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1 2018 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 1 at Virginia L, Sept. 8 FORDHAM W, 52-7 Sept. 13 at Saint Francis W, Sept. 22 at #19 Stony Brook * L, Sept. 29 #2 JAMES MADISON * L, Oct. 6 DELAWARE * L, Oct. 13 at Albany * 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at Elon * 1:30 p.m. Nov. 3 VILLANOVA * 3 p.m. Nov. 10 MAINE * 3 p.m. Nov. 17 at William & Mary * 2 p.m. * Colonial Athletic Association Game RICHMOND COACHING STAFF On the Field Russ Huesman...Head Coach Adam Braithwaite...Defensive Coordinator Carey Bailey...Defensive Line Adam Ross...Offensive Line/Run Game Marc Bacote...Wide Receivers Rod West...Dimes/Special Teams Aaron Corp...Quarterbacks In the Pressbox Jeff Durden...Offensive Coordinator Sparky Woods... RBs/Special Teams Dave Legg... Recruiting Coordinator Justin Wood... Linebackers John Srofe...Defensive Quality Control MEDIA COVERAGE Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) Flagship... ESPN 950 AM/99.5 FM Internet...RichmondSpiders.com... TuneIn Play-by-Play...Bob Black Play-by-Play...Robert Fish Analyst... Chris Anderson Sideline...Matt Smith Studio Host...Matt Josephs ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Football Contact... Matt McCollester Office Cell mmccolle@richmond.edu Secondary Contact... Dan Wacker Office Cell dwacker@richmond.edu Web...RichmondSpiders.com Richmond (2-4, 0-3 CAA) Television Richmond Football Date October 13, 2018 Kickoff p.m. EST Location... Albany, N.Y. Venue... Tom & Mary Casey Stadium Capacity... 8,500 Surface...FieldTurf Radio IMG Spider Sports Network 99.5 FM/950 AM/TuneIn Albany (2-3, 0-2 CAA) Social Media What s On Tap... Richmond hits the road for the first of two-straight games away from home as the Spiders will not play at Robins Stadium again until November... Richmond travels to the Empire State for the second time this season, making the trip to the capital city to face off against Albany... Game time is set for 7 p.m. and will be the Spiders final night game of the year... Richmond is 2-2 in night games this season with wins over Fordham and Saint Francis while falling to Virginia and Stony Brook. Series History... Saturday s game marks the sixth meeting all-time between Richmond and Albany, including the fifth meeting as Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) members as the Great Danes joined league in The Spiders are 5-0 all-time against Albany but the last three meetings have been decided by only 16 points, with the last two seasons seeing the teams play multiple overtime games. Last season, the Spiders and Great Danes played a double overtime contest at Robins Stadium with Richmond posting a victory... Kicker Griffin Trau hit the game-winning field goal in the second overtime from 34-yards out for the victory... The Spiders victory was set up by the special teams as Daniel Jones blocked a 40-yard field goal attempt on Albany s possession of the second overtime... Linebacker Justin Rubin led the defense with 12 tackles while defensive lineman Colby Ritten had nine tackles, including two sacks... Defensive lineman Andrew Clyde also added a pair of sacks as the Spiders recorded seven total sacks in the victory... Former Spider quarterback Kyle Lauletta threw for 353 yards and three touchdowns... Wide receivers Tyler Wilkins and Cortrelle Simpson each added 97 yards and 78 yards, respectively, in the win. Two years ago, Richmond traveled to Albany and came away with a victory in triple overtime when the Great Danes were ranked No. 16 in the country... The Spiders defense came up with a stop on downs in the third overtime to give Richmond the win... Running back Deontez Thompson ran for 112 yards on 20 carries, while scoring a career-high three touchdowns in the win. Andrew Clyde & The Great Danes Senior defensive lineman Andrew Clyde has recorded at least one sack against the Great Danes in each of the three career games he has played Albany... Clyde has recorded four of his 18 career sacks against the Great Danes... Last year, he notched two sacks of the Albany quarterback as the Spiders posted a season-high seven sacks in the double overtime victory... He posted one sack in the Spiders wins in 2016 and Not Your Average Joe... Redshirt sophomore quarterback Joe Mancuso made his first career start last weekend when starting quarterback Kevin Johnson was ruled out due to a concussion... Mancuso made the most of his first career collegiate start, setting a Richmond record for total offense with 560 yards. Mancuso threw for 489 yards passing on 27-for-37 with three touchdowns and five interceptions... He also ran for 71 yards on 15 carries with a touchdown... His 560 yards of total offense broke the school record set by Michael Strauss on Nov. 16, 2013 against Delaware.

2 WEEKLY PRACTICE & MEDIA SCHEDULE SUNDAY Access Closed MONDAY Access Closed Players off Russ Huesman On CAA Conference Call 11:40 a.m. TUESDAY Richmond Notes Released Access Open Practice 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY 12:30 p.m. Weekly Press Conference Robins Center Media Room Access Open Practice 4 p.m. THURSDAY Access Limited Practice 4 p.m. Weekly Coaches Radio Show (12-1 p.m. ET) live on ESPN Radio 99.5 FM and 950 AM FRIDAY Access Closed SATURDAY Gameday Mancuso s 489 yards passing are the third most in the FCS this season, trailing only Devlin Hodges of Samford (562) and Reece Udinski of VMI (491)... His game ranks fourth all-time in Richmond passing history in a single game and is the most since former Spider Kyle Lauletta passed for 546 yards last year against Sam Houston State... He also becomes just the third quarterback in all of FCS or FBS in the last five seasons to have at least 489 passing and 71 yards rushing in a season, matching Patrick Mahomes of Texas Tech (2016) and Quinton Flowers of UCF (2017). Simpson Sets New Mark... Redshirt junior wide receiver Cortrelle Simpson caught a career-high 220 receiving yards, including two touchdowns in the loss to Delaware Saturday... Simpson s 220 yards is third-most all-time for a single game behind former Spider Walker Gillette s 242 and 264 receiving yards... Gillette was in attendance to celebrate the 50thanniversary of the 1968 Tangerine Bowl victory... Senior wide receiver Tyler Wilkins added eight catches for 175 yards and a touchdown in the passing attack... It marked the first time the Spiders have had two receivers grab over 100-yards receiving since September 23, 2017 against Elon (Dejon Brissett & Simpson). Tough CAA Start... Richmond has opened Colonial Athletic Association play with three-straight losses, falling at No. 19 Stony Brook, vs. No. 2 James Madison and against Delaware last weekend... This marks the first time since 2013 the Spiders have started with at least three-straight conference losses... That year, Richmond opened with losses to Maine, James Madison, Rhode Island and Towson before winning its last four games of the season... The four-game winning streak was started with a victory over Albany and included wins against Stony Brook, Delaware and William & Mary. Bringing Back The Kicks... Richmond enters the weekend ranked third in the nation and tops in the CAA in kickoff return average at yards per attempt... The Spiders have returned 16 kicks for 461 yards this season... Senior wide receiver Dejon Brissett posted 206 return yards in the first three games of the year while freshman running back Aaron Dykes has recorded 200 return yards over the last three games. Finding The End Zone... Junior wide receiver Cortrelle Simpson leads the CAA and ranks 11th in the nation with five receiving touchdowns... Simpson posted seven receiving touchdowns last year... This season, he has scored a touchdown in four out of the six games this year, including two touchdowns last weekend against Delaware... He also found the end zone against Fordham, Saint Francis and