CAA FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE -- OCT. 25
CAA Football Players of the Week -- Oct. 26
Offensive Player of the Week - John Griffin, RB, Northeastern
Griffin earns CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honors after helping Northeastern to its first win of the 2009 season, 27-7, over Towson. The junior running back garnered a career-high 200 yards and touchdown on 29 carries for the Huskies. The 200-yard rushing performance marks an individual season-high for the league and is the first for a Northeastern back since Maurice Murray rushed for 206 at New Hampshire in 2007.
Offensive Player of the Week - Jonathan Grimes, RB, William and Mary
Grimes earns CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week honors after leading William and Mary to its first win over James Madison since the 2004 season. The sophomore tallied a career-best 158 rushing yards and a touchdown on 20 carries, 12 receiving yards on three catches and 32 return yards on two attempts. Grimes’ 100-yard rushing effort marked the first against the JMU defense this season and helped the Tribe offense rack up 258 yards on the ground against a Dukes defense which was limiting opponents to just over 145 yards a game.
Defensive Player of the Week - Justin Rogers, DB, Richmond
Rogers, the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week, led the top-ranked Spiders to a 34-12 win over Massachusetts Saturday. Rogers logged five total tackles and accounted for two of Richmond’s seven forced turnovers on the day. Rogers intercepted a pass in the first quarter and later fell on a fumble in the second quarter. In all the Spiders netted 21 points off turnovers in the contest and limited UMass to just 62 rushing yards -- 87 yards below the Minutemen average entering the game.
Special Teams Player of the Week - Tom Manning, PK, New Hampshire
Manning, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, was true on three field goals and a PAT in New Hampshire’s 18-10 rain-soaked win on the road over Hofstra. The now two-time CAA Football Special Teams honoree had field goals of 30, 54 and 44 yards in the win. His 54-yarder marked a school record, trumping a 53-yard kick by Dave Teggart in 1977 -- New Hampshire coach Sean McDonnell’s junior season. The 54-yard boot also marks the longest this season by any kicker in the league and ranks tied for the third-longest in league history.
Rookie of the Week - Kyle Hunte, LB, Northeastern
Hunte earned Rookie of the Week honors after helping Northeastern to a 27-7 win at home against Towson marking the squads first victory of the year. Hunte, who has played in three games this season including two starts, logged four tackles and a sack of 14 yards. The sack, which came in the second quarter, marked the largest tackle for loss of the season for the Huskies. In his three games played this season Hunte has 14 tackles, a sack and one interception.
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
-- Five of the nine editions of this year’s poll have included six league squads, including three-straight weeks from Sept. 21-Oct. 5.
-- The league’s six ranked teams are three 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 eighth-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, two more than any other league has in the Top-10.
-- CAA Football also boasts three of the Top-5 in this week’s poll, while the remaining two teams are from the Big Sky (Montana) and Missouri Valley (Southern Illinois).
-- CAA Football has now had at least six teams ranked in 23 of the last 24 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 64-straight weeks and 90 of the last 94 editions.
FCS Coaches Top-25
-- CAA Football shows six in this week’s edition of the Top-25 for the sixth-straight week.
-- Richmond’s No. 1 ranking gives the league eight-straight weeks atop the 2009 rankings, after it owned No. 1 for 11-straight weeks in 2008.
-- The league holds four of the Top-7 spots in this week’s poll, marking nine-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 (37 weeks).
Bring On The BCS/FBS
CAA Football has logged a record-breaking total of 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 victories 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 (4-77).
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, Villanova and William and Mary at No. 4 and 5, respectively, and New Hampshire’s spot in the Top-10 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 27-straight weeks which trails only Appalachian State’s 57 consecutive weeks. Villanova’s 18-straight weeks in the Top-10 is right behind Richmond, while New Hampshire’s string of 11 weeks and William and Mary’s mark of eight-straight ranks sixth and seventh-longest, respectively.
Ranking, Team - Consecutive Weeks In The Sports Network Top-10
No. 7 Appalachian State - 57
No. 1 Richmond - 27
No. 4 Villanova - 18
No. 2 Montana - 17
No. 3 Southern Illinois - 12
No. 8 New Hampshire - 11
No. 5 William and Mary - 8
No. 6 Elon - 4
No. 10 South Carolina State - 2
No. 9 South Dakota State - 1
Walter Payton & Buck Buchanan Watch Lists Include Eight CAA Football Athletes
The Sports Network updated its 2009 Watch lists for both the Walter Payton (Overall) and Buck Buchanan (Defensive) Player of the Year Awards, Oct. 15. CAA Football had a total of eight honorees on the updated lists.
