2016 SPIDER FOOTBALL 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 12 CONFERENCE TITLES 10 NCAA PLAYOFFS 84 ALL-AMERICANS #6/7 RICHMOND (5-1, 2-1) SPIDERS

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1 2016 SPIDER FOOTBALL 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 12 CONFERENCE TITLES 10 NCAA PLAYOFFS 84 ALL-AMERICANS 2016 RICHMOND SCHEDULE Date Opponent Time Sept. 3 at Virginia% W, Sept. 10 NORFOLK STATE^ W, 34-0 Sept. 17 at Stony Brook*! L, Sept. 24 #21 COLGATE^ W, Oct. 1 TOWSON*^ W, Oct. 8 at #16/17 Albany* W, (3ot) Oct. 15 #13/#11 VILLANOVA *^ 3:30 p.m. Oct. 22 at Elon* 3:30 p.m. Nov. 5 #7/#6 JAMES MADISON *^ 3:30 p.m. Nov. 12 DELAWARE*^ 3:30 p.m. Nov. 19 at William & Mary * TBA Home games in CAPS * CAA Football game % ESPN3 ^ Comcast SportsNet! American Sports Network RICHMOND COACHING STAFF On the Field Danny Rocco... Head Coach Chris Cosh... Defensive Coordinator John Garrett...Offensive Coordinator/QBs Sparky Woods... Assoc. HC/RBs Levern Belin...Defensive Line Blaine McCorkle...Offensive Line Fontel Mines... Wide Receivers Clint Sintim...Outside Linebackers In the Pressbox Dave Legg...Special Teams Coordinator/DBs Bill Polin... Tight Ends Manny Rojas... Inside Linebackers MEDIA COVERAGE Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) Flagship... ESPN 950 FM Affiliate...WBBT FM Internet...RichmondSpiders.com... ESPN950am.com Play-by-Play...Bob Black Analyst...Chris Anderson Sideline... Matt Smith Studio Host...Matt Josephs ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS Football Contact... Scott Day Office sday2@richmond.edu Secondary Contact...Matt Moretti III Office Cell mmoretti@richmond.edu Web...RichmondSpiders.com #6/7 RICHMOND (5-1, 2-1) SPIDERS Richmond: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, 84) Record at Richmond: (.667) (fifth year) Career Record: (.685) (11th year) Record vs. Villanova: 2-1 QUICK SLANTS AT A GLANCE... Date October 15, 2016 Kickoff :30 p.m. Location...University of Richmond, Va. Venue... E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Capacity... 8,700 Surface...Prescription Athletic Turf TV CSN Mid-Atlantic Live Video RichmondSpiders.com Live Stats...RichmondSpiders.com Live Audio...RichmondSpiders.com ESPN 950 AM, WBBT FM All-Time Series...Villanova leads THE COACHES - Richmond returns home in search of its fourth straight win after a thrilling, triple overtime win at #16 Albany last Saturday afternoon. It was the Spiders fifth straight win in a regular season contest against a nationally-ranked opponent. - The Spiders have won 17 of their past 23 CAA contests dating back to the 2013 season. - Ricmond enters today with a school record 10-game home unbeaten streak with the Spiders setting the record with a win over Towson, 31-28, on Oct. 1. Prior to the current streak, Richmond had won nine straight home games three different times in school history ( , , ). - The current 10-game home unbeaten is the second longest active streak in the country behind only Jacksonville State, who has won 11 straight home games. - Today s matchup is expected to be the 26th sellout in the six-plus year history of Robins Stadium. The Spiders are (.750) here at the stadium. During Coach Rocco s four-plus seasons, Richmond is 24-5 (.828) inside the friendly confines. - Richmond is (.676) in home conference games since joining the league in The Spiders final five opponents are a combined 15-8 this year, which is ranked in the top-15 in toughest remaining schedules. - This week marks the second straight week that Richmond has faced off against the CAA s top defense with Villanova leading the way at 15.2 points per game by the opposition. Prior to last week s Spiders win, Albany was leading the league, allowing just 15.0 ppg. - These two teams have had quite the battles in recent years with the past two meetings being decided by one point (21-20 VU in 2015, 10-9 UR in 2014). - The home team has won eight of the past nine meetings in this series, including Richmond having won four straight against the Wildcats in Richmond. - Since Richmond joined the league in 2007, the Spiders and Wildcats are two of just four programs to win 45 or more games over that span (UNH and JMU are the only other two). - Today s contest boasts two of the league s best offenses with the two teams both averaging over 30 points per game and posting over 400 total yards per game. #13/11 VILLANOVA (5-1, 3-0) WILDCATS Villanova: Andy Talley (Southern Connecticut, 67) Record at Villanova: (32nd season) Career Record: (37th season) Record vs. Richmond: 18-8 THE SERIES Overall Record: Villanova leads series Games at Richmond: Villanova leads 9-6 Games at Villanova: Villanova leads 13-5 Last Meeting: Villanova 21, Richmond 20 (11/14/15) Last Spider Win: 11/1/14 at Robins Stadium Richmond 10, Villanova 9 Current Streak: Villanova W1 Most Points Scored By Richmond: 38 (2x - last time, Oct. 8, 2005) Richmond 38, Villanova 20 Total Points Scored In Series: Richmond: 606 Villanova: 793 WHAT S INSIDE Roster/Pronunciation Guide...2 Depth Chart...3 Notes Head Coach Danny Rocco Stats Career Stats/Highs Records

