CAA Football Announces 2016 Television Package
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (June 22, 2016) – CAA Football has announced an extensive 30-game television package for the 2016 season, which includes 18 conference matchups in conjunction with the league’s broadcast partners, NBC Sports Regional Networks and the American Sports Network.
NBC Sports Regional Networks – which includes CSN Mid-Atlantic, CSN Philadelphia, CSN New England and SNY – will carry 11 CAA Football games and one non-conference contest this season. NBC Sports Regional Networks deliver more than 2,200 live sporting events annually, along with award-winning breaking news, comprehensive analysis, digital content and original programming to more than 43 million homes.
The American Sports Network package will feature eight CAA Football games this fall. ASN – the collegiate sports initiative of the Sinclair Broadcast Group – has affiliates that reach approximately 40 percent of U.S. households. Sinclair operates 173 television stations airing 483 channels in 81 markets, and has affiliations with all the major networks nationwide.
In addition to the conference package, at least 10 non-conference contests featuring CAA Football teams will air nationally on ESPN3.
CAA Football’s televised games will also be available on a variety of desktop, mobile, tablet and smart TV devices. The NBC Sports app will stream each of the CSN games at no cost to authenticated subscribers. In addition, CAA.tv will provide free digital coverage of numerous CAA Football contests throughout the season.
The 2016 television package gets underway on Sept. 10 as perennial power New Hampshire entertains Holy Cross at 7 p.m. on ASN in the first game from newly renovated Wildcat Stadium. Conference play takes center stage with a doubleheader on Sept. 17 as 2015 NCAA FCS semifinalist Richmond visits Stony Brook at Noon on ASN, followed by Villanova hosting Towson at 3:30 p.m. on CSN to kick off the league schedule for the two squads.
CAA Football’s television lineup includes at least one conference game on every Saturday between Sept. 17 and Nov. 19. Six Saturdays – Sept. 17, Sept. 24, Oct. 15, Oct. 29, Nov. 12 and Nov. 19 – feature CAA Football doubleheaders. There will be three games broadcast on Oct. 8 as Rhode Island travels to Villanova at Noon on ASN, James Madison entertains in-state rival William & Mary at 3:30 p.m. on CSN, and Towson plays host to Stony Brook at 7 p.m. on CSN.
The regular season concludes on Nov. 19 with CSN and ASN each picking a “wildcard game”, which will showcase the best matchups based on the conference standings. The networks will choose the games no later than two weeks in advance.
Specific CSN and ASN clearances will be announced weekly throughout the season.
A complete list of CAA Football’s 2016 television package is below.
Date Matchup Time Network
Sept. 1 Maine at UConn 7:00 p.m. ESPN3
Sept. 1 William & Mary at NC State 7:30 p.m. ESPN3
Sept. 2 UAlbany at Buffalo 7:00 p.m. ESPN3
Sept. 3 Villanova at Pittsburgh 1:30 p.m. ESPN3
Sept. 3 Richmond at Virginia 3:30 p.m. ESPN3
Sept. 3 Towson at USF 7:00 p.m. ESPN3
Sept. 3 Rhode Island at Kansas 7:00 p.m. ESPN3
Sept. 10 Stony Brook at Temple 1:00 p.m. ESPN3
Sept. 10 Holy Cross at New Hampshire 7:00 p.m. ASN
Sept. 10 Maine at Toledo 7:00 p.m. ESPN3
Sept. 17 Richmond at Stony Brook 12:00 p.m. ASN
Sept. 17 James Madison at North Carolina 3:30 p.m. ACC RSN/CSN
Sept. 17 Towson at Villanova 3:30 p.m. CSN
Sept. 17 Delaware at Wake Forest 6:30 p.m. ESPN3
Sept. 24 James Madison at Maine 12:00 p.m. ASN
Sept. 24 Elon at William & Mary 7:00 p.m. CSN
Oct. 1 Towson at Richmond 3:30 p.m. CSN
Oct. 8 Rhode Island at Villanova 12:00 p.m. ASN
Oct. 8 William & Mary at James Madison 3:30 p.m. CSN
Oct. 8 Stony Brook at Towson 7:00 p.m. CSN
Oct. 15 James Madison at New Hampshire 12:00 p.m. ASN
Oct. 15 Villanova at Richmond 3:30 p.m. CSN
Oct. 22 New Hampshire at Towson 3:30 p.m. CSN
Oct. 29 Elon at UAlbany 12:00 p.m. ASN
Oct. 29 Towson at Delaware 3:30 p.m. CSN
Nov. 5 James Madison at Richmond 3:30 p.m. CSN
Nov. 12 William & Mary at Towson 12:00 p.m. ASN
Nov. 12 Delaware at Richmond 3:30 p.m. CSN
Nov. 19 Wildcard Game 12:00 p.m. ASN
Nov. 19 Wildcard Game 3:30 p.m. CSN
All times ET and subject to change
CSN: Comcast SportsNet/NBC Sports Regional Networks
ASN: American Sports Network
ESPN3: ESPN3 Digital Network