# 2016 Colonial Athletic Association football season

The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the tenth season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS 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) | 14–1 (–) | 8–0 (–) |
| 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

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

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 | | RV | 25 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 17 | 23 | RV | RV | | RV | RV | RV |
| Albany | C | | RV | 25 | 23 | 21 | 17 | 19 | 24 | RV | 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 | 1 |
| James Madison | C | 11 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Maine | S | RV | 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 | 17 |
| New Hampshire | C | RV | RV | RV | RV | | RV | 25 | RV | RV | 23 | 23 | RV | 21 | 17 |
| Rhode Island | S | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Rhode Island | C | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Richmond | S | 4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| Richmond | C | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
| Stony Brook | S | RV | RV | RV | 20 | RV | RV | RV | 24 | 22 | 25 | RV | 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 | 11 |
| Villanova | C | 22 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 13 |
| 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 |
| September 1 | 7:00 pm | #19 North Dakota | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | | W 13–9 | 6,153 |
| September 1 | 7:00 pm | Delaware State | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | | W 56–14 | 17,835 |
| September 1 | 7:00 pm | Maine | Connecticut | Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT | ESPN3 | L 21–24 | 29,377 |
| September 1 | 7:30 pm | #9 William & Mary | NC State | Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC | ESPN3 | L 14–48 | 57,774 |
| September 2 | 7:00 pm | Albany | Buffalo | University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY | ESPN3 | W 22–16 | 18,657 |
| September 3 | 1:30 pm | #23 Villanova | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA | ESPN3 | L 7–28 | 50,149 |
| September 3 | 3:30 pm | #4 Richmond | Virginia | Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA | ESPN3 | W 37–20 | 49,270 |
| September 3 | 3:30 pm | Gardner–Webb | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | L 6–31 | 7,036 |
| September 3 | 6:00 pm | Morehead State | #12 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | W 80–7 | 23,636 |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | #24 Towson | South Florida | Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL | ESPN3 | L 20–56 | 35,976 |
| September 3 | 7:00 pm | Rhode Island | Kansas | Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS | ESPN3 | L 6–55 | 26,864 |
| September 3 | 8:30 pm | #22 New Hampshire | San Diego State | Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA | | L 0–31 | 46,486 |
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 | Jaheem Woods | Stony Brook | Corey Parker | William & Mary | Jake Ryder | Towson |

