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2020-21 RICHMOND FOOTBALL 2020-21 SCHEDULE RICHMOND FOOTBALL Date Opponent Time/Result March 6 WILLIAM & MARY * W, 21-14 Date . March 27, 2021 March 13 at Elon * W, 38-14 Kickoff. .4 p.m. EST March 20 at #1 James Madison * PPD Location ......................Richmond, Va. March 27 ELON * 4 p.m. Venue ...................... Robins Stadium April 3 #1 JAMES MADISON * Noon #20 Richmond Capacity .............................. 8,217 Elon April 10 at William & Mary * 1 p.m. (2-0, 2-0 CAA) Surface ............................AstroTurf (1-4, 0-3 CAA) Television Radio Social Media * Colonial Athletic Association Game NBC Sports Washington Spider Sports Network Twitter @Spiders_FB FloFootball 99.5 FM/950 AM/TuneIn Instagram @SpiderFootball RICHMOND COACHING STAFF www.richmondspiders.com www.richmondspiders.com On The Field Russ Huesman ..................................Head Coach What’s On Tap . Justin Wood ..................Defensive Coordinator The Spiders return from an unplanned bye week due to COVID-19 protocols with the James Adam Ross ..............Offensive Line/Run Game Madison program last week and begin a two-game home stretch at Robins Stadium ... Rich- mond will host Elon Saturday at 4 p.m. in what will be the second-straight game against the Wesley Satterfield .....................Wide Receivers Phoenix. Drew Anthony ..........................................Safeties Jason Nichols ..............................Running Backs Series History . Ross Douglas ...................................Cornerbacks Saturday’s game marks the 12th meeting all-time between Richmond and Elon ... The Spiders John Srofe ................... Recruiting Coordinator lead the all-time series by a 8-3 margin, including a 38-14 victory at Rhodes Stadium in Elon Alex Day ...............Football Video Coordinator just two weeks ago ... The victory snapped the Spiders’ three-game losing streak to Elon and Preston Bailey .......Defensive Quality Control improved Richmond to 5-1 all-time at Elon ... In the game two weeks ago, the Spiders dominat- Scott Brinks ...............Strength & Conditioning ed time of possession, holding the ball for 41:26 while running 80 plays on offense compared to just 42 for the Phoenix. In The Press Box Jeff Durden ....................Offensive Coordinator The Spiders jumped out to a 14-0 lead and never looked back, holding a 24-7 lead at halftime Trevor Mendelson .............................Tight Ends on the way to the 24-point victory ... The 24-point victory is the largest for the Spiders in Co- Jeff Hanson .................................Defensive Ends lonial Athletic Association play since 2016 when Richmond defeated Elon 35-7 at Rhodes Sta- Sam Daniels ...........................Defensive Tackles dium .... Richmond rushed for 177 yards as a team while holding the Phoenix to just 72 yards Keenan Chesnick ..Offensive Quality Control rushing ... Quarterback Joe Mancuso led the way with three total touchdowns ... Mancuso con- nected on 17-of-26 for 189 yards and two scores through the air ... He also rushed for 60 yards on 15 carries and a score ... Redshirt sophomore running back Aaron Dykes led the way with MEDIA COVERAGE 166 yards on 13 carries, averaging 5.1 yards per carry and rushing for a score ... The Spiders’ Television (NBC Sports Washington) defense intercepted Elon three times in the victory with Tyler Dressler, Tyrek Funderburk Play-By-Play ...........................................Bob Black and Xavier Marshall recording picks. Analyst ......................................... Chris Anderson Pick of the Day . Radio (Spider Sports Network) The Spiders recorded three interceptions against Elon, beginning with senior linebacker Tyler Flagship ..........................ESPN 950 AM/99.5 FM Dressler picking off the second offensive play of the game ... Redshirt sophomore cornerback Internet .........................RichmondSpiders.com Tyrek Funderburk posted his first career interception in the second half while redshirt fresh- ......................................................................... TuneIn man linebacker Xavier Marshall tallied his first career interception ... The Spiders’ three inter- Play-By-Play ........................................Robert Fish ceptions in the game are their most in a single game since notching three against Fordham Analyst ..................................................Matt Smith September 8, 2018 ... The last time the Spiders had three interceptions in the CAA Football game came against Towson in 2017 when they recorded four ... In 2019, the Spiders only inter- ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS cepted five passes total in 12 games. Football Contact ...................Matt McCollester Office ............................................... 