CAA FOOTBALL WEEKLY RELEASE -- SEPT. 6
Richmond and Villanova Picked As League Favorites
Richmond, which returns 18 starters off last year’s NCAA National Championship team, and Villanova, which returns 16 starters from 2008, are picked to share the overall CAA Football Championship in 2009. New Hampshire, last season’s North Division winner, was also picked to repeat in the North according to a vote of the league’s 12 head coaches and selected media.
Richmond junior linebacker Eric McBride, William and Mary senior defensive end Adrian Tracy and New Hampshire junior quarterback R.J. Toman headlined the 2009 CAA Football Preseason All-Conference squad as all three were selected as Preseason Players of the Year. McBride, who earned All-America honors as a sophomore in 2008, and Tracy, the league’s leader in sacks per game last season, shared Defensive honors while Toman picked up Offensive honors thanks to a 2008 campaign which saw him rack up 3,000 yards passing and 28 touchdowns.
OVERALL CHAMPIONS -- Richmond & Villanova
North Division (First Place votes)
1. New Hampshire (12)
2. Massachusetts (7)
3. Maine
4. Hofstra
5. Northeastern
6. Rhode Island
South Division (First Place votes)
1. Richmond (9)
1. Villanova (9)
3. James Madison (1)
4. Delaware
5. William and Mary
6. Towson
CAA Football Players of the Week -- Sept. 7
Offensive Player of the Week - Brandyn Harvey, WR, Villanova
Harvey, the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week, helped lead Villanova to a come-from-behind win over Temple last Thursday, 27-24. The senior hauled in a career-high nine catches for a career-best 142 yards in the win over the Owls. Harvey, a native of Spring Valley, Calif., scored the Wildcats’ game-tying touchdown on a six-yard toss from ‘Nova quarterback Chris Whitney with just 1:24 left in the contest. Eight of Harvey’s nine catches and 132 of his 142 receiving yards came during the game’s second half.
Defensive Player of the Week - B.W. Webb, DB, William and Mary
Webb, who made his first career start Saturday in William and Mary’s 26-14 win over Virginia, is the CAA Football Defensive Player of the Week. The redshirt-freshman forced three of the seven Wahoo turnovers in the way of interceptions marking a William and Mary frosh record. The Newport News, Va., native put the finishing touches on his evening and the win for the Tribe when he picked off a Jameel Sewell pass at the 50 and returned it for a touchdown. The pick-six put William and Mary up 25-14 with just under three minutes left in the game.
Special Teams Player of the Week - Nick Yako, PK, Villanova
Yako, the CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Week, helped Villanova top Temple 27-24 Thursday evening in Philadelphia, Pa. The redshirt-freshman placekicker was perfect on the night connecting on 3-of-3 PATs and 2-of-2 in field goal tries. The Cleveland, Ohio, native, who had drilled a 27-yard field goal attempt earlier in the game, lifted the Wildcats to their third win all-time over an FBS foe when he hit a 32-yarder as time expired in the contest at Lincoln Financial Field.
Rookie of the Week - D.J. Adeoba, LB, Massachusetts
Adeoba earned CAA Football Rookie of the Week honors after helping pull Massachusetts within five of Kansas State on the road Saturday evening with a special teams highlight. The redshirt-freshman, who made his first career start, picked up a blocked punt early in the fourth quarter and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown cutting the K-State lead to 21-16. Adeoba, a Hollywood, Fla., native also recorded seven tackles in UMass’ 21-17 loss to the Wildcats.
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
The league’s seven ranked teams mark the most ranked CAA Football squads since the Nov. 10 edition of the poll in 2008 when it also showed seven among the Top-25. Richmond’s No. 1 ranking helps the league regain the poll’s top-spot, which it held 11-straight weeks in 2008. CAA Football squads make up half of the poll’s Top-10, no other league has more than two teams in the Top-10.
CAA Football has now had at least six teams ranked in 16 of the last 17 editions of the Sports Network poll. The league has also had at least three teams ranked every week since the poll’s inception, and two teams among the poll’s Top-10 in 57-straight weeks and 83 of the last 87 editions.