Stony Brook. Points On The Board... Senior kicker Griffin Trau moved into a tie for third place all-time in Richmond Spider scoring history last time out against Delaware... Trau has now scored 228 points in his career, matching the mark of Kendall Gaskins (228) and six points out of second place held by Tim Hightower (234)... The all-time scoring record is held by Andrew Howard ( ) at 360 points... Trau has hit 8-of-10 field goals this season and is 12-of-13 on extra points. Strength In The CAA... The Spiders enter the fourth week Colonial Athletic Association play this weekend and will be tested each of the eight weeks of league play... This week, the CAA has six teams ranked in the STATS, Inc. Top 25 poll and two teams receiving votes, accounting for eight of the 12 teams in the CAA... Elon is ranked No. 5, James Madison No. 6, Rhode Island No. 16, Towson No. 17, Stony Brook No. 19 and Maine No. 21. Home, Sweet Home... This season marks the ninth year that Robins Stadium is serving as home to Richmond football... The Spiders are all-time at home at the Robins Stadium, good for a.698 winning percentage... In the last four years, Richmond has gone 21-8 at home, winning at a 72.4 percent clip... The Spiders have won at least five home games in five of the eight years calling Robins Stadium home. Making Splashes... The Spiders have had a propensity for the splash play under head coach Russ Huesman and this year is no different... Through the first six games, Richmond has turned in 15 plays covering over 40-yards on offense or special teams... Against Virginia, quarterback Kevin Johnson connected with Cortrelle Simpson for a 54-yard gain... The Spiders had three big plays against Fordham as Dejon Brissett had a 55-yard reception and a 75-yard reception from Johnson... Running back Deontez Thompson added a 51-yard run in the second half... In the win over Saint Francis, Brissett had a 94-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, a 54-yard kickoff return and Simpson hauled in a 40-yard pass... Simpson and Johnson connected once again in the Stony Brook game for a 54-yard completion in the first quarter... The Spiders had four players over 40 yards against No. 2 James Madison... Freshman running back Aaron Dykes broke off a 60-yard kickoff return against the Dukes... Richmond had three passing plays from Johnson 40 yards or more... Jarmal Bevels grabbed a 50-yard pass while Wilkins and Stephon Jacob each grabbed passes of 42 and 40-yards, respectively. Richmond turned in four plays over 40-yards last weekend... Joe Mancuso hit Wilkins for an 80-yard touchdown pass in the first half... Dykes returned a kickoff 49-yards in the second half... Simpson had two big plays, hitting on for 57-yards and one for 61-yards in the second half. Billy The Kid... Redshirt junior linebacker Billy Caughell is second on the team with 35 tackles this year, despite playing in only five games... Caughell has posted two games of double digit tackles this season with 10 at Stony Brook and most recently a career-high 11 tackles against Delaware... He has recorded 5.0 tackles for loss

3 RICHMOND FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook...Facebook.com/RichmondSpiderFootball Youtube... YouTube.com/RichmondSpiders University Information 2018 QUICK FACTS Location...University of Richmond, VA Founded Enrollment...3,000 Nickname...Spiders School Colors...Red and Blue Stadium...E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Opened... September 18, 2010 Capacity...8,200 Surface...FieldTurf Pro (Installed Summer of 2012) President...Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher (Miami Univ., 1969) Vice President & Director of Athletics...John Hardt (Iowa, 1984) Team Information Head Coach... Russ Huesman Alma Mater, Year... Chattanooga, 1981 Record/Years at Richmond /2nd Career Record/Years /10th 2017 Record CAA Record (Finish) (6th) Starters Returning/Lost...15/10 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost...6/5 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost...8/3 Special Teams Starters Returning/Lost...1/2 Program History Seasons of Football...135th in 2018 First Season All-Time Record (Pct.) (.462) All-Time Postseason Record (Pct.) (.594) All-Time Bowl Record (Pct.) (.500) All-Time National Championships... 1 (2008) All-Time Conference Championships Southern... 4 (1968, 1969, 1971, 1975) Yankee... 1 (1987) Atlantic (1998, 2000, 2005) CAA Football... 4 (2007, 2009, 2012,2015) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances All-Time Playoff Record (Pct.) (.565) Last Playoff Appearance (FCS Quarterfinals) this season, ranking second on the team. Dykes Debut... Freshman running back Aaron Dykes got his first carries of the season against No. 2 James Madison... Dykes had 13 carriers for 53 yards in his running debut while also adding a 60-yard kickoff return. Pressuring The Quarterback... Last season, Richmond finished second in the CAA with 35.0 sacks... Through six games this year the Spiders are third with 15.0 sacks... Richmond ranks 24th in the country with 2.5 sacks per game... Defensive lineman Maurice Jackson leads the way this year with a conference-leading 5.0 sacks in the first six games while fellow defensive lineman Colby Ritten is second on the team with 2.0 sacks... Gershom Ejoni also has a pair of sacks... Jackson ranks 16th in the country in sacks per game at The Spiders as a team are 30th in the nation averaging 6.83 tackles for loss per game... Jackson also leads the team with 6.5 tackles for loss while Ritten is second at 5.0 and Darius Reynolds is third at 4.5 tackles for loss. The Spiders return 23.0 sacks from last year s team, including senior defensive lineman Andrew Clyde s team-leading 9.0 sacks... Ritten and linebacker Dale Matthews Jr. each added 4.0 sacks apiece while Jackson chipped in 2.5 sacks... Justin Rubin, Samari Springs and Gershom Ejoni combined for 3.5 sacks last year. Spiders Versus Top 25 Teams... The Spiders have played 119 games all-time in program history against teams ranked in the top The Spiders are all-time against ranked opponents in program history but recently has had success against the top teams... Since 2012, Richmond is 10-5 against ranked opponents at Robins Stadium... The Spiders are all-time against ranked opponents at home. Simpson Getting Free... Junior wide receiver Cortrelle Simpson has come on of late for the Spiders, with a team-high 489 yards in six games... Simpson is second on the team with 23 receptions and is averaging a team-high 21.3 yards per catch... He ranks 16th in the nation in yards per catch while his 489 yards ranks 18th overall. Defense Line Pressure... Junior Maurice Jackson and redshirt sophomore Darius Reynolds combined for 5.5 tackles for loss in the season-opener at Virginia... The Spiders kept up the attack against Fordham, combining for 6.5 tackles for loss from the defensive line... Gershom Ejoni led the way with 2.5 tackles for loss while Colby Ritten added 2.0 tackles for loss... Against Saint Francis, the front four combined for 6.0 tackles for loss with Ritten and Reynolds leading the way with a pair each... In the game against Stony Brook, Ejoni and Caleb Brooks each had one tackle for loss while Andrew Clyde had 0.5 tackles for loss... Against JMU, Ritten and Clyde each had a full tackle for loss while Kobie Turner had 0.5 tackles for loss. Depth Returns In Middle... Richmond was thin at linebacker against Saint Francis with four of its top six on the depth chart out with injuries... Redshirt junior Billy Caughell and freshman Grayson Overstreet both made their first career starts for the Spiders against the Red Flash, playing every snap on defense... The Spiders got reinforcements at Stony Brook as Justin Rubin, Tyler Dressler and Jordan Payne all returned from injury... Senior linebacker Dale Matthews Jr. returned last week against James Madison. Starting Streaks...

