2022 Colonial Athletic Association football season

2022 Colonial Athletic Association football season
League	NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
Sport	football
Duration	September 1, 2022 December 9, 2023
Number of teams	13
TV partner(s)	FloSports, ESPN+
2023 NFL Draft
Finals champions	William & Mary, New Hampshire
Seasons
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2022 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 William & Mary +^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 13 New Hampshire +^		7	–	1					9	–	4
No. 11 Richmond ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
No. 17 Elon ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
Rhode Island		5	–	3					7	–	4
No. 19 Delaware ^		4	–	4					8	–	5
Towson		4	–	4					6	–	5
Villanova		4	–	4					6	–	5
Monmouth		3	–	5					5	–	6
Albany		2	–	6					3	–	8
Maine		2	–	6					2	–	9
Hampton		1	–	7					4	–	7
Stony Brook		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the 16th season of the Colonial Athletic Association football taking place during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The season began on September 1, 2022, with non-conference play and with conference play beginning on September 24, 2022.

This was the final year that the conference was known as the Colonial Athletic Association. In July 2023, it rebranded to become the Coastal Athletic Association.

Background

Monmouth and Hampton joined the CAA from the Big South Conference. James Madison left the CAA and transitioned to the FBS into the Sun Belt Conference.

Previous season

Main article: 2021 Colonial Athletic Association football season

The 2021 Colonial Athletic Association champion was No. 3 James Madison with a record of 12–2 overall, and 7–1 in conference play.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

National Rankings

Team	Total Signees
Albany	21
Delaware	20
Elon	24
Hampton	17
Maine	28
Monmouth	20
New Hampshire	24
Rhode Island	22
Richmond	15
Stony Brook	24
Towson	20
Villanova	25
William & Mary	27

CAA media day

The 2022 CAA media day was held on July 28, 2022. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows: ^[1]

• CAA Commissioner – Joe D'Antonio
• Albany – Greg Gattuso (HC) / Jackson Ambush (LB) / Thomas Greaney (TE)
• Delaware – Ryan Carty (HC) / Nolan Henderson (QB) / Kedrick Whitehead (S)
• Elon – Tony Trisciani (HC) / Cole Coleman (S) / Jackson Parham (WR)
• Hampton – Robert Prunty (HC) / Jadakis Bonds (WR) / Axel Perez (K/P)
• Maine – Jordan Stevens (HC) / Joe Fagnano (QB) / Adrian Otero (LB)
• Monmouth – Kevin Callahan (HC) / Eddie Morales III (DB/PR) / Tony Muskett (QB)
• New Hampshire – Rick Santos (HC) / Brian Espanet (WR) / Niko Kvietkus (DL)
• Rhode Island – Jim Fleming (HC) / Kasim Hill (QB) / Henry Yianakopolos (S)
• Richmond – Russ Huesman (HC) / Aaron Dykes (RB) / Tristan Wheeler (LB)
• Stony Brook – Chuck Priore (HC) / Reidgee Rimanche (LB) / Kyle Nunez (OL)
• Towson – Rob Ambrose (HC) / Cole Cheripko (OL) / Vinnie Shaffer (DL)
• Villanova – Mark Ferrante (HC) / Colin Gamroth (OL) / Jared Nelson (DL)
• William & Mary – Mike London (HC) / Carl Fowler (DL) / Colby Sorsdal (OL)

Preseason poll

The preseason poll was released on July 28, 2022. ^[2]

CAA

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Villanova	270 (16)
2	Delaware	235 (7)
3	Rhode Island	224
4	Richmond	219
5	William & Mary	206 (2)
6	Elon	191 (1)
7	Stony Brook	151
8	Maine	134
9	New Hampshire	117
10	Monmouth	105
11	Towson	81
12	Albany	64
13	Hampton	31

• First place votes in ()

Preseason All-CAA teams

2022 Preseason All-CAA

• Offensive Player of the Year: Ty Son Lawton, RB, Stony Brook, Sr. ^[3]
• Defensive Player of the Year: Nate Lynn, DL, William & Mary, So. ^[4]

All-CAA Offense ^[5]