FCS Coaches Top-25
Seven CAA Football squads appeared in this week’s Top-25, one fewer than the total which appeared in the preseason poll release. Richmond’s No. 1 ranking helps the league reclaim the poll’s top-spot after it owned No. 1 for 11-straight weeks in 2008. CAA Football teams make up half of the poll’s Top-10, no other league has more than two teams in the Top-10.
Since the FCS Coaches Poll debuted in 2007 CAA Football has had at least four squads ranked in every edition (30 weeks). The league’s seven total teams among this edition’s Top-25 marks the second most-ever from a single conference to appear in a weekly edition of the FCS Coaches Poll -- CAA Football had eight in the 2009 Preseason edition.
Bring On The BCS/FBS
CAA Football opened the 2009 season by winning three games against BCS/FBS foes. Villanova upended Temple (27-24), William and Mary stunned Virginia (26-14) and Richmond beat Duke (24-16) in the first weekend of 2009.
The league heads into Week Two of the 2009 season with a mark of 3-3 against BCS/FBS foes, including a 2-1 record against the Atlantic Coast Conference. James Madison can extend the series lead when it faces Maryland Saturday at 6 p.m.
CAA Football is also 1-0 against the Mid-American Conference. New Hampshire has a chance to widen the series when it travels to Ball State Saturday at 7 p.m. Hofstra can also add a notch to the league’s win column against the MAC when it takes on Western Michigan later this season (Sept. 26, 7 p.m.).
Prior to 2009, the league had beaten three BCS/FBS teams during the same season only once -- 2000. Richmond topped Arkansas State (30-27), Northeastern beat Connecticut (35-27) and Rhode Island beat Connecticut (26-21). The caveat to that note is that UConn was in its first year of NCAA Division I transition in football, after having spent 52 years (1947-99) in the Yankee/Atlantic 10 Conference at the I-AA level.
CAA Football has now won 19 games versus BCS/FBS opponents in the last 13 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.
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 and Buck Buchanan awards. CAA Football had a total of seven honorees including two on the Payton Watch List and five on the Buck Buchanan Watch List. 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.
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...
-- Three CAA Football teams earned wins over BCS/FBS foes in Week One of the 2009 season including Villanova (Temple), William and Mary (Virginia) and Richmond (Duke).
-- CAA Football teams make up five of the Top-10 in each of the National Top-25 polls. The five squads include Richmond (No. 1), Villanova (No. 3), James Madison (No. 6), William and Mary (No. 7) and New Hampshire (No. 9).
-- The league opened 2009 with a record eight teams ranked among the FCS Coaches Preseason Top-25.
-- CAA Football was a combined 32-8 against non-conference FCS opponents in 2008. The league finished .500-or-better against FCS Conferences including the Big Sky, Big South, Great West, Ivy League, MEAC, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot and Southern.
-- CAA Football has advanced a record five programs to the NCAA Division I National Championships each of the last two years. No league had ever advanced more than four teams prior to the 2007 season.
-- CAA Football has been represented in the NCAA Division I National Championship game in five of the last six years.
-- Richmond won the 2008 NCAA Division I National Championship after finishing third in the CAA Football South Division. The Spiders lost regular season conference games to both Villanova and James Madison.
DELAWARE (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
This Week: #1/1 Richmond (1-0, 0-0)
Next Week: Delaware State (0-1)
-- Delaware opened its 2009 season with a 35-0 win over long-time rival West Chester before a sellout crowd of 22,006 at Delaware Stadium. The Blue Hens have now drawn 20,000 or more fans in 40-straight regular season games since 2001.
-- Quarterback Pat Devlin, in his Delaware debut after transferring from Penn State, completed 12-of-15 passes for 227 yards and two touchdowns and also ran for a score to lead the Hens over West Chester.
-- The Blue Hens return home to open CAA Football play Saturday as they host defending National Champion Richmond at 3:30 p.m., on TCN/CSN-NE/CSS. Delaware will be taking on a defending national champion for the eighth time and are 3-4 all-time, including wins over Youngstown State in 1995 and 1998 and 34-28 over James Madison in 2005.
HOFSTRA (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
This Week: at Bryant (1-0)
Next Week: at #1/1 Richmond (1-0, 0-0)
-- Hofstra’s win over Stony Brook marked its 399th in school history. The Pride is now 399-262-11 since the program started in 1937.