Walter Payton Award Watch List Honorees
-- Pat Devlin, QB, Delaware (added Oct. 15)
-- Tony Nelson, RB, Massachusetts
Buck Buchanan Award Watch List Honorees
-- Charles Graves, DB, Delaware
-- Jeromy Miles, DB, Massachusetts
-- Arthur Moats, DL, James Madison (added Oct. 15)
-- Osayi Osunde, LB, Villanova
-- Justin Rogers, DB, Richmond
-- Adrian Tracy, DL, William and Mary
2009 CAA Football -- Did You Know...
-- Villanova’s Andy Talley has won 200 games in his 30 years as a head coach. Saturday’s 36-7 win over Rhode Island put him in company with 55 other NCAA Football head coaches to have reached the 200-win plateau in the 130-history of college football. That list of now 56 names includes Texas’ Mack Brown, Ohio State’s Jim Tressel and Virginia Tech’s Frank Beamer.
-- William and Mary and head coach Jimmye Laycock picked up the seventh win of 2009 against James Madison and assured the 30-year head coach a winning season for the 20th time in his tenure with the Tribe.
-- William and Mary’s defense has forced 34 three-and-outs in 84 opportunities -- a league-best 40.5 percent success rate at getting its offense back on the field.
-- Richmond carries the nation’s second-best overall win-streak into its game at Towson. Its overall win streak of 16 games, dating back to its last-second loss at home to James Madison in 2008, trails only Florida’s 17-game win streak in all of major college football.
-- Richmond owns a 10-game win streak away from UR Stadium -- longest among all of the major college football ranks (BCS/FBS & FCS).
-- 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 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. 4 in both polls) were 1-2 in both polls over a span of four weeks this season (Sept. 14-Oct. 5).
#16/18 DELAWARE (5-2, 3-2 CAA)
This Week: James Madison (2-5, 0-4)
Next Week: Hofstra (4-4, 2-3)
-- Delaware won its third-straight game with a dominating 49-21 victory at Towson. The Blue Hens led 35-0 at the half and 49-0 after three quarters before Towson scored three fourth-quarter touchdowns. Delaware’s margin of victory was its largest in a league contest since a 38-9 win over Rhode Island on Sept. 15, 2007 and its biggest league win on the road since a 59-17 win at Connecticut on Nov. 7, 1998.
-- Delaware has now won three-straight for the first time since 2007 and has a two-game CAA Football road win streak for the first time since 2007.
-- Cornerback Charles Graves returned an interception 90 yards for a touchdown on the final play of the first half to give Delaware a 35-0 lead at Towson. Graves’ return was the ninth longest in UD history. The senior now has four interceptions on the season and 10 for his career.
-- Wide receiver Mark Duncan entered this season with six career touchdown receptions, and has now caught five in the last three weeks. (two at Towson)
HOFSTRA (4-4, 2-3 CAA)
This Week: Bye Week
Next Week: at #16/18 Delaware (5-2, 3-2)
-- Despite the dismal weather in the first half, New Hampshire could only muster a 3-0 lead at the break. Hofstra had 143 yards to the Wildcats’ 72 in the first two quarters Saturday.
-- The Pride, after posting 66 rushing yards in the first half, was stymied on the ground in the second half posting (-5) rushing yards in the final two quarters. Hofstra finished the New Hampshire game with 61 rushing yards.
-- Nine different Hofstra receivers recorded receptions Saturday against New Hampshire, including Everette Benjamin who led the Hofstra receiving corps with five catches for 67 yards.
-- Quarterback Cory Christopher led the Pride ground and aerial attack against New Hampshire Saturday. Christopher completed 20-of-28 passes for 217 yards and rushed 20 times for 56 yards.
JAMES MADISON (2-5, 0-4 CAA)
This Week: at #16/18 Delaware (5-2, 3-2)
Next Week: Maine (3-4, 2-2)
-- James Madison had its five-game win streak against William and Mary end Saturday. The Dukes also had their four-game win streak over The Tribe in Williamsburg snapped Saturday at Zable Stadium.
