2013 SPIDER FOOTBALL 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 11 CONFERENCE TITLES 8 NCAA PLAYOFFS 77 ALL-AMERICANS #11/15 RICHMOND (1-1) SPIDERS

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1 2013 SPIDER FOOTBALL 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 11 CONFERENCE TITLES 8 NCAA PLAYOFFS 77 ALL-AMERICANS 2013 RICHMOND SCHEDULE / RESULTS Date Opponent Time Aug. 1 VMI W, 34-0 Sept. 7 at N.C. State % L, Sept. 14 at Gardner-Webb 6 PM Sept. 21 LIBERTY 6 PM Sept. 28 MAINE *^ 4 PM Oct. 12 at James Madison *! 3:30 PM Oct. 19 at Rhode Island * 1 PM Oct. 26 TOWSON *^ 12 PM Nov. 2 ALBANY * 4 PM Nov. 9 at Stony Brook * 1 PM Nov. 16 at Delaware * 12 PM Nov. 23 WILLIAM & MARY * 4 PM Home games in CAPS * CAA Football game % ESPN 3 ^ Comcast SportsNet! NBC Sports Network THE COACHES Richmond: Danny Rocco (Wake Forest, 84) Record at Richmond: 9-4 (2nd year) Career Record: (8th year) Record vs. Gardner-Webb: 6-1 Gardner-Webb: Carroll McCray (Gardner-Webb, 83) Record at Gardner-Webb: 1-1 (1st year) Career Record: (3rd year) Record vs. Richmond: 0-0 #11/15 RICHMOND (1-1) SPIDERS AT A GLANCE... Date September 14, 2013 Kickoff PM Location...Boiling Springs, N.C. Venue... Spangler Stadium Capacity... 8,500 Surface...Natural Grass Live Video ESPN3 Live Stats...RichmondSpiders.com Live Audio...RichmondSpiders.com ESPN 950 AM, WOLF 93.1 FM Series Record...Richmond leads, 1-0 GARDNER-WEBB (1-1) RUNNIN BULLDOGS THE GAME Under second-year head coach Danny Rocco, the Richmond Spiders football team lost on the road to N.C. State, The setback dropped Richmond s record in it s last six FBS games to 3-3. The No. 11/15-ranked Richmond Spiders will head back to North Carolina to face the Gardner-Webb Runnin s Bulldogs at 6 p.m. in Boiling Springs on ESPN3. The Spiders will be looking for their second win in as many games against Gardner-Webb on Saturday. In the first meeting between the two teams last season, Richmond came away with a 41-8 victory at Robins Stadium. Now in his eighth season as a head coach, Danny Rocco has had a tremendous amount of success against Gardner-Webb. At Liberty and now Richmond, Rocco is 6-1 against the Runnin s Bulldogs in his career, having won six-straight contests by an average margin of 27.5 points per game. RICHMOND COACHING STAFF On the Field Danny Rocco... Head Coach Wayne Lineburg...Assoc. HC/Running Backs Bob Trott... Defensive Coordinator Levern Belin...Defensive Line Blaine McCorkle...Offensive Line Fontel Mines... Wide Receivers Byron Thweatt...Linebackers In the Press Box Brandon Streeter...Offensive Coordinator/QB Dave Legg...Special Teams/DB Bill Polin... Tight Ends Manny Rojas...Asst. Defensive Line MEDIA COVERAGE Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) Flagship... ESPN 950 Internet...RichmondSpiders.com... ESPN950am.com...WOLF 93.1 FM Play-by-Play...Bob Black Analyst... Jasmonn Coleman Sideline... Matt Smith Studio Host...Matt Josephs ATHLETIC PUBLIC RELATIONS Football Contact... Scott Burns Office sburns2@richmond.edu Secondary Contact...Kelly Shuman Office kshuman@richmond.edu Web...RichmondSpiders.com QUICK SLANTS Richmond has not lost a non-conference, FCS game in the regular season since 2005 and is a spotless 17-0 since then. Including the Spiders annual game versus an FBS opponent, Richmond s non-conference regular-season record since 2007 is 15-5 (that includes wins at Duke in 2009 and 2011). Team captain Kerry Wynn (pictured) leads the team with 16 tackles, including a career-best 11 last week at NC State. Redshirt junior QB Michael Strauss headlines a Spider passing attack that leads the CAA in passing yards per gamex (306.5) and passing touchdowns (6). LAST TIME OUT The Spiders fell on the road to NC State, 23-21, on a last minute field goal in front of a crowd of 50,554. Richmond led for the majority of the game, taking a 11-point lead in to the half, only to see the Wolfpack score the game s final 13 points. Strauss had a career day passing the ball for Richmond, setting career highs in yards (300) and attempts (45). THE SERIES Overall Record: Richmond leads, 1-0 Games at Gardner-Webb: -- Games at Richmond: Richmond leads, 1-0 Last Five Games in Series: Richmond leads, 1-0 Last Spider Win at Gardner-Webb: -- Current Streak: Richmond W1 Last Meeting: UR 41, GW 8 (at Richmond, 9/8/12) WHAT S INSIDE Notes Roster/Pronunciation Guide...7 Two-Deep...8 Head Coach Danny Rocco...9 Player Capsules, Career Stats/Highs Stats... 14

2 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 RICHMOND FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter...@Spider_Football Facebook... Facebook.com/RichmondSpiderFootball Instagram...Search Richmond Football Youtube...YouTube.com/RichmondSpiders CAA FOOTBALL MEDIA TELECONFERENCE Richmond head coach Danny Rocco is available each Monday at 11:40 a.m. ET on the CAA Football Coaches Teleconference. Media members wishing to access the teleconference should contact Scott Burns in the Athletic Public Relations Office for access numbers. Below is the weekly lineup (All times Eastern) 10:00 a.m...caa Football Update 10:10 a.m... Jack Cosgrove, Maine 10:20 a.m... Sean McDonnell, New Hampshire 10:30 a.m...joe Trainer, Rhode Island 10:40 a.m...bob Ford, Albany 10:50 a.m...chuck Priore, Stony Brook 11:00 a.m... Andy Talley, Villanova 11:10 a.m...dave Brock, Delaware 11:20 a.m...rob Ambrose, Towson 11:30 a.m... Mickey Matthews, James Madison 11:40 a.m... Danny Rocco, Richmond 11:50 a.m...jimmye Laycock, William & Mary 12:00 p.m...selected Student-Athlete (when necessary) 2013 QUICK FACTS University Information 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. Edward L. Ayers (Tennessee, 1974) Athletics Director... Keith Gill (Duke, 1994) Team Information Head Coach... Danny Rocco Alma Mater, Year... Wake Forest, 1984 Record/Years at Richmond /Second Career Record/Years /Eight 2012 Record CAA Record (Finish) (T-1st) Letterman Returning/Lost...48/18 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost...9/2 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost...8/3 Special Teams Starters Returning/Lost...0/0 Program History Seasons of Football...130th in 2013 First Season All-Time Record (Pct.) (.453) All-Time Postseason Record (Pct.) (.579) 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... 