2014 SPIDER FOOTBALL | 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 11 CONFERENCE TITLES | 9 NCAA PLAYOFFS | 77 ALL-AMERICANS 2014 RICHMOND SCHEDULE / RESULTS AT A GLANCE... Date Opponent Time Date . November 29, 2014 Aug. 30 MOREHEAD STATE W, 55-10 Kickoff. 1:00 PM Sept. 6 at Virginia % L, 13-45 Location ..............Richmond, Va. Sept. 13 HAMPTON W, 42-17 Sept. 20 #7/9 NEW HAMPSHIRE *^ L, 26-29 Venue .............. Robins Stadium Oct. 4 at Liberty W, 46-39 (2OT) Capacity ...................... 8,700 Oct. 11 at UAlbany * W, 41-28 Surface ....................FieldTurf Oct. 18 RHODE ISLAND *+ W, 37-0 TV . ESPN3 Oct. 25 at Elon * W, 30-10 Live Video. .WatchESPN Nov. 1 #3/4 VILLANOVA *^ W, 10-9 Live Stats .....RichmondSpiders.com Nov. 8 at Maine * L, 20-33 Nov. 15 #25/RV JAMES MADISON *! L, 20-55 #16/18 RICHMOND (8-4) Live Audio ....RichmondSpiders.com MORGAN STATE (7-5) Nov. 22 at #19/22 William & Mary *! W, 34-20 . ESPN 950 AM Nov. 29 MORGAN STATE % 1:00 PM SPIDERS Series Record ...........First Meeting BEARS Home games in CAPS | * CAA Football game THE GAME % ESPN 3 | ^ Comcast SportsNet • The No. 16/18 Richmond Spiders football team will host the Morgan State Bears in the first round + American Sports Network | ! NBC Sports Network of the FCS Playoffs on Saturday. The game will be the first playoff game ever at Robins Stadium. • With the road victory at No. 19/22 William & Mary, Richmond has won 12 of the team’s last 16 THE COACHES games dating back to last season. Richmond: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) • Saturday’s game between the Spiders and the Bears will mark the first meeting between the two Record at Richmond: 22-13 (3rd year) programs. All-time against the MEAC, Richmond is 2-0, having beaten the Hampton Pirates twice, includ- Career Record: 69-33 (9th year) ing a 42-17 win earlier this season at Robins Stadium. Record vs. Morgan State: 0-0 • Richmond will look to continue its recent run of success in the FCS Playoffs on Saturday against Morgan State. Dating back to 2007, Richmond is 7-2 in the FCS Playoffs, including winning the 2008 Morgan State: Lee Hull (Holy Cross, ‘88) National Championship. Record at Morgan State: 7-5 (First year) Career Record: Same QUICK SLANTS Record vs. Richmond: 0-0 • In his nine seasons as a head coach, the Spi- ders’ Danny Rocco has posted a record of 23-6 in RICHMOND COACHING STAFF the month of November. At Richmond, Rocco is 9-2 On the Field in the month, including a perfect 4-0 mark in 2013. Danny Rocco ........................................... Head Coach • Through 12 games this season, Richmond Charlie Fisher ...............Assoc. HC/Wide Receivers has dominated its opponents in the first quarter, Bob Trott .............................. Defensive Coordinator out-scoring them 107-43. The Spiders have only Levern Belin ........................................Defensive Line allowed five opponents to score in the first 15 min- Blaine McCorkle .................................Offensive Line utes this season, including a shutout streak of sev- Fontel Mines ............................................... Tight Ends en-straight games that ended at Maine. Byron Thweatt............................ Inside Linebackers • Richmond is 7-0 this season when leading at In the Press Box halftime and is also 7-0 when scoring 30 or more Brandon Streeter ......Offensive Coordinator/QBs points. Dave Legg ..........Special Teams Coordinator/DBs Bill Polin ...............................................Running Backs LAST TIME OUT Manny Rojas ............................Outside Linebackers • The Spiders defeated No. 19/22 William & MEDIA COVERAGE Mary, 34-20, in Williamsburg. Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) • QB Michael Strauss (pictured) was named the Flagship .......................................................... ESPN 950 Capital Cup Most Valuable Player after throwing for FM Affiliate ...........................................HANK 93.1 FM 291 yards and a pair of touchdowns. Internet ................................RichmondSpiders.com • RB Seth Fisher notched his third 100-yard ............................................................ ESPN950am.com rushing game of the season, scoring a pair of TDs Play-by-Play ..................................................Bob Black to push his season total to 13. Analyst .......................................... Jasmonn Coleman • Five Spiders had six tackles to lead the dfen- Sideline........................................................Matt Smith sive effort, including DL Justin Williamson, who Studio Host ............................................Matt Josephs notched his team-leading seventh sack of the sea- son in the win. ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS Football Contact ..................................... Scott Burns THE SERIES WHAT’S INSIDE Office .......................................................804-287-6313 Overall Record: First Meeting Notes ..................................................................................2-6 Email................................... [email protected] Games at Morgan State: -- Roster/Pronunciation Guide ..........................................7 Games at Richmond: -- Secondary Contact ............................Kelly Shuman Two-Deep .............................................................................8 Office .......................................................804-287-8365 Last Five Games in Series: -- Head Coach Danny Rocco ..............................................9 [email protected] Last Spider Win at Morgan State: -- Web .......................................RichmondSpiders.com Current Streak: -- Player Capsules, Career Stats/Highs ..................10-12 Last Meeting: -- 2014 Stats ..........................................................................13 2014 SPIDER FOOTBALL • FCS PLAYOFFS FIRST ROUND VS. MORGAN STATE 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 SPIDERS EARN AT-LARGE BID TO FCS PLAYOFFS RICHMOND FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA After defeating No. 19/22 William & Mary on the road, 34-20, the Richmond Spiders Twitter .....................................................................................@Spider_Football earned an at-large bid to the 2014 FCS Playoffs. The postseason appearance is the Facebook ..................................Facebook.com/RichmondSpiderFootball ninth in program history and the first since 2009. Instagram ......................................................................... @RichmondFootball Youtube ......................................................YouTube.com/RichmondSpiders POSTSEASON SUCCESS The Richmond Spiders are no strangers to postseason success. Dating back to the CAA FOOTBALL MEDIA TELECONFERENCE 2007 season, the Spiders are 7-2 in their last nine playoff games – including winning Richmond head coach Danny Rocco is available each Monday at the National Championship in 2008. 11:40 a.m. ET on the CAA Football Coaches’ Teleconference. Media members wishing to access the teleconference should contact Scott Burns in the Athletic Public Relations Office for access numbers. SPIDERS EARN 12 ALL-CAA HONORS Below is the weekly lineup (All times Eastern) The Richmond Spiders had 12 student-athletes named to the All-CAA teams on 10:00 a.m. ........................................................................CAA Football Update Tuesday. RB Seth Fisher, OL Austin Gund and DL Evan Kelly headlined the dozen 10:10 a.m. ....................................................................... Jack Cosgrove, Maine honorees for Richmond, earning First-Team honors. The 12 all-league nods were the 10:20 a.m. ...............................................Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire second-most behind only New Hampshire and the most for UR since 2009. 10:30 a.m. ...............................................................Chuck Priore, Stony Brook 10:40 a.m. ....................................................................... Greg Gattuso, Albany DYNAMIC ALL-CAA WR DUO 10:50 a.m. ..............................................................Jim Fleming, Rhode Island WR Reggie Diggs and WR Brian Brown have provided a great, 1-2 punch for Rich- 11:00 a.m. ....................................................................... Andy Talley, Villanova mond this year. Diggs, a Second-Team All-CAA honoree, ranks second in the CAA 11:10 a.m. .......................................................................Dave Brock, Delaware in receiving yards (885) and third in receptions (69). Brown, a Third-Team All-CAA 11:20 a.m. .............................................................................. Rich Skrosky, Elon honoree, is third in the league in receiving yards (873) and fourth in receptions (65). 11:30 a.m. ...................................................Everett Withers, James Madison 11:40 a.m. ................................................ Danny Rocco, Richmond ROCCO’S IMPRESSIVE RECORD IN NOVEMBER 11:50 a.m. ..................................................Jimmye Laycock, William & Mary In his nine seasons as a head coach, the Spiders’ Danny Rocco has posted a record of