Richmond | Sam Hurwitz, SR | Towson |
| KR | Harold Cooper, SO | Rhode Island | DeVonte Dedmon, SO | William & Mary | Dalton Crossan, JR | New Hampshire |
| PR | Casey DeAndrade, JR | New Hampshire | DeVonte Dedmon, SO | William & Mary | Donnell Lewis, SR | Towson |
| DL | Trevor Bates, SR Tyler Claytor, SR Tanoh Kpassagnon, JR Victor Ochi, SR Patrick Ricard, JR | Maine William & Mary Villanova Stony Brook Maine | Winston Craig, JR Alex Mosley, SR Aaron Thompson, JR David Tinsley, SR Blaine Woodson, SO | Richmond James Madison Stony Brook Delaware Delaware | Jon Desir, SR Mike Ezirike, SO Samuel Gray, SR Bilal Nichols, SO Jullian Turner, SR | Towson Rhode Island Albany Delaware New Hampshire |
| LB | Andrew Ankrah, SO Don Cherry, SR Omar Howard, JR Luke Rhodes, SR | James Madison Villanova Richmond William & Mary | Charles Bell, SO Corey Mitchell, JR Adam Parker, JR Randy Samuels, SR | Delaware Elon Rhode Island Maine | Akil Anderson, SR Tyrice Beverette, SO Austin Calitro, JR Julian Cox, FR John Silas, JR | New Hampshire Stony Brook Villanova Albany Elon |
| CB | Casey DeAndrede, JR Ayo Ogunniyi, SR Taylor Reynolds, JR | New Hampshire Richmond James Madison | Malik Reaves, SO Trey Reed, JR | Villanova William & Mary | Jason Ceneus, JR Myles Holmes, SR Justin Watson, SO | Villanova Rhode Island Delaware |
| S | DeAndre Houston-Carson, SR David Jones, JR | William & Mary Richmond | Raven Greene, JR Tim Wienclaw, SR | James Madison Rhode Island | Donnell Lewis, SR Cameron McCurry, SR | Towson Villanova |
| P | Hunter Windmuller, JR | William & Mary | Eric Enderson, JR | Delaware | Gunnar Kane, JR David Petroni, JR | James Madison Elon |

## Records against other conferences
### CAA vs. FCS conferences

| Conference | Record |
| Big South | 1–0 |
| Ivy League | 0–4 |
| MEAC | 3–1 |
| MVFC | 1–1 |
| NEC | 5–0 |
| Patriot | 6–3 |
| Pioneer | 1–1 |
| Southern | 1–0 |
| Total | 18–10 |

### CAA vs. FBS conferences

| Conference | Record |
| ACC | 0–5 |
| American | 1–3 |
| Big Ten | 0–1 |
| MAC | 0–1 |
| MWC | 0–1 |
| Total | 1–11 |

## 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 | 6,081 | 6,227 | 8,500 | 4,811 | 3,814 | | | 29,433 | 5,887 | 69% |
| Delaware | Delaware Stadium | 22,000 | 17,472 | 12,809 | 12,437 | 19,924 | 15,318 | 16,994 | | 94,954 | 15,826 | 72% |
| Elon | Rhodes Stadium | 11,250 | 9,729 | 8,027 | 8,342 | 6,285 | 6,823 | | | 39,206 | 7,841 | 70% |
| James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium | 24,877 | 22,080 | 15,949 | 18,659 | 21,653 | 26,069 | 17,028 | 15,045 | 136,483 | 19,498 | 78% |
| Maine | Alfond Stadium | 10,000 | 7,535 | 7,351 | 4,144 | 3,196 | 3,131 | | | 25,375 | 5,071 | 51% |
| New Hampshire | Cowell Stadium | 6,500 | 6,215 | 16,713 | 5,003 | 4,992 | 7,594 | 3,303 | | 43,820 | 7,303 | 112% |
| Rhode Island | Meade Stadium | 6,555 | 4,843 | 4,105 | 6,143 | 6,122 | 2,643 | | | 23,856 | 4,771 | 73% |
| Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium | 8,700 | 8,700 | 7,228 | 8,216 | 8,475 | 8,700 | 7,277 | | 48,596 | 8,099 | 93% |
| Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | 8,136 | 6,513 | 7,072 | 12,177 | 5,578 | 5,109 | 7,158 | | 43,607 | 7,268 | 89% |
| Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium | 11,198 | 7,911 | 5,682 | 8,224 | 7,387 | 5,234 | 5,128 | | 39,566 | 6,594 | 59% |
| Villanova | Villanova Stadium | 12,000 | 11,779 | 5,727 | 5,809 | 4,309 | 6,211 | | | 33,835 | 6,767 | 56% |
| William & Mary | Zable Stadium | 11,686 | 8,362 | 10,180 | 11,736 | 9,414 | 9,715 | 4,395 | | 53,800 | 8,967 | 77% |