3 (2007, 2009, 2012) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances...8 All-Time Playoff Record (Pct.) (.588) Last Playoff Appearance (Quarterfinals) ACCESS = OPEN Richmond s Weekly Presser Coach Rocco and selected players (1 p.m. ET) ACCESS = LIMITED ACCESS=CLOSED Team walk-through at game site GAMEDAY Rocco Looks To Continue Success Versus Gardner-Webb Richmond head coach Danny Rocco will look to continue his success against Gardner-Webb this weekend in Boiling Springs, N.C. At Liberty and now at Richmond, Rocco has run up a 6-1 record against the Runnin Bulldogs, having won six-straight contests against his former Big South rival by an average margin of 27.5 points per game. Spiders Boast Impressive Pass Offense Through two games this season, Richmond boasts the most prolific passing attack in the CAA. The Spiders lead the league in pass yards per game (306.5), completions (58), attempts (90) and passing touchdowns (6). Nationally, Richmond ranks 11th in pass offense. Wynn-Win Situation Senior DL Kerry Wynn has been a disruptive force for the Spiders in Wynn leads all CAA defensive linemen in tackles with 16, while also recording 1.5 tackles for loss, two quarterback hurries and a pass breakup. Strauss Starts Season on Fire QB Michael Strauss has started his junior season playing some of the finest football of his career. Strauss ranks second in the CAA and ninth in the country in passing yards per game (282.5), while also ranking seventh in the nation in total passing yards (565). On the season, Strauss has completed 64.2 percent of his passes, throwing for five touchdowns and just one interception. Non-League Brilliance Richmond has not lost a non-conference FCS game in the regular season since 2005 and is a spotless 17-0 since then. The last FCS loss in the regular season was at Lafayette, 7-0, in Including the Spiders annual game versus an FBS opponent, Richmond s non-conference regular-season record since 2007 is 15-5 (that includes wins at Duke in 2009 and 2011). On This Date in Spider Football History On September 14, 1974, the Richmond Spiders traveled to Morgantown, W.Va. and defeated the West Virginia Mountaineers, The Spiders have played only seven times on September 14 in program history, posting a record of 5-2 in those contests. 2

3 2013 TEAM COMPARISON Category Richmond (CAA) G-W (Big South) Scoring Offense 27.5 (5th) 14.0 (6th) Scoring Defense 11.5 (3rd) 38.0 (6th) Rush Offense (11th) (4th) Rush Defense (8th) (2nd) Pass Offense (1st) (4th) Pass Defense (3rd) (5th) Total Offense (5th) (4th) Total Defense (6th) (3rd) INTs Thrown 1 3 Interceptions By 5 3 Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards PG Punts-Average rd Down Conversions 16/30 (53.0) 12/31 (39.0) 4th Down Conversions 2/2 (100.0) 1/2 (50.0) Field Goals 2-for-2 0-for-0 TDs Scored/Allowed 7/2 4/10 QB Sacks 1 4 Sacks Allowed 3 8 Red Zone Offense 87.5 (T-5th) 80.0 (6th) Red Zone Defense 66.7 (T-3rd) (6th) Turnover Margin +2 (3rd) -4 (T-5th) THE SCHOOLS Category Richmond Gardner-Webb Location Richmond, Va. Boiling Springs, N.C. Enrollment 3,000 4,300 Founded Colors Red & Blue Scarlet & Black Home Venue Robins Stadium Spangler Stadium Capacity 8,700 8,500 Surface FieldTurf Grass ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY Date Site Result Series 9/8/2012 Richmond, Va. W Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Total Points: Richmond: 41 Gardner-Webb: 8 Lights Out When Leading at the Half Richmond is 56-6 since the start of 2004 when leading at the half (7-1 under Coach Rocco). The six setbacks came in 2004 versus No. 12 Maine, in 2006 at No. 1 UNH, in 2008 versus No. 1 James Madison, to No. 5 Appalachian State in the NCAA Quarterfinals in 2010, to No. 9 Maine in 2011 and at NC State this season. Magic Number is 30 The Spiders are 43-6 since 2005 when scoring 30+ points (6-2 under Coach Rocco). The only six setbacks over the last five seasons when scoring 30+ came to Appalachian State in the 2007 NCAA Semifinals, 55-35, to then-no. 1 James Madison, 38-31, in 2008, to App State in the 2009 Quarterfinals, 35-31, to New Hampshire, 45-43, in 2011 and to No. 4 Old Dominion, 45-37, and No. 12/13 New Hampshire, 44-40, in Spiders Open Season with 34-0 Shutout of VMI Richmond opened the season on a strong note, defeating instate rival VMI, 34-0, at a sold-out Robins Stadium. The blanking was the 33rd shutout to start a season for the Spiders and marked the largest win for Richmond in a season-opener since beating VMI, 42-6, in Rocco Leads Spiders to Share of CAA Championship In 2012, first-year head coach Danny Rocco led Richmond to a share of the CAA Football championship, posting an overall record of 8-3 and a conference mark of 6-2. The five-win turnaround is the second-best in the history of Richmond football, while the six-conference win improvement was the best in the CAA. The conference championship was the 11th in program history. Edwards Named to Senior Bowl Watch List After a standout junior season, WR Ben Edwards was named to the prestigious Senior Bowl Watch List. The list includes just 42 players from the FCS and six from the CAA. Last season, Richmond DB Cooper Taylor was also named to the Senior Bowl Watch List. 13 Richmond Student-Athletes Earn Preseason Honors An impressive 13 Richmond student-athletes earned 32 preseason accolades from numerous publications. Leading the way for the Spiders were wide receivers Ben Edwards and Shane Savage both of whom were named Preseason All-Americans. Spiders Picked to Finish Fourth in the CAA The 2012 CAA Football co-champion Richmond Spiders were picked to finish fourth in the preseason poll released by the CAA, earning one first-place vote. Villanova was tagged as the preseason favorite heading in to the 2013 season, followed by Towson and New Hampshire in a poll conducted by the league s coaches. 3