### Week Two

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 10 | 1:00 pm | Stony Brook | Temple | Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA | ESPN3 | L 0–38 | 22,296 |
| September 10 | 1:00 pm | Albany | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | ALB 35–7 | 4,511 |
| September 10 | 4:00 pm | Central Connecticut | #12 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | W 56–21 | 20,636 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Delaware | Lafayette | Fisher Field • Easton, PA | | W 24–6 | 6,828 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Elon | Charlotte | Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC | | L 14–47 | 15,807 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Norfolk State | #2 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | | W 34–0 | 8,700 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Lehigh | #22 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | | W 26–21 | 6,419 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | #13 William & Mary | Hampton | Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA | | W 24–14 | 4,412 |
| September 10 | 6:00 pm | Saint Francis | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | | W 35–28 | 8,069 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | #24 New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | ASN | W 39–28 | 13,242 |
| September 10 | 7:00 pm | Maine | Toledo | Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH | ESPN3 | L 3–45 | 23,439 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | 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 |
| September 16 | 7:00 pm | Rhode Island | Harvard | Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA | ASN | L 21–51 | 12,167 |
| September 17 | noon | #2 Richmond | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | ASN | SBU 42–14 | 4,450 |
| September 17 | 3:30 pm | #11 James Madison | North Carolina | Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC | ACCN/CSN | L 27-56 | 56,000 |
| September 17 | 3:30 pm | Towson | #21 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | CSN | NOVA 40–21 | 9,025 |
| September 17 | 6:00 pm | Norfolk State | #13 William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | | W 35–10 | 10,240 |
| September 17 | 6:30 pm | Delaware | Wake Forest | BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC | ESPN3 | L 21–38 | 25,972 |
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | Holy Cross | #25 Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | | W 45–28 | 8,040 |
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | #22 New Hampshire | Dartmouth | Memorial Field • Hanover, NH | FCS | L 21–22 | 8,296 |
| September 17 | 7:00 pm | Fayetteville State | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | W 26–3 | 11,250 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | 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 |
| September 24 | noon | #11 James Madison | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | ASN | JMU 31–20 | 8,786 |
| September 24 | 1:00 pm | New Hampshire | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | UNH 39–17 | 3,676 |
| September 24 | 3:30 pm | #23 Colgate | #7 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | | W 38–31 | 8,700 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | Sacred Heart | #20 Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | | L 10–38 | 7,833 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | #19 Villanova | Lafayette | Fisher Field • Easton, PA | | W 31–14 | 7,441 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | Elon | #8 William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | CSN | ELON 27–10 | 10,021 |
| September 24 | 7:00 pm | Saint Francis | #22 Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | | W 20–9 | 6,309 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | 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 |
| October 1 | noon | Brown | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | W 28–13 | 5,102 |
| October 1 | 1:30 pm | Delaware | #7 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | JMU 43–20 | 25,236 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | Towson | #6 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | CSN | RICH 31–28 | 8,700 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | #17 Villanova | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | NOVA 42–7 | 10,424 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | #19 William & Mary | New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | | UNH 21–12 | 21,943 |
| October 1 | 3:30 pm | Bryant | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | | W 35–31 | 7,266 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | 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 |
| October 7 | 7:00 pm | New Hampshire | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | UNH 13–10 | 4,416 |
| October 8 | noon | Rhode Island | #14 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | ASN | NOVA 35–0 | 4,105 |
| October 8 | 3:30 pm | #6 Richmond | #16 Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | | RICH 36–30 (3OT) | 9,052 |
| October 8 | 3:30 pm | Maine | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | | MAINE 28–21 | 18,108 |
| October 8 | 3:30 pm | William & Mary | #7 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | CSN | JMU 31–24 | 20,354 |
| October 8 | 7:00 pm | Stony Brook | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | CSN | SBU 27–20 | 7,059 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | 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 |
| October 15 | noon | #7 James Madison | New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | ASN | JMU 42–39 | 8,316 |
| October 15 | noon | #17 Albany | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | | MAINE 20–16 | 10,443 |
| October 15 | 1:30 pm | Towson | Dartmouth | Memorial Field • Hanover, NH | | L 17–20 | 3,124 |
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | #13 Villanova | #6 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | CSN | RICH 23–0 | 8,700 |
| October 15 | 3:30 pm | Delaware | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | | W&M 24–17 | 11,713 |
| October 15 | 4:00 pm | Rhode Island | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | | SBU 14–3 | 12,221 |
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 | Tyrice Beverette | Stony Brook | Earnest Edwards | Maine | Griffin Trau | Richmond |

### Week Eight

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| October 22 | noon | Maine | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | MAINE 28–21 | 4,007 |
| October 22 | 1:00 pm | #24 Stony Brook | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | | SBU 28–3 | 12,972 |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | #6 Richmond | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | RICH 35–7 | 8,178 |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | New Hampshire | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | CSN | UNH 21–7 | 5,023 |
| October 22 | 3:30 pm | #23 Albany | #16 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | | NOVA 24–13 | 5,109 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | 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 |
| October 29 | noon | #22 Stony Brook | New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | | UNH 43–14 | 5,029 |
| October 29 | noon | Elon | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | ASN | ALB 27–3 | 3,916 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | Maine | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | | MAINE 35–28 | 9,124 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | Rhode Island | #8 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | JMU 84–7 | 23,841 |
| October 29 | 3:30 pm | Towson | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | CSN | DEL 20–6 | 17,488 |
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 | Quinlen Dean | New Hampshire | Prince Smith | New Hampshire | Micah Wright | Maine |

### Week Ten

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

### Week Eleven

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 12 | noon | William & Mary | Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD | ASN | TOW 34–24 | 4,354 |
| November 12 | noon | Albany | #21 New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | | ALB 36–25 | 7,012 |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | #6 James Madison | #9 Villanova | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | | JMU 20–7 | 6,109 |
| November 12 | 1:30 pm | Rhode Island | Elon | Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC | | URI 44–14 | 6,236 |
| November 12 | 2:00 pm | Maine | Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY | | MAINE 27–21 | 5,330 |
| November 12 | 3:30 pm | Delaware | #8 Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA | CSN | RICH 31–17 | 8,700 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | 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 |
| November 19 | noon | #7 Richmond | William & Mary | Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA | ASN | W&M 34–13 | 9,740 |
| November 19 | noon | Towson | Rhode Island | Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI | | TOW 32–31 | 2,543 |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | Stony Brook | Albany | Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY | | ALB 13–6 | 3,836 |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | New Hampshire | Maine | Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME | | UNH 24–21 | 6,401 |
| November 19 | 1:30 pm | Elon | #6 James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | | JMU 63–14 | 16,184 |
| November 19 | 3:30 pm | #13 Villanova | Delaware | Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE | CSN | NOVA 41–10 | 15,987 |
Players of the week:
| Offensive | Offensive | Defensive | Defensive | Freshman | Freshman | Special teams | 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