4 Senior defensive lineman Andrew Clyde enters Saturday s game having started 45-straight games for the Spiders... Fellow defensive tackle Colby Ritten has started every game of his collegiate career so far at 17-straight games... Senior offensive lineman John Yarbrough has made 24-straight starts to lead the offense... Against Saint Francis, senior linebacker Justin Rubin missed the game, ending his games started streak at 15. Last-Second Heroics... The Spiders posted a victory over Saint Francis but waited until the final seconds to secure the win... Richmond scored two touchdowns in the final 1.7 seconds of the game to claim victory... The Spiders trailed with 1:05 remaining on the clock before starting their game-winning drive... Junior quarterback Kevin Johnson was 4-of-6 on the final drive, connecting on his last three passes, for 57 yards... He capped the drive by finding Tyler Wilkins for a six-yard touchdown in the back corner to put the Spiders in front with 1.7 seconds remaining... Defensive end Maurice Jackson scored another touchdown on the game s final play when Saint Francis was using multiple laterals in an attempt to score a wild touchdown. Home Openers... Richmond s 52-7 victory over Fordham moved the Spiders to all-time in home openers and runs Richmond s winning streak in home openers to 13-straight... The Spiders have not lost a home opener in Robins Stadium history... Richmond has outscored opponents by a margin in the last 13 home openers, including 120 points scored over the past two years (68 vs. Howard, 52 vs. Fordham). Table For Four... Junior quarterback Kevin Johnson accounted for four total touchdowns against Fordham before giving way to his backup early in the second half... Johnson passed for two second half touchdowns after rushing for two first half touchdowns... His two rushing touchdowns marks the first Spider quarterback to have two rushing scores in the same game since Kyle Lauletta had a pair against William & Mary December 5, It s Mo Time... Junior defensive end Maurice Jackson had a breakout game against Virginia, tying for the team lead with 10 total tackles, including a pair of sacks... Jackson had 3.5 tackles for loss against the Cavaliers... He leads the Colonial Athletic Association with 4.0 sacks and is second in the league with 5.5 tackles for loss Richmond Football Fresh Faces... The Spiders had 13 true freshmen or redshirt freshmen make their collegiate debuts in Charlottesville as Clayton McConnell, Noah Nicholson, Aaron Banks, Ben Maffe, Tyrek Funderburk, Augustus Lee, Devon Perry, Grayson Overstreet, Micah Breckenridge, Jordan Payne, Kevin Laughlin, Caleb Brooks and Kobie Turner all saw their first action in a regular season game... McConnell was the only one of the group to notch a start but a large portion played significant roles for the Spiders. Spiders In The NFL... Three former University of Richmond football student-athletes made official 53-man rosters of NFL teams this season as Kyle Lauletta and Kerry Wynn made the New York Giants roster, while Alex Light made the Green Bay Packers squad. Lauletta, the Spiders starting quarterback the last three years, was drafted by the Giants in the fourth round of the NFL Draft this spring... Lauletta finished his Richmond career as the all-time leading passer and just the fourth quarterback in CAA history to reach the 10,000-yard career mark, finishing with 10,422 yards... He set the Richmond single-season record for total offense with 3,827 yards and was named the CAA Offensive Player of the Year. Wynn is in his fifth year with the New York Giants in He has been listed as a backup on the defensive line and has been one of the top special teams performers for the Giants in his career... Wynn finished his career in Richmond in 2014 as a Third Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection... In his senior season, he led all defensive linemen in tackles per game, totaling 56 stops, 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks on the year. Light earned his spot on the Packers 53- man roster after signing with the club as an undrafted free agent... He made his way on with a strong preseason camp on the Packers offensive line... Light was a key member of last season s offensive success, protecting Lauletta on the line... He was a Third Team All-America selection as a senior and finished his career making 38 consecutive starts and played two positions for Richmond last year. Taking It To The House... Senior linebacker Dale Matthews Jr. scored the season s first touchdown, intercepting Virginia in the first quarter and returning it 72-yards for a touchdown... It marked the first Career Participation Career 2018 GS Name GP/GS GP/GS Streak Dionte Austin 5/4 5/4 1 Aaron Banks 4/0 4/0 - Jarmal Bevels 29/14 6/2 - Andre Booker 6/0 2/0 - Micah Breckenridge 6/0 6/0 - Dejon Brissett 33/12 3/3 - Caleb Brooks 4/0 4/0 - Devin Campbell 6/0 1/0 - Jordan Cannady 3/0 2/0 - Billy Caughell 32/3 5/3 3 Reid Chenault 4/0 1/0 - Andrew Clyde 45/45 6/6 45 Tyler Cole 10/0 5/0 - Tim Coleman 6/6 6/6 6 Gordon Collins 45/5 6/0 - Caleb Drake 37/2 6/1 - Tyler Dressler 13/0 5/0 - Aaron Dykes 3/1 3/1 1 Gershom Ejoni 23/2 6/1 - Ray Eldridge 1/0 1/0 - Tyrek Funderburk 4/0 4/0 - Will Geraghty 26/7 6/3 1 Nile Harris 2/0 2/0 - Josh Hurlburt 6/0 6/0 - Maurice Jackson 27/5 5/5 2 Stephon Jacob 44/22 6/4 4 Kevin Johnson 11/8 5/5 - Daniel Jones 22/13 6/6 6 Micah Keels 35/19 1/1 - Melvin Keihn 4/0 4/0 - Kevin Laughlin 6/0 6/0 - Augustus Lee 6/0 6/0 - Ben Maffe 6/0 6/0 - Joe Mancuso 15/1 5/1 1 Dale Matthews Jr. 34/12 3/3 2 Clayton McConnel 5/4 5/4 - Joe More 1/0 1/0 - Noah Nicholson 6/0 6/0 - David Norris 43/1 4/0 - Philip O Connor 2/0 2/0 - Grayson Overstreet 4/1 4/1 - Jay Palmer 28/0 6/0 - Jordan Payne 5/1 5/1 - Devon Perry 6/0 6/0 - Anthonie Powell 5/0 5/0 - Darius Reynolds 14/8 6/6 6 Colby Ritten 17/17 6/6 17 Jacob Roberson 22/2 6/2 - Duncan Rogers 2/0 2/0 - Justin Rubin 43/30 5/5 3 Seyoum Settepani 10/6 6/6 6 Cortrelle Simpson 17/12 6/5 5 Tazle Sumpter 14/4 5/3 2 Deontez Thompson 26/19 5/4 - Duncan Trau 1/0 1/0 - Griffin Trau 33/0 6/0 - Andrew Tsangeos 15/0 5/0 - Kobie Turner 6/0 6/0 - Markus Vinson 17/6 6/6 6 Tyler Wilkins 44/20 6/5 3 Kolbie Williams 22/5 6/5 3 Trent Williams 28/6 5/5 2 John Yarbrough 34/24 6/6 24

5 interception return for a touchdown by Richmond since David Jones returned one 100-yards in the FCS Playoffs against William & Mary December 5, The interception was just the third of his career with the last two coming in last year s home opening win over Howard. Buck Buchanan Award... Senior defensive lineman Andrew Clyde was named one of 25 members on the preseason watch list for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award... Clyde is one of four players from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) to be named to the watch list, which is given to the nation s top defensive player in the FCS. Clyde was named to three preseason All-America teams, including the STATS FCS team... He was named All-America and All-CAA last fall after leading the CAA in sacks, totaling 9.0 on the season... He led a defense that set a school-record with 3.2 sacks per game (35 on the year)... He recorded 41 total tackles, 11 of which were for a loss, while leading the team with seven QB hurries. Year Two Of Huesman Era... Head coach Russ Huesman is in his second year at the helm of the Richmond football program... This is Huesman s 10th season overall as a collegiate head coach and his second stint with the Spiders after spending five seasons ( ) as an assistant coach, and was part of the 2008 National Championship team. Huesman returned to Richmond last season and guided the Spiders to a 6-5 record... The Spiders had 11 different players earn All-CAA honors, led by the Offensive Player of the Year Kyle Lauletta... He became the first Richmond player to win Offensive Player of the Year since Greg Lilly in Lauletta led the CAA with 3,737 yards, 28 passing TDs and 3,827 yards of total offense and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award. Offensive Line Help... The Spiders entered the 2018 season with a revamped offensive line with All-Conference member John Yarbrough as the only returning starter... Yarbrough, who played center last year, started the season at right tackle but has played both positions at some point during the year... Yarbrough has made 23-straight starts for the Spiders... Joining him on the line this year is Furman transfer Tim Coleman at left tackle... Coleman sat out last season due to transfer rules but was a Freshman All-America recipient in 2016 with the Paladins... Redshirt freshman center Clayton McConnell started in the middle at Virginia, making his first career start before suffering an injury... At the two guard positions, the Spiders will look to three players in Seyoum Settapani, Tazle Sumpter and Kolby Williams... Settapani started the last game of the year in 2017 while Sumpter was the opening day starter last season before suffering a season-ending injury against Sam Houston State. Best Foot Forward... The Spiders have two completely different kickers handling duties this season, in terms of experience... Redshirt senior Griffin Trau will handle the kicking duties while true freshman Micah Breckenridge will handle the punting duties... Trau has scored 224 points in his career, ranking fourth all-time in Richmond scoring history... He has converted 42-of-49 field goals in his career (85.4%) and second all-time in career field goals made trailing only Andrew Howard (55)... Breckenridge handles all of the Spi- The Last Time... THE LAST TIME RICHMOND... Was shut out...12/10/16 at #2 Eastern Washington (38-0) Scored 30+ points... 