2022 Colonial Athletic Association football season

The 2022 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the 16th season of the Colonial Athletic Association football taking place during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The season began on September 1, 2022, with non-conference play and with conference play beginning on September 24, 2022.

2022 Colonial Athletic Association football season
LeagueNCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
Sportfootball
DurationSeptember 1, 2022
December 9, 2023
Number of teams13
TV partner(s)FloSports, ESPN+
2023 NFL draft
Finals championsWilliam & Mary,
New Hampshire
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 William & Mary +^   7 1     11 2  
No. 13 New Hampshire +^   7 1     9 4  
No. 11 Richmond ^   6 2     9 4  
No. 17 Elon ^   6 2     8 4  
Rhode Island   5 3     7 4  
No. 19 Delaware ^   4 4     8 5  
Towson   4 4     6 5  
Villanova   4 4     6 5  
Monmouth   3 5     5 6  
Albany   2 6     3 8  
Maine   2 6     2 9  
Hampton   1 7     4 7  
Stony Brook   1 7     2 9  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

This was the final year that the conference was known as the Colonial Athletic Association. In July 2023, it rebranded to become the Coastal Athletic Association.

Background

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Monmouth and Hampton joined the CAA from the Big South Conference. James Madison left the CAA and transitioned to the FBS into the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

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The 2021 Colonial Athletic Association champion was No. 3 James Madison with a record of 12–2 overall, and 7–1 in conference play.

Preseason

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Recruiting classes

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National Rankings
Team Total Signees
Albany 21
Delaware 20
Elon 24
Hampton 17
Maine 28
Monmouth 20
New Hampshire 24
Rhode Island 22
Richmond 15
Stony Brook 24
Towson 20
Villanova 25
William & Mary 27

CAA media day

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The 2022 CAA media day was held on July 28, 2022. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:[1]

Preseason poll

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The preseason poll was released on July 28, 2022.[2]

CAA
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Villanova 270 (16)
2 Delaware 235 (7)
3 Rhode Island 224
4 Richmond 219
5 William & Mary 206 (2)
6 Elon 191 (1)
7 Stony Brook 151
8 Maine 134
9 New Hampshire 117
10 Monmouth 105
11 Towson 81
12 Albany 64
13 Hampton 31
  • First place votes in ()

Preseason All-CAA teams

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2022 Preseason All-CAA

  • Offensive Player of the Year: Ty Son Lawton, RB, Stony Brook, Sr.[3]
  • Defensive Player of the Year: Nate Lynn, DL, William & Mary, So.[4]
All-CAA Offense[5]
Position Player Class Team
QB Tony Muskett Junior Monmouth
RB Ty Son Lawton Senior Stony Brook
RB Bronson Yoder Senior William & Mary
FB Luke Hamilton Senior Towson
WR Jackson Parham Senior Elon
WR Thyrick Pitts GS Delaware
WR Rayjoun Pringle Junior Villanova
TE Caleb Warren Senior Rhode Island
OL Michael Corbi GS Villanova
OL Nick Correia Junior Rhode Island
OL Colin Gamroth GS Villanova
OL Michael Gerace GS Maine
OL Kyle Nunez GS Stony Brook
PK Skyler Davis Senior Elon
KR Aaron Dykes Senior Maine
PR Eddie Morales III GS Monmouth
All-CAA Defense[5]
Position Player Class Team
DL Artis Hemmingway Senior Delaware
DL Nate Lynn Senior William & Mary
DL Chase McGowan Senior Delaware
DL Josiah Silver Sophomore New Hampshire
LB Jackson Ambush Sophomore Albany
LB Johnny Buchanan Senior Delaware
LB Tyler King Sophomore Stony Brook
LB KeShaun Moore Senior Hampton
LB Tristan Wheeler Junior Richmond
CB Jordan Jones Senior Rhode Island
CB Ryan Poole Senior William & Mary
S Cole Coleman Senior Elon
S Kedrick Whitehead Senior Delaware
P Tyler Pastula Junior Albany
SPEC TD Ayo-Durojaiye Senior Villanova
All-CAA Honorable Mention[5]
Position Player Team
QB Nolan Henderson Delaware
QB Kasim Hill Rhode Island
RB Freddie Brock Maine
RB Juwon Farri Monmouth
RB Malachi Imoh William & Mary
WR Jadakis Bonds Hampton
WR Jaaron Hayek Villanova
TE Shawn Bowman Maine
OL Patrick Flynn New Hampshire
OL Colby Sorsdal William & Mary
DL Anthony Lang Albany
DL Torrence Williams Elon
LB Evan Stewart Rhode Island
CB Tre'Von Jones Elon
S Pop Bush New Hampshire
S Noah Plack Delaware
KR D'Ago Hunter Towson
PR Jourdan Townsend Delaware
P Ryan Kost Monmouth
SPEC Alex Washington William & Mary