-- James Madison’s four-game losing streak is its longest since falling in five -straight during a 5-7 season in 2002. The Dukes lost nine-straight the year before -- 2001.
-- James Madison has scored a touchdown over the last two weeks and hasn’t scored an offensive touchdown over the last 10 quarters of play -- Drew Dudzik’s touchdown pass to Rockeed McCarter against Richmond (Oct. 10).
-- Returnman Scotty McGee returned two kickoffs for 52 yards against William and Mary and became Madison’s career kickoff return yards leader with 1,938. He broke the previous career mark of 1,902 yards held by Delvin Joyce (1997-2000).
MAINE (3-4, 2-2 CAA)
This Week: #19/23 Massachusetts (4-3, 2-2)
Next Week: at James Madison (2-5, 0-4)
-- Wide receiver Landis Williams had his fifth game of six receptions or more against Richmond by hauling in six passes for 30 yards.
-- Quarterback Warren Smith threw for 327 yards against Richmond, his third game with at least 250 yards passing in the last four games. The sophomore’s 58 passing attempts are the most by any quarterback in the league this season, while his 35 completions equal a league single-game high set by W&M’s R.J. Archer earlier this season.
-- Smith, a transfer from Iona College, has now thrown for at least two touchdowns in four-straight games dating back to a three-touchdown effort at Syracuse (Sept. 26).
-- A total of six Black Bears garnered at least one tackle for loss against Richmond marking the fourth-straight game the Maine defense made six tackles or more behind the line of scrimmage. Linebacker Donte Dennis, who leads the team with eight tackles for loss, garnered one TFL for one yard in the loss to Richmond.
#19/23 MASSACHUSETTS (4-3, 2-2 CAA)
This Week: at Maine (3-4, 2-2)
Next Week: Northeastern (1-6, 1-3)
-- Saturday’s contest at Richmond marked Massachusetts’ fourth all-time against a No. 1-ranked team. The Minutemen now stand 1-3 overall in those matchups, winning the 1998 NCAA Championship game against Georgia Southern. It was also UMass’ fifth game all-time against a defending NCAA Champion, and is now 1-4 in those games.
-- Linebacker Tyler Holmes had a career-high 17 tackles, his fourth-career interception and a career-high four tackles for loss in a homecoming game against Richmond -- Holmes is a Blacksburg, Va., native. His 17 tackles marked the fourth time in his career he has eclipsed the 10-tackle mark in a single-game.
-- Armando Cuko kicked his 15th field goal of the season in the game at Richmond to move into third on the single-season list. The record of 16 is held by both Chris Koepplin and Sandro Vitiello. The field goal at Richmond was also Cuko’s 27th of his career and moved him into a tie for third all-time at UMass with Koepplin and Doug White. The record of 30 is held by Silvio Bonvini.
#8/7 NEW HAMPSHIRE (6-1, 3-1 CAA)
This Week: Northeastern (1-6, 1-3)
Next Week: Rhode Island (1-6, 0-4)
-- Placekicker Tom Manning, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, connected on three field goal attempts in the win at Hofstra. The senior’s second make on the day came from 54 yards, setting a new school record and equalling the third-longest field goal in league history. The previous UNH mark of 53 came in 1977 by Dave Teggart against Northeastern -- UNH head coach Sean McDonnell’s junior season for the Wildcats.
-- New Hampshire is now 6-1 and off to its best start since last season when the Wildcats were 7-1 to start the year. New Hampshire ended last season with a 10-3 mark, falling in NCAA quarterfinals at Northern Iowa.
-- Wideout Mickey Mangieri earned his first career touchdown catch in the game at Hofstra. The redshirt freshman bobbled it and barely kept his feet in bounds to give New Hampshire a 10-0 lead with 13:21 to play in the third in Hempstead.
-- Linebacker Devon Jackson led New Hampshire with 11 tackles in the win at Hofstra.
NORTHEASTERN (1-6, 1-3 CAA)
This Week: at #8/7 New Hampshire (6-1, 3-1)
Next Week: at #19/23 Massachusetts (4-3, 2-2)
-- Running back John Griffin rushed for a career-high 200 yards and had a career-long 70-yard touchdown run in leading the Huskies to a 27-7 win over Towson Saturday. Griffin, one of two CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week winners, accumulated 200 of Northeastern’s 233 rushing yards and had individual rushes of 70 and 53 yards, the top two runs on the season for the Huskies. The 200-yard rushing game was Northeastern’s first since Maurice Murray had 206 at New Hampshire on Nov. 3, 2007.
