CAA Football Celebrates 75 Years Of Success During The 2022 Season
Rob Washburn
RICHMOND, Va. (July 27, 2022) – CAA Football will celebrate a special milestone during the 2022 season as the conference reaches 75 years.
The league began with six institutions (Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) in 1947 as the Yankee Conference and continued under that banner for 50 seasons. The Atlantic 10 assumed operation of the conference for the next decade from 1997-2006. CAA Football began in 2007 and has built on the league’s legacy of success over the past 15 years.
To commemorate the milestone, CAA Football has developed a 75-year logo that will be used through the 2022 campaign. The logo will be used on helmet stickers that each team will wear, as well as on coins used by officials for the pre-game toss. CAA Football will also produce a series of video features throughout the season, taking a look back at some of the coaches and student-athletes who have helped impact the conference over the past 75 years.
CAA Football is set to make more history in 2022 as the conference features 13 members for the first time (UAlbany, Delaware, Elon, Hampton, Maine, Monmouth, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Richmond, Stony Brook, Towson, Villanova and William & Mary). North Carolina A&T will become the 14
th member for the 2023 season.
The conference has captured six FCS national championships since 1998, posted seven national runner-up finishes, and had 18 teams reach the semifinals of the FCS playoffs over the last 16 years. The league’s 119 all-time wins in the playoffs are the second-most of any FCS conference. CAA Football boasts 30 individual national award winners and 122 former players have been drafted by NFL franchises.
CAA Football Membership History
Current Membership
University at Albany (2013-present)
University of Delaware (1986-present)
Elon University (2014-present)
Hampton University (2022-present)
University of Maine (1947-present)
Monmouth University (2022-present)
University of New Hampshire (1947-present)
University of Rhode Island (1947-present)
University of Richmond (1986-present)
Stony Brook University (2013-present)
Towson University (2004-present)
Villanova University (1988-present)
William & Mary (1993-present)
Past Members
Boston University (1973-1997)
University of Connecticut (1947-1999)
Georgia State University (2012)
Hofstra University (2001-2009)
James Madison University (1993-2021)
University of Massachusetts (1947-2011)
Northeastern University (1993-2009)
Old Dominion University (2011-2012)
University of Vermont (1947-1974)