CAA FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE - NOV. 9
CAA Football Players of the Week -- Nov. 10
CAA Football announced its Player of the Week honorees, Monday, Nov. 10. Five individuals earned honors after helping each of their squads to wins on the field Saturday, including Delaware’s Jerry Butler, Maine’s Lamir Whetstone, Richmond’s Josh Vaughan and William and Mary’s Derek Cox and Jonathan Grimes.
Vaughan, the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week, led Richmond to a 34-14 win on the road over Hofstra. The Richmond, Va., native set a new-career high for the third-consecutive game, rushing for 240 yards on 26 carries and two touchdowns against the Pride. It took the senior just one half to reach the new career-high, garnering 166 yards over the first 30 minutes of the contest -- surpassing 100 yards on his 11th carry of the game, with 12:50 remaining in the second quarter. The 240-yard effort stands as the fifth-best single-game rushing performance in school history, and is the most since former Spider Tim Hightower rushed for 295 yards against Bucknell in 2007. Vaughan, who has scored two touchdowns in each of the last five games for Richmond, now has 1,123 rushing yards this season which marks the first 1,000-yard rushing season of his career.
Whetstone grabbed CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week honors after leading Maine to a 21-20 upset win on the road over Massachusetts. The defensive back recorded his second two-interception game of the season, and was part of a defense which intercepted the league’s Preseason Offensive Player of the Year four times in the win. Whetstone and the Black Bear defense’s four interception-effort marked the second time this season UMass has been picked off four times in a game. Maine’s defense, led by the senior’s effort, also moved its forced turnover total to 12 in the last three games. Whetstone, who also contributed two tackles for the Black Bears, logged his first interception of the game at the 11:32 mark in the first quarter. His second pick came with 1:37 left in game, and was the second of three-straight game-ending Massachusetts’ possessions which resulted in interceptions.
Butler, one of two CAA Football Special Teams Players of the Week, made it two-straight weeks with a kickoff return for a touchdown in Delaware’s 31-21 win over Towson. The Philadelphia, Pa., native, returned a third-quarter kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown Saturday, a week after taking one back 94 yards in the Blue Hens’ loss on the road to James Madison. Butler totalled 119 yards on two kick returns in this week’s win over the Tigers. The 98-yarder ranks as the second-longest kick return for a TD in Delaware history, behind Buck Thompson’s 99-yarder in 1946. No Blue Hen, before Butler, had ever returned a kickoff for a touchdown in two consecutive games, while the junior is now one of just two Delaware athletes to have two kickoff return touchdowns in a season and in a career.
Cox, the second of two CAA Football Special Teams Players of the Week, helped William and Mary extend what is now a five-game win streak by topping Northeastern, 38-17. The Winterville, N.C., native, got the Tribe on the board against the Huskies with an 89-yard punt return for a touchdown in the first quarter. The return marked a first for the Tribe since the 2003 season when Marques Bobo logged a 69-yard punt return for a TD against Richmond. Later in the game Cox picked off a Northeastern pass and took it back 12 yards for touchdown -- marking the first time in school history one player has logged both a punt-return and interception-return touchdown in the same game. The last William and Mary player to accomplish the punt and interception return touchdowns in the same season was Darren Sharper in 1996.
Grimes earned CAA Football Rookie of the Week honors after leading William and Mary to a 38-17 win at home over Northeastern. Grime’s, who accounted for 225 all-purpose yards Saturday, rushed just 16 times for 130 of William and Mary’s 198 yards on the ground. The Palmyra, N.J., native, now averaging 171.6 all-purpose yards on the season, also caught three passes for 16 yards and returned four kicks for 79 yards against Northeastern. Grimes has now gone over the 100-yard rushing mark in three of the last five games and is averaging 92.1 yards on the ground per game.
Check out page 17 of the weekly release for a complete rundown of CAA Football’s weekly honorees.
CAA Football Launches Another Landmark TV Package
CAA Football will feature an even larger television package than the league debuted at the beginning of its Inaugural Season.
CAA Football Commissioner Tom Yeager announced a 41-game television schedule as part of the league’s Media Day Celebration at the ESPNZone in Baltimore, Md. The schedule, the largest conference television package among the nation’s Football Championship Subdivision (FCS), is highlighted by a conference-only package of 21 games on Comcast regional television networks CN8, The Comcast Network and Comcast SportsNet.