-- The Pride shut down Stony Brook’s heralded rushing tandem of Edwin Gowins and Conte Cuttino, holding the Seawolves to just 46 yards on 26 rushing attempts. Last year at Stony Brook, Hofstra held the Seawolves to 72 yards rushing.
-- Brock Jackolski was all over the field against Stony Brook Saturday night…literally. The second-year running back rushed four times for 26 yards, caught one pass for 12 yards, had one kickoff return for 17 yards, four punt returns and also played in the Pride secondary, recording three solo tackles and breaking up a pass. Jackolski rushed for 541 yards and eight touchdowns and caught 14 passes for 111 yards in 2008.
-- Pride offensive tackle Brian Frederick moved into the elite group of scoring linemen Saturday when he recovered a Joe Sidaras fourth quarter fumble in the end zone for the Pride touchdown that boosted the lead to 17-3.
#6/6 JAMES MADISON (0-0, 0-0 CAA)
This Week: at Maryland (0-1)
Next Week: VMI (1-0)
-- James Madison is ranked No. 6 in both the FCS Coaches Poll and the Sports Network Top-25 following Week One action.
-- Returning this season for the Dukes is 2008 CAA Football Special Teams Player of the Year Scotty McGee. McGee, an electrifying returnman for JMU, had a knack for turning the tables in games with his punt and kick return ability, including a kickoff return for a touchdown against Appalachian State and a last-second punt return for a touchdown at Richmond.
-- When the Dukes face Maryland this weekend they will be facing a familiar foe in Maryland’s new defensive coordinator Don Brown. Brown left Massachusetts (CAA Football conference member) after the 2008 season, and had compiled a mark of 42-19 in his five years leading the Minutemen.
#20/20 MAINE (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
This Week: at Northeastern (0-1, 0-0)
Next Week: at Albany (0-1)
-- Quarterback Mike Brusko rushed for 64 yards and two touchdowns, including the game-winning score in the first overtime against St. Cloud State last Thursday.
-- Tailback Derek Session topped 100 yards rushing in a game for the first time in his career, as he carried the ball 22 times for 124 yards and a score. 101 of Session’s yards came in the second half.
-- Brandon McLaughlin made his first career start at linebacker against St. Cloud State and logged a career-high 13 tackles, including 1.5 sacks for 16 yards. Donte Dennis also made his first career start at linebacker and recorded 10 stops.
-- Maine improved to 59-55-4 all-time in season openers with its win over St. Cloud State. The Black Bears open conference play this weekend when they travel to Brookline, Mass., to face Northeastern at 1 p.m., at Parsons Field.
#17/18 MASSACHUSETTS (0-1, 0-0 CAA)
This Week: Albany (0-1)
Next Week: Rhode Island (1-0, 0-0)
-- The sellout crowd of 50,750 at Kansas State’s Snyder Family Stadium was the third-largest ever to watch UMass play a game. The record of 53,190 was set last season at Texas Tech. In 2002, 51,221 watched UMass at NC State.
-- Massachusetts travelled with 19 players to Kansas State who had never played in a game at UMass, which included six true freshmen. Of those true freshmen Perry McIntyre saw action on the opening kickoff and all game long.
-- Tyler Holmes had his second career interception against Kansas State, second in as many games as the first came in the finale against Hofstra in 2008. He finished the game with a career-high 12 tackles - his second career double-figure tackling game. CAA Football Rookie of the Week - D.J. Adeoba played in the first game of his career returning a blocked punt 26-yards for a touchdown. He finished the game with seven tackles. Ke’Mon Bailey played his first UMass game at defensive back against the Wildcats when he forced a fumble and garnered a fumble recovery. He also had six tackles, three for loss.
#9/9 NEW HAMPSHIRE (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
This Week: at Ball State (0-1)
Next Week: Bye Week
-- New Hampshire’s 24-14 win over St. Francis to open the year marked its fifth-consecutive win in a home-opener. The Wildcats have also now won six of their last seven home-openers.
-- Running back Sean Jellison, who started in place of injured Chad Kackert against St. Francis, carried the ball 23 times for a career-best 125 yards and a touchdown. He also hauled in three catches for 24 yards and another touchdown.