9/13/18 at Saint Francis (W, 35-27) Scored 40+ points... 11/5/16 vs. #5 James Madison (L, 43-47) Scored 50+ points... 9/8/18 vs. Fordham (W, 52-7) Had two 100+ yard rushers... 10/3/15 (Seth Fisher, 119; Jacobi Green, 101) Had two 100+ yard receivers... 10/6/18 vs. Delaware (Simpson, 220; Wilkins 175) Had three 100+ yard receivers...11/16/13 at No. 21/22 Delaware (R. Ponder, 175; S. Barnette, 127; B. Brown, 109) Had a 300+ yard passer... 10/6/18 vs. Delaware (Joe Mancuso, 489) Had a 400+ yard passer... 10/6/18 vs. Delaware (Joe Mancuso, 489) Had a 500+ yard passer... 9/1/17 at #3 SHSU (Kyle Lauletta, 546) Had a 100+ yard rusher...11/18/17 vs. William & Mary (Xavier Goodall, 180) Had a 150+ yard rusher...11/18/17 vs. William & Mary (Xavier Goodall, 180) Had a 200+ yard rusher...11/21/15 vs #7 W & M (Jacobi Green, 217) Had a 100+ yard receiver... 10/6/18 vs. Delaware (Tyler Wilkins, 175) Had a 150+ yard receiver...9/8/18 vs. Fordham (Dejon Brissett, 173) Had a 200+ yard receiver...10/6/18 vs. Delaware (Cortrelle Simpson, 220) Had a player with two plus interceptions...10/14/17 at Towson (Daniel Jones) Had a player with three or more sacks... 10/25/14 at Elon (Justin Williamson, 3) Had a player with 15 or more tackles... 10/17/15 vs. Rhode Island (Omar Howard, 18) Forced six or more turnovers...10/14/17 at Towson (6) Recorded a safety... 9/13/18 at Saint Francis (Punt snapped out of end zone) Returned INT for TD...9/1/18 at Virginia (Dale Matthews Jr., 72-yards) Returned fumble for TD...9/13/18 at Saint Francis (Maurice Jackson) Blocked a punt...12/3/16 at North Dakota (Will McCombs) Returned blocked punt for TD... 9/17/11 vs. VMI (Ben Edwards) Returned kickoff for TD... 9/13/18 at Saint Francis (Dejon Brissett, 94 yards) Returned punt for TD...11/26/16 vs. North Carolina A&T (Dejon Brissett, 92) Blocked a field goal... 10/7/17 vs. Albany (Daniel Jones) Returned blocked FG for TD...11/1/97 vs. Northeastern (Paris Lenon) Returned blocked PAT...10/9/99 vs. Rhode Island (Paris Lenon) Successful two-point conversion...9/13/18 at Saint Francis (Johnson to Jacob pass) Successful fake punt...10/28/17 vs. Stony Brook (Helkowski pass to Geraghty) THE LAST TIME A RICHMOND OPPONENT... Was shut out...11/4/17 vs. Villanova (22-0) Held without a touchdown...11/4/17 vs. Villanova (22-0) Scored 30+ points... 9/22/18, 36 at Stony Brook (10-36) Scored 40+ points...10/6/18 vs. Delaware, L, Scored 50+ points...9/29/18 vs. No. 2 James Madison, L, Had two 100+ yard rushers...9/22/18 at Stony Brook (J. Gowins 192, D. Liotine 133) Had two 100+ yard receivers...11/28/09 vs. Elon (Terrell Hudgins, 167; Lance Camp, 109) Had a 300+ yard passer...10/7/17 vs. Albany (Will Brunson, 339) Had a 400+ yard passer... 9/1/17 at #3 SHSU (Jeremi Briscoe, 411) Had a 100+ yard rusher... 9/1/18 at Virginia (Joran Ellis, 146; Bryce Perkins, 108) Had a 150+ yard rusher... 9/5/15 at Maryland (B. Ross, 150) Had a 200+ yard rusher... 9/23/17 vs. Elon (Malcolm Summers, 299) Had a 250+ rusher... 10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson (Terrance West, 275) Had a 300+yard rusher... 12/7/07 at No. 5 Appalachian State (Armanti Edwards, 313) Had a 100+ yard receiver... 10/6/18 vs. Delaware (Joe Walker, 113) Had a 150+ yard receiver... 12/11/15 at Illinois State (Anthony Warrum, 152) Had a 200+ yard receiver...11/17/07 vs. W&M (Elliott Mack, 201) Recorded a safety...10/6/18 vs. Delaware Returned INT for TD...9/29/18 vs. No. 2 JMU (Jimmy Moreland, 100 yards) Returned two INT for TD...11/15/14 vs. No. 25/RV James Madison (Taylor Reynolds) Returned fumble for TD... 10/6/18 vs. Delaware (Colby Reeder, 34-yards) Blocked a punt...9/13/18 at Saint Francis (Micah Breckenridge) Returned blocked punt for TD... 9/1/17 at #3 SHSU (0 yards) Returned kickoff for TD... 9/29/18 vs. No. 2 JMU (Jawon Hamilton, 93 yards) Returned punt for TD... 9/5/15 at Maryland (Likely, 67 yds) Blocked a field goal... 9/22/18 at Stony Brook (Casey Williams) Blocked an extra point...12/11/15 at Illinois State Returned blocked FG for TD...Never Returned blocked PAT... 10/22/11 vs. Maine (Jerron McMillian) Successful two-point conversion... 12/6/14 at #6 Coastal Carolina (Austin Cain rush) Failed two-point conversion... 10/11/14 at UAlbany

6 ders punting duties this season as a true freshman... He was a twotime All-Conference player at White Station High School in Memphis and has the unique capability of punting with either foot. Team Captains... University of Richmond head football coach Russ Huesman announced the Spiders team captains for the 2018 season in seniors Dale Matthews Jr., John Yarbrough, Justin Rubin, Andrew Clyde and Tyler Wilkins... The players were chosen as captains after a vote by the players on the team... The five-man captain crew have combined to play in 173 career games for Richmond during their careers heading into the 2018 season. Rubin and Clyde have played in the most games in their careers with 39 games each... Rubin was a Third Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection at linebacker last season after leading the team with 92 tackles... Clyde was a First Team All-CAA selection and is a preseason All-America selection this year... He led the CAA with nine sacks last season and finished with 41 tackles. Century Mark 100-Yard Receiving/Rushing Games by Active Spiders Player Game (Date) Att./Rec. Yards TD Cortrelle Simpson vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Tyler Wilkins vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Cortrelle Simpson at Stony Brook (9/22/18) Dejon Brissett at Saint Francis (9/13/18) Dejon Brissett vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Xavier Goodall vs. William & Mary (11/18/17) Cortrelle Simpson vs. William & Mary (11/18/17) Tyler Wilkins at JMU (11/11/17) Xavier Goodall at Villanova (11/4/17) Tyler Wilkins vs. Stony Brook (10/28/17) Dejon Brissett at Towson (10/14/17) Cortrelle Simpson vs. Elon (9/23/17) Dejon Brissett vs. Elon (9/23/17) Jay Palmer vs. Howard (9/16/17) Dejon Brissett at Colgate (9/9/17) Cortrelle Simpson at Sam Houston State (9/1/17) Dejon Brissett at Sam Houston State (9/1/17) Deontez Thompson at William & Mary (11/19/16) Deontez Thompson vs. Delaware (11/12/16) Deontez Thompson vs. JMU (11/5/ Deontez Thompson at Elon (10/22/16) Deontez Thompson at Albany (10/8/16) Xavier Goodall vs. Towson (10/1/16) Xavier Goodall vs. Colgate (9/24/16) Tyler Wilkins at Stony Brook (9/17/16) Gordon Collins at UVA (9/3/16) CENTURY MARK-Totals 100-Yard Receiving/Rushing Games by Active Spiders Player Most Recent 2018 Career Dejon Brissett 104 at Saint Francis (9/13/18) 2 6 Cortrelle Simpson 220 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) 2 5 Deontez Thompson 144 at William & Mary (11/19/16) 0 5 Tyler Wilkins 175 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) 1 4 Xavier Goodall 180 vs. William & Mary (11/18/17) 0 3 Jay Palmer 102 vs. Howard 0 1 Gordon Collins 114 at UVA (9/3/16) YARD PASSING S 300-Yard Passing Games by Active Spiders Player Most Recent 2018 Career Joe Mancuso 489 vs. Delaware 1 1 Kevin Johnson 315 vs. North Carolina A&T 0 1 All-Time Overtime & One-Point Games RICHMOND S OVERTIME S (13-2) Date Opponent Result No. of OTs Sept. 19, 1987 Massachusetts W, Oct. 8, 1988 New Hampshire