-- Linebacker Mike Lukenda intercepted an attempted Towson screen pass and returned it 20 yards for a touchdown to put Northeastern on the board against Towson. It was the Huskies’ first interception return for a touchdown since Nate Thellen’s 92-yard return on Sept. 27, 2008 against UC Davis.
-- Placekicker Mat Johnson recorded the Huskies’ first two field goals of the 2009 season in Saturday’s win over Towson, making attempts from 32 and 35 yards. He also was perfect on PATs, going 3-for-3. The Huskies hadn’t made a field goal since Nov. 8, 2008 at William and Mary.
RHODE ISLAND (1-6, 0-4 CAA)
This Week: #5/5 William and Mary (6-1, 3-1)
Next Week: at #8/7 New Hampshire (6-1, 3-1)
-- Quarterback Chris Paul-Etienne threw for 121 yards through the air and one touchdown in the loss to Villanova. Paul-Etienne’s touchdown pass was his fourth of the 2009 season.
-- Wide receiver Ty Bynum caught a team-high five passes at Villanova. Bynum has caught 11 passes for 115 yards in his last two games. Bynum currently leads the team in receptions (22) and receiving yards (319).
-- Rhode Island forced three fumbles and recovered two Villanova miscues Saturday. The Rams have forced 15 fumbles and recovered 11 this season.
-- Linebackers Rob Damon and Matt Hansen posted seven tackles apiece in the loss to Villanova. Damon and Hansen have combined for 146 tackles, 16.5 tackles for loss, four sacks and four forced fumbles in 2009.
-- Defensive lineman Steve Weedon totalled a career-high 12 tackles in the loss at Villanova Saturday.
#1/1 RICHMOND (7-0, 5-0 CAA)
This Week: at Towson (2-5, 1-3)
Next Week: #4/4 Villanova (7-1, 4-1)
-- Richmond’s win over Massachusetts extended its school-record winning streak to 16-straight -- one shy of the the longest streak in Division I Football held by Florida (17).
-- Richmond’s 7-0 start this season matches the program’s best-ever start in 1985. That squad earned one more win to move to 8-0, before losing three of its final four to finish 8-3.
-- Massachusetts entered Saturday’s game with CAA Football’s fifth-best rushing offense, but was limited to 62 yards on 30 carries. Since the start of last season, Richmond has limited 17 opponents to less than 100 yards rushing and is 16-1 in those games.
-- After entering the UMass game with just five interceptions on the season, Richmond’s defense picked off six Massachusetts passes and now has 11 INT’s on the season. The Spiders have hauled in 10 interceptions in their last three games.
TOWSON (2-5, 1-3 CAA)
This Week: #1/1 Richmond (7-0, 5-0)
Next Week: at #5/5 William and Mary (6-1, 3-1)
-- True freshman Tommy Chroniger, replacing injured starter Peter Athens, made the first start of his career at quarterback for Towson against Northeastern. Jeremy Jayne, a junior walk-on, saw his first collegiate action at quarterback against Northeastern in relief of Chroniger and completed 14-of-31 passes for 170 yards and one touchdown. Jayne’s appearance marked the fifth different quarterback used by Towson this season.
-- In seven games the Tigers have allowed 237 points, but 48 of those points have been scored while the Tigers’ defense was on the sidelines. Towson has allowed four interception returns for touchdowns, two kickoff returns for touchdowns, two safeties and one defensive extra point return.
-- Tight end John Godlasky caught a six-yard touchdown pass from Jeremy Jayne in the fourth quarter against Northeastern. The TD-catch was Godlasky’s second of the season and the eighth of his career. The senior has now caught 30 passes for 308 yards and eight touchdowns in his career, while eight of those receptions have been for touchdowns.
#4/4 VILLANOVA (7-1, 4-1 CAA)
This Week: Bye Week
Next Week: at #1/1 Richmond (7-0, 5-0)
-- Villanova’s 36-7 win over Rhode Island gave head coach Andy Talley his 200th career victory. Reaching the 200-win plateau puts the 30-year coaching veteran in company with 55 other college football head coaches (all divisions) who have reached the mark during the 130 years of college football. Active coaches part of that elite group include Bobby Bowden (Florida State), Mack Brown (Texas) and Joe Paterno (Penn State) from the FBS level and Bob Ford (Albany), Jerry Moore (Appalachian State) and Joe Taylor (Florida A&M) at the FCS level.