2 ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. 8 Porter Abell WR 31 Joshua Anderson DB 17 Jarmal Bevels WR 76 Logan Blake OL 91 Andre Booker DL 18 Dejon Brissett WR 14 David Broadus QB 12 Brian Brown WR 24 Devin Campbell DB/RB 83 Jordan Cannady WR 59 Billy Caughell LB 16 Reid Chenault QB 4 Jake Clise QB 97 Andrew Clyde DL 65 Tyler Cole OL 6 Gordon Collins RB 15 Brendan Coniker DB 98 Winston Craig DL 43 Madison Day LB 70 Grant Dixon OL 10 Caleb Drake WR 37 TJ Dunn LB 85 Gershom Ejoni WR 58 Thomas Evans OL 26 Jason Gastrock QB 2 Xavier Goodall RB 88 Will Geraghty TE 94 Cody Gray DL 41 Kieran Gregory LB 45 Justin Hayes RB 16 D.J. Helkowski P 38 Ganon Hingst RB 23 Selton Hodge LB 84 Nick Holloway TE 86 Michael Horan WR 46 Omar Howard LB 11 Garrett Hudson TE 52 Josh Hurlburt LB 95 Mike Iamunno LB 90 Will Ingle DL 36 Maurice Jackson LB 9 Stephon Jacob TE 7 Kevin Johnson QB 8 Lemond Johnson DB 48 Daniel Jones DB 13 David Jones DB 1 Jarriel Jordan DB 4 Micah Keels DB 75 Patrick Kliebert OL 47 Ryan Lacey LB 39 Graham Latham LS 5 Kyle Lauletta QB 66 Alex Light OL 28 Jevaris Little DB 19 Charles Mack DB 3 Tafon Mainsah DB 12 Joe Mancuso QB 78 Blane Markham OL 22 Dale Matthews, Jr. LB 81 Will McCombs WR 26 Trey Moore LB 96 DeAnthony Muse DL 93 Joe Nelson DL 24 David Norris LB 57 Paul Padalino LB 27 Jay Palmer RB 30 James Pavik FB 54 Jeffrey Phipps OL 9 Darius Reynolds DL 92 Colby Ritten DL 34 Jacob Roberson DB 33 Duncan Rogers DB 29 Justin Rubin LB 21 Adam Sahd WR 74 Adam Samee OL 42 Ricky Segers K 77 Seyoum Settepani OL 49 Ben Stapleton FB 89 Matt Sullivan TE 79 Tazle Sumpter OL 20 Deontez Thompson RB 25 Gabe Thomas DB 87 Dashon Tibbs WR 44 Griffin Trau P/K 22 Andrew Tsangeos QB 53 Nick Velardo DL 55 Nicholas Vergos OL 32 Brandon Waller DL 40 Chad Wiggins DL 82 Tyler Wilkins WR 99 Kolby Williams DL 35 Trent Williams DB 50 John Yarbrough OL 60 Marius Young OL 2016 ROSTER No. Name Pronunciation Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Jarriel Jordan DB Jr. Fort Washington, Md. (DeMatha) 2 Xavier Goodall RB Fr. Henrico, Va. (Henrico) 3 Tafon Mainsah TAY-fon Main-suh DB R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic) 4 Micah Keels DB So. Washington D.C. (Fork Union Military Academy) 4 Jake Clise Cl-ice QB R-Jr. Baltimore, Md. (Loyola Blakefield/LSU) 5 Kyle Lauletta QB R-Jr. Exton, Pa. (Downingtown East) 6 Gordon Collins RB Jr. Stafford, Va. (Mountain View) 7 Kevin Johnson QB So. Atlanta, Ga. (Pace Academy) 8 Porter Abell WR R-Jr. Lexington, Va. (Rockbridge County) 8 Lemond Johnson DB R-Jr. Cooper City, Fla. (Tennessee/Cooper City) 9 Darius Reynolds DL Fr. Yorktown, Va. (York) 9 Stephon Jacob TE R-So. Damascus, Md. (Damascus) 10 Caleb Drake WR R-So. Troy, N.C. (West Montgomery) 11 Garrett Hudson TE R-Jr. Raleigh, N.C. (Heritage/UNC) 12 Brian Brown WR Sr. Richmond, Va. (Hermitage) 12 Joe Mancuso QB Fr. Blairsville, Ga. (Union County) 13 David Jones DB R-Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) 14 David Broadus QB R-Sr. Suwanee, Ga. (Lambert) 15 Brendan Coniker DB R-Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny) 16 D.J. Helkowski P Jr. Warrenton, Va. (Fauquier) 16 Reid Chenault QB Fr. Goochland, Va. (Goochland) 17 Jarmal Bevels Jur-MAHL WR R-So. Fredericksburg, Va. (James Monroe) 18 Dejon Brissett Day-JAHN WR So. Mississauga, Ontario (Lake Forest Academy (Ill.)) 19 Charles Mack DB Sr. Lithonia, Ga. (Wesleyan School) 20 Deontez Thompson RB R-Fr. Indian Head, Md. (Henry E. Lackey) 21 Adam Sahd WR R-Jr. Mountville, Pa. (Penn Manor) 22 Dale Matthews, Jr. LB R-So. Bowie, Md. (DeMatha) 22 Andrew Tsangeos QB Fr. La Canada, Calif. (Flintridge Prep) 23 Selton Hodge LB R-Sr. Washington, D.C. (Friendship Collegiate Academy) 24 David Norris LB R-So. Madison, Ala. (UAB/Bob Jones) 24 Devin Campbell DB/RB Fr. Yorktown, Va. (York) 25 Gabe Thomas DB Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Trinity Prep) 26 Trey Moore LB Jr. Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) 26 Jason Gastrock QB Fr. Vienna, Va. (James Madison) 27 Jay Palmer RB R-Fr. Princeton, W. Va. (Princeton) 28 Jevaris Little Juh-VAR-is DB R-Sr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (Lakewood/Illinois) 29 Justin Rubin LB So. Southampton, Pa. (Archbishop Wood) 30 James Pavik FB R-Sr. Mathews, Va. (Mathews) 31 Joshua Anderson DB R-Fr. Woodbridge, Va. (Freedom) 32 Brandon Waller DL R-Jr. Ardmore, Pa. (Haverford) 33 Duncan Rogers DB R-Fr. Richmond, Va. (Saint Christopher s) 34 Jacob Roberson DB R-Fr. Richmond, Va. (St. Christopher s School) 35 Trent Williams DB Fr. Chester, Va. (Thomas Dale) 36 Maurice Jackson LB Fr. Levittown, Pa. (Truman) 37 TJ Dunn LB Fr. Glen Allen, Va. (Benedictine) 38 Ganon Hingst HINK-st RB R-So. Henrico, Va. (St. Christopher s School) 39 Graham Latham LS Jr. Midlothian, Va. (Monacan) 40 Chad Wiggins DL R-So. Centreville, Va. (Centreville) 41 Kieran Gregory LB Sr. Germantown, Md. (Quince Orchard) 42 Ricky Segers K R-Sr. Glen Allen, Va. (Henrico/ODU) 43 Madison Day LB Sr. Midlothian, Va. (Midlothian) 44 Griffin Trau Trow P/K R-So. Culver, Ind. (Western Reserve Academy) 45 Justin Hayes RB Fr. Chatham, N.J. (Chatham) 46 Omar Howard LB R-Sr. Midlothian, Va. (MIdlothian) 47 Ryan Lacey LB Fr. Mechanicsville, Va. (Hanover) 48 Daniel Jones DB Fr. Williamsburg, Va. (Bruton) 49 Ben Stapleton FB Fr. Purcellvile, Va. (Loudon Valley) 50 John Yarbrough OL So. Homewood, Ala. (Homewood) 52 Josh Hurlburt LB Fr. Vienna, Va. (Marshall) 53 Nick Velardo DL R-Sr. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day) 54 Jeffrey Phipps OL R-Fr. Mechanicsville, Va. (Lee Davis) 55 Nicholas Vergos OL R-Sr. Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) 57 Paul Padalino LB R-Fr. Potomac, Md. (Landon School) 58 Thomas Evans OL R-Sr. Franklin, N.C. (Franklin) 59 Billy Caughell COG-ill LB So. Apopka, Fla. (Apopka) 60 Marius Young OL Jr. Richmond, Va. (Hermitage) 65 Tyler Cole OL R-Fr. Purcellville, Va. (Woodgrove) 66 Alex Light OL Jr. Salem, Va. (Salem) 70 Grant Dixon OL R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence) 74 Adam Samee OL Fr. Clearwater, Fla. (Clearwater Central Catholic) 75 Patrick Kliebert KLEE-burt OL R-Jr. New Orleans, La. (Archbishop Rummel) 76 Logan Blake OL Fr. Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Christian) 77 Seyoum Settepani SEE-um Set-uh-PAHN-ni OL Fr. Harlem, N.Y. (Cheshire Academy) 78 Blane Markham Mark-um OL R-So. Lynchburg, Va. (Liberty Christian Academy) 79 Tazle Sumpter OL Fr. Richmond, Va. (St. Christopher s) 81 Will McCombs WR R-Sr. Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee) 82 Tyler Wilkins WR So. Richmond, Va. (L.C. Bird) 83 Jordan Cannady WR Fr. Chesapeake, Va. (Atlantic Shores Christian) 84 Nick Holloway TE R-Jr. Apex, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons) 85 Gershom Ejoni EYE-jone-e WR R-Fr. Wake Forest, N.C. (Heritage) 86 Michael Horan WR Fr. Woodbridge, Va. (Saint John Paul the Great) 87 Dashon Tibbs WR R-Jr. Charlottesville, Va. (Fluvanna County High School) 88 Will Geraghty TE R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Lovett) 89 Matt Sullivan TE Fr. West Nyack, N.Y. (Albertus Magnus) 90 Will Ingle DL R-Fr. Burlington, N.C. (Williams) 91 Andre Booker DL So. Richmond, Va. (Manchester) 92 Colby Ritten DL Fr. Orlando, Fla. (Boone) 93 Joe Nelson DL R-Sr. Hampton, Va. (Tabb) 94 Cody Gray DL R-Fr. Richmond, Va. (Trinity Episcopal) 95 Mike Iamunno LB Fr. Boca Raton, Fla. (St. Thomas Aquinas) 96 DeAnthony Muse DL Jr. Roanoke, Va. (Northside) 97 Andrew Clyde DL R-So. Dallas, Texas (Highland Park) 98 Winston Craig DL Sr. Greensboro, N.C. (Lucy Ragsdale) 99 Kolby Williams DL So. Fort Washington, Md. (Landon)

3 2016 DEPTH CHART Pos. No. Name Year Ht. Wt. WR 82 Tyler Wilkins So or 8 Porter Abell R-Jr WR 17 Jarmal Bevels R-So Will McCombs R-Sr Caleb Drake R-So TE 11 Garrett Hudson R-Jr Stephon Jacob R-So Will Geraghty R-Fr LT 66 Alex Light Jr Blane Markham R-So LG 60 Marius Young Jr Seyoum Settepani Fr C 55 Nicholas Vergos R-Sr Tyler Cole R-Fr Tazle Sumpter Fr RG 58 Thomas Evans R-Sr Grant Dixon R-Fr RT 75 Patrick Kliebert R-So John Yarbrough So QB 5 Kyle Lauletta R-Jr David Broadus R-Sr Jake Clise R-Jr HB 20 Deontez Thompson R-Fr Jay Palmer R-Fr FB 30 James Pavik R-Sr Ganon Hingst R-So WR 12 Brian Brown Sr Dashon Tibbs R-Jr or 18 Dejon Brissett So Pos. No. Name Year Ht. Wt. KAT 26 Trey Moore Jr Madison Day Sr Maurice Jackson Fr DE 97 Andrew Clyde R-So Chad Wiggins R-So DT 98 Winston Craig Sr Kolby Williams So DT 96 DeAnthony Muse Jr or 93 Joe Nelson R-Sr DE 32 Brandon Waller Jr Colby Ritten Fr LB 46 Omar Howard R-Sr Madison Day Sr or 22 Dale Matthews Jr. R-Fr LB 23 Selton Hodge R-Sr Billy Caughell So Paul Padalino R-Fr OLB 29 Justin Rubin So David Norris R-So CB 4 Micah Keels So Trent Williams Fr SS 19 Charles Mack Sr Daniel Jones Fr WS 15 Brendan Coniker R-Jr Lemond Johnson R-Jr CB 3 Tafon Mainsah R-Jr Jevaris Little R-Sr Jacob Roberson R-Fr Richmond Special Teams Depth Chart Pos. No. Name Year Ht. Wt. KR 10 Caleb Drake R-So Porter Abell R-Jr PR 18 Dejon Brissett So Tyler Wilkins So PK 44 Griffin Trau R-So Ricky Segers R-Sr P 16 D.J. Helkowski Jr Griffin Trau R-So KO 44 Griffin Trau R-So Ricky Segers R-Sr H 81 Will McCombs R-Sr LS 39 Graham Latham Jr SS 39 Graham Latham Jr PARTICIPATION CS = Consecutive starts 2016 Career Name G/GS G/GS CS P. Abell 6/0 34/2 - J. Bevels 6/4 15/5 3 A. Booker 1/0 2/0 - D. Brissett 6/0 11/0 - D. Broadus 6/1 32/3 - B. Brown 6/6 44/27 13 D. Campbell 1/0 1/0 - B. Caughell 6/0 19/0 - A. Clyde 6/6 20/18 9 T. Cole 1/0 1/0 - G. Collins 2/2 28/2 - B. Coniker 6/6 32/7 6 W. Craig 6/6 44/32 30 M. Day 5/0 19/0 - G. Dixon 2/0 2/0 - C Drake 5/0 16/1 - T. Evans 6/6 46/24 20 W. Geraghty 5/1 5/1 - X. Goodall 6/2 6/2 2 C. Gray 1/0 1/0 - K. Gregory 5/5 42/14 - D.J. Helkowski 6/0 34/0 - G. Hingst 1/0 1/0 - S. Hodge 6/5 42/19 3 N. Holloway 0/0 25/12 - O. Howard 6/6 46/30 30 G. Hudson 6/4* 20/6* 4* W. Ingle 4/0 4/0 - M. Jackson 5/0 5/0 - S. Jacob 6/4 20/9 1 K. Johnson 0/0 3/0 - L. Johnson 6/0* 8/0* - D. Jones 6/6 39/21 20 J. Jordan 6/6 25/14 6 M. Keels 6/0 19/1 - P. Kliebert 6/6 22/6 6 G. Latham 6/0 33/0 - K. Lauletta 6/6 34/20 20 A. Light 6/6 24/19 19 J. Little 6/0 6/0* - C. Mack 6/0 42/0 - T. Mainsah 6/6 25/16 6 B. Markham 3/0 17/0 - D. Matthews, Jr. 4/0 16/0 - W. McCombs 6/0 30/0 - T. Moore 5/1 27/7 1 D. Muse 3/0 24/8 - J. Nelson 6/2 6/2* 1 D. Norris 6/0 20/0 - P. Padalino 2/0 2/0 - J. Palmer 4/0 4/0 - J. Pavik 6/1 30/10 - J. Rubin 6/6 20/6 6 R. Segers 1/0 1/0* - T. Sumpter 1/0 1/0 G. Thomas 1/0 1/0 - D. Thompson 5/1 5/1 - D. Tibbs 6/0 19/0 - G. Trau 6/0 8/0 - N. Velardo 2/0 36/0 - N. Vergos 6/6 36/31 26 B. Waller 6/6 18/8 6 C. Wiggins 6/0 16/0 - T. Wilkins 6/3 19/3 - K. Williams 1/0 8/0 - T. Wiliams 4/0 4/0 - J. Yarbrough 6/0 6/0 - M. Young 6/6 18/7 6 * at Richmond

