Sunday CAAFB Quarterback: Upsets, Close Games...Just the way it is in this league
Below is complete coverage from around CAA Football this past weekend.
Scroll to find various links, photos, videos and more from the action
this past weekend. Be sure to visit The CAA Football Pressbox for more video links as well as updated stats following yesterday's games. You can also logon to CAA Football's YouTube Channel for a playlist including most of the videos shown below.
Maine upsets No. 6 Delaware behind Pushaun Brown and a stellar defense. James Madison got contributions from two backups in the running game. William and Mary grinded out a win at Villanova thanks to its ground attack and a timely interception. Old Dominion blocked another kick and picked up its first-ever CAA Football win. New Hampshire outscored Holy Cross to earn the league its 18th non-conference FCS victory. Towson competed hard against Maryland, but turnovers kept it from a victory and Rhode Island stumbled in the state's Governor's Cup battle against Brown.
All seven games Saturday showed this league is going to be one which preys on its own, and by the end of the year it will have built some battle-tested squads for the postseason. Time will only tell which teams rise to the top.
Below is a look at each contest from yesterday as told in recaps, boxscores, photo galleries and loads of video highlights.
William and Mary got a key interception from B.W. Webb late in the game, but prior to that counted on its ground game in a grind-it-out win over Villanova, 20-16: William and Mary Recap | Villanova Recap | Boxscore
Maine hopped on the back of senior running back Pushaun Brown and forced four interceptions in knocking off No. 6 Delaware, 31-17: Maine Recap | Delaware Recap | Boxscore | Delaware Photo Gallery
James Madison saw two running backs step up to fill a void left by injured Dae'Quan Scott and sacked Richmond's Aaron Corp seven times in a 31-7 victory over the Spiders: James Madison Recap | Richmond Recap | Boxscore
Old Dominion raced out to an early lead. UMass responded to take a lead, then ODU fought to earn its first-ever CAA Football win, 48-33: Old Dominion Recap | Massachusetts Recap | Boxscore | Old Dominion Photo Gallery
New Hampshire used a potent offense once again to outscore Holy Cross and earn a non-conferenc win, 39-32: Recap | Boxscore
Towson kept it close with great defense in the first half, but too many turnovers allowed the Terps to down the Tigers, 28-3: Recap | Boxscore
Rhode Island surrendered five turnovers and Brown capitalized on two of them proving the difference in the battle for the Governor's Cup, 35-21: Recap | Boxscore