4 RICHMOND S OVERTIME GAMES (10-1) 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, RICHMOND S ONE-POINT GAMES (23-20) 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, Six Captains Named for 2013 Season Junior OL Austin Gund was named a captain for the second-straight season, while senior WR Ben Edwards, senior DL Jacob Pierce and senior DL Kerry Wynn were also named captains for the 2013 season. At the end of fall camp, TE Sam Roller and DL B.J. Scott were also elected captains. Richmond Undefeated in Night Games at Robins Stadium In its five night games at Robins Stadium, the Spiders have posted an undefeated mark of 5-0. This season, the Spiders opened the 2013 campaign with a 34-0 victory over in-state rival VMI under the lights at Robins Stadium before a sell-out crowd. Spiders Extend Home-Opener Streak to Eight With its 34-0 win over VMI this season, the Richmond Spiders extended their home-opener win streak to eight. At Robins Stadium, the Spiders are 4-0 in home openers, winning by an average margin of 23 points. Prolific 2012 Richmond Offense The Spiders reeled off four-straight games with 35 or more points for just the second time in the program s 129-year history in 2012, starting with the Gardner-Webb win and ending against No. 4 Old Dominion. The streak was the longest for the Spiders since the 2005 season, when the team accomplished the feat for the first time in school history. Richmond Leads Nation in Turnover Margin in 2012 The 2012 Richmond Spiders led the nation in turnover margin at +22. Richmond turned the ball over on offense only 10 times all season, while totaling 24 interceptions (1st in the country) and eight fumble recoveries. The Total Package No other team in CAA Football has won more conference titles since 1998 than Richmond. The Spiders have six to their credit ( 98, 00, 05, 07, 09, 12), two more than Massachusetts and Delaware. In 2008, Richmond became just the second-ever private school to win the FCS National Championship, joining Furman (1998). Future FBS Opponents The Richmond Spiders announced their future FBS opponents, with Virginia playing a prominent role in the future schedule. The two teams will meet at least three more times in the near future 2014, 2016 and The Spiders will play Maryland in 2015, Boston College in 2017 and Virginia Tech in

5 2013 RED ZONE OFFENSE Red Zone Possessions: 8 Red Zone Scores: 7 (6 TD, 2 FG) Red Zone Scoring Pct. = 87.5 Opp. Qtr. Yds. (Plays) TOP Play vs. VMI 1 77 (12) 4:59 Green 7-yd. pass from Strauss vs. VMI 2 32 (5) 0:50 S. Barnette 12-yd. pass from Strauss vs. VMI 3 64 (7) 2:05 Jordi 29-yd. FG vs. VMI 3 72 (13) 6:19 Westfall 10-yd. pass from Lauletta vs. VMI 4 2 (-2) 0:38 Boston fumble at 9-yd. line at NCSU 1 75 (11) 5:01 Roller 3-yd. pass from Strauss at NCSU 2 75 (8) 2:51 S. Barnette 14-yd. pass from Strauss at NCSU 2 62 (7) 4:05 Green 7-yd. run 2013 RED ZONE DEFENSE Red Zone Possessions: 3 Red Zone Scores: 2 (1 TD, 1 FG) Red Zone Scoring Pct. = 66.7 Opp. Qtr. Yds. (Plays) TOP Play at NCSU 2 74 (13) 1:17 Sade 19-yd. FG at NCSU 3 8 (2) 0:15 Dayes 7-yd. pass from Shirreffs at NCSU 3 15 (5) 2:16 Shirreffs fumble at 4-yd. line Spiders Unveil Future Non-League Schedules Richmond announced on Oct. 17, 2011 its non-conference opponents through the 2016 season: 2014: HOME: Hampton, Morehead St.; AWAY: at UVA; at Liberty 2015: HOME: VMI; AWAY: at Maryland, at Hampton 2016: HOME: Charlotte, Norfolk State; AWAY: at Virginia *12-game regular-season schedule in 2013 and 2014 Richmond Claims 500th Win in Program History With its 41-8 victory over Gardner-Webb on September 8, 2012 at Robins Stadium, the Richmond Spiders football team won its 500th game in program history. In 129 seasons of football, the Spiders have posted an overall record of Media Requests Contact Scott Burns in the Richmond Athletic Public Relations Office (office: ; cell: or sburns2@ richmond.edu) to arrange all interviews with Richmond players or coaches. Please reference the schedule on page 2 when both players and Head Coach Danny Rocco are available during a normal game week. Credential Requests To arrange working credentials and parking for a Richmond Football Game at Robins Stadium, contact Burns in the Richmond Athletic Public Relations Office at least once a week in advance of the game. The Athletic Public Relations Office reserves the right to refuse and/or revoke credentials. Interview Policy Generally, all players and coaches are available for interview to accredited media sources. Requests for such interviews must be directed to Burns in the Athletics Public Relations office at least 24 hours in advance. E. Claiborne Robins Stadium The stadium bears the name E. Claiborne Robins in honor of the decades of generous support that the Robins Family and the Robins Foundation have provided to the University, including athletics and the new stadium project. Since 2001, the previous facility at this site had been known as the First Market Stadium, in recognition of a gift from Bobby Ukrop, President and Chief Executive Officer of Ukrop s Supermarkets, Richmond alumnus and emeritus member of the University s Board of Trustees. First game: September 18, 2010 (Richmond 27, Elon 21 - F/OT) Price tag: $25 million (All privately funded) Total building area: 67,480 square feet Total stadium seating capacity: 8,700 Tons of structural steel: 210 Number of bricks: 625,000 Height of light towers: 110 feet Dimensions of Videoboard: 20 high, 35 feet wide 5

