2020-21 RICHMOND FOOTBALL 2020-21 SCHEDULE RICHMOND FOOTBALL Date Opponent Time/Result March 6 WILLIAM & MARY * W, 21-14 Date . April 3, 2021 March 13 at Elon * W, 38-14 Kickoff. Noon ET March 20 at #1 James Madison * PPD Location ......................Richmond, Va. March 27 ELON * W, 31-17 Venue ...................... Robins Stadium April 3 #1 JAMES MADISON * Noon #15 Richmond Capacity .............................. 8,217 #1 JMU April 10 at William & Mary * 1 p.m. (3-0, 3-0 CAA) Surface ............................AstroTurf (4-0, 2-0 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 . Robins Stadium will be the site of a top 15 matchup this weekend as the 15th-ranked Spiders host No. 1 Justin Wood ..................Defensive Coordinator James Madison ... Game time is set for noon and will be televised on NBC Sports Washington and streamed Adam Ross ..............Offensive Line/Run Game on FloFootball. Wesley Satterfield .....................Wide Receivers Drew Anthony ..........................................Safeties Series History . Jason Nichols ..............................Running Backs Saturday’s game marks the 38th meeting all-time between Richmond and James Madison ... The Spiders trail the all-time series by a slim 18-19 margin but have dropped four-straight in the series and six out of Ross Douglas ...................................Cornerbacks the last seven meetings .... The last time the teams met was late in the 2019 season when James Madison John Srofe ................... Recruiting Coordinator posted a 48-6 victory in Harrisonburg ... The Spiders last victory over JMU came in 2015 on the road in Alex Day ...............Football Video Coordinator Harrisonburg with a 59-49 victory ... Richmond’s last win over the Dukes at Robins Stadium came in 2012 Preston Bailey .......Defensive Quality Control with a 35-29 victory. Scott Brinks ...............Strength & Conditioning Spiders Nationally Ranked . Richmond enters Saturday’s game ranked No. 15 in the country in both the STATS FCS and AFCA Coaches’ In The Press Box Poll this week ... The Spiders rose six spots from No. 21 in the STATS poll and five spots in the AFCA poll this Jeff Durden ....................Offensive Coordinator week after their 31-17 victory over Elon last weekend ... The win over Elon improved the Spiders to 106-54- Trevor Mendelson .............................Tight Ends 1 all-time as a nationally ranked team since 1995 ... This week’s game marks the first time since 2016 that Jeff Hanson .................................Defensive Ends Richmond and James Madison will meet when both teams are nationally ranked and the 12th time that has happened since 1995 ... The Spiders are 6-5 all-time in those games when both them and the Dukes Sam Daniels ...........................Defensive Tackles are nationally ranked. Keenan Chesnick ..Offensive Quality Control Spiders vs. Ranked Opponents . MEDIA COVERAGE Saturday’s game marks the 127th time Richmond has faced a nationally ranked opponent since 1995 ... The Television (NBC Sports Washington) Spiders are 58-68 all-time against nationally ranked opponents, including wins in three out of the last five meetings ... In 2019m, the Spiders won three in a row against top 25 opponents, defeating No. 18 Maine Play-By-Play ...........................................Bob Black on the road, No. 19 Delaware on the road and No. 20 Stony Brook at home ... Richmond is 28-36 all-time Analyst ......................................... Chris Anderson against nationally ranked opponents at home, including the last visit by a ranked foe in 2019 with a 30-10 win over Stony Brook. Radio (Spider Sports Network) Flagship ..........................ESPN 950 AM/99.5 FM Saturday’s game marks the fifth time since 1995 that the Spiders have met a team that is ranked No. 1 in the country and the third time it will be against James Madison ... Richmond is 0-4 all-time against the top Internet .........................RichmondSpiders.com ranked team in the country, falling to JMU in 2017, JMU in 2008, New Hampshire in 2006 and Montana in ......................................................................... TuneIn 2000. Play-By-Play ........................................Robert Fish Analyst ..................................................Matt Smith Reynolds Honored By CAA . Senior defensive lineman Darius Reynolds was named the Colonial Athletic Association Co-Defensive ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Player of the Week for his performance against Elon last week ... Reynolds led the Spiders to a 3-0 start on the season with a 31-17 victory ... He posted a career-high 3.5 tackles for loss and 3.0 sacks in the victory Football Contact ...................Matt McCollester as the Spiders limited the Phoenix to only 243 yards of total offense ... He becomes the first Spider since Office ............................................... 