CAA FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE -- OCT. 11
CAA Football Players of the Week -- Oct. 12
Offensive Player of the Week - Pat Devlin, QB, Delaware
Devlin earned his second-straight CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honor after leading the Blue Hens to a 43-27 upset win over No. 12 Massachusetts. Devlin registered 284 yards passing by completing 19-of-26 attempts and finished the contest with a career-best four touchdown passes. The Downingtown, Pa., native also ran five times for 18 yards in the win which marked the first over a ranked team for Delaware since its NCAA Semifinal victory at Southern Illinois in 2007. Devlin’s four touchdown passes also were the most by a UD signal-caller since Joe Flacco completed four in a win at Navy in 2007.
Defensive Player of the Week - Terrence Klein, LB, New Hampshire
Klein, the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week, led the league’s top defense in a 28-24 win over No. 2 Villanova Saturday in Durham, N.H. Klein, a Westwood, N.J., native made five total tackles including 1.5 for a loss of 12 yards. The senior also posted a sack for 11 yards and came up with a key interception in the fourth quarter halting a Villanova drive and allowing No. 5 New Hampshire to kick a field goal for the eventual four-point win.
Special Teams Player of the Week - Tom Manning, PK, New Hampshire
Manning, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, converted all three of his field goal attempts in the fifth-ranked Wildcats’ 28-24 win over No. 2 Villanova. The senior was true on a 27-yarder in the first quarter then connected on a 35-yarder which proved to be the game-winner in the fourth. Following a Villanova turnover with just over five minutes left to play, Manning put New Hampshire in front by four with a 22-yard field goal.
Rookie of the Week - Marcus Burley, DB, Delaware
Burley earned Rookie of the Week honors after helping Delaware to a 43-27 upset win over No. 12 Massachusetts. The Richmond, Va., native recorded a team-high seven tackles, including six solo stops. The redshirt freshman also scored his first-career touchdown when he picked up a fumble and ran it back 42 yards for a score with just over four minutes left in the first quarter. Burley and the Blue Hen defense allowed just 32 rushing yards by the Minutemen, who entered the game averaging better than 175 yards on the ground per game.
CAA Football In The Polls
For a complete rundown of both the Sports Network Top-25 and the FCS Coaches Poll visit page 22 of the weekly release. Below are highlights and notes about CAA Football in this week’s rankings.
The Sports Network Top-25
-- CAA Football shows seven ranked teams in this week’s poll.
-- The league opened this season with seven among the Top-25 in each of the first three editions of the poll (Preseason-Sept. 14).
-- The league’s seven ranked teams are four more than any other league in the country has this week.
-- Richmond’s No. 1 ranking helps place the league atop the poll for the sixth-straight week in 2009.
-- CAA Football’s strength in this week’s poll continues to show by making up four of the Top-8 spots.
-- CAA Football has now had at least six teams ranked in 21 of the last 22 editions of the Sports Network poll.
-- The league has had at least three teams ranked every week since the poll’s inception and two teams among the poll’s Top-10 in 62-straight weeks and 88 of the last 92 editions.
FCS Coaches Top-25
-- CAA Football shows six in this week’s edition of the Top-25 for the fourth-straight week.
-- The league opened the 2009 campaign with eight among the Top-25, then had seven in the poll each of the first two regular season weeks (Sept. 7-14).
-- Richmond’s No. 1 ranking gives the league six-straight weeks atop the 2009 rankings, after it owned No. 1 for 11-straight weeks in 2008.
-- The league holds four of the Top-8 spots in this week’s poll, marking six-straight editions the league has had at least four in the Top-10.
-- Since the FCS Coaches Poll debuted in 2007 CAA Football has had at least four squads ranked in every edition (35 weeks).
Bring On The BCS/FBS
CAA Football has logged a record-breaking four wins over BCS/FBS opponents in 2009. New Hampshire (Ball State), Richmond (Duke), Villanova (Temple) and William and Mary (Virginia) all have added BCS/FBS wins to the league’s current total of 22 non-conference wins in 2009.