The 21-game conference-only package covered by the Comcast networks features the most competitive games airing on regional networks spanning the East Coast. CN8 will air 12 match-ups throughout its Maine to Virginia footprint. Comcast SportsNet networks including Comcast SportsNet New England and Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic will cover an additional nine games throughout the 13-week season, with additional distribution possible on Comcast SportsNet Philadelphia, CSS, SNY and YES Network, schedule permitting.
The remaining 20 games on the 2008 CAA Football Television package will include two non-conference games on CN8, one on Comcast SportsNet, seven broadcasts on the ESPN family of networks and a single game on both the Big Ten Network and NESN. WABI-TV in Maine will provide coverage for five of the Black Bears’ six home games this season. Madison Square Garden Network (MSG) has plans to broadcast one contest, Towson will play a non-conference match-up on CSTV and WMUR-TV in New Hampshire will provide coverage of New Hampshire’s contest at Dartmouth.
Television listings for every game are listed throughout this release.
CAA Football In The Polls
For a complete rundown of both the Sports Network Top-25 and the FCS Coaches Poll visit page 19 of the weekly release. Below are highlights and notes about CAA Football in this week’s rankings.
The Sports Network Top-25
No. 1 James Madison carries on what is now an eight-week span CAA Football has owned the top-spot in the poll. The last time a CAA Football school was ranked No. 1 in consecutive weeks was in 2006 when New Hampshire held on to No. 1 from Sept. 11-Oct. 9 (five weeks).
The Dukes’ No. 1 ranking also marks the seventh-straight week they have been in the poll’s top spot -- the first time since 2005 JMU has been at the top of The Sports Network Top-25 for consecutive weeks.
On Sept. 22 both Richmond (No. 1) and James Madison (No. 2) became the first duo from a single-league to hold the Top-2 spots in The Sports Network Poll since 1991. It also marked the first time in CAA Football’s 62-year history (Atlantic 10 and Yankee Conference) it has ever held the Top-2 spots in any National Top-25.
CAA Football’s seven ranked squads in the Sports Network’s Top-25 marks the 11th time in the last 12 weeks the league has had at least six in the poll. From the 2008 Preseason poll until Oct. 6, Delaware, James Madison, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Richmond and Villanova represented the CAA -- William and Mary replaced Delaware in that same group Oct. 20.
Maine’s jump into the Top-25 this week also marks the first time CAA Football has had seven ranked teams in the same week since Oct. 29 of the 2007 season -- Delaware, Hofstra, James Madison, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Richmond and Villanova all were part of that week’s Top-25.
CAA Football’s seven ranked squads in the Sports Network’s Top-25 are three more than any other conference can boast this week -- the Southern Conference has four, while the Missouri Valley is the only league with three in the rankings. The CAA alone has three of its seven among the Top-10, and five among the Top-15. No conference can equal the CAA’s mark of three schools in the Top-10, or five in the Top-15.
CAA Football teams among the 2008 Sports Network rankings continue a weekly string of at least three league squads ranked among the Top-25 since the poll’s inception.
CAA Football also extends its string of at least two teams in the Sports Network Top-10 to 52-straight weeks. The league can now boast having at least two teams in the Sports Network Top-10 in 78 of the last 82 weeks.
FCS Coaches Top-25
James Madison’s No. 1 ranking in this week’s poll continues the first-time accomplishment of CAA Football owning the top spot in the FCS Coaches Poll in consecutive weeks (now eight-straight weeks). When the Dukes first earned the No. 1 ranking (Sept. 22) it marked a first for CAA Football, as no team from the league had ever been ranked No. 1 by the Coaches during what is now the poll’s two-year existence.
On Sept. 22 both James Madison (No. 1) and Richmond (No. 2) held the Top-2 spots in the poll, marking another first-ever for CAA Football in the FCS Coaches Poll. Since the poll debuted in 2007 no league has held the Top-2 spots in the same week.
Since the FCS Coaches Poll debuted, CAA Football has had at least four squads ranked every week (26 weeks). The league’s total of seven in this week’s poll mark the 24th-straight edition CAA Football has had five-or-more squads listed. It is also the first time since Oct. 29, 2007 the league has registered seven ranked squads.