4 SUNDAY MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY ACCESS = CLOSED Richmond s stats released (12 p.m. ET) ACCESS = CLOSED Players off CAA Teleconference (Coach Rocco on at 11:40 a.m. ET) ACCESS = OPEN Richmond s notes released (10 a.m. ET) Weekly Coaches Radio Show (12-1 p.m. ET) live on ESPN Radio 950 ACCESS = OPEN Richmond s Weekly Presser Coach Rocco and selected players (12:30 p.m. ET) ACCESS = LIMITED ACCESS=CLOSED Team walk-through at game site DAY RICHMOND FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA Facebook... Facebook.com/RichmondSpiderFootball Youtube...YouTube.com/RichmondSpiders University Information 2016 QUICK FACTS Location...University of Richmond, VA Founded Enrollment...2,950 Nickname...Spiders School Colors...Red and Blue Stadium...E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Opened... September 18, 2010 Capacity...8,700 Surface...FieldTurf Pro (Installed Summer of 2012) President...Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher (Miami Univ., 1969) Athletics Director... Keith Gill (Duke, 1994) Team Information Head Coach... Danny Rocco Alma Mater, Year... Wake Forest, 1984 Record/Years at Richmond /Fifth Career Record/Years /11th 2015 Record CAA Record (Finish) (1st) Starters Returning/Lost... 17/8 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost...7/4 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost...8/3 Special Teams Starters Returning/Lost...2/1 Program History Seasons of Football...133rd in 2016 First Season All-Time Record (Pct.) (.463) All-Time Postseason Record (Pct.) (.583) 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.) (.591) Last Playoff Appearance (FCS Semifinals) Boast Off the Bench Redshirt freshman Deontez Thompson was a huge boast for the Spiders last week at Albany, coming off the bench and posting a 20-carry, 112-yard, three TD performance in the triple OT win. It was the third 100-plus yard performance of the year by a Spiders freshmen and it was the first 3 TD game by a Spider freshman since For his outstanding performance, Thompson was named CAA Rookie of the Week, making the second time in the past three weeks a Spider won the accolade (Xavier Goodall on Sept. 26. Next Man Up While the victory was huge for the Spiders, it was costly with Richmond losing All-American safety and Preseason CAA Defensive Player of the Year David Jones with a fractured arm. In addition, starting RB Xavier Goodall was lost for the year with a torn ACL. Goodall is the second Spider RB to be lost for the year with Gordon Collins coming down in the week two matchup against Norfolk State. Poll Position With the Spiders #6 ranking this week, Richmond has now been ranked in the Top-25 poll for 32 consecutive weeks. Triple Digits Thompson s 100-yard plus performance followed back-to-back 100-yard performances from Goodall. The Spiders have now had a 100-yard rusher in 12 of the past 16 games dating back to last season. The past 14 times a Spiders running back has gotten 20 or more carries, they ve rushed for over 100 yards, a streak that dates back to the 2012 season. Trench Mafia Richmond s unsung heroes may be the offensive line, who have now blocked for three 100-plus yard rushers this year and have the top passing offense in the CAA and 15thbest in the country. Three of the guys up front have now started 20 or more consecutive games: Alex Light (20), Thomas Evans (21), Nick Vergos (27). Hey, They re Not Supposed To Be Here Richmond s defense has done an outstanding job getting into the opponent s backfield this fall, posting 39 tackles for a loss this year, already three better than all of last year when the Spiders had 36. That comes on the heels of Richmond s 10 tackles for a loss in the win at Albany, the most since the Spiders had 12 against JMU in Richmond s 6.5 tackles for a loss per game leads the CAA and ranks in the top-35 nationally. Sackin It Up Four of those tackles for a loss against Albany came from sacks, as the Spiders continued to pressure the opposing QB, adding to their season total for 13 sacks, just three fewer than Richmond had all of last year. The Spiders 2.17 sacks per game currently ranks second-best in the CAA, only to Delaware s Dynamic Duo Kyle Lauletta and the record-setter Brian Brown are quite a duo, both of whom will end their Richmond careers as one of the best to ever do it at their respective positions. Lauletta and Brown are the first pass-catch duo to reach 5,000 career passing yards and 3,000 career receiving yards while playing at the same time. Lauletta and Brown are one of only two sets of teammates to rank in the top-six nationally in passing and receving yards (only other is Eastern Washington s Gage Gubrud, Cooper Kupp and Kendrick Bourne). Lauletta ranks second with 1,753 yards and Brown ranks sixth with 615 yards this year. Gubrud leads the country with 2,351 yards with Kupp ranking second (712) and Bourne (616) sitting fifth.