W, Oct. 7, 1995 Northeastern W, Sept. 21, 1996 Massachusetts L, Sept. 19, 1998 at Rhode Island W, Nov. 4, 2000 at Rhode Island W, Oct. 22, 2005 Hofstra W, Nov. 10, 2007 at Delaware W, Nov. 22, 2008 at William & Mary W, Sept. 18, 2010 Elon W, Nov. 6, 2010 James Madison W, Oct. 4, 2014 at Liberty W, Oct. 8, 2016 at Albany W, Oct. 7, 2017 vs. Albany W, Oct. 21, 2017 at Delaware L, RICHMOND S ONE-POINT S (24-21) Date Opponent Result Record Nov. 24, 1887 Randolph Macon W, Nov. 7, 1908 Hampden Sydney L, Oct. 18, 1913 at Wake Forest W, Nov. 1, 1913 Hampden Sydney W, Oct. 30, 1915 Hampden Sydney L, Nov. 6, 1915 Randolph Macon W, Oct. 18, 1923 Lynchburg W, Nov. 17, 1923 Hampden Sydney W, Oct. 28, 1927 Roanoke L, Nov. 12, 1927 Hampden Sydney W, Oct. 6, 1928 at Johns Hopkins L, Nov. 3, 1934 Georgetown W, Nov. 9, 1940 North Carolina W, Oct. 18, 1947 VMI W, Nov. 30, 1951 at George Washington W, Oct. 11, 1952 Washington & Lee L, Oct. 17, 1959 The Citadel L, Oct. 4, 1961 George Washington W, Sept. 15, 1962 East Carolina W, Oct. 27, 1962 at Cincinnati W, Nov. 2, 1963 Virginia Tech L, Nov. 14, 1964 Furman L, Nov. 21, 1970 William & Mary L, Sept. 7, 1974 Villanova W, Sept. 16, 1978 at Wisconsin L, Sept. 27, 1986 Delaware L, Sept. 17, 1988 at VMI W, Nov. 2, 1991 Connecticut L, Sept. 10, 1994 Massachusetts W, Nov. 19, 1994 William & Mary L, Oct. 28, 1995 at James Madison W, Nov. 2, 1996 at New Hampshire L, Sept. 5, 1998 at Rutgers L, Oct. 24, 1998 at Northeastern W, Nov. 28, 1998 Lehigh L, Sept. 1, 2001 at Virginia L, Sept. 29, 2001 Villanova L, Oct. 27, 2007 at James Madison W, Dec. 13, 2008 Northern Iowa W, Sept. 12, 2009 at Delaware W, Nov. 7, 2009 Villanova L, Oct. 16, 2010 at Massachusetts W, Oct. 22, 2011 Maine L, Nov. 1, 2014 #3/4 Villanova W, Nov, 14, L,

7 Wilkins earned Second Team All-CAA honors last year and has played in 38 games in his career... He caught 62 passes for 876 yards and seven touchdowns last season... Matthews finished with 67 tackles, including four sacks, while also notching a pair of interceptions last season... He has played in 29 career games while Yarbrough has played in 28 games... Yarbrough was an All-CAA selection last fall and is a preseason All-CAA pick this year. Preseason All-America... Senior defensive lineman Andrew Clyde and senior wide receiver Dejon Brissett were named preseason FCS All-America by STATS... The Spiders are one of four teams from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) with multiple members on the preseason team (James Madison 5, Villanova 2, Delaware 2). Clyde was named preseason Second Team All-America... This marks the third preseason All-America selection for Clyde and he was named preseason All-CAA... He earned Third Team All-America honors last season by STATS FCS and was a First Team All-CAA selection last year... He led the CAA in sacks, totaling 9.0 on the season... He led a defense that set a school-record with 3.2 sacks per game (35.0 on the year)... He recorded 41 total tackles, 11 of which were for a loss, while leading the team with seven QB hurries. Brissett was named preseason Third Team All-America and was also named to the preseason All-CAA team... Last year, he finished first on the team with 63 receptions and was second on the team with 896 yards... He tied for the team lead with seven touchdowns, ranking 37th in the nation in that category... He recorded four 100-yard games and was 25th in the nation with 5.7 receptions per game. Preseason Accolades... Richmond had four players tabbed on the preseason All-CAA Team, the third most by any school trailing only James Madison (6) and Delaware (5)... Senior defensive lineman Andrew Clyde highlights the Spider defense while senior wide receiver Dejon Brissett and senior center John Yarbrough were chosen on offense... Senior kicker Griffin Trau rounded out the Spiders All-Conference selections on special teams Richmond Football game (35.0 on the year)... He recorded 41 total tackles, 11 of which were for a loss, while leading the team with seven QB hurries. Brissett finished first on the team with 63 receptions and was second on the team with 896 yards... He tied for the team lead with seven touchdowns, ranking 37th in the nation in that category... He recorded four 100- yard games and was 25th in the nation with 5.7 receptions per game. Yarbrough earned Third Team All-CAA honors last season... He has made 23-straight starts for the Spiders and anchored a line last year that allowed just 23.0 sacks, fourth best in the CAA. Trau was a First Team All-CAA selection last season and has earned All-America honors as a sophomore... Last year, he finished first in the CAA and 15th in the nation converting 80 percent of his field goal attempts (12-of-15). 50-Year Anniversary... The 2018 season also marks the 50th-anniverary of Richmond s win in the Tangerine Bowl in the 1968 season... The Spiders posted an 8-3 overall record that season and a perfect 6-0 mark in Southern Conference play as they won the league championship... Richmond advanced to the Tangerine Bowl and posted a victory over Ohio in Orlando, Fla.... The game marked one of two bowl game appearances in program history ( Tangerine Bowl). Top Receiving Trio... Last season, Richmond had one of the top receiving trios in the nation... Dejon Brissett was named First Team All-CAA while Tyler Wilkins and Cortrelle Simpson earned Second Team All-CAA honors... The three combined for 2,791 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns... Brissett (896 yds, 7 TDs), Wilkins (876 yds, 7 TDs) and Simpson (1,019 yds, 6 TDs) all ranked in the top-four in the CAA in yards last year.... Richmond was the only school in the FCS to finish the regular season with three receivers over 800 yards on the year. The trio is the top returning receiving trio in the nation entering the 2018 season... The three combined for yards per game, the highest per-game total of any receiving trio at the FCS level... Princeton is second with yards per game returning while Sam Houston State is third at yards returning (two receivers). Clyde was also named preseason All-America by multiple publications this season... He earned Third Team All-America honors last season by STATS FCS and was a First Team All-CAA selection... He led the CAA in sacks, Richmond CAA Success... totaling 9.0 on the season... He led a defense Since joining the league in 2007, no CAA that set a school-record with 3.2 sacks per football program has captured more confer- ence titles than Richmond... The Spiders have taken home four trophies ( 07, 09, 12 and 15), one more than any other school during that span (James Madison)... Richmond has posted an overall record of (.655) since joining the CAA and has gone (.607) in league play since Replacing Lauletta... Richmond will face a daunting task in replacing CAA Offensive Player of the Year Kyle Lauletta... Lauletta was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the New York Giants... With him under center, the Spiders finished the year fourth in the nation in passing offense at 341 yards per game and 11th in team passing efficiency at Redshirt junior quarterback Kevin Johnson takes over the reigns from Lauletta but it won t be his first starting experience... Johnson started three games in the FCS playoffs in 2016, posting a 2-1 record while passing for 761 yards and three touchdowns. 10-Year Anniversary... The 2018 season marks the 10-year anniversary of Richmond s National Championship team... The Spiders finished the 2008 season with a 13-3 overall record after finishing the CAA with a 6-2 mark and placing third in the South Division... Richmond closed out the year by winning nine-straight games, including its last five in the regular season... The Spiders won FCS playoff games at home against Eastern Kentucky, at Appalachian State and at Northern Iowa before defeating Montana 24-7 in the National Championship game in Chattanooga, Tenn. Albany (5-0) Date Site Result Series 10/3/1981 Richmond, Va. W /2/2013 Richmond, Va. W /11/2014 Albany, N.Y. W /31/2015 Richmond, Va. W /08/2016 Albany, N.Y. W (3OT) 10/07/2017 Richmond, Va. W (2OT) Home: 3-0 Away: 2-0 Total Points: Richmond: 183 Albany: 137

