The 2015 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the ninth season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season.

Head coaches TeamCoachSeasonOverall RecordRecord at SchoolCAA RecordAlbany Greg Gattuso 2nd 104–37 () 7–5 () 3–5 ()Delaware Dave Brock 3rd 13–11 () 13–11 () 8–8 ()Elon Rich Skrosky 2nd 2–19 () 1–11 () 0–8 ()James Madison Everett Withers 2nd 17–10 () 9–4 () 6–2 ()Maine Jack Cosgrove 23rd 126–127 () 126–127 () 87–92 ()New Hampshire Sean McDonnell 17th 126–73 () 126–73 () 79–52 ()Rhode Island Jim Fleming 2nd 22–12 () 1–11 () 1–7 ()Richmond Danny Rocco 4th 70–34 () 23–14 () 15–9 ()Stony Brook Chuck Priore 10th 96–56 () 57–47 () 7–9 ()Towson Rob Ambrose 7th 39–44 () 36–37 () 24–26 ()Villanova Andy Talley 31st 243–147–2 () 215–128–1 () 131–88 ()William & Mary Jimmye Laycock 36th 230–169–2 () 230–169–2 () 99–77 () Records are from before start of 2015 season

Preseason poll results First place votes in parentheses PlaceSchool 1 Villanova (14) 2 James Madison (5) 3 New Hampshire (5) 4 William & Mary 5 Richmond 6 Delaware 7 Maine 8 Stony Brook 9 Towson 10 Albany 11 Rhode Island 12 Elon

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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 3 7:00 PM Elon Wake Forest BB&T Field at Groves Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC ESPN3 L 3–41 27,126 September 3 7:00 PM Stony Brook Toledo Glass Bowl • Toledo, OH ESPN3 Cancelled September 3 7:30 PM #4 Villanova Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT SNY/ESPN3 L 15–20 26,113 September 3 10:00 PM #9 New Hampshire San Jose State Spartan Stadium • San Jose, CA L 13–43 15,198 September 4 7:00 PM Jacksonville Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE L 14–20 17,472 September 4 7:00 PM Rhode Island Syracuse Carrier Dome • Syracuse, NY ESPN3 L 0–47 30,112 September 5 12:00 PM #18 Richmond Maryland Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD ESPNU L 21–50 38,117 September 5 1:00 PM Maine Boston College Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA ESPN3 L 3–24 29,262 September 5 3:30 PM Albany Buffalo University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY ESPN3 L 14–51 20,872 September 5 6:00 PM Towson East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN3 L 20–28 40,712 September 5 6:00 PM Morehead State #12 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 56–7 22,080 September 5 6:00 PM William & Mary Lafayette Fisher Field • Easton, PA W 34–7 7,647

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Vad Lee, QB James Madison Raven Greene, S James Madison Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, RB Albany David Petroni, P Elon

Week Two Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference September 12 12:00 PM #22 Richmond Hampton Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA W 31–28 3,515 September 12 3:30 PM Rhode Island Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY ASN ALB 35–7 6,081 September 12 4:00 PM Lehigh #13 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 55–17 15,949 September 12 6:00 PM #6 Villanova #16 Fordham Coffey Field • The Bronx, NY W 14–7 6,586 September 12 6:00 PM #12 New Hampshire Colgate Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY W 26–8 2,988 September 12 6:00 PM Lafayette Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE W 19–9 12,809 September 12 6:00 PM Elon Gardner–Webb Ernest W. Spangler Stadium • Boiling Springs, NC W 21–13 3OT 5,450 September 12 6:00 PM St. Francis (PA) Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD W 35–20 7,911 September 12 6:00 PM Central Connecticut Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY W 38–9 6,513

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Stacey Bedell, RB Stony Brook Corey Mitchell, LB Elon Elliot Croskey, RB Albany Rashad Robinson, CB James Madison

Week Three Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference September 19 12:00 PM Delaware #6 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA CSN VIL 28–21 11,779 September 19 1:00 PM #25 Harvard Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI L 10–41 4,843 September 19 3:00 PM Albany #12 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN JMU 42–28 18,659 September 19 3:30 PM William & Mary Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ESPN3 L 29–35 41,881 September 19 6:00 PM Holy Cross Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD W 29–26 5,682 September 19 6:00 PM North Carolina A&T Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC L 7–14 9,729 September 19 6:00 PM VMI #22 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA W 42–10 8,700 September 19 7:00 PM #13 New Hampshire Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY ASN SBU 31–6 7,072 September 19 8:00 PM Maine Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ESPN3 L 7–38 21,114

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Darius Victor, RB Towson Victor Ochi, DL Stony Brook Zach Bednarczyk, QB Villanova DeAndre Houston-Carson, S William & Mary