5 2016 TEAM COMPARISON Category Richmond (CAA) Villanova (CAA) (conference ranking in parentheses) Scoring Offense 31.7 (2) 30.2 (4) Rushing Offense (8) (3) Passing Offense (1) (8) Total Offense (2) (3) INTs Thrown 9 (10) 3 (2) 3rd Down Conversions 45/92 (49%) (2) 28/73 (38%) (5) 4th Down Conversions 2/4 (50%) (5) 3/10 (30%) (9) Time/Possession 33:18 (1) 33:00 (2) Scoring Defense 25.2 (7) 15.2 (1) Rush Defense (4) 92.3 (1) Pass Defense (1) (3) Total Defense (2) (1) Sacks Per Game 2.2 (1) 1.3 (9) Tackles for Loss per game 6.5 (1) 5.7 (4) Interceptions By 8 (4) 7 (6) Turnover Margin +2 (5) +5 (4) Red Zone Offense (23-25) 92% (1) (19-26) 73% (8) Main Man With two more interceptions in the win over Albany, the Spiders now rank third in the CAA and 11th in the country with eight interceptions this year. Richmond now has had an interception in nine of the past 10 games dating back to last year. All About the Benjamins With his record-setting performance in the win over Colgate last month, Brian Brown not only became the program s all-time leading receiver, but he also extended his career record for 100- plus yard performances to 15, four more than any other receiver in school history. The only other two players in program history to have double-digit 100-plus yard performances are Leland Melvin ( ) and Walker Gillette ( ), who both had 11 during their time as a Spider. No Passing Through The Richmond defense has stifled its opposition s passing game this year, limiting its opponents to just yards per game, which is the second-best mark in the country. Prior to Albany, Richmond s opponents have passed for a TOTAL of 391 yards (97.8 ypg) over a span of four games. In the win over Colgate, the Spiders limited the Raiders to just five completions, the fewest allowed by a Spiders defense since Standing O Senior captain and linebacker Omar Howard currently leads the team with 41 tackles, 18 of which have come in the past two weeks. Howard was the first Spider to register double-digit tackles this season (10 tackles against Towson). Three of those 10 tackles were for a loss, which was a career-high in that category for the Midlothian, Va. native. He needs just 41 more tackles to join the top-10 all-time career tackles list. Red Zone Defense (17-19) 89% (12) (12-17) 71% (2) The Pittsburgh, Pa. native has had at least six tackles in five of Richmond s six games this season, including 30 over the past Penalties-Yards PG (11) (9) four weekends. He also chipped in his first career INT at Stony Brook. Punts-Average (11) (7) Partners in Crime All-CAA defensive honorees Omar Howard (LB) and Winston Craig (DL) have been pillars on the Richmond defense for over two years now, both of them have now made 30 consecutive starts for the Spiders, dating back to Oct. 4, 2014, a double OT win at Liberty. In those 29 games, the Spiders are Break Out Brendan Junior S Brendan Coniker has been one of the Spiders breakout players this season, ranking second on the team with 39 tackles, 19 of which are solo tackles. Did You Know? - Coach Rocco s roommate during his first season at Penn State was Jeff Hostetler, Super Bowl winning QB for the NY Giants. - Nicholas Vergos parents are the owners of legendary BBQ restaurant Rendezvous in Memphis, Tenn. - Kyle Lauletta s father teaches leadership academy classes for the Naval Reserves. - Marius Young is the President of FAME, an organization that the Richmond Football alumni set up to benefit area youth. He is also an acapella singer on campus. - Griffin Trau spent the summer working as an intern with the New Zealand Institute of Sport on their marketing and development team. - Jamal Bevels, Andrew Clyde, DJ Helkowski, Jariel Jordan, Trey Moore and John Yarbrough spent almost eight weeks this past summer studying abroad in Richmond s studyabroad program for student-athletes. - Thomas Evans, Blane Markham and Grant Dixon spent their downtime this summer fishing the James River that runs through downtown Richmond. - Tafon Mainsah didn t start playing football until his junior year in high school when his family moved to Charlotte from Wichita, Kansas. He had played soccer his entire life. - David Norris is a transfer from UAB, who came to Richmond after the Blazers announced the intention of cutting their program in James Pavik and Will McCombs were walk-ons who were honored by Coach Rocco with scholarships during spring football.

6 Commonwealth Contributors Out of the 22 offensive TDs scored by the Spiders this season, 13 have come from players from the Commonwealth of Virginia (5 from Brown, 3 from Wilkins, 3 from Goodall, 1 from Collins/Bevels), 11 have come from players from the city of Richmond. Homegrown Products Brown is just one of a slew of homegrown products for the Spiders, who have 42 student-athletes that hail from the Commonwealth. Brown is also just one of the 22 Metro Richmond area student-athletes on Richmond s roster this fall. Locked and Loaded The Spiders returned 16 of 22 starters from last year s squad that posted 10 wins and made a trip to the FCS semifinals. Amongst that group returning for Richmond is two All-Americans in David Jones and Brian Brown, along with eight other players who earned All-CAA accolades last fall. Statistically, the Spiders returedn over 55-percent of their total scoring, over 65-percent of their total receiving yards and over 75-percent of their tackles from last fall. Front Runners Richmond enters the 2016 season as the preseason CAA favorites for the first time since 2009, the year after the Spiders 2008 National Championship run. Accolades Aplenty The Spiders boast the CAA Preseason Offensive Player of the Year in Kyle Lauletta and the CAA Preseason Defensive Player of the Year in David Jones. It s just the second time in the past 15 seasons that one team has been named the concensus favorite and had both the preseason offensive and defensive players of the year. No Fly Zone Defensively, Richmond s 22 interceptions led the country last year, which marked the third time since 2008 that the Spiders have led the country in that category. Since that year, Richmond has led the CAA five times and ranked in the top-20 nationally six different times. Jones nine interceptions last fall set a new single-season program record and tied him for the highest total nationally. Three s Company For the third time in the past nine years, Richmond advanced to the FCS Semifinals in The Spiders earned the #7 national seed, earning a home playoff game for the second consecutive season. After defeating conference rival, William & Mary (48-13), Richmond traveled to second-seeded Illinois State and defeated the Redbirds (39-27) to advance to the Semifinals against eventual national champion, North Dakota State. Double Digit Ws Richmond s 10 victories in 2015 marked the fifth season in program history that the Spiders reached the 10-win plateau. It marked the third time since 2007 and first time since 2009 that Richmond had reached double-digits in victories. In the 116 seasons of Spider football prior to 2000, Richmond never won more than nine games. Since then, Richmond has won 10 or more games five times. Back-To-Back The back-to-back playoff appearances for the Spiders marked the first time that had occurred since 2008/2009. Only three times in the program s 132 seasons has the Spiders made back-to-back playoff appearances ( , , ). We re Going To Need Some More Room Since joining the league in 2007, no CAA football program has captured more conference titles than Richmond. The Spiders have taken home four trophies ( 07, 09, 12 and 15), two more than any other school during that span. THE LAST TIME... THE LAST TIME RICHMOND... Was shut out...10/9/10 at New Hampshire (17-0, 62 games) Scored 30+ points...10/8/16 at #16 Albany, W, (3ot) Scored 40+ points...12/5/15 vs. William and Mary (FCS playoffs, W, 48-13) Scored 50+ points...10/24/15 vs. #3/4 James Madison (W, 59-49) Had two 100+ yard rushers... 