The league has an all-time mark of 27-111 (.196) against BCS/FBS opponents dating back to the 1978 I-A/I-AA split by the NCAA. Prior to 2009, the league had not beaten more than three BCS/FBS squads in a single season.
CAA Football finished the 2009 season 2-1 against the Mid-American Conference and had a .500 (2-2) mark against the Atlantic Coast Conference (BCS). The only wins for FCS squads, as recognized by the NCAA, over BCS/FBS teams this season have come from CAA Football (4-76).
Note: Central Arkansas (Southland, FCS) beat Western Kentucky (Sun Belt, FBS), 28-7, Sept. 19, but is in its final year of NCAA Division I FCS transition and is not recognized as an FCS program in the NCAA statistics.
CAA Football has now won 18 games versus BCS/FBS opponents in the last 10 years. The league has garnered at least one win over BCS/FBS foes in seven of the last eight years, and multiple wins over BCS/FBS teams in six of the last eight years.
For a complete list of CAA Football’s wins over BCS/FBS opponents check out page 21 of the weekly release.
Poll Position
Richmond’s No. 1 ranking, New Hampshire’s spot at No. 4 and Villanova and William and Mary’s Top-10 positions are among the nation’s longest active streaks for Top-10 rankings. The Spiders have been part of the Sports Network’s Top-10 for 25-straight weeks which trails only Appalachian State’s 55 consecutive weeks and Northern Iowa’s mark of 36-straight weeks. Villanova’s 16-straight weeks in the Top-10 is right behind Richmond, while New Hampshire’s string of nine weeks and William and Mary’s mark of six-straight ranks seventh and eighth-longest, respectively.
Ranking, Team - Consecutive Weeks In The Sports Network Top-10
No. 9 Appalachian State - 55
No. 2 Northern Iowa - 36
No. 1 Richmond - 25
No. 6 Villanova - 16
No. 3 Montana - 15
No. 5 Southern Illinois - 10
No. 4 New Hampshire - 9
No. 7 William and Mary - 6
No. 8 Elon - 2
No. 10 Central Arkansas - 1
FCS Non-Conference Domination
CAA Football schools are a combined 62-14 against non-conference FCS regular-season competition since 2007. League schools combined to go 21-4 against non-conference FCS regular-season foes in 2007, then compiled a 25-5 non-conference regular-season FCS mark in 2008. Thus far in 2009 CAA Football teams are 16-5 in non-league games against FCS foes.
Road-Field Advantage
So much for home-field advantage. Home teams are 8-8 in CAA Football games thus far in 2009. Over the last two weeks of league play (Oct. 3 & 10) home teams are a combined 4-6 against CAA Football opponents.
Walter Payton & Buck Buchanan Watch Lists Include Seven CAA Football Athletes
The Sports Network released its 2009 Preseason Watch lists for both the Walter Payton (Offensive) and Buck Buchanan (Defensive) Player of the Year Awards. CAA Football had a total of seven honorees on the preseason lists.
Walter Payton Award Watch List Honorees
-- Tony Nelson, RB, Massachusetts
-- R.J. Toman, QB, New Hampshire
Buck Buchanan Award Watch List Honorees
-- Charles Graves, DB, Delaware
-- Jeromy Miles, DB, Massachusetts
-- Osayi Osunde, LB, Villanova
-- Justin Rogers, DB, Richmond
-- Adrian Tracy, DL, William and Mary
2009 CAA Football -- Did You Know...
-- Four CAA Football teams have earned wins over BCS/FBS foes in 2009 including New Hampshire (Ball State), Richmond (Duke), Villanova (Temple) and William and Mary (Virginia).
-- CAA Football squads own the nation’s four wins in BCS/FBS contests, as recognized by the NCAA. FCS teams are a combined 4-76 this season against the BCS/FBS level.
-- New Hampshire’s defense ranks among the Nation’s Top-10 in total defense (No. 4), pass defense (No. 6) and scoring defense (No. 8).