6 2013 SPIDER FOOTBALL HONORS WR Ben Edwards Third-Team Preseason All-America by Beyond College Sports Fourth-Team Preseason All-America by Phil Steele Preseason All-CAA Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele Second Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness CFPA FCS Wide Receivers Award Watch List CFPA FCS Punt Returners Award Watch List DB/KR Justin Grant Preseason All-CAA First-Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele CFPA FCS Kick Returners Award Watch List WR Shane Savage Fourth-Team Preseason All-America by Phil Steele Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele Second Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness DL Evan Kelly Preseason All-CAA Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele Second Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness DB Reggie Barnette Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele Third Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness WR Stephen Barnette First-Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness CFPA FCS Wide Receivers Award Watch List LB Aaron Roane Third-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele Third Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness OL Jacob Ruby Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele Third Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness LB Eric Wright First-Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele DL Kerry Wynn Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele Second Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness FB Seth Fisher Third-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele RB T.J. Moon CAA Preseason Rookie of the Year by College Sports Madness OL Nick Ritcher Third Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness CENTURY MARK 100-Yard Receiving Games by Active Spiders Player Game (Date) Rec. Yards TD Stephen Barnette vs. No. 2 JMU Ben Edwards at No. 12/13 UNH Stephen Barnette at Villanova (10/6/12) Ben Edwards vs. No. 4 ODU (9/29/12) Ben Edwards at VMI (9/15/12) THE LAST TIME RICHMOND... Was shut out...10/9/10 at New Hampshire (17-0) Scored 30+ points... 8/31/13 vs. VMI (W, 34-0) Scored 40+ points... 10/13/12 at No. 12/13 New Hampshire (L, 40-44) Scored 50+ points...10/4/08 at VMI (W, 56-16) Had two 100+ yard rushers...9/8/07 (Tim Hightower, 246; Josh Vaughan, 110) Had two 100+ yard receivers...9/26/09 vs. VMI (Donte Boston, 125; Tre Gray, 112) Had a 300+ yard passer...9/7/13 at NC State (Michael Strauss, 300) Had a 400+ yard passer... 12/27/68 vs. Ohio (Buster O Brien, 447) Had a 100+ yard rusher... 10/20/12 vs. No. 2 James Madison (Kendall Gaskins, 106) Had a 150+ yard rusher... 9/26/09 vs. VMI (Justin Forte, 152) Had a 200+ yard rusher... 11/8/08 at Hofstra (Josh Vaughan, 240) Had a 100+ yard receiver...10/20/12 vs. No. 2 James Madison (Stephen Barnette, 144) Had a 150+ yard receiver...9/29/12 vs. No. 4 Old Dominion (Ben Edwards, 182) Had a 200+ yard receiver... 9/13/86 at UMass (John Henry, 214) Recorded a safety...10/16/10 at UMass (Punt snapped out of end zone) Returned INT for TD...11/3/12 vs. Rhode Island (Justin Williamson, 24 yds.) Returned fumble for TD...11/17/12 at William & Mary (DeShawn Holmes) Blocked a punt... 11/10/12 vs. Delaware (Rodney Barnes) 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... 10/17/09 at Maine (Derek Hatcher) Blocked a field goal...11/19/11 vs. W&M (Jacob Pierce) 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...11/5/11 at Old Dominion (John Laub pass to Sam Roller) Failed two-point conversion... 9/1/12 at Virginia THE LAST TIME A RICHMOND OPPONENT... Was shut out... 8/31/13 vs. VMI (W, 34-0) Scored 30+ points... 10/13/12 at No. 12/13 New Hampshire (L, 40-44) Scored 40+ points... 10/13/12 at No. 12/13 New Hampshire (L, 40-44) Scored 50+ points...12/7/07 at Appalachian State (L, 35-55) 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...10/6/12 at Villanova (John Robertson, 308) Had a 400+ yard passer...10/18/97 vs. Villanova (Chris Boden, 409) Had a 100+ yard rusher... 10/20/12 vs. No. 2 James Madison (Dae Quan Smith, 110) Had a 150+ yard rusher... 11/19/11 vs. W&M (Jonathan Grimes, 205) Had a 200+ yard rusher... 11/19/11 vs. W&M (Jonathan Grimes, 205) Had a 100+ yard receiver... 10/20/12 vs. No. 2 James Madison (Dae Quan Smith, 122) Had a 150+ yard receiver...10/6/12 at Villanova (Joe Price, 153) 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...11/10/12 vs. Delaware (Ricky Tunstall, 77 yds.) Returned fumble for TD...11/15/08 vs. Delaware (Charles Graves) Blocked a punt...11/5/11 at Old Dominion (Jakwail Bailey) Returned blocked punt for TD...10/10/09 at James Madison (Corwin Acker) Returned kickoff for TD...10/9/04 vs. Maine (Arel Gordon) Returned punt for TD... 11/22/08 at W&M (Derek Cox) Blocked a field goal...11/19/11 vs. W&M (Stephen Sinnott) Returned blocked FG for TD...Never Returned blocked PAT... 10/22/11 vs. Maine (Jerron McMillian) Successful two-point conversion... 11/5/11 at Old Dominion (Thomas Demarco rush) Failed two-point conversion...10/20/13 vs. No. 2 James Madison 6