Week Four Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference September 24 7:00 PM Penn #5 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA L 13–24 5,727 September 26 12:30 PM Delaware North Carolina Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC ESPN3 L 14–41 39,000 September 26 3:00 PM Towson Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ELON 17–13 8,027 September 26 3:30 PM Rhode Island Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME ASN MAINE 27–17 7,535 September 26 3:30 PM Duquesne Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY W 17–14 6,227 September 26 6:00 PM Central Connecticut #21 New Hampshire Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH W 57–14 6,215 September 26 7:00 PM #9 James Madison SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX ESPN3 W 48–45 22,314 September 26 7:30 PM Stony Brook William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA CSN W&M 21–0 8,362

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Vad Lee, QB James Madison Andrew Ankrah, LB James Madison Thomas Jefferson, RB Delaware Jon Martin, P Albany

Week Five Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference October 3 12:00 PM Stony Brook #6 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN JMU 38–20 21,653 October 3 1:05 PM Albany Holy Cross Fitton Field • Worcester, MA L 0–37 3,841 October 3 3:30 PM Elon #20 New Hampshire Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH ASN UNH 37–14 16,713 October 3 3:30 PM Maine #19 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA RICH 48–17 7,228 October 3 6:00 PM Rhode Island Brown Brown Stadium • Providence, RI L 31–41 5,183 October 3 7:30 PM #25 William & Mary Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE NBCSN DEL 24–23 12,437

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Dalton Crossan, RBKyle Lauletta, QB New HampshireRichmond Gage Steele, LB James Madison Thomas Jefferson, RB Delaware Harold Cooper, RB Rhode Island

Week Six Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference October 10 12:00 PM William & Mary #14 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA CSN W&M 38–16 5,809 October 10 12:00 PM Delaware Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI URI 20–0 4,105 October 10 3:00 PM #5 James Madison Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD CSN JMU 51–30 8,224 October 10 3:30 PM Maine Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY MAINE 39–7 8,500 October 10 3:30 PM Elon #16 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA RICH 27–14 8,216

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Vad Lee, QB James Madison Patrick Ricard, DL Maine Tez Wilson, LB Rhode Island Charles Tutt, KR/CB James Madison

Week Seven Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference October 17 12:00 PM #19 New Hampshire #24 William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA CSN W&M 34–18 10,180 October 17 12:00 PM #13 Richmond Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI RICH 37–12 6,143 October 17 3:00 PM #5 James Madison Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC JMU 51–0 8,342 October 17 3:30 PM #25 Villanova Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY ASN VIL 37–0 4,811 October 17 3:30 PM Yale Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME L 10–21 7,351 October 17 6:00 PM Towson Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY TOW 21–14 12,177

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Kendell Anderson, RB William & Mary Cameron McCurry, S Villanova Zach Bednarczyk, QB Villanova DeAndre Houston-Carson, S William & Mary

Week Eight Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference October 24 12:30 PM Stony Brook Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME MAINE 23–10 4,144 October 24 3:30 PM #11 Richmond #4 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA CSN RICH 59–49 26,069 October 24 3:30 PM New Hampshire Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE DEL 31–14 19,924 October 24 3:30 PM Hampton #17 William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA W 40–7 11,736 October 24 7:00 PM #23 Villanova Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD ASN TOW 28–21 7,387

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Jacobi Green, RB Richmond Trevor Bates, DL Maine Thomas Jefferson, RB Delaware Nick Dorka, K William & Mary

Week Nine Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference October 31 12:00 PM Elon Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY ASN ELON 21–7 5,578 October 31 1:00 PM Rhode Island New Hampshire Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH UNH 20–17 5,003 October 31 2:00 PM Delaware Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD TOW 19–0 5,234 October 31 3:30 PM Albany #6 Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA RICH 38–31 8,475 October 31 4:00 PM #9 James Madison #13 William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA NBCSN W&M 44–41 9,414 October 31 7:30 PM Maine Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA NBCSN VIL 13–3 4,309

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Kendell Anderson, RB William & Mary David Jones, DB Richmond Elijah Ibitokun-Hanks, RB Albany Sam Hurwitz, K Towson

Week Ten Date Time Visiting team Home team Site TV Result Attendance Reference November 7 12:00 PM #12 William & Mary Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC CSN W&M 34–13 6,285 November 7 12:00 PM Albany Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE ALB 17–6 15,318 November 7 12:30 PM Villanova Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI VIL 24–3 6,122 November 7 1:00 PM Howard Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY W 14–9 5,109 November 7 3:00 PM #5 Richmond New Hampshire Cowell Stadium • Durham, NH NBCSN UNH 30–25 4,992 November 7 7:00 PM Towson Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME ASN TOW 10–7 3,196

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