-- Richmond carries the nation’s best road win-streak and second-best overall win-streak into its game at Maine. The Spiders own a nine-game win streak away from UR Stadium -- longest among all of the major college football ranks (BCS/FBS & FCS). Its overall win streak of 14 games, dating back to its last-second loss at home to James Madison in 2008, trails only Florida’s 15-game win streak in all of major college football.
-- CAA Football held five the of the Top-7 in each national poll from Sept. 7-28 (4 weeks), marking the only league ever to occupy at least half of nation’s Top-10 FCS teams in one week.
-- Top-ranked Richmond and Villanova (now No. 6 in both polls) were 1-2 in both polls over a span of four weeks this season (Sept. 14-Oct. 5).
-- CAA Football student-athletes have logged a total of five National Player of the Week honors this season. Most notably, William and Mary’s B.W. Webb became the first-ever FCS athlete to be recognized as the FWAA/Bronko Nagurski Defensive Player of the Week, Sept. 7.
#23/RV DELAWARE (4-2, 2-2 CAA)
This Week: at Towson (2-3, 1-1)
Next Week: Bye Week
-- Delaware ran its win streak to two games with a 43-27 upset win over then-No. 12 Massachusetts Saturday in front of a Delaware Stadium sellout crowd of 22,034.
-- The Blue Hens snapped an eight-game losing streak to Top-25 opponents with the win over then-No. 12 Massachusetts. Delaware’s last win over a ranked opponent came when it topped No. 4 Southern Illinois 20-17 in the 2007 NCAA Semifinals.
-- Wide receiver Mark Duncan had his second-straight big game hauling in seven passes for 106 yards and two touchdowns in the win over UMass. The senior extended his pass-catching streak to 30 games (No. 2 all-time at Delaware).
-- Quarterback Pat Devlin completed 19-of-26 passes for 284 yards and four touchdowns in the win over UMass, helping him earn his second-straight CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honor. His four-TD feat marked the first since Joe Flacco tossed four in a win at Navy in 2007.
HOFSTRA (3-3, 1-2 CAA)
This Week: at Rhode Island (1-4, 0-2)
Next Week: #4/4 New Hampshire (5-0, 2-0)
-- Running back Miguel Maysonet had a breakout game with a career-high 95 yards on seven carries (13.8 ypr) in the Pride’s 16-14 loss to Maine. The newcomer from Riverhead, N.Y., almost tripled his previous best outing of 33 yards at Western Michigan. The 95-yard outburst marked a Hofstra team-high this season.
-- Hofstra’s 533 yards of offense against Maine was the most for the Pride since 2005 against New Hampshire in a 29-26 loss.
-- Hofstra’s five interceptions in the loss to Maine equals a school record set against Bucknell in 1990 and New Hampshire in 2003 and 2008.
-- The Pride’s 32 first downs (16-15-1) was three short of tying the school mark set in 1997 against both Lehigh and Youngstown State. The mark was five short of equalling the CAA Football record of 37 established by Connecticut in a game against Yale in 1998.
#16/16 JAMES MADISON (2-3, 0-2 CAA)
This Week: #6/6 Villanova (5-1, 2-1)
Next Week: at #7/7 William and Mary (5-1, 2-1)
-- Defensive lineman Arthur Moats took part in nine tackles, including six solo, a sack and four for loss in Saturday’s game against Richmond. The senior’s four TFL’s were for a loss of 14 yards. Moats ranks atop the country with a 2.6 TFL per game average in five total games.
-- Tailback Griff Yancey returned to the offensive side of the ball in the loss to Richmond, after being used at free safety the first month of the season. The junior ran 16 times for a team-leading 74 yards against the Spiders. He also had a 20-yard kickoff return in the contest.
-- The road team has won the James Madison/Richmond game each of the last six years, dating back to a 26-20 win for the Dukes in Richmond, Oct. 23, 2004.
-- James Madison has played the defending National Champion during each of the last six possible years -- in 2005 James Madison was the defending National Champion -- Delaware in 2004, Appalachian State in 2006-08 and Richmond in 2009.
