Aug. 7, 2012
Get to know Stony Brook's new football conference, CAA Football, which has established itself as the premier league for Football Championship Subdivision. Below are CAA Football Fast Facts and profiles of each of the nine teams that will make up CAA Football alongside Stony Brook in 2013.
Note: Old Dominion University and Georgia State University are currently members of CAA Football, but are scheduled to withdraw at the end of the 2012 season.
CAA Football Fast Facts
- 5 National Championships
- 4 National Championship Runners-Up
- 21 Consecutive seasons of multiple berths in NCAA Playoffs
- 80 NCAA Playoff Berths
- 37 Playoff Berths over the last 10 years
- 52 Playoff Wins over the last 10 years
- 7 NCAA Championship Final appearances over the last 9 years
- 7 NCAA Championship Semifinal appearances over the last 5 years
- 6 Walter Payton Award Winners
- 3 Buck Buchanan Award Winners
- 6 Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year Winners
- 6 AFCA National Coach of the Year Winners
- 337 Sports Network All-Americans (Since 1987)
- 100 Players drafted by NFL Franchises
Meet the CAA Football Institutions
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University Delaware Blue Hens Location: Newark, De1. Affiliation: Public Enrollment: 16,000 2011 Football Record: 7-4 (5-3 CAA Football, T-5th) Postseason Appearances: 26 Last Postseason Appearance: 2010 Postseason Games Won: 35 Last National Championship Appearance: 2010 National Championships Won (Years in Parenthesis): 6 (2003, 1979, 1972, 1971, 1963, 1946)
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James Madison University Dukes Location: Harrisonburg, Va. Affiliation: Public Enrollment: 18,971 2011 Football Record: 8-5 (5-3 CAA Football, T-5th) Postseason Appearances: 10 Last Postseason Appearance: 2011 Postseason Games Won: 9 Last National Championship Appearance: 2004 National Championships Won (Years in Parenthesis): 1 (2004)
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University of Maine Black Bears Location: Orono, Maine Affiliation: Public Enrollment: 12,000 2011 Football Record: 9-4 (6-2 CAA Football, T-2nd) Postseason Appearances: 7 Last Postseason Appearance: 2011 Postseason Games Won: 3 Last National Championship Appearance: 0 National Championships Won (Years in Parenthesis): 0
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University of New Hampshire Wildcats Location: Durham, N.H. Affiliation: Public Enrollment: 14,469 2011 Football Record: 8-4 (6-2 CAA Football, T-2nd) Postseason Appearances: 13 Last Postseason Appearance: 2011 Postseason Games Won: 6 Last National Championship Appearance: N/A National Championships Won (Years in Parenthesis): 0
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University of Richmond Spiders Location: Richmond, Va. Affiliation: Private Enrollment: 2,995 2011 Football Record: 3-8 (0-8 CAA Football, 10th) Postseason Appearances: 10 Last Postseason Appearance: 2009 Postseason Games Won: 11 Last National Championship Appearance: 2008 National Championships Won (Years in Parenthesis): 1 (2008)
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Towson University Tigers Location: Towson, Md. Affiliation: Public Enrollment: 21,111 2011 Football Record: 9-3 (7-1 CAA Football, 1st) Postseason Appearances: 5 Last Postseason Appearance: 2011 Postseason Games Won: 0 Last National Championship Appearance: N/A National Championships Won (Years in Parenthesis): 0
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Villanova University Wildcats Location: Villanova, Pa. Affiliation: Private Enrollment: 6,240 2011 Football Record: 2-9 (1-7 CAA Football, 9th) Postseason Appearances: 14 Last Postseason Appearance: 2010 Postseason Games Won: 10 Last National Championship Appearance: 2009 National Championships Won (Years in Parenthesis): 1 (2009)
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College of William & Mary Tribe Location: Williamsburg, Va. Affiliation: Public Enrollment: 7.800 2011 Football Record: 5-6 (3-5 CAA Football, 7th) Postseason Appearances: 14 Last Postseason Appearance: 2010 Postseason Games Won: 5 Last National Championship Appearance: N/A National Championships Won (Years in Parenthesis): 0
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University at Albany Great Danes Location: Albany, N.Y. Affiliation: Public Enrollment: 13,100 2011 Football Record: 8-4 (7-1 NEC, 1st) Postseason Appearances: 2 Last Postseason Appearance: 2011 Postseason Games Won: 1 Last National Championship Appearance: N/A National Championships Won (Years in Parenthesis): 0
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