Position	Player	Class	Team
QB	Tony Muskett	Junior	Monmouth
RB	Ty Son Lawton	Senior	Stony Brook
RB	Bronson Yoder	Senior	William & Mary
FB	Luke Hamilton	Senior	Towson
WR	Jackson Parham	Senior	Elon
WR	Thyrick Pitts	GS	Delaware
WR	Rayjoun Pringle	Junior	Villanova
TE	Caleb Warren	Senior	Rhode Island
OL	Michael Corbi	GS	Villanova
OL	Nick Correia	Junior	Rhode Island
OL	Colin Gamroth	GS	Villanova
OL	Michael Gerace	GS	Maine
OL	Kyle Nunez	GS	Stony Brook
PK	Skyler Davis	Senior	Elon
KR	Aaron Dykes	Senior	Maine
PR	Eddie Morales III	GS	Monmouth

All-CAA Defense ^[5]

Position	Player	Class	Team
DL	Artis Hemmingway	Senior	Delaware
DL	Nate Lynn	Senior	William & Mary
DL	Chase McGowan	Senior	Delaware
DL	Josiah Silver	Sophomore	New Hampshire
LB	Jackson Ambush	Sophomore	Albany
LB	Johnny Buchanan	Senior	Delaware
LB	Tyler King	Sophomore	Stony Brook
LB	KeShaun Moore	Senior	Hampton
LB	Tristan Wheeler	Junior	Richmond
CB	Jordan Jones	Senior	Rhode Island
CB	Ryan Poole	Senior	William & Mary
S	Cole Coleman	Senior	Elon
S	Kedrick Whitehead	Senior	Delaware
P	Tyler Pastula	Junior	Albany
SPEC	TD Ayo-Durojaiye	Senior	Villanova

All-CAA Honorable Mention ^[5]

Position	Player	Team
QB	Nolan Henderson	Delaware
QB	Kasim Hill	Rhode Island
RB	Freddie Brock	Maine
RB	Juwon Farri	Monmouth
RB	Malachi Imoh	William & Mary
WR	Jadakis Bonds	Hampton
WR	Jaaron Hayek	Villanova
TE	Shawn Bowman	Maine
OL	Patrick Flynn	New Hampshire
OL	Colby Sorsdal	William & Mary
DL	Anthony Lang	Albany
DL	Torrence Williams	Elon
LB	Evan Stewart	Rhode Island
CB	Tre'Von Jones	Elon
S	Pop Bush	New Hampshire
S	Noah Plack	Delaware
KR	D'Ago Hunter	Towson
PR	Jourdan Townsend	Delaware
P	Ryan Kost	Monmouth
SPEC	Alex Washington	William & Mary

Head coaches

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	CAA record
Albany	Greg Gattuso	9	136–89	39–57	22–46
Delaware	Ryan Carty	1	8–5	8–5	4–4
Elon	Tony Trisciani	4	20–20	20–20	15–13
Hampton	Robert Prunty	5	21–23	21–23	1–7
Maine	Jordan Stevens	1	2–9	2–9	2–6
Monmouth	Kevin Callahan	30	178–135	178–135	3–5
New Hampshire	Rick Santos	2	15–9	15–9	12–4
Rhode Island	Jim Fleming	9	52–63	31–62	20–47
Richmond	Russ Huesman	6	92–66	33–29	23–21
Stony Brook	Chuck Priore	17	136–100	97–91	34–42
Towson	Rob Ambrose	13	79–83	76–76	49–55
Villanova	Mark Ferrante	6	37–26	37–26	23–21
William & Mary	Mike London	5	85–77	23–16	15–12

Schedule

Index to colors and formatting
CAA member won
CAA member lost
CAA teams in bold

All times EST time.

Regular season schedule

Week One

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Monmouth	New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH	FloSports	UNH 31–21	8,703
September 1	7:00 p.m.	Rhode Island	No. 22  Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY	Flosports	URI 35–14	7,101
September 2	6:00 p.m.	Lehigh	Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		W 45–17	6,101
September 2	7:00 p.m.	William & Mary	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC	ESPN3	W 41–24	13,940
September 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 19  Delaware	Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	W 14–7	30,542
September 3	12:30 p.m.	No. 24  Richmond	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	ACCRSN	L 17–34	41,122
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Towson	Bucknell	Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+	W 14–13 OT	1,949
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Howard	Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA		W 31–28	2,588
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Albany	Baylor	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX		L 10–69	41,242
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Maine	New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM		L 0–41	15,166
September 3	6:30 p.m.	Elon	Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECN/ESPN+	L 31–42	20,120
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Two