10/3/15 (Seth Fisher, 119; Jacobi Green, 101) Had two 100+ yard receivers... 9/17/16 at Stony Brook (B. Brown, 153; T. Wilkins, 109) 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...9/24/16 vs. Colgate (Kyle Lauletta, 307) Had a 400+ yard passer...9/17/16 at Stony Brook (Kyle Lauletta, 411) Had a 500+ yard passer...11/16/13 at No. 21/22 Delaware (Michael Strauss, 543) Had a 100+ yard rusher...10/8/16 at #16 Albany (Deontez Thompson, 112) Had a 150+ yard rusher... 11/7/15 vs. New Hampshire (Jacobi Green, 154) Had a 200+ yard rusher...11/21/15 vs #7 W & M (Jacobi Green, 217) Had a 100+ yard receiver... 9/24/16 vs. Colgate (Brian Brown, 148) Had a 150+ yard receiver... 10/31/15 vs Albany (Brian Brown, 178) Had a 200+ yard receiver...10/24/15 at #3/4 James Madison (Brian Brown, 204) Had a player with two plus interceptions... 9/24/16 vs. Colgate (Tafon Mainsah, 2) 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...10/18/14 vs. Rhode Island (6) Recorded a safety...10/16/10 at UMass (Punt snapped out of end zone) Returned INT for TD... 12/5/15 vs W&M (FCS playoffs, David Jones, 100 yards) Returned fumble for TD...10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson (Aaron Roane) Blocked a punt...10/1/16 vs. Towson (Brandon Waller) Returned blocked punt for TD... 9/17/11 vs. VMI (Ben Edwards) Returned kickoff for TD...9/15/12 at VMI (Justin Grant, 90 yds.) Returned punt for TD...9/10/16 vs. Norfolk State (David Jones, 68 yds.) Blocked a field goal...10/18/14 vs. Rhode Island (Winston Craig) 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... 11/7/15 at UNH (Lauletta pass to B. Brown) THE LAST TIME A RICHMOND OPPONENT... Was shut out...9/10/16 vs. Norfolk State (37-0) Held without a touchdown...9/10/16 vs. Norfolk State (37-0) Scored 30+ points...10/8/16 at #16 Albany, W, (3ot) Scored 40+ points... 9/17/16 at Stony Brook (L, 14-42) Scored 50+ points...9/5/15 at Maryland (L, 21-50) Had two 100+ yard rushers...11/4/06 vs. Villanova (Marvin Burroughs, 124; Matt Dicken, 120) Had two 100+ yard receivers...11/28/09 vs. Elon (Terrell Hudgins, 167; Lance Camp, 109) Had a 300+ yard passer... 12/11/15 at Illinois State (FCS playoffs, Tre Roberson 370) Had a 400+ yard passer... 11/15/14 vs. No. 25/RV James Madison (Vad Lee, 433) Had a 100+ yard rusher... 9/24/16 vs. Colgate (Jake Melville, 106) Had a 150+ yard rusher... 9/5/15 at Maryland (B. Ross, 150) Had a 200+ yard rusher...10/31/15 vs. Albany (Elijah Ibitokun-Hank, 202) 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... 11/14/15 at Villanova (Kevin Gulyas, 122) Had a 150+ yard receiver... 12/11/15 at Illinois State (FCS playoffs, Anthony Warrum, 152) Had a 200+ yard receiver...11/17/07 vs. W&M (Elliott Mack, 201) Recorded a safety...9/8/12 vs. VMI (Punt snapped out of end zone) Returned INT for TD... 10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson (Christian Carpenter, 34 yds.) Returned two INT for TD...11/15/14 vs. No. 25/RV James Madison (Taylor Reynolds) Returned fumble for TD... 9/6/14 at Virginia (Eli Harold, 22 yds.) Blocked a punt...10/25/14 at Elon (Chris Blair) Returned blocked punt for TD...11/8/14 at Maine (Benjamin Davis) Returned kickoff for TD... 9/17/16 at Stony Brook (Sherman Alston - 96 yds) Returned punt for TD... 9/5/15 at Maryland (Likely, 67 yds) Blocked a field goal...10/4/14 at Liberty (C. Uzowihe) 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

7 RICHMOND S OVERTIME S (11-1) 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, 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, CENTURY MARK 100-Yard Receiving/Rushing Games by Active Spiders Player Game (Date) Att./Rec. Yards TD Deontez Thompson at Albany (10/8/16) Xavier Goodall vs. Towson (10/1/16) Xavier Goodall vs. Colgate (9/24/16) Brian Brown vs. Colgate (9/24/16) Tyler Wilkins at Stony Brook (9/17/16) Brian Brown at Stony Brook (9/17/16) Gordon Collins 114 at UVA (9/3/16) Brian Brown at Illinois State (FCS, 12/11/15) Brian Brown vs William and Mary (11/21/15) Brian Brown at New Hampshire (11/7/15) Brian Brown vs Albany (10/31/15) Brian Brown vs #3/4 JMU (10/24/15) Brian Brown vs Maine (10/3/15) Brian Brown at Hampton (9/12/15) Brian Brown at #6 Coastal Carolina Brian Brown vs. #3 Villanova Brian Brown at Liberty (10/4/14) Brian Brown vs. #7 UNH (9/20/14) Brian Brown vs. Morehead State (8/30/14) Brian Brown at #21 Delaware (11/16/13) CENTURY MARK-Totals 100-Yard Receiving/Rushing Games by Active Spiders Player Most Recent Season Career Deontez Thompson 112 at Albany (10/8/16) 1 1 Xavier Goodall 128 vs. Towson (10/1/16) 2 2 Gordon Collins 114 at UVA (9/3/16) 1 1 Brian Brown 148 vs. Colgate (9/24/16) 1 15 Tyler Wilkins 109 at Stony Brook (9/17/16) YARD PASSING S 300-Yard Passing Games by Active Spiders Player Most Recent Season Career Kyle Lauletta 307 vs. Colgate 3 7 Kyle Lauletta 411 at Stony Brook 2 6 Kyle Lauletta 337 at UVA (9/3/16) 1 5 Kyle Lauletta 369 at Illinois State (FCS, 12/11/ Kyle Lauletta 415 at #3/4 JMU (10/24/15) 3 3 Kyle Lauletta 312 vs Rhode Island (10/17/15) 2 2 Kyle Lauletta 311 vs Maine (10/3/15) 1 1

8 DANNY ROCCO HEAD COACH Fifth Season Wake Forest, 1984 Entering his fifth season at the helm of the Spiders, Danny Rocco has returned the program to national prominence with back-to-back FCS Playoff appearances, including reaching the semifinals in In the past decade, only four coaches at the FCS level have eight or more wins in seven different seasons, Rocco is one of them, with his teams both at Richmond and Liberty totaling 80 wins over the past 10 seasons, which is particularly impressive knowing that the two programs were a combined 4-18 in the seasons prior to Rocco s arrival. During his ten seasons as a head coach (four at Richmond, six at Liberty), he has been a National Coach of the Year Finalist five times, he has won six conference championships and four conference Coach of the Year honors. Even more impressive is that the six conference championships have come with five different starting quarterbacks leading the way for Rocco, all of whom earned all-conference accolades. Rocco has also been named The Touchdown Club of Richmond s NCAA Division I Commonwealth of Virginia Coach of the Year on two occasions, including last fall after the Spiders run to a national ranking of #3 and the FCS Semifinals. In January of 2016, Rocco was elected to the American Football Coaches Association Board of Trustees. In