9 CONFERENCE TITLES 6 NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 45 ALL-AMERICANS SINCE 69

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1 9 CONFERENCE TITLES 6 NCAA PLAYOFF APPEARANCES 45 ALL-AMERICANS SINCE 69 GAME: 1 vs. INSIDE THE MATCH-UP THE TEAMS Record: 0-0 CAA Football: 0-0 Ranking: 4 (Sports Network) Final 2007 Ranking: 4 (Sports Network) Elon Record: 0-0 Southern Conference: 0-0 Ranking: 15 (Sports Network) Final 2007 Ranking: 23 (Sports Network) THE SERIES Overall Record: leads 1-0 Games at, Va.: Never met Games at Elon, N.C.: leads 1-0 Last Meeting: 34-0; Oct. 20, 1928 THE COACHES Mike London ( 83) Record at : 0-0 (1st year) Overall Record: 0-0 (1st year) Elon Pete Lembo (Georgetown 92) Record at Elon: (3rd year) Overall Record: (8th year) Record vs. : 0-0 TELEVISION Network: None RADIO Network: ESPN 950 AM & Wolf 93.1 FM Talent: Bob Black (play-by-play), Jasmonn Coleman (analyst), Matt Smith (sideline) Internet: Spiders.com; espn950am.com MEDIA INFORMATION Mike DeGeorge, Assistant Dir. of Athletic P.R. Cell: (804) Office: (804) mdegeorg@richmond.edu #4 Spiders at #15 Elon Phoenix Rhodes Stadium (11,250) Elon, N.C. August 30, p.m. ET Radio: ESPN 950 AM; Wolf 93.1 FM Coming off the most successful season in school history, the Spiders open the 2008 season where the magical 2007 run ended -- in the Tar Heel State of North Carolina -- battling 15th-ranked Elon in the season-opener for both teams. The Spiders Mike London (pictured) is making his headcoaching debut after 20 years as an assistant coach, including previous stops at, in the NFL for the Houston Texans, and most recently as the defensive coordinator at Virginia. London is a 1983 graduate and is the first alum to lead the Spiders football program since Ed Merrick ( ). In 2007, won a school record 11 games (11-3), reached the NCAA National Semifinals (falling to eventual Champion Appalachian State in Boone, N.C.), won the CAA Football Championship and finished with a school-record No. 4 national rank. The Spiders return 16 starters from last year s team, including nine All-Conference performers and two All-America selections in junior OL Matt McCracken and sophomore kick returner Justin Rogers. Both McCracken and Rogers were 2008 Preseason All-America picks, along with senior DE s Sherman Logan and Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. enters 2008 as a unanimous Preseason Top-10 selection by the major publications covering FCS football, including No. 4 by the Sports Network. The 2008 season marks the 126th season of football at and is the 40th Anniversary of the 1968 team that finished 8-3 and won the Tangerine Bowl. Virginia is s next opponent, next Saturday in Charlottesville at 3:45 p.m. ET on ESPNU. (0-0) Date TV Time/Result Aug. 30 at (#15) Elon -- 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Virginia ESPNU 3:45 p.m. Sept. 13 Towson * -- 3 p.m. Sept. 20 Maine * -- 3 p.m. Sept. 27 at Villanova * CN8 3:30 p.m. Oct. 4 at VMI -- 1 p.m. Oct. 11 James Madison * CSN 3:30 p.m. Oct. 18 at Massachusetts * CN8 3:30 p.m. Oct. 25 Georgetown -- 3 p.m. Nov. 8 at Hofstra * -- 1 p.m. Nov. 15 Delaware * CN8 3:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at William & Mary * CSN 12 p.m. * - CAA Football opponent Rankings reflect Sports Network poll for that week CONTENTS New Man on Campus -- Mike London takes the helm after two decades as an assistant. (pgs. 2, 11) Pole Position -- opens the season with a school-record No. 4 preseason rank. (pgs. 2, 6) Bruising Schedule -- Five Spider opponents are ranked heading into (pg. 3) Going Forward -- Junior QB Eric Ward has proven to be a biggame signal-caller. (pg. 4) All Angles Covered -- Senior All-CAA pick Lawrence Sidbury spent his summer as a geometry tutor. (pg. 6) Spider In Space -- NASA astronaut and former UR wideout Leland Melvin made his first space flight in February. (pg. 7) Broken Records -- The Spiders broke or tied 13 team and 17 individual records in (pg. 8) Honors & Awards -- s preseason All-America and All- Conference awards. (pg. 8) Roster -- (pg. 9) Depth Chart -- (pg.10) Team Statistics -- (pgs ) Career Highs -- (pg. 23) Game Recaps -- (pgs. Elon (0-0) Date TV Time/Result Aug. 30 (#4) -- 7 p.m. Sept. 6 at Stony Brook -- 3 p.m. Sept. 13 Presbyterian -- 6 p.m. Sept. 20 at Georgia Southern * -- 7 p.m. Sept. 27 Samford * -- 1:30 p.m. Oct. 4 Furman * -- 1:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at The Citadel * -- 2 p.m. Oct. 18 at Chattanooga * -- 2 p.m. Oct. 25 Wofford * -- 3 p.m. Nov. 8 Western Carolina * -- 1:30 p.m. Nov. 15 at Appalachian State * -- 3:30 p.m. Nov. 22 at Liberty -- 1 p.m. * - SoCon opponent Rankings reflect Sports Network poll for that week RICHMOND VS ELON RICHMONDSPIDERS.COM FOOTBALL NOTES PAGE

2 Media Services Media Requests Contact Mike DeGeorge in the Athletic Public Relations Office (office: ; cell: or to arrange all interviews with players or coaches. Below is a schedule of when both players and Head Coach Mike London will be available: Sunday: LIMITED -- contact DeGeorge for requests. Monday: LIMITED -- contact DeGeorge for requests; London on CAA Teleconference (info below). Tuesday: London and players available throughout the day and following practice. Wednesday: London and selected players available at s weekly press conference (1 p.m.)... audio/video posted on Spiders.com following press conference. Thursday: London and players available throughout the day and following practice. Friday: NO INTERVIEWS Saturday: London and select players available after game. The locker room will be closed to the media. PHOTOGRAPHY REQUESTS For special photography needs contact Scott Brown (scott@skbphoto. com) or DeGeorge in the Athletic Public Relations Office. VIDEO REQUESTS For special video needs contact Brooks Blake or Blake Ellet in the Athletics Video Department ( ). PRACTICE COVERAGE s practices are open to the media. Please contact DeGeorge in the Athletic Public Relations office for schedule, times and location. CAA FOOTBALL TELECONFERENCE Coach Mike London is available each Monday at 10:10 a.m. ET on the CAA Football Coaches Teleconference. Media members wishing to access the teleconference should contact DeGeorge in the Athletic Public Relations office for access numbers. WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE Coach Mike London meets with the media each game-week Wednesday at 1 p.m. ET in the Interview Room in the Robins Center (Room adjacent to basketball press room). Select players will also be available with London. Teleconference