CAA Football has had four-or-more teams among the Coaches Top-15 each of the last 25 weeks of the Top-25 -- the poll has been released a total of 25 weeks dating back to the 2007 Preseason edition.
UMass’ Coen, Towson’s Schaefer Among 2008’s Best Signal Callers
Massachusetts’ Liam Coen and Towson’s Sean Schaefer enter this weekend at the top of the NCAA career records among ACTIVE FCS QUARTERBACKS.
Both are part of the Top-5 in four major passing categories. Below is a breakdown of where each ranks in those four statistical groups:
Pass Attempts
1. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 1,526
2. Ryan Alexander, Davidson - 1,289
3. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 1,244
Pass Completions
1. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 982
2. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 795
3. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross - 777
Passing Yards
1. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 11,003
2. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 10,741
3. Ryan Alexander, Davidson - 8,943
Passing Touchdowns
1. Liam Coen, Massachusetts - 87
2. Dominic Randolph, Holy Cross - 77
3. Nathan Brown, Central Arkansas - 71
4. Sean Schaefer, Towson - 70
CAA Football’s National Honor List At 16 After 11 Weeks
CAA Football’s national honor total is up to 16 after 11 weeks of play in the 2008 season -- five more than any other FCS conference has won this season and one more than the league’s overall total of 15 in 2007.
Prior to the Oct. 20 release of National Players of the Week, which did not include any CAA Football players, league student-athletes had been recognized at least once in seven-straight weeks to open 2008.
The Sports Network and College Sporting News, both publications which devote major coverage to the FCS level of college football, select National Player of the Week honorees following each week of competition during the 2008 regular season.
CAA Football athletes were honored nine of the 12 weeks in 2007, and boasted a total of 15 national winners. CAA Football’s total in 2007 trailed only the Southern Conference’s 16 National Player of the Week honorees.
Check out page 17 of the weekly release for a complete rundown of CAA Football’s National Players of the Week.
Payton/Buchanan Watch
The Sports Network recently updated its Watch lists for both the Walter Payton and Buck Buchanan awards. CAA Football now has two on the updated Payton Watch List -- UMass’ Liam Coen and James Madison’s Rodney Landers -- and three on the updated Buck Buchanan Watch List -- Maine’s Jovan Belcher, James Madison’s Marcus Haywood and Villanova’s Greg Miller.
The Walter Payton Award is given to the most outstanding offensive player in the Football Championship Subdivision, while the Buck Buchanan Award is awarded to the most outstanding defensive player in FCS.
Several other league players may be added to the watch lists over the course of the season -- below are some of those names (including their to-date stats) along with those already on the lists.
Walter Payton Award
-- Liam Coen, QB (Massachusetts) - 171-275-10-2459 pass yds, 62.2%, 21 TD, 245.9 pass yds/game, 2-2459-2461 total yds, 246.1 total yds/game
-- Rodney Landers, QB (James Madison) - 66-107-3-938 pass yds, 61.7%, 11 TD, 104.2 pass yds/game, 169-1115 rush yds, 10 TD, 123.9 rush yds/game, 1115-938-2053 total yds, 228.1 total yds/game
Buck Buchanan Award
-- Jovan Belcher, DL (Maine) - 10 G, 30 solo, 48 assisted, 78 total, 10.5-47 TFL, 6.0-33 sacks, 2 FF, 1 FR, 1 PBU
-- Marcus Haywood, DB (James Madison) - 9 G, 38 solo, 32 assisted, 70 total, 3.5-9 TFL, 4-48 INT, 1 FF, 4 PBU
-- Greg Miller, DL (Villanova) - 9 G, 28 solo, 12 assisted, 40 total, 13.0-62 TFL, 5.5-42 sacks, 2 FF, 1 PBU
-- Adrian Tracy, DL (William and Mary) - 9 G, 31 solo, 21 assisted, 52 total, 15.0-67 TFL, 8.5-55 sacks, 1 blocked kick, 1 PBU
DELAWARE (4-6, 2-4 CAA)
This Week: at #7/6 Richmond (7-3, 4-2)
Next Week: hosts #6/7 Villanova (7-2, 5-1)
-- Jerry Butler, one of two CAA Football Special Teams Players of the Week, made it two-straight weeks with a kickoff return for a touchdown in the win over Towson. Butler returned a third-quarter kickoff 98 yards for a touchdown, a week after taking one back 94 yards in the Blue Hens’ loss on the road to James Madison. The 98-yarder ranks as the second-longest kick return for a TD in Delaware history, behind Buck Thompson’s 99-yarder in 1946. No Blue Hen, before Butler, had ever returned a kickoff for a touchdown in two consecutive games.