his ten seasons as a head coach, Rocco has coached 144 all-conference honorees and 28 student-athletes who garnered All-American honors, including four Spiders last fall in Brian Brown, Jacobi Green, David Jones and Nick Ritcher. Twelve different players under Rocco s tutelage have gone on to earn professional contracts, including two this past fall with Ritcher s signing with the Titans and Reggie Diggs signing with the Redskins. His teams have finished in the final FCS Top-25 poll in seven of the past eight seasons, including finishing #3 in the country after last year s run to the FCS semifinals. When Rocco arrived on campus, his impact was immediate, ushering in a five-win turnaround en route to an 8-3 season and a share of the CAA Championship in just his first season. It was just a glimpse of the success that would follow in the next three seasons. He has helped guide Richmond to back-to-back FCS playoff appearances for the first time since His 33 wins are the most in the first four years of any head coaching tenure and rank seventh all-time in total wins. During his time with the Spiders, Richmond has defeated 11 nationally-ranked opponents, including five straight wins over William & Mary and a victory over then-no.3 JMU during the 2015 season when ESPN s College GameDay was in Harrisonburg. At Liberty, Rocco quickly made the Flames into a Big South powerhouse, winning Big South Conference Championships in four of his six seasons in Lynchburg. His time at Liberty was one of the most successful stints in program history. Rocco arrived at Liberty following the program s 1-10 finish in 2005 and transformed the program as the architect of six consecutive winning seasons with the Flames. During his first season in 2006, Liberty won five more games (6-5) than the previous year, an improvement that tied for the best FCS turnaround in the nation that season. As a result of his immediate impact on the program, Rocco was named Big South Coach of the Year for the first time in school history, the first of three-straight years he would receive the honor. He would go on to be named a finalist for the national Eddie Robinson Award and Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award in each of the final three seasons in Lynchburg. Since the team s stunning turnaround in 2006, Rocco s teams continued to dominate in the Big South Conference and beyond. The Flames rolled to a overall record and an

9 impressive 26-5 mark in Big South play under Rocco, winning no fewer than seven games in each of his final five seasons. Nationally, Liberty finished the last four years ranked inside the Top 25 in both major FCS polls. Did You Know? Rocco s 33 wins is the highest total in the first four years of any coach in program history. During Rocco s six years at the helm in Lynchburg, the Flames captured their first-ever Big South Championship in the first of four consecutive conference titles. During this four-year span, Rocco had the third-highest winning percentage among FCS coaches nationally with his record (.756). Before becoming a head coach, Rocco spent 23 seasons at the BCS or NFL levels. Prior to his arrival at Liberty, Rocco spent the previous five seasons at Virginia. He was a part of four-consecutive bowl appearances for the Cavaliers, including back-to-back Continental Tire Bowl victories in 2002 and During his time in Charlottesville, UVA piled up 37 wins with Rocco serving as the associate head coach and linebackers coach under Al Groh. In addition to his coaching duties with the Cavaliers, he also served as the recruiting coordinator during his first two years in Charlottesville. His 2002 recruiting class was ranked in the top 10 in the nation by many of the major recruiting services, including a fifth-place ranking by ESPN. Prior to UVA, Rocco spent the 2000 season alongside Groh as an assistant linebacker and special teams coach with the New York Jets. Before joining the Jets, he was the linebackers coach at Maryland during the 1998 and 1999 campaigns. Prior to his time in College Park, Rocco spent four seasons at the University of Texas, where the Longhorns captured three straight conference titles, including winning the inaugural Big 12 Championship in 1996 and earning three consecutive trips to bowl games (Sun Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Fiesta Bowl). Before Tom Coughlin was a Super Bowl winning coach with the New York Giants, he was Rocco s mentor at Boston College for two seasons. As a defensive assistant, Rocco was a part of the revitalization of the Golden Eagles, returning the program to the national stage as participants in the 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl and the 1993 Carquest Bowl. Rocco also spent the 1987 season as the linebackers coach at Colorado under Bill McCartney and three seasons as the linebackers coach at Tulsa. The start of Rocco s coaching career came at his alma mater, Wake Forest, where he spent three seasons in total, two as a graduate assistant and one as the defensive line coach during the 1986 season. As a player, Rocco s collegiate career began at Penn State, where he earned two varsity letters and competed in the 1979 Liberty Bowl and the 1980 Fiesta Bowl before transferring to Wake Forest.While in Winston-Salem, he was a two-year starter and senior captain for Groh. He was no stranger to coaching after growing up in a football family. His father, Frank Rocco, Sr., served as an assistant coach at Penn State under Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno before joining the Liberty staff in Frank Rocco, Jr., also joined the Flames staff in 2000 as a wide receivers and quarterbacks coach and received a promotion to offensive coordinator prior to his departure in Frank, and brother, Dave, are both currently coaching at the high school level in Virginia. A native of Huntingdon, Pa., Rocco is married to the former Julie Mills. They are the parents of two children, David and Amy. THE DANNY ROCCO FILE PLAYING HISTORY Penn State Linebacker for the Nittany Lions Wake Forest Linebacker; Team captain in 1983 COACHING HONORS Four-time Eddie Robinson Award Finalist Four-time Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Finalist Three-time Big South Coach of the Year AS A HEAD COACH Year School Record Conf. Finish 2016 Richmond Richmond T-1st 2014 Richmond th 2013 Richmond T-5th 2012 Richmond T-1st 2011 Liberty nd 2010 Liberty st 2009 Liberty st 2008 Liberty st 2007 Liberty st 2006 Liberty rd Career AS AN ASSISTANT COACH Years School Position Virginia Assoc. HC/LB Virginia Asst. HC/LB/Rec. Coor N.Y. Jets Asst. LB/S.T Maryland Out. LB/Asst. S.T Texas S.T. Coor./DE Texas Outside LB Boston College Defensive Line Tulsa Outside LB 1987 Colorado Asst. LB 1986 Wake Forest Defensive Line Wake Forest Def. G.A. When he was with me at Boston College, he was an outstanding young football coach, and he had his blinders on from Day One: Family, Religion and Football. He has great people skills, and as a result, has always been an outstanding recruiter and football coach, and the players enjoy playing for him. Tom Coughlin - N.Y. Giants Head Coach Danny has a proven track record of winning and getting the best out of the student-athletes he serves. He does it the right way. I am sure he will be successful and as a football alumnus welcome him to Richmond. Mike London - Virginia Head Coach I ve known Dan Rocco since he was a captain of our team at Wake Forest. Dan knows the game inside and out, and most importantly, knows how to get the best out of his players. He s the fourth member from our Virginia staff to be the head coach at Richmond. They know what they re getting, and that s an outstanding coach. Al Groh - Former Virginia Head Coach

