2020–21 Colonial Athletic Association football season explained

2020–21 CAA football season
League:NCAA Division I Football Championship
Sport:Football
Duration:February 20, 2021 – April 17, 2021
No Of Teams:11
Conf1:Conference
Seasonslist:List of CAA football champions
Seasonslistnames:CAA football
Prevseason Link:2019 Colonial Athletic Association football season
Prevseason Year:2019
Nextseason Link:2021 Colonial Athletic Association football season
Nextseason Year:2021

The 2020–21 Colonial Athletic Association football season was the fourteenth season of football for the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) and part of the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The entirety of the season was completed in the spring due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, and Towson opted to not participate in the season. Albany opted out on March 31 after playing 4 games, with New Hampshire following on April 6 and Rhode Island opting out the next day.

Previous season

See main article: 2019 Colonial Athletic Association football season. James Madison won the CAA championship outright with a conference record of 8–0. They were joined in the FCS playoffs by Albany and Villanova.

In the playoffs, Albany defeated Central Connecticut in the first round before falling to Montana State. Villanova fell to Southeastern Louisiana in the first round. James Madison had a first round bye before defeating Monmouth, Northern Iowa, and Weber State on route to the National Championship game, where they fell to North Dakota State.

Head coaches

TeamCoachSeasonOverall RecordRecord at SchoolCAA Record
style=Albany7th 130–69 33–37 18–30
style=Delaware4th 109–57 19–16 39–26
style=Elon2nd 5–6 5–6 4–4
style=James Madison2nd 81–28 14–2 18–5
style=Maine2nd 6–6 6–6 4–4
style=New Hampshire21st 154–95 154–95 98–65
style=Rhode Island7th 36–54 15–53 9–39
style=Richmond4th 74–56 15–19 10–14
style=Stony Brook15th 128–82 89–74 28–28
style=Villanova4th 19–16 19–16 10–14
style=William & Mary2nd 67–68 5–7 16–8

Regular season

Index to colors and formatting
CAA member won
CAA member lost
CAA teams in bold
All times Eastern time.

Weeks labeled by the associated Saturday.

Rankings reflect that of the STATS FCS poll for that week.

February 20

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
February 20 noon James Madison W 52–0 250 [1]
February 20 1:30 p.m. Elon W 26–23 980 [2]

February 27

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
February 27 noon James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA W 36–16 250 [3]
February 27 3:00 p.m. Elon L 20–42 2,700 [4]
February 27 TBD Rhode Island Bryant Beirne Stadium • Smithfield, RI Canceled [5]

March 6

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
7:00 p.m. Albany New Hampshire ALB 24–20 0 [6]
March 6 noon Maine Delaware DEL 37–0 0 [7]
March 6 noon Villanova Stony Brook VILL 16–13 0 [8]
March 6 1:00 p.m. William & Mary Richmond RICH 21–14 1,000 [9]
March 6 1:300 p.m. James Madison Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC JMU 20–17 1,147 [10]

Players of the week:

March 13

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
March 13 noon Albany Maine MAINE 38–34 0 [11]
March 13 noon Stony Brook Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE DEL 31–3 1,800 [12]
March 13 1:00 p.m. Richmond Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC RICH 38–14 1,137 [13]
March 13 1:30 p.m. Rhode Island Villanova URI 40–37OT 193 [14]
March 13 4:00 p.m. William & Mary James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA Canceled [15]

Players of the week:

March 20

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
March 20 noon Delaware New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH Canceled [16]
March 20 noon Maine Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY MAINE 35–19 0 [17]
March 20 1:00 p.m. Rhode Island Albany URI 17–10OT 0 [18]
March 20 4:00 p.m. Elon William & Mary W&M 31–10 0 [19]
March 20 4:00 p.m. Richmond James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA Canceled [20]

Players of the week:

