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 . December 5th, 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 * W, 20-9 #7 RICHMOND (8-3, 6-2) William and Mary (8-3 6-2) Dec. 5 WILLIAM & MARY (FCS) 12 Noon All-Time Series .....W&M leads 61-59-5 Home games in CAPS | * CAA Football game SPIDERS TRIBE % ESPNU | ^ Comcast SportsNet | $ ESPN College GameDay | ! NBC Sports Network THE GAME - The University of Richmond Spiders return to the FCS playoffs for the 10th time and second-straight year, THE COACHES to host the Tribe of William & Mary in the second round after receiving a first round bye. The winner of this Richmond: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, ‘84) game would face the winner of Western Illinois-Illinois State in the quarterfinals next weekend. Record at Richmond: 31-17 (4rd year) Career Record: 78-37 (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 & Mary: 4-0 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 12-4 in William and Mary: Jimmye Laycock (W&M ‘70 ) that month. Rocco is 11-4 overall in November at Richmond. Record at W&M: (239-173-2, 36th year) - Saturday’s game will mark the 126th meeting all-time between the two schools, but the first in the Career Record: same postseason. William & Mary holds a 61-59-5 lead in what is know as the “Oldest Rivalry In The South”. Record vs. Richmond: 21-15 QUICK SLANTS LAST TIME OUT RICHMOND COACHING STAFF - Jacobi Green recorded his fifth-straight 100-plus - Richmond knocked off William and Mary 20-9 On the Field yard game, tallying 217 yards vs. William & Mary on in the final game of the regular season, keeping Danny Rocco ........................................... Head Coach Nov. 21. Green has 928 yards on 147 carries in those the Capital Cup in Richmond and earning the Sparky Woods .....................................Assoc. HC/RBs games, averaging 6.3 yards per carry. automatic qualifier for the NCAA playoffs as the Bob Trott .............................. Defensive Coordinator CAA champion. Levern Belin ........................................Defensive Line - He has crossed the 1,000-yard mark for the season Blaine McCorkle .................................Offensive Line with 1,285 on the year., which is fifth on the - The Spiders stingy defense kept the Tribe out of Fontel Mines ...................................... Wide Receivers single-season rushing list. the end zone and held the potent William and Mary Clint Sintim ..............................Outside Linebackers offense to just 310 yards. In the Press Box - Green has six 100-plus yard games this season, the Charlie Fisher .............Offensive Coordinator/QBs most by a Spider running back since Josh Vaughn - Jacobi Green carried the Spiders to the win, with Dave Legg ..........Special Teams Coordinator/DBs had 10 in 2008. 217 yards on a career-high 36 carries. The Bill Polin ....................................................... Tight Ends performance was Green’s second 200-plus yard Manny Rojas ............................... Inside Linebackers - WR Brian Brown finished the regular season with game, with the other coming against James 1,180 yards, third on the single-season receiving Madison. MEDIA COVERAGE list. He is also the first Richmond receiver to surpass Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) 1,000 yards in a season twice. Flagship .......................................................... ESPN 950 FM Affiliate ...........................................HANK 93.1 FM Internet ................................RichmondSpiders.com PLAYOFF RECORD ............................................................ ESPN950am.com - The Spiders have an 11-8 mark all-time over nine appearances in the NCAA playoffs, with a perfect 4-0 Play-by-Play ..................................................Bob Black in the 2008 National Championship season. Richmond was 1-1 in post-season play in bowl games as a Analyst .................................................Chris Anderson Division I team, prior to becoming an FCS member. Sideline........................................................Matt Smith -Richmond is 7-2 in its’ first game in NCAA playoff action, with all of those games coming in the first-round, Studio Host ............................................Matt Josephs and has won its’ last six opening playoff games. The Spiders received a first-round bye this season and had ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS not received a bye, which was reinstituted in the 2010 season, in prior playoff appearances Football Contact ...............................Matt Moretti III THE SERIES WHAT’S INSIDE Office .......................................................804-287-6312 Overall Record: William and Mary leads 61-59-5 Notes ..................................................................................2-7 Cell ...........................................................585-610-7226 Games at Richmond: William and Mary leads 41-37-4 Email................................ [email protected] Roster/Pronunciation Guide ..........................................8 Games at William and Mary: W&M leads 20-19-1 Secondary Contact ................................... Will Bryan Two-Deep .............................................................................9 Office .......................................................804-289-8320 Last Spider Win: 11/21/15 in Richmond 20-9 Head Coach Danny Rocco ...........................................10 Current Streak: Richmond W4 [email protected] Career Stats/Highs ...................................................11-12 Last Meeting: Richmond 20, W&M 9 (11/21/15) Web .......................................RichmondSpiders.com 2015 Stats ..........................................................................13 2015 SPIDER FOOTBALL • FCS PLAYOFFS 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 More 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 Last Saturday’s meeting was the 10th time that scenario had occured, and a Youtube ......................................................YouTube.com/RichmondSpiders Richmond win gave the Spiders a share of the title for the seventh time. The Spiders have six previous wins (1998, 2000, 2005, 2007, 2009, and 2012) in 2015 QUICK FACTS the series under that circumstance. This is the first time the two teams have University Information met in a playoff format, and the first time they have met twice in a season Location ..................................................University of Richmond, VA 23173 since 1919. Founded ...........................................................................................................1830 Enrollment ......................................................................................................2,950 National Ranking Streak Nickname ....................................................................................................Spiders The Spiders rose two spots in the STATS FCS Poll to 12th, and five spots School Colors .................................................................................Red and Blue in the FCS Coaches Poll to 11th in the end of the regular season poll. The Stadium ..............................................................E. Claiborne Robins Stadium recognition marks the 24th consecutive week dating back to last season Opened ..............................................................................September 18, 2010 that the Spiders have been ranked nationally. Richmond was included in at Capacity ...........................................................................................................8,700 least one of the major polls each week during