capabilities for opponent media are available upon request. Game notes and stats for both teams will be distributed at this time. SPIDER SPORTSLINE: COACH LONDON S RADIO SHOW Coach Mike London and Voice of the Spiders Bob Black, will broadcast live from Outback Steakhouse (West Broad Street) every Tuesday from 12-1 p.m., on ESPN Radio 950. Coach London will take calls and audience questions as he discusses the previous week s game and upcoming opponents. INTERVIEW POLICY Generally, all players and coaches are available for interview to accredited media sources. Requests for such interviews must be directed to De- George in the Athletic Public Relations office at least 24 hours in advance. A Win Would... Make the Spiders 1-0 on the season and give the team just its third season-opening victory since one of those includes a 13-0 win at Duke to open the 2006 campaign. Give Head Coach Mike London his first career victory, improving his record to 1-0 overall. Give the Spiders their second victory versus Elon, making the alltime series 2-0 that dates back to Improve to 1-0 overall (1-0 on the road; 0-0 at home) as a ranked team under Mike London. Improve the Spiders to when playing against a ranked team (in the Sports Network poll) since 1995, but 7-1 since the start of Move s record to as a ranked team (in the Sports Network poll) since 1993, and 10-2 since the start of Extend s regular-season winning streak to seven games, dating back to last season. (The Spiders have not lost in the regular season since a setback at Towson on Oct. 6). Make UR s all-time record First Time s A Charm? Mike London is the 33rd head coach in the history of Football and all time, the previous 32 coaches own a record in their first game coaching the Spiders. had 23 different head coaches between 1881 and 1943 when Malcom Pitt took the helm. Since then, s rookie coaches are 7-4 in their first games. London s opener at Elon marks just the fourth time since 1919 that a head coach has debuted on the road, though the previous three are winless -- Frank Dobson (1919; 0-0 tie at Virginia), Frank Jones (1966; 23-0 loss at Dayton) and Dave Clawson (2004; 42-0 loss at N.C. State). Poll Position Entering the 2008 season, finds itself ranked in the Top 25 for the 13th-consecutive week dating back to last season, extending a school-record. The Spiders are a preseason No. 4 pick in the Sports Network Poll and No. 6 in the College Sports Network Coaches Poll -- is tabbed as high as No. 3 by both Phil Steele and AnyGivenSaturday.com and receiving a first-place vote in the AGS poll. Since 1993, has never been ranked higher than fifth. Top 25 Success No other team in the FCS had more wins last season versus Top-25 ranked teams than the Spiders. On their way to a school-record 11-3 season, the Spiders knocked off six Top-25 foes and dropped just one -- to eventual National Champ No. 5 Appalachian State in the NCAA Semifinals. In fact, was 5-1 versus teams ranked 11th or higher, and 3-1 versus the Top 10. get its first shot at a Top-25 foe quickly in 2008, facing No. 15 Elon on the road in its opener. SUNDAY ACCESS = LIMITED MONDAY ACCESS = LIMITED TUESDAY ACCESS = OPEN WEDNESDAY ACCESS = OPEN THURSDAY ACCESS = OPEN FRIDAY ACCESS=CLOSED SATURDAY GAME DAY s stats released (12 p.m. ET) London on Sportsphone w/ Big Al (ESPN950) (TBA) CAA Teleconference (London on at 10:10 a.m. ET) s notes released (10 a.m. ET) Weekly Coaches Radio Show (12-1 p.m. ET) live on ESPN Radio 950 s Weekly Presser Coach London and selected players (2 p.m. ET) Depart for Elon, N.C. (1 p.m. ET) Walk-thru at Rhodes Stadium (5 p.m. ET) Spiders vs. Phoenix (7 p.m. ET) Audio: ESPN 950; 93.1 FM; Spiders.com TV: None RICHMOND VS ELON RICHMONDSPIDERS.COM FOOTBALL NOTES PAGE

3 The Total Package No other team in CAA Football has won more conference titles since 1998 than. The Spiders have four to their credit (1998, 2000, 2005 and 2007), matching the same number as Massachusetts. In addition, is one of just six teams in the FCS with multiple appearances in the NCAA Quarterfinals since 2005, is one of just 12 teams with multiple conference titles in last three seasons and its.703 winning percentage since 2005 is the FCS s 15th-highest. But s success is not just on the field. The football program was one of just 25 D-I teams in 2007 to earn the NCAA s public recognition award for the graduation rates of its football players. The team s 95% grad rate is the second-highest in the league behind William & Mary s 96%. Another Bruising Schedule The Phoenix (No. 15) are one of five Spider opponents ranked in the Sports Network Preseason Top 25, along with CAA Football foes Massachusetts (No. 5), James Madison (No. 6), Delaware (No. 9) and Villanova (No. 21)... Including New Hampshire at 16th, CAA Football led the nation with six teams ranked overall and four in the top 10. That schedule is even tougher when you consider both the UMass and Villanova games are on the road, against teams that own 14-game and seven-game home winning streaks, respectively. UMass home winning streak is second nationally only to App. State s 24-straight. is set to face three teams this season that reached the 2007 NCAA Playoffs and three more with 7-4 records in Home Sweet Home may have a difficult road schedule in 2008, but it has five games at UR Stadium to look forward to, where the Spiders were a spotless 6-0 and averaged 37.0 points last season. The clean slate at home was the first for the Spiders since going 5-0 in the 1995 season. was second in the CAA in points per game at home, putting up 45 against UNH, 42 against Stony Brook, 38 in the URI game, 35 against Villanova and 31 versus both William & Mary and Eastern Kentucky. Entering 2008, the Spiders six-game home winning streak is the nation s fifth-longest. Big Success When Scoring First Since the start of the 2005 season, has struck for the first points in 24 of the 35 games and is 20-4 when doing so. Two of the setbacks have come at Vanderbilt (2005 and 2007). In both games against the Commodores, scored first with a field goal, but could not hang on. In addition, the Spiders defense has allowed just 13 first-quarter touchdowns since Lights Out When Leading At The Half went 11-0 last season when leading at the half and is 26-2 since the start of The two setbacks came in 2006 at top-ranked New Hampshire and in 2004 versus No. 12 Maine. In two of the final three games of the 2007 regular season, big defensive plays allowed UR to take a lead at half, en route to a victory: Villanova - defensive