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 10	1:00 p.m.	Villanova	LIU	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium • Brookville, NY		W 38–21	4,812
September 10	1:00 p.m.	Colgate	Maine	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		L 18–21	5,295
September 10	1:00 p.m.	Fordham	Monmouth	Kessler Stadium • West Long Branch, NJ		L 49–52	2,785
September 10	5:00 p.m.	Saint Francis	Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA (FloSports/NBCS WA)		W 31–21	6,388
September 10	6:00 p.m.	No. 22 Rhode Island	Bryant	Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI	ESPN+	W 35–21	4,893
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Campbell	No. 20 William & Mary	Zable Stadium • Williamsburgm VA	Cox/FloSports	W 37–21	8,558
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Delaware	No. 10 Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE (rivalry)	FloSports/NBCS Philadelphia	W 35–9	17,176
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Tuskegee	Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA		W 42–10	6,512
September 10	6:00 p.m.	Elon	Wofford	Gibbs Stadium • Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	W 26–0	2,569
September 10	7:00 p.m.	New Hampshire	Albany	Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY	FloSports	UNH 28–23	7,174
September 10	7:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD (The Battle for Greater Baltimore)	MPT	W 29–21	9,784
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Three

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Villanova	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY		L 10–49	32,320
September 17	12:00 p.m.	Richmond	Lehigh	Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA	ESPN+	W 30–6	6,178
September 17	1:00 p.m.	No. 9 Delaware	No. 17 Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI	FloSports	DEL 42–21	4,666
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Fordham	Albany	Jack Coffey Field • Bronx, NY		L 45–48	5,000
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Georgetown	Monmouth	Kessler Stadium • West Long Beach, NJ		W 45–6	2,589
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Towson	West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	ESPN+	L 7–65	50,703
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Hampton	Norfolk State	William "Dick" Price Stadium • Norfolk, VA		W 17–7	15,459
September 17	3:30 p.m.	Stony Brook	UMass	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA		L 3–20	10,011
September 17	3:30 p.m.	No. 15 William & Mary	Lafayette	Fisher Stadium • Easton, PA (ESPN+)		W 34–7	5,244
September 17	6:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	Elon	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC	FloSports	W 30–24	8,126
September 17	6:00 p.m.	North Carolina Central	No. 25 New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH	FloSports	L 27–45	9,630
September 17	7:30 p.m.	Maine	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA		L 17–38	34,325
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Four

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 24	12:00 p.m.	No. 20 Rhode Island	No. 24  Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA (ACCN)		L 24–45	54,667
September 24	2:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	No. 22 Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	FloSports/NBCS WA	RIC 51–7 2OT	7,618
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Central Connecticut State	Albany	Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY		W 45–26	6,111
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Elon	No. 14 William & Mary	Walter Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	Cox/FloSports	ELON 35–31	10,803
September 24	3:30 p.m.	Monmouth	Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		MON 49–42	12,001
September 24	4:00 p.m.	New Hampshire	Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD	FloSports	UNH 37–14	5,508
September 24	6:00 p.m.	Hampton	No. 8 Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	FloSports	DEL 35–3	16,035
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Five

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 1	12:00 p.m.	Monmouth	Lehigh	Goodman Stadium • Bethlehem, PA		W 35–7	2,923
October 1	1:00 p.m.	No. 14 Villanova	Maine	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		VIL 45–20	7,168
October 1	2:00 p.m.	No. 17 Richmond	No. 23 Elon	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC	FloSports	ELON 30–27	9,243
October 1	3:30 p.m.	No. 18 William & Mary	Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY	FloSports	W&M 27–10	3,581
October 1	3:30 p.m.	Towson	No. 6 Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	FloSports/NBCS Philadelphia	DEL 24–10	18,905
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Brown	Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI (rivalry)	FloSports	W 38–10	5,028
October 1	6:00 p.m.	New Hampshire	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	ESPN3	L 7–44	20,119
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Six

