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2018 CAA football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Championship
SportFootball
DurationAugust 30, 2018 – November 17, 2018
Number of teams12
CAA football seasons
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Maine $^   7 1     10 4  
No. 9 James Madison ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 16 Stony Brook ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 20 Towson ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 24 Delaware ^   5 3     7 5  
No. 19 Elon ^   4 3     6 5  
Rhode Island   4 4     6 5  
William & Mary   3 4     4 6  
New Hampshire   3 5     4 7  
Villanova   2 6     5 6  
Richmond   2 6     4 7  
Albany   1 7     3 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Colonial Athletic Association football season will be the twelfth season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Previous season

Head coaches

Team Coach Season Overall Record Record at School CAA Record
Albany Greg Gattuso 5th 118–56 (.678) 21–24 (.467) 11–21 (.344)
Delaware Danny Rocco 2nd 97–46 (.678) 7–4 (.636) 31–17 (.646)
Elon Curt Cignetti 2nd 61–20 (.753) 8–3 (.727) 6–2 (.750)
James Madison Mike Houston 3rd 68–20 (.773) 25–1 (.962) 16–0 (1.000)
Maine Joe Harasymiak 3rd 10–11 (.476) 10–11 (.476) 8–8 (.500)
New Hampshire Sean McDonnell 20th 148–87 (.630) 148–87 (.630) 95–60 (.613)
Rhode Island Jim Fleming 5th 28–39 (.418) 7–38 (.156) 5–27 (.156)
Richmond Russ Huesman 2nd 65–42 (.607) 6–5 (.545) 4–4 (.500)
Stony Brook Chuck Priore 13th 115–69 (.625) 76–60 (.559) 21–19 (.525)
Towson Rob Ambrose 10th 55–61 (.474) 52–54 (.491) 35–39 (.473)
Villanova Mark Ferrante 2nd 5–6 (.455) 5–6 (.455) 3–5 (.375)
William & Mary Jimmye Laycock 39th 245–189–2 (.564) 245–189–2 (.564) 109–93 (.540)

Records are as of November 18, 2017

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
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8
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9
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10
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11
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12
Final
Albany S
C
Delaware S 15 RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 21
C 16 RV RV RV RV RV RV 25 21
Elon S 12 15 14 12 11 10 5 11 8
C 13 15 14 12 9 9 6 11 6
James Madison S 2 2 2 2 2 2 6 4 3
C 2 2 2 2 2 2 8 5 3
Maine S 22 17 13 16 25 21 16 24
C 25 20 16 16 25 22 20 RV
New Hampshire S 7 20 RV RV
C 9 22 RV
Rhode Island S RV 25 23 22 18 16 22 RV
C RV RV 23 20 17 15 23 RV
Richmond S RV RV RV RV RV
C RV RV
Stony Brook S 20 24 24 20 18 13 19 18 15
C 22 23 21 20 17 13 20 17 15
Towson S RV RV 25 23 17 10
C RV RV RV 24 18 10
Villanova S 19 12 10 15 13 19 RV
C 19 11 10 14 14 19 25 RV
William & Mary S
C

Regular season

[1]

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 Result Attendance Reference
August 30 7:00 p.m. No. 7 New Hampshire Maine Alfond StadiumOrono, ME MAINE 35–7 6,597 [2]
August 30 7:00 p.m. Rhode Island No. 15 Delaware Delaware StadiumNewark, DE URI 21–19 17,945 [3]
September 1 12:00 p.m. No. 2 James Madison NC State Carter–Finley StadiumRaleigh, NC L 13–24 56,073 [4]
September 1 12:00 p.m. No. 19 Villanova Temple Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA W 19–17 32,357 [5]
September 1 2:00 p.m. No. 20 Stony Brook Air Force Falcon StadiumColorado Springs, CO L 0–38 33,415 [6]
September 1 3:30 p.m. Albany Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA L 7–33 34,486 [7]
September 1 6:00 p.m. No. 12 Elon South Florida Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL L 14–34 31,217 [8]
September 1 6:00 p.m. Richmond Virginia Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA L 13–42 40,524 [9]
September 1 6:00 p.m. William & Mary Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA W 14–7 5,042 [10]
September 1 7:00 p.m. Towson Morgan State Hughes StadiumBaltimore, MD W 36–10 9,209 [11]

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Zach Bednarczyk Villanova Justan Hogan
Sterling Sheffield
Rhode Island
Maine
Dev Holmes Albany Aidan O'Neill Towson

[12]

Week Two

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 8 12:00 p.m. Towson Wake Forest BB&T FieldWinston-Salem, NC
September 8 12:30 p.m. No. 12 Villanova Lehigh Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA
September 8 1:00 p.m. Albany Rhode Island Meade StadiumKingston, RI
September 8 2:00 p.m. William & Mary No. 12 (FBS) Virginia Tech Lane StadiumBlacksburg, VA
September 8 3:30 p.m. Lafayette Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
September 8 6:00 p.m. No. 25 Furman No. 15 Elon Rhodes StadiumElon, NC
September 8 6:00 p.m. No. 2 James Madison Norfolk State William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA
September 8 6:00 p.m. Colgate No. 20 New Hampshire Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH
September 8 6:00 p.m. Fordham Richmond E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA
September 8 6:00 p.m. Bryant No. 24 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY
September 8 7:30 p.m. No. 22 Maine Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
JaJuan Lawson Rhode Island McAllister Ingram Elon Ramon Jefferson Maine D'Angelo Amos James Madison

[13]

