2015 SPIDER FOOTBALL | 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 12 CONFERENCE TITLES | 10 NCAA PLAYOFFS | 79 ALL-AMERICANS 2015 RICHMOND SCHEDULE / RESULTS AT A GLANCE... Date Opponent Time Date . December 18th, 2015 Sept. 5 at Maryland % L, 21-50 Kickoff. .8:00 PM, ET Sept. 12 at Hampton W, 31-28 Location ........Fargo, North Dakota. Sept. 19 VMI W, 42-10 Venue .................. Fargodome Oct. 3 MAINE * W, 48-17 Oct. 10 ELON * W, 27-14 Capacity .....................19,000 Oct. 17 at Rhode Island * W, 37-12 Surface ....................Field Turf Oct. 24 at James Madison *^$ W, 59-49 Live Video. ESPN2 Oct. 31 UALBANY * W, 38-31 Live Stats ................ NCAA.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 * W, 20-9 #7 RICHMOND (10-3, 6-2) #3 North Dakota State (11-2, 7-1) Dec. 5 WILLIAM & MARY (FCS) W, 48-13 All-Time Series ......First-ever meeting Dec. 11 at (2) Illinois State (FCS) W, 39-27 SPIDERS BISON Dec. 18 at (3) North Dakota State (FCS) 8 pm ET Home games in CAPS | * CAA Football game THE GAME % ESPNU | ^ Comcast SportsNet | - The University of Richmond Spiders hit the road for semifinal action in the FCS playoffs, as they face the $ ESPN College GameDay | ! NBC Sports Network third-seeded and four-time defending National Champion North Dakota State Bison. The winner of this game will face the winner of No. 1-seed Jacksonville State and Sam Houston State for the national THE COACHES championship in Frisco, Texas on Jan. 9. Richmond: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) Record at Richmond: 33-17 (4rd year) - Richmond is led by head coach Danny Rocco, who guided the team to the FCS Playoffs last season for the Career Record: 80-37 (10th year) first time since 2009. The team defeated Morgan State, 46-24, in the first round of the playoffs before falling Record vs. North Dakota State: First meeting at No. 6 Coastal Carolina. Richmond is now 3-1 in the FCS Playoffs under Rocco, and the Spiders are 7-5 all- time in December FCS playoff action, bolstered by a 3-0 mark in the 2008 National Championship season. North Dakota State: Chris Klieman (Iowa, ‘90) - Saturday’s game will mark the first meeting all-time between the two programs. Record at North Dakota State: (26-3, 2nd year) Career Record: same QUICK SLANTS LAST TIME OUT Record vs. Richmond: First meeting - Jacobi Green’s 137 yards rushing against Illinois - Richmond took out second-seeded Illinois State RICHMOND COACHING STAFF State was the seventh-straight game in which he 39-27 in FCS playoff action last Friday. The Spiders has rushed for 100 or more yards (eighth time this used 137 yards rushing, four total touchdowns from On the Field season). Green also had a reception for 35 yards Jacobi Green and a stout defense to garner the win. Danny Rocco ........................................... Head Coach and a touchdown vs. the Redbirds. Sparky Woods .....................................Assoc. HC/RBs - Richmond jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the first Bob Trott .............................. Defensive Coordinator - WR Brian Brown had 141 yards receiving vs. Illinois quarter, and took a 19-7 lead into the locker room Levern Belin ........................................Defensive Line State and now has 1,362 yards on the year, the after Jacobi Green’s first touchdown last in the Blaine McCorkle .................................Offensive Line most ever by a Spider. He is the first Richmond second quarter. Illinois State closed to within five in Fontel Mines ...................................... Wide Receivers receiver to surpass 1,000 yards in a season twice. the third quarter, but Richmond extended its’ lead Clint Sintim ..............................Outside Linebackers to 32-14 in the fourth quarter before holding off a In the Press Box late Redbird charge. Charlie Fisher .............Offensive Coordinator/QBs - QB Kyle Lauletta recorded his fourth 300-yard plus game, passing for 369 yards against the Redbirds. Dave Legg ..........Special Teams Coordinator/DBs - The Spider defense held Illinois State RB Marshaun Bill Polin ....................................................... Tight Ends Coprich to just 30 yards rushing. It was the lowest Manny Rojas ............................... Inside Linebackers - LB Omar Howard had his first interception of the output of the season for the nation’s second-ranked season to stop an Illinois State drive in the 4th rusher. The Spider defense held Coprich to fewer MEDIA COVERAGE quarter. yards than Iowa (32) in the ISU’s season opener. Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) Flagship .......................................................... ESPN 950 PLAYOFF RECORD FM Affiliate ...........................................HANK 93.1 FM - The Spiders have a 13-8 mark all-time over ten appearances in the NCAA playoffs, with a perfect 4-0 in the Internet ................................RichmondSpiders.com 2008 National Championship season. Richmond was 1-1 in post-season play in bowl games as a Division I ............................................................ ESPN950am.com team, prior to becoming an FCS member. Play-by-Play ..................................................Bob Black - Richmond is now 8-2 in its’ first game in NCAA playoff action, and has won its’ last seven opening playoff Analyst .................................................Chris Anderson games. The 48 points scored by the Spiders in the win over William & Mary in the second round are the Sideline........................................................Matt Smith most a Richmond squad has scored in FCS Playoff action. Studio Host ............................................Matt Josephs THE SERIES WHAT’S INSIDE ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS First meeting with North Dakota State (MVC) Notes ..................................................................................2-7 Football Contact ...............................Matt Moretti III Office .......................................................804-287-6312 Richmond vs MVC opponents in FCS: 3-0* Roster/Pronunciation Guide ..........................................8 Cell ...........................................................585-610-7226 *2015: Richmond 39, Illinois State 27 Two-Deep .............................................................................9 Email................................ [email protected] *2008: Richmond 21, Northern Iowa 20 Head Coach Danny Rocco ...........................................10 Web .......................................RichmondSpiders.com *2000: Richmond 10, Youngstown State 9 Career Stats/Highs ...................................................11-12 CAA vs. MVC opponents in FCS: 10-14 2015 Stats ..........................................................................13 2015 SPIDER FOOTBALL • FCS PLAYOFFS VS. NORTH DAKOTA STATE SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ACCESS = CLOSED ACCESS = CLOSED ACCESS = OPEN ACCESS = OPEN ACCESS = CLOSED GAMEDAY Players off • Richmond’s stats • Richmond’s notes • Richmond’s released • CAA Teleconference released (10 a.m. ET) Weekly Presser • Team walk-through at • 8:00 p.m. ET (12 p.m. ET) (Coach Rocco on at Coach Rocco game site @ North Dakota State 11:40 a.m. ET) • Weekly Coaches’ Radio and selected players ESPN2 Show (12-1 p.m. ET) (1 p.m. ET) live on ESPN Radio 950 Keeping Up With Jones RICHMOND FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA DB David Jones set a school record for most interceptions in a season (9) Twitter .......................................................................................@SpiderFootball with his 100-yard interception return for a touchdown vs. William & Mary in Facebook ..................................Facebook.com/RichmondSpiderFootball the second round of the FCS Playoffs. Jones set two records on the play, also Instagram ......................................................................... @RichmondFootball breaking the mark for longest interception return by a Spider. Jones earlier Youtube ......................................................YouTube.com/RichmondSpiders in the season set a new career-high, CAA and Richmond record with four interceptions against Albany, Oct. 31. 2015 QUICK FACTS University Information CAA All-Conference Awards Location ..................................................University of Richmond, VA 23173 When the CAA announced its annual awards at the conclusion of the 2015 Founded ...........................................................................................................1830 regular season it was revealed that Richmond had 13 individuals Enrollment ......................................................................................................2,950 selected, headlined by head coach Danny Rocco receiving Coach of the Year Nickname ....................................................................................................Spiders honors to go along with seven First Team selections. The 13 selections for School Colors .................................................................................Red and Blue the Spiders are the second-most in program history behind only the 2009 Stadium ..............................................................E. Claiborne Robins Stadium team which had 16 players honored. Seven First team choices also match a Opened ..............................................................................September 18, 2010 program record set by the 2010 team. Capacity ...........................................................................................................8,700