2017 SPIDER FOOTBALL | 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS | 12 CONFERENCE TITLES | 11 NCAA PLAYOFFS | 89 ALL-AMERICANS 2017 RICHMOND SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE... Date Opponent Time Date . Sept. 9, 2017 Sept. 1 at #3 Sam Houston State% L, 34-48 Kickoff. .1 p.m. EST Sep. 9 at #25 Colgate 1 p.m. Sept. 16 HOWARD^ 2 p.m. Location ..................Hamilton, N.Y. Sept. 23 ELON^* 6 p.m. Venue ...Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Oct. 7 ALBANY^* 3 p.m. Capacity .........................10,221 Oct. 14 at Towson* 4 p.m. Surface .....................Artifical Turf Oct. 21 at Delaware* 3:30 p.m. Live Video. Stadium/PLN Oct. 28 STONY BROOK* 3 p.m. Live Stats .........RichmondSpiders.com Nov. 4 at #8 Villanova* 1 p.m. Live Audio ........RichmondSpiders.com #9 RICHMOND (0-1) #25 COLGATE (1-0) Nov. 11 at #1 James Madison* 3:30 p.m. ESPN 950 AM, WBBT 107.3 FM Nov. 18 WILLIAM & MARY* 3 p.m. SPIDERS All-Time Series ...............UR leads 4-1 RAIDERS Home games in CAPS | * CAA Football game % ESPNU | ^ Comcast SportsNet | THE COACHES Richmond: Russ Huesman (Chattanooga, ‘81) Colgate: Dan Hunt (Springfield, ‘92) RICHMOND COACHING STAFF Record at Richmond: 0-1 (first season) Record at Colgate: 20-17 (fourth season) Career Record: 59-38 (eight seasons) Career Record: 20-17 (fourth season) On the Field Record vs. Colgate: 0-0 Record vs. Richmond: 0-1 Russ Huesman ........................................ Head Coach Adam Braithwaite ............. Defensive Coordinator QUICK SLANTS THE SERIES Carey Bailey ........................................Defensive Line - The Spiders continue their challenging start to the 2017 season with Adam Ross ...........................................Offensive Line a second-straight top-25 matchup when they travel to Hamilton, N.Y. Overall Record: Marc Bacote ....................................... Wide Receivers to take on the Raiders of Colgate for a second straight season. Richmond leads 4-1 Rod West .................................Dimes/Special Teams - Richmond and Colgate are the only two teams in the country to Aaron Corp ............................................ Quarterbacks start the season with back-to-back Top-25 FCS teams. The Spiders Games at Richmond: being the only team to play both of their games on the road. Richmond leads 3-0 In the Pressbox Jeff Durden ..................Offensive Coordinator/TEs - Today’s meeting is the 29th meeting against a Top-25 opponent in Games at Colgate: the past five-plus seasons. In those matchups, the Spiders are 19-9 Series tied 1-1 Sparky Woods ...... Running Backs/Special Teams including having won 10 of its past 13 meetings. Dave Legg .............................. Defensive Secondary Last Meeting: Justin Wood ............................................. Linebackers - The Spiders opened the Russ Huesman era with a tough 48-34 defeat in Waco (hosted by Baylor University) to #3 Sam Houston State Richmond 38, Colgate 31 (9/24/16) John Srofe .....................Defensive Quality Control in an offensive shootout for both teams. Last Spider Win: - In the last week’s showdown with the BearKats, redshirt senior QB 9/24/16 at Robins Stadium MEDIA COVERAGE Kyle Lauletta earned Honorable Mention National Player of the Week accoaldes after tossing for a school record 546 yards and five TDs. Richmond 38, Colgate 31 Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) The 546 yards is the most at the FCS level since Michael Nebrich of Flagship .......................................................... ESPN 950 Fordham tossed for 561 against Penn on Nov. 14, 2014. Current Streak: FM Affiliate .........................................WBBT 107.3 FM Richmond W4 - In addition to Lauletta’s performance, redshirt sophomore Cortrelle Internet ................................RichmondSpiders.com Simpson went for seven catches, 204 yards and a TD, the most recev- Most Points Scored By Richmond: ............................................................ ESPN950am.com ing yards in a Spider debut in program history. It’s just the sixth time 55 - 11/3/84 at Richmond Play-by-Play ..................................................Bob Black ever that a Spider has gone for over 200 receiving yards and first since Brian Brown in 2015. Richmond 55, Colgate 24 Analyst .................................................Chris Anderson Sideline........................................................Matt Smith - Last week’s opener was the start of a new era of Richmond Spiders Total Points Scored In Series: Studio Host ............................................Matt Josephs Football with Russ Huesman returning to the UR sidelines to take Richmond: 143 the reins after spending the last eight seasons at UT-Chattanooga. Huesman was the Spiders’ Defensive Coordinator when they won the Colgate: 105 ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS National Championship in 2008. Football Contact .........................................Scott Day - Richmond is one of just three programs to reach the FCS Quarterfi- WHAT’S INSIDE nals