stand at the goal line and a missed Wildcats 20-yard FG in the half s closing minutes. Delaware - Seth Williams returned an interception 44 yards for a TD in the half s closing seconds, turning a UD lead into a Spider advantage at the break. Tracking s s Overall Record: 0-0 (.000) at Elon (August 30) Record: 0-0 Last Game: -- Next Game: vs. RICHMOND (Aug. 30) at Virginia (September 6) Record: 0-0 Last Game: -- Next Game: vs. Southern Cal (Aug. 30) Towson * (September 13) Record: 0-0 Last Game: -- Next Game: at Navy (Aug. 30) Maine * (September 20) Record: 0-0 Last Game: -- Next Game: at Iowa (Aug. 30) at Villanova * (September 27) Record: 0-0 Last Game: -- Next Game: at West Virginia (Aug. 30) at VMI (October 4) Record: 0-0 Last Game: -- Next Game: vs. St. Francis (Sept. 30) James Madison (October 11) Record: 0-0 Last Game: -- Next Game: at Duke (Aug. 30) at Massachusetts (October 18) Record: 8-4 Last Game: -- Next Game: vs. Albany (Aug. 30) Georgetown (October 25) Record: 0-0 Last Game: -- Next Game: at Howard (Sept. 6) at Hofstra (November 8) Record: 0-0 Last Week: -- Next Game: at Connecticut (Aug. 28) Delaware (November 15) Record: 0-0 Last Game: -- Next Game: at Maryland (Aug. 30) at William & Mary (November 22) Record: 0-0 Last Week: -- Next Game: at North Carolina State (Aug. 30) RICHMOND VS ELON RICHMONDSPIDERS.COM FOOTBALL NOTES PAGE

4 Breaking Down The Match-Up 2007 Stat Comparison Spiders Category Phoenix 34.9 Points per Game Points per Game Rush Yards per Game Rush Yards per Game Pass Yards per Game Pass Yards per Game Total Offense per Game Total Offense per Game Interceptions Thrown Penalties - Yards per Game Punts - Average of-186 (44%) 3rd Down Conversions 82-of-175 (47%) 15-of-29 (52%) 4th Down Conversions 7-of-10 (70%) 15-of-22 (68%) Field Goals 14-of-24 (58%) 63 Touchdowns Scored 51 SCHOOL COMPARISON Category Elon, Va. Location Elon, N.C. 2,950 Enrollment 5, Founded 1889 Red & Blue Colors Maroon & Gold UR Stadium Home Venue Rhodes Stadium 21,319 Capacity 11,250 Natural Grass Surface Natural Grass ELON S CAPITAL CITY CONNECTIONS No. Name Yr. Pos. Hometown/HS 34 Brandon Spurlock R-Fr. DB Glen Allen/Henrico 81 Sam Karn R-Fr. WR Hanover/St. Christopher s 97 Andrew Wilcox Sr. K /Hermitage Head Coach Pete Lembo was the RB coach at Lehigh in 1998, and beat in the First Round of the NCAA Playoffs that year, 24-23, on a FG with :03 remaining. Defensive Coordinator Jay Bateman was an assistant coach at UR in 2004 (he recruited current QB Eric Ward) DE coach Shane Burnham was an assistant coach at UR for four years (1998, ) SERIES HISTORY leads 1-0 Date Site Result Series 10/28/1928 Elon, N.C. W Points for: 34 Points against: 0 Magic Number Is 30 The Spiders were 9-1 last season (20-1 since 2005) when scoring 30+ points in a game, including the win over Eastern Kentucky in the NCAA First Round -- and s average margin of victory when doing so is 21.8 points/game. had surpassed 30 points in nine of its 11 victories last season -- in fact, the Spiders scored over 45 points in three-straight games (Northeastern, Bucknell, New Hampshire) for the first time in team history. The only setback over the last three years when scoring 30+ came to Appalachian State in the 2007 NCAA Semifinals, In fact, the previous loss when scoring 30+ was 2001 (31-30 vs. #14 Villanova). Driving 80 Since the start of the 2005 season, the Spiders are a spotless 26- for-26 producing points on drives of 80 yards or longer. Of those 26 scoring drives, an impressive 24 have resulted in TDs and two in FGs. had three 80-yard drives last season at Northeastern - - all resulting in TD s. The three drives were 97 yards (nine plays), 80 yards (one play) and 96 yards (seven plays). Defense Wins Championships Although their stats were skewed by the Appalachian State game, s youthful defense was a force in and it returns eight starters in entered the ASU game ranked second in the league and 24th nationally in points allowed (21.4), fourth in the CAA and 28th nationally in rushing defense (130.8) and ranked 11th in the NCAA in sacks per game (2.8), but two key Spiders -- DE Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. and SS Stephen Howell missed the game due to injury. But earlier last season, the Russ Huesman-led defense locked down opponents and yielded just four TD s over a four-game span following Towson s last-second, game-winning score. The Spiders bottled up an explosive JMU team for just 256 total yards -- they were averaging 428 coming in -- in the win on the road. They pitched a shutout against Stony Brook (42-0) and kept Rhode Island -- then the league s leading rushing attack -- to just 166 yards on the ground (URI was averaging coming in). Wofford was the nation s second-best rushing team entering its NCAA Quarterfinal game, but the Spiders shutdown yet another explosive triple-option attack. allowed just 195 yards rushing and one touchdown, although Wofford was averaging 319 yards rushing and five TDs per game coming in. For-WARD Progress Junior QB Eric Ward has emerged as a biggame signal-caller, and he s got the stats to back up the claim. In front of the 12 biggest crowds to watch the Spiders play since 2006, Ward has led his team to eight wins, completed 61.3% of his passes for 2,027 yards, 19 TDs and just nine picks. He was his most-clutch on the road in one of the most-hostile environments in the FCS -- at Delaware in front of 21,187 last season -- where he was 16-of-29 with 199 yards and a career-high four TD passes (0 INT) in leading to an epic win in five OTs. The 2006 Offensive Rookie of the Year in the conference enters 2008 as s career record-holder in completion percentage at 60.6 and is seventh all-time in both TDs (28) and pass yards (3,765). RICHMOND VS ELON RICHMONDSPIDERS.COM FOOTBALL NOTES PAGE 4

