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2015 SPIDER FOOTBALL | 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 11 CONFERENCE TITLES | 9 NCAA PLAYOFFS | 79 ALL-AMERICANS 2015 RICHMOND SCHEDULE / RESULTS AT A GLANCE... Date Opponent Time Date . October 31st, 2015 Sept. 5 at Maryland % L, 21-50 Kickoff. 3:30 PM Sept. 12 at Hampton W, 31-28 Location ..............Richmond, Va. Sept. 19 VMI W, 42-10 Venue .............. Robins Stadium Oct. 3 MAINE * W, 48-17 Oct. 10 ELON * W, 27-14 Capacity ...................... 8,700 Oct. 17 at Rhode Island * W, 37-12 Surface ....................FieldTurf Oct. 24 at James Madison *^$ W, 59-49 Live Video. RichmondSpiders.com Oct. 31 UALBANY * 3:30 PM Live Stats .....RichmondSpiders.com Nov. 7 at New Hampshire *! 3 PM Live Audio ....RichmondSpiders.com Nov. 14 at Villanova * 3:30 PM . ESPN 950 AM, HANK 93.1 FM Nov. 21 WILLIAM & MARY * 12 PM #6/8 RICHMOND (6-1, 4-0) Albany (2-5, 1-3) All-Time Series ....Richmond leads 2-0 Home games in CAPS | * CAA Football game % ESPNU | ^ Comcast SportsNet | SPIDERS GREAT DANES $ ESPN College GameDay | ! NBC Sports Network THE GAME THE COACHES - The No. 6/8-ranked University of Richmond Spiders return home to Robins Stadium to host the Albany Richmond: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) Great Danes for Homecoming. Kickoff is at 3:30pm. Record at Richmond: 29-15 (4rd year) Career Record: 76-35 (10th year) - Richmond is led by head coach Danny Rocco, who guided the team to the FCS Playoffs last season for the Record vs. Albany : 2-0 first time since 2009. The team defeated Morgan State, 46-24, in the first round of the playoffs before falling at No. 6 Coastal Carolina. Coach Rocco’s teams have gone 10-4 in the month of October. Albany: Greg Gattuso (Penn State ‘83) Record at Albany: 9-10 (2nd year) - Saturday’s game will mark the 3rd meeting all-time between the two schools, with the Spiders holding a 2-0 advantange in the series which began in 2013. Career Record: 106-42 (13th year) Record vs. Richmond: 0-2 RICHMOND COACHING STAFF QUICK SLANTS LAST TIME OUT On the Field - Jacobi Green is the CAA offensive player of the - Richmond racked up a school record 720 yards of Danny Rocco ........................................... Head Coach week after rumbling for career-highs in yards (236), offense in duking it out with James Madison for a Sparky Woods .....................................Assoc. HC/RBs carries (27) and rushing touchdowns (5) against 59-49 win in Harrionsburg Saturday afternoon. The Bob Trott .............................. Defensive Coordinator JMU. 59 points are the fifth most scored in school history. Levern Belin ........................................Defensive Line Blaine McCorkle .................................Offensive Line -Green’s five rushing touchdowns ties him for the - The Spiders trailed three times in the contest, 14- Fontel Mines ...................................... Wide Receivers most recorded in a single game. Jimmie Miles 7, 28-21 and 35-28 before taking the lead for good Clint Sintim ..............................Outside Linebackers last accomplished the feat Nov. 21st, 1998 against at 42-35 with 4:24 left in the 3rd quarter. In the Press Box William & Mary. Charlie Fisher .............Offensive Coordinator/QBs - Quarterback Kyle Lauletta set a new career high in Dave Legg ..........Special Teams Coordinator/DBs - Three Spiders cracked the single-game top ten Bill Polin ....................................................... Tight Ends yardage lists with their performances vs. JMU. yards passing with 415, which ranks fourth on the Manny Rojas ............................... Inside Linebackers Green (236) seventh in rushing , WR Brian Brown single game list. Lauletta averaged 21.8 yards per (204) fifth in receiving, and QB Kyle Lauletta (415) completion vs. JMU. MEDIA COVERAGE fourth, in passing. Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) -Jacobi Green rumbled for a career-high 236 yards -Richmond leads the CAA in turnover margin at +10 Flagship .......................................................... ESPN 950 and Brian Brown posted a career-high 204 yards in and in red zone offense at 93.8 percent (30 of 32). FM Affiliate ...........................................HANK 93.1 FM the win. Internet ................................RichmondSpiders.com ............................................................ ESPN950am.com LAST MEETING WITH Albany - Oct, 11th, 2014 Play-by-Play ..................................................Bob Black - Richmond racked up 491 yards of total offense in route to a 41-28 win over Albany on the road in Albany, Analyst .................................................Chris Anderson NY. The Spiders collected 249 yards of their offensive total in the first half, rolling out to a 27-10 lead at the Sideline........................................................Matt Smith break. Richmond was 9-of-12 in third down conversions while the defense held the Great Danes to just 3-for-13 in that category. The win was the Spiders first CAA conquest of the season, evening their league Studio Host ............................................Matt Josephs record at 1-1 - Seth Fisher ran for 85 yards on 17 carries with two touchdowns in the win. Defensive back Ayo Ogunniyi ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS had a career high 11 tackles for the Spiders. Football Contact ...............................Matt Moretti III Office .......................................................804-287-6312 THE SERIES WHAT’S INSIDE Cell ...........................................................585-610-7226 Overall Record: Richmond leads 2-0 Notes ..................................................................................2-6 Email................................ [email protected] Games at Richmond: Richmond leads 1-0 Secondary Contact ................................... Will Bryan Games at James Madison: Richmond leads 1-0 Roster/Pronunciation Guide ..........................................7 Office .......................................................804-289-8320 Last Spider Win: 10/11/14 at Albany, 41-28 Two-Deep .............................................................................8 [email protected] Current Streak: Richmond W2 Head Coach Danny Rocco ..............................................9 Last Meeting: Richmond 41 Albany 28 (10/11/14) Web .......................................RichmondSpiders.com Career Stats/Highs ...................................................10-11 2015 Stats ..........................................................................12 2015 SPIDER FOOTBALL • WEEK EIGHT VS. ALBANY SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ACCESS = CLOSED ACCESS = CLOSED ACCESS = OPEN ACCESS = OPEN ACCESS = LIMITED ACCESS=CLOSED GAMEDAY Players off • 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 National Ranking Streak RICHMOND FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA The Spiders move up five spots in the STATS FCS Poll this week and four Twitter .......................................................................................@SpiderFootball spot in the FCS Coaches Poll, achieving their highest ranking so far this Facebook ..................................Facebook.com/RichmondSpiderFootball season. The recognition marks the 21st consecutive week dating back to Instagram ......................................................................... @RichmondFootball last season that the Spiders have been ranked nationally. Richmond was Youtube ......................................................YouTube.com/RichmondSpiders included in at least one of the major polls each week during the 2014 CAA FOOTBALL MEDIA TELECONFERENCE campaign, reaching as high as No. 8. Richmond head coach Danny Rocco is available each Monday at 11:40 a.m. ET on the CAA Football Coaches’ Teleconference. Media One-Two Punch members wishing to access the teleconference should contact Richmond wide receivers Brian Brown(116.3) and Reggie Diggs (82.3) are Matt Moretti in the Athletic Public Relations Office for access numbers. 1-2 atop the CAA in receiving yards per game. Brown hauled in a career- Below is the weekly lineup (All times Eastern) high 204 yards in the matchup with JMU. Diggs has recorded over 100 yards 10:00 a.m. ........................................................................CAA Football Update receiving in each of the last two games, with a career high 142 yars against 10:10 a.m. ....................................................................... Jack Cosgrove, Maine Rhode Island and 128 yards against JMU. The duo went each went over 100 10:20 a.m. ...............................................Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire yards against James Madison and last accomplished the feat against Coastal 10:30 a.m. ...................................................Everett Withers, James Madison Carolina in the 2014 playoffs. 10:40 a.m. ....................................................................... Greg Gattuso, Albany 10:50 a.m. ..............................................................Jim Fleming, Rhode Island Rank and File 11:00 a.m. ....................................................................... Andy Talley, Villanova Richmond is 42-54 vs nationally ranked teams over the last 20 years. The 11:10 a.m. .......................................................................Dave