-- The Wildcats rushed for 376 yards in the win over Rhode Island marking the third 300-yard rushing game of the year for Villanova. The Wildcats offense went over the 300-yard rushing mark against Lehigh and had more than 400 yards on the ground against Northeastern.
-- Nova’s defense has limited opponents to one touchdown in its last 10 quarters of play. The Wildcats held UNH without a touchdown in the second half (Oct. 10), shutout James Madison and gave up a third-quarter touchdown to Rhode Island.
#5/5 WILLIAM AND MARY (6-1, 3-1 CAA)
This Week: at Rhode Island (1-6, 0-4)
Next Week: Towson (2-5, 1-3)
-- Running back Jonathan Grimes, one of two CAA Football Offensive Players of the Week, rushed for 158 yards on 20 carries in the win over James Madison. Grimes’ 100-yard rushing effort marked the first allowed by the JMU defense this season. The sophomore’s game on the ground was also the highest single-game total for a Tribe back since 2006 (Elijah Brooks, 165 vs. Towson.
-- The Tribe’s win over James Madison gave William and Mary head coach Jimmye Laycock his 20th winning season during his 30 years on the Williamsburg campus.
-- William and Mary has opened its conference slate with a 3-1 mark for the second consecutive year. Last year, after losing its conference opener to Villanova, the College ripped off five-straight conference wins before falling at then No. 1 James Madison.
-- W&M’s 6-1 start is its best since beginning the 1998 season with a 6-1 mark.
JAMES MADISON AT #16/18 DELAWARE
Saturday, Oct. 31 - 12:00 pm
Delaware Stadium (22,000), Newark, Del.
Television: The Comcast Network, Comcast SportsNet - New England
Series: Delaware leads 11-7
James Madison (2-5, 0-4 CAA)
Coach: Mickey Matthews
Career: 78-51 (11 years)
School: 78-51 (11 years)
Offense
Rushing: Justin Thorpe (7 G, 90-408 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Justin Thorpe (7 G, 40-83-3-486 yards, 1 TD)
Receiving: Rockeed McCarter (7 G, 21-343 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Arthur Moats (7 G, 28 solo, 31 assisted, 59 total)
Sacks: Arthur Moats (7 G, 7.0-46 yards)
Interceptions: Jon Williams (7 G, 1-62 yards)
Delaware (5-2, 3-2 CAA)
Coach: K.C. Keeler
Career: 149-57-1 (16 years)
School: 61-36 (8 years)
Offense
Rushing: David Hayes (7 G, 79-329 yards, 2 TD)
Passing: Pat Devlin (7 G, 128-196-3-1663 yards, 13 TD)
Receiving: Mark Duncan (5 G, 23-399 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Charles Graves (7 G, 30 solo, 13 assisted, 43 total)
Sacks: John Higginson (7 G, 3.5-20 yards)
Interceptions: Charles Graves (7 G, 4-131 yards)
NORTHEASTERN AT #8/7 NEW HAMPSHIRE
Saturday, Oct. 31 - 12:00 pm
Cowell Stadium (6,500), Durham, N.H.
Series: New Hampshire leads 40-14-1
Northeastern (1-6, 1-3 CAA)
Coach: Rocky Hager
Career: 109-70-1 (16 years)
School: 18-45 (6 years)
Offense
Rushing: John Griffin (7 G, 115-525 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Matt Carroll (6 G, 68-105-4-632 yards, 5 TD)
Receiving: Jordan Batts (7 G, 36-351 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Phil Higgins (7 G, 29 solo, 30 assisted, 59 total)
Sacks: Jason Vega (7 G, 2.0-13 yards)
Interceptions: Darryl Jones (7 G, 3-0 yards)
New Hampshire (6-1, 3-1 CAA)
Coach: Sean McDonnell
Career: 76-51 (11 years)
School: 76-51 (11 years)
Offense
Rushing: Sean Jellison (7 G, 73-324 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: R.J. Toman (6 G, 93-165-6-1185 yards, 7 TD)
Receiving: Scott Sicko (7 G, 29-411 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Sean Ware (7 G, 27 solo, 30 assisted, 57 total)
Sacks: Kyle Maroney (7 G, 3.0-20 yards)
Interceptions: Terrence Klein (7 G, 4-9 yards)
#5/5 WILLIAM AND MARY AT RHODE ISLAND
Saturday, Oct. 31 - 1:00 pm
Meade Stadium (6,555), Kingston, R.I.