-- Quarterback Lou Ritacco, making his first career start and playing for the first time in a month due to an eye injury, threw for 225 yards and a touchdown in the win over Towson.
-- Running Back Kervin Michaud, who was thought to be out for the year after suffering a broken clavicle vs. Albany on Sept. 27, made an unexpected return to the lineup and ran for 58 yards and caught a pass for 10 yards.
HOFSTRA (3-7, 1-5 CAA)
This Week: hosts Northeastern (2-8, 1-5)
Next Week: at #22/20 Massachusetts (6-4, 3-3)
-- Wide Receiver Aaron Weaver, who registered the first 100-yard receiving game of his career, finished with a game-high nine receptions and 132 yards against Richmond. He also added a touchdown run on a fourth-quarter end around.
-- Freshman Quarterback Steve Probst posted the best statistical game of his brief career, setting a personal-best with 211 yards while completing 21-of-33 attempts with one touchdown against Richmond.
-- The Pride outscored Richmond 14-7 in the second half Saturday. Hofstra also outgained the Spiders 217-147 over the final 30 minutes of Saturday’s game.
-- Linebacker Luke Bonus continues to lead the Pride defense having registered 80 tackles on the season. The junior also has garnered 6.5 tackles for loss and leads the team with 2.5 sacks for a total of 20 yards.
#1/1 JAMES MADISON (8-1, 6-0 CAA)
This Week: hosts #12/15 William and Mary (7-2, 5-1)
Next Week: at Towson (3-7, 1-5)
-- JMU is 8-1, one win from matching its team record for regular-season wins. In regular-season play, the Dukes were 9-0-1 in 1975 at the then-College Division level and 9-2 in 1994, 2004, 2006.
-- James Madison is 6-0 in league play for the fourth time, all under Mickey Matthews. The Dukes also were 6-0 in 1999, 2004 and 2006. Each of those teams lost its seventh league game, finished league play 7-1 and went to the NCAA playoffs.
-- Junior cornerback Scott McGee’s six career combined kickoff and punt returns for touchdowns leave him only one off the listed FCS career mark of seven combined kick returns for scores. The career mark of seven combined kick returns for scores is shared by five players. McGee has four returns for scores this season; the listed FSC record for combined returns for scores in a season is six.
-- Madison is 5-0 at home this season and looking for its fourth undefeated season during Coach Mickey Matthews’ 10 seasons at James Madison.
#21/23 MAINE (7-3, 4-2 CAA)
This Week: at Rhode Island (2-8, 0-6)
Next Week: hosts #13/12 New Hampshire (7-2, 4-2)
-- Maine’s win over UMass marked its second road win over a ranked opponent this season. The victory also upped Maine’s overall record to 7-3, marking its best start through 10 games since the 2002 season (8-2). Saturday’s win also snapped Maine’s six-game losing streak to Massachusetts.
-- The Black Bears are tough in November -- over the past two seasons Maine is a combined 4-1 in the final month of the regular season.
-- Maine rushed for 296 yards against UMass, marking the fourth-straight game it has gone over 200 yards rushing.
-- Maine is averaging 272.2 rushing yards over its five-game win streak, and holding opponents to just 83.8 rushing yards. The Black Bears are also winning the turnover battle during its win streak having produced 18 takeaways and just five giveaways -- (+13) turnover margin.
#22/20 MASSACHUSETTS (6-4, 3-3 CAA)
This Week: at #13/12 New Hampshire (7-2, 4-2)
Next Week: hosts Hofstra (3-7, 1-5)
-- Jeremy Horne’s 58-yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter against Maine was the longest of his career, besting a 56-yarder against vs. Bryant. The play was part of a one-play, 58-yard drive which helped the Minutemen pull to within one of the Black Bears.
-- Ian Jorgensen’s touchdown, the first UMass score in the Maine game, was his ninth career TD on 33 career catches -- 27 percent of his catches have been for scores.
