The 2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference season is the 17th season of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference, branded as CAA Football, taking place during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The season began on August 26, 2023 with non-conference play; conference play will begin on September 23, 2023.
While this season is the first for the conference's full name of Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference, with the first word having been "Colonial" from 2007 through 2022, the brand name of CAA Football has been used since the multi-sports Coastal Athletic Association took over operation of the former Atlantic 10 football conference in 2007.
Background
Campbell and North Carolina A&T joined CAA Football from the Big South Conference. Campbell also joined the multi-sports CAA at that time, while A&T had joined the multi-sports CAA in 2022.
Preseason
Recruiting classes +National RankingsTeamTotal SigneesAlbany11Campbell17Delaware28Elon13Hampton13Maine25Monmouth21New Hampshiren/aNorth Carolina A&Tn/aRhode Island17Richmond15Stony Brook20Towson18Villanova11William & Mary13
CAA media day The 2023 CAA media day was held on July 25, 2023. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:
CAA Commissioner – Joe D'Antonio Albany – Greg Gattuso (HC) / Reese Poffenbarger (QB) / Larry Walker Jr. (DB) Campbell – Mike Minter (HC) / CJ Tillman (LB) / Hajj-Malik Williams (QB) Delaware – Ryan Carty (HC) / Chase McGowan (DL) / Jourdan Townsend (WR) Elon – Tony Trisciani (HC) / Bo Sanders (DB) / Jabril Williams (OL) Hampton – Robert Prunty (HC) / Romon Copeland (WR) / Qwahsin Townsel (LB) Maine – Jordan Stevens (HC) / Derek Robertson (QB) / Vince Thomas (LB) Monmouth – Kevin Callahan (HC) / Eddie Morales III (DB) / Jaden Shirden (RB) New Hampshire – Rick Santos (HC) / Max Brosmer (QB) / Max Oxendine (S) North Carolina A&T – Vincent Brown (HC) / Cesar Minarro (C) / Karon Prunty (CB) Rhode Island – Jim Fleming (HC) / Kasim Hill (QB) / Evan Stewart (LB) Richmond – Russ Huesman (HC) / Ryan Coll (OL) / Tristan Wheeler (LB) Stony Brook – Chuck Priore (HC) / Taylor Bolesta (LB) / RJ Lamarre (WR) Towson – Pete Shinnick (HC) / Jesus Gibbs (DL) / D’Ago Hunter (RB/PR/KR) Villanova – Mark Ferrante (HC) / Jalen Goodman (DB) / Jaaron Hayek (WR) William & Mary – Mike London (HC) / Nate Lynn (DL) / Bronson Yoder (RB)
Preseason poll The preseason poll was released on July 25, 2023.
+CAA1William & Mary195 (13)2New Hampshire195 (1)3Richmond1594Delaware 149 (1)5Elon1466Rhode Island1357Villanova1298Monmouth949Towson8510North Carolina A&T7011Albany6412Campbell6213Maine4014Stony Brook3815Hampton30
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Preseason All-CAA teams 2023 Preseason All-CAA
Offensive Player of the Year: Jaden Shirden, RB, Monmouth, Jr. Defensive Player of the Year: John Pius, DL, William & Mary, Jr.
