Weekly Release - Nov. 19
Towson controls all of CAA Football's automatic bid tiebreakers, but Maine can claim part of the league crown with a win or the league's auto-bid with a victory and a Towson loss. The Black Bears will be looking to win back the musket Saturday in Durham against New Hampshire. Other rivalries on the final regular season weekend include The Battle of the Blue (Delaware/Villanova) at PPL Park in Chester, Pa., and The Capital Cup (William and Mary/Richmond) at Robins Stadium.
Below is a look at the matchups for the weekend. For more on the entire weekend including results and more be sure to checkout The CAA Football Pressbox.
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2011 CAA Football Tie-Breakers
CAA Football utilizes tie-breaking procedures to determine its automatic qualifier for NCAA Championship participation. Conference Championships can and will be awarded to multiple teams in the event of identical conference winning percentage.
2011 CAA Football Automatic Big/League Title Scenarios
-- A Maine win and a Towson loss will give Maine the outright title and the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I National Championship.
-- A Towson win and a Maine loss will give Towson the outright title and the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Division I National Championship.
-- A Maine win and a Towson win will give both teams a share of the league title, while Towson will earn CAA Football's automatic bid by way of the league's head-to-head tiebreaker...Towson defeated Maine, 40-30, Nov. 5.
-- A Maine loss and a Towson loss will create a four-team share of the league title including Maine, New Hampshire, Old Dominion and Towson. Towson will earn CAA Football's automatic bid by way of its combined 3-0 record against all teams tied atop the league standings.
#11/11 MAINE AT #12/13 NEW HAMPSHIRE
Saturday, Nov. 19 - 12 pm
Cowell Stadium (6,500), Durham, N.H.
Television: CSN-NE
Series: New Hampshire leads 47-43-8
Maine (8-2, 6-1 CAA)
Coach: Jack Cosgrove
School: 105-110 (19 years)
Career: 105-110 (19 years)
Offense
Rushing: Pushaun Brown (9 G, 173-867 yards, 9 TD)
Passing: Warren Smith (10 G, 214-329-7-2443 yards, 16 TD)
Receiving: Maurice McDonald (9 G, 58-591 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Vinson Givans (10 G, 36 solo, 45 assisted, 81 total)
Sacks: Michael Cole (10 G, 7.0-42 yards)
Interceptions: Trevor Coston (10 G, 5-48 yards)
New Hampshire (7-3, 5-2 CAA)
Coach: Sean McDonnell
School: 95-61 (13 years)
Career: 95-61 (13 years)
Offense
Rushing: Dontra Peters (10 G, 112-568 yards, 7 TD)
Passing: Kevin Decker (10 G, 228-320-11-2869 yards, 17 TD)
Receiving: Joey Orlando (10 G, 48-595 yards, 3 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Matt Evans (10 G, 79 solo, 63 assisted, 142 total)
Sacks: Brian McNally (10 G, 7.5-40 yards)
Interceptions: Chris Houston (10 G, 3-16 yards)
WILLIAM AND MARY AT RICHMOND
Saturday, Nov. 19 - 12 pm
Robins Stadium (8,700), Richmond, Va.
Television: CSN-MA
Series: William and Mary leads 60-55-5
William and Mary (4-6, 2-5 CAA)
Coach: Jimmye Laycock
School: 212-151-2 (32 years)
Career: 212-151-2 (32 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jonathan Grimes (10 G, 249-1226 yards, 9 TD)
Passing: Michael Graham (5 G, 55-92-3-787 yards, 5 TD)
Receiving: D.J. Mangas (10 G, 38-518 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jabrel Mines (10 G, 52 solo, 46 assisted, 98 total)
Sacks: Marcus Hyde (10 G, 6.5-45 yards)
Interceptions: Jabrel Mines (10 G, 2-35 yards)
Richmond (3-7, 0-7 CAA)
Interim Coach: Wayne Lineburg
School: 3-7 (1 year)
Career: 3-7 (1 year)
Offense
Rushing: Kendall Gaskins (10 G, 154-586 yards, 8 TD)
Passing: Aaron Corp (10 G, 225-357-13-2486 yards, 16 TD)
Receiving: Tre Gray (10 G, 85-1103 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Darius McMillan (10 G, 34 solo, 79 assisted, 113 total)
Sacks: Kerry Wynn (7 G, 4.0-32 yards)
Interceptions: Colin Pehanick (10 G, 2-0 yards)
#8/10 TOWSON AT RHODE ISLAND
Saturday, Nov. 19 - 12:30 pm
Meade Stadium (25,000), Kingston, R.I.