MAINE (3-3, 2-1 CAA)
This Week: #1/1 Richmond (5-0, 3-0)
Next Week: Bye Week
-- Maine, which lost the offensive statistics battle on the road at Hofstra, forced seven Pride turnovers in its 16-14 win Saturday. The Black Bears gained only 311 yards compared to Hofstra’s 533 yards.
-- Wide receiver Landis Williams hauled in four catches for 45 yards in Maine’s win at Hofstra. The senior has caught a touchdown pass in four of the five games he has played this season.
-- Warren Smith threw for two touchdowns and completed 15-of-25 attempts for 189 yards in the road win at Hofstra. Smith, a transfer from Iona College, has now thrown multiple touchdown passes in three-straight games.
-- Linebacker Donte Dennis turned in another phenomenal day on defense, recording a team-best 10 tackles, a fumble recovery and two interceptions. In his previous game against Delaware, Dennis made 23 tackles -- the most by any CAA Football athlete since the league began playing under the CAA Football banner (2007). Dennis has now recorded at least 10 tackles in four-straight games.
#18/20 MASSACHUSETTS (3-2, 1-1 CAA)
This Week: #4/4 New Hampshire (5-0, 2-0)
Next Week: at #1/1 Richmond (5-0, 3-0)
-- Placekicker Armando Cuko kicked a career-long 51-yard field goal near the end of the first quarter in the loss at Delaware. The kick tied for third-longest in UMass history with Chris Koepplin (2007). The record of 52 is held by Denis Gagnon (1971) and Sandro Vitiello (1978). Cuko did attempt a 52-yarder in the second quarter at Delaware, but came up short.
-- Wide receiver Victor Cruz moved to ninth in career receiving yards with 118 in the loss at Delaware. He now has 1,490 yards, moving past Steve Schubert (1,435) and Tim Berra. Jimmy Moore (1,494) is next on the list.
-- Linebacker Perry McIntyre drew his first-career start in place of injured Kurt Filler Saturday at Delaware. McIntyre is the first true freshman to start since Tyler Holmes in the 2008 season finale. Prior to that, the last true freshman starter was Brandon Freeman for three games in 2004 in the secondary.
-- Defensive lineman Anthony Monette blocked a Jon Striefsky PAT-attempt in the first quarter at Delaware, UMass’ first blocked PAT since 2007 at Rhode Island.
#4/4 NEW HAMPSHIRE (5-0, 2-0 CAA)
This Week: at #18/20 Massachusetts (3-2, 1-1)
Next Week: at Hofstra (3-3, 1-2)
-- Tight end Scott Sicko logged his first 100-yard receiving game of the season in the win over Villanova. He grabbed three passes for a team-best 135 yards, and caught a reaching and diving 32-yard TD pass from R.J. Toman in the first quarter.
-- Linebacker Terrence Klein, the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week, logged five tackles, a sack for 11 yards and hauled in an interception in the fourth quarter against New Hampshire. The interception, returned for five yards, led to a margin-building field goal late in the game for New Hampshire.
-- New Hampshire is now undefeated with a 5-0 overall mark and is 2-0 in CAA Football. The Wildcats’ 5-0 start is the best since it began the 2005 season unblemished through five games. The Wildcats shared the league title that year with Richmond, and eventually fell in the NCAA Quarterfinals at home to Northern Iowa, 24-21.
NORTHEASTERN (0-6, 0-3 CAA)
This Week: Bye Week
Next Week: Towson (2-3, 1-1)
-- Quarterback Matt Carroll continued to progress as a collegiate quarterback by throwing for 238 yards on 16-of-28 passing and two touchdowns in the loss to William and Mary. His 76-yard TD pass to Tony Lott was the longest pass of his career. Over his last two games (William and Mary and Holy Cross), Carroll has thrown for 486 yards and five touchdowns.
-- Wide receiver Jordan Batts continues to be the Huskies’ top receiving threat, making six catches for 57 yards in the William and Mary contest. He now has 32 catches for 304 yards over the last four games.
-- Running back John Griffin had a career-high 75 receiving yards, including a 43-yard gain on a screen pass in the loss to William and Mary. Griffin has garnered a team-high 325 yards on 86 carries for Northeastern thus far in 2009.
