2017 Colonial Athletic Association football season

2017 CAA football season
League NCAA Division I Football Championship
Sport Football
Duration August 27, 2017 – November 18, 2017
Number of teams 12
2017 CAA football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 24 Albany   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Delaware   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Elon   0 – 0         0 – 0  
No. 1 James Madison   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Maine   0 – 0         0 – 0  
No. 13 New Hampshire   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Rhode Island   0 – 0         0 – 0  
No. 7 Richmond   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Stony Brook   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Towson   0 – 0         0 – 0  
No. 10 Villanova   0 – 0         0 – 0  
William & Mary   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association football season will be the eleventh season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Previous season

Head coaches

Team Coach Season Overall Record Record at School CAA Record
Albany Greg Gattuso 4th 114–49 (.699) 17–17 (.500) 9–15 (.375)
Delaware Danny Rocco 1st 90–42 (.682) 0–0 (–) 26–14 (.650)
Elon Curt Cignetti 1st 53–17 (.757) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
James Madison Mike Houston 2nd 57–20 (.740) 14–1 (.933) 8–0 (1.000)
Maine Joe Harasymiak 2nd 6–5 (.545) 6–5 (.545) 5–3 (.625)
New Hampshire Sean McDonnell 19th 141–83 (.629) 141–83 (.629) 90–57 (.612)
Rhode Island Jim Fleming 4th 25–31 (.446) 4–30 (.118) 3–21 (.125)
Richmond Russ Huesman 1st 59–37 (.615) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
Stony Brook Chuck Priore 12th 106–67 (.613) 67–58 (.536) 14–18 (.438)
Towson Rob Ambrose 9th 50–55 (.476) 47–48 (.495) 32–34 (.485)
Villanova Mark Ferrante 1st 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–) 0–0 (–)
William & Mary Jimmye Laycock 38th 243–180–2 (.574) 243–180–2 (.574) 109–85 (.562)

Records are from before start of 2017 season

Preseason poll results[1]

First place votes in parentheses

Place School
1 James Madison (21)
2 Richmond (3)
3 Villanova
4 New Hampshire
5 Delaware
6 Albany
7 William & Mary
8 Stony Brook
9 Maine
10 Towson
11 Elon
12 Rhode Island

Rankings

Legend
  Increase in ranking
  Decrease in ranking
  Not ranked previous week
RV   Receiving votes
  Pre Wk
1 		Wk
2 		Wk
3 		Wk
4 		Wk
5 		Wk
6 		Wk
7 		Wk
8 		Wk
9 		Wk
10 		Wk
11 		Wk
12 		Final
Albany S 24
C RV
Delaware S RV
C
Elon S
C
James Madison S 1
C 1
Maine S RV
C
New Hampshire S 13
C 16
Rhode Island S
C
Richmond S 7
C 7
Stony Brook S RV
C
Towson S
C RV
Villanova S 10
C 9
William & Mary S RV
C RV

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 STATS FCS poll for that week.

Week One

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
August 27 7:00 pm No. 7 Richmond No. 3 Sam Houston State Bowers Stadium • Huntsville, TX ESPNU
August 31 7:00 pm Delaware State Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
August 31 7:00 pm Elon Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH
August 31 7:00 pm Maine No. 13 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
August 31 7:00 pm Rhode Island Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI
September 2 12:30 pm No. 10 Villanova No. 17 Lehigh Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA
September 2 3:30 pm William & Mary Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA
September 2 4:00 pm Stony Brook South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL
September 2 6:00 pm No. 24 Albany Old Dominion Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA
September 2 6:00 pm No. 1 James Madison East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC

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 9 noon Towson Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD
September 9 1:00 pm Albany Morgan State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD
September 9 1:00 pm Elon Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC
September 9 1:00 pm Rhode Island Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
September 9 1:00 pm Richmond Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY
September 9 3:30 pm Delaware Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA
September 9 3:30 pm Bryant Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
September 9 3:30 pm Villanova Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN3
September 9 6:00 pm East Tennessee State James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
September 9 6:00 pm New Hampshire Georgia Southern Paulson Stadium • Statesboro, GA
September 9 6:00 pm William & Mary Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA

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 16 1:00 pm New Hampshire Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA
September 16 1:00 pm Harvard Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
September 16 2:00 pm Howard Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
September 16 3:30 pm Cornell Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
September 16 3:30 pm Norfolk State James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
September 16 6:00 pm Sacred Heart Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
September 16 6:00 pm Lafayette Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
September 16 6:00 pm Bucknell William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
September 16 7:00 pm Monmouth Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY
September 16 7:00 pm Towson Saint Francis DeGol Field • Loretto, PA

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 23 1:30 pm Maine James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
September 23 3:30 pm Rhode Island New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
September 23 6:00 pm Elon Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
September 23 6:00 pm Towson Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
September 23 7:00 pm 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 Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference
September 30 12:30 pm Rhode Island Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI
September 30 2:00 pm Albany Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
September 30 3:30 pm James Madison Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
September 30 6:00 pm Bryant New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
September 30 6:00 pm Stony Brook William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
September 30 6:00 pm Villanova Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD
September 30 6:30 pm Maine Central Florida Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL

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 7 1:00 pm Maine Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
October 7 2:00 pm William & Mary Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
October 7 3:00 pm Albany Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
October 7 6:00 pm Delaware Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, 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 14 3:30 pm William & Mary Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
October 14 3:30 pm Villanova James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
October 14 3:30 pm Rhode Island Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
October 14 4:00 pm Richmond Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD
October 14 6:00 pm New Hampshire Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, 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 21 noon Elon Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
October 21 2:00 pm Towson New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
October 21 3:30 pm Maine Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY
October 21 3:30 pm Richmond Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
October 21 3:30 pm James Madison William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA

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 28 noon William & Mary Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
October 28 1:00 pm Rhode Island Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY
October 28 3:00 pm Stony Brook Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
October 28 3:30 pm Elon Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
October 28 3:30 pm New Hampshire James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
October 28 4:00 pm Delaware Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD

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 4 noon James Madison Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
November 4 1:00 pm Albany Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
November 4 1:00 pm Richmond Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
November 4 2:00 pm Delaware Maine Fitzpatrick Stadium • Portland, ME
November 4 2:00 pm Towson Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
November 4 2:00 pm New Hampshire William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA

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 11 noon Villanova Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
November 11 1:00 pm Wagner Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
November 11 2:00 pm Elon New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
November 11 2:00 pm Towson William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
November 11 3:30 pm Albany Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
November 11 3:30 pm Richmond James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
November 11 4:00 pm Maine Massachusetts Fenway Park • Boston, MA

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 18 noon James Madison Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
November 18 noon Stony Brook Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
November 18 1:00 pm New Hampshire Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY
November 18 1:00 pm Delaware Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
November 18 2:00 pm Rhode Island Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD
November 18 3:00 pm William & Mary Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

Players of the Week

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

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
Delaware Delaware Stadium 22,000
Elon Rhodes Stadium 11,250
James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium 24,877
Maine Alfond Stadium 10,000
New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium 11,015
Rhode Island Meade Stadium 6,555
Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium 8,700
Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium 8,300
Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium 11,198
Villanova Villanova Stadium 12,500
William & Mary Zable Stadium 12,672

References

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