7 ALPHABETICAL No. Name Pos. 18 Porter Abell QB/WR 37 Reggie Barnette DB 29 Stephen Barnette WR 16 Mylon Blueford DB 20 George Boston RB 38 Charlie Broaddus WR 14 David Broadus QB 85 Brian Brown WR 27 Brendan Coniker DB 89 Christian Conklin TE 98 Winston Craig DL 11 Reggie Diggs WR 6 Ben Edwards WR 58 Thomas Evans OL 91 Adam Farley DL 35 Seth Fisher FB 80 Sean Fitzpatrick TE 49 Terrence Fullum DL 74 Alex Gee OL 21 Justin Grant DB 1 Jacobi Green RB 41 Kieran Gregory DL 33 Joe Gulli, Jr. K/P 66 Austin Gund OL 36 Jack Henderson DB/P 28 David Herlocker DB 77 Josh Hess OL 73 Caleb High OL 45 Selton Hodge LB 84 Nick Holloway TE 7 DeShawn Holmes DB 46 Omar Howard LB 13 David Jones DB 72 Kieno Jones DL 23 Trevor Jones DB 44 Brandon Jordi K 96 Matthew Kassebaum K/P 90 Evan Kelly DL 78 Patrick Kliebert OL 79 Chad Kolumber OL 95 Joey Landess DL 12 Kyle Lauletta QB 88 Hardy Lester TE 19 Charles Mack DB 39 Xander Maddox DB 17 Tafon Mainsah DB 82 Will McCombs WR 25 James McKinney RB 15 Dominique Miller DB 26 T.J. Moon RB 47 Josh Murray WR 9 Ayo Ogunniyi DB 30 James Pavik FB 2 Wayne Pettus DB 97 Jacob Pierce DL 8 Rashad Ponder WR 53 Nathan Ripper DL 51 Nick Ritcher OL 24 Aaron Roane LB 5 Michael Rocco QB 83 Sam Roller TE 40 Jack Rosenblum DB 54 Jacob Ruby OL 52 Sean Ryan LB 31 Adam Sahd QB/P 4 Shane Savage WR 43 B.J. Scott DL 42 Walt Sparks LB/LS 75 Mark Speir OL 48 Chris Speros DB 71 Jimmy Speros OL 3 Michael Strauss QB 92 Andrew Tallman DL 94 Stephen Tapp WR 22 Tim Thomas DB 87 Dashon Tibbs WR 86 Parker Tuck WR 93 Nick Velardo DL 57 Nicholas Vergos OL 32 Brandon Waller LB 60 Connor Warren OL 81 Hunter Westfall TE 10 Montel White QB 55 Justin Williamson DL 34 Eric Wright LB 56 Kerry Wynn DL 99 Peter Yoder K 65 Sedale Young OL 2013 RICHMOND SPIDER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pronunciation Pos. Ht. Wt. Year Hometown (High School/Previous School) 1 Jacobi Green RB So. Jacksonville, Fla. (Ed White) 2 Wayne Pettus DB Sr. Detroit, Mich. (Melvindale) 3 Michael Strauss QB R-Jr. Key Biscayne, Fla. (Gulliver Prep) 4 Shane Savage WR R-Sr. Leesburg, Va. (Cornell) (Flint Hill) 5 Michael Rocco QB Sr. Lynchburg, Va. (Virginia/Liberty Christian Academy) 6 Ben Edwards WR Sr. Yorktown, Va. (York) 7 DeShawn Holmes DB R-Jr. Richmond, Va. (Highland Springs) 8 Rashad Ponder WR Jr. Ellenwood, Ga. (Cedar Grove) 9 Ayo Ogunniyi A-yo Oh-goonie DB So. Waldorf, Md. (Westlake) 10 Montel White QB R-Jr. Surry County, Va. (Surry County) 11 Reggie Diggs WR So. Dendron, Va. (Surry County) 12 Kyle Lauletta QB Fr. Exton, Pa. (Downingtown East) 13 David Jones DB R-Fr. St. Petersburg, Fla. (St. Petersburg) 14 David Broadus QB/P R-Fr. Suwanee, Ga. (Lambert) 15 Dominique Miller DB R-So. Woodbridge, Va. (C.D. Hylton) 16 Mylon Blueford DB Jr. Chesapeake, Va. (Oscar Smith) 17 Tafon Mainsah Tay-fon DB Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic) 18 Porter Abell Able QB/WR Fr. Lexington, Va. (Rockbridge County) 19 Charles Mack DB Fr. Lithonia, Ga. (Wesleyan School) 20 George Boston RB R-Sr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Asheville (N.C.) School) 21 Justin Grant DB Jr. Franklin, Va. (Franklin) 22 Tim Thomas DB R-Fr. Surry, Va. (Surry County) 23 Trevor Jones DB R-So. Charles City, Va. (Charles City) 24 Aaron Roane sounds like Own LB Jr. West Point, Va. (West Point) 25 James McKinney RB R-Jr. Round Rock, Texas (Round Rock) 26 T.J. Moon RB R-Fr. Stone Mountain, Ga. (Stephenson) 27 Brendan Coniker DB Fr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (North Allegheny) 28 David Herlocker DB So. Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic) 29 Stephen Barnette WR R-Jr. Salem, Va. (Salem) 30 James Pavik FB R-Fr. Mathews, Va. (Mathews) 31 Adam Sahd QB/P Fr. Mountville, Pa. (Penn Manor) 32 Brandon Waller LB Fr. Ardmore, Pa. (Haverford) 33 Joe Gulli, Jr. K/P Sr. Forked River, N.J. (Monsignor Donovan) 34 Eric Wright LB R-Jr. Springfield, Va. (Robert E. Lee) 35 Seth Fisher FB R-So. Salem, Va. (Salem) 36 Jack Henderson DB/P Fr. Wexford, Pa. (North Allegheny) 37 Reggie Barnette DB R-Jr. Salem, Va. (Salem) 38 Charlie Broaddus WR Fr. Williamsburg, Va. (Warhill) 39 Xander Maddox Zander DB So. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence) 40 Jack Rosenblum DB So. Raleigh, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons) 41 Kieran Gregory Key-run DL Fr. Germantown, Md. (Quince Orchard) 42 Walt Sparks LB/LS Sr. Greensboro, N.C. (Ragsdale) 43 B.J. Scott DL R-Sr. Dumfries, Va. (Forest Park) 44 Brandon Jordi K So. Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Latin School) 45 Selton Hodge LB R-Fr. Washington, D.C. (Friendship Collegiate Academy) 46 Omar Howard LB R-Fr. Midlothian, Va. (MIdlothian) 47 Josh Murray WR R-Fr. Roanoke, Va. (North Cross) 48 Chris Speros DB R-Sr. Great Falls, Va. (Gonzaga College) 49 Terrence Fullum DL Jr. Bethesda, Md. (Landon School) 51 Nick Ritcher Richer OL Jr. Raleigh, N.C. (Ravenscroft) 52 Sean Ryan LB R-Jr. Brooklyn, N.Y. (Poly Prep) 53 Nathan Ripper DL R-Fr. Crozet, Va. (Woodberry Forest School) 54 Jacob Ruby OL R-Jr. London, Ontario (Fork Union Military Academy) (Medway) 55 Justin Williamson DL Jr. Hampton, Va. (Phoebus) 56 Kerry Wynn DL R-Sr. Louisa, Va. (Louisa County) 57 Nicholas Vergos OL R-Fr. Memphis, Tenn. (Memphis University School) 58 Thomas Evans OL R-Fr. Franklin, N.C. (Franklin) 60 Connor Warren OL Fr. Littleton, Conn. (Regis Jesuit) 65 Sedale Young OL R-So. Roanoke, Va. (William Fleming) 66 Austin Gund OL Jr. Washington, D.C. (Gonzaga College) 71 Jimmy Speros OL R-Sr. Great Falls, Va. (Flint Hill School) 72 Kieno Jones