Head coaches

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Team Head coach Years at school Overall record Record at school CAA record
Albany Greg Gattuso 9 136–89 39–57 22–46
Delaware Ryan Carty 1 8–5 8–5 4–4
Elon Tony Trisciani 4 20–20 20–20 15–13
Hampton Robert Prunty 5 21–23 21–23 1–7
Maine Jordan Stevens 1 2–9 2–9 2–6
Monmouth Kevin Callahan 30 178–135 178–135 3–5
New Hampshire Rick Santos 2 15–9 15–9 12–4
Rhode Island Jim Fleming 9 52–63 31–62 20–47
Richmond Russ Huesman 6 92–66 33–29 23–21
Stony Brook Chuck Priore 17 136–100 97–91 34–42
Towson Rob Ambrose 13 79–83 76–76 49–55
Villanova Mark Ferrante 6 37–26 37–26 23–21
William & Mary Mike London 5 85–77 23–16 15–12

Schedule

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

All times EST time.

Regular season schedule

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Week One

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 1 7:00 p.m. Monmouth New Hampshire Wildcat StadiumDurham, NH FloSports  UNH 31–21   8,703
September 1 7:00 p.m. Rhode Island No. 22 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle StadiumStony Brook, NY Flosports  URI 35–14   7,101
September 2 6:00 p.m. Lehigh Villanova Villanova StadiumVillanova, PA W 45–17   6,101
September 2 7:00 p.m. William & Mary Charlotte Jerry Richardson StadiumCharlotte, NC ESPN3 W 41–24   13,940
September 3 12:00 p.m. No. 19 Delaware Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD CBSSN W 14–7   30,542
September 3 12:30 p.m. No. 24 Richmond Virginia Scott StadiumCharlottesville, VA ACCRSN L 17–34   41,122
September 3 6:00 p.m. Towson Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial StadiumLewisburg, PA ESPN+ W 14–13 OT  1,949
September 3 6:00 p.m. Howard Hampton Armstrong StadiumHampton, VA W 31–28   2,588
September 3 6:00 p.m. Albany Baylor McLane StadiumWaco, TX L 10–69   41,242
September 3 6:00 p.m. Maine New Mexico University StadiumAlbuquerque, NM L 0–41   15,166
September 3 6:30 p.m. Elon Vanderbilt FirstBank StadiumNashville, TN SECN/ESPN+ L 31–42   20,120
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Two

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 10 1:00 p.m. Villanova LIU Bethpage Federal Credit Union StadiumBrookville, NY W 38–21   4,812
September 10 1:00 p.m. Colgate Maine Alfond StadiumOrono, ME L 18–21   5,295
September 10 1:00 p.m. Fordham Monmouth Kessler StadiumWest Long Branch, NJ L 49–52   2,785
September 10 5:00 p.m. Saint Francis Richmond E. Claiborne Robins StadiumRichmond, VA (FloSports/NBCS WA) W 31–21   6,388
September 10 6:00 p.m. No. 22 Rhode Island Bryant Beirne StadiumSmithfield, RI ESPN+ W 35–21   4,893
September 10 6:00 p.m. Campbell No. 20 William & Mary Zable StadiumWilliamsburgm VA Cox/FloSports W 37–21   8,558
September 10 6:00 p.m. Delaware State No. 10 Delaware Delaware StadiumNewark, DE (rivalry) FloSports/NBCS Philadelphia W 35–9   17,176
September 10 6:00 p.m. Tuskegee Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA W 42–10   6,512
September 10 6:00 p.m. Elon Wofford Gibbs StadiumSpartanburg, SC ESPN+ W 26–0   2,569
September 10 7:00 p.m. New Hampshire Albany Tom & Mary Casey StadiumAlbany, NY FloSports  UNH 28–23   7,174
September 10 7:00 p.m. Morgan State Towson Johnny Unitas StadiumTowson, MD (The Battle for Greater Baltimore) MPT W 29–21   9,784
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Three