5 Special Special Teams Some highlights from a standout 2007 by the Special Teams unit: Accounted for nearly 30% of s points scored (131 of 489). Justin Rogers (pictured) took a kickoff back 93 yds for a TD against Vandy and brought an 85- yd back versus UNH. Derek Hatcher returned a punt 66 yds for TD against Stony Brook. Hatcher (12.0 avg) ranked as the NCAA s 15thleading punt returner and was second in the CAA. Rogers (31.4 avg) ranked as the NCAA s third-leading kickoff returner and was first in the CAA. He was the CAA Special Teams Player of the Year. Blocked six kicks: two blocked FGs, three blocked punts (two by Justin Forte) and a blocked extra point vs. Appalachian State. Forte s first blocked punt was returned 24 yds for a TD by Jonathan Mayfield against URI; his other block was returned five yds for a TD by Patrick Weldon against W&M. K Andrew Howard has converted a school-record 92-consecutive extra points and is a career 71.4% FG kicker. P Brian Radford was fourth in the CAA, averaging 38.7 yds/punt. Joe Stewart recovered the game-clinching on-side kick in the Villanova game and Josh Vaughan reeled in William & Mary s on-side attempt. Howard Gets His Kicks With the wind in his face and the game on the line in the second OT at Delaware, junior K Andrew Howard drilled his longest field goal of the season -- a 41-yarder -- to keep the Spiders hopes alive. Howard made two kicks in the game and converted all six extra points to account for 12 of s 62 points. He was spotless in the PAT department last season (58-for-58), and is 92-for-92 in his collegiate career, extending the record for consecutive extra points made. The hometown product from Hermitage HS is 25-for-35 (71%) in field goal tries for his career. Inside 30 yards, he s 14-for-15 and from 40 yards or longer, the sophomore is 5-for-8 -- with his career-long of 45 yards coming against James Madison in Howard, who broke the Spiders single-season records for points by kickers (103) and extra points made (58) last season, is six FGs shy of moving into third place all-time at and 21 points away from the school record in scoring by kickers. The Crone Effect Senior FB John Crone, who spent much of him time blocking for current Arizona Cardinal Tim Hightower last season, missed three consecutive games late in 2006 due to injury and was winless in those contests. After going down with a leg injury against Delaware on Oct. 21 (a UR loss), Crone did not return to the field until the season-finale versus William & Mary (a UR win). Considered CAA Football s premier blocking fullback, Crone was a 2007 Second Team CAA Football Glance SOUTH STANDINGS CAA Pct. All Pct. PF PA Strk RICHMOND James Madison Delaware Villanova William & Mary Towson NORTH STANDINGS CAA Pct. All Pct. PF PA Strk Massachusetts !New Hampshire Hofstra Maine Northeastern Rhode Island THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Thursday, August 28 Northeastern at Ball State Hofstra at Connecticut Saturday, August 30 at Elon Towson at Navy Delaware at Maryland Albany at Massachusetts Monmouth at Rhode Island James Madison at Duke Maine at Iowa Villanova at West Virginia PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE Offensive Player of the Year: Liam Coen, QB (UMASS) Preseason Offense QB Liam Coen UMASS RB Jhamal Fluellen MAINE RB Eugene Holloman JMU FB Joe Casey URI WR Kevin Grayson RICH WR Marcus Lee TOW WR Aaron Love DEL TE Scott Sicko UNH OL Sean Calicchio UMASS OL Ryan Canary MAINE OL Kheon Hendricks DEL OL Scott Lemn JMU OL Matt McCracken RICH Preseason Specialists KR Justin Rogers RICH PK Jon Striefsky DEL P Tom Bishop UNH ** s six selections were a league-high** Defensive Player of the Year: Jovan Belcher, DL (MAINE) Preseason Defense DL Jovan Belcher MAINE DL Tim Kukucka VILL DL Matt Marcorelle DEL DL Lawrence Sidbury RICH LB Andrew Downey MAINE LB Erik Johnson DEL LB Eric McBride RICH LB Collin McConaghy RICH S Drew Mack TOW S Jeromy Miles UMASS CB Courtney Robinson UMASS CB Sean Smalls UMASS Preseason Order of Finish South Division (first-place votes) 1. (11) 2. James Madison (7) 3. Delaware (1) 4. Villanova 5. William and Mary 6. Towson North Division (first-place votes) 1. Massachusetts (17) 2. New Hampshire (1) 3. Hofstra (1) 4. Maine 5. Northeastern 6. Rhode Island RICHMOND VS ELON RICHMONDSPIDERS.COM FOOTBALL NOTES PAGE 5

6 Top 25 Polls 2008 PRESEASON Sports Network (1st pl votes) Rank (1st pl votes) CSN Coaches Appalachian State (97) No. 1 (24) Appalachian State North Dakota State (1) No. 2 North Dakota State Northern Iowa No. 3 James Madison* *RICHMOND No. 4 Northern Iowa *Massachusetts No. 5 Massachusetts* *James Madison (3) No. 6 RICHMOND* Eastern Washington No. 7 Montana Montana No. 8 Delaware* *Delaware No. 9 Eastern Washington McNeese State No. 10 McNeese State Southern Illinois No. 11 Southern Illinois Youngstown State No. 12 Youngstown State Wofford No. 13 Wofford Cal Poly No. 14 Cal Poly Elon No. 15 Elon *New Hampshire No. 16 New Hampshire* Georgia Southern No. 17 Georgia Southern Eastern Illinois No. 18 Eastern Illinois South Dakota State No. 19 Villanova* Eastern Kentucky No. 20 South Dakota State *Villanova No. 21 Eastern Kentucky Central Arkansas No. 22 Western Illinois The Citadel No. 23 The Citadel Harvard No. 24 Harvard Western Illinois No. 25 Central Arkansas * - CAA member // bold UR opponent RICHMOND WEEK-BY-WEEK Sports Network Week CSN Coaches 4 Preseason 6 -- Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Week Final Regular Season Final -- TEAM RECORDS WHEN RANKED In Sports Network Poll since 1993 as (since 1993)... No No. 2-5: No. 6-10: No : No : No : vs. (since 1995)... No No. 2-5: No. 6-10: No : No : No : All-CAA Football. In 2006, the Spiders were 6-2 with Crone on the field and 0-3 without him. All-time, is 26-9 when Crone plays. All Angles Covered Senior DE Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. enters the 2008 season as the No. 1 rated DE in the FCS by NFL Draft Scout. He s a Preseason All-American selection and coming off a five-sack campaign in But the computer sciences major s biggest contributions may have been made off the field. Sid spent the past spring and summer as a highschool tutor, teaching students geometry. For the final five weeks of the school year, Sidbury worked for Public Schools with students at Armstrong HS to help them prepare for the Geometry Standard of Learning test, mandated by the state of Virginia. He then spent the remainder of the summer tutoring students at John Marshall H.S. Students can have a hard time remembering all the rules and concepts, Sidbury said in an interview with NCAASports.com. I mainly try to teach concepts, and teach them in a way that they stick so they can recall information when they take tests. The native of Cheltenham, Md. was recognized by an Armstrong administrator as a person they could use as a role model for kids who were not focused in school, further mentoring inner-city youths on more than just academics. Sixth-Season Spiders It s a rare occurrence for the NCAA to grant a student-athlete a sixth-season of eligibility. NCAA rules require a D-I athlete to complete his four seasons of eligibility within five years of first enrolling in college, but exceptions can be made in cases when two seasons are missed for medical reasons. Count