Keno DL R-Fr. Atlanta, Ga. (Grady) 73 Caleb High OL R-So. Raleigh, N.C. (Millbrook) 74 Alex Gee like the letter G OL So. Burlington, N.C. (Walter M. Williams) 75 Mark Speir Spear OL R-Sr. McDonough, Ga. (Union Grove) 77 Josh Hess OL R-Fr. Richlands, Va. (Richlands) 78 Patrick Kliebert OL Fr. New Orleans, La. (Archbishop Rummel) 79 Chad Kolumber Ka-lumber OL R-Jr. Norristown, Pa. (Woodberry Forest School) 80 Sean Fitzpatrick TE R-Jr. Pittsford, N.Y. (North Carolina) (Pittsford Mendon) 81 Hunter Westfall TE R-Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Myers Park) 82 Will McCombs WR R-Fr. Mechanicsville, Va. (Atlee) 83 Sam Roller TE R-Sr. Charlottesville, Va. (Monticello) 84 Nick Holloway TE Fr. Apex, N.C. (Cardinal Gibbons) 85 Brian Brown WR Fr. Richmond, Va. (Hermitage) 86 Parker Tuck WR R-Sr. Richmond, Va. (Deep Run) 87 Dashon Tibbs Day-shawn WR Fr. Charlottesville, Va. (Fluvanna County) 88 Hardy Lester TE Fr. Wytheville, Va. (George Wythe) 89 Christian Conklin TE R-Jr. Richmond, Va. (Clover Hill) 90 Evan Kelly DL R-Jr. Pittsburgh, Pa. (Seton LaSalle) 91 Adam Farley DL Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (Charlotte Catholic) 92 Andrew Tallman DL R-Jr. Boston, Mass. (Miami) (Boston College) 93 Nick Velardo DL R-Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Providence Day) 94 Stephen Tapp WR Fr. Centreville, Va. (WT Woodson) 95 Joey Landess DL R-Jr. Dallas, Texas (Highland Park) 96 Matthew Kassebaum K/P Fr. Annandale, N.J. (Immaculata) 97 Jacob Pierce DL R-Sr. Lynchburg, Va. (Virginia Episcopal) 98 Winston Craig DL Fr. Greensboro, N.C. (Lucy Ragsdale) 99 Peter Yoder K Fr. Dallas, Texas (Cistercian Prepatory) 7

8 Richmond Offensive Depth Chart Pos. No. Name Year Ht. Wt. Notes WR 4 Shane Savage R-Sr All-American at Cornell... Preseason All-American 86 Parker Tuck R-Sr Appeared in five career games WR 29 Stephen Barnette R-Jr Third-Team All-CAA in Brother of Reggie Barnette 11 Reggie Diggs So Caught 10 balls for 104 yards as a true freshman TE 83 Sam Roller R-Sr receptions for 194 yards last season... Team captain 81 Hunter Westfall R-Jr Two catches for 27 yards and a TD vs. VMI last week LT 54 Jacob Ruby R-Jr Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele 71 Jimmy Speros R-Jr Appeared in six games, starting in all of them in 2011 LG 73 Caleb High R-So Appeared in nine games in 2012, earning one start 74 Alex Gee So Saw action in wins over VMI and Rhode Island last year C 66 Austin Gund Jr Two-year captain... Started every game he s appeared in 55 Nick Vergos R-Fr Saw first action of career vs. VMI last week RG 75 Mark Speir R-Sr Started 32 of 34 games he s appeared in 58 Thomas Evans R-Fr Saw first action of career vs. VMI last week RT 79 Chad Kolumber R-Jr Transferred from Kansas... Appeared in 8 games in Josh Hess R-Fr Saw first career action against VMI QB 3 Michael Strauss R-So as a starter... Had first 300-yard game at N.C. State or 14 David Broadus R-Fr Ran for 31 yards on five carries last week vs. VMI or 12 Kyle Lauletta Fr Went 6-for-9 for 48 yards and a TD vs. VMI HB 1 Jacobi Green So Ran for a career-high 95 yards on eight carries vs. VMI 26 T.J. Moon R-Fr Preseason CAA Rookie of the Year by College Sports Madness FB 35 Seth Fisher R-So Third-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele 30 James Pavik R-Fr Saw first career action against VMI last week WR 8 Rashad Ponder Jr catches for 300 yards in Brian Brown Fr Three catches for 18 yards vs. VMI Richmond Defensive Depth Chart Pos. No. Name Year Ht. Wt. Notes DE 97 Jacob Pierce R-Sr Team captain.. Had 18 tackles and one sack in Justin Williamson Jr Ran back first career INT for TD vs. Rhode Island NOSE 90 Evan Kelly R-Jr Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele 91 Adam Farley Jr Four tackles in eight games last season DT 56 Kerry Wynn R-Sr Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele... Team captain 98 Winston Craig Fr Recorded first career INT in win over VMI DL 43 B.J. Scott R-Sr Team captain... Totaled 28 tackles with 3.0 TFL in Joey Landess R-Jr Tied career high with three tackles at Georgia State LB 34 Eric Wright R-Jr Third-Team All-CAA in Preseason All-CAA in Omar Howard R-Fr Had three tackles against VMI LB 42 Walt Sparks Sr Two tackles and first career INT against VMI 52 Sean Ryan R-Jr Eight tackles and a forced fumble in 11 games in 2012 BANDIT 24 Aaron Roane Jr Second-best returning tackler from last season tackles last year 7 DeShawn Holmes R-Jr Six tackles, one TFL and one FR in win over Gardner-Webb CB 2 Wayne Pettus Sr Three interceptions last year... Started all 11 games at CB 15 Dominique Miller R-So Converted running back... Played CB in high school S 21 Justin Grant Jr Had 16 tackles as backup safety last season 13 David Jones R-Fr Three tackles in win over VMI S 37 Reggie Barnette R-Jr Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele... Brother is Stephen Barnette 28 David Herlocker So Had 10 tackles as a true freshman last year CB 16 Mylon Blueford Jr tackles and 2 PBUs last season 9 Ayo Ogunniyi So Had 25 tackles and one INT as true freshman last season Richmond Special Teams Depth Chart Pos. No. Name Year Ht. Wt. Notes KR 21 Justin Grant Jr Second-Team All-CAA at KR in Preseason All-CAA in Jacobi Green So Averaged 18.7 yards per return in Also on depth chart at HB PR 15 Dominique Miller R-So Averaged 23.0 yards per kick return last season 2 Wayne Pettus Sr Also on depth chart as starting CB PK 44 Brandon Jordi So Former Richmond soccer player.. Went 2-for-2 against VMI 99 Peter Yoder Fr True freshman... Will kick primarily long FGs KO 99 Peter Yoder Fr True freshman with big leg P 14 David Broadus R-Fr Also on