Television: None
Series: Rhode Island leads 6-5
Towson (8-2, 6-1 CAA)
Coach: Rob Ambrose
School: 11-21 (3 years)
Career: 14-28 (4 years)
Offense
Rushing: Terrance West (10 G, 164-1190 yards, 25 TD)
Passing: Grant Enders (9 G, 133-198-8-1655 yards, 12 TD)
Receiving: Tom Ryan (10 G, 32-471 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Jordan Dangerfield (8 G, 48 solo, 33 assisted, 81 total)
Sacks: Frank Beltre (10 G, 4.0-23 yards)
Interceptions: Kenton Powell (9 G, 3-44 yards)
Rhode Island (3-7, 2-5 CAA)
Coach: Joe Trainer
School: 9-23 (3 years)
Career: 22-43 (6 years)
Offense
Rushing: Travis Hurd (8 G, 111-418 yards, 3 TD)
Passing: Bob Bentsen (8 G, 77-125-7-965 yards, 8 TD)
Receiving: Anthony Baskerville (10 G, 45-717 yards, 6 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Dave Zocco (10 G, 64 solo, 23 assisted, 87 total)
Sacks: Doug Johnson (10 G, 6.0-34 yards)
Interceptions: Doug Johnson (10 G, 2-56 yards)
#19/20 JAMES MADISON AT MASSACHUSETTS
Saturday, Nov. 19 - 1 pm
McGuirk Stadium (17,000), Amherst, Mass.
Television: None
Series: Massachusetts leads 8-6-1
James Madison (6-4, 4-3 CAA)
Coach: Mickey Matthews
School: 94-60 (13 years)
Career: 94-60 (13 years)
Offense
Rushing: Dae’Quan Scott (10 G, 166-915 yards, 10 TD)
Passing: Jace Edwards (6 G, 62-99-2-733 yards, 3 TD)
Receiving: Brian Barlow (10 G, 27-264 yards, 1 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Stephon Robertson (10 G, 43 solo, 38 assisted, 81 total)
Sacks: Lamar Middleton (10 G, 5.0-35 yards)
Interceptions: Dean Marlow (10 G, 3-25 yards)
Massachusetts (5-5, 0-0 CAA)
Coach: Kevin Morris
School: 16-16 (3 years)
Career: 40-48 (9 years)
Offense
Rushing: Jonathan Hernandez (10 G, 246-1045 yards, 12 TD)
Passing: Kellen Pagel (7 G, 133-231-7-1489 yards, 8 TD)
Receiving: Julian Talley (10 G, 54-702 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Tyler Holmes (10 G, 41 solo, 63 assisted, 104 total)
Sacks: Perry McIntyre (10 G, 5.5-37 yards)
Interceptions: Darren Thellen (10 G, 5-172 yards)
#15/17 DELAWARE VS VILLANOVA
Saturday, Nov. 19 - 3:30 pm
PPL Park (18,500), Chester, Pa.
Television: TCN/CSS
Series: Villanova leads 23-20-1
Delaware (6-4, 4-3 CAA)
Coach: K.C. Keeler
School: 80-46 (10 years)
Career: 168-67-2 (18 years)
Offense
Rushing: Andrew Pierce (10 G, 239-1170 yards, 15 TD)
Passing: Tim Donnelly (10 G, 151-22417-10-1579 yards, 11 TD)
Receiving: Nihja White (9 G, 43-591 yards, 4 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Paul Worrilow (10 G, 45 solo, 42 assisted, 87 total)
Sacks: Jamaul Christopher (9 G, 3.0-24 yards)
Interceptions: Travis Hawkins (10 G, 4-29 yards)
Villanova (2-8, 1-6 CAA)
Coach: Andy Talley
School: 190-115-1 (27 years)
Career: 218-133-2 (32 years)
Offense
Rushing: Austin Medley (8 G, 63-328 yards, 4 TD)
Passing: Chris Polony (6 G, 55-98-4-574 yards, 7 TD)
Receiving: Dorian Wells (10 G, 36-435 yards, 5 TD)
Defense
Tackles: Dillon Lucas (10 G, 43 solo, 42 assisted, 85 total)
Sacks: Devon Bridges (10 G, 3.0-21 yards)
Interceptions: James Pitts (9 G, 5-26 yards)