-- Jeromy Miles had his third interception of the season which set up the second UMass touchdown against Maine. Miles finished the contest with 19 tackles, marking an overall league season-high for the junior.
-- Massachusetts receivers coach Brian Crist, and wife Amy gave birth to their third child prior to Saturday’s Maine game: Caroline Marie was born at 11:59 p.m., Friday and missed sharing her birthday with UMass QB Liam Coen by one minute.
#13/12 NEW HAMPSHIRE (7-2, 4-2 CAA)
This Week: hosts #22/20 Massachusetts (6-4, 3-3)
Next Week: at #21/23 Maine (7-3, 4-2)
-- New Hampshire added another turnover to a league-best total of 25 when Sean Ware picked off a Chris Whitney pass and returned it 26 yards in the Villanova game. The interception helped set up the Wildcats’ first touchdown of the game -- a three-yard run by Robert Simpson.
-- The UNH defense has been on a turnover tear, forcing 12 turnovers in its last three games. The Wildcats forced a total of seven turnovers, including five interceptions, in their win over Hofstra two weeks ago. With 207 yards in interception returns against Hofstra, UNH broke a 46-year league record for single-game interception return yards.
-- The loss to Villanova dropped New Hampshire to 5-1 this season when playing in front of a televised audience. The Villanova loss also snapped a three-game conference win streak for the Wildcats.
-- New Hampshire’s Mike Boyle made five catches for 101 yards in Saturday’s loss.
NORTHEASTERN (2-8, 1-5 CAA)
This Week: at Hofstra (3-7, 1-5)
Next Week: hosts Rhode Island (2-8, 0-6)
-- Running back Alex Broomfield scored two touchdowns on the night against William and Mary, one rushing and one receiving, bringing his season total to 11. Broomfield is now tied for fifth-most in single-season touchdown team history. For his career, Broomfield has moved up to seventh on Northeastern’s total touchdowns list and is eighth in career all-purpose yards.
-- Quarterback Anthony Orio threw for 247 yards against the Tribe, his fifth 200-yard passing game of the season. At 1,945 yards, he is closing in on becoming just the sixth Northeastern quarterback to throw for 2,000 yards in a season.
-- Ron Conway is headed towards becoming one of Northeastern’s best all-time punters. He punted four times for a 44.5 average at William and Mary, pinned two inside the 20 and boomed a 51-yarder. He now has a 40.7 yard average this season, which would be the best in Northeastern single-season history. Nearly a quarter of his punts this season have pinned the opponent inside the 20, and with a career 40.0 yard average, he is currently first all-time in NU history.
RHODE ISLAND (2-8, 0-6 CAA)
This Week: hosts #21/23 Maine (7-3, 4-2)
Next Week: at Northeastern (2-8, 1-5)
-- Rhode Island posted 212 yards of total offense against Massachusetts two weeks ago, including 193 through the air. The Rams’ 193 passing yards was just the third time this season in which Rhody failed to reach 200-or-more yards in the air.
-- Rhode Island quarterback Derek Cassidy completed 13-of-24 passes for 185 yards and a pair of interceptions against UMass last weekend. Cassidy’s two interceptions were uncharacteristic for the senior, who came into the UMass game having thrown just four interceptions at Meade Stadium all season. This season, Cassidy has thrown for 2,474 yards and 15 touchdowns.
-- Wide receiver Joe Bellini paced the squad with 65 yards receiving against the Minutemen. Bellini’s 65-yard output was the highest receiving total he has posted since URI’s game against New Hampshire (Sept. 13) when he had a career-high 80 yards through the air.
#7/6 RICHMOND (7-3, 4-2 CAA)
This Week: hosts Delaware (4-6, 2-4)
Next Week: at #12/15 William and Mary (7-2, 5-1)
-- At 7-3 overall this season, the Spiders will finish with a winning record for the fourth-consecutive season. Richmond was 9-4 in 2005, 6-5 in 2006, 11-3 in 2007 and can do no worse than 7-5 in 2008. That hasn’t happened at Richmond since the 1937 through 1940 seasons (5-4-1, 6-3-1, 7-1-2, 6-3-0).
-- Running back Josh Vaughan set a new career-high with his 166 yards on 18 carries in the first half against Hofstra, and has now surpassed 100 yards in three-consecutive games and four of the last five. He’s set career highs in each of the last three games - 156 at UMass, 157 vs. Georgetown and 240 vs. Hofstra.