-- Linebacker Phil Higgins recorded a season-high 15 tackles against William and Mary and leads the team with 54 total tackles on the season. The senior is now up to 223 career tackles, quickly approaching the Northeastern all-time Top-10.
RHODE ISLAND (1-4, 0-2 CAA)
This Week: Hofstra (3-3, 1-2)
Next Week: at #6/6 Villanova (5-1, 2-1)
-- Running back Ayo Isijola became the first Rhode Island back to rush for 100 yards in a single-game since Anthony Ferrer in 2007 (Nov. 17). The Brooklyn, N.Y., native had 15 rushes for 100 yards in the loss to Towson and scored his first career touchdown during the game’s first quarter.
-- Quarterback D.J. Stefkovich, starting in place of the injured Chris Paul-Etienne, went 11-of-20 for 163 yards through the air against Towson. The senior also passed for a career-high three touchdowns against the Tigers.
-- Wide receiver Shawn Leonard totalled a season and game-high 96 yards receiving against Towson. Leonard also caught a pair of touchdowns from Stefkovich in the loss.
-- The Rams’ offensive line limited Towson to just one quarterback sack. This season, the offensive line has allowed just five sacks. Through five games in 2008, the Rams’ offensive line had allowed 15 sacks.
#1/1 RICHMOND (5-0, 3-0 CAA)
This Week: at Maine (3-3, 2-1)
Next Week: #18/20 Massachusetts (3-2, 1-1)
-- Richmond’s win over James Madison extended its school-record winning streak to 14-straight, while stretching the team’s school-record road winning streak to nine-consecutive. Each of those streaks rank as the longest in the FCS and the road winning streak is the longest in all of Division I football.
-- Quarterback Eric Ward improved his record to 35-10 as the Spiders’ starter with the win at JMU, including a 14-5 record against Top-25 opponents - 10 of Ward’s 14 wins over ranked opponents have come away from UR Stadium.
-- Wide receiver Kevin Grayson surpassed the 2,000-yard mark in career receiving yards in the win at JMU and now stands fourth on the Spiders’ all-time list with 2,068. He’ll need 37 more yards to overtake Sterling Brown (1989-92) in third place. Leland Melvin (1982-85) holds the Richmond career record of 2,669.
-- Punter Brett Weigand, who punted four times following the injury to starter Brian Radford, averaged 36.8 yards on his four tries against James Madison, with two being downed inside the 20.
TOWSON (2-3, 1-1 CAA)
This Week: #23/RV Delaware (4-2, 2-2)
Next Week: at Northeastern (0-6, 0-3)
-- Towson’s 36-28 win on the road at Rhode Island Saturday marked its first since a 28-21 win at Morgan State, Sept. 8, 2007, ending a road losing-streak of 13 games. The Tigers’ 36 points against the Rams were also the most they have scored since a 37-32 win over Rhode Island at home last year.
-- Running back Tremayne Dameron led the Tigers at Rhode Island with three rushing touchdowns. The redshirt freshman scored on a five-yard and three-yard run in the first quarter before adding a six-yard TD-run in the second quarter.
-- The Tigers recovered three fumbles in the first quarter at Rhode Island and turned them into 14 points. In its first four games of the 2009 season, Towson only recovered two fumbles.
-- Placekicker Marc Magas kicked the first field goal of his career in the second quarter at Rhode Island when he booted a 27-yarder with 17 seconds left in the first half.
#6/6 VILLANOVA (5-1, 2-1 CAA)
This Week: at #16/16 James Madison (2-3, 0-2)
Next Week: Rhode Island (1-4, 0-2)
-- The Wildcats are now 11-2 in their last 13 CAA games, having only lost to James Madison (Oct. 25, 2008) and last weekend at New Hampshire.
-- Villanova registered its 10th interception of the year in the loss at New Hampshire (Fred Maldonado). The Wildcats rank third in the league in interceptions and are second in the conference with a +9 turnover margin.
-- Wide receiver Brandyn Harvey recorded his 100th career catch in the loss at New Hampshire. Harvey is the 20th player in program history to have 100 career receptions.
