The 2017 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the 11th season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Head coaches TeamCoachSeasonOverall RecordRecord at SchoolCAA RecordAlbany Greg Gattuso 4th 114–49 () 17–17 () 9–15 ()Delaware Danny Rocco 1st 90–42 () 0–0 () 26–14 ()Elon Curt Cignetti 1st 53–17 () 0–0 () 0–0 ()James Madison Mike Houston 2nd 57–20 () 14–1 () 8–0 ()Maine Joe Harasymiak 2nd 6–5 () 6–5 () 5–3 ()New Hampshire Sean McDonnell 19th 141–83 () 141–83 () 90–57 ()Rhode Island Jim Fleming 4th 25–31 () 4–30 () 3–21 ()Richmond Russ Huesman 1st 59–37 () 0–0 () 0–0 ()Stony Brook Chuck Priore 12th 106–67 () 67–58 () 14–18 ()Towson Rob Ambrose 9th 50–55 () 47–48 () 32–34 ()Villanova Mark Ferrante 1st 0–0 () 0–0 () 0–0 ()William & Mary Jimmye Laycock 38th 243–180–2 () 243–180–2 () 109–85 () Records are from before start of 2017 season

Preseason poll results First place votes in parentheses PlaceSchool 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

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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 August 31 7:00 pm Delaware State Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE W 22–3 18,040 August 31 7:00 pm Elon Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 L 13–47 22,104 August 31 7:00 pm Maine No. 13 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH UNH 24–23 15,854 August 31 7:00 pm Rhode Island Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 L 27–30 (3OT) 16,311 September 1 7:00 pm No. 7 Richmond No. 3 Sam Houston State McLane Stadium • Waco, TX ESPN3 L 34–48 8,048 September 2 12:30 pm No. 10 Villanova No. 17 Lehigh Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA W 38–35 5,816 September 2 3:30 pm William & Mary Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ESPN3 L 10–28 38,828 September 2 4:00 pm Stony Brook South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL ESPN3 L 17–31 26,460 September 2 6:00 pm No. 24 Albany Old Dominion Foreman Field at S. B. Ballard Stadium • Norfolk, VA ESPN3 L 17–31 20,118 September 2 6:00 pm No. 1 James Madison East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN3 W 34–14 40,169 September 2 6:00 pm Morgan State Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD W 10–0 6,563

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Cardon Johnson James Madison Kyre Hawkins James Madison Bryce Carter Towson Andrew Trent Stony Brook

Week Two Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference September 9 noon Towson Maryland Maryland Stadium • College Park, MD BTN L 17–63 37,105 September 9 1:00 pm Albany Morgan State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD W 26–0 3,789 September 9 1:00 pm Elon Furman Paladin Stadium • Greenville, SC W 34–31 6,342 September 9 1:00 pm Stony Brook Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI SBU 35–18 5,102 September 9 1:00 pm No. 9 Richmond Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY Stadium W 20–17 6,994 September 9 3:30 pm Delaware No. 18 (FBS) Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA ACCN Extra L 0–27 62,526 September 9 3:30 pm Bryant Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME WVII; WFVX; WPME W 60–12 6,313 September 9 3:30 pm No. 6 Villanova Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 L 13–16 35,117 September 9 4:00 pm No. 12 New Hampshire Georgia Southern Legion Field • Birmingham, AL W 22–12 3,387 September 9 6:00 pm East Tennessee State No. 1 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 52–10 24,722 September 9 6:00 pm William & Mary Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA W 20–6 7,615

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Josh Mack Maine Andrew ClydeJae'Wuan Horton RichmondNew Hampshire Davis Cheek Elon Owen Johnson Elon

Week Three Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference September 16 1:00 pm Harvard Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI W 17–10 3,812 September 16 1:05 pm No. 9 New Hampshire Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA L 26–51 7,906 September 16 2:00 pm Howard No. 8 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN+ W 68–21 8,217 September 16 3:30 pm Cornell Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE W 41–14 14,714 September 16 3:30 pm Norfolk State No. 1 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 75–14 23,118 September 16 6:00 pm Sacred Heart Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY W 45–7 8,102 September 16 6:00 pm Lafayette No. 7 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA W 59–0 9,671 September 16 6:00 pm Bucknell William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA W 30–9 8,315 September 16 6:00 pm No. 16 Charleston Southern Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC W 19–17 5,248 September 16 7:00 pm Monmouth Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY W 28–14 6,384 September 16 7:00 pm Towson Saint Francis DeGol Field • Loretto, PA W 16–14 2,412

