Coastal Athletic Association (CAA Sports)

Weekly Release - Dec. 3

11/29/2011 1:51:00 PM

CAA Football had two teams advance past the NCAA First Round and now have five of the final 16 competing in the NCAA Second Round Saturday, Dec. 3.  All the action kicks off at 1 p.m., when Old Dominion travels to Georgia Southern.  Maine will take on Appalachian State in Boone at 2, while New Hampshire travels to Montana State at 3.  Towson hosts Lehigh at 3:30 and James Madison wraps up the CAA Football action when it takes on North Dakota State at 4 in Fargo.

Below is a look at the matchups for this weekend's Second Round NCAA action.  For more on the entire weekend including results and more be sure to checkout The CAA Football Pressbox.

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-- CAA Football squads own a mark of 3-1 (.750) in Second Round NCAA Championships action after the championship field was expanded in 2010.

-- Two of the five CAA Football postseason teams are making their first-ever appearance in the playoffs.  Old Dominion, in only its third season of existence, already won a playoff game this season.  Towson moved up to the I-AA (FCS) level in 1987 and joined the league in 2004.

-- CAA Football has had multiple NCAA Postseason berths in each of the last 21 seasons.

-- 15 CAA Football programs (including the Yankee Conference and Atlantic 10) have earned 80 postseason berths all-time dating back to 1978.

-- CAA Football has been represented in the NCAA Division I National Championship game in seven of the last eight seasons.

-- In 2007 CAA Football became the first league to ever garner five postseason berths in the NCAA Division I Football Championship field of 16.  The league, which has five postseason berths this season, has now accomplished the feat three times since 2007 (2008).

-- A CAA Football program has won two of the last three and four of the last eight National Championships.

-- Over the last two seasons CAA Football teams are 7-3 in NCAA Division I Championship games when not facing league opponents.

 

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Old Dominion (10-2, 6-2 CAA)
    Coach:  Bobby Wilder
    School:  27-7 (3 years)
    Career:  27-7 (3 years)
Offense
    Rushing:  Angus Harper (12 G, 135-602 yards, 9 TD)
    Passing:  Taylor Heinicke (8 G, 186-263-1-2039 yards, 20 TD)
    Receiving:  Nick Mayers (11 G, 57-658 yards, 7 TD)
Defense
    Tackles:  Craig Wilkins (12 G, 57 solo, 51 assisted, 108 total)
    Sacks:  Ronnie Cameron (12 G, 6.5-48 yards)
    Interceptions:  Eriq Lewis (10 G, 5-31 yards)       


Georgia Southern (9-2)
    Coach:  Jeff Monken
    School:  19-7 (2 years)
    Career:  19-7 (2 years)
Offense
    Rushing:  Robert Brown (11 G, 130-834 yards, 5 TD)
    Passing:  Jaybo Shaw (11 G, 50-97-3-1096 yards, 8 TD)
    Receiving:  Johnathan Bryant (11 G, 9-303 yards, 2 TD)
Defense
    Tackles:  Deion Stanley (11 G, 49 solo, 19 assisted, 68 total)
    Sacks:  Brent Russell (11 G, 5.0-31 yards)
    Interceptions:  Laron Scott (11 G, 3-37 yards)

 

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Maine (8-3, 6-2 CAA)
    Coach:  Jack Cosgrove
    School:  105-111 (19 years)
    Career:  105-111 (19 years)
Offense
    Rushing:  Pushaun Brown (10 G, 193-944 yards, 10 TD)
    Passing:  Warren Smith (11 G, 238-370-10-2643 yards, 17 TD)
    Receiving:  Maurice McDonald (10 G, 58-591 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
    Tackles:  Vinson Givans (11 G, 38 solo, 47 assisted, 85 total)
    Sacks:  Michael Cole (11 G, 10.0-67 yards)
    Interceptions:  Trevor Coston (11 G, 6-48 yards)        


Appalachian State (8-3)
    Coach:  Jerry Moore
    School:  207-82 (23 years)
    Career:  234-130-2 (30 years)
Offense
    Rushing:  Travaris Cadet (11 G, 145-655 yards, 5 TD)
    Passing:  Jamal Jackson (9 G, 135-217-6-1729 yards, 14 TD)
    Receiving:  Brian Quick (11 G, 64-1055 yards, 11 TD)
Defense
    Tackles:  Jeremy Kimbrough (10 G, 40 solo, 53 assisted, 93 total)
    Sacks:  John Rizor (11 G, 4.0-33 yards)
    Interceptions:  Demetrius McCray (11 G, 5-8 yards)