two-deep at backup QB and holder or 33 Joe Gulli, Jr. Sr First year on team... Walk-on H 4 Shane Savage R-Sr Also on two-deep at backup WR 14 David Broadus R-Fr Also on two-deep at backup QB and punter LS 42 Walt Sparks Sr First year as long snapper... Also on two-deep as starting LB SS 42 Walt Sparks Sr Third year as short snapper... Also on two-deep as starting LB CAREER PARTICIPATION CS = Consecutive starts 2013 Career Name G/GS G/GS CS R. Barnette 2/2 24/16 16 S. Barnette 2/2 23/13 12 M. Blueford 2/2 22/2 2 G. Boston 1/0 6/0 - D. Broadus 1/0 1/0 - B. Brown 2/0 2/0 - C. Conklin 1/0 11/0 - W. Craig 2/0 2/0 - R. Diggs 2/0 13/0 - B. Edwards 2/2 34/26 18 T. Evans 2/0 2/0 - A. Farley 1/0 18/5 - S. Fisher 2/0 13/0 - S. Fitzpatrick 1/0 1/0* - T. Fullum - 20/1 - A. Gee 1/0 3/0 - J. Grant 2/2 20/2 2 J. Green 2/2 13/2 2 K. Gregory 2/0 2/0 - J. Gulli, Jr. 2/0 2/0 - A. Gund 2/2 18/18 13 C. High 2/2 11/3 2 D. Herlocker 2/0 13/0 - J. Hess 1/0 1/0 - S. Hodge 1/0 1/0 - D. Holmes 2/0 21/1 - O. Howard 2/0 2/0 - D. Jones 2/0 2/0 - T. Jones 2/0 6/0 - B. Jordi 2/0 2/0 - E. Kelly 2/2 18/17 13 C. Kolumber 1/0 14/0 - J. Landess 2/0 20/4 - K. Lauletta 1/0 1/0 - C. Mack 1/0 1/0 - X. Maddox 1/0 1/0 - J. McKinney 1/0 10/0 - D. Miller 2/0 12/0 - T.J. Moon 2/0 2/0 - A. Ogunniyi 2/0 12/1 - J. Pavik 2/0 2/0 - J. Pierce 2/2 32/17 2 W. Pettus 2/2 33/15 14 R. Ponder 2/0 24/3 - N. Ritcher 2/2 20/15 13 A. Roane 2/2 23/22 15 S. Roller 2/2 33/8 3 J. Ruby 2/2 23/23 23 S. Ryan 2/0 13/0 - S. Savage 2/0 2/0* - B.J. Scott 2/2 33/33 9 W. Sparks 2/2 33/2 2 M. Speir 2/2 34/32 19 C. Speros 2/0 9/0 - J. Speros 1/0 9/6 - M. Strauss 2/2 12/6 6 P. Tuck 2/0 7/0 - N. Velardo 1/0 1/0 - N. Vergos 1/0 1/0 - H. Westfall 2/2 21/2 2 J. Williamson 2/0 16/2 - E. Wright 2/2 23/14 13 K. Wynn 2/2 24/22 18 P. Yoder 2/0 2/0 - S. Young - 10/10 - * at Richmond 8

9 DANNY ROCCO HEAD COACH Second Season Wake Forest, 1984 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 After inheriting a Richmond Spiders football team that went 3-8 overall and 0-8 in CAA play in 2011, head coach Danny Rocco arrived in 2012 and immediately made good on the promise he made the day he was hired - return the Spider program back to its winning ways. In 2012, Rocco led Richmond to a share of the CAA Football championship, posting an overall record of 8-3 and a conference mark of 6-2. The five-win turnaround is the second-best in the history of Richmond football, while the six-conference win improvement was the best in the CAA. The Spiders had numerous quality wins in 2012, defeating Villanova in Philadelphia, while also taking down then No. 2-ranked James Madison. Richmond also defeated perennial CAA power Delaware at Robins Stadium. For his efforts, Rocco was named a finalist not only for the Eddie Robinson Award, but also the Liberty Mutual Coach of the Year Award. Both distinctions marked the fourth time that Rocco had been named a finalist for the two honors in his seven years as a head coach. Rocco was also named The Touchdown Club of Richmond s NCAA Division I National Coach of the Year. Continuing the trend he set during his tenure at Liberty, the Spiders led the nation in turnover margin in 2012 (+22), while also leading the country in interceptions with 24. On the other side of the ball, Richmond s offensive line proved to be one of the finest in all of the FCS, leading the CAA and ranking in a tie for third nationally with just five sacks allowed all season. Prior to coming to Richmond, Rocco had one of the most successful coaching stints in the history of Liberty University. 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 in 2006, 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 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. During Rocco s six years at the helm in Lynchburg, the Flames captured their first-ever Big South Championship in the first of three consecutive conference titles. During this four-year span, Rocco had the third-highest winning percentage among FCS coaches nationally with his record (.756). Liberty was able to achieve and sustain such success under Rocco by winning on both sides of the ball. From , the Flames ranked first in the nation among FCS programs with scoring average per game while ranking seventh by allowing just points per game. The Flames were also the topranked team in FCS Football in turnover margin over the course of Rocco s first five seasons at Liberty. Rocco s players undoubtedly exceled under his guidance at Liberty. He coached 97 Big South all-conference honorees and 19 players who garnered All-America honors, including a pair of consensus All-Americans in running back Rashad Jennings (2008) and kicker Matt Begins (2009, 2010). Four of Rocco s student-athletes at Liberty, Vince Redd (New England), Stephen Sene (St. Louis), Trey Jacobs (Washington) and Rashad Jennings (Jacksonville) went on to play in the professional ranks in the National Football League. Jennings became Liberty s first NFL Draft selection in two decades when he was chosen in the seventh round by the Jaguars in Prior to his arrival at Liberty, Rocco spent the previous five seasons at Virginia, beginning in Here, he helped guide the Cavaliers to four-consecutive bowl appearances, including back-to-back Continental Tire Bowl victories in 2002 and 2003, and 37 overall wins alongside Al Groh as an assistant head coach and linebacker coach. Rocco would also serve as the Cavaliers recruiting coordinator his first year 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. Rocco would quickly be promoted to associate head coach while continuing to serve as linebackers coach. He began his coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at