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 17 12:00 p.m. Villanova Army Michie StadiumWest Point, NY L 10–49   32,320
September 17 12:00 p.m. Richmond Lehigh Goodman StadiumBethlehem, PA ESPN+ W 30–6   6,178
September 17 1:00 p.m. No. 9 Delaware No. 17 Rhode Island Meade StadiumKingston, RI FloSports  DEL 42–21   4,666
September 17 1:00 p.m. Fordham Albany Jack Coffey FieldBronx, NY L 45–48   5,000
September 17 1:00 p.m. Georgetown Monmouth Kessler Stadium • West Long Beach, NJ W 45–6   2,589
September 17 1:00 p.m. Towson West Virginia Milan Puskar StadiumMorgantown, WV ESPN+ L 7–65   50,703
September 17 2:00 p.m. Hampton Norfolk State William "Dick" Price StadiumNorfolk, VA W 17–7   15,459
September 17 3:30 p.m. Stony Brook UMass Warren McGuirk Alumni StadiumAmherst, MA L 3–20   10,011
September 17 3:30 p.m. No. 15 William & Mary Lafayette Fisher StadiumEaston, PA (ESPN+) W 34–7   5,244
September 17 6:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb Elon Rhodes StadiumElon, NC FloSports W 30–24   8,126
September 17 6:00 p.m. North Carolina Central No. 25 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH FloSports L 27–45   9,630
September 17 7:30 p.m. Maine Boston College Alumni StadiumChestnut Hill, MA L 17–38   34,325
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Four

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
September 24 12:00 p.m. No. 20 Rhode Island No. 24 Pittsburgh Acrisure StadiumPittsburgh, PA (ACCN) L 24–45   54,667
September 24 2:00 p.m. Stony Brook No. 22 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA FloSports/NBCS WA  RIC 51–7 2OT  7,618
September 24 3:30 p.m. Central Connecticut State Albany Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY W 45–26   6,111
September 24 3:30 p.m. Elon No. 14 William & Mary Walter Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA Cox/FloSports  ELON 35–31   10,803
September 24 3:30 p.m. Monmouth Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA  MON 49–42   12,001
September 24 4:00 p.m. New Hampshire Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD FloSports  UNH 37–14   5,508
September 24 6:00 p.m. Hampton No. 8 Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE FloSports  DEL 35–3   16,035
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Five

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 1 12:00 p.m. Monmouth Lehigh Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA W 35–7   2,923
October 1 1:00 p.m. No. 14 Villanova Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME  VIL 45–20   7,168
October 1 2:00 p.m. No. 17 Richmond No. 23 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC FloSports  ELON 30–27   9,243
October 1 3:30 p.m. No. 18 William & Mary Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY FloSports  W&M 27–10   3,581
October 1 3:30 p.m. Towson No. 6 Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE FloSports/NBCS Philadelphia  DEL 24–10   18,905
October 1 6:00 p.m. Brown Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI (rivalry) FloSports W 38–10   5,028
October 1 6:00 p.m. New Hampshire Western Michigan Waldo StadiumKalamazoo, MI ESPN3 L 7–44   20,119
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Six