| Date | Time | Visiting team | Home team | Round | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | Saint Francis | #9 Villanova | First Round | Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA | ESPN3 | W 31–21 | 2,059 |
| November 26 | 2:00 pm | #18 Lehigh | #22 New Hampshire | First Round | Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH | ESPN3 | W 64–21 | 2,240 |
| 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 |
| December 3 | 2:00 pm | #22 New Hampshire | #5 James Madison | Second Round | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN3 | JMU 55–22 | 13,231 |
| December 3 | 2:00 pm | #9 Villanova | #7 South Dakota State | Second Round | Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD | ESPN3 | L 7–10 | 6,154 |
| December 3 | 2:00 pm | #12 Richmond | North Dakota | Second Round | Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND | ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 9,837 |
| December 9 | 7:00 pm | #1 Sam Houston State | #5 James Madison | Quarterfinals | Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA | ESPN2 | W 65–7 | 15,646 |
| December 10 | 4:00 pm | #12 Richmond | #3 Eastern Washington | Quarterfinals | Roos Field • Cheney, WA | ESPN3 | L 0–38 | 5,150 |
| December 16 | 7:00 pm | #5 James Madison | #4 North Dakota State | Semifinals | Fargodome • Fargo, ND | ESPN2 | W 27–17 | 18,282 |
| January 7 | noon | #13 Youngstown State | #5 James Madison | Championship | Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX | ESPN2 | W 28–14 | 14,423 |

## Postseason Awards

* 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 | First Team | Second Team | Second Team | Third 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 Chris Durant, 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 Ricard, 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 | 2–1 |
| Big South | 0–1 |
| CIAA | 1–0 |
| C–USA | 0–1 |
| Ivy League | 1–3 |
| MAC | 1–1 |
| MEAC | 5–0 |
| MVFC | 0–1 |
| MW | 0–1 |
| NEC | 5–1 |
| Patriot | 7–0 |
| PFL | 1–0 |
| Southland | 1–0 |
| FBS Total | 2–11 |
| FCS Total | 22–7 |
| D-II Total | 1–0 |
| Total | 25–18 |

## Attendance

| Team | Stadium | Capacity | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Game 4 | Game 5 | Game 6 | Game 7 | Game 8 | 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 | 70% |
| Delaware | Delaware Stadium | 22,000 | 17,835 | 18,108 | 12,972 | 17,488 | 15,987 | | | | 82,400 | 16,480 | 75% |
| Elon | Rhodes Stadium | 11,250 | 7,036 | 11,250 | 10,424 | 4,416 | 8,178 | 6,236 | | | 47,540 | 7,923 | 70% |
| James Madison | Bridgeforth Stadium | 24,877 | 23,636 | 20,636 | 25,236 | 20,354 | 23,841 | 16,184 | 13,231 | 15,646 | 158,464 | 19,808 | 80% |
| Maine | Alfond Stadium | 10,000 | 8,786 | 7,266 | 10,443 | 6,790 | 6,401 | | | | 39,686 | 7,937 | 79% |
| New Hampshire | Wildcat Stadium | 11,015 | 13,242 | 21,943 | 8,136 | 5,029 | 7,012 | 2,240 | | | 57,582 | 9,597 | 87% |
| Rhode Island | Meade Stadium | 6,555 | 4,511 | 3,676 | 5,102 | 4,007 | 2,543 | | | | 19,839 | 3,968 | 61% |
| Richmond | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium | 8,700 | 8,700 | 8,700 | 8,700 | 8,700 | 8,700 | 8,700 | 3,281 | | 55,481 | 7,926 | 91% |
| Stony Brook | Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium | 8,136 | 6,153 | 4,450 | 7,833 | 12,221 | 5,732 | 5,330 | | | 41,719 | 6,953 | 85% |
| Towson | Johnny Unitas Stadium | 11,198 | 8,069 | 7,059 | 5,023 | 4,009 | 4,354 | | | | 28,514 | 5,703 | 51% |
| Villanova | Villanova Stadium | 12,000 | 6,419 | 9,025 | 4,105 | 5,109 | 6,109 | 2,059 | | | 33,006 | 5,501 | 46% |
| William & Mary | Zable Stadium | 12,259 | 10,240 | 10,021 | 11,713 | 9,124 | 9,740 | | | | 50,838 | 10,168 | 83% |