804-287-6313 Par For The Course . Seventy-two in golf is a good round of play and holding opponents to 72 yards rushing in a Cell ................................................... 336-676-3407 game is a good day for the Spiders defense ... Richmond has held its first two opponents to [email protected] exactly 72 yards rushing ... William & Mary was limited to 72 yards on the ground in the season Secondary Contact ........................ Dan Wacker opener on 30 attempts, limiting the Tribe to 2.4 yards per rush ... Richmond limited Elon to 72 Office ............................................... 804-287-8365 yards rushing on 22 attempts in the win on the road, a 3.3 yards per rushing attempt. Cell ................................................... 608-487-3858 Email........................... [email protected] Celebrating Their Firsts . Web ................................RichmondSpiders.com Transfer wide receiver Leroy Henley recorded his first career touchdown in the Spiders’ win at Elon ... Henley grabbed a 21-yard scoring strike from Joe Mancuso in the second quarter for his first career score ... The East Carolina transfer became the second Spider in as many games to grab their first touchdown pass ... Graduate tight end transfer John Fitzgerald tallied his first career receiving touchdown as a Spider in the season opener win against William & Mary. 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 12 CONFERENCE TITLES | 11 NCAA PLAYOFFS | 91 ALL-AMERICANS 2020-21 RICHMOND FOOTBALL WEEKLY PRACTICE & MEDIA SCHEDULE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Access Limited OFF DAY Access Open Noon p.m. Access Limited Access Closed Game Day 7:45 a.m. Practice Practice 9:30 a.m. Weekly Press Practice 9:30 a.m. Conference Russ Huesman On Richmond Notes Spider Talk Radio CAA Conference Call Released Virtual Zoom Show 11:40 a.m. Noon-1 p.m. ESPN Richmond Access Limited (March 11 start) Practice 9:30 a.m. Playing Possessed . TALE OF THE TAPE The Spiders enter Saturday’s game ranking first in the CAA and 14th in Richmond Elon the country in time of possession, averaging 36:44 in the first two games Scoring Offense 29.5 (3rd) 17.4 (9th) ... Richmond has turned in seven drives in the first two games that have Scoring Defense 14.0 (3rd) 30.8 (11th) been 10 or more plays each ... All seven of the drives have lasted over five Rushing Offense 173.0 (3rd) 100.2 (9th) minutes and three of them have been over seven minutes ... The Spiders’ Rushing Defense 72.0 (3rd) 223.8 (11th) final drive at Elon to end the game last 9:35 as they drove 65 yards on 15 Pass Offense 184.0 (6th) 158.2 (9th) plays for a score ... In the first game against the Tribe, the Spiders turned Pass Defense 176.0 (9th) 173.8 (8th) in a 14-play, 77-yard drove that took up 5:36 giving the Spiders the late Total Offense 352.5 (4th) 258.4 (9th) lead. Total Defense 248.0 (4th) 397.6 (11th) Kickoff Returns 9.5 (10th) 21.5 (2nd) Putting Up The Points . Punt Return Avg 0.5 (8th) 7.7 (3rd) Redshirt senior quarterback Joe Mancuso has been strong in his start Punting 40.1 (1st) 37.8 (2nd) this season ... Mancuso has connected on 32-of-53 through the air for Turnover Margin 0.5 (t-3rd) 0.2 (5th) 330 yards and four scores ... He has rushed for 123 yards on 26 carries First Downs 39 (t7th) 70 (1st) and a score ... He is responsible for 16.0 points per game this season, Third Down Conversions 50.0 (1st) 41.5 (3rd) ranking second in the CAA and 14th in the country ... Additionally, Man- Sacks By 4 (t-4th) 7 (3rd) cuso has not turned the ball over in the first two games this year. Sacks Against 3 (5th) 12 (11th) Penalties (yds/gm) 31.5 (1st) 41.0 (2nd) Keeping The Laundry Off The Field . Time Of Possession 36:43 (1st) 25:33 (11th) So far this season, the Spiders have limited penalties against them ... Red Zone Offense 87.5 (6th) 92.3 (4th) Richmond leads the CAA and ranks 10th in the country in fewest penalty Red Zone Defense 50.0 (t-1st) 88.2 (5th) yards per game at 31.50 ... Last time out, Richmond was flagged for just four penalties and charged for only 18 yards against. Rookie Of The Week Honors . Redshirt freshman linebacker Xavier Marshall was named the CAA Rookie of the Week after his performance against Elon two weeks ago ... He was part of the Spiders’ defense that limited the Phoenix to just 42 total plays on offense and only 72 yards rushing ... He finished second on the team with five tackles on the day ... Marshall’s biggest play of the day came in the fourth quarter as he notched his first career interception, ending Elon’s comeback attempt ... His interception was one of three on the day for the Spiders’ defense as Richmond held the Phoenix to just 220 yards of total offense. Linebacker Corp . The Spiders played five linebackers against Elon and all five