March 27

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
March 27 noon Delaware Rhode Island DEL 35–21 500 [21]
March 27 1:00 p.m. James Madison William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA JMU 38–10 1,000 [22]
March 27 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY SBU 21–7 0 [23]
March 27 1:00 p.m. New Hampshire Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA Canceled [24]
March 27 4:00 p.m. Elon Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA RICH 31–17 1,000 [25]

Players of the week:

April 3

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
April 3 noon Villanova Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME VILL 44–17 [26]
April 3 noon James Madison Richmond E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA Canceled [27]
April 3 noon Albany Delaware Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE Canceled [28]
April 3 1:00 p.m. New Hampshire Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI Canceled [29]
April 3 4:00 p.m. William & Mary Elon Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC Canceled [30]

Players of the week:

April 10

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
April 10 noon Stony Brook New Hampshire Wildcat Stadium • Durham, NH Canceled
April 10 noon Maine Rhode Island Meade Stadium • Kingston, RI Canceled
April 10 1:00 p.m. Villanova Albany Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY Canceled
April 10 1:00 p.m. Richmond William & Mary Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA Canceled
April 10 4:00 p.m. Elon James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA Canceled
April 10 6:00 p.m. Delaware

Players of the week:

April 17

Date Time Visiting team Home team Site Result Attendance Reference
April 17 noon Rhode Island Stony Brook Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY
April 17 1:00 p.m. Delaware Villanova Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA
April 17 2:00 p.m. New Hampshire Maine Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME
April 17 2:00 p.m. Richmond James Madison Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA

Players of the week:

FCS playoffs

Date Time Visiting team Home team Round Site TV Result Attendance Reference
April 24 James Madison First Round Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA
April 24 Delaware First Round Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE ESPN3

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Morehead State vs. James Madison - Game Summary - February 20, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  2. Web site: Davidson vs. Elon - Game Summary - February 20, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  3. Web site: Robert Morris vs. James Madison - Game Summary - February 27, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  4. Web site: Elon vs. Gardner-Webb - Game Summary - February 27, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  5. Web site: Rhode Island vs. Bryant - Game Summary - February 27, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  6. Web site: Albany vs. New Hampshire - Game Summary - March 5, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  7. Web site: Maine vs. Delaware - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  8. Web site: Villanova vs. Stony Brook - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  9. Web site: William & Mary vs. Richmond - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  10. Web site: James Madison vs. Elon - Game Summary - March 6, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  11. Web site: Albany vs. Maine - Game Summary - March 13, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  12. Web site: Stony Brook vs. Delaware - Game Summary - March 13, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  13. Web site: Richmond vs. Elon - Game Summary - March 13, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  14. Web site: Rhode Island vs. Villanova - Game Summary - March 13, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  15. Web site: William & Mary vs. James Madison - Game Summary - March 13, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  16. Web site: Delaware vs. New Hampshire - Game Summary - March 20, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  17. Web site: Maine vs. Stony Brook - Game Summary - March 20, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  18. Web site: Rhode Island vs. Albany - Game Summary - March 20, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  19. Web site: Elon vs. William & Mary - Game Summary - March 20, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  20. Web site: Richmond vs. James Madison - Game Summary - March 20, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  21. Web site: Delaware vs. Rhode Island - Game Summary - March 27, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  22. Web site: James Madison vs. William & Mary - Game Summary - March 27, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  23. Web site: Stony Brook vs. Albany - Game Summary - March 27, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  24. Web site: New Hampshire vs. Villanova - Game Summary - March 27, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  25. Web site: Elon vs. Richmond - Game Summary - March 27, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  26. Web site: Villanova vs. Maine - Game Summary - April 3, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  27. Web site: James Madison vs. Richmond - Game Summary - April 3, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  28. Web site: Albany vs. Delaware - Game Summary - April 3, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  29. Web site: New Hampshire vs. Rhode Island - Game Summary - April 3, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.
  30. Web site: William & Mary vs. Elon - Game Summary - April 3, 2021 - ESPN. 3 April 2021.

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