The 2016 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the tenth season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Head coaches TeamCoachSeasonOverall RecordRecord at SchoolCAA RecordAlbany Greg Gattuso 3rd 107–45 () 10–13 () 5–11 ()Delaware Dave Brock 4th 17–18 () 17–18 () 11–13 ()Elon Rich Skrosky 3rd 6–26 () 5–18 () 3–13 ()James Madison Mike Houston 1st 43–19 () 14–1 () 8–0 ()Maine Joe Harasymiak 1st 0–0 () 0–0 () 0–0 ()New Hampshire Sean McDonnell 18th 133–78 () 133–78 () 84–55 ()Rhode Island Jim Fleming 3rd 23–22 () 2–21 () 2–14 ()Richmond Danny Rocco 5th 80–38 () 33–18 () 21–11 ()Stony Brook Chuck Priore 11th 101–61 () 62–52 () 10–14 ()Towson Rob Ambrose 8th 46–48 () 43–41 () 29–29 ()Villanova Andy Talley 32nd 249–152–2 () 221–133–1 () 136–91 ()William & Mary Jimmye Laycock 37th 239–173–2 () 239–173–2 () 105–79 () Records are from before start of 2016 season

Preseason poll results First place votes in parentheses PlaceSchool 1 Richmond (19) 2 William & Mary (1) 3 James Madison 4 Villanova 5 New Hampshire (5) 6 Towson 7 Delaware 8 Stony Brook 9 Maine (1) 10 Elon 11 Albany 12 Rhode Island

Rankings

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Regular season Index to colors and formattingCAA member wonCAA member lostCAA 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 September 1 7:00pm #19 North Dakota Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY W 13–9 6,153 September 1 7:00pm Delaware State Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE W 56–14 17,835 September 1 7:00pm Maine Connecticut Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN3 L 21–24 29,377 September 1 7:30pm #9 William & Mary NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC ESPN3 L 14–48 57,774 September 2 7:00pm Albany Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN3 W 22–16 18,657 September 3 1:30pm #23 Villanova Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA ESPN3 L 7–28 50,149 September 3 3:30pm #4 Richmond Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ESPN3 W 37–20 49,270 September 3 3:30pm Gardner–Webb Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC L 6–31 7,036 September 3 6:00pm Morehead State #12 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 80–7 23,636 September 3 7:00pm #24 Towson South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN3 L 20–56 35,976 September 3 7:00pm Rhode Island Kansas Memorial Stadium • Lawrence, KS ESPN3 L 6–55 26,864 September 3 8:30pm #22 New Hampshire San Diego State Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego, CA L 0–31 46,486

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Kyle Lauletta Richmond Jaheem Woods Stony Brook Corey Parker William & Mary Jake Ryder Towson

Week Two Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference September 10 1:00pm Stony Brook Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 L 0–38 22,296 September 10 1:00pm Albany Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI ALB 35–7 4,511 September 10 4:00pm Central Connecticut #12 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 56–21 20,636 September 10 6:00pm Delaware Lafayette Fisher Field • Easton, PA W 24–6 6,828 September 10 6:00pm Elon Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC L 14–47 15,807 September 10 6:00pm Norfolk State #2 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA W 34–0 8,700 September 10 6:00pm Lehigh #22 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA W 26–21 6,419 September 10 6:00pm #13 William & Mary Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA W 24–14 4,412 September 10 6:00pm Saint Francis Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD W 35–28 8,069 September 10 7:00pm Holy Cross #24 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH ASN W 39–28 13,242 September 10 7:00pm Maine Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 L 3–45 23,439

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Christian Summers Towson Brandon Waller Richmond Pop Lacey New Hampshire Rashard Davis James Madison

Week Three Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference September 16 7:00pm Rhode Island Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA ASN L 21–51 12,167 September 17 noon #2 Richmond Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY ASN SBU 42–14 4,450 September 17 3:30pm #11 James Madison North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ACCN/CSN L 27-56 56,000 September 17 3:30pm Towson #21 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA CSN NOVA 40–21 9,025 September 17 6:00pm Norfolk State #13 William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA W 35–10 10,240 September 17 6:30pm Delaware Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC ESPN3 L 21–38 25,972 September 17 7:00pm Holy Cross #25 Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY W 45–28 8,040 September 17 7:00pm #22 New Hampshire Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH FCS L 21–22 8,296 September 17 7:00pm Fayetteville State Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC W 26–3 11,250