both DE Sherman Logan (pictured) and OL Tim Silver as exceptions. Both were expected to make big impacts for the Spiders last season, but Silver went down in the opener with a season-ending knee injury and Logan suffered a broken foot, which held him out much of the season. They each had previous injuries that caused redshirted seasons -- Logan in 2004 (neck) and Silver in 2003 (shoulder). Silver and Logan -- each will turn 23 during the upcoming season -- have been identified by scouting services as players with potential to be selected in the 2009 NFL draft. Local Flavor Of s 15 All-CAA Football selections last season, three are homegrown products from the Capital City -- Stephen Howell, Kevin Grayson (pictured) and Eric McBride. In fact, the CAA s Offensive and Defensive Rookies of the Year (Grayson and McBride) are both graduates of nearby L.C. Bird HS. Howell, now a UR grad, attended Highland Springs HS. Not on the All-Conference teams, but making big impacts are junior K Andrew Howard RICHMOND VS ELON RICHMONDSPIDERS.COM FOOTBALL NOTES PAGE 6

7 and senior RB Josh Vaughan, who each attended Hermitage HS in. With the Hermitage Band playing at halftime, Howard and Vaughan scored 19 of s 31 points in the CAA titleclinching win over William & Mary last season. Former Highland Springs head coach Scott Burton, a 1995 UR graduate is now in his first year on London s staff as the TE coach. Spider In Space Former football player and NASA astronaut Leland Melvin became the first Spider in Space when his mission launched at 2:45 p.m. ET on February 8, On what is probably his only space trip, the 43-year-old former wide receiver helped deliver a European laboratory to the International Space Station. His main responsibility was the operation of the shuttle s robotic arm. Melvin 85 still holds the Spiders career records for receiving yards and receptions and was inducted into the UR Hall of Fame in Melvin addressed the team at the 2007 Ring Ceremony upon his return, and brought back a football signed by the 2007 Spiders that accompanied him in space. That ball is now on display in Coach London s office. Spiders On TV Six Times In 2008 For the second-consecutive season, CAA Football unveiled the nation s most comprehensive television package for an FCS conference and the Spiders find themselves in the spotlight six times in 2008, including the team s first-ever regular-season national TV appearance. The CAA as a whole had nearly 50 televised games last year across ESPN s and Comcast s family of networks and is set to surpass that in s TV slate kicks off at Virginia Sept. 6 on ESPNU -- marking the program s first regular-season national TV game. Games versus Villanova, Massachusetts and Delaware will be televised by The Comcast Network (CN8), while Comcast SportsNet will carry the James Madison and William & Mary match-ups. Football Reached Out For the 13th consecutive year, players and staff volunteered at the Virginia Special Olympics this past summer. Thirty members of the Spiders team were on-hand through the weekend and Head Coach Mike London addressed the athletes at the Opening Ceremony at a packed Robins Center on the UR campus. The football team s participation at the event was started by former head coach Jim Reid, carried on by Dave Clawson and London. The Spiders helped organize the Opening Ceremony and served as volunteers at the power lifting event, held inside the Robins Center. The outdoor events were contested at First Market Stadium. M.A.S.H. Unit Mike London may have spent more time getting to know the Medical Staff than any other department on campus during his first spring season as head coach. The Spiders medical report listed 24 different returning players who underwent at least one procedure in , with 16 players missing practice time in the spring. As opposed to a full spring game, London ran a controlled scrimmage in the spring due to the number of players on the shelf Stat Rankings INDIVIDUAL (ALL GAMES) Category Total / Avg. CAA NCAA RUSHING Tim Hightower st 6th PASSING Eric Ward th no stat PASS EFFICIENCY Eric Ward th 46th TOTAL OFFENSE Eric Ward th 46th Tim Hightower th 92nd KICK RETURNS Justin Rogers st 3rd PUNT RETURNS Derek Hatcher nd t-15th RECEIVING YARDS Kevin Grayson rd 26th ALL-PURPOSE YARDS Tim Hightower rd 26th SCORING Tim Hightower 9.9 2nd 10th Andrew Howard 7.4 7th 49th PUNTING Brian Radford th * FIELD GOALS Andrew Howard th 40th TACKLES Eric McBride 9.0 7th t-48th Collin McConaghy th 62nd SACKS Collin McConaghy 0.5 9th 56th * not enough attempts for minimum standard TEAM (ALL GAMES) Category Total / Avg. CAA NCAA OFFENSE Rushing Offense nd 12th Passing Offense th 84th Pass Efficiency th 56th Total Offense th 31st Scoring Offense rd 16th Sacks Allowed 1.2 4th 21st 3rd Down Conversions th 20th Time of Possession 31:49 2nd 20th DEFENSE Rushing Defense th 50th Passing Defense th 73rd Pass Efficiency Defense th 81st Total Defense th 56th Scoring Defense th 45th Turnover Margin +8 3rd 31st Tackles for Loss 6.0 3rd 61st Sacks 2.6 2nd t-15th SPECIAL TEAMS Net Punting nd 17th Field Goals th 40th1 Kickoff Returns rd 16th Punt Returns nd 20th RICHMOND VS ELON RICHMONDSPIDERS.COM FOOTBALL NOTES PAGE

8 2008 Honors & Awards John Crone (Senior FB) Team Captain Kevin Grayson (Sophomore WR) Preseason All-CAA Football selection Will Healy (Senior QB) Team Captain Sherman Logan (Senior DE) Team Captain Sports Network Preseason All-America selection Eric McBride (Sophomore LB) Preseason All-CAA Football selection Collin McConaghy (Junior LB) Preseason All-CAA Football selection Matt McCracken (Junior OL) Preseason All-CAA Football selection Phil Steele Preseason All-America selection Sports Network Preseason All-America selection Justin Rogers (Sophomore KR) Preseason All-CAA Football selection Phil Steele Preseason All-America selection Sports Network Preseason All-America selection Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. (Senior DE) Team Captain Preseason All-CAA Football selection Phil Steele Preseason All-America selection Tim Silver (Senior OL) Sports Network Preseason All-America selection Spiders Future FBS s 2008 at Virginia 2009 at Duke 2010 at Virginia 2011 at Duke 2012 at Virginia 2013 TBA 2014 at Virginia 2015 at Vanderbilt High On Hightower The steal of the draft? A fantasy sleeper? The heir-apparent to current starter Edderrin James? Whatever the question, former All-American Tim Hightower is still making headlines, less than a year after the most prolific rushing season in school history. Hightower was