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 8	1:00 p.m.	Albany	Monmouth	Kessler Stadium • West Long Branch, NJ		MON 38–31	2,532
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Maine	Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA		ME 31–24	4,512
October 8	2:00 p.m.	Towson	No. 14 Elon	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC	FloSports	ELON 27–10	5,578
October 8	3:30 p.m.	Stony Brook	New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH	FloSports	UNH 24–14	13,273
October 8	3:30 p.m.	No. 6 Delaware	No. 16 William & Mary	Walter Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (rivalry)	Cox/FloSports	W&M 27–21	12,506
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Seven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 15	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth	Maine	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME		ME 38–28	6,241
October 15	1:00 p.m.	No. 14 Elon	No. 25 Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI	FloSports	URI 17–10	5,415
October 15	1:30 p.m.	New Hampshire	Dartmouth	Memorial Field • Hanover, NH (rivalry)	ESPN+	W 14–0	3,580
October 15	3:30 p.m.	Hampton	Albany	Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY		HAM 38–37	8,212
October 15	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 Villanova	No. 21 Richmond	E. Claiborn Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	FloSports/MASN	RIC 20–10	7,830
October 15	6:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Fordham	Jack Coffey Field • Bronx, NY		L 14–45	1,914
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Eight

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 22	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 Rhode Island	Monmouth	Kessler Stadium • West Long Branch, NJ	FloSports	URI 48–46 7OT	3,478
October 22	1:00 p.m.	No. 21 Elon	No. 25 New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH	FloSports	UNH 40–22	14,137
October 22	2:00 p.m.	No. 19 Richmond	Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA	FloSports	RIC 41–10	0
October 22	3:00 p.m.	Morgan State	No. 13 Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	FloSports	W 38–7	16,375
October 22	3:30 p.m.	Albany	Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		VIL 31–29	6,741
October 22	3:30 p.m.	Maine	Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY		STBK 28–27	7,174
October 22	4:00 p.m.	William & Mary	Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD	FloSports	W&M 44–24	4,445
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Nine

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Albany	Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY		ALB 59–14	2,403
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Hampton	Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA		VIL 24–10	4,097
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Towson	Monmouth	Kessler Stadium • West Long Branch, NJ		TOW 52–48	3,729
October 29	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Rhode Island	No. 10 William & Mary	Walter Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	FloSports	W&M 31–30	7,981
October 29	1:00 p.m.	No. 17 Richmond	Maine	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	FloSports	RIC 31–21	4,278
October 29	3:30 p.m.	No. 12 Delaware	Elon	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC	FloSports	ELON 27–7	5,541
#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in EST.

Week Ten

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Monmouth	No. 18 Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	FloSports/NBCS Philadlphia	DEL 49–17	16,385
November 5	1:00 p.m.	No. 8 William & Mary	Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA	FloSports	W&M 20–14	4,126
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Morgan State	Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY		W 24–22	4,502
November 5	1:00 p.m.	Maine	No. 23 Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI	FloSports	URI 26–22	4,377
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Villanova	Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD		TOW 27–3	4,057
November 5	2:00 p.m.	Albany	No. 19 Elon	Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC	FloSports	ELON 27–3	8,368
November 5	3:30 p.m.	No. 17 New Hampshire	No. 14 Richmond	E. Claiborn Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	FloSports	RIC 40–34	6,329
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in EST.

Week Eleven

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 12	12:00 p.m.	Maine	Albany	Tom & Mary Casey Stadium • Albany, NY		ALB 23–21	2,301
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Towson	Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY		TOW 21–17	3,513
November 12	10:30 p.m.	No. 18 Elon	Hampton	Armstrong Stadium • Hampton, VA	FloSports	ELON 38–24	0
November 12	1:00 p.m.	No. 22 Rhode Island	No. 21 New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH	FloSports	UNH 31–28	8,045
November 12	1:00 p.m.	Villanova	No. 8 William & Mary	Walter Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	Cox/FloSports	W&M 45–12	10,280
November 12	1:00 p.m.	No. 12 Richmond	No. 17 Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	FloSports	RIC 21–13	16,534
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in EST.

Week Twelve

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 19	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 New Hampshire	Maine	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	FloSports	UNH 42–41	4,638
November 19	12:00 p.m.	Stony Brook	Monmouth	Kessler Stadium • West Long Branch, NJ		MON 24–21	2,204
November 19	12:00 p.m.	No. 8 William & Mary	No. 11 Richmond	E. Claiborn Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	Capital Cup	W&M 37–26	8,200
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Albany	Rhode Island	Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI	FloSports	URI 35–21	3,603
November 19	1:00 p.m.	Hampton	Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD		TOW 27–7	4,045
November 19	1:00 p.m.	No. 20 Delaware	Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA (Battle of the Blue)	FloSports	VIL 29–26	6,451
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in EST.