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks Albany Rob Rolle Villanova Albert Funderburke William & Mary Sherman Alston, Jr. Stony Brook

Week Four Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference September 24 noon #11 James Madison Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME ASN JMU 31–20 8,786 September 24 1:00pm New Hampshire Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI UNH 39–17 3,676 September 24 3:30pm #23 Colgate #7 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA W 38–31 8,700 September 24 6:00pm Sacred Heart #20 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY L 10–38 7,833 September 24 6:00pm #19 Villanova Lafayette Fisher Field • Easton, PA W 31–14 7,441 September 24 7:00pm Elon #8 William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA CSN ELON 27–10 10,021 September 24 7:00pm Saint Francis #22 Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY W 20–9 6,309

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Khalid Abdullah James Madison Tanoh Kpassagnon Villanova Xavier Goodall Richmond Demetrius Oliver Elon

Week Five Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference October 1 noon Brown Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI W 28–13 5,102 October 1 1:30pm Delaware #7 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 43–20 25,236 October 1 3:30pm Towson #6 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN RICH 31–28 8,700 October 1 3:30pm #17 Villanova Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC NOVA 42–7 10,424 October 1 3:30pm #19 William & Mary New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH UNH 21–12 21,943 October 1 3:30pm Bryant Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME W 35–31 7,266

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Zach BednarczykBryan Schor VillanovaJames Madison Pat Ricard Maine Josh Mack Maine Oliver Graybar Rhode Island

Week Six Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference October 7 7:00pm New Hampshire Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC UNH 13–10 4,416 October 8 noon Rhode Island #14 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA ASN NOVA 35–0 4,105 October 8 3:30pm #6 Richmond #16 Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY RICH 36–30 (3OT) 9,052 October 8 3:30pm Maine Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE MAINE 28–21 18,108 October 8 3:30pm William & Mary #7 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN JMU 31–24 20,354 October 8 7:00pm Stony Brook Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD CSN SBU 27–20 7,059

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Wes Hills Delaware Jaheem Woods Stony Brook Deontez Thompson Richmond Morgan Ellman New Hampshire

Week Seven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference October 15 noon #7 James Madison New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH ASN JMU 42–39 8,316 October 15 noon #17 Albany Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME MAINE 20–16 10,443 October 15 1:30pm Towson Dartmouth Memorial Field • Hanover, NH L 17–20 3,124 October 15 3:30pm #13 Villanova #6 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN RICH 23–0 8,700 October 15 3:30pm Delaware William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA W&M 24–17 11,713 October 15 4:00pm Rhode Island Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY SBU 14–3 12,221

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Bryan Schor James Madison Tyrice Beverette Stony Brook Earnest Edwards Maine Griffin Trau Richmond

Week Eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference October 22 noon Maine Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI MAINE 28–21 4,007 October 22 1:00pm #24 Stony Brook Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE SBU 28–3 12,972 October 22 3:30pm #6 Richmond Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC RICH 35–7 8,178 October 22 3:30pm New Hampshire Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD CSN UNH 21–7 5,023 October 22 3:30pm #23 Albany #16 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA NOVA 24–13 5,109

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Aaron Forbes Villanova John Haggart Stony Brook Deontez Thompson Richmond Shane Simpson Towson

Week Nine Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference October 29 noon #22 Stony Brook New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH UNH 43–14 5,029 October 29 noon Elon Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY ASN ALB 27–3 3,916 October 29 3:30pm Maine William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA MAINE 35–28 9,124 October 29 3:30pm Rhode Island #8 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 84–7 23,841 October 29 3:30pm Towson Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE CSN DEL 20–6 17,488

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Bryan Schor James Madison Quinlen Dean New Hampshire Prince Smith New Hampshire Micah Wright Maine

Week Ten Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference November 5 noon #10 Villanova Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME NOVA 26–7 6,790 November 5 1:00pm Delaware Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY DEL 33–17 4,412 November 5 2:00pm William & Mary #25 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY W&M 14–9 5,732 November 5 2:00pm Elon Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD TOW 23–6 4,009 November 5 3:30pm #7 James Madison #6 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN JMU 47–43 8,700

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Bryan Schor James Madison Troy Reeder Delaware Shane Simpson Towson Earnest Edwards Maine

Week Eleven