-- QB R.J. Toman is no stranger to quarterback success. The junior has followed in the footsteps of big names at the high school and collegiate level. Prior to arriving in Durham, N.H., Toman was the successor to former USC signal-caller and current New York Jet rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez at Mission Viejo High School. Prior to taking snaps full-time at New Hampshire in 2008, Toman learned from Ricky Santos, who ranks second all-time on the NCAA FCS career total offense yards list with 14,615 yards from 2004-07. First on that NCAA list is the late Steve McNair.
NORTHEASTERN (0-1, 0-0 CAA)
This Week: #20/20 Maine (1-0, 0-0)
Next Week: Youngstown State (0-1)
-- The Huskies lost their 2009 season opener to Boston College Saturday, 54-0, sending them to 0-5 all-time against the Eagles. Northeastern is now 2-7 all-time against FBS teams.
-- Quarterbacks Alex Dulski and Matt Carroll both made their Northeastern debuts against Boston College. Dulski finished 4-for-6 for 21 yards passing and had five rushing attempts for 19 yards. Carroll was 4-for-8 for 28 yards passing and had 10 rushes for 17 yards.
-- Phil Higgins and David Akinniyi starred on defense for the Huskies against Boston College. Higgins had a team-best eight tackles, including two for a loss. Akinniyi also had two tackles for a loss.
-- Ron Conway tied a Northeastern record with 12 punts on the day. He had a 50-yard punt in the second quarter and had two others pinned inside the Eagles’ 20. His 415 punting yards on the day is good for third-best all-time in program history.
RHODE ISLAND (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
This Week: Bye Week
Next Week: at #17/18 Massachusetts (0-1, 0-0)
-- Rhode Island’s 41-28 win against Fordham was Rhody’s secondstraight win in its home-opener. Dating back to 2000, Rhody holds a 7-3 mark in home-openers.
-- Quarterback Chris Paul-Etienne totalled 245 yards of total offense (164 passing and 81 rushing) in his Rhode Island debut against Fordham.
-- Defensive end Victor Adesanya led the Rams defensively against Fordham, forcing two fumbles while recording two tackles for loss and two sacks. Adesanya’s two sacks marked career highs.
-- Rhode Island totalled 455 yards of total offense against Fordham, which was the most its offense has gained since its 2008 matchup against New Hampshire. The Rams’ 229 rushing yards against Fordham was more than any single game in 2008.
#1/1 RICHMOND (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
This Week: at Delaware (1-0, 0-0)
Next Week: Hofstra (1-0, 0-0)
-- Richmond’s current seven-game road win streak is a school record, upping the previous mark of six set over the 1998-99 seasons. The current streak began last season when the Spiders topped VMI, Oct. 4 (56-16).
-- Richmond’s 10-game winning streak ties a school record originally set in 1972-73 -- Richmond beat Furman on Oct. 21, 1972 and did not lose again until Oct. 20, 1973 versus West Virginia. The Spiders last loss was Oct. 11, 2008 (JMU).
-- Richmond opened the scoring against Duke last weekend by blocking a punt and returning it five yards for a touchdown. Tyler Kirchoff blocked the punt and Jonathan Mayfield ran it in. It marked the Spiders’ first blocked punt resulting in a TD since Nov. 17, 2007 -- Justin Forte blocked it and Patrick Weldon returned it five yards for the TD.
-- Richmond took a 14-9 lead into the half against Duke, improving to 38-3 since the start of the 2004 when leading at the break (23-1 since 2007). The Spiders are now 29-6 since 2005 when scoring first, and 13-3 since 2007 on the road.
TOWSON (0-1, 0-0 CAA)
This Week: Bye Week
Next Week: Coastal Carolina (0-1)
-- Rob Ambrose made his debut as the fourth head coach in Towson football history when the Tigers visited Northwestern. However, the Tigers weren’t able to provide the new coach with a win in his debut, dropping a 47-14 decision.
-- Quarterback Peter Athens became the first true freshman to start his first college game at quarterback since Dan Dullea, ’76 started the season opener in 1973. In his first college appearance he completed 15-of-25 passes for 140 yards. He threw his first career TD pass to David Newsom in the third quarter, a 33-yard play on fourth down.
