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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 . November 14, 2015 Sept. 5 at Maryland % L, 21-50 Kickoff. 3:30 PM Sept. 12 at Hampton W, 31-28 Location ............Philadelphia, Pa. Sept. 19 VMI W, 42-10 Venue ............ Villanova Stadium Oct. 3 MAINE * W, 48-17 Oct. 10 ELON * W, 27-14 Capacity .....................12,000 Oct. 17 at Rhode Island * W, 37-12 Surface ...................Astro Play Oct. 24 at James Madison *^$ W, 59-49 Live Video. Oct. 31 UALBANY * W, 38-31 Live Stats .....RichmondSpiders.com Nov. 7 at New Hampshire *! L, 25-30 Live Audio ....RichmondSpiders.com Nov. 14 at Villanova * 3:30 PM . ESPN 950 AM, HANK 93.1 FM Nov. 21 WILLIAM & MARY *^ 12 PM #9/12 RICHMOND (7-2, 5-1) Villanova (5-4, 4-2) All-Time Series ........Villanova, 21-11 Home games in CAPS | * CAA Football game % ESPNU | ^ Comcast SportsNet | SPIDERS WILDCATS $ ESPN College GameDay | ! NBC Sports Network THE GAME THE COACHES - The No. 9/12-ranked University of Richmond Spiders head back out on the road this week to Philadelphia, Richmond: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) Pa. to battle the Wildcats of Villanova in a key CAA contest Saturday. Record at Richmond: 30-16 (4rd year) Career Record: 77-36 (10th year) - Richmond is led by head coach Danny Rocco, who guided the team to the FCS Playoffs last season for the Record vs. Villanova: 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. Richmond completed October at 5-0 and Coach Rocco’s teams have gone 11-4 in Villanova: Andy Talley (Southern Connecticut that month. Rocco is 10-3 in November at Richmond. ‘67) - Saturday’s game will mark the 33rd meeting all-time between the two schools. Villanova holds a 21-11 lead Record at Villanova: (220-132-1 31th year) in the series. Career Record: same (248-151-2 36th year) Record vs. Richmond: 16-9 QUICK SLANTS LAST TIME OUT RICHMOND COACHING STAFF - Jacobi Green recorded his third-straight 100-yard - Richmond rallied but fell short at New Hampshire, On the Field game with 154 yards on 22 carries vs. New falling to the Wildcats 30-25 Saturday afternoon. Danny Rocco ........................................... Head Coach Hampshire. He is currently second in the CAA and The Spiders jumped out in front 7-0, scoring on Sparky Woods .....................................Assoc. HC/RBs 12th nationally with 103.7 yards per game rushing. their first offensive series for the fourth straight Bob Trott .............................. Defensive Coordinator game. New Hampshire took advantage of three Levern Belin ........................................Defensive Line - Over the last three games, Green has 576 yards on Kyle Lauletta interceptions for a 21-7 halftime lead. Blaine McCorkle .................................Offensive Line 83 carries, averaging 6.9 yards per carry. Green has Fontel Mines ...................................... Wide Receivers seven touchdowns in that span. - Richmond cut the Wildcats lead to 27-25 on a Clint Sintim ..............................Outside Linebackers Peter Yoder field goal with 10:28 left in the fourth In the Press Box - Brian Brown also went over 100 yards for the third quarter. After New Hampshire pushed its’ lead to Charlie Fisher .............Offensive Coordinator/QBs straight game, hauling in eight passes for 108 yards 30-25, the Spiders subsequent drive stalled on New Dave Legg ..........Special Teams Coordinator/DBs against New Hampshire. Bill Polin ....................................................... Tight Ends Hampshire fourth interception of the game. Manny Rojas ............................... Inside Linebackers - Gordon Collins’ touchdown run of 45 yards vs. - Jacobi Green had 239 all-purpose yards in the loss. New Hampshire was the longest run of his career. MEDIA COVERAGE Collins also had 152 yards in kick returns vs. the Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) Wildcats, the most recorded by a Spider in a single Flagship .......................................................... ESPN 950 game this season. FM Affiliate ...........................................HANK 93.1 FM Internet ................................RichmondSpiders.com LAST MEETING WITH VILLANOVA- Nov. 1, 2014 ............................................................ ESPN950am.com - Omar Howard had what was then a career day with 18 tackles in leading the Spiders to a 10-9 win over the Play-by-Play ..................................................Bob Black Villanova Wildcats at Robins Stadium. Richmond held Villanova to 253 yards of total offense and handed Analyst .................................................Chris Anderson the Wildcats their first conference loss of the season. The game was a hard-nosed defensive struggle, with six turnovers occurring in the first 15 minutes. Sideline........................................................Matt Smith Studio Host ............................................Matt Josephs - Brian Brown had 119 yards on eight receptions to lead the Spider offense. The performance was Brown’s ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS fifth career 100-yard game. Football Contact ...............................Matt Moretti III THE SERIES WHAT’S INSIDE Office .......................................................804-287-6312 Overall Record: Villanova leads 21-11 Notes ..................................................................................2-6 Cell ...........................................................585-610-7226 Games at Richmond: Villanova leads 9-6 Email................................ [email protected] Games at New Hampshire: Villanova leads 12-5 Roster/Pronunciation Guide ..........................................7 Secondary Contact ................................... Will Bryan Last Spider Win: 11/1/2014 in Richmond 10-9 Two-Deep .............................................................................8 Office .......................................................804-289-8320 Current Streak: Richmond W2 Head Coach Danny Rocco ..............................................9 Last Meeting: Richmond 10, Villanova 9 (11/1/14) [email protected] Career Stats/Highs ...................................................10-11 Web .......................................RichmondSpiders.com 2015 Stats ..........................................................................12 2015 SPIDER FOOTBALL • WEEK TEN VS. VILLANOVA 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 RICHMOND FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA National Ranking Streak Twitter .......................................................................................@SpiderFootball The Spiders dropped four spots in the STATS FCS Poll and five spots in the Facebook ..................................Facebook.com/RichmondSpiderFootball FCS Coaches Poll this week, after achieving their highest ranking of fifth Instagram ......................................................................... @RichmondFootball and seventh in each so far this season. The recognition marks the 23rd Youtube ......................................................YouTube.com/RichmondSpiders consecutive week dating back to last season that the Spiders have been CAA FOOTBALL MEDIA TELECONFERENCE ranked nationally. Richmond was included in at least one of the major polls Richmond head coach Danny Rocco is available each Monday at each week during the 2014 campaign, reaching as high as No. 8. 11:40 a.m. ET on the CAA Football Coaches’ Teleconference. Media members wishing to access the teleconference should contact Opening Strong Matt Moretti in the Athletic Public Relations Office for access numbers. In five of the last six games, Richmond has come out with a touchdown Below is the weekly lineup (All times Eastern) drive on its’ first possession of the game. Those scoring drives have also 10:00 a.m. ........................................................................CAA Football Update come off the opening possession of the game for either side. The Spiders 10:10 a.m. ....................................................................... Jack Cosgrove, Maine have accomplished the feat in the last four consecutive games. 10:20 a.m. ...............................................Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire 10:30 a.m. ...................................................Everett Withers, James Madison Getting Picky 10:40 a.m. ....................................................................... Greg Gattuso, Albany Richmond has 13 interceptions in the last six games, and leads the CAA with 10:50 a.m. ..............................................................Jim Fleming, Rhode Island 14 interceptions overall. The Spiders defense has gained 19 turnovers on the 11:00 a.m. ....................................................................... Andy Talley, Villanova season, which is tied for 20th nationally. Richmond is second in the CAA at a 11:10 a.m. .......................................................................Dave