one of two Spiders taken in the NFL Draft, picked by Arizona in the fifth round. One of his classmates -- WR Arman Shields -- was drafted in the fourth round by Oakland, while another -- SS Stephen Howell -- was a free agent signee by Detroit. Shields and Hightower were the 33rd and 34th Spiders to be drafted all-time and the first draftees since It also marked the first time since 1999 that multiple Spiders went in the same draft. Hightower put the finishing touches on a remarkable career by finishing sixth in the NCAA in rushing (137.4 yds/game) and breaking 12 records in Among the records Hightower etched his name by were the single-season and career rushing marks, the single-season and career scoring records and the single-game rushing record. All of that vaulted the senior from Waldorf, Md. to four All-America honors (College Sporting News, Associated Press, Walter Camp, Sports Network), a runner-up finish in the Dudley Award voting and the seventh-leading vote-getter for the Walter Payton Award. Records Fall In 2007 A season that saw the University of football team achieve unprecedented success on the field also saw the Spiders re-write the school record books. Overall, eclipsed 13 single-season or single-game records as a team, while 17 individual single-season or single-game marks fell, Here s a look: TEAM RECORDS Most Wins 11 Scoring 489 Scoring Average 34.9 Touchdowns 63 Total Offense 5,675 Passes Completed 218 Rushing Yards 3,284 First Downs 285 Rushing First Downs 156 # Passing First Downs 121 # Game Total Offense 642 (vs. NU) Single-Game Rushing 443 (vs. NU) *Single-Game Points 62 (vs. Delaware) *Since 1946 #-tied record INDIVIDUAL Tim Hightower Rushing Yards 1,924 Rushing TD s 20 Scoring 138 Overall TD s 23 All-Purpose Yards 2,152 Single-Game Rushing 295 (vs. Buck) Eric Ward Completions 216 Kevin Grayson Receptions 68 Freshman Receiving Yds. 970 Andrew Howard Points (Kicking) 102 Extra Points 58 (of 58) Game FG Made 3 (vs. UNH) # Game FG Attempts 4 (vs. UNH) # Consecutive PAT s Made 92 (2006- ) Justin Rogers KO Return Yards 1,002 KO Return Average 30.4 KO Return TD s 2 # RICHMOND VS ELON RICHMONDSPIDERS.COM FOOTBALL NOTES PAGE

9 Roster Information Alphabetical No. Name Yr. Pos. 73 Brian Agnis So.-R OL 95 Jonathan Ashe So.-R DL 93 Nicholas Battle Jr.-R DL 25 William Bischoff Jr.-R TE 81 Donté Boston Fr.-R WR 47 Ben Bryer Fr.-R FB 92 Casey Cooley So.-R DL 3 John Crone Sr.-R FB 84 Harry Lee Daniel Fr. WR 13 Dusty Dean Jr.-R LB 54 Jared Decker Jr.-R OL 29 Christian Edwards Fr. RB 40 Lawrence Enweze Fr.-R DB 88 Kevin Finney Fr. TE 20 Justin Forte Jr.-R RB 76 Ryan Goss Fr.-R OL 23 Tremayne Graham Fr.-R DB 17 Tre Gray Fr.-R WR 1 Kevin Grayson So.-R WR 26 Darryl Hamilton Fr. DB 21 Derek Hatcher Jr.-R DB 12 Will Healy Sr.-R QB 14 Nick Hicks Fr. QB 28 David Horton Jr.-R DB 10 Andrew Howard Jr. K 58 Doug Howell Fr. DB 51 Frank Howell So. LB 56 Chris Hurlburt Fr. FB 18 Michael Ireland Jr.-R DB 77 Corey Jackson Fr.-R DL 96 Chris James Fr. DL 36 Evan Joseph Fr. DB 42 Ben Keating So.-R LB 44 Tyler Kirchoff So.-R RB 74 Chris Kondorossy Jr.-R OL 65 Drew Lachenmayer So.-R OL 19 John Laub Fr. QB 75 Evan Lehner Sr.-R OL 59 Dan Lewis Fr. DB 8 Sherman Logan Sr.-R DL 85 Eric Loughnane Fr. WR 4 Jonathan Mayfield So.-R WR 43 Derek Mayo Fr. LB 31 Eric McBride So.-R LB 46 Darrius McMillan Fr. LB 6 Collin McConaghy Jr.-R LB 79 Matthew McCracken Jr.-R OL 41 Connor McMahan So.-R FB 98 Parker Miles Jr.-R DL 9 Jordan Mitchell Jr.-R WR 87 Joe Monteverde Sr.-R TE 55 Martin Parker So.-R DL 16 Michael Parker Fr.-R DB 37 Colin Pehanick Fr.-R DB 80 Max Prokell So.-R WR 89 Shaun Quezada Fr. TE 90 Brian Radford Jr.-R P 68 Austin Recker Fr.-R OL 7 Scot Riddell Jr.-R DB 5 Justin Rogers So.-R DB 30 Lee Rose Fr. FB 91 Addison Sadewater Fr. DL 72 Jason Sakoian Fr.-R OL 94 Chris Shields Fr.-R DL 15 Jordan Shoop So.-R LB 2 Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. Sr.-R DL 66 Michael Silva Jr.-R OL 53 Tim Silver Sr.-R OL 38 J Nnamdi Smaugh So.-R RB 82 Joe Stewart Sr.-R TE 45 Tyler Sullivan So.-R LB 50 Ryan Sweeney Fr.-R LB 34 Pierre Turner Jr.-R DL 32 Josh Vaughan Sr. RB 11 Eric Ward Jr.-R QB 48 Brett Weigand Jr. P 39 Patrick Weldon So.-R LB 70 Kevin Westervelt Fr.-R OL 35 Shawn White Sr.-R FB 22 Garrett Wilkins Fr. RB 24 Seth Williams Jr.-R DB 49 Pierre Wynn Fr. DL 27 Brooks York Sr.-R DB 83 Jeff Zawicki So.-R WR Numerical No. Name Elig. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School 1 Kevin Grayson So.-R WR , Va. / L.C. Bird 2 Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. Sr.-R DL Cheltenham, Md. / Oxon Hill 3 John Crone Sr.-R FB Arlington, Va. / Yorktown 4 Jonathan Mayfield So.-R WR Mocksville, N.C. / Davie County 5 Justin Rogers So.-R DB Baton Rouge, La. / Redemptorist 6 Collin McConaghy Jr.-R LB Madison Heights, Va. / Amherst 7 Scot Riddell Jr.-R DB Gaithersburg, Md. / Quince Orchard 8 Sherman Logan Sr.-R DL Virginia Beach, Va. / Kempsville 9 Jordan Mitchell Jr.-R WR Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin 10 Andrew Howard Jr. K Glen Allen, Va. / Hermitage 11 Eric Ward Jr.-R QB Atlanta, Ga. / Southwest Dekalb 12 Will Healy Sr.-R QB Chattanooga, Tenn. / Air Force Prep 13 Dusty Dean Jr.-R LB Harrisonburg, Va. / Harrisonburg 14 Nick Hicks Fr. QB Marietta, Ga. / Kell 15 Jordan Shoop So.-R LB Saxonburg, Pa. / Knoch 16 Michael Parker Fr.-R DB Oviedo, Fla. / Oviedo 17 Tre Gray Fr.-R WR Cuero, Texas / Cuero 18 Michael Ireland Jr.-R DB Falls Church, Va. / Bishop O Connell 19 John Laub Fr. QB Coplay, Pa. / Parkland 20 Justin Forte Jr.-R RB Marietta, Ga. / Walton 21 Derek Hatcher Jr.-R DB St. Petersburg, Fla. / Berkeley Prep 22 Garrett Wilkins Fr. RB Oviedo, Fla. / Oviedo 23 Tremayne Graham Fr.-R DB Tucker, Ga. / Parkview 24 Seth Williams Jr.-R DB Fayetteville, N.C. / Cape Fear 25 William Bischoff Jr.-R TE , Va. / Douglas Freeman 26 Darryl Hamilton Fr. DB Centreville, Va. / Centreville HS 27 Brooks York Sr.-R DB Chester, Va. / Thomas Dale 28 David Horton Jr.-R DB Macungie, Pa. / Allentown Central Catholic 29 Christian Edwards Fr. RB Huntington, W.Va. / Cabell Midland (Hargrave Mil.) 30 Lee Rose Fr. FB Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Christian Academy 31 Eric McBride So.-R LB , Va. / L.C. Bird 32 Josh Vaughan Sr. RB , Va. / Hermitage 34 Pierre Turner Jr.-R DL Lawrenceville, Ga. / Collins Hill 35 Shawn White Sr.-R FB Mechanicsville, Va. / Atlee 36 Evan Joseph Fr. DB Signal Mountain, Tenn. / Baylor School 37 Colin Pehanick Fr.-R DB Charlottesville, Va. / St. Anne s-belfield 38 J Nnamdi Smaugh So.