Series: William and Mary leads 10-2
William and Mary (6-1, 3-1 CAA)
Coach: Jimmye Laycock
Career: 195-139-2 (30 years)
School: 195-139-2 (30 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jonathan Grimes (7 G, 127-641 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: R.J. Archer (7 G, 142-225-4-1448 yards, 11 TD)
Receiving: D.J. McAulay (7 G, 34-423 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jake Trantin (7 G, 24 solo, 26 assisted, 50 total)
Sacks: Adrian Tracy (7 G, 7.0-38 yards)
Interceptions: B.W. Webb (7 G, 4-84 yards)
Rhode Island (1-6, 0-4 CAA)
Coach: Joe Trainer
Career: 14-26 (4 years)
School: 1-6 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Anthony Ferrer (7 G, 75-285 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: Chris Paul-Etienne (6 G, 79-142-4-798 yards, 4 TD)
Receiving: Tyquan Bynum (7 G, 22-319 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Rob Damon (7 G, 42 solo, 37 assisted, 79 total)
Sacks: Steve Weedon (6 G, 4.0-18 yards)
Interceptions: Jarrod Williams (7 G, 3-29 yards)
#1/1 RICHMOND AT TOWSON
Saturday, Oct. 31 - 1:00 pm
Unitas Stadium (11,198), Towson, Md.
Series: Richmond leads 3-2
Richmond (7-0, 5-0 CAA)
Coach: Mike London
Career: 20-3 (2 years)
School: 20-3 (2 years)
Offense
Rushing: Justin Forte (7 G, 124-617 yards, 4 TD)
Passing: Eric Ward (7 G, 110-177-4-1274 yards, 10 TD)
Receiving: Tre Gray (7 G, 27-323 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Collin McConaghy (7 G, 22 solo, 34 assisted, 56 total)
Sacks: Martin Parker (7 G, 4.0-25 yards)
Interceptions: Michael Ireland (6 G, 2-109 yards)
Towson (2-5, 1-3 CAA)
Coach: Rob Ambrose
Career: 5-12 (2 years)
School: 2-5 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Tremayne Dameron (7 G, 109-379 yards, 5 TD)
Passing: Peter Athens (6 G, 59-112-12-691 yards, 6 TD)
Receiving: David Newsom (7 G, 24-361 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Danzel White (7 G, 26 solo, 40 assisted, 66 total)
Sacks: Brady Smith (7 G, 2.0-14 yards)
Interceptions: Jeremy Gardner (7 G, 1-38 yard)
#19/23 MASSACHUSETTS AT MAINE
Saturday, Oct. 31 - 3:30 pm
Alfond Stadium (10,000), Orono, Maine
Television: Comcast SportsNet - Mid-Atlantic Plus, Comcast SportsNet - New England, Comcast SportsNet - Philadelphia
Series: Massachusetts leads 40-14-1
Massachusetts (4-3, 2-2 CAA)
Coach: Kevin Morris
Career: 28-35 (7 years)
School: 4-3 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Jon Hernandez (7 G, 87-445 yards, 6 TD)
Passing: Kyle Havens (7 G, 114-211-13-1534 yards, 8 TD)
Receiving: Victor Cruz (7 G, 33-541 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Tyler Holmes (7 G, 33 solo, 38 assisted, 71 total)
Sacks: Anthony Monette (7 G, 3.5-21 yards)
Interceptions: Tyler Holmes (7 G, 3-12 yards)
Maine (3-4, 2-2 CAA)
Coach: Jack Cosgrove
Career: 91-99 (17 years)
School: 91-99 (17 years)
Offense
Rushing: Derek Session (7 G, 97-428 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: Warren Smith (6 G, 115-183-9-1291 yards, 10 TD)
Receiving: Landis Williams (6 G, 38-407 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Donte Dennis (7 G, 30 solo, 40 assisted, 70 total)
Sacks: Jordan Stevens (7 G, 5.5-26 yards)
Interceptions: Jerron McMillian (7 G, 3-65 yards)