10 Redshirt Junior Exton, Pa./Downingtown East Redshirt Senior St. Peterburg, Fla./St. Petersburg The Accolades The Accolades 2016 Preseason CAA Offensive Player of the Year 2016 Preseason All-CAA 2016 Athlon Top-5 QBs to Watch 2016 Preseason CAA Defensive Player of the Year 2016 Preseason All-CAA 2016 Athlon Preseason All-American 2015 All-CAA Second Team 2015 Athlon/FCS All-American 2015 All-CAA First Team The Story Lauletta returns under center for the Spiders after posting one of the most prolific offensive seasons in Richmond history in just his first year as the starting signal caller. With a dad who teaches leadership in the Naval Reserve, Lauletta s leadership traits come naturally to the only junior who was named captain to this year s squad. His father (Joe), uncle (Lex) and grandfather (Joe) all played football collegiate. Numbers to Know In of-391 3,598 yards passing (second highest total in single-season in Richmond history) 19 Passing TDs (tied for fifth most in single-season) 7 Rushing TDs Career 386-of-616 5,459 yards passing (fifth most in Richmond history) 5,5575 total offense (sixth highest total in Richmond history) 34 Passing TDs (eighth highest total in Richmond history) 7 Rushing TDs The Story Jones enjoyed a breakout junior season in which he broke a single-season Richmond record for INTs with nine, along with a single-game record when he picked off four passes in a home win over Albany. The former high school QB made an easy transition to the defensive side of the ball and since arriving on campus has put on nearly 30 pounds in the weight room. He creates his work ethic to his parents, Michael (owns construction company) and Nycole (teacher). Numbers to Know In tackles 9 INTs (single-season Richmond record - tied for first nationally) 1 INT return for TD (100-yd return, longest in school history) 12 pass defelections Career 195 career tackles 14 INTs (Third-most in Richmond history) 2 INT returns for TDs

11 Senior Richmond, Va./Hermitage The Accolades 2016 Preseason All-CAA 2016 Preseason All-American 2015 Athlon/FCS All-American 2015 All-CAA First Team The Story For a guy who is starring in college right in his hometown, Brown is as quiet as they come. Somewhat of a silent assassin, Brown will go down as arguably the best receiver to ever put on a Richmond uniform. He became the first player in program history to post two seasons of 1,000+ receiving yards and is less than 400 yards away from breaking the school record in that category. Brown hopes to one day give back to area youth and help them work their way through the recruiting process, while also developing their athletic skills Numbers to Know In catches (tied for fifth highest total in single season program history) 1,450 yards receiving (single-season school record by 261 yards) 6 receiving TDs (11th highest total in single season) Career 204 catches (third highest total in Richmond history - 39 away from record) 3,333 yards receiving (most in Richmond history) 17 receiving TDs (tied-third highest total in Richmond history - 5 away from record) Redshirt Senior Franklin, N.C./Franklin The Accolades 2016 Preseason All-CAA 2015 All-CAA Second Team 2015 All-CAA All-Academic Team The Story As the strongest player in Richmond football history, Evans is an imposing figure on the Spiders offensive line. Evans, who will serve as team captain for the second straight year, embodies the student-athlete at Richmond, succeeding on the field and in the weight room, as well as in the classroom, earning All-Academic honors and holding over a 3.3 GPA. During his down time, the Franklin, N.C. native can usually be found with a few of his teammates on the James River enjoying some fishing and outdoor life. Numbers to Know In ,326 yards of total offense (second highest total in single-season in Richmond history) 2,673 rushing yards (sixth highest total in single-season in Richmond history) 1.5 sacks allowed per game (second-best in CAA) 3.93 tackles for loss per game (second-best in CAA... sixth in nation) In the Weight Room 465 lbs. - bench max 425 lbs. - power clean max 700 lbs. - squat max

12 Redshirt Senior Midlothian, Va./Midlothian The Accolades 2016 Preseason All-CAA 2015 All-CAA First Team The Story As the quarterback of the defense, Howard has taken the captain role for the two seasons for the Spiders and has emerged as one of the best defensive players in the CAA. With an infectious personality, Howard is a popular choice when it comes to fans and media alike. His competitive spirit comes out against his roommates (James Pavik and Thomas Evans) in video games and bowling. Numbers to Know In tackles (eighth-most in single-season in Richmond history... second in CAA last year) 5.5 tackles for a loss 1 INT 7 pass defelections Career 290 career tackles (50 away from top-10 all-time) 17.5 tackles for a loss 2 INTs 9 pass deflections Redshirt Senior Mathews, Va./Mathews The Accolades 2016 Preseason All-CAA The Story Blocking for two straight All-American RBs will get you noticed and that s exactly what has happened with Pavik. Pavik has yet to carry the ball, but will block with the best of them and is a bit of a pass catching threat on check downs out of the backfield. An avid hockey fan, Pavik competes against his teammates (Omar Howard and Thomas Evans) in just about anything. Numbers to Know In ,326 yards of total offense (second highest total in single-season in Richmond history) 2,673 rushing yards (sixth highest total in single-season in Richmond history) 7 catches for 74 yards 1 TD Career 16 catches yards 1 receiving TD 3 attempts - 11 yards

13 Redshirt Senior Memphis, Tenn./Memphis Univ. School The Accolades 2016 Preseason All-CAA 2015 All-CAA Second Team The Story The Richmond offensive line has a long standing tradition of being a force to reckon with and with Evans and Vergos leading the way, 2016 looks to be no different. Vergos lines up in the middle and directs traffic for the Spiders, who allowed the sixth fewest tackles for a loss in the country. Off the field, Vergos can be found in the kitchen whipping up some of his family s famous BBQ recipes. The Vergos family owns a BBQ restaurant back in Memphis. Numbers to Know In ,326 yards of total offense (second highest total in single-season in Richmond history) 2,673 rushing yards (sixth highest total in single-season in Richmond history) 1.5 sacks allowed per game (second-best in CAA) 3.93 tackles for loss per game (second-best in CAA... sixth in nation) In the Weight Room 405 lbs. - bench max 500 lbs. - squat max

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