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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 21, 2015 Sept. 5 at Maryland % L, 21-50 Kickoff. 12 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 ....................Field Turf Oct. 24 at James Madison *^$ W, 59-49 Live Video. RichmondSpiders.com 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 * L, 20-21 . ESPN 950 AM, HANK 93.1 FM Nov. 21 WILLIAM & MARY * 12 PM #14/16 RICHMOND (7-3, 5-2) #7 William and Mary (8-2, 6-1) All-Time Series .....W&M leads 61-58-5 Home games in CAPS | * CAA Football game % ESPNU | ^ Comcast SportsNet | SPIDERS TRIBE $ ESPN College GameDay | ! NBC Sports Network THE GAME THE COACHES - The No. 14/16 University of Richmond Spiders return home to host the No. 7 Tribe of William & Mary in the Richmond: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) battle for the Capital Cup at Robins Stadium. Record at Richmond: 30-17 (4rd year) Career Record: 77-37 (10th year) - Richmond is led by head coach Danny Rocco, who guided the team to the FCS Playoffs last season for the Record vs. William and Mary: 3-0 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 William and Mary: Jimmye Laycock (W&M ‘70) that month. Rocco is 10-4 in November at Richmond. Record at W&M: (238-172-2, 36th year) - Saturday’s game will mark the 125th meeting all-time between the two schools. William & Mary holds a 61- Career Record: same 58-5 lead in what is know as the “Oldest Rivalry In The South”. Record vs. Richmond: 21-14 RICHMOND COACHING STAFF QUICK SLANTS LAST TIME OUT On the Field - Jacobi Green recorded his fourth-straight 100- - Richmond dropped a one-point decision 21-20 Danny Rocco ........................................... Head Coach yard game, tallying 135 yards vs. Villanova. at Villanova Saturday. The loss marks the first time Sparky Woods .....................................Assoc. HC/RBs the season the Spiders have fallen in two-straight Bob Trott .............................. Defensive Coordinator - Over those four games, Green has 711 yards on games. Richmond took the early lead at 7-0, but Levern Belin ........................................Defensive Line 111 carries, averaging 6.4 yards per carry. Green the Wildcats tied it at seven before the teams Blaine McCorkle .................................Offensive Line has crossed the 1,000-yard mark for the season with adjourned for the half. Fontel Mines ...................................... Wide Receivers 1,068 on the year., which is 9th on the Clint Sintim ..............................Outside Linebackers single-season rushing list. - Villanova grabbed a 14-7 lead out of the In the Press Box intermission, and Richmond tied the score at Charlie Fisher .............Offensive Coordinator/QBs - WR Brian Brown also eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark 14 with a Jacobi Green touchdown run with 46 Dave Legg ..........Special Teams Coordinator/DBs for the season with 55 yards against the Wildcats. seconds left in the third quarter. Green’s second Bill Polin ....................................................... Tight Ends Brown has 1,079 yards so far this campaign and is Manny Rojas ............................... Inside Linebackers touchdown of the game gave Richmond a 20-14 just the second receiver in program history to go lead with 5:06 left, but the extra point was blocked over 1,000 twice in a career. MEDIA COVERAGE which left the door open for Villanova. The Wildcats would score the game-winning touchdown with 41 Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) - DB David Jones racked up a career-high 12 Flagship .......................................................... ESPN 950 seconds left in the game, dropping the Spiders to tackles in Saturday’s loss. Freshman DL Andrew 5-2 in CAA play. FM Affiliate ...........................................HANK 93.1 FM Clyde picked up two sacks. Internet ................................RichmondSpiders.com ............................................................ ESPN950am.com LAST MEETING WITH WILLIAM & MARY- Nov. 22nd, 2014 Play-by-Play ..................................................Bob Black - The Spiders won an offensive battle 34-20, in keeping the Capital Cup in Richmond. The Spiders out- Analyst .................................................Chris Anderson gained the Tribe 473 to 320 in total offense, with Reggie Diggs hauling in two touchdown passes and Sideline........................................................Matt Smith posting 53 yards receiving. Seth Fisher rushed for 123 yards and two additional touchdowns. Richmond’s defense forced the normally mistake-free Tribe offense into three turnovers. Studio Host ............................................Matt Josephs - Richmond finished the regular season 8-4 overall and 5-3 in the CAA and earned a berth in the FCS NCAA ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS playoffs. Football Contact ...............................Matt Moretti III Office .......................................................804-287-6312 THE SERIES WHAT’S INSIDE Cell ...........................................................585-610-7226 Overall Record: William & Mary leads 61-58-5 Notes ..................................................................................2-7 Email................................ [email protected] Games at Richmond: William & Mary leads 41-36-4 Secondary Contact ................................... Will Bryan Games at William and Mary: W&M leads 20-19-1 Roster/Pronunciation Guide ..........................................8 Office .......................................................804-289-8320 Last Spider Win: 11/22/2014 @ W&M 34-20 Two-Deep .............................................................................9 [email protected] Current Streak: Richmond W3 Head Coach Danny Rocco ...........................................10 Last Meeting: Richmond 34, W&M 20 (11/22/14) Web .......................................RichmondSpiders.com Career Stats/Highs ...................................................11-12 2015 Stats ..........................................................................13 2015 SPIDER FOOTBALL • WEEK ELEVEN VS. WILLIAM AND MARY 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 On The Line RICHMOND FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA Since UR and W&M met for the first time as league opponents (in the current Twitter .......................................................................................@SpiderFootball league affiliation) in 1993, this game has meant the difference for at least Facebook ..................................Facebook.com/RichmondSpiderFootball one team winning at least a share of the league title nine times. Instagram ......................................................................... @RichmondFootball Youtube ......................................................YouTube.com/RichmondSpiders Saturday’s meeting will be the 10th time that scenario has occured, and a CAA FOOTBALL MEDIA TELECONFERENCE Richmond win would give the Spiders a share of the title. The Spiders have Richmond head coach Danny Rocco is available each Monday at six previous wins (1998, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2012) in the series 11:40 a.m. ET on the CAA Football Coaches’ Teleconference. Media under that circumstance. members wishing to access the teleconference should contact Matt Moretti in the Athletic Public Relations Office for access numbers. National Ranking Streak Below is the weekly lineup (All times Eastern) The Spiders dropped five spots in the STATS FCS Poll to 14th, and four spots 10:00 a.m. ........................................................................CAA Football Update in the FCS Coaches Poll to 16th this week. The recognition marks the 23rd 10:10 a.m. ....................................................................... Jack Cosgrove, Maine consecutive week dating back to last season that the Spiders have been 10:20 a.m. ...............................................Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire ranked nationally. Richmond was included in at least one of the major polls 10:30 a.m. ...................................................Everett Withers, James Madison each week during the 2014 campaign, reaching as high as No. 8. 10:40 a.m. ....................................................................... Greg Gattuso, Albany 10:50 a.m. ..............................................................Jim Fleming, Rhode Island Opening Strong 11:00 a.m. ....................................................................... Andy Talley, Villanova In five of the last seven games,