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Kyle Lauletta Richmond Nate Hatalsky Albany Ryan Stover Towson Aidan O'Neill Towson

Week Four Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference September 23 1:30 pm Maine No. 1 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 28–10 25,330 September 23 3:30 pm Rhode Island No. 15 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH UNH 28–14 22,135 September 23 6:00 pm Elon No. 8 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA ELON 36–33 8,217 September 23 6:00 pm Towson Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY SBU 25–17 6,672 September 23 7:00 pm No. 7 Villanova Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY ALB 19–10 (OT) 6,866

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Malcolm SummersTrevor Knight ElonNew Hampshire Eli Mencer Albany Ezrah Archie James Madison Alex Lucansky Stony Brook

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 L 21–24 3,191 September 30 2:00 pm No. 19 Albany No. 23 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ELON 6–0 5,024 September 30 3:30 pm No. 1 James Madison Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE JMU 20–10 16,372 September 30 6:00 pm Bryant No. 15 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH W 45–17 7,951 September 30 6:00 pm Stony Brook William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA SBU 21–18 8,082 September 30 6:00 pm No. 14 Villanova Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD NOVA 24–9 5,017

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Trai Sharp James Madison Tyler CampbellJohn Haggart ElonStony Brook Nate Evans William & Mary John Hinchen Villanova

Week Six Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 7 1:00 pm Maine No. 12 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA NOVA 31–0 4,505 October 7 2:00 pm William & Mary No. 18 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ELON 25–17 10,137 October 7 3:00 pm No. 24 Albany No. 14 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA RICH 41–38 (2OT) 8,217 October 7 6:00 pm Delaware No. 23 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY DEL 24–20 7,694

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Kyle Lauletta Richmond Troy Reeder Delaware Jaquan Amos Villanova Frank Raggo Delaware

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 DEL 17–0 18,721 October 14 3:30 pm No. 11 Villanova No. 1 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 30–8 25,933 October 14 3:30 pm Rhode Island Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME WVII; WFVX; WPME MAINE 51–27 9,205 October 14 4:00 pm No. 13 Richmond Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD RICH 23–3 5,768 October 14 6:00 pm No. 12 New Hampshire Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY SBU 38–24 12,311

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Josh Mack Maine Kyre Hawkins James Madison Chris Ferguson Maine Donald Liotine Stony Brook

Week Eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 21 noon No. 14 Elon Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI ELON 35–34 7,221 October 21 2:00 pm Towson No. 18 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH UNH 40–17 10,522 October 21 3:30 pm Maine Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY MAINE 12–10 8,919 October 21 3:30 pm No. 11 Richmond Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE DEL 42–35 (2OT) 15,710 October 21 3:30 pm No. 1 James Madison William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA JMU 46–14 13,125

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Jamie Jarmon Delaware Nasir Adderley Delaware DeUnte ChatmanDavis Cheek New HampshireElon Matt Pires Rhode Island

Week Nine Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference October 28 noon William & Mary Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME WVII; WFVX; WPME MAINE 23–6 6,579 October 28 1:00 pm Rhode Island Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY URI 31–14 3,383 October 28 3:00 pm No. 22 Stony Brook No. 19 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA SBU 27–24 8.217 October 28 3:30 pm No. 10 Elon No. 13 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA ELON 19–14 5,451 October 28 3:30 pm No. 17 New Hampshire No. 1 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 21–0 25,298 October 28 4:00 pm No. 23 Delaware Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD TOWS 18–17 6,402

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Davis Cheek Elon Brandon GinnettiRashad Robinson Rhode IslandJames Madison Kortez WeeksRyan Stover ElonTowson Brandon Briggs Maine

Week Ten Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference November 4 noon No. 1 James Madison Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI JMU 38–3 3,227 November 4 1:00 pm Albany No. 14 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY SBU 28–21 (OT) 7,106 November 4 1:00 pm Richmond No. 20 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA RICH 22–0 3,508 November 4 2:00 pm Delaware Maine Fitzpatrick Stadium • Portland, ME DEL 31–17 7,212 November 4 2:00 pm Towson No. 7 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ELON 33–30 (2OT) 10,113 November 4 2:00 pm No. 21 New Hampshire William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA UNH 35–16 5,426

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