Week Three

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 13 5:00 p.m. Richmond St. Francis DeGol FieldLoretto, PA
September 13 7:30 p.m. Robert Morris No. 2 James Madison Bridgeforth StadiumHarrisonburg, VA
September 15 12:00 p.m. No. 25 Rhode Island Connecticut Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT
September 15 3:30 p.m. Towson No. 10 Villanova Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA
September 15 3:30 p.m. Cornell Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
September 15 5:00 p.m. New Hampshire Colorado Folsom FieldBoulder, CO
September 15 6:00 p.m. No. 14 Elon William & Mary Zable StadiumWilliamsburg, VA Cancelled
September 15 6:00 p.m. No. 24 Stony Brook Fordham Coffey FieldBronx, NY
September 15 7:00 p.m. Morgan State Albany Bob Ford FieldAlbany, NY

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tom Flacco
JaJuan Lawson
Towson
Rhode Island
Shayne Lawless Stony Brook Dev Holmes Albany Dejon Brissett Richmond

[14]

Week Four

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 22 2:00 p.m. Delaware No. 1 North Dakota State FargodomeFargo, ND
September 22 3:00 p.m. No. 13 Maine Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts StadiumMount Pleasant, MI
September 22 3:30 p.m. William & Mary No. 2 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
September 22 6:00 p.m. Richmond No. 20 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
September 22 6:00 p.m. No. 12 Elon Charleston Southern Buccaneer FieldNorth Charleston, SC
September 22 6:00 p.m. Bucknell No. 15 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
September 22 7:00 p.m. St. Francis Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Jordan Gowans Stony Brook Jimmy Moreland James Madison Dev Holmes Albany Casey Williams Stony Brook

[15]

Week Five

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
September 28 7:00 p.m. No. 22 Rhode Island Harvard Harvard StadiumBoston, MA
September 29 1:00 p.m. No. 16 Maine Yale Yale BowlNew Haven, CT
September 29 1:30 p.m. New Hampshire No. 11 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
September 29 3:00 p.m. No. 2 James Madison Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
September 29 4:00 p.m. The Citadel No. 25 Towson Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD
September 29 6:00 p.m. No. 13 Villanova No. 18 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
September 29 6:00 p.m. No. 24 Colgate William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Tom Flacco Towson Marcus Willoughby Elon Kyndel Dean James Madison Ahmere Dorsey Rhode Island

[16]

Week Six

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 6 12:00 p.m. Holy Cross New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
October 6 1:00 p.m. Brown No. 18 Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
October 6 1:30 p.m. No. 10 Elon No. 2 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
October 6 3:00 p.m. Delaware Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
October 6 3:30 p.m. Albany William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
October 6 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Villanova No. 25 Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
October 6 4:00 p.m. No. 13 Stony Brook No. 23 Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Malcolm Summers Elon Deshawn Stevens Maine Zack Monson Elon Kenny Doak
Shane Simpson
Maine
Towson

[17]

Week Seven

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 13 12:00 p.m. No. 21 Maine No. 16 Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
October 13 1:00 p.m. No. 6 James Madison Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
October 13 3:30 p.m. No. 5 Elon Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
October 13 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Stony Brook New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
October 13 4:00 p.m. William & Mary No. 17 Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD
October 13 7:00 p.m. Richmond Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY

Players of the Week

Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams
Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team
Donald Liotine Stony Brook Troy Reeder Delaware Devin Young Maine D'Angelo Amos James Madison

[18]

Week Eight

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 20 1:30 p.m. Richmond No. 11 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
October 20 3:30 p.m. No. 16 Maine William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
October 20 3:30 p.m. No. 24 Delaware New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
October 20 3:30 p.m. No. 13 Towson Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY
October 20 6:00 p.m. No. 22 Rhode Island No. 18 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
Tom Flacco Towson Troy Reeder Delaware Jaylan Thomas Elon Nasir Adderly Delaware

[19]

Week Nine

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
October 27 12:00 p.m. William & Mary Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
October 27 1:00 p.m. Albany No. 24 Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
October 27 2:00 p.m. New Hampshire Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
October 27 3:30 p.m. No. 10 Towson No. 21 Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
October 27 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Stony Brook No. 3 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA

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 Result Attendance Reference
November 3 1:00 p.m. James Madison New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
November 3 1:30 p.m. Rhode Island Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
November 3 3:00 p.m. Villanova Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA
November 3 3:30 p.m. Delaware Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY
November 3 4:00 p.m. Maine Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD

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 Result Attendance Reference
November 10 12:00 p.m. Towson Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC
November 10 1:00 p.m. William & Mary Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
November 10 1:00 p.m. Albany New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH
November 10 1:00 p.m. Delaware Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
November 10 2:00 p.m. Rhode Island James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
November 10 3:00 p.m. Maine Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

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 Result Attendance Reference
November 17 12:00 p.m. Villanova Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE
November 17 12:00 p.m. Elon Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
November 17 12:00 p.m. New Hampshire Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI
November 17 2:00 p.m. James Madison Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD
November 17 2:00 p.m. Richmond William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA
November 17 3:30 p.m. Stony Brook Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY

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 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 Wildcat Stadium 11,015 0%
Rhode Island Meade Stadium 6,555 0%
Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium 8,217 0%
Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium 12,300 0%
Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium 11,198 0%
Villanova Villanova Stadium 12,500 0%
William & Mary Zable Stadium 12,672 0%

References

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  3. ^ "Rhode Island beats ranked Delaware 21-19 in season opener". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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  5. ^ "Bednarczyk leads Villanova 19-17 upset of Temple". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
  6. ^ "Air Force defense shines in 38-0 win over Stony Brook". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 3, 2018.
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