-- The career-long 53-yard field goal by Andrew Howard against Hofstra stands as tied for the second-longest in school history and ranks as the fourth-longest in the conference record books. Johnnie Jones holds the school record with a 56-yard field goal at Appalachian State on Oct. 25, 1975 and Scott Schramme drilled a 53-yarder against Arkansas State on Oct. 6, 1979.
TOWSON (3-7, 1-5 CAA)
This Week: at #6/7 Villanova (7-2, 5-1)
Next Week: hosts #1/1 James Madison (8-1, 6-0)
-- With 297 passing yards at Delaware, Sean Schaefer became the 11th quarterback in NCAA FCS history to throw for 11,000 yards in his career. His 11,003 career passing yards puts him 78 yards shy of passing Dave Dickenson (Montana) and moving into 10th place on the all-time NCAA FCS career pass yardage list.
-- By completing 22 passes at Delaware, Schaefer has now completed 982 passes in his college career ? just 18 shy of 1,000 career completions. According to the NCAA, Schaefer will become just the third NCAA FCS quarterback with 1,000 career completions, joining Ricky Santos of New Hampshire (1,122) and Marcus Brady of Cal State Northridge (1,039).
-- In the last four games wide receiver Tommy Breaux has caught three touchdown passes. After catching a 60-yard TD pass against Rhode Island, he had a 44-yard TD catch against William and Mary. In the Delaware loss, he caught an 84-yard touchdown pass, matching the fourth-longest touchdown catch in school history.
#6/7 VILLANOVA (7-2, 5-1 CAA)
This Week: hosts Towson (3-7, 1-5)
Next Week: at Delaware (4-6, 2-4)
-- Head coach Andy Talley picked up all-time conference win number 98 Saturday, making him the all-time winningest coach in league history. Talley passed former New Hampshire head coach Bill Bowes, who finished his career at 97 league wins.
-- Villanova did not incur a penalty in the win over New Hampshire, marking the first since 1968 (28-15, L to Boston College) the Wildcats went a full game without a flag.
-- Running back Aaron Ball is looking to become just the third player in Villanova history to break the single-season 1,000-yard rushing mark, currently sitting at 793 through nine games. If he breaks to the 1,000-yard plateau, he will place his name with Curtis Sifford (1996) and Brian Westbrook who accomplished the feat in 1998, 2000 and 2001.
-- The Wildcats are now 10-1 over their last 11 home games.
#12/15 WILLIAM AND MARY (7-2, 5-1 CAA)
This Week: at #1/1 James Madison (8-1, 6-0)
Next Week: hosts #7/6 Richmond (7-3, 4-2)
-- The Tribe now has won five-straight games in league play, which ties it for the second longest conference winning streak in school history (with the 1996 and 2001 squads ? which each won its final five games en-route to the league crown). The school record for consecutive league wins was established in 1993, when the Tribe won its final six games in conference play.
-- Quarterback Jake Phillips passed All-American Lang Campbell for third place on the all-time passing touchdowns list at William and Mary, after he hooked up with Chase Hill for a three-yard touchdown pass Saturday against Northeastern. The senior now has 55 TD-passes in his career.
-- Jonathan Grimes, this week’s CAA Football Rookie of the Week, reeled off a 67-yard run against Northeastern, establishing another career long rush from scrimmage. His previous long was a 56-yard scamper in the upset win at then No. 4 New Hampshire.
#21/23 MAINE AT RHODE ISLAND
Saturday, Nov. 15 - 12:00 pm
Meade Stadium (6,555), Kingston, R.I.
