2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference season explained

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2023 Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference season
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League:	NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision
Sport:	football
Prevseason Year:	2022
Nextseason Year:	2024
Duration:	August 26, 2023 November 18, 2023
No Of Teams:	15
Tv:	FloSports, ESPN+
Draft:	2024 NFL draft
Draft Link:	2024 NFL draft

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.

Previous season

See main article: 2022 Colonial Athletic Association football season. The 2022 Colonial Athletic Association co-champions were No. 8 William & Mary with an overall record of 11–2 and an in-conference record of 7–1 alongside No. 13 New Hampshire with a record of 9–4 with an in-conference record of 7–1.

Preseason

Recruiting classes

National Rankings!Team!Total Signees
Albany	11
Campbell	17
Delaware	28
Elon	13
Hampton	13
Maine	25
Monmouth	21
New Hampshire	n/a
North Carolina A&T	n/a
Rhode Island	17
Richmond	15
Stony Brook	20
Towson	18
Villanova	11
William & Mary	13

CAA media day

The 2023 CAA media day was held on July 25, 2023. The teams and representatives in respective order were as follows:^[1]

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.^[2] ^[3]

CAA
1	William & Mary	195 (13)
2	New Hampshire	195 (1)
3	Richmond	159
4	Delaware	149 (1)
5	Elon	146
6	Rhode Island	135
7	Villanova	129
8	Monmouth	94
9	Towson	85
10	North Carolina A&T	70
11	Albany	64
12	Campbell	62
13	Maine	40
14	Stony Brook	38
15	Hampton	30

First place votes in

Preseason All-CAA teams

2023 Preseason All-CAA

Offensive Player of the Year: Jaden Shirden, RB, Monmouth, Jr.^[4]
Defensive Player of the Year: John Pius, DL, William & Mary, Jr.

All-CAA Offense!Position!Player!Class!Team
QB	Max Brosmer	Junior	New Hampshire
RB	Dylan Laube	Senior	New Hampshire
RB	Jaden Shirden	Junior	Monmouth
FB	Johncarlos Miller III	Senior	Elon
TE	Kyle Lepkowski	Senior	New Hampshire
WR	Jaaron Hayek	Graduate	Villanova
WR	Dymere Miller	Senior	Monmouth
WR	Jourdan Townsend	Graduate	Delaware
OL	Ryan Coll	Senior	Richmond
OL	Michael Corbi	Graduate	Villanova
OL	Nick Correia	Senior	Rhode Island
OL	Mike Edwards	Graduate	Campbell
OL	Charles Grant	Junior	William & Mary
OL	Tairiq Stewart	Graduate	North Carolina A&T
PK	Alex Schmoke	Graduate	Delaware
KR	D'Ago Hunter	Graduate	Towson
PR	Dylan Laube	Senior	New Hampshire

All-CAA Defense!Position!Player!Class!Team
DL	Marlem Louis	Senior	Richmond
DL	Nate Lynn	Senior	William & Mary
DL	Dylan Ruiz	Junior	New Hampshire
DL	Josiah Silver	Junior	New Hampshire
LB	Isaiah Jones	Senior	William & Mary
LB	John Pius	Junior	William & Mary
LB	Qwahsin Townsel	Graduate	Hampton
LB	Tristan Wheeler	Senior	Richmond
CB	Jalen Jones	Sophomore	William & Mary
CB	Karon Prunty	Junior	North Carolina A&T
CB	Ryan Poole	Senior	William & Mary
S	Aaron Banks	Graduate	Richmond
S	Bo Sanders	Senior	Elon
P	Ryan Kost	Graduate	Delaware
SPEC	Chandler Brayboy	Junior	Elon

All-CAA Honorable Mention!Position!Player!Team
QB	Kasim Hill	Rhode Island
QB	Reese Poffenbarger	Albany
QB	Darius Wilson	William & Mary
RB	Jalen Hampton	Elon
TE	Braden Brose	Delaware
WR	Joey Corcoran	New Hampshire
WR	Kahtero Summers	Rhode Island
OL	Greg Anderson	Monmouth
OL	Fintan Brose	Delaware
OL	Lorenzo Thompson	Rhode Island
OL	Jabril Williams	Elon
DL	Jesus Gibbs	Towson
DL	Jeremiah Grant	Richmond
DL	Anton Juncaj	Albany
LB	Evan Stewart	Rhode Island
LB	CJ Tillman	Campbell
CB	Kahzir Brown	Maine
CB	Robert Javier	Towson
CB	Mike Reid	Monmouth
S	Jalen Goodman	Villanova
S	Bryson Parker	Richmond
PK	Caleb Dowden	Campbell
PK	Matt Mercurio	Villanova
P	Will Whitehurst	William & Mary
KR	Taymon Cooke	North Carolina A&T

Head coaches

Team	Head coach	Years at school	Overall record	Record at school	CAA record
Albany	Greg Gattuso	10	136–89	39–57	22–46
Campbell	Mike Minter	11	44–60	44–60	0–0
Delaware	Ryan Carty	2	8–5	8–5	4–4
Elon	Tony Trisciani	5	20–20	20–20	15–13
Hampton	Robert Prunty	6	21–23	21–23	1–7
Maine	Jordan Stevens	2	2–9	2–9	2–6
Monmouth	Kevin Callahan	31	178–135	178–135	3–5
New Hampshire	Rick Santos	3	15–9	15–9	12–4
North Carolina A&T	Vincent Brown	1	0–0	0–0	0–0
Rhode Island	Jim Fleming	10	52–63	31–62	20–47
Richmond	Russ Huesman	7	92–66	33–29	23–21
Stony Brook	Chuck Priore	18	136–100	97–91	34–42
Towson	Pete Shinnick	1	79–83	76–76	49–55
Villanova	Mark Ferrante	7	37–26	37–26	23–21
William & Mary	Mike London	6	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