-- Villanova will be facing James Madison for the third time in the last two seasons Saturday. The Wildcats fell to JMU during the 2008 regular season at home on a last-second touchdown pass from Rodney Landers to Bosco Williams. The Dukes then hosted Villanova in the quarterfinals of the 2008 NCAA Division I National Championships and won 31-27.
#7/7 WILLIAM AND MARY (5-1, 2-1 CAA)
This Week: Bye Week
Next Week: #16/16 James Madison (2-3, 0-2)
-- William and Mary’s 34-14 win at Northeastern marked the Tribe’s 11th-straight win over a unranked FCS opponent.
-- Quarterback R.J. Archer completed 22-of-31 attempts for 188 yards in the road-win at Northeastern.
-- The Tribe has now won four-straight games against the CAA North Division and has a mark of 9-6 vs. the North since 2004.
-- William and Mary is off to its best start since the 2004 season when it began 5-1. The Tribe went on to share the league title that season with Delaware and James Madison, and saw its season end in the NCAA Semifinals to James Madison, 48-34, at Zable Stadium.
-- Wide receiver D.J. McAulay caught seven passes for 86 yards in the win at Northeastern. McAulay now has a streak of 18-straight games with a catch.
#1/1 RICHMOND AT MAINE
Saturday, Oct. 17 - 12:00 pm
Alfond Stadium (10,000), Orono, Maine
Television: Comcast SportsNet - Mid-Atlantic, Comcast SportsNet - New England, Comcast SportsNet - Philadelphia, Comcast Charter Sports Southeast
Series: Richmond leads 11-10
Richmond (5-0, 3-0 CAA)
Coach: Mike London
Career: 18-3 (2 years)
School: 18-3 (2 years)
Offense
Rushing: Justin Forte (5 G, 82-408 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Eric Ward (5 G, 90-136-2-1114 yards, 9 TD)
Receiving: Tre Gray (5 G, 21-256 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Collin McConaghy (5 G, 14 solo, 22 assisted, 36 total)
Sacks: Nicholas Battle (5 G, 2.0-20 yards)
Interceptions: Darryl Hamilton (5 G, 1-33 yards)
Maine (3-3, 2-1 CAA)
Coach: Jack Cosgrove
Career: 91-98 (17 years)
School: 91-98 (17 years)
Offense
Rushing: Derek Session (6 G, 93-425 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: Warren Smith (5 G, 80-125-7-964 yards, 8 TD)
Receiving: Landis Williams (5 G, 32-377 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Donte Dennis (6 G, 29 solo, 38 assisted, 67 total)
Sacks: Jordan Stevens (6 G, 4.5-23 yards)
Interceptions: Jerron McMillian (6 G, 3-65 yards)
HOFSTRA AT RHODE ISLAND
Saturday, Oct. 17 - 12:00 pm
Meade Stadium (6,555), Kingston, R.I.
Series: Hofstra leads 17-6
Hofstra (3-3, 1-2 CAA)
Coach: Dave Cohen
Career: 16-24 (4 years)
School: 16-24 (4 years)
Offense
Rushing: Miguel Maysonet (6 G, 35-176 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Cory Christopher (6 G, 105-169-5-1110 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Aaron Weaver (6 G, 31-362 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Luke Bonus (6 G, 30 solo, 19 assisted, 49 total)
Sacks: Basim Hudeen (6 G, 1.5-9 yards)
Interceptions: Jordan Dangerfield (3 G, 1-28 yards)
Rhode Island (1-4, 0-2 CAA)
Coach: Joe Trainer
Career: 14-24 (4 years)
School: 1-4 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Anthony Ferrer (5 G, 62-269 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Chris Paul-Etienne (4 G, 45-77-3-470 yards, 3 TD)
Receiving: Shawn Leonard (5 G, 14-208 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Rob Damon (5 G, 31 solo, 29 assisted, 60 total)
Sacks: Matt Hansen (5 G, 3.0-16 yards)
Interceptions: Jarrod Williams (5 G, 3-29 yards)
#6/6 VILLANOVA AT #16/16 JAMES MADISON
Saturday, Oct. 17 - 3:30 pm
Bridgeforth Stadium (15,500), Harrisonburg, Va.