-- Safety Ray White intercepted a pass in the second quarter, marking Towson’s fourth interception in the last 16 games. The Tigers recorded only three interceptions in 12 games last season. It was the third interception of White’s career.
-- The Tigers’ loss to Northwestern was their second game against an FBS program. Towson opened its season at Navy in 2008 and dropped a 41-13 decision.
#3/3 VILLANOVA (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
This Week: Lehigh (0-1)
Next Week: at Penn (0-0)
-- Villanova tallied its third all-time win over an FBS opponent against Temple last Thursday, 27-24. The Wildcats are now 3-11 all-time against FBS competition and have won three of their last seven against the FBS.
-- Chris Whitney registered his third career 200-yard passing game against Temple. He also recorded career-highs in completions with 24 and passing yards with 278. Whitney is now 12-4 as the Wildcats starting quarterback.
-- Offensive linemen Ben Ijalana and Brant Clouser and linebacker Terence Thomas all started their 25th consecutive game. All three have started every game of their careers at Villanova.
-- CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week Brandyn Harvey scored the game tying touchdown on a six-yard reception with 1:24 left in the fourth quarter against Temple. His nine receptions and 142 yards both mark career-highs. Eight of Harvey’s nine catches came in the second half and 132 of his 142 receiving yards came in the second half.
#7/7 WILLIAM AND MARY (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
This Week: Central Connecticut State (1-0)
Next Week: Bye Week
-- Cornerback B.W. Webb posted one of the most memorable debuts in the history of the Tribe program with his performance in the win at Virginia. The Newport News, Va., native intercepted three passes and returned his final pick 50 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter. The play was recognized on national television later in the evening when ESPN SportsCenter featured it as the day’s No. 5 Top Play. Webb’s impressive effort was also honored, as he was selected as the Sports Network National Player of the Week, a College Sporting News All-Star and CAA Defensive Player of the Week.
-- The College came out of the game with Virginia +6 in the turnover battle, as the Tribe’s defense collected seven total miscues. The seven turnovers was the most in the nation (FBS and FCS) produced over the opening weekend of action in college football. The Tribe was also able to completely control the game clock, holding the ball for 35:36 of the game clock (24:24 for UVA).
#20/20 MAINE AT NORTHEASTERN
Saturday, Sept. 12 - 1:00 pm
Parsons Field (7,000), Brookline, Mass.
Series: Maine leads 24-16
Maine (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
Coach: Jack Cosgrove
Career: 89-95 (17 years)
School: 89-95 (17 years)
Offense
Rushing: Derek Session (1 G, 22-124 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Mike Brusko (1 G, 9-13-1-101 yards, 0 TD)
Receiving: Desmond Randall (1 G, 2-43 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Brandon McLaughlin (1 G, 5 solo, 8 assisted, 13 total)
Sacks: Brandon McLaughlin (1 G, 1.5-16 yards)
Interceptions: None
Northeastern (0-1, 0-0 CAA)
Coach: Rocky Hager
Career: 108-65-1 (16 years)
School: 17-40 (6 years)
Offense
Rushing: Alex Dulski (1 G, 5-19 yards, 0 TD)
Passing: Matt Carroll (1 G, 4-8-0-28 yards, 0 TD)
Receiving: Greg Abelli (1 G, 3-13 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Phil Higgins (1 G, 7 solo, 1 assisted, 8 total)
Sacks: None
Interceptions: None
#1/1 RICHMOND AT DELAWARE
Saturday, Sept. 12 - 3:30 pm
Delaware Stadium (22,000), Newark, Del.
Television: The Comcast Network/Comcast SportsNet-New England/Comcast Charter Sports Southeast
Series: Delaware leads 18-7
Richmond (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
Coach: Mike London
Career: 14-3 (2 years)
School: 14-3 (2 years)
Offense
Rushing: Justin Forte (1 G, 16-69 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Eric Ward (1 G, 12-23-0-143 yards, 0 TD)
Receiving: Tre Gray (1 G, 5-51 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Collin McConaghy (1 G, 4 solo, 4 assisted, 8 total)
Sacks: Martin Parker (1 G, 1.0-7 yards)
Interceptions: None
Delaware (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
Coach: K.C. Keeler
Career: 145-55-1 (16 years)
School: 57-34 (8 years)
Offense
Rushing: David Hayes (1 G, 20-57 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Pat Devlin (1 G, 12-15-0-227 yards, 2 TD)
Receiving: Mark Mackey (1 G, 5-83 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Tyrone Grant (1 G, 4 solo, 1 assisted, 5 total)
Sacks: Brandon Gilbeaux (1 G, 1.0-5 yards)
Interceptions: Anthony Walters (1 G, 1-33 yards)
HOFSTRA AT BRYANT
Saturday, Sept. 12 - 1:00 pm
Bulldog Stadium (4,400), Smithfield, R.I.