Playoffs

First round

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
November 26	12:00 p.m.	No. 12 Elon	No. 11  Furman	Paladin Stadium • Greenville, South Carolina	ESPN+	L 6–31	2,717
November 26	2:00 p.m.	No. 16 Fordham	No. 15 New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH	FloSports	W 52–42	2,989
November 26	2:00 p.m.	Davidson	No. 13 Richmond	E. Claiborn Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA	ESPN+	W 41–0	3,000
November 26	2:00 p.m.	Saint Francis	No. 23 Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	ESPN+	W 56–17	4,629
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in EST.

Second round

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 3	12:00 p.m.	No. 15 New Hampshire	No. 7  Holy Cross	Fitton Field • Worcester, MA		L 19–35	6,265
December 3	2:00 p.m.	Gardner–Webb	No. 6 William & Mary	Walter Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA	ESPN+	W 54–14	7,110
December 3	2:00 p.m.	No. 23 Delaware	No. 1  South Dakota State	Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium • Brookings, SD	ESPN+	L 6–42	6,117
December 3	2:00 p.m.	No. 13 Richmond	No. 2  Sacramento State	Hornet Stadium • Sacramento, CA	ESPN+	L 31–38	9,136
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in EST.

Quarterfinals

Date	Time	Visiting team	Home team	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
December 9	8:00 p.m.	No. 6 William & Mary	No. 3  Montana State	Bobcat Stadium • Bozeman, MT	ESPN2/ESPN+	L 7–55	14,367
#Rankings from College Football Playoff. All times are in EST.

Head to head matchups

Head to head
Team	Albany	Delaware	Elon	Hampton	Maine	Monmouth	New Hampshire	Rhode Island	Richmond	Stony Brook	Towson	Villanova	William & Mary
Albany	–	–	L 3–27	L 37–38	W 23–21	L 31–38	L 23–28	L 21–35	–	W 59–14	–	L 29–31	–
Delaware	–	–	L 7–27	W 35–3	–	W 49–17	–	W 42–21	L 13–21	–	W 24–10	L 26–29	L 21–27
Elon	W 27–3	W 27–7	–	W 38–24	–	–	L 22–40	L 10–17	W 30–27 OT	–	W 27–10	–	W 35–31
Hampton	W 38–37 OT	L 3–35	L 24–38	–	L 24–31	–	–	–	L 10–41	–	L 7–27	L 10–24	L 14–20
Maine	L 21–23	–	–	W 31–24	–	W 38–28	L 41–42 OT	L 22–26	L 21–31	L 27–28	–	L 20–45	–
Monmouth	W 38–31	L 17–49	–	–	L 28–38	–	L 21–31	L 46–48 7OT	–	W 24–21	L 48–52	W 49–42	–
New Hampshire	W 28–23	–	W 40–22	–	W 42–41 OT	W 31–21	–	W 31–28	L 34–40	W 24–14	W 37–14	–	–
Rhode Island	W 35–21	L 21–42	W 17–10	–	W 26–22	W 48–46 7OT	L 28–31	–	–	W 35–14	–	–	L 30–31
Richmond	–	W 21–13	L 27–30 2OT	–	W 31–21	–	W 40–34	–	–	W 51–7	–	W 20–10	L 26–37
Stony Brook	L 14–59	–	–	–	W 28–27	L 21–24	L 14–24	L 14–35	L 7–51	–	L 17–21	–	L 10–27
Towson	–	L 10–24	L 10–27	W 27–7	–	W 52–48	L 14–37	–	–	W 21–17	–	W 27–3	L 24–44
Villanova	W 31–29	W 29–26	–	W 24–10	W 45–20	L 42–49	–	–	L 10–20	–	L 3–27	–	L 12–45
William & Mary	–	W 27–21	L 31–35	W 20–14	–	–	–	W 31–30	W 45–17	W 37–26	W 44–24	W 45–12	–

Updated with the results of all regular season conference games.

CAA vs FBS matchups

The Football Bowl Subdivision comprises 11 conferences and four independent programs.

