2015 Colonial Athletic Association football season

2015 CAA football season
League NCAA Division I FCS (Football Championship Subdivision)
Sport Football
Duration September 3, 2015 – November 21, 2015
Number of teams 12
TV partner(s) NBCSN
Comcast SportsNet
American Sports Network
CAA.TV
2015 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
Albany   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Delaware   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Elon   0 – 0         0 – 0  
James Madison   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Maine   0 – 0         0 – 0  
New Hampshire   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Rhode Island   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Richmond   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Stony Brook   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Towson   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Villanova   0 – 0         0 – 0  
William & Mary   0 – 0         0 – 0  
† – Conference champion
^ – FCS playoff participant
As of January 2, 2015; Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2015 Colonial Athletic Association football season will be the 9th season for CAA Football, as part of the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Previous season

New Hampshire won the CAA Championship with an 8–0 record in conference play. They were joined in the FCS Playoffs by James Madison, Richmond, and Villanova. James Madison would fall in the First Round to Liberty. New Hampshire would earn the #1 seed and beat Fordham and #8 seed Chattanooga before falling to #5 seed Illinois State in the Semifinals. Richmond would defeat Morgan State in the First Round before falling to #7 seed Coastal Carolina in the Second Round. Villanova would receive the #6 seed and beat Liberty before falling to Sam Houston State in the Quarterfinals.

Head coaches

Rankings

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Albany TSN
C
Delaware TSN
C
Elon TSN
C
James Madison TSN
C
Maine TSN
C
New Hampshire TSN
C
Rhode Island TSN
C
Richmond TSN
C
Stony Brook TSN
C
Towson TSN
C
Villanova TSN
C
William & Mary TSN
C

Regular Season

Index to colors and formatting
CAA member won
CAA member lost
CAA teams in bold

All times Eastern time.

Rankings reflect that of the Sports Network poll for that week.

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 3 TBA New Hampshire San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA
September 3 TBA Stony Brook Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
September 3 TBA Elon Wake Forest BB&T Field at Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC
September 3 TBA Villanova Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT
September 4 7:00 PM Jacksonville Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
September 5 TBA William & Mary Lafayette Fisher Field • Easton, PA
September 5 TBA Morehead State James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
September 5 TBA Richmond Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD
September 5 TBA Rhode Island Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY
September 5 TBA Towson East Carolina Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC
September 5 TBA Albany Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY
September 5 TBA Maine Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 12 TBA Lafayette Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
September 12 TBA New Hampshire Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY
September 12 TBA Lehigh James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
September 12 TBA Elon Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC
September 12 TBA Richmond Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA
September 12 TBA Central Connecticut Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
September 12 TBA Villanova Fordham Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY
September 12 TBA Rhode Island Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY
September 12 TBA St. Francis (PA) Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 19 TBA Delaware Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
September 19 TBA William & Mary Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
September 19 TBA New Hampshire Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
September 19 TBA Albany James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
September 19 TBA North Carolina A&T Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
September 19 TBA VMI Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
September 19 TBA Holy Cross Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD
September 19 TBA Harvard Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
September 19 TBA Maine Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 26 TBA Delaware North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
September 26 TBA Stony Brook William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
September 26 TBA Central Connecticut New Hampshire Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH
September 26 TBA James Madison SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX
September 26 TBA Towson Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
September 26 TBA Penn Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
September 26 TBA Rhode Island Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
September 26 TBA Albany Duquesne Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field • Pittsburgh, PA

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
October 3 TBA William & Mary Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
October 3 TBA Elon New Hampshire Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH
October 3 TBA Stony Brook James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
October 3 TBA Maine Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
October 3 TBA Rhode Island Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI
October 3 TBA Albany Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
October 10 TBA Delaware Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
October 10 TBA William & Mary Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
October 10 TBA James Madison Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
October 10 TBA Elon Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
October 10 TBA Maine Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
October 17 TBA New Hampshire William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
October 17 TBA James Madison Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
October 17 TBA Richmond Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
October 17 TBA Towson Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
October 17 TBA Yale Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
October 17 TBA Villanova Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
October 24 TBA New Hampshire Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
October 24 TBA Hampton William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
October 24 TBA Richmond James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
October 24 TBA Stony Brook Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
October 24 TBA Villanova Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
October 31 TBA Delaware Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD
October 31 TBA James Madison William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
October 31 TBA Rhode Island New Hampshire Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH
October 31 TBA Elon Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
October 31 TBA Albany Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
October 31 TBA Maine Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Ten

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
November 7 TBA Albany Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
November 7 TBA William & Mary Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
November 7 TBA Richmond New Hampshire Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH
November 7 TBA Howard Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
November 7 TBA Villanova Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
November 7 TBA Towson Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Eleven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
November 14 TBA James Madison Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
November 14 TBA Towson William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
November 14 TBA New Hampshire Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY
November 14 TBA Elon Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
November 14 TBA Richmond Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
November 14 TBA Stony Brook Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Week Twelve

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
November 21 TBA Delaware Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
November 21 TBA William & Mary Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
November 21 TBA Maine New Hampshire Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH
November 21 TBA Villanova James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
November 21 TBA Albany Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
November 21 TBA Rhode Island Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team

Records against other conferences

CAA vs. FCS conferences

Conference Record
Big South 0–0
Ivy League 0–0
MEAC 0–0
NEC 0–0
Patriot 0–0
Pioneer 0–0
Southern 0–0
Total 0–0

CAA vs. FBS conferences

Conference Record
ACC 0–0
American 0–0
Big Ten 0–0
MAC 0–0
MWC 0–0
Total 0–0

Attendance

Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Total Average % of Capacity
Albany Bob Ford Field 8,500 0%
Delaware Delaware Stadium 22,000 0%
Elon Rhodes Stadium 11,250 0%
James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium 24,877 0%
Maine Alfond Stadium 10,000 0%
New Hampshire Cowell Stadium 6,500 0%
Rhode Island Meade Stadium 6,555 0%
Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium 8,700 0%
Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium 8,136 0%
Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium 11,198 0%
Villanova Villanova Stadium 12,000 0%
William & Mary Zable Stadium 11,686 0%

References