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2013 SPIDER FOOTBALL | 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 11 CONFERENCE TITLES | 8 NCAA PLAYOFFS | 77 ALLAMERICANS 2013 RICHMOND SCHEDULE / RESULTS AT A GLANCE... Date Opponent Time Date . August 31, 2013 Aug. 1 VMI 6 PM Kicko. 6 PM Sept. 7 at N.C. State % 6 PM Sept. 14 at Gardner-Webb 6 PM Location ..............Richmond, Va. Sept. 21 LIBERTY 6 PM Venue .............. Robins Stadium Sept. 28 MAINE *^ 4 PM Capacity ...................... 8,700 Oct. 12 at James Madison *! 3:30 PM Surface ....................FieldTurf Oct. 19 at Rhode Island * 1 PM Oct. 26 TOWSON *^ 12 PM Live Video. RichmondSpiders.com Nov. 2 ALBANY * 4 PM Live Stats .....RichmondSpiders.com Nov. 9 at Stony Brook * 1 PM Live Audio ....RichmondSpiders.com Nov. 16 at Delaware * 12 PM #14/15 RICHMOND (0-0) VMI (0-0) Nov. 23 WILLIAM & MARY * 4 PM . .ESPN 950 AM, WOLF 93.1 FM Home games in CAPS | * CAA Football game SPIDERS Series Record ......UR leads, 43-40-5 KEYDETS % ESPN 3 | ^ Comcast SportsNet | ! NBC Sports Network THE GAME THE COACHES • Under first year head coach Danny Rocco, the Richmond Spiders football team earned a Richmond: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) share of the CAA Football conference championship - the 11th conference title in school history. Record at Richmond: 8-3 (2nd year) • The No. 14/15-ranked Richmond Spiders open the 2013 season at home for the first time Career Record: 55-23 (8th year) since 2005 when the team faces in-state rival VMI at 6 p.m. Record vs. VMI: 7-0 • The Spiders will be looking for their 11th-straight win over the Keydets on Saturday. Last season, Richmond defeated VMI, 47-6, in Lexington. The 41-point win for the Spiders was the VMI: Sparky Woods (Carson-Newman, ‘76) largest over VMI since a 56-3 win in Richmond during the 1997 season. Record at VMI: 13-42 (6th year) • Richmond head coach Danny Rocco brings a 7-0 record against VMI in to Saturday’s contest. Career Record: 76-88-5 (15th year) As the head coach at Liberty, Rocco won all six contests against his former Big South conference Record vs. Richmond: 1-4 rival. RICHMOND COACHING STAFF On the Field QUICK SLANTS Danny Rocco ...........................................Head Coach • Richmond will look to keep its unblemished record Wayne Lineburg ...........Assoc. HC/Running Backs against non-conference, FCS opponents in tact against the Bob Trott .............................. Defensive Coordinator Keydets on Saturday. The Spiders are 16-0 against those Levern Belin ........................................Defensive Line teams dating back to the 2005 season. Blaine McCorkle .................................Oensive Line • With its 41-8 win over Gardner-Webb last season, the Fontel Mines ......................................Wide Receivers Richmond Spiders extended their home-opener win streak Byron Thweatt..........................................Linebackers to seven. During the streak, Richmond has defeated four In the Press Box Big South teams (Elon, VMI, Wagner and Gardner-Webb). At Brandon Streeter ........Oensive Coordinator/QB Robins Stadium, the Spiders are 3-0 in home openers, win- Dave Legg .....................................Special Teams/DB Bill Polin ....................................................... Tight Ends ning by an average margin of 18 points. Manny Rojas .............................Asst. Defensive Line LAST TIME OUT MEDIA COVERAGE • The Spiders defeated the William & Mary Tribe in Wil- Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) liamsburg, 21-14, to win the Capital Cup. Flagship ..........................................................ESPN 950 • With the Spiders win over William & Mary and Towson’s Internet ................................RichmondSpiders.com victory over New Hampshire, Richmond claimed a share of ............................................................ ESPN950am.com the CAA Football title. ..................................................................WOLF 93.1 FM • WR Ben Edwards (pictured) had a career-high 13 catch- Play-by-Play ..................................................Bob Black es on the day, pushing his season total to 80 on the season. Analyst ..........................................Jasmonn Coleman His 80 single-season receptions are the second-most in Sideline........................................................Matt Smith Studio Host ............................................Matt Josephs school history. Edwards’ 13 receptions were also a CAA-high this season. ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS Football Contact ..................................... Scott Burns THE SERIES WHAT’S INSIDE Oce .......................................................804-287-6313 Overall Record: Ricmond leads, 43-40-5 Notes ..................................................................................2-6 Email................................... [email protected] Games at Richmond: Richmond leads, 31-21-3 Roster/Pronunciation Guide ..........................................7 Games at VMI: VMI leads, 11-19-2 Secondary Contact ............................Kelly Shuman Two-Deep .............................................................................8 Last Five Games in Series: Richmond leads, 5-0 Oce .......................................................804-287-8365 Head Coach Danny Rocco ..............................................9 [email protected] Last Spider Win at VMI: 9/15/12 (47-6) Player Capsules, Career Stats/Highs ..................10-13 Web .......................................RichmondSpiders.com Current Streak: Richmond, W10 Last Meeting: UR 47, VMI 6 (at VMI, 9/15/12) 2012 Stats ..........................................................................14 2013 SPIDER FOOTBALL • GAME ONE VS. VMI SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ACCESS = CLOSED ACCESS = CLOSED ACCESS = OPEN ACCESS = OPEN ACCESS = LIMITED ACCESS=CLOSED GAME DAY Players o • Richmond’s stats • Richmond’s notes • Richmond’s • Team walk-through at released • CAA Teleconference released (10 a.m. ET) Weekly Presser game site (12 p.m. ET) (Coach Rocco on at Coach Rocco 11:40 a.m. ET) • Weekly Coaches’ Radio and selected players Show (12-1 p.m. ET) (1 p.m. ET) live on ESPN Radio 950 Rocco Leads Spiders to Share of CAA Championship RICHMOND FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter .....................................................................................@Spider_Football In 2012, first-year head coach Danny Rocco led Richmond to Facebook ..................................Facebook.com/RichmondSpiderFootball a share of the CAA Football championship, posting an overall Instagram ...........................................................Search “Richmond Football” Youtube ......................................................YouTube.com/RichmondSpiders record of 8-3 and a conference mark of 6-2. The five-win turn- around is the second-best in the history of Richmond football, CAA FOOTBALL MEDIA TELECONFERENCE while the six-conference win improvement was the best in the Richmond head coach Danny Rocco is available each Monday at 11:40 a.m. ET on the CAA Football Coaches’ Teleconference. Media CAA. The conference championship was the 11th in program members wishing to access the teleconference should contact Scott history. Burns in the Athletic Public Relations Oce for access numbers. Below is the weekly lineup (All times Eastern) 10:00 a.m. ........................................................................CAA Football Update Richmond Looks to Extend Streak Against VMI 10:10 a.m. ....................................................................... Jack Cosgrove, Maine 10:20 a.m. ...............................................Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire The Richmond Spiders are looking to extend their winning 10:30 a.m. .................................................................Joe Trainer, Rhode Island streak over VMI to 11 games on Saturday. The Spiders haven’t 10:40 a.m. ................................................................................Bob Ford, Albany lost to the Keydets since 1996 and haven’t dropped a game to 10:50 a.m. ...............................................................Chuck Priore, Stony Brook 11:00 a.m. ....................................................................... Andy Talley, Villanova their in-state rivals in Richmond since 1991. The 11-game win 11:10 a.m. .......................................................................Dave Brock, Delaware streak would mark the longest for either team in a series that 11:20 a.m. ......................................................................Rob Ambrose, Towson 11:30 a.m. ..............................................Mickey Matthews, James Madison dates back to 1893. 11:40 a.m. ................................................ Danny Rocco, Richmond 11:50 a.m. ..................................................Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary 12:00 p.m. ............................Selected Student-Athlete (when necessary) First Season Opener at Home Since 2005 Richmond’s season opener against VMI will mark the first time 2013 QUICK FACTS since 2005 that the Spiders have begun their season at home. University Information Location ..................................................University of Richmond, VA 23173 The last time was in 2005, when Richmond fell to No. 15 Massa- Founded ...........................................................................................................1830 chusetts at City Stadium, 19-6. Enrollment ......................................................................................................2,950