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 8 1:00 p.m. Albany Monmouth Kessler Stadium • West Long Branch, NJ  MON 38–31   2,532
October 8 2:00 p.m. Maine Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA  ME 31–24   4,512
October 8 2:00 p.m. Towson No. 14 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC FloSports  ELON 27–10   5,578
October 8 3:30 p.m. Stony Brook New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH FloSports  UNH 24–14   13,273
October 8 3:30 p.m. No. 6 Delaware No. 16 William & Mary Walter Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry) Cox/FloSports  W&M 27–21   12,506
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Seven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 15 1:00 p.m. Monmouth Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME  ME 38–28   6,241
October 15 1:00 p.m. No. 14 Elon No. 25 Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI FloSports  URI 17–10   5,415
October 15 1:30 p.m. New Hampshire Dartmouth Memorial FieldHanover, NH (rivalry) ESPN+ W 14–0   3,580
October 15 3:30 p.m. Hampton Albany Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY  HAM 38–37   8,212
October 15 3:30 p.m. No. 17 Villanova No. 21 Richmond E. Claiborn Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA FloSports/MASN  RIC 20–10   7,830
October 15 6:00 p.m. Stony Brook Fordham Jack Coffey Field • Bronx, NY L 14–45   1,914
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Eight

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 22 1:00 p.m. No. 22 Rhode Island Monmouth Kessler Stadium • West Long Branch, NJ FloSports  URI 48–46 7OT  3,478
October 22 1:00 p.m. No. 21 Elon No. 25 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH FloSports  UNH 40–22   14,137
October 22 2:00 p.m. No. 19 Richmond Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA FloSports  RIC 41–10   0
October 22 3:00 p.m. Morgan State No. 13 Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE FloSports W 38–7   16,375
October 22 3:30 p.m. Albany Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA  VIL 31–29   6,741
October 22 3:30 p.m. Maine Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY  STBK 28–27   7,174
October 22 4:00 p.m. William & Mary Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD FloSports  W&M 44–24   4,445
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Nine

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
October 29 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook Albany Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY  ALB 59–14   2,403
October 29 1:00 p.m. Hampton Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA  VIL 24–10   4,097
October 29 1:00 p.m. Towson Monmouth Kessler Stadium • West Long Branch, NJ  TOW 52–48   3,729
October 29 1:00 p.m. No. 18 Rhode Island No. 10 William & Mary Walter Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA FloSports  W&M 31–30   7,981
October 29 1:00 p.m. No. 17 Richmond Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME FloSports  RIC 31–21   4,278
October 29 3:30 p.m. No. 12 Delaware Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC FloSports  ELON 27–7   5,541
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Ten

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 5 1:00 p.m. Monmouth No. 18 Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE FloSports/NBCS Philadelphia  DEL 49–17   16,385
November 5 1:00 p.m. No. 8 William & Mary Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA FloSports  W&M 20–14   4,126
November 5 1:00 p.m. Morgan State Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY W 24–22   4,502
November 5 1:00 p.m. Maine No. 23 Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI FloSports  URI 26–22   4,377
November 5 2:00 p.m. Villanova Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD  TOW 27–3   4,057
November 5 2:00 p.m. Albany No. 19 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC FloSports  ELON 27–3   8,368
November 5 3:30 p.m. No. 17 New Hampshire No. 14 Richmond E. Claiborn Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA FloSports  RIC 40–34   6,329
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in EST.

Week Eleven

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 12 12:00 p.m. Maine Albany Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY  ALB 23–21   2,301
November 12 1:00 p.m. Towson Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY  TOW 21–17   3,513
November 12 10:30 p.m. No. 18 Elon Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA FloSports  ELON 38–24   0
November 12 1:00 p.m. No. 22 Rhode Island No. 21 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH FloSports  UNH 31–28   8,045
November 12 1:00 p.m. Villanova No. 8 William & Mary Walter Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA Cox/FloSports  W&M 45–12   10,280
November 12 1:00 p.m. No. 12 Richmond No. 17 Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE FloSports  RIC 21–13   16,534
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in EST.