804-287-6313 Maurice Jackson (vs. UAlbany, 2019) to record at least three sacks in a game ... His three sacks are tied for Cell ................................................... 336-676-3407 the most in a single game by anyone in the CAA this spring ... Reynolds finished the game with five total [email protected] tackles helping the Spiders hold Elon to only 21 total yards rushing ... Through the first three games of the Secondary Contact ........................ Dan Wacker year, he has recorded 5.0 sacks and 12 tackles on the year in his first time back in the starting lineup since 2018 (injured in 2019). Office ............................................... 804-287-8365 Cell ................................................... 608-487-3858 Spreading The Wealth . Email........................... [email protected] The Spiders have spread the ball around on offense this year, both in the rushing attack and through Web ................................RichmondSpiders.com the air ... Three Spiders have rushed for over 150 yards so far this season with redshirt sophomore Aaron Dykes leading the way with 193 yards on 37 carries ... Quarterback Joe Mancuso is second on the team with 171 yards on 32 carries while sophomore running back Savon Smith is third on the team with 168 yards on 36 carries. In the passing game, eight different Spiders have caught a catch with six different receivers having six or more receptions this year ... Junior Leroy Henley leads the team with 13 receptions for 176 yards while 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. freshman Jasiah Williams is second on the team with 11 receptions for 86 yards ... Tight end John Fitzgerald has caught 10 passes for 89 yards while Isaac Brown TALE OF THE TAPE (8 receptions), Dykes (7) and Justin Jasper (6) round out the receivers averaging at least two catches per game. Richmond JMU Scoring Offense 30.0 (3rd) 36.5 (1st) No Sophomore Slump . Scoring Defense 15.0 (3rd) 10.8 (2nd) Linebacker Tristan Wheeler was the CAA Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2019 af- Rushing Offense 179.3 (4th) 259.0 (1st) ter recording over 100 tackles .... Wheeler has continued where he left off, leading Rushing Defense 58.0 (3rd) 38.0 (2nd) the team with 27 tackles in the first three games, averaging 9.0 tackles per game Pass Offense 205.7 (2nd) 189.5 (3rd) ... Last time out, Wheeler recorded a career-high 14 tackles against Elon, including four tackles on special teams ... He made all four of his tackles on kickoff coverage Pass Defense 188.3 (8th) 131.5 (2nd) against the Phoenix and had 10 tackles on defense ... Wheeler is tied for second in Total Offense 385.0 (4th) 448.5 (1st) the CAA in tackles per game at 9.0, trailing only Deshawn Stevens of Maine (9.7). Total Defense 246.3 (4th) 169.5 (1st) Kickoff Returns 8.2 (10th) 18.8 (4th) Playing Possessed . Punt Return Avg 5.7 (4th) 4.6 (5th) The Spiders enter Saturday’s game ranking second in the CAA and seventh in the Punting 37.5 (3rd) 37.1 (4th) country in time of possession, averaging 34:27 in the first three games ... Rich- Turnover Margin +1 (t-3rd) -2 (10th) mond has turned in 11 drives in the first three games that have been 10 or more First Downs 61 (6th) 91 (1st) plays each ... Nine out of the 11 drives have lasted over five minutes and four of them have been over seven minutes ... The Spiders’ final scoring touchdown drive Third Down Conversions 45.5 (2nd) 49.1 (1st) last Saturday was a 13-play, 75 yard drive that last 7:03. ... The Spiders’ final drive Opponent 3rd Downs 27.8 (3rd) 28.6 (4th) at Elon to end the game last 9:35 as they drove 65 yards on 15 plays for a score ... Sacks By 8 (3rd) 12 (4th) In the first game against the Tribe, the Spiders turned in a 14-play, 77-yard drove Sacks Against 4 (t-4th) 4 (t-4th) that took up 5:36 giving the Spiders the late lead. Penalties (yds/gm) 42.7 (2nd) 52.2 (6th) Time Of Possession 34:26 (2nd) 31:47 (4th) Moving The Offense . Red Zone Offense 90.9 (5th) 95.0 (3rd) Redshirt senior quarterback Joe Mancuso leads the CAA in total offense through Red Zone Defense 66.7 (1st) 85.7 (7th) the first three games, averaging 250.7 yards per game ... Mancuso leads all quar- terbacks with 120 yards rushing and is second in the conference with 581 yards passing ..