Date	Visitor	Home	Site	Score
September 2	William & Mary	Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC	W 41–24
September 3	Delaware	Navy	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	W 14–7
September 3	Richmond	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	L 17–34
September 3	Albany	Baylor	McLane Stadium • Waco, TX	L 10–69
September 3	Elon	Vanderbilt	FirstBank Stadium • Nashville, TN	L 31–42
September 3	Maine	New Mexico	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM	L 0–41
September 17	Villanova	Army	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	L 10–49
September 17	Towson	West Virginia	Milan Puskar Stadium • Morgantown, WV	L 7–65
September 17	Stony Brook	UMass	McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, MA	L 3–20
September 17	Maine	Boston College	Alumni Stadium • Chestnut Hill, MA	L 17–38
September 24	Rhode Island	Pittsburgh	Acrisure Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA	L 24–45
October 1	New Hampshire	Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium • Kalamazoo, MI	L 7–44

Rankings

Main article: 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football rankings

Legend

		Improvement in ranking
		Drop in ranking
		Not ranked previous week
		No change in ranking from previous week
RV		Received votes but were not ranked in Top 25 of poll
т		Tied with team above or below also with this symbol

		Pre	Wk 1	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Final
Albany	STATS
	C
Delaware	STATS	19	10	9	8	6	6	13	13	12	18	17	20	23	19
	C	19	13	10	8	6	6	12	12	11	16	15	19	RV	24т
Elon	STATS		RV	RV	RV	23	14	14	21	RV	19	18	14	12	17
	C	RV				23	17	17	25	RV	23	21	18	15	18
Hampton	STATS
	C				RV				RV
Maine	STATS
	C
Monmouth	STATS	RV				RV	RV	RV
	C					RV	RV	RV
New Hampshire	STATS		RV	25	RV	RV	RV	RV	25	19	17	21	18	15	13
	C			RV	RV	RV		RV		25	21	25	20	16	15
Rhode Island	STATS	22	22	17	20	RV	RV	25т	22	18	23	22	RV	RV	RV
	C	24т	20т	14	21	25	23	22	19	17	22	22	RV	RV	RV
Richmond	STATS	24	RV	RV	22	17	23	21	19	17	14	12	11	13	11
	C	24т	RV	RV	24т	22	RV	25	21	20	14	13	11	14	12
Stony Brook	STATS
	C
Towson	STATS
	C			RV
Villanova	STATS	6	6	7	9	14	15	17	RV	RV	RV
	C	5	5	5	10	15	13	16	RV	RV
William & Mary	STATS	RV	20	15	14	18	16	11	12	10	8	8	8	6	8
	C	RV	22	17	14	21	17	13	13	12	9	8	8	8	8

Awards and honors

Player of the week honors

Week	Offensive			Defensive			Special Teams			Rookie
	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position	Player	Team	Position
Week 1	Darius Wilson	William & Mary	QB	Johnny Buchanan	Delaware	LB	Josiah Silver	New Hampshire	DL	Isaiah Perkins	Towson	WR
Week 2	Dylan Laube	New Hampshire	RB	Jalen Jones	William & Mary	CB	Jeff Yurk	Elon	P	A.J. Pena	Rhode Island	LB
	Jaden Shirden	Monmouth	RB
Week 3	Nolan Henderson	Delaware	QB	John Pius	William & Mary	LB	D'Ago Hunter	Towson	KR	Reese Poffenbarger	Albany	QB
Week 4	Jaden Shirden	Monmouth	RB	Marcus Hillman	Elon	LB	Dylan Laube	New Hampshire	RB	Reese Poffenbarger	Albany	QB
	Reece Udinski	Richmond	QB
Week 5	Jaaron Hayek	Villanova	WR	Johnny Buchanan	Delaware	LB	Ethan Chang	William & mary	K	Johncarlos Miller II	Elon	TE
Week 6	Bronson Yoder	William & Mary	RB	Mike Reid	Monmouth	DB	Skyler Davis	Elon	K	Reese Poffenbarger	Albany	QB
Week 7	Malcolm Mays	Hampton	QB	Khairi Manns	Maine	DL	Andrew Lopez	Richmond	K	Reese Poffenbarger	Albany	QB
				Jarrett Martin	Rhode Island	LB
Week 8	Marques DeShields	Rhode Island	RB	Tye Freeland	William & Mary	S	Sean Lehane	New Hampshire	P	Charlie McKee	Stony Brook	QB
				Jeremiah Grant	Richmond	DE
Week 9	Reece Udinski	Richmond	QB	Omar Rogers	Elon	DB	D'Ago Hunter	Towson	KR/PR	Reese Poffenbarger	Albany	QB
Week 10	Nolan Henderson	Delaware	QB	Marcus Hillman	Elon	DB	D'Ago Hunter	Towson	KR/PR	Isaiah Perkins	Towson	WR
Week 11	Max Brosmer	New Hampshire	QB	Marlem Louis	Richmond	DE	Jake Larson	Richmond	K	Reese Poffenbarger	Albany	QB
	Darius Wilson	William & Mary	QB
Week 12	Dylan Laube	New Hampshire	RB	John Pius	William & Mary	LB	Oneil Robinson	Rhode Island	S	Shane Hartzell	Villanova	LB