Week Twelve

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Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 19 1:00 p.m. No. 18 New Hampshire Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME FloSports  UNH 42–41   4,638
November 19 12:00 p.m. Stony Brook Monmouth Kessler Stadium • West Long Branch, NJ  MON 24–21   2,204
November 19 12:00 p.m. No. 8 William & Mary No. 11 Richmond E. Claiborn Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA Capital Cup  W&M 37–26   8,200
November 19 1:00 p.m. Albany Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI FloSports  URI 35–21   3,603
November 19 1:00 p.m. Hampton Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD  TOW 27–7   4,045
November 19 1:00 p.m. No. 20 Delaware Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue) FloSports  VIL 29–26   6,451
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in EST.

Playoffs

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First round

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
November 26 12:00 p.m. No. 12 Elon No. 11 Furman Paladin StadiumGreenville, South Carolina ESPN+ L 6–31   2,717
November 26 2:00 p.m. No. 16 Fordham No. 15 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH FloSports W 52–42   2,989
November 26 2:00 p.m. Davidson No. 13 Richmond E. Claiborn Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA ESPN+ W 41–0   3,000
November 26 2:00 p.m. Saint Francis No. 23 Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE ESPN+ W 56–17   4,629
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in EST.

Second round

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 3 12:00 p.m. No. 15 New Hampshire No. 7 Holy Cross Fitton FieldWorcester, MA L 19–35   6,265
December 3 2:00 p.m. Gardner–Webb No. 6 William & Mary Walter Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA ESPN+ W 54–14   7,110
December 3 2:00 p.m. No. 23 Delaware No. 1 South Dakota State Dana J. Dykhouse StadiumBrookings, SD ESPN+ L 6–42   6,117
December 3 2:00 p.m. No. 13 Richmond No. 2 Sacramento State Hornet StadiumSacramento, CA ESPN+ L 31–38   9,136
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in EST.

Quarterfinals

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Ref.
December 9 8:00 p.m. No. 6 William & Mary No. 3 Montana State Bobcat StadiumBozeman, MT ESPN2/ESPN+ L 7–55   14,367
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in EST.

Head to head matchups

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Head to head
Team Albany Delaware Elon Hampton Maine Monmouth New Hampshire Rhode Island Richmond Stony Brook Towson Villanova William & Mary
Albany L 3–27 L 37–38 W 23–21 L 31–38 L 23–28 L 21–35 W 59–14 L 29–31
Delaware L 7–27 W 35–3 W 49–17 W 42–21 L 13–21 W 24–10 L 26–29 L 21–27
Elon W 27–3 W 27–7 W 38–24 L 22–40 L 10–17 W 30–27 OT W 27–10 W 35–31
Hampton W 38–37 OT L 3–35 L 24–38 L 24–31 L 10–41 L 7–27 L 10–24 L 14–20
Maine L 21–23 W 31–24 W 38–28 L 41–42 OT L 22–26 L 21–31 L 27–28 L 20–45
Monmouth W 38–31 L 17–49 L 28–38 L 21–31 L 46–48 7OT W 24–21 L 48–52 W 49–42
New Hampshire W 28–23 W 40–22 W 42–41 OT W 31–21 W 31–28 L 34–40 W 24–14 W 37–14
Rhode Island W 35–21 L 21–42 W 17–10 W 26–22 W 48–46 7OT L 28–31 W 35–14 L 30–31
Richmond W 21–13 L 27–30 2OT W 31–21 W 40–34 W 51–7 W 20–10 L 26–37
Stony Brook L 14–59 W 28–27 L 21–24 L 14–24 L 14–35 L 7–51 L 17–21 L 10–27
Towson L 10–24 L 10–27 W 27–7 W 52–48 L 14–37 W 21–17 W 27–3 L 24–44
Villanova W 31–29 W 29–26 W 24–10 W 45–20 L 42–49 L 10–20 L 3–27 L 12–45
William & Mary W 27–21 L 31–35 W 20–14 W 31–30 W 45–17 W 37–26 W 44–24 W 45–12

Updated with the results of all regular season conference games.

CAA vs FBS matchups

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The Football Bowl Subdivision comprises 11 conferences and four independent programs.


