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

Head coaches TeamCoachSeasonOverall RecordRecord at SchoolCAA RecordAlbany Greg Gattuso 5th 118–56 () 21–24 () 11–21 ()Delaware Danny Rocco 2nd 97–46 () 7–4 () 31–17 ()Elon Curt Cignetti 2nd 61–20 () 8–3 () 6–2 ()James Madison Mike Houston 3rd 68–20 () 25–1 () 16–0 ()Maine Joe Harasymiak 3rd 10–11 () 10–11 () 8–8 ()New Hampshire Sean McDonnell 20th 148–87 () 148–87 () 95–60 ()Rhode Island Jim Fleming 5th 28–39 () 7–38 () 5–27 ()Richmond Russ Huesman 2nd 65–42 () 6–5 () 4–4 ()Stony Brook Chuck Priore 13th 115–69 () 76–60 () 21–19 ()Towson Rob Ambrose 10th 55–61 () 52–54 () 35–39 ()Villanova Mark Ferrante 2nd 5–6 () 5–6 () 3–5 ()William & Mary Jimmye Laycock 39th 245–189–2 () 245–189–2 () 109–93 () Records are as of November 18, 2017

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 1 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference 7:00 p.m. No. 7 New Hampshire Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME MAINE 35–7 6,597 7:00 p.m. Rhode Island No. 15 Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE URI 21–19 17,945 September 1 12:00 p.m. No. 2 James Madison NC State Carter–Finley Stadium • Raleigh, NC L 13–24 56,073 September 1 12:00 p.m. No. 19 Villanova Temple Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA W 19–17 32,357 September 1 2:00 p.m. No. 20 Stony Brook Air Force Falcon Stadium • Colorado Springs, CO L 0–38 33,415 September 1 3:30 p.m. Albany Pittsburgh Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA L 7–33 34,486 September 1 6:00 p.m. No. 12 Elon South Florida Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL L 14–34 31,217 September 1 6:00 p.m. Richmond Virginia Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA L 13–42 40,524 September 1 6:00 p.m. William & Mary Bucknell Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA W 14–7 5,042 September 1 7:00 p.m. Towson Morgan State Hughes Stadium • Baltimore, MD W 36–10 9,209

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Zach Bednarczyk Villanova Justan HoganSterling Sheffield Rhode IslandMaine Dev Holmes Albany Aidan O'Neill Towson

Week 2 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference September 8 12:00 p.m. Towson Wake Forest BB&T Field • Winston-Salem, NC L 20–51 23,619 September 8 12:30 p.m. No. 12 Villanova Lehigh Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA W 31–9 September 8 1:00 p.m. Albany Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI URI 45–26 6,520 September 8 2:00 p.m. William & Mary No. 12 (FBS) Virginia Tech Lane Stadium • Blacksburg, VA L 17–62 65,632 September 8 3:30 p.m. Lafayette Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE W 37–0 12,781 September 8 6:00 p.m. No. 25 Furman No. 15 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC W 45–7 8,058 September 8 6:00 p.m. No. 2 James Madison Norfolk State William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA W 17–0 6,482 September 8 6:00 p.m. Colgate No. 20 New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH L 3–10 11,433 September 8 6:00 p.m. Fordham Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA W 52–7 8,057 September 8 6:00 p.m. Bryant No. 24 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY W 50–21 5,708 September 8 7:30 p.m. No. 22 Maine Western Kentucky Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY W 31–28 15,718

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

Week 3 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference 5:00 p.m. Richmond St. Francis DeGol Field • Loretto, PA W 35–27 1,234 7:30 p.m. Robert Morris No. 2 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 73–7 18,112 September 15 12:00 p.m. No. 25 Rhode Island Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT L 49–56 20,691 September 15 3:30 p.m. Towson No. 10 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA TOW 45–35 5,719 September 15 3:30 p.m. Cornell Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE W 27–10 14,511 September 15 5:00 p.m. New Hampshire Colorado Folsom Field • Boulder, CO L 14–45 42,360 September 15 6:00 p.m. No. 14 Elon William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA Cancelled September 15 6:00 p.m. No. 24 Stony Brook Fordham Coffey Field • Bronx, NY W 28–6 6,524 September 15 7:00 p.m. Morgan State Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY W 30–27 6,503

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Tom FlaccoJaJuan Lawson TowsonRhode Island Shayne Lawless Stony Brook Dev Holmes Albany Dejon Brissett Richmond