CAA Individual Awards

The following individuals received postseason honors as voted by the Colonial Athletic Association football coaches at the end of the season. ^[6]

Award	Player	School
Offensive Player of the Year	Jaden Shirden, RB	Monmouth
Defensive Player of the Year	John Pius, LB	William & Mary
Coach of the Year	Rick Santos	New Hampshire
Special Teams Player of the Year	D'Ago Hunter, KR	Towson
Offensive Rookie of the Year	Reese Poffenbarger, QB	Albany
Defensive Rookie of the Year	Jalen Jones, CB	William & Mary
Chuck Boone Leadership and Excellence Award	Tristan Wheeler, LB	Richmond

All-conference teams

The following players earned CAA honors.

First Team Position Player Class Team First Team Offense QB Reece Udinski Gr. RIC RB Jaden Shirden So. MON Bronson Yoder Sr. W&M FB Owen Wright Gr. MON WR Jadakis Bonds Sr. HAM Jaaron Hayek Sr. VIL Jakob Herres Gr. RIC TE Thomas Greaney Sr. ALB OL Ryan Coll Jr. RIC Ajani Cornelius So. URI Nick Correia Jr. URI Charles Grant So. W&M Colby Sorsdal Sr. W&M First Team Defense DL Marlem Louis Jr. RIC Nate Lynn Jr. W&M Dylan Ruiz So. UNH Josiah Silver So. UNH LB Johnny Buchanan Gr. DEL Marcus Hillman Sr. ELON John Pius So. W&M Tristan Wheeler Jr. RIC DB Jordan Jones Sr. URI Ryan Poole Sr. W&M Noah Plack Sr. DEL Kedrick Whitehead Sr. DEL First Team Special Teams PK Skyler Davis Sr. ELON P Ryan Kost Gr. MON KR D'Ago Hunter Sr. TOW PR Dyaln Laube Jr. UNH SPEC Caylin Newton Sr. W&M

Second Team Position Player Class Team Second Team Offense QB Nolan Henderson Gr. DEL RB Marques DeShields Sr. URI Dylan Laube Jr. UNH FB Donavyn Lester Sr. W&M WR Ed Lee Sr. URI Dymere Miller Jr. MON Jackson Parham Sr. ELON TE Lachlan Pitts Sr. W&M OL Michael Corbi Gr. VIL Patrick Flynn Sr. UNH Michael Gerace Gr. ME Joe More Sr. RIC Mike Purcell Sr. ELON Second Team Defense DL Carl Foler Sr. W&M Jesus Gibbs Sr. TOW Artis Hemmingway Sr. DEL KeShaun Moore Sr. HAM LB Jake Fire Sr. URI Isaiah Jones Sr. W&M Adrian Otero Sr. ME Qwahsin Townsel Gr. HAM DB Justis Henley Sr. DEL Jalen Jones Fr. W&M Aaron Banks Sr. RIC Omar Rogers So. ELON Second Team Special Teams PK Ethan Chang So. W&M P Riley Williams So. TOW KR Dez Boykin Gr. VIL PR D'Ago Hunter Sr. TOW SPEC AJ Mistler Gr. ALB

Third Team Position Player Class Team Third Team Offense QB Reese Poffenbarger Fr. ALB RB Jalen Hampton Fr. ELON Todd Sibley Gr. ALB FB Zavier Scott Gr. ME WR Leroy Henley Gr. RIC Thyrick Pitts Gr. DEL Jourdan Townsend Sr. DEL TE Shawn Bowman Sr. ME OL Greg Anderson Sr. MON Finton Brose Jr. DEL Justin Szuba Gr. MON Lorenzo Thompson Jr. URI Jabril Williams Jr. ELON Third Team Defense DL Ray Eldridge Sr. RIC Jeremiah Grant So. RIC Anton Juncaj Jr. ALB Chase McGowan Sr. DEL LB Carthell Flowers-Lloyd Gr. STBK Dylan Kelly So. ALB Phil O'Connor St. RIC Evan Stewart So. URI DB Tre'Von Jones Jr. ELON Mike Reid Jr. MON Pop Bush Gr. UNH Ali Shockley Sr. HAM Third Team Special Teams PK Matthew Mercurio Gr. VIL P Jeff Yurk SO. ELON KR Dylan Laube Jr. TOW PR Ed Lee Sr. URI SPEC Chandler Brayboy So. ELON