Series: Maine leads 49-34-3
Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2007, Maine 35-0 in Orono, Maine
Maine (7-3, 3-2 CAA)
Coach: Jack Cosgrove (Maine, 1978)
Career: 87-93 (16 years)
School: 87-93 (16 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jhamal Fluellen (7 G, 101-507 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Adam Farkes (6 G, 79-147-6-870 yards, 9 TD)
Receiving: Jared Turcotte (10 G, 21-237 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jovan Belcher (10 G, 30 solo, 48 assisted, 78 total)
Sacks: Jovan Belcher (10 G, 6.0-33 yards)
Interceptions: Lamir Whetstone (10 G, 5-20 yards)
Rhode Island (2-8, 0-6 CAA)
Coach: Darren Rizzi (Rhode Island, 1992)
Career: 17-22 (3 years)
School: 2-8 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Jimmy Hughes (10 G, 106-322 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Derek Cassidy (10 G, 230-387-14-2474 yards, 15 TD)
Receiving: Brandon Johnson-Farrell (10 G, 10-429 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Matt Hansen (10 G, 56 solo, 34 assisted, 90 total)
Sacks: Matt Hansen (10 G, 3.0-19 yards)
Interceptions: Matt Hansen (10 G, 2-20 yards)
#22/20 MASSACHUSETTS AT #13/12 NEW HAMPSHIRE
Saturday, Nov. 15 - 12:00 pm
Cowell Stadium (6,500), Durham, N.H.
Television: CSN - Gary Tanguay (pbp), Andy Gresh (analyst), Jim Burgoyne (producer), Tom Todisco (director)
Series: Massachusetts leads 42-25-3
Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2007, Massachusetts 27-7 in Amherst, Mass.
Massachusetts (6-4, 3-3 CAA)
Coach: Don Brown (Norwich, 1977)
Career: 94-44 (12 years)
School: 42-18 (5 years)
Offense
Rushing: Tony Nelson (10 G, 191-967 yards, 9 TD)
Passing: Liam Coen (10 G, 171-275-10-2459 yards, 21 TD)
Receiving: Victor Cruz (10 G, 59-968 yards, 6 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Josh Jennings (10 G, 28 solo, 60 assisted, 88 total)
Sacks: Kyle Harrington (10 G, 2.5-20 yards)
Interceptions: Jeromy Miles (10 G, 3-57 yards)
New Hampshire (7-2, 4-2 CAA)
Coach: Sean McDonnell (New Hampshire, 1978)
Career: 67-49 (10 years)
School: 67-49 (10 years)
Offense
Rushing: Robert Simpson (9 G, 101-540 yards, 6 TD)
Passing: R.J. Toman (9 G, 183-263-7-2188 yards, 21 TD)
Receiving: Mike Boyle (9 G, 49-724 yards, 7 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Dino Vasso (9 G, 51 solo, 20 assisted, 71 total)
Sacks: Brian McNally (9 G, 2.5-16 yards)
Interceptions: Ryan Hinds (9 G, 4-218 yards)
NORTHEASTERN AT HOFSTRA
Saturday, Nov. 15 - 1:00 pm
Shuart Stadium (13,000), Hempstead, N.Y.
Series: Northeastern leads 9-5
Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2007, Northeastern 35-31 in Brookline, Mass.
Northeastern (2-8, 1-5 CAA)
Coach: Rocky Hager (Minot State, 1974)
Career: 108-62-1 (15 years)
School: 17-37 (5 years)
Offense
Rushing: Alex Broomfield (10 G, 209-852 yards, 9 TD)
Passing: Anthony Orio (10 G, 169-289-9-1945 yards, 10 TD)
Receiving: Alex Broomfield (10 G, 36-251 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Phil Higgins (10 G, 55 solo, 36 assisted, 91 total)
Sacks: David Akinniyi (10 G, 5.0-46 yards)
Interceptions: Nate Thellen (9 G, 5-113 yards)
Hofstra (3-7, 1-5 CAA)
Coach: Dave Cohen (C.W. Post, 1988)
Career: 12-20 (3 years)
School: 12-20 (3 years)
Offense
Rushing: Brock Jackolski (9 G, 66-415 yards, 6 TD)
Passing: Cory Christopher (7 G, 127-190-6-1163 yards, 4 TD)
Receiving: Aaron Weaver (10 G, 61-526 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Luke Bonus (10 G, 36 solo, 44 assisted, 80 total)
Sacks: Luke Bonus (10 G, 2.5-20 yards)
Interceptions: Nick Altomare (10 G, 3-8 yards)
TOWSON AT #6/7 VILLANOVA
Saturday, Nov. 15 - 1:00 pm
Villanova Stadium (12,000), Villanova, Pa.
Series: Series tied 2-2
Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2007, Villanova 14-12 in Towson, Md.