in both 2015 and 2016. The only other schools to reach the final Roster/Pronunciation Guide ............2 Office .......................................................804-287-6313 eight in both years are five-time champion North Dakota State and [email protected] Sam Houston State. Depth Chart ...........................................3 Secondary Contact ..........................Matt Moretti III Notes ....................................................4-6 Office .......................................................804-287-6312 - The Spiders have five FCS playoff wins in the past three years (2014, 2015, 2016), the third most in the country over that span next to Head Coach Russ Huesman .............7 Cell ...........................................................585-610-7226 NDSU’s nine and Sam Houston State’s seven. 2016 Stats .........................................8-17 Email................................ [email protected] Web .......................................RichmondSpiders.com - With 39 days of practice before its opener against SHSU last Friday, Career Stats/Highs .....................18-19 the Spiders had the longest training camp in the country before Records ...........................................20-27 playing it’s opening game. ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. 82 James Abate TE 2017 ROSTER 8 Porter Abell WR 31 Joshua Anderson DB No. Name Pronunciation Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown (High School/Previous School) 17 Jarmal Bevels WR 1 Jarriel Jordan JER-E-UHL DB 5-9 180 Sr. Fort Washington, Md. (DeMatha) 2 Xavier Goodall RB 5-10 190 R-So. Henrico, Va. (Henrico) 91 Andre Booker DL 3 Tafon Mainsah Main-SAH DB 5-11 200 R-Sr. Wichita, Kan. (Charlotte Catholic) 18 Dejon Brissett WR 4 Micah Keels DB 6-3 190 Jr. Washington D.C. (Fork Union Military Academy) 85 Caleb Brooks DE 5 Kyle Lauletta QB 6-3 215 R-Sr. Exton, Pa. (Downingtown East) 13 Jeremiah Brown WR 6 Gordon Collins RB 6-0 225 R-Jr. Stafford, Va. (Mountain View) 93 Trey Cammisa DL 7 Kevin Johnson QB 6-0 195 Jr. Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy) 24 Devin Campbell RB 8 Porter Abell WR 6-0 185 R-Sr. Lexington, Va. (Rockbridge County) 83 Jordan Cannady WR 8 Lemond Johnson DB 6-1 205 R-Sr. Cooper City, Fla. (Tennessee/Cooper City) 59 Billy Caughell LB 9 Darius Reynolds DL 6-2 240 R-Fr. Yorktown, Va. (York) 16 Reid Chenault QB 9 Stephon Jacob TE 6-4 245 R-Jr. Damascus, Md. (Damascus) 99 John Chereson K 10 Caleb Drake WR 6-3 190 R-Jr. Troy, N.C. (West Montgomery) 97 Andrew Clyde DL 11 Garrett Hudson TE 6-4 245 R-Sr. Raleigh, N.C. (Heritage/UNC) 6 Gordon Collins RB 12 Joe Mancuso QB 6-3 215 R-Fr. Blairsville, Ga. (Union County) 65 Tyler Cole OL 12 Markus Vinson DB 5-11 170 Fr. Damascus, Md. (Damascus) 73 Tim Coleman OL 13 Jeremiah Brown WR 6-2 190 R-Fr. High Point, N.C. (Southwest Guilford) 15 Brendan Coniker DB 14 Cortrelle Simpson WR 5-11 185 R-So. Indian Head, Md. (Lackey) 43 Madison Day LB 15 Tre Story QB 6-1 185 Fr. Lanett, Ala. (Lanett) 70 Grant Dixon OL 15 Brendan Coniker DB 6-1 210 R-Sr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny) 72 Jack Doherty OL 16 D.J. Helkowski P 6-2 225 Sr. Warrenton, Va. (Fauquier) 10 Caleb Drake WR 16 Reid Chenault QB 6-2 175 So. Goochland, Va. (Goochland) 41 Tyler Dressler LB 17 Jarmal Bevels WR 6-4 205 R-Jr. Fredericksburg, Va. (James Monroe) 95 Gershom Ejoni DL 18 Dejon Brissett Day-JAHN WR 6-2 190 Jr. Mississauga, Ontario (Lake Forest Academy (Ill.)) 19 Tyler Wilkins WR 6-3 200 Jr. Richmond, Va. (L.C. Bird) 88 Will Geraghty TE 20 Deontez Thompson RB 6-0 205 R-So. Indian Head, Md. (Henry E. Lackey) 2 Xavier Goodall RB 21 Trent Williams DB 6-0 185 So. Chester, Va. (Thomas Dale) 94 Cody Gray DL 22 Dale Matthews, Jr. LB 6-0 220 R-Jr. Bowie, Md. (DeMatha) 45 Justin Hayes RB 22 Andrew Tsangeos T-Sang-GUS TE 6-3 205 R-Fr. La Canada, Calif. (Flintridge Prep) 46 Cole Hartley RB 23 Daniel Jones DB 6-1 200 So. Williamsburg, Va. (Bruton) 16 D.J. Helkowski P 24 David Norris LB 6-2 205 R-Jr. Madison, Ala. (UAB/Bob Jones) 38 Ganon Hingst RB 24 Devin Campbell RB 5-10 195 R-Fr. Yorktown, Va. (York) 86 Michael Horan WR 25 Gabe Thomas DB 6-1 175 R-Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Trinity Prep) 11 Garrett Hudson TE 26 Trey Moore LB 6-1 230 Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) 52 Josh Hurlburt LB 27 Jay Palmer RB 6-0 215 R-So. Princeton, W. Va. (Princeton) 90 Will Ingle DL 28 Trey Lucas DB 5-11 200 R-Sr. Durham, N.C. (Southern Durham) 9 Stephon Jacob TE 29 Justin Rubin LB 6-2 220 Jr. Southampton, Pa. (Archbishop Wood) 36 Maurice Jackson LB 30 Devon Perry DB 6-0 195 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Ravenscroft) 7 Kevin Johnson QB 31 Joshua Anderson DB 5-8 170 R-So. Woodbridge, Va. (Freedom) 8 Lemond Johnson DB 32 Brandon Waller DL 6-4 255 R-Sr. Ardmore, Pa. (Haverford) 23 Daniel Jones DB 33 Duncan Rogers DB 5-9 175 R-So. Richmond, Va. (Saint Christopher’s) 1 Jarriel Jordan DB 34 Jacob Roberson DB 5-10 190 R-So. Richmond, Va. (St. Christopher’s School) 4 Micah Keels DB 35 Noah Nicholson DB 6-0 185 Fr.