Television: The Comcast Network
Series: James Madison leads 10-7
Villanova (5-1, 2-1 CAA)
Coach: Andy Talley
Career: 198-120-2 (30 years)
School: 170-102-1 (25 years)
Offense
Rushing: Chris Whitney (6 G, 82-340 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Chris Whitney (6 G, 65-99-1-761 yards, 7 TD)
Receiving: Brandyn Harvey (6 G, 28-395 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Terence Thomas (6 G, 26 solo, 16 assisted, 42 total)
Sacks: Terence Thomas (6 G, 4.5-34 yards)
Interceptions: Ross Ventrone (6 G, 2-27 yards)
James Madison (2-3, 0-2 CAA)
Coach: Mickey Matthews
Career: 78-49 (11 years)
School: 78-49 (11 years)
Offense
Rushing: Justin Thorpe (5 G, 57-267 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Drew Dudzik (5 G, 28-50-2-472 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: Rockeed McCarter (5 G, 17-287 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Arthur Moats (5 G, 22 solo, 19 assisted, 41 total)
Sacks: Arthur Moats (5 G, 5.0-32 yards)
Interceptions: Jon Williams (5 G, 1-62 yards)
#4/4 NEW HAMPSHIRE AT #18/20 MASSACHUSETTS
Saturday, Oct. 17 - 3:30 pm
McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000), Amherst, Mass.
Television: Comcast SportsNet - New England, Comcast SportsNet - Philadelphia
Series: Massachusetts leads 42-26-3
New Hampshire (5-0, 2-0 CAA)
Coach: Sean McDonnell
Career: 75-50 (11 years)
School: 75-50 (11 years)
Offense
Rushing: Sean Jellison (5 G, 65-277 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: R.J. Toman (4 G, 56-99-4-753 yards, 4 TD)
Receiving: Scott Sicko (5 G, 15-238 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Devon Jackson (5 G, 19 solo, 15 assisted, 34 total)
Sacks: Kevin Peters (5 G, 2.0-14 yards)
Interceptions: Dino Vasso (5 G, 3-65 yards)
Massachusetts (3-2, 1-1 CAA)
Coach: Kevin Morris
Career: 27-34 (7 years)
School: 3-2 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Tony Nelson (4 G, 84-375 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Kyle Havens (5 G, 88-156-7-1249 yards, 7 TD)
Receiving: Victor Cruz (5 G, 23-400 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Tyler Holmes (5 G, 20 solo, 25 assisted, 45 total)
Sacks: Anthony Monette (5 G, 2.5-19 yards)
Interceptions: Tyler Holmes (5 G, 2-12 yards)
#23/RV DELAWARE AT TOWSON
Saturday, Oct. 17 - 3:30 pm
Unitas Stadium (11,198), Towson, Md.
Series: Delaware leads 6-4
Delaware (4-2, 2-2 CAA)
Coach: K.C. Keeler
Career: 148-57-1 (16 years)
School: 60-36 (8 years)
Offense
Rushing: David Hayes (6 G, 78-316 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Pat Devlin (6 G, 119-181-3-1536 yards, 11 TD)
Receiving: Mark Duncan (4 G, 17-300 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Charles Graves (6 G, 26 solo, 12 assisted, 38 total)
Sacks: Brandon Gilbeaux (6 G, 2.5-12 yards)
Interceptions: Charles Graves (6 G, 3-41 yards)
Towson (2-3, 1-1 CAA)
Coach: Rob Ambrose
Career: 5-10 (2 years)
School: 2-3 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Tremayne Dameron (5 G, 92-335 yards, 4 TD)
Passing: Peter Athens (5 G, 57-107-12-675 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: David Newsom (5 G, 19-242 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Danzel White (5 G, 20 solo, 30 assisted, 50 total)
Sacks: Brady Smith (5 G, 2.0-14 yards)
Interceptions: Jeremy Gardner (5 G, 1-38 yard)