8 OFFENSE Wide Receiver 10 Caleb Drake (R-Sr., 6-3, 190) or 3 Jarmal Bevels (R-Sr., 6-4, 206) 2018 Richmond Football PROBABLE RICHMOND TWO-DEEP AT ALBANY DEFENSE Defensive End 9 Darius Reynolds (R-So., 6-2, 240) 96 Caleb Brooks (R-Fr., 6-4, 235) Specialists Placekicker 44 Griffin Trau (R-Sr., 5-8, 170) 45 Duncan Trau (Fr., 5-9, 180) Wide Receiver 19 Tyler Wilkins (Sr., 6-3, 200) 13 Ben Maffe (R-Fr., 6-3, 230) Wide Receiver 14 Cortrelle Simpson (R-Jr., 5-11, 165) 3 Jarmal Bevels (R-Sr., 6-4, 206) Tight End 9 Stephon Jacob (R-Sr., 6-4, 255) 88 Will Geraghty (R-Jr., 6-5, 255) Left Tackle 73 Tim Coleman (R-So., 6-4, 300) 76 Foster Singleton (Fr., 6-5, 265) Left Guard 77 Seyoum Settepani (R-So., 6-4, 300) 65 Tyler Cole (R-Jr., 6-4, 285) Center 62 Clayton McConnell (R-Fr., 6-4, 285) 50 John Yarbrough (Sr., 6-5, 301) Right Guard 55 Kolby Williams (Sr., 6-2, 295) 65 Tyler Cole (R-Jr., 6-4, 285) Right Tackle 50 John Yarbrough (Sr., 6-5, 301) 78 Joe More (Fr., 6-5, 290) Quarterback 12 Joe Mancuso (R-So., 6-4, 215) 16 Reid Chenault (R-So., 6-2, 180) Tailback 6 Gordon Collins (R-Sr., 6-0, 234) or 5 Jay Palmer (R-Jr., 6-5, 215) 20 Deontez Thompson (R-Jr., 6-0, 215) Defensive Tackle 92 Colby Ritten (R-So., 6-2, 281) 98 Kobie Turner (R-Fr., 6-3, 280) Defensive Tackle 97 Andrew Clyde (R-Sr., 6-3, 290) 93 Ray Eldridge (Fr., 6-4, 265) Defensive End 36 Maurice Jackson (Jr., 6-2, 265) 95 Gershom Ejoni (R-Jr., 6-5, 220) Sam Linebacker 22 Dale Matthews Jr. (R-Sr., 6-0, 230) 59 Billy Caughell (R-Jr., 6-2, 225) Mike Linebacker 29 Justin Rubin (Sr., 6-2, 227) 41 Tyler Dressler (So., 6-3, 244) Dimes 7 Noah Nicholson (R-Fr., 6-0, 195) 34 Jacob Roberts (R-Jr., 5-10, 203) Cornerback 30 Devon Perry (R-Fr., 6-1, 195) or 2 Dionte Austin (Jr., 6-2, 180) Strong Safety 23 Daniel Jones (Jr., 6-1, 205) 28 Augustus Lee (R-Fr., 5-11, 190) Free Safety 21 Trent Williams (Jr., 6-2, 185) 26 Samari Springs (So., 6-1, 188) Cornerback 12 Markus Vinson (So., 5-11, 180) 16 Tyrek Funderburk (Fr., 5-11, 165) Kickoff 44 Griffin Trau (R-Sr., 5-8, 170) Punter 39 Micah Breckenridge (Fr., 5-10, 181) Holder 12 Joe Mancuso (R-So., 6-4, 215) Long Snapper 49 Kevin Laughlin (R-Fr., 6-0, 195) 78 Joe More (Fr., 6-5, 290) Kickoff Returner 14 Cortrelle Simpson (R-Jr., 5-11, 165) Punt Returner 19 Tyler Wilkins (Sr., 6-3, 200)

9 2018 RICHMOND ROSTER 1 Milan Howard RB Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 2 Dionte Austin DB Jr. Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall (Wake Forest) 2 Xavier Goodall RB Jr. Henrico, Va./Henrico 3 Jarmal Bevels WR R-Sr. Fredericksburg, Va./James Monroe 4 Aaron Dykes RB Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Hardin Valley Academy 4 Micah Keels DB Sr. Washington, D.C./Fork Union Military Academy 5 Jay Palmer RB R-Jr. Princeton, W. Va./Princeton 6 Gordon Collins RB R-Sr. Stafford, Va./Mountain View 7 Kevin Johnson QB R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy 7 Noah Nicholson DB R-Fr. Olney, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel 8 Aaron Banks DB Fr. Stephens City, Va./Sherando 8 Jeremiah Brown WR R-So. High Point, N.C./Southwest Guilford (Wake Forest) 9 Stephon Jacob TE R-Sr. Damascus, Md./Damascus 9 Darius Reynolds DL R-So. Yorktown, Va./York 10 Caleb Drake WR R-Sr. Troy, N.C./West Montgomery 10 Philip O Connor LB Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./St. Joseph s Prep 11 Justin Jasper WR Fr. Mechanicsville, Va./St. Christopher s 12 Joe Mancuso QB R-So. Blairsville, Ga./Union County 12 Markus Vinson DB So. Damascus, Md./Damascus 13 Ben Maffe WR R-Fr. Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods 14 Cortrelle Simpson WR R-Jr. Indian Head, Md./Lackey (Temple) 15 Isaac Brown WR Fr. Winchester, Va./Millbrook 16 Reid Chenault QB R-So. Goochland, Va./Goochland 16 Tyrek Funderburk DB Fr. Indian Trail, N.C./Metrolina Christian Academy 17 Braxton Hughes QB Fr. Kill Devil Hills, N.C./First Flight 18 Dejon Brissett WR Sr. Mississauga, Ontario/Lake Forest Academy 19 Tyler Wilkins WR Sr. Richmond, Va./L.C. Bird 20 Deontez Thompson RB R-Jr. Indian Head, Md./Lackey 21 Trent Williams DB Jr. Chester, Va./Thomas Dale 22 Dale Matthews Jr. LB R-Sr. Bowie, Md./Dematha 23 Daniel Jones DB Jr. Williamsburg, Va./Bruton 24 David Norris LB R-Sr. Madison, Ala./Bob Jones (UAB) 25 Gabe Thomas DB Jr. Orlando, Fla./Trinity Prep 26 Samari Springs DB So. Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods 27 Nile Harris DB Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley 28 Augustus Lee DB R-Fr. Fairfax, Va./Paul VI 29 Justin Rubin LB Sr. Southampton, Pa./Archbishop Wood 30 Devon Perry DB R-Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft 32 Melvin Keihn DE Sr. Towson, Md./Maryland 33 Duncan Rogers DB R-Jr. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher s 34 Jacob Roberson DB R-Jr. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher s 35 Grayson Overstreet LB Fr. Moneta, Va./Staunton River 36 Maurice Jackson DL Jr. Levittown, Pa./Truman 39 Micah Breckenridge K/P Fr. Memphis, Tenn./White Station 41 Tyler Dressler LB So. Covington, Va./Covington 42 Jordan Payne LB R-Fr. Conyers, Ga./Pace Academy 43 Grant Gluhaich LS Jr. Morgan Hill, Calif./Bellarmine Prep (California) 44 Griffin Trau K R-Sr. Hanover, N.H./Western Reserve Academy 45 Duncan Trau K Fr. Alexandria, Va./Episcopal 47 Dan Jaques WR So. Orange, Conn./Hopkins School (Grinnell College)

10 2018 RICHMOND ROSTER 48 Devin Campbell RB R-So. Yorktown, Va./York 49 Kevin Laughlin LS R-Fr. Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Regional 50 John Yarbrough OL Sr. Homewood, Ala./Homewood 52 Josh Hurlburt LB R-So. Vienna, Va./Marshall 55 Kolby Williams OL Sr. Fort Washington, Md./Landon 57 Paul Padalino LB R-So. Potomac, Md./Landon 59 Billy Caughell LB R-Jr. Apopka, Fla./Apopka 60 James Snavely OL Fr. Marietta, Ga./The Walker School 61 Kris Seekford OL Fr. Purcellville, Va./Woodgrove 62 Clayton McConnell OL R-Fr. Foley, Ala./Foley 63 Aidan Murray DL Fr. Ogdensburg, N.J./Pope John XXIII 65 Tyler Cole OL R-Jr. Purcellville, Va./Woodgrove 66 Joel Campos DL Fr. Sterling, Va./Dominion 72 Jack Doherty OL R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn./Franklin Road Academy 73 Tim Coleman OL R-So. Stone Mountain, Ga./Pace Academy 76 Foster Singleton OL Fr. Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal 77 Seyoum Settepani OL R-So. Harlem, N.Y./Cheshire Academy 78 Joe More OL Fr. Franklin, Tenn./Christ Presbyterian Academy 79 Tazle Sumpter OL R-So. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher s 81 Anthonie Powell WR R-Fr. Fayetteville, Ga./Fayette County 83 Jordan Cannady WR R-So. Chesapeake, Va./Atlantic Shores 85 Andrew Tsangeos TE R-So. La Canda, Calif./Flintridge Prep 87 Talon James DL Fr. Fairview, N.C./A.C. Reynolds 88 Will Geraghty TE R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Lovett 90 Jay Swegheimer DL Fr. Orlando, Fla./Boone 91 Andre Booker DL R-Jr. Richmond, Va./Manchester 92 Colby Ritten DL R-So. Orlando, Fla./Boone 93 Ray Eldridge DL Fr. McDonald, Pa./South Fayette Township 94 Cody Gray DL R-Jr. Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal 95 Gershom Ejoni DL R-Jr. Wake Forest, N.C./Heritage 96 Caleb Brooks DL R-Fr. Clifton, Va./Centreville 97 Andrew Clyde DL R-Sr. Dallas, Texas/Highland Park 98 Kobie Turner DL R-Fr. Clifton, Va./Centreville PRONUNCIATION GUIDE COACHING STAFF Dejon Brissett Gershom Ejoni Tyrek Funderburk Grant Gluhaich Xavier Goodall Russ Huesman Stephon Jacobs Kevin Laughlin Melvin Keihn Ben Maffe Seyoum Settapani Griffin Trau Andrew Tsangeos Day-JAHN Eye-Joan-E Tye-REEK glue-hych ZAVE-yer HUGHES-men Stef-FAWN LAUF-lin CANE Maf-FEE (sounds like taffy) SEE-youm Set-TA-PAH-Nee Trow (Sounds like now) T-Sang-GUS Head Coach: Russ Huesman Offensive Coordinator: Jeff Durden Defensive Coordinator: Adam Braithwaite Recruiting Coordinator: Dave Legg Wide Receivers Coach: Marc Bacote Defensive Line Coach: Carey Bailey Quarterbacks Coach: Aaron Corp Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator: Adam Ross Dimes Coach/Co-Special Teams Coordinator: Rod West Linebackers Coach: Justin Wood Running Backs/Co-Special Teams Coordinator: Sparky Woods Director of Football Operations: Chaz Coleman Video Coordinator: John Srofe Football Operations/Quality Control Assistant: T.J. Moon Director of Strength & Conditioning: Scott Brincks