-R RB Falls Church, Va. / Blue Ridge 39 Patrick Weldon So.-R LB New Albany, Ohio / New Albany 40 Lawrence Enweze Fr.-R DB Germantown, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel 41 Connor McMahan So.-R FB Houston, Texas / James E. Taylor 42 Ben Keating So.-R LB Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Country Day 43 Derek Mayo Fr. LB Hampton, Va. / Kecoughtan 44 Tyler Kirchoff So.-R RB Ridgefield, Conn. / Ridgefield 45 Tyler Sullivan So.-R LB Flower Mound, Texas / Flower Mound-Marcus 46 Darrius McMillan Fr. LB Hampton, Va. / Phoebus 47 Ben Bryer Fr.-R FB West Chester, Pa. / Malvern Prep 48 Brett Weigand Jr. P Pasadena, Calif. / La Salle (Compton College) 49 Pierre Wynn Fr. DL Hampton, Va. / Hampton 50 Ryan Sweeney Fr.-R LB Garden City, N.Y. / Garden City 51 Frank Howell So. LB Reston, Va. / George Marshall (Catholic Univ.) 53 Tim Silver Sr.-R OL McLean, Va. / George Marshall 54 Jared Decker Jr.-R OL Parkersburg, W.Va. / Parkersburg 55 Martin Parker So.-R DL New Haven, Conn. / Hyde Leadership School 56 Chris Hurlburt Fr. FB Vienna, Va. / George Marshall 58 Doug Howell Fr. DB Reston, Va. / George Marshall 59 Dan Lewis Fr. DB Virginia Beach, Va. / First Colonial 65 Drew Lachenmayer So.-R OL Plainsboro, N.J. / West Windsor-Plainsboro South 66 Michael Silva Jr.-R OL Altamonte Springs, Fla. / Bishop Moore 68 Austin Recker Fr.-R OL Whitehall, Pa. / Whitehall 70 Kevin Westervelt Fr.-R OL Ellicott City, Md. / Mount Hebron 72 Jason Sakoian Fr.-R OL Upper St. Clair, Pa. / Upper St. Clair 73 Brian Agnis So.-R OL San Diego, Calif. / Mission Bay 74 Chris Kondorossy Jr.-R OL Belle Meade, N.J. / Montgomery 75 Evan Lehner Sr.-R OL Vienna, Va. / Oakton 76 Ryan Goss Fr.-R OL Dunn Loring, Va. / George Marshall 77 Corey Jackson Fr.-R DL Clover, Va. / Halifax 79 Matthew McCracken Jr.-R OL Pittsburgh, Pa. / Mt. Lebanon 80 Max Prokell So.-R WR Memphis, Tenn. / Memphis Univ. HS 81 Donte Boston Fr.-R WR , Va. / Varina 82 Joe Stewart Sr.-R TE Lewistown, Pa. / Lewistown Area 83 Jeff Zawicki So.-R WR Clayton, N.C. / Clayton 84 Harry Lee Daniel Fr. WR , Va. / Highland Springs 85 Eric Loughnane Fr. WR Richboro, Pa. / Archbishop Wood 87 Joe Monteverde Sr.-R TE Pittsburgh, Pa. / Chartiers Valley 88 Kevin Finney Fr. TE Lake Bluff, Ill. / Lake Forest 89 Shaun Quezada Fr. TE Raleigh, N.C. / Wakefield 90 Brian Radford Jr.-R P Wilson, N.C. / Hunt 91 Addison Sadewater Fr. DL Lake Bluff, Ill. / Lake Forest 92 Casey Cooley So.-R DL McKinney, Texas / McKinney 93 Nicholas Battle Jr.-R DL San Diego, Calif. / Mission Bay 94 Chris Shields Fr.-R DL Virginia Beach, Va. / Ocean Lakes 95 Jonathan Ashe So.-R DL Hampton, Va. / Kecoughtan 96 Chris James Fr. DL Charlotte, N.C. / Charlotte Christian Academy 98 Parker Miles Jr.-R DL Clearwater, Fla. / Countryside RICHMOND VS ELON RICHMONDSPIDERS.COM FOOTBALL NOTES PAGE 9

10 Depth Chart OFFENSE Wide Receiver 9 Jordan Mitchell Jr Jonathan Mayfield So Left Tackle 53 Tim Silver Sr Kevin Westervelt R-Fr Left Guard 79 Matthew McCracken Jr Ryan Goss R-Fr Center 65 Drew Lachenmayer So Evan Lehner Sr Right Guard 66 Michael Silva Jr Brian Agnis So Right Tackle 54 Jared Decker Jr Jason Sakoian R-Fr Tight End 82 Joe Stewart Sr Joe Monteverde Sr William Bischoff Jr Wide Receiver 1 Kevin Grayson So Tre Gray R-Fr Fullback 3 John Crone Sr Shawn White Sr Tailback 32 Josh Vaughan Sr Justin Forte Jr Quarterback 11 Eric Ward Jr Will Healy Sr Kicker 10 Andrew Howard Jr Brian Radford Jr Punter 90 Brian Radford Jr Brett Weigand Jr Punt Returns 21 Derek Hatcher Jr Justin Rogers So DEFENSE Left End 2 Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. Sr Pierre Turner Jr Nose Guard 98 Parker Miles Jr Corey Jackson R-Fr Tackle 55 Martin Parker So Jonathan Ashe So Right End 8 Sherman Logan Sr Nicholas Battle Jr Left Outside Linebacker 45 Tyler Sullivan So Patrick Weldon So Middle Linebacker 6 Collin McConaghy Jr Dusty Dean Jr Right Outside Linebacker 31 Eric McBride So Jordan Shoop So Left Cornerback 28 --or-- David Horton Jr Justin Rogers So Strong Safety 18 Michael Ireland Jr Colin Pehanick R-Fr Free Safety 21 Derek Hatcher Jr Brooks York Sr Right Cornerback 24 Seth Williams Jr Tremayne Graham R-Fr SPECIALISTS Kick Returns 5 Justin Rogers So Derek Hatcher Jr Long Snapper 87 Joe Monteverde Sr Holder 11 Eric Ward Jr Career Participation CS - Consecutive starts (through last game played) 2008 Career Name G/GS G/GS CS B. Agnis -/- 4/- - J. Ashe -/- 5/- - N. Battle -/- 11/- - W. Bischoff -/- 18/1 - C. Cooley -/- 10/- - J. Crone -/- 36/27 15 D. Dean -/- 4/ - J. Decker -/- 14/13 13 J. Forte -/- 23/- - K. Grayson -/- 12/11 1 D. Hatcher -/- 16/3 - W. Healy -/- 23/1 - D. Horton -/- 21/17 6 A. Howard -/- 25/- - M. Ireland -/- 23/2 1 T. Kirchoff -/- 1/- - C. Kondorossy -/- 21/4 - L. Sidbury, Jr. -/- 36/15 -- D. Lachenmayer -/- 3/- - E. Lehner -/- 8/- - S. Logan -/- 28/28 - J. Mayfield -/- 6/- - E. McBride -/- 14/14 14 C. McConaghy -/- 24/16 15 M. McCracken -/- 23/23 21 P. Miles -/- 14/2 - J. Mitchell -/- 25/12 12 J. Monteverde -/- 26/11 - M. Parker -/- 14/14 14 M. Prokell -/- 5/- - B. Radford -/- 21/- - S. Riddell -/- 19/4 2 J. Rogers -/- 12/1 - J. Shoop -/- 3/3 - M. Silva -/- 17/14 14 T. Silver -/- 33/25 - N. Smaugh -/- 3/- - J. Stewart -/- 37/16 3 T. Sullivan -/- 14/11 11 P. Turner -/- 19/10 10 J. Vaughan -/- 35/- - E. Ward -/- 24/24 15 P. Weldon -/- 14/- - S. White -/- 16/- - S. Williams -/- 28/17 14 B. York -/- 24/- - J. Zawicki -/- 13/- - RICHMOND VS ELON RICHMONDSPIDERS.COM FOOTBALL NOTES PAGE 10

11 Head Coach Mike London The London File Born:...October, 9, 1960 Birthplace...West Point, N.Y. Wife:... Regina Children:... Michael, Jr. (24),...Brandon (21), Kristen (19), Ticynn (12),...Korben (10), Jaicyn (8) and Madicyn (5) High School:... Bethel, Hampton, Va., 1979 College:... (sociology), Police Academy...