2019 RICHMOND FOOTBALL 2019 SCHEDULE RICHMOND FOOTBALL Date Opponent Time/Result Aug. 29 JACKSONVILLE 7 p.m. Date . August 29, 2019 Kickoff. .7 p.m. EST Sept. 7 at Boston College 3:30 p.m. Location ......................Richmond, Va. Sept. 14 ELON * 6 p.m. Venue ...................... Robins Stadium Sept. 28 at Fordham 1 p.m. Richmond Capacity .............................. 8,217 Jacksonville Surface ............................AstroTurf Oct. 5 ALBANY * 2 p.m. (0-0) (0-0) Oct. 12 at Maine * Noon Television Radio Social Media Oct. 19 YALE 6 p.m. MASN Spider Sports Network Twitter @SpiderFootball Oct. 26 at Delaware * 1 p.m. www.richmondspiders.com 99.5 FM/950 AM/TuneIn Instagram @SpiderFootball www.richmondspiders.com www.richmondspiders.com Nov. 2 STONY BROOK * 3 p.m. Nov. 9 at Villanova * 1 p.m. What’s On Tap . Nov. 16 at James Madison * 3:30 p.m. Richmond opens the 2019 season with a rare Thursday night game as the Spiders host Nov. 23 WILLIAM & MARY * Noon Jacksonville for a 7 p.m. kick-off at Robins Stadium ... The game marks the first-ever * Colonial Athletic Association Game midweek night game in the 10-year history of Robins Stadium and is the first mid- week home game since September 1, 2005 when Richmond hosted Massachusetts at RICHMOND COACHING STAFF UR Stadium .... Additionally, the August 29 start date is tied for the earliest start date On The Field Russ Huesman ..................................Head Coach to a season in program history, matching the 2002 season when the Spiders faced Jeff Durden ............Offensive Coordinator/QB Temple on that date ... In fact, this marks just the sixth time in program history that Adam Braithwaite .......Defensive Coordinator Richmond has played a game in the month of August -- the first coming in 1997 and Adam Ross ..............Offensive Line/Run Game Brandon Lacy ...............................Defensive Line the most recent in 2014. Julius McNair ................................Running Backs Bobby Maffei ........Special Teams Coordinator Series History . Scott Brinks ...............Strength & Conditioning Richmond and Jacksonville have never met on the football field prior to this season’s In The Press Box game ... The Dolphins play in the Pioneer League and Richmond has faced four cur- Wesley Satterfield ......................Wide Receivers rent teams from that conference in program history - Davidson, Drake, Morehead Johnson Richardson ..........................Tight Ends State and Stetson ... The Spiders’ last meeting against a Pioneer League team came Will Kitchen ..........................Offensive Assistant in 2014 against Morehead State in the season opener when Richmond recorded a Rod West ...........................................Corner Backs Justin Wood .......................................Linebackers 55-10 win. John Srofe ....................Recruiting Coordinator Cody Gray ................................Student Assistant Spiders In Season Openers . Paul Padalino..........................Student Assistant Thursday’s game marks the 136th season opener in Richmond football history ... The MEDIA COVERAGE Spiders are 61-67-7 all-time in season openers and have gone 7-6 in such games the Television (MASN & SpiderTV) last 13 years ... Richmond opened last season on the road at Atlantic Coast Confer- Play-By-Play ...........................................Bob Black ence foe Virginia, dropping a 42-13 contest to the Cavaliers ... Thursday’s game marks Analyst ......................................... Chris Anderson the first time Richmond has opened a season with a home game since 2014 (More- Sideline.......................................Lane Casadonte head State). Radio (Spider Sports Network) Flagship ..........................ESPN 950 AM/99.5 FM Spiders Strong In Home Openers . Internet .........................RichmondSpiders.com ......................................................................... TuneIn Richmond has been strong in home openers in program history, posting an 84-44-6 Play-by-Play ........................................Robert Fish record all-time in such games ... The Spiders have won 13-straight home openers dat- Analyst ..................................................Matt Smith ing back to their last loss in 2005 (UMass) ... During that 13-game winning streak, the Studio Host .....................................Matt Josephs Spiders are out-scoring opponents by a 569-142 margin -- an average win of 43-10 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS ... Last season, Richmond opened the home schedule with a 52-7 victory over Ford- Football Contact ...................Matt McCollester ham ... In fact, the Spiders’ current 13-game winning streak in home openers ranks Office ............................................... 