11 OFFENSIVE CARRER SINGLE- HIGHS #3 JARMAL BEVELS Receptions...7 vs. JMU, (11/5/16) Receiving Yards vs. JMU, (11/5/16) Longest Reception...50 vs. JMU (9/29/18) Receiving TDs... 1, two times... last time vs. Colgate, (9/24/16) Rushing Attempts...1 at EWU, (12/10/16) Rushing Yards... 9 at EWU, (12/10/16) Longest Rush...9 at EWU, (12/10/16) #4 AARON DYKES Rushing Attempts...13 vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Rushing Yards...53 vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Longest Rush...12 vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Longest Kickoff Return...60 vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) #5 JAY PALMER Rushing Attempts vs. Howard, (9/16/17) Rushing Yards vs. Howard, (9/16/17) Longest Rush...53 vs. Howard, (9/16/17) Rushing TDs... 1, two times... last vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Receptions...1 (4X, last at Villanova, (11/4/17) Receiving Yards vs. Norfolk State, (9/10/16) Receiving TDs... 1 (2x, last vs. Howard, (9/16/17) #6 GORDON COLLINS Rushing Attempts...13 at UVA (9/3/16) Rushing Yards at UVA (9/3/16) Longest Rush at UVA (9/3/16) Rushing TDs... 1, seven times... last at Towson, (10/14/17) Receptions... 3, two times...last at James Madison, (11/11/17) Receiving Yards...56 vs. Albany, (10/7/17) Longest Reception...52 vs. Albany, (10/7/17) Receiving TDs:... 1, two times... last vs. Howard, (9/16/17) #7 KEVIN JOHNSON Pass Attempts...35 vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Completions...22 at Saint Francis (9/13/18) Pass Yards vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) Passing TDs...2, two times... last vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Longest Pass...79 at UND, (12/3/16) Rushing Attempts...12 at UND, (12/3/16) Rushing Yards yards, two times... last time at UND, (12/3/16) Longest Rush...18 at UND, (12/3/16) Rushing TDs...2 vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Total TDs... 4 vs. Fordham - 2 & 2 (9/8/18) Interceptions... 3 vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) #9 STEPHON JACOB Receptions... 4, two times...last time vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Receiving Yards...81 vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Longest Reception...40 vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Receiving TDs... 1, three times...last vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Two-Point Conversion...at Saint Francis (9/13/18) #10 CALEB DRAKE Receptions...3, two times...last vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Receiving Yards...36 vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Longest Reception vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Receiving TDs... 1 at SHSU, (9/1/17) Rushing Attempts... 2 vs. William & Mary (12/5/15) Rushing Yards vs. VMI (9/19/15) Longest Rush vs. VMI (9/19/15) Longest Pass...37 at Stony Brook (9/22/18) Passing TDs... 1 at Stony Brook (9/22/18) #12 JOE MANCUSO Pass Attempts...37 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Completions...27 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Pass Yards vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Pass TDs... 3 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Longest Pass...80 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Rushing Attempts...15 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Rushing Yards vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Longest Rush vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Rushing TDs...1, two times...last time vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Total Yards vs. Delaware (10/6/18) #13 BEN MAFFE Receptions...1, two times...last time vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Receiving Yards...32 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Longest Receptions...32 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) #14 CORTRELLE SIMPSON Receptions... 8 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Receiving Yards vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Longest Reception...93 vs. Elon, (9/23/17) Receiving TDs... 2 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) #19 TYLER WILKINS Receptions vs. JMU, (11/11/17) Receiving Yards vs. JMU, (11/11/17) Longest Reception vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Receiving TDs... 2, three times...last time at Delaware, (10/21/17) #20 DEONTEZ THOMPSON Rushing Attempts...24 vs. Delaware, (11/12/16) Rushing Yards at William & Mary, (11/19/16) Longest Rush...58 vs. JMU, (11/5/16) Rushing TDs... 3 at Albany, (10/8/16) Receptions...4, three times... last time at EWU, (12/10/16) Receiving Yards...38 at EWU, (12/10/16) Longest Reception at UVA (9/3/16) Receiving TDs...1, two times... last time vs. JMU, (11/5/16) #49 DEVIN CAMPBELL Rushing Attempts... 7 vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Rushing Yards...38 vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Longest Rush...28vs. Fordham (9/8/18) #88 WILL GERAGHTY Receptions...2 at Virginia, (9/1/18) Receiving Yards at Virginia, (9/1/18) Longest Receptions at Virginia, (9/1/18) #2 XAVIER GOODALL Rushing Attempts... 23, two times,...last time vs. William & Mary, (11/18/17) Rushing Yards vs. William & Mary, (11/18/17) Longest Rush...46 vs. William & Mary, (11/18/17) Rushing TDs... 2 vs. William & Mary, (11/18/17) Receptions...4 vs. Towson, (10/1/16) Receiving Yards...28 at Stony Brook, (9/17/16) Longest Reception...12 at Stony Brook, (9/17/16) Receiving TDs...1 vs. Towson, (10/1/16) #18 DEJON BRISSETT Receptions...11 at #25 Colgate, (9/9/17) Receiving Yards vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Longest Reception vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Receiving TDs...2 (2x, last time vs. SBU, (10/21/17) All-Purpose Yards at Saint Francis (9/13/18) Kickoff Return Yards at Saint Francis (9/13/18) Kickoff Return TDs... 1 at Saint Francis (9/13/18) Longest KO Return...94 at Saint Francis (9/13/18) SPECIAL TEAMS #39 MICAH BRECKENRIDGE Punt Attempts... 9 at Stony Brook (9/22/18) Punt Yards at Stony Brook (9/22/18) Longest Punt...50 at Stony Brook (9/22/18) Inside at Stony Brook (9/22/18) Tackles... 1 at Stony Brook (9/22/18) #44 GRIFFIN TRAU Points Scored vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) Kick PATs...7 vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Field Goals Made...4 vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) Longest Field Goal vs. Colgate, (9/24/16)

12 DEFENSIVE SINGLE- HIGHS #2 DIONTE AUSTIN Total Tackles...6, two times...last at Stony Brook (9/22/18) Tackles For Loss at Saint Francis (9/13/18) Interceptions...1 vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Pass Breakups...2, two times... last at Saint Francis (9/13/18) #7 NOAH NICHOLSON Total Tackles...10 at Stony Brook (9/22/18) #4 MICAH KEELS Total Tackles...12 vs. Elon (9/23/17) Tackles for Loss...1.0, two times... last time vs. Del. (11/12/16) Interceptions...1, four times... last time at Elon, (10/22/16) Pass Breakups...3 at Albany, (10/8/16) Fumble Recoveries...1 vs. Delaware, (11/12/16) #9 DARIUS REYNOLDS Total Tackles...7 at Virginia, (9/1/18) Sacks at Virginia, (9/1/18) Tackles For Loss at Virginia, (9/1/18) Pass Breakups... 1 at Saint Francis (9/13/18) #12 MARKUS VINSON Total Tackles...6 at Virginia, (9/1/18) Tackles for Loss at Saint Francis (9/13/18) Interceptions... 1 at Saint Francis (9/13/18) Longest Kick Return...21 at JMU, (11/11/17) #21 TRENT WILLIAMS Total Tackles... 7 vs. Albany, (10/7/17) Pass Breakups...2, two times...last time vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Fumble Recoveries... 1 at SHSU, (9/1/17) Forced Fumble...1 at Towson, (10/14/17) Tackels For Loss vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Interceptions...1 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) #22 DALE MATTHEWS JR. Total Tackles...10, two times... last at Virginia (9/1/18) Tackles for Loss...1.5, two times... last time at James Madison, (11/11/17) Interceptions... 2 vs. Howard, (9/16/17) Sacks...1, four times...last time at Villanova, (11/4/17) #23 DANIEL JONES Total Tackles...12, two times... last time vs. SBU, (10/28/17) Tackles for Loss... 1 at William & Mary, (11/18/17) Interceptions...2 at Towson (10/14/17) Pass Breakups...3 vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Blocked Kicks...1, two times...last vs. Albany, (10/7/17) #24 DAVID NORRIS Total Tackles...4, two times... last time at EWU, (12/10/16) Tackles for Loss...1.0, two times... last time vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) Interceptions... 1 vs. Norfolk State, (9/10/16) Fumble Recovery... 1 vs. Norfolk State, (9/10/16) Pass Breakups...1 vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) #25 GABE THOMAS Total Tackles...1, two times...last time at Delaware, (10/21/17) #28 AUGUSTUS LEE Total Tackles...5 vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) #29 JUSTIN RUBIN Total Tackles...13 vs. Delaware, (10/21/17) Tackles for Loss...2.0, two times...last time vs. Stony Brook, (10/28/17) Sacks...1.0, three times...last time vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Interceptions...1, four times... last time at Delaware, (10/21/17) Fumble Forced... 