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2014 SPIDER FOOTBALL | 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 11 CONFERENCE TITLES | 8 NCAA PLAYOFFS | 77 ALL-AMERICANS 2014 RICHMOND SCHEDULE / RESULTS AT A GLANCE... Date Opponent Time Date . September 6, 2014 Aug. 30 MOREHEAD STATE W, 55-10 Kickoff. 3:30 PM Sept. 6 at Virginia % 3:30 PM Sept. 13 HAMPTON 6 PM Location ..........Charlottesville, Va. Sept. 20 NEW HAMPSHIRE *^ 4 PM Venue ................Scott Stadium Oct. 4 at Liberty 7 PM Capacity .....................21,000 Oct. 11 at Albany * 3:30 PM Oct. 18 RHODE ISLAND *+ 3:30 PM Surface ....................... Grass Oct. 25 at Elon * 3 PM Live Video. .ESPN3.com Nov. 1 VILLANOVA *^ 12:30 PM Live Stats .....RichmondSpiders.com Nov. 8 at Maine * 12:30 PM Live Audio ....RichmondSpiders.com Nov. 15 JAMES MADISON *! 12:30 PM #17/20 RICHMOND (1-0) VIRGINIA (0-1) . .ESPN 950 AM, WOLF 93.1 FM Nov. 22 at William & Mary *! 7:30 PM Home games in CAPS | * CAA Football game SPIDERS Series Record ...Virginia leads 27-2-2 CAVALIERS % ESPN 3 | ^ Comcast SportsNet + American Sports Network | ! NBC Sports Network THE GAME • The No. 17/20-ranked University of Richmond Spiders football team will look to defeat an FBS opponent THE COACHES for the third time in the past six seasons when the team travels to Charlottesville to face Virginia on Saturday. Richmond: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) • At the helm of the Richmond program, head coach Danny Rocco has led the team to a share of the 2012 Record at Richmond: 15-9 (3rd year) CAA Football conference title and five-straight wins dating back to the 2013 season. Career Record: 62-29 (9th year) Record vs. Virginia: 0-1 • Saturday’s game will mark the 32nd meeting between the University of Richmond and the University of Virginia. In a series dating back to the 1893 season, Virginia holds a record of 27-2-2 against the Spiders. Virginia: Mike London (Richmond, ‘83) Record at Virginia: 18-32 (5th year) QUICK SLANTS Career Record: 42-37 (7th year) • With its 55-10 season-opening win over Morehead State Record vs. Richmond: 2-0 last Saturday, the Spiders extended their winning streak to five RICHMOND COACHING STAFF games dating back to last season. On the Field • QB Michael Strauss (pictured) tossed three touchdowns Danny Rocco ........................................... Head Coach passes in the victory last week, pushing his career total to 38 - Charlie Fisher ...............Assoc. HC/Wide Receivers ranking the senior third all-time in school history. Bob Trott .............................. Defensive Coordinator • WR Brian Brown had five receptions for a game-high 110 Levern Belin ........................................Defensive Line Blaine McCorkle .................................Offensive Line yards against the Eagles last week. Brown was one of 12 stu- Fontel Mines ............................................... Tight Ends dent-athletes to catch at least one pass for the Spiders against Byron Thweatt............................ Inside Linebackers Morehead State. In the Press Box • For the past two seasons, the Richmond defense has been Brandon Streeter ......Offensive Coordinator/QBs amongst the national leaders in interceptions. In 2012, the Spi- Dave Legg ..........Special Teams Coordinator/DBs ders led the country with 24 picks, while last year Richmond Bill Polin ...............................................Running Backs Manny Rojas ............................Outside Linebackers was ninth in the nation with 17 INTs. MEDIA COVERAGE LAST TIME OUT Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) • The Spiders began the season with a 55-10 win over Flagship .......................................................... ESPN 950 Morehead State at Robins Stadium. The win marked the ninth- FM Affiliate ..................................................WOLF 93.1 Internet ................................RichmondSpiders.com straight home-opener win for the team. ............................................................ ESPN950am.com • The Spiders racked up an impressive 643 yards of total ..............................................................931thewolf.com offense in the victory, which ranks second all-time in school Play-by-Play ..................................................Bob Black history. Analyst .......................................... Jasmonn Coleman • Quartebacks Michael Strauss, Michael Rocco and David Sideline........................................................Matt Smith Broadus combined to go 28-for-41 for 408 yards, four touch- Studio Host ............................................Matt Josephs downs and one interception against the Eagles. The 408 pass- ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS ing yards are the fifth-most in school history. Football Contact ..................................... Scott Burns Office .......................................................804-287-6313 THE SERIES WHAT’S INSIDE Email................................... [email protected] Overall Record: Virginia leads 27-2-2 Notes ..................................................................................2-6 Secondary Contact ............................Kelly Shuman Games at Virginia: Virginia leads 25-1-1 Roster/Pronunciation Guide ..........................................7 Games at Richmond: Virginia leads 2-1-1 Office .......................................................804-287-8365 Two-Deep .............................................................................8 Last Five Games in Series: Virginia, 5-0 [email protected] Head Coach Danny Rocco ..............................................9 Web .......................................RichmondSpiders.com Last Spider Win at Virginia: 10/9/43 (16-7) Current Streak: Virginia 9 wins Player Capsules, Career Stats/Highs ..................10-13 Last Meeting: @ Virginia 43, UR 19 (9/1/12) 2013 Stats ..........................................................................14 2014 SPIDER FOOTBALL • GAME TWO AT VIRGINIA 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 SPIDERS RACK UP YARDS AGAINST MOREHEAD STATE RICHMOND FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA In its season-opening win over Morehead State on August 30, the Spiders Twitter .....................................................................................@Spider_Football Facebook ..................................Facebook.com/RichmondSpiderFootball racked up an impressive 643 yards of offense – second most in school history. Instagram ......................................................................... @RichmondFootball The 55 points scored were the most for the team in a season-opening game Youtube ......................................................YouTube.com/RichmondSpiders and rank in a tie for eighth for any game in the program’s 131 seasons. CAA FOOTBALL MEDIA TELECONFERENCE PASSING ATTACK POTENT IN OPENER Richmond head coach Danny Rocco is available each Monday at Against Morehead State on August 30, the Richmond passing attack was 11:40 a.m. ET on the CAA Football Coaches’ Teleconference. Media members wishing to access the teleconference should contact Scott again on display, as the team totaled 408 passing yards in the 55-10 victory. Burns in the Athletic Public Relations Office for access numbers. The 408 passing yards rank fifth all-time in school history for a single game. Below is the weekly lineup (All times Eastern) On the day, 12 student-athletes had at least one reception, led by sophomore 10:00 a.m. ........................................................................CAA Football Update WR Brian Brown who had five catches for a game-high 110 yards – his second 10:10 a.m. ....................................................................... Jack Cosgrove, Maine career 100-yard receiving game. 10:20 a.m. ...............................................Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire 10:30 a.m. ...............................................................Chuck Priore, Stony Brook 10:40 a.m. ....................................................................... Greg Gattuso, Albany NON-LEAGUE BRILLIANCE 10:50 a.m. ..............................................................Jim Fleming, Rhode Island Richmond has lost only one non-conference FCS game in the regular season 11:00 a.m. ....................................................................... Andy Talley, Villanova since 2005, going 19-1 since then. The only setback during the stretch was a 11:10 a.m. .......................................................................Dave Brock, Delaware 12-10 loss at Gardner-Webb on September 14, 2013. Including the Spiders’ 11:20 a.m. .............................................................................. Rich Skrosky, Elon 11:30 a.m. ...................................................Everett Withers, James Madison annual game versus an FBS opponent, Richmond’s non-conference regu- 11:40 a.m. ................................................ Danny Rocco, Richmond lar-season record since 2007 is 17-6 (that includes wins at Duke in 2009 and 11:50 a.m. ..................................................Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary 2011). 12:00 p.m. ......................................................................Rob