+All-CAA OffensePositionPlayerClassTeamQBMax BrosmerJuniorNew HampshireRBDylan LaubeSeniorNew HampshireRBJaden ShirdenJuniorMonmouthFBJohncarlos Miller IIISeniorElonTEKyle LepkowskiSeniorNew HampshireWRJaaron HayekGraduateVillanovaWRDymere MillerSeniorMonmouthWRJourdan TownsendGraduateDelawareOLRyan CollSeniorRichmondOLMichael CorbiGraduateVillanovaOLNick CorreiaSeniorRhode IslandOLMike EdwardsGraduateCampbellOLCharles GrantJuniorWilliam & MaryOLTairiq StewartGraduateNorth Carolina A&TPKAlex SchmokeGraduateDelawareKRD'Ago HunterGraduateTowsonPRDylan LaubeSeniorNew Hampshire +All-CAA DefensePositionPlayerClassTeamDLMarlem LouisSeniorRichmondDLNate LynnSeniorWilliam & MaryDLDylan RuizJuniorNew HampshireDLJosiah SilverJuniorNew HampshireLBIsaiah JonesSeniorWilliam & MaryLBJohn PiusJuniorWilliam & MaryLBQwahsin TownselGraduateHamptonLBTristan WheelerSeniorRichmondCBJalen JonesSophomoreWilliam & MaryCBKaron PruntyJuniorNorth Carolina A&TCBRyan PooleSeniorWilliam & MarySAaron BanksGraduateRichmondSBo SandersSeniorElonPRyan KostGraduateDelawareSPECChandler BrayboyJuniorElon +All-CAA Honorable MentionPositionPlayerTeamQBKasim HillRhode IslandQBReese PoffenbargerAlbanyQBDarius WilsonWilliam & MaryRBJalen HamptonElonTEBraden BroseDelawareWRJoey CorcoranNew HampshireWRKahtero SummersRhode IslandOLGreg AndersonMonmouthOLFintan BroseDelawareOLLorenzo ThompsonRhode IslandOLJabril WilliamsElonDLJesus GibbsTowsonDLJeremiah GrantRichmondDLAnton JuncajAlbanyLBEvan StewartRhode IslandLBCJ TillmanCampbellCBKahzir BrownMaineCBRobert JavierTowsonCBMike ReidMonmouthSJalen GoodmanVillanovaSBryson ParkerRichmondPKCaleb DowdenCampbellPKMatt MercurioVillanovaPWill WhitehurstWilliam & MaryKRTaymon CookeNorth Carolina A&T
Head coaches
TeamHead coachYears at schoolOverall recordRecord at schoolCAA recordAlbanyGreg Gattuso10136–8939–5722–46CampbellMike Minter1144–6044–600–0DelawareRyan Carty28–58–54–4ElonTony Trisciani520–2020–2015–13HamptonRobert Prunty621–2321–231–7MaineJordan Stevens22–92–92–6MonmouthKevin Callahan31178–135178–1353–5New HampshireRick Santos315–915–912–4North Carolina A&TVincent Brown10–00–00–0Rhode IslandJim Fleming1052–6331–6220–47RichmondRuss Huesman792–6633–2923–21Stony BrookChuck Priore18136–10097–9134–42TowsonPete Shinnick179–8376–7649–55VillanovaMark Ferrante737–2637–2623–21William & MaryMike London685–7723–1615–12
Schedule Index to colors and formattingCAA member wonCAA member lostCAA teams in bold All times EST time.
Regular season schedule
Week One
Week Two
Week Three
Week Four
Week Five
Week Six
Week Seven
Week Eight
Week Nine
Week Ten
Week Eleven
Week Twelve
Playoffs
Head to head matchups Head to headTeamAlbanyCampbellDelawareElonHamptonMaineMonmouthNew HampshireNorth Carolina A&TRhode IslandRichmondStony BrookTowsonVillanovaWilliam & MaryAlbany–––– ––––––––W 24–17W 31–10–Campbell–––L 24–28 ––W 45–31–––––––L 24–34Delaware–––––––W 29–25–––W 37–13–––Elon–W 28–24––––––W 27–3–––––W 14–6Hampton–L 27–30––––––––W 31–14––––Maine–––––––––L 17–34–W 56–28––L 3–28Monmouth–L 31–45–––––––––W 42–23–––New Hampshire––L 25–29–––––––––L 51–54––North Carolina A&T–––L 3–27–––––––––L 14–37–Rhode Island–––––W 34–17–––––W 35–14–L 9–35–Richmond––––L 14–31W 42–31–––––W 20–19–––Stony Brook––L 13–37––L 28–56–––L 14–35L 19–20––––TowsonL 17–24–––––L 23–42W 54–51–––––––VillanovaL 10–31––––––––W 35–9–––––William & Mary–W 34–24–L 6–14–W 28–3––––––––– Updated with the results of all regular season conference games.
CAA vs FBS matchups The Football Bowl Subdivision comprises eleven conferences and four independent programs.