1, three times... last time at SHSU, (9/1/17) Fumble Recovery...1, two times... last time vs. Villanova, (10/15/16) #30 DEVON PERRY Total Tackles... 2 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) #34 JACOB ROBERSON Total Tackles...4, two times...last time vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Tackles for Loss...1 vs. Fordham (9/8/18) #35 GRAYSON OVERSTREET Total Tackles... 3 at Saint Francis (9/13/18) Tackles for Loss at Saint Francis (9/13/18) #36 MAURICE JACKSON Total Tackles at Virginia, (91/18) Sacks...2 at Virginia, (91/18) Tackles for Loss at Virginia, (91/18) Fumble Recovery...1, two times... last at Saint Francis (9/13/18) Forced Fumble...1 vs. Fordham (9/8/18) #41 TYLER DRESSLER Total Tackles...3 at Virginia (9/1/18) #42 JORDAN PAYNE Total Tackles...3 vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Interceptions...1 vs. Fordham (9/8/18) #52 JOSH HURLBURT Total Tackles...2, two times...last time at Stony Brook (9/22/18) Tackles for Loss vs. Fordham (9/8/18) #59 BILLY CAUGHELL Total Tackles...11 vs. Delaware (10/6/18) Tackles for Loss at Saint Francis (9/13/18) Sacks at Stony Brook (9/22/18) Interceptions...1 vs. Villanova, (10/15/16) Forced Fumbles... 1, three times... last time vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) Fumble Recovered... 1 at Stony Brook (9/22/18) #91 ANDRE BOOKER Total Tackles... 1, three times...last time vs. William & Mary, (12/5/15) Fumbles Forced...1 vs. William & Mary, (12/5/15) Fumbles Recovered...1vs. William & Mary, (12/5/15) #92 COLBY RITTEN Total Tackles... 9 vs. Albany, (10/7/17) Sacks...2, two times...last time vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Tackles for Loss vs. Albany, (10/7/17) Fumbles Forced...1 at Colgate, (9/9/17) Blocked Kick... 1 at Delaware (10/21/17) #95 GERSHOM EJONI Total Tackles... 6 vs. Howard, (9/16/17) Tackles for Loss vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Sacks vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Fumbles Recovered...1 at Towson, (10/14/17) #97 ANDREW CLYDE Total Tackles...10 at Colgate, (9/9/17) Sacks , four times... last at Towson, (10/14/17) Tackles for Loss...2.0, six times... last at Towson, (10/14/17) Pass Breakups...2, two times...last at Colgate, (9/9/17) Forced Fumble...1, two times... last (11/12/16) Fumble Recovery...1, two times... last vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) #98 KOBIE TURNER Total Tackles...3 vs. No. 2 JMU (9/29/18) Tackles for Loss...1 vs. Fordham (9/8/18) Sacks...1 vs. Fordham (9/8/18)

13 RUSS HUESMAN HEAD COACH Second Season Chattanooga, 1983 Russ Huesman enters his second season as head coach of the University of Richmond football program and his 10th season overall as a collegiate head coach. This is Huesman s second stint with the Spiders after spending five seasons ( ) as an assistant coach and was part of the 2008 National Championship team. In his 30-plus years of coaching, Huesman has coached 42 All-Americans and 21 NFL Draft Picks, while being a part of nine conference championships and the 2008 National Championship with the Spiders. He has spent 20 years coaching in the Colonial Athletic Association, bringing a wealth of experience to the Spiders. Huesman returned to Richmond last season and guided the Spiders to a 6-5 record. The Spiders had 11 different players earn All-CAA honors, led by the Offensive Player of the Year Kyle Lauletta. He became the first Richmond player to win Offensive Player of the Year since Greg Lilly in Lauletta led the CAA with 3,737 yards, 28 passing TDs and 3,827 yards of total offense and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award. Joining Lauletta on the All-CAA First Team were Alex Light (OL), Garrett Hudson (TE), Dejon Brissett (WR), Griffin Trau (PK) and Andrew Clyde (DL). The All-CAA Second Team included Tyler Wilkins (WR) and Cortrelle Simpson (WR), while Brandon Waller (DL), Justin Rubin (LB) and John Yarbrough (OL) were all named to the All-CAA Third Team. Prior to returning to Richmond, Huesman spent eight tremendously successful seasons at Chattanooga. He was named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year three times (2009, 2013, 2014) and was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year three times. In his eight seasons at Chattanooga, Huesman helped guide the Mocs to a record, including a mark in his last four seasons ( ),which featured three Southern Conference regular season championships. Chattanooga was one of only 10 programs in the country to reach the FCS Playoffs each year from The Mocs were also just one of four programs in the country to post a playoff win during that time. In his eight seasons, the Mocs had at least seven players named to the All-SoCon team every year, including a school-record 17 honorees in Prior to Huesman s arrival, the Mocs had not boasted seven members of any All-SoCon team since Chattanooga had 17 All-America honorees and three NFL draft picks with DB Buster Skrine (Cleveland 2011), QB B.J. Coleman (Green Bay 2012) and LB Davis Tull (New Orleans 2015) over the eight-year period. Huesman s first stop at Richmond came from as defensive coordinator molding the Spiders defensive unit into one of the best in the country. In his final year at Richmond, the national championship season, THE HUESMAN FILE PLAYING HISTORY Chattanooga Defensive Back; Football Centerfield; Baseball AS A HEAD COACH Year School Record Conf. Finish 2018 Richmond Richmond th 2016 UTC nd 2015 UTC st 2014 UTC st 2013 UTC st 2012 UTC th 2011 UTC th 2010 UTC rd 2009 UTC th Career AS AN ASSISTANT COACH Years School Position Richmond Defensive Coord Memphis Assistant W&M Assistant South Car. Assistant 1982 UTC Assistant

14 the Spiders led the country in interceptions and finished in the top-10 in four other defensive categories. Under Huesman s guidance, the Spiders had 23 All-Conference selections, including former NFL standouts Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. and Justin Rogers. During his five-year period as an assistant coach, the Spiders posted a (.646) record and played in the FCS Playoffs three times with a quarterfinal appearance in 2005, a semifinal appearance in 2007 and the National Championship in Prior to his time with the Spiders, Huesman spent six years at the University of Memphis ( ), where he held several positions, serving as the recruiting coordinator and offensive line coach. He also coached the outside linebackers, tight ends and running backs. As recruiting coordinator, Huesman brought in a Top 50 recruiting class, ranked No. 1 in Conference USA, in It was the first recruiting class ranked in the Top 50 at Memphis. Huesman also coached for 14 years at William & Mary ( ), both with the defense and special teams. During his time in Williamsburg, Huesman coached Steve Christie, a 15-year NFL place kicker with Tampa Bay, Buffalo, San Diego and the New York Giants. His coaching family tree also includes Mike Tomlin, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sean McDermott, the head coach of the Buffalo Bills and Alan Williams, the former defensive backs coach of the Detroit Lions. All three played for Huesman at William & Mary. Huesman s success on the gridiron is not limited to just coaching as he was a standout player at perennial power Moeller High School in his native town of Cincinnati, Ohio. He helped Moeller s team compile a record of and win a pair of Ohio state championships. An all-city selection in football as a senior, Huesman signed a football scholarship with Chattanooga, where he started all four years as a defensive back ( ) and was a two-sport athlete. During his playing career with the Mocs, he helped UTC to a mark and two Southern Conference championships. Huesman also patrolled centerfield on the baseball diamond for the Mocs during his freshman and junior seasons. Huesman was on the Mocs sidelines for the 1982 season as a student coach, earning his degree in business education in He followed that up with a move to the University of South Carolina as a graduate assistant under the late Joe Morrison. Huesman and his wife Amy have two daughters, Natalie (21) and Emily (18) and two sons, Jacob (25) and Levi (15).