804-287-6313 ninth overall in the NCAA FCS level and second in the Colonial Athletic Association ... Cell ................................................... 336-676-3407 North Dakota State has won 20-straight home openers to lead the nation while Cen- [email protected] Secondary Contact ........................ Dan Wacker tral Arkansas (19), Wofford (18) and Harvard round out the top three ... South Dakota Office ............................................... 804-287-8365 (16), James Madison (16), Montana (15) and McNeese (14) are also just ahead of the Cell ................................................... 608-487-3858 Spiders. Email........................... [email protected] Web ................................RichmondSpiders.com 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 12 CONFERENCE TITLES | 11 NCAA PLAYOFFS | 91 ALL-AMERICANS 2019 RICHMOND FOOTBALL WEEKLY PRACTICE & MEDIA SCHEDULE - AUGUST 25-AUGUST 31 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY Access Open Access Open 12:30 p.m. Access Closed Gameday Access Closed Access Limited Practice 7:45 a.m. Practice 7:45 a.m. Weekly Press Off Day 7:45 a.m. Practice Conference Russ Huesman On CAA Conference Call Robins Center Media 11:40 a.m. Room Richmond Notes Access Limited Released Practice 7:45 a.m. Maurice Jackson Tabbed Defensive Player of the Year . Senior defensive lineman Maurice Jackson has been named the Colonial Athletic Association’s Preseason Defensive Player of the Year ... This marks the second time in the last four years a Spider has earned the honor (David Jones, 2016) and the third Spider since 2009 to earn the preseason accolade (Eric McBride, 2009) ... Jackson earned First Team All-CAA honors last fall in his first year as a full-time starter on the defensive line ... The Third Team All-American, Jackson moved to defensive end in 2018 and made the most of his opportunity, leading the CAA in sacks with 1.0 per game, finishing the regular season with 10 sacks in 10 games. Jackson finished the year ranked eighth overall in the nation in sacks per game (1.0) and enters 2019 sixth in the nation among the top sack getters from last year ... Additionally, only one other returning defensive lineman in the country averaged more sacks per game last season than Jackson ... He led the CAA in tackles for loss at 15.0 and forced fumbles at 4.0 ... He finished his year with a stellar showing in the Spiders’ Capital Cup victory over William & Mary, posting 2.5 sacks and forcing two fumbles against the Tribe ... Even more impressive, Jackson accomplished all of this in his first season as a defensive end ... He was originally recruited as a linebacker and moved to defensive tackle his sophomore season before shifting out to the edge last fall. Spiders Place Two On Preseason All-CAA Team . Richmond picked up two preseason All-Colonial Athletic Association selections in senior defensive end Maurice Jackson and se- nior safety Daniel Jones ... Jackson earned preseason CAA Defensive Player of the Year accolades as well (see above) ... Jones earns his first-ever CAA accolade by being named Honorable Mention All-CAA preseason ... He started all 11 games for the Spiders, lead- ing the team with 86 tackles, including 51 solo ... He has recorded seven interceptions over the past two seasons, including a team- high three picks in 2018 ... Over the past two seasons, he has appeared in 20 games, including 16 starts and has recorded 154 tackles. Spiders Tabbed 10th Overall In Preseason Poll . The Richmond Spiders were picked to finish 10th overall in the Colonial Athletic Association preseason poll after finishing last season 10th as well with a 4-7 overall record and a 2-6 mark in league play ... The Spiders return 13 starters on offense and defense, including eight on the defensive side of the ball ... Richmond picked up 62 total votes in the poll ... James Madison was picked to win the regular season title with 20 first place votes and 238 total points ... Towson was second with 217 votes (3 first place) and defending champion Maine was third with 201 votes (1 first place) ... Elon was fourth with 164 points, followed by Delaware (162), Stony Brook (151), New Hampshire (109), Rhode Island (104) and Villanova (84) ... The two teams below the Spiders in the poll is William & Mary in 11th (58 votes) and Albany in 12th with 34 votes ... Both the Tribe and Great Danes accounted for the two Spiders’ CAA wins last year. Infusion Of Transfer Talent . Richmond dipped its foot into the transfer market this offseason, bringing in five NCAA FBS transfers, including four of the grad- uate transfer variety, along with a junior college transfer ... Joining the Spiders this season include quarterback Beau English (Air Force), cornerback Brandon Feamster (Duke), wide receiver