Playoffs

Head to head matchups

Head to head
Team	Albany	Campbell	Delaware	Elon	Hampton	Maine	Monmouth	New Hampshire	North Carolina A&T	Rhode Island	Richmond	Stony Brook	Towson	Villanova	William & Mary
Albany	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	W 24–17	W 31–10	–
Campbell	–	–	–	L 24–28	–	–	W 45–31	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	L 24–34
Delaware	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	W 29–25	–	–	–	W 37–13	–	–	–
Elon	–	W 28–24	–	–	–	–	–	–	W 27–3	–	–	–	–	–	W 14–6
Hampton	–	L 27–30	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	W 31–14	–	–	–	–
Maine	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	L 17–34	–	W 56–28	–	–	L 3–28
Monmouth	–	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 14–31	W 42–31	–	–	–	–	–	W 20–19	–	–	–
Stony Brook	–	–	L 13–37	–	–	L 28–56	–	–	–	L 14–35	L 19–20	–	–	–	–
Towson	L 17–24	–	–	–	–	–	L 23–42	W 54–51	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Villanova	L 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 State	Center Parc Stadium • Atlanta, GA	35-42
August 31	Elon	Wake Forest	Allegacy Federal Credit Union Stadium • Winston-Salem, NC	17-37
August 31	North Carolina A&T	UAB	Protective Stadium • Birmingham, AL	6-35
September 2	Towson	Maryland	SECU Stadium • College Park, MD	6-38
September 2	Monmouth	Florida Atlantic	FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL	20-42
September 2	Maine	FIU	Riccardo Silva Stadium • Miami, FL	12=14
September 2	Albany	Marshall	Joan C. Edwards Stadium • Huntington, WV	17-21
September 9	Delaware	Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	7-63
September 9	New Hampshire	Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI	42-45
September 9	Richmond	Michigan State	Spartan Stadium • East Lansing, MI	14-45
September 9	Albany	Hawaii	Clarence T. C. Ching Athletics Complex • Manoa, HI	20-31
September 16	Stony Brook	Arkansas State	Centennial Bank Stadium • Jonesboro, AR	7-31
September 16	Villanova	UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium • Orlando, FL	14-48
October 7	William & Mary	Virginia	Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA	13-27
November 4	Campbell	North Carolina	Kenan Memorial Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC

Rankings

See main article: 2023 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
Albany	STATS		RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24
Albany	C						RV	RV
Campbell	STATS			RV	RV
Campbell	C		RV
Delaware	STATS	22	19	22	19	11	9	8
Delaware	C	21	19	19	16	12	10	8
Elon	STATS	RV	RV				25	RV
Elon	C	RV	RV
Hampton	STATS
Hampton	C		RV		RV	RV	RV	RV
Maine	STATS
Maine	C
Monmouth	STATS
Monmouth	C
New Hampshire	STATS	11	11	11	11	14	RV	RV
New Hampshire	C	12	11	11	12	17	24	24
North Carolina A&T	STATS
North Carolina A&T	C	RV	RV
Rhode Island	STATS	21	22	21	17	24		RV
Rhode Island	C	23	22	20	18	RV	25	22
Richmond	STATS	18	RV
Richmond	C	16	RV	RV	RV	RV
Stony Brook	STATS
Stony Brook	C
Towson	STATS
Towson	C
Villanova	STATS	RV	RV	24	25	16	RV	RV
Villanova	C	RV		RV	RV	23	RV	RV
William & Mary	STATS	4	4	4	5	5	10	11
William & Mary	C	4	4	4	5	4	9	12

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	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Campbell	Barker–Lane Stadium	5,500	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Delaware	Delaware Stadium	18,800	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Elon	Rhodes Stadium	11,250	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Hampton	Armstrong Stadium	12,000	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Maine	Alfond Stadium	10,000	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Monmouth	Kessler Stadium	4,200	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
New Hampshire	Wildcat Stadium	11,015	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
North Carolina A&T	Truist Stadium	21,500	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Rhode Island	Meade Stadium	6,555	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Richmond	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium	8,217	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Stony Brook	Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium	12,300	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Towson	Johnny Unitas Stadium	11,198	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Villanova	Villanova Stadium	12,500	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
William & Mary	Zable 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.

Undrafted free agents

The following list includes all CAA Players who went undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft but signed following the draft.

Minicamp

The following list includes all CAA Players who went undrafted in the 2024 NFL draft but were offered minicamp invites.

Notes and References

Web site: Washburn . Rob . CAA Football Announces Participants For 2023 Virtual Media Day On July 25 . 2023-07-25 . caasports.com . en.
Web site: UNH football picked 2nd in CAA for 2023 season. Five Wildcats named all-conference. . 2023-07-25 . Portsmouth Herald . en-US.
Web site: 2023-07-25 . Spiders Tabbed Third in Preseason Poll, Six Earn Honors . 2023-07-25 . University of Richmond Athletics . en.
Web site: Washburn . Rob . William & Mary Picked To Win CAA Football Championship In 2023 . 2023-07-25 . caasports.com . en.