Series: First Meeting
Bryant (1-0)
Coach: Marty Fine
Career: 63-31 (10 years)
School: 35-18 (6 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jerell Smith (1 G, 23-121 yards, 0 TD)
Passing: Michael Croce (1 G, 15-22-0-169 yards, 2 TD)
Receiving: Tim Mastrino (1 G, 1-13 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Franck Tebou (1 G, 6 solo, 4 assisted, 10 total)
Sacks: Don Smith (1 G, 2.0-8 yards)
Interceptions: None
Hofstra (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
Coach: Dave Cohen
Career: 14-21 (4 years)
School: 14-21 (4 years)
Offense
Rushing: Cory Christopher (1 G, 10-44 yards, 0 TD)
Passing: Cory Christopher (1 G, 18-32-1-149 yards, 0 TD)
Receiving: Aaron Weaver (1 G, 5-39 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Leslie Jackman (1 G, 5 solo, 3 assisted, 8 total)
Sacks: Joe Akabalu (1 G, 1.0-4 yards)
Interceptions: None
#6/6 JAMES MADISON AT MARYLAND
Saturday, Sept. 12 - 6:00 pm
Byrd Stadium (54,000), College Park, Md.
Television: ESPN360.com
Series: Maryland leads 1-0
James Madison (0-0, 0-0 CAA)
Coach: Mickey Matthews
Career: 76-46 (11 years)
School: 76-46 (11 years)
Offense (category leader who returns in 2009)
Rushing: Griff Yancey (14 G, 93-518 yards, 10 TD)
Passing: Drew Dudzik (14 G, 17-32-1-110 yards, 1 TD)
Receiving: Rockeed McCarter (14 G, 21-347 yards, 6 TD)
Defense (category leader who returns in 2009)
Tackles: Arthur Moats (14 G, 25 solo, 40 assisted, 65 total)
Sacks: Arthur Moats (14 G, 11.5-66 yards)
Interceptions: Scotty McGee (14 G, 1-18 yards)
Maryland (0-1)
Coach: Ralph Friedgen
Career: 64-37 (9 years)
School: 64-37 (9 years)
Offense
Rushing: Da’Rel Scott (1 G, 13-90 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Chris Turner (1 G, 17-30-0-167 yards, 0 TD)
Receiving: Adrian Cannon (1 G, 5-30 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Antwine Perez (1 G, 7 solo, 1 assisted, 8 total)
Sacks: Masengo Kabongo (1 G, 1.0-8 yards)
Interceptions: None
ALBANY AT #17/18 MASSACHUSETTS
Saturday, Sept. 12 - 6:00 pm
McGuirk Alumni Stadium (17,000), Amherst, Mass.
Series: Massachusetts leads 2-0
Albany (0-1)
Coach: Bob Ford
Career: 234-166-1 (41 years)
School: 225-144 (37 years)
Offense
Rushing: Andrew Smith (1 G, 8-99 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Vinny Esposito (1 G, 14-28-1-110 yards, 0 TD)
Receiving: Tim Bush (1 G, 6-50 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Justin Brancaccio (1 G, 7 solo, 2 assisted, 9 total)
Sacks: Emerson Kinsey (1 G, 1.0-10 yards)
Interceptions: Emerson Kinsey (1 G, 1-0 yards)
Massachusetts (0-1, 0-0 CAA)
Coach: Kevin Morris
Career: 24-33 (7 years)
School: 0-1 (First year)
Offense
Rushing: Tony Nelson (1 G, 19-107 yards, 0 TD)
Passing: Kyle Havens (1 G, 10-34-2-102 yards, 1 TD)
Receiving: Victor Cruz (1 G, 2-44 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Tyler Holmes (1 G, 8 solo, 4 assisted, 12 total)
Sacks: Michael Hanson (1 G, 1.0-13 yards)
Interceptions: Tyler Holmes (1 G, 1-12 yards)
#9/9 NEW HAMPSHIRE AT BALL STATE
Saturday, Sept. 12 - 7:00 pm
Scheumann Stadium (22,500), Muncie, Ind.