(law enforcement), 1984 Playing Experience Dallas Cowboys Previous Coaching Assignments Assistant Coach Outside Linebackers Coach William & Mary... Assistant Coach Defensive Line Coach Assistant Coach Outside Linebackers Coach Recruiting Coordinator Boston College... Assistant Coach Defensive Line Coach Virginia... Assistant Coach Defensive Line Coach Recruiting Coordinator ( ) Houston Texans... Assistant Coach Defensive Line Coach Virginia... Assistant Coach Defensive Coordinator Defensive Line Coach Taking The London Bridge To The NFL (Mike London-coached players to be drafted) Player College Pos. Yr. Rd. Team Chris Long Virginia DE 08 1st St. Louis Marcus Hamilton Virginia CB 07 7th Tampa Bay Chris Canty Virginia DE 05 4th Dallas Andrew Hoffman Virginia DT 05 6th Cleveland Monsanto Pope Virginia NT 02 7th Denver Chris Hovan Boston College DT 00 1st Minnesota Shawn Barber LB 98 4th Washington He played here. He graduated from here. He was an assistant coach here. Now Mike London is back, after being introduced as s 33rd head football coach on January 19, A 1983 graduate, London, 47, had spent six of the past seven seasons molding one of the nation s top defenses at the University of Virginia. He returned to Charlottesville in 2006 after spending the previous season as the defensive line coach with the NFL s Houston Texans. London was a member of Al Groh s original staff at UVa from , coaching the defensive line. He was also the program s recruiting coordinator from This is London s first head coaching position and marks the first time at since the Ed Merrick era ( ) that an alumnus has led the football program. The University of is a special place, said London. I chose as a player, started my collegiate coaching career here and am honored to be introduced today as its head coach. I want to thank Jim Miller and President Ayers for this opportunity, and thank everyone I have worked with throughout my career, especially my University of Virginia football family, who has prepared me to take this step. Behind a defense ranked 23rd in the NCAA, Virginia ended the season 9-4 with an appearance in the Gator Bowl. The Cavaliers were ranked sixth in sacks (3.3/game), while allowing the NCAA s 19th-fewest rushing yards (106.9/game) and the 16th-fewest points (19.7/game) last season. That performance came on the heels of the 2006 team that ranked 17th nationally in total defense, allowing just yards/game - the fewest at UVa in 27 years. Individually, London has mentored the development of an impressive list of All-ACC honorees, including 2007 unanimous All-America selection Chris Long. The Cavaliers defensive end, who was the second overall pick in the 2008 NFL Draft by St. Louis, became the seventh London-coached defensive player to be drafted. During his first stint at UVa, he helped the Cavaliers to three-consecutive bowl games and threestraight nationally-ranked recruiting classes as the recruiting coordinator. A native of Hampton, Va., London played defensive back at from Under head coach Dal Shealy, he led the Spiders with six interceptions as a senior captain in In addition to earning All-State honors, he was chosen the team s MVP and received the Coaches Award. In 1982, the Virginia Peninsula Sports Club selected him as the male instate Athlete of the Year. London broke into the coaching ranks in 1988, spending two seasons with as the outside linebackers coach and admissions liaison. He then spent four years ( ) as the defensive line coach at William & Mary and was instrumental in the development of 1993 consensus All-America defensive tackle Craig Staub. He returned to for three more years ( ) as the outside linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator on Jim Reid s staff. London coached All-America linebacker Shawn Barber, who was a fourth-round draft pick by the Washington Redskins in 1998 and completed his ninth NFL season in Prior to his first coaching stint at UVa, London served as defensive line coach at Boston College, from , where he helped lead the Eagles to two bowl appearances. While in Boston, he served as the pro scout liaison and staff representative for the assistant coaches in the Big East. He graduated from in 1983 with a bachelor s degree in sociology and a year later received a degree in law enforcement from the Police Academy, serving as a detective for the street crimes unit from The Dallas Cowboys signed him as a free agent in Mike and his wife Regina have seven children, Michael, Jr., Brandon, Kristen, Ticynn (far left), Korben (far right), Jaicyn (middle left) and Madicyn (middle right), along with their dog Boston. His son, Brandon, led Massachusetts in receiving in 2006 and finished his career as the school s secondleading receiver. He is on the Super Bowl champion New York Giants practice squad roster. One of London s daughters, Kristen, is a junior guard on the UVa women s basketball team. His younger brother, Paul, was a defensive back at UVa from Assistant Coaches Russ Huesman (5th year at ) Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs Game Day: Sideline Mike Faragalli (1st year at ) Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Game Day: Press Box Charles Bankins (2nd year at ) Running Backs / Special Teams Game Day: Sideline Jeff Hanson (1st year at ) Defensive Line Game Day: Press Box Mark Carney (5th yeat ar ) Wide Receivers Game Day: Sideline Dave Legg (2nd year at ) Safeties Game Day: Press Box Vincent Brown (1st year at ) Linebackers Game Day: Sideline Bryon Thweatt (1st year at ) Defensive Tackles Game Day: Sideline Bill Polin (1st year at ) Offensive Line Game Day: Sideline Scott Burton (1st year at ) Tight Ends Game Day: Press Box RICHMOND VS ELON RICHMONDSPIDERS.COM FOOTBALL NOTES PAGE 11

12 Records Breakdown Home Away Natural Grass Artificial Surface ay Games Night Games Televised vs. Ranked Leading at Half Trailing at Half Tied at Half Scoring First In Overtime Score <20 Points Score 20+ Points Score 30+ Points Score 40+ Points Scores <20 Points Scores 20+ Points Scores 30+ Points Scores 40+ Points Gain <20 First Downs Gain 20+ First Downs Gains <20 First Downs Gains 20+ First Downs Out-Rush Get Out-Rushed Rush Yards Equal Rush for <100 Yards Rush for 100+ Yards Rush for <100 Yards Rush for 100+ Yards Out-Pass Get Out-Passed Pass yds equal Pass for <200 Yards Pass for 200+ Yards Pass for <200 Yards Pass for 200+ Yards Out-Gain Get Out-Gained Gain <300 Total Yards Gain 300+ Total Yards Gain <300 Yards Gain 300+ Yards Commit <3 Turnovers Commit 3+ Turnovers Force <3 Turnovers Force 3+ Turnovers Commit <6 Penalties Commit 6+ Penalties rd Down % < rd Down % rd Down % rd Down % < rd Down % rd Down % Trail Time of Possession Time of Possession Even Lead Time of Possession Spider Football is Coming Home... The Summer of 2008 saw the University of receive final approval from the City Council to expand the existing First Market Stadium, allowing the Spider football team to play its home games on campus. Targeted for completion in 2010, the Stadium will feature: A beautiful architectural design that reflects the campus 177-year history An intimate seating configuration with a capacity of 8,700 State-of-the-art press box and luxury suites On-site parking Cutting-edge scoreboard, lighting and sound systems RICHMOND VS ELON RICHMONDSPIDERS.COM FOOTBALL NOTES PAGE 12