Friday, June 09, 2006

A10 returning starters in 2006

One of the traditional measures to predict the success of a football team is the number of returning starters.

The A10 returns a surprising number of starters from 2005. No team was really gutted by graduation this year.

The following table shows how the respective teams finished in 2005. The number following shows the number of returning starters.

A10 NORTH
  • New Hampshire (11)
  • UMass (15*)
  • Hofstra(14*)
  • Maine (12)
  • Northeastern (13)
  • Rhode Island (13)
* Total includes for UMass former starter Charles Walker who previously started and was out on a medical redshirt last year. For Hofstra, total includes All-America LB Gian Villante, who was out with a medical redshirt last year.

A10 SOUTH
  • Richmond (16)
  • James Madison (13)
  • Delaware (14)
  • Towson (17)
  • William & Mary (13)
  • Villanova (16)