Series: First Meeting
New Hampshire (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
Coach: Sean McDonnell
Career: 71-50 (11 years)
School: 71-50 (11 years)
Offense
Rushing: Sean Jellison (1 G, 23-125 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: R.J. Toman (1 G, 11-23-3-95 yards, 2 TD)
Receiving: Sean Jellison (1 G, 3-24 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Sean Ware (1 G, 5 solo, 3 assisted, 8 total)
Sacks: Kayle Maroney (1 G, 1.0-9 yards)
Interceptions: Ryan Hinds (1 G, 1-0 yards)
Ball State (0-1)
Coach: Stan Parrish
Career: 57-43-3 (13 years)
School: 0-2 (2 years)
Offense
Rushing: MiQuale Lewis (1 G, 15-103 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Kelly Page (1 G, 15-34-1-140 yards, 0 TD)
Receiving: Seth White (1 G, 4-47 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Alex Knipp (1 G, 7 solo, 6 assisted, 13 total)
Sacks: None
Interceptions: Sean Baker (1 G, 1-0 yards)
LEHIGH AT #3/3 VILLANOVA
Saturday, Sept. 12 - 7:00 pm
Villanova Stadium (12,000), Villanova, Pa.
Series: Tied 5-5
Lehigh (0-1)
Coach: Andy Coen
Career: 16-18 (4 years)
School: 16-18 (4 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jaren Walker (1 G, 7-32 yards, 0 TD)
Passing: J.B. Clark (1 G, 7-29-3-122 yards, 2 TD)
Receiving: Jake Drwal (1 G, 3-85 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: B.J. Benning (1 G, 4 solo, 8 assisted, 12 total)
Sacks: B.J. Benning (1 G, 1.0-9 yards)
Interceptions: John Veniero (1 G, 1-0 yards)
Villanova (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
Coach: Andy Talley
Career: 194-119-2 (30 years)
School: 166-101-1 (25 years)
Offense
Rushing: Chris Whitney (1 G, 17-33 yards, 0 TD)
Passing: Chris Whitney (1 G, 24-35-0-278 yards, 2 TD)
Receiving: Brandyn Harvey (1 G, 9-142 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Ross Ventrone (1 G, 7 solo, 2 assisted, 9 total)
Sacks: None
Interceptions: John Dempsey (1 G, 1-4 yards)
CENTRAL CONNECTICUT STATE AT #7/7 WILLIAM AND MARY
Saturday, Sept. 12 - 7:00 pm
Zable Stadium (12,259), Williamsburg, Va.
Series: First Meeting
William and Mary (1-0, 0-0 CAA)
Coach: Jimmye Laycock
Career: 190-138-2 (30 years)
School: 190-138-2 (30 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jonathan Grimes (1 G, 19-46 yards, 0 TD)
Passing: R.J. Archer (1 G, 23-44-1-184 yards, 1 TD)
Receiving: Ryan Moody (1 G, 3-70 yards, 0 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jake Trantin (1 G, 7 solo, 4 assisted, 11 total)
Sacks: Jake Trantin (1 G, 1.0-7 yards)
Interceptions: B.W. Webb (1 G, 3-68 yards)
Central Connecticut State (1-0)
Coach: Jeff McInerney
Career: 22-12 (4 years)
School: 22-12 (4 years)
Offense
Rushing: James Mallory (1 G, 31-117 yards, 1 TD)
Passing: Huner Wanket (1 G, 15-19-1-169 yards, 2 TD)
Receiving: Josue Paul (1 G, 7-78 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Isaiah Boddie (1 G, 3 solo, 2 assisted, 5 total)
Sacks: Ricardo Gibson (1 G, 1.0-6 yards)
Interceptions: Marcus Dorsey (1 G, 1-33 yards)