Date Visitor Home Site Score
September 2 William & Mary Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC W 41–24
September 3 Delaware Navy Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD W 14–7
September 3 Richmond Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 17–34
September 3 Albany Baylor McLane Stadium • Waco, TX L 10–69
September 3 Elon Vanderbilt FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN L 31–42
September 3 Maine New Mexico University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM L 0–41
September 17 Villanova Army Michie Stadium • West Point, NY L 10–49
September 17 Towson West Virginia Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV L 7–65
September 17 Stony Brook UMass McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA L 3–20
September 17 Maine Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA L 17–38
September 24 Rhode Island Pittsburgh Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 24–45
October 1 New Hampshire Western Michigan Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI L 7–44

Rankings

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Legend
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т Tied with team above or below also with this symbol
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Delaware STATS 19 10 9 8 6 6 13 13 12 18 17 20 23 19
C 19 13 10 8 6 6 12 12 11 16 15 19 RV 24т
Elon STATS RV RV RV 23 14 14 21 RV 19 18 14 12 17
C RV 23 17 17 25 RV 23 21 18 15 18
Hampton STATS
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Maine STATS
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New Hampshire STATS RV 25 RV RV RV RV 25 19 17 21 18 15 13
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Rhode Island STATS 22 22 17 20 RV RV 25т 22 18 23 22 RV RV RV
C 24т 20т 14 21 25 23 22 19 17 22 22 RV RV RV
Richmond STATS 24 RV RV 22 17 23 21 19 17 14 12 11 13 11
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Stony Brook STATS
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Villanova STATS 6 6 7 9 14 15 17 RV RV RV
C 5 5 5 10 15 13 16 RV RV
William & Mary STATS RV 20 15 14 18 16 11 12 10 8 8 8 6 8
C RV 22 17 14 21 17 13 13 12 9 8 8 8 8

Awards and honors

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Player of the week honors

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Week Offensive Defensive Special Teams Rookie
Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position Player Team Position
Week 1 Darius Wilson William & Mary QB Johnny Buchanan Delaware LB Josiah Silver New Hampshire DL Isaiah Perkins Towson WR
Week 2 Dylan Laube New Hampshire RB Jalen Jones William & Mary CB Jeff Yurk Elon P A.J. Pena Rhode Island LB
Jaden Shirden Monmouth RB
Week 3 Nolan Henderson Delaware QB John Pius William & Mary LB D'Ago Hunter Towson KR Reese Poffenbarger Albany QB
Week 4 Jaden Shirden Monmouth RB Marcus Hillman Elon LB Dylan Laube New Hampshire RB Reese Poffenbarger Albany QB
Reece Udinski Richmond QB
Week 5 Jaaron Hayek Villanova WR Johnny Buchanan Delaware LB Ethan Chang William & mary K Johncarlos Miller II Elon TE
Week 6 Bronson Yoder William & Mary RB Mike Reid Monmouth DB Skyler Davis Elon K Reese Poffenbarger Albany QB
Week 7 Malcolm Mays Hampton QB Khairi Manns Maine DL Andrew Lopez Richmond K Reese Poffenbarger Albany QB
Jarrett Martin Rhode Island LB
Week 8 Marques DeShields Rhode Island RB Tye Freeland William & Mary S Sean Lehane New Hampshire P Charlie McKee Stony Brook QB
Jeremiah Grant Richmond DE
Week 9 Reece Udinski Richmond QB Omar Rogers Elon DB D'Ago Hunter Towson KR/PR Reese Poffenbarger Albany QB
Week 10 Nolan Henderson Delaware QB Marcus Hillman Elon DB D'Ago Hunter Towson KR/PR Isaiah Perkins Towson WR
Week 11 Max Brosmer New Hampshire QB Marlem Louis Richmond DE Jake Larson Richmond K Reese Poffenbarger Albany QB
Darius Wilson William & Mary QB
Week 12 Dylan Laube New Hampshire RB John Pius William & Mary LB Oneil Robinson Rhode Island S Shane Hartzell Villanova LB

CAA Individual Awards

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The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Colonial Athletic Association football coaches at the end of the season.[6]

Award Player School
Offensive Player of the Year Jaden Shirden, RB Monmouth
Defensive Player of the Year John Pius, LB William & Mary
Coach of the Year Rick Santos New Hampshire
Special Teams Player of the Year D'Ago Hunter, KR Towson
Offensive Rookie of the Year Reese Poffenbarger, QB Albany
Defensive Rookie of the Year Jalen Jones, CB William & Mary
Chuck Boone Leadership and Excellence Award Tristan Wheeler, LB Richmond

All-conference teams

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The following players earned CAA honors.