Date Visitor Home Site Score August 31 Rhode Island Georgia StateCenter Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA35-42 August 31 Elon Wake ForestAllegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC17-37 August 31 North Carolina A&T UABProtective Stadium • Birmingham, AL6-35 September 2 Towson MarylandSECU Stadium • College Park, MD6-38 September 2 Monmouth Florida Atlantic FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL20-42 September 2 Maine FIURiccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL12=14 September 2 Albany MarshallJoan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV17-21 September 9 Delaware Penn StateBeaver Stadium • University Park, PA7-63 September 9 New Hampshire Central MichiganKelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI42-45 September 9 Richmond Michigan StateSpartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI14-45 September 9 Albany HawaiiClarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Manoa, HI20-31 September 16 Stony Brook Arkansas StateCentennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR7-31 September 16 Villanova UCFFBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL14-48 October 7 William & Mary VirginiaScott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA13-27 November 4 Campbell North CarolinaKenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC
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 Wk1 Wk2 Wk3 Wk4 Wk5 Wk6 Wk7 Wk8 Wk9 Wk10 Wk11 Wk12 Final Albany STATS RV RV RV RV RV 24 RV RV 23 18 12 9 5C RV RV RV RV RV 25 23 15 7 Campbell STATS RV RV C RV Delaware STATS221922191198755871110C2119191612108766861211 Elon STATSRVRV25RVRVCRV RV Hampton STATS C RV RV RV RV RV Maine STATS C Monmouth STATS C New Hampshire STATS 1111111114RVRVRVRVC 12 11111217 2424 2221тRV North Carolina A&T STATS C RV RV Rhode Island STATS2122211724RVC23222018RV2522RVRVRVRV Richmond STATS18RVRVRVRV2215C16RVRVRVRVRV2522 Stony Brook STATS C Towson STATS C Villanova STATSRVRV242516RVRV22191713т1066CRVRVRV23RVRVRVRV22181599 William & Mary STATS444551011132224RVC44454912132424RVRVRVRV
Home game announced attendance TeamStadiumCapacityGame 1Game 2Game 3Game 4Game 5Game 6Game 7Total Average% of capacityAlbanyTom & Mary Casey Stadium 8,500 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---CampbellBarker–Lane Stadium 5,500 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---DelawareDelaware Stadium 18,800 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---ElonRhodes Stadium 11,250 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---HamptonArmstrong Stadium 12,000 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---MaineAlfond Stadium 10,000 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---MonmouthKessler Stadium 4,200 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---New HampshireWildcat Stadium 11,015 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---North Carolina A&TTruist Stadium 21,500 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---Rhode IslandMeade Stadium 6,555 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---RichmondE. Claiborne Robins Stadium 8,217 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---Stony BrookKenneth P. LaValle Stadium 12,300 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---TowsonJohnny Unitas Stadium 11,198 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---VillanovaVillanova Stadium 12,500 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---William & MaryZable Stadium 12,672 --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- Bold – exceeded capacity † Season high ‡ Record stadium Attendance
NFL draft The following list includes all CAA Players who were drafted in the 2024 NFL draft.
Player Position School DraftRound RoundPick OverallPick TeamRef Dylan Laube RB New Hampshire 6 32 208 Las Vegas Raiders
Undrafted free agents The following list includes all CAA Players who went undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft but signed following the draft. Player Position School TeamRef Brevin Easton WR Albany Jacksonville Jaguars Mike Edwards OT Campbell Buffalo Bills Tyler McLellan OT Campbell Los Angeles Chargers Jaden Shirden RB Monmouth Carolina Panthers Lorenzo Thompson OT Rhode Island Cleveland Browns Ryan Coll OT Richmond Atlanta Falcons Robert Javier CB Towson Tennessee Titans Jalen Jackson RB Villanova Jacksonville Jaguars Nick Torres G Villanova Kansas City Chiefs Nate Lynn OLB William & Mary Detroit Lions
Minicamp The following list includes all CAA Players who went undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft but were offered minicamp invites. Player Position School TeamRef Brian Abraham LB Albany Chicago Bears Julian Hicks WR Albany Green Bay Packers Greg Anderson OG Monmouth New York Jets Gene Scott TE Monmouth Buffalo Bills Jesus Gibbs DE Towson Kansas City Chiefs T.D. Ayo-Durojaiye RB Villanova Chicago Bears Jaaron Hayek WR Villanova Kansas City Chiefs Ryan Poole CB William & Mary San Francisco 49ers
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