Home game announced attendance

Team	Stadium	Capacity	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3	Game 4	Game 5	Game 6	Game 7	Total	Average	% of capacity
Albany	Tom & Mary Casey Stadium	8,500	7,175	6,111	8,212†	2,403	2,301	---	---	26,202	5,240	61.6%
Delaware	Delaware Stadium	18,800	17,176	16,035	18,905†	16,375	16,385	16,534	4,629	106,039	15,148	80.6%
Elon	Rhodes Stadium	11,250	8,126	9,243†	5,578	5,541	8,368	---	---	36,856	7,371	65.5%
Hampton	Armstrong Stadium	12,000	2,587	6,512†	4,512	---	4,126	---	---	17,737	4,434	37.0%
Maine	Alfond Stadium	10,000	5,295	7,168†	6,241	4,278	4,638	---	---	27,620	5,524	55.2%
Monmouth	Kessler Stadium	4,200	2,785	2,589	2,532	3,478	3,729†	---	---	15,113	3,023	72.0%
New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium	11,015	8,703	9,630	13,273	14,137†	8,045	2,989	---	56,777	9,463	85.9%
Rhode Island	Meade Stadium	6,555	4,666	5,028	5,415†	4,377	3,603	---	---	23,089	4,718	72.0%
Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium	8,217	6,388	7,618	7,830	6,329	8,200†	3,000	---	39,365	6,561	79.8%
Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium	12,300	7,101	3,581	7,714†	4,502	3,513	---	---	26,411	5,282	42.9%
Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium	11,198	9,784†	5,508	4,445	4,057	4,045	---	---	27,839	5,568	49.7%
Villanova	Villanova Stadium	12,500	6,101	12,001†	6,741	4,097	6,451	---	---	35,391	7,078	56.6%
William & Mary	Zable Stadium	12,672	8,558	10,803†	12,506	7,981	10,280	7,110	---	57,238	9,540	75.3%

Bold – exceeded capacity
† Season high
‡ Record stadium Attendance

NFL Draft

The following list includes all CAA Players who were drafted in the 2023 NFL Draft. ^[7]

Player	Position	School	Draft Round	Round Pick	Overall Pick	Team	Ref
Colby Sorsdal	OT	William & Mary	5	17	152	Detroit Lions	[8]

Undrafted free agents

The following list includes all CAA Players who went undrafted in the 2023 NFL Draft but signed following the draft.

Player	Position	School	Team	Ref
Thomas Greaney	TE	Albany	Cleveland Browns	[9]
Nolan Henderson	QB	Delaware	Baltimore Ravens	[10]
Thyrick Pitts	WR	Delaware	Chicago Bears	[11]
Cole Coleman	S	Elon	Indianapolis Colts	[12]
Zavier Scott	RB	Maine	Indianapolis Colts	[13]
Owen Wright	RB	Monmouth	Baltimore Ravens	[14]
Jordan Jones	CB	Rhode Island	Los Angeles Rams	[15]
Damien Caffrey	TE	Stony Brook	Chicago Bears	[16]
Jadakis Bonds	WR	Hampton	Green Bay Packers	[17]
Ed Lee	WR	Rhode Island	New England Patriots	[18]

Minicamp

The following list includes all CAA Players who went undrafted in the 2023 NFL Draft but were offered minicamp invites.

Player	Position	School	Team	Ref
KeShaun Moore	EDGE	Hampton	Indianapolis Colts	[19]
Ali Shockley	S	Hampton	Washington Commanders	[20]
Michael Greene	C	Maine	Indianapolis Colts	[21]
Sean Coyne	WR	New Hampshire	Kansas City Chiefs	[22]
Caleb Warren	TE	Rhode Island	Seattle Seahawks	[23]
Reece Udinski	QB	Richmond	Seattle Seahawks	[24]
Lachlan Pitts	TE	William & Mary	Chicago Bears / Minnesota Vikings	[25]

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