Week 4 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference September 22 2:00 p.m. Delaware No. 1 North Dakota State Fargodome • Fargo, ND L 10–38 18,883 September 22 3:00 p.m. No. 13 Maine Central Michigan Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI L 5–17 16,474 September 22 3:30 p.m. William & Mary No. 2 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 51–0 25,130 September 22 6:00 p.m. Richmond No. 20 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY SBU 36–10 6,272 September 22 6:00 p.m. No. 12 Elon Charleston Southern Buccaneer Field • North Charleston, SC W 31–22 2,465 September 22 6:00 p.m. Bucknell No. 15 Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA W 49–7 9,341 September 22 7:00 p.m. St. Francis Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY W 35–28 3,840

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

Week 5 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference 7:00 p.m. No. 22 Rhode Island Harvard Harvard Stadium • Boston, MA W 23–16 9,123 September 29 1:00 p.m. No. 16 Maine Yale Yale Bowl • New Haven, CT L 14–35 7,889 September 29 1:30 p.m. New Hampshire No. 11 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ELON 30–9 10,856 September 29 3:00 p.m. No. 2 James Madison Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA JMU 63–10 8,217 September 29 4:00 p.m. The Citadel No. 25 Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD W 44–27 7,323 September 29 6:00 p.m. No. 13 Villanova No. 18 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY SBU 29–27 7,720 September 29 6:00 p.m. No. 24 Colgate William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA L 0–23 9,191

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

Week 6 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 6 12:00 p.m. Holy Cross New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH W 28–0 6,497 October 6 1:00 p.m. Brown No. 18 Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI W 48–0 6,141 October 6 1:30 p.m. No. 10 Elon No. 2 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA ELON 27–24 25,484 October 6 3:00 p.m. Delaware Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA DEL 43–28 8,217 October 6 3:30 p.m. Albany William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA W&M 25–22 7,530 October 6 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Villanova No. 25 Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME MAINE 13–10 6,894 October 6 4:00 p.m. No. 13 Stony Brook No. 23 Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD TOW 52–28 4,614

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 DoakShane Simpson MaineTowson

Week 7 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 MAINE 38–36 7,301 October 13 1:00 p.m. No. 6 James Madison Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA JMU 37–0 5,219 October 13 3:30 p.m. No. 5 Elon Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE DEL 28–16 19,209 October 13 3:30 p.m. No. 19 Stony Brook New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH SBU 35–7 17,687 October 13 4:00 p.m. William & Mary No. 17 Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD TOW 29–13 8,002 October 13 7:00 p.m. Richmond Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY RICH 27–24 4,059

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

Week 8 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 20 1:30 p.m. Richmond No. 11 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ELON 38–28 5,982 October 20 3:30 p.m. No. 16 Maine William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA W&M 27–20 10,462 October 20 3:30 p.m. No. 24 Delaware New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH DEL 38–14 11,992 October 20 3:30 p.m. No. 13 Towson Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY TOW 56–28 7,029 October 20 6:00 p.m. No. 22 Rhode Island No. 18 Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY SBU 52–14 12,701

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

Week 9 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference October 27 12:00 p.m. William & Mary Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI URI 21–10 1,688 October 27 1:00 p.m. Albany No. 24 Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME MAINE 28–9 9,248 October 27 2:00 p.m. New Hampshire Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA UNH 34–0 3,919 October 27 3:30 p.m. No. 10 Towson No. 21 Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE DEL 40–36 14,593 October 27 3:30 p.m. No. 15 Stony Brook No. 3 James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA JMU 13–10 25,244

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player Team Pat Kehoe Delaware Dimitri Holloway James Madison Carlos Washington Jr. New Hampshire Tyler Gray James Madison

Week 10 Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference November 3 1:00 p.m. No. 3 James Madison New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH UNH 35–247,741 November 3 1:30 p.m. Rhode Island No. 8 Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC ELON 24–2110,513 November 3 3:00 p.m. Villanova Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA VILL 45–218,117 November 3 3:30 p.m. No. 13 Delaware Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY DEL 21–163,182 November 3 4:00 p.m. No. 23 Maine No. 15 Towson Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD MAINE 35–287,356

Players of the week: Offensive Defensive Freshman Special teams Player Team Player Team Player Team Player TeamJaylan ThomasElonWarren MesserElonChristian BenfordRamon JeffersonVillanovaMaineDrew KresgeVillanova

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