 

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New Hampshire (8-3, 6-2 CAA)
    Coach:  Sean McDonnell
    School:  96-61 (13 years)
    Career:  96-61 (13 years)
Offense
    Rushing:  Dontra Peters (10 G, 112-568 yards, 7 TD)
    Passing:  Kevin Decker (11 G, 244-350-14-3072 yards, 20 TD)
    Receiving:  Joey Orlando (11 G, 49-617 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
    Tackles:  Matt Evans (11 G, 82 solo, 72 assisted, 154 total)
    Sacks:  Brian McNally (11 G, 7.5-40 yards)
    Interceptions:  Chris Houston (11 G, 5-45 yards)    


Montana State (9-2)
    Coach:  Rob Ash
    School:  38-19 (5 years)
    Career:  214-118-5 (32 years)
Offense
    Rushing:  Cody Kirk (11 G, 211-1233 yards, 14 TD)
    Passing:  DeNarius McGhee (11 G, 167-274-10-2360 yards, 22 TD)
    Receiving:  Elvis Akpla (11 G, 49-940 yards, 11 TD)
Defense
    Tackles:  Jody Owens (11 G, 47 solo, 40 assisted, 87 total)
    Sacks:  Brad Daly (11 G, 10.0-95 yards)
    Interceptions:  Na’a Moeakiola (10 G, 2-15 yards)

 

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Lehigh (10-1)
    Coach:  Andy Coen
    School:  40-28 (6 years)
    Career:  40-28 (6 years)
Offense
    Rushing:  Zach Barket (10 G, 143-706 yards, 4 TD)
    Passing:  Chris Lum (11 G, 297-443-15-3739 yards, 31 TD)
    Receiving:  Ryan Spadola (11 G, 83-1462 yards, 10 TD)
Defense
    Tackles:  Mike Groome (11 G, 42 solo, 52 assisted, 94 total)
    Sacks:  Ben Flizack (11 G, 6.5-41 yards)
    Interceptions:  Mike Groome (11 G, 4-88 yards)   


Towson (9-2, 7-1 CAA)
    Coach:  Rob Ambrose
    School:  12-21 (3 years)
    Career:  15-28 (4 years)
Offense
    Rushing:  Terrance West (11 G, 183-1242 yards, 27 TD)
    Passing:  Grant Enders (10 G, 153-224-8-1867 yards, 14 TD)
    Receiving:  Tom Ryan (11 G, 37-536 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
    Tackles:  Jordan Dangerfield (9 G, 49 solo, 33 assisted, 82 total)
    Sacks:  Frank Beltre (11 G, 4.0-23 yards)
    Interceptions:  Kenton Powell (10 G, 3-44 yards)

 

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James Madison (8-4, 5-3 CAA)
    Coach:  Mickey Matthews
    School:  96-60 (13 years)
    Career:  96-60 (13 years)
Offense
    Rushing:  Dae’Quan Scott (12 G, 220-1241 yards, 12 TD)
    Passing:  Jace Edwards (6 G, 62-99-2-733 yards, 3 TD)
    Receiving:  Brian Barlow (12 G, 29-282 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
    Tackles:  Stephon Robertson (12 G, 54 solo, 48 assisted, 102 total)
    Sacks:  D.J. Bryant (12 G, 6.0-62 yards)
    Interceptions:  Dean Marlow (12 G, 4-25 yards)          


North Dakota State (10-1)
    Coach:  Craig Bohl
    School:  71-31 (9 years)
    Career:  71-31 (9 years)
Offense
    Rushing:  Sam Ojuri (11 G, 132-781 yards, 8 TD)
    Passing:  Brock Jensen (11 G, 171-245-2-1994 yards, 11 TD)
    Receiving:  Warren Holloway (11 G, 55-746 yards, 6 TD)
Defense
    Tackles:  Chad Willson (11 G, 36 solo, 29 assisted, 65 total)
    Sacks:  Coulter Boyer (11 G, 7.0-37 yards)
    Interceptions:  Marcus Williams (11 G, 7-274 yards)