Towson (3-7, 1-5 CAA)
Coach: Gordy Combs (Towson, 1972)
Career: 92-88 (17 years)
School: 92-88 (17 years)
Offense
Rushing: Matt Castor (8 G, 144-543 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: Sean Schaefer (10 G, 241-364-13-2645 yards, 19 TD)
Receiving: Marcus Lee (10 G, 44-351 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jordan Manning (10 G, 46 solo, 39 assisted, 85 total)
Sacks: Paul Stefanik (10 G, 2.5-20 yards)
Interceptions: Drew Mack (7 G, 1-0 yards)
Villanova (7-2, 5-1 CAA)
Coach: Andy Talley (Southern Connecticut, 1967)
Career: 190-118-2 (29 years)
School: 162-100-1 (24 years)
Offense
Rushing: Aaron Ball (9 G, 147-785 yards, 7 TD)
Passing: Antwon Young (6 G, 65-109-7-808 yards, 4 TD)
Receiving: Phil Atkinson (9 G, 37-416 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Osayi Osunde (9 G, 29 solo, 19 assisted, 48 total)
Sacks: Greg Miller (9 G, 5.5-42 yards)
Interceptions: Osayi Osunde (9 G, 2-61 yards)
#12/15 WILLIAM AND MARY AT #1/1 JAMES MADISON
Saturday, Nov. 15 - 1:30 pm
Bridgeforth Stadium (15,500), Harrisonburg, Va.
Series: James Madison leads 16-14
Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2007, James Madison 55-34 in Williamsburg, Va.
William and Mary (7-2, 5-1 CAA)
Coach: Jimmye Laycock (William and Mary, 1970)
Career: 189-136-2 (29 years)
School: 189-136-2 (29 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jonathan Grimes (9 G, 136-829 yards, 7 TD)
Passing: Jake Phillips (8 G, 149-231-11-1852 yards, 19 TD)
Receiving: Jonathan Grimes (9 G, 34-273 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: David Caldwell (9 G, 41 solo, 21 assisted, 62 total)
Sacks: Adrian Tracy (9 G, 8.5-55 yards)
Interceptions: Derek Cox (9 G, 4-99 yards)
James Madison (8-1, 6-0 CAA)
Coach: Mickey Matthews (West Texas State, 1976)
Career: 72-45 (10 years)
School: 72-45 (10 years)
Offense
Rushing: Rodney Landers (9 G, 169-1115 yards, 10 TD)
Passing: Rodney Landers (9 G, 66-107-3-938 yards, 11 TD)
Receiving: Rockeed McCarter (8 G, 14-224 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Marcus Haywood (9 G, 38 solo, 32 assisted, 70 total)
Sacks: Arthur Moats (9 G, 5.5-36 yards)
Interceptions: Marcus Haywood (9 G, 4-48 yards)
DELAWARE AT #7/6 RICHMOND
Saturday, Nov. 15 - 3:30 pm
UR Stadium (21,319), Richmond, Va.
Television: CN8 - Scott Graham (pbp), Jon Ritchie (analyst), Gregg Murphy (sideline), Bob Anderson (producer), John Anderson (director)
Series: Delaware leads 18-6
Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2007, Richmond 62-56 (ot) in Newark, Del.
Delaware (4-6, 2-4 CAA)
Coach: K.C. Keeler (Delaware, 1981)
Career: 144-53-1 (15 years)
School: 56-32 (7 years)
Offense
Rushing: Junior Jabbie (5 G, 81-390 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: Robby Shoenhoft (7 G, 104-189-12-1163 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Mark Duncan (10 G, 36-344 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Charles Graves (10 G, 30 solo, 26 assisted, 56 total)
Sacks: John Higginson (10 G, 5.0-36 yards)
Interceptions: Charles Graves (10 G, 4-60 yards)
Richmond (7-3, 4-2 CAA)
Coach: Mike London (Richmond, 1983)
Career: 7-3 (First year)
School: 7-3 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Josh Vaughan (10 G, 190-1123 yards, 13 TD)
Passing: Eric Ward (10 G, 139-218-3-1794 yards, 10 TD)
Receiving: Kevin Grayson (9 G, 38-540 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Eric McBride (10 G, 25 solo, 35 assisted, 60 total)
Sacks: Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. (10 G, 4.5-24 yards)
Interceptions: Justin Rogers (10 G, 4-105 yards)