Home game announced attendance

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Team Stadium Capacity Game 1 Game 2 Game 3 Game 4 Game 5 Game 6 Game 7 Total Average % of capacity
Albany Tom & Mary Casey Stadium 8,500 7,175 6,111 8,212† 2,403 2,301 --- --- 26,202 5,240 61.6%
Delaware Delaware Stadium 18,800 17,176 16,035 18,905† 16,375 16,385 16,534 4,629 106,039 15,148 80.6%
Elon Rhodes Stadium 11,250 8,126 9,243† 5,578 5,541 8,368 --- --- 36,856 7,371 65.5%
Hampton Armstrong Stadium 12,000 2,587 6,512† 4,512 --- 4,126 --- --- 17,737 4,434 37.0%
Maine Alfond Stadium 10,000 5,295 7,168† 6,241 4,278 4,638 --- --- 27,620 5,524 55.2%
Monmouth Kessler Stadium 4,200 2,785 2,589 2,532 3,478 3,729† --- --- 15,113 3,023 72.0%
New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium 11,015 8,703 9,630 13,273 14,137† 8,045 2,989 --- 56,777 9,463 85.9%
Rhode Island Meade Stadium 6,555 4,666 5,028 5,415† 4,377 3,603 --- --- 23,089 4,718 72.0%
Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium 8,217 6,388 7,618 7,830 6,329 8,200† 3,000 --- 39,365 6,561 79.8%
Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium 12,300 7,101 3,581 7,714† 4,502 3,513 --- --- 26,411 5,282 42.9%
Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium 11,198 9,784† 5,508 4,445 4,057 4,045 --- --- 27,839 5,568 49.7%
Villanova Villanova Stadium 12,500 6,101 12,001† 6,741 4,097 6,451 --- --- 35,391 7,078 56.6%
William & Mary Zable Stadium 12,672 8,558 10,803† 12,506 7,981 10,280 7,110 --- 57,238 9,540 75.3%

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† Season high
‡ Record stadium Attendance

NFL Draft

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The following list includes all CAA Players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL draft.[7]

Player Position School Draft
Round
Round
Pick
Overall
Pick
Team Ref
Colby Sorsdal OT William & Mary 5 17 152 Detroit Lions [8]

Undrafted free agents

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The following list includes all CAA Players who went undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft but signed following the draft.

Player Position School Team Ref
Thomas Greaney TE Albany Cleveland Browns [9]
Nolan Henderson QB Delaware Baltimore Ravens [10]
Thyrick Pitts WR Delaware Chicago Bears [11]
Cole Coleman S Elon Indianapolis Colts [12]
Zavier Scott RB Maine Indianapolis Colts [13]
Owen Wright RB Monmouth Baltimore Ravens [14]
Jordan Jones CB Rhode Island Los Angeles Rams [15]
Damien Caffrey TE Stony Brook Chicago Bears [16]
Jadakis Bonds WR Hampton Green Bay Packers [17]
Ed Lee WR Rhode Island New England Patriots [18]

Minicamp

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The following list includes all CAA Players who went undrafted in the 2023 NFL draft but were offered minicamp invites.

Player Position School Team Ref
KeShaun Moore EDGE Hampton Indianapolis Colts [19]
Ali Shockley S Hampton Washington Commanders [20]
Michael Greene C Maine Indianapolis Colts [21]
Sean Coyne WR New Hampshire Kansas City Chiefs [22]
Caleb Warren TE Rhode Island Seattle Seahawks [23]
Reece Udinski QB Richmond Seattle Seahawks [24]
Lachlan Pitts TE William & Mary Chicago Bears / Minnesota Vikings [25]

References

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