his alma mater, Wake Forest. He spent the 1984 and 1985 seasons with the Demon Deacons before being hired as the defensive line coach before the 1986 season. Rocco was then hired by Colorado head coach Bill McCartney as an assistant linebackers coach for the 1987 season before heading to Tulsa to serve as the outside linebackers coach from He returned to the East Coast for the season to work for current New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin as his defensive line coach at Boston College, helping Coughlin revitalize the Golden Eagle s return to the national stage as participants in the 1992 Hall of Fame Bowl and the 1993 Carquest Bowl. Following his successful stint at Boston College, Rocco then served as the outside linebackers coach at the University of Texas at Austin, where the Longhorns captured three straight conference titles, including winning the inaugural Big 12 Championship in 1996 and earning bids to three consecutive bowl games (Sun Bowl, Sugar Bowl, Fiesta Bowl). His career would then continue at Maryland, where he served as the linebackers coach during the 1998 and 1999 seasons before reuniting with his mentor, Groh, as an assistant linebacker and special teams coach with the New York Jets for the team s 2000 campaign. He would then follow Groh to Virginia for the seasons. Rocco began his college playing career 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 for a six-year stint 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 Both he and brother, Dave, both currently coach 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. AS A HEAD COACH Year School Record Conf. Finish 2013 Richmond 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 9

10 JACOBI GREEN HB So Jacksonville, Fla. 1 Tied his career-high nine receptions at NC State Rushed for a career-high 95 yards, including a career-long 53 yards in the season opener against VMI Caught his first-career receiving TD, a 7-yarder, versus the Keydets Appeared in all 11 games as a true freshman Totaled 174 yards rushing and a touchdown on 50 carries Also had six catches for 22 yards Also had seven special teams tackles In collegiate debut against Virginia, ran the ball four times for four yards, including 1-yard touchdown run Rushed nine times for 39 yards in win over Rhode Island Had seven carries for 29 yards in victory at VMI CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G Att. Yds. TD Long YPG Totals CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G Rec. Yds. YPC TD Long YPG Totals WAYNE PETTUS DB Sr Detroit, Mich. 2 Caught his first interception of the season and fourth of his career at NC State 2012 College Sports Madness Third-Team All-CAA Started all 11 games at cornerback Totaled three interceptions, 34 tackles, one TFL and five pass breakups Recorded his first career interception while also making six tackles, five solo, against No. 4 Old Dominion Two tackles and an interception in shutout win over Rhode Island Had an interception and a tackle in victory over Delaware CAREER STATISTICS Year G UT TT TFL Sacks PD FF FR Int. TD Totals CAREER BESTS Total Tackles: 14 vs. W&M (11/19/11) Sacks: -- Tackles for Loss: 1.0 at Villanova (10/6/12) Interceptions: 1 (4x, last at NC State, 9/7/13) Long Interception Return: 12 at NC State (9/7/13) Forced Fumble: 1 (2x, last at NC State, 9/7/13) Fumble Recoveries: 1 (2x, last at NC State, 9/7/13) Pass Breakups: 2 (2x, last vs. GWU, 9/8/12) CAREER BESTS Rushing Attempts: 9 (3x, last at NC State, 9/7/13) Rushing Yards: 95 vs. VMI (8/31/13) Rushing TDs: 1 (2x, last at NC State (9/7/13) Long Rush: 53 vs. VMI (8/31/13) Receptions: 2 at Georgia State (9/22/12) Receiving Yards: 17 at UNH (10/13/12) Receiving TDs: 1 vs. VMI (8/31/13) Long Catch: 17 at UNH (10/13/12) MICHAEL STRAUSS QB R-Jr Key Biscayne, Fla. 3 Set career highs in pass attempts and yards and tied his career high in completions at NC State Completed a career-long 59-yard pass to Ben Edwards in the season opener versus VMI 2012 CAA Football All-Academic Team Appeared in 10 games, starting the last four Posted a 4-0 record as a starter Completed 125-of-194 passes for 1,169 yards, nine touchdowns and two INTs Completed 64.4 percent of his passes In first career start, completed 27-of-43 passes for 271 yards and four touchdowns to lead Spiders to win over No. 2 James Madison CAREER STATISTICS Year G Com. Att. Int. Pct. Yds. YPG TD Long Effic Totals CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G Att. Yds. TD Long YPG Totals CAREER BESTS Pass Attempts: 45 at NC State (9/7/13) Completions: 29 (2x, lastvat NC State, 9/7/13) Passing Yards: 300 at NC State (9/7/13) Passing TDs: 4 vs. JMU (10/20/12) Long Pass: 59 vs. VMI (8/31/13) Rushing Attempts: 6 at W&M (11/17/12) Rushing Yards: 11 at UNH (10/13/12) Total Touchdowns: 4 vs. JMU (10/20/12) Long Rush: 9 (2x, last vs. Delaware, 11/10/12) SHANE SAVAGE WR R-Sr Leesburg, Va. Set Richmond bests in receptions and yards at NC State Saw his first action as a Spider against VMI and caught a 17-yard pass Fourth-Team Preseason All-American by Phil Steele Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele Second-Team Preseason All-CAA by College Sports Madness Transferred from Cornell and will have one season of eligibility Set Cornell school records with 65 receptions, 1,080 receiving yards and 12 touchdowns in touchdown catches ranked sixth all-time in Ivy League history Had 199 receiving yards against Columbia, the second-most in Cornell history Posted four 100-yard receiving games and four multi-td games RICHMOND BESTS Receptions: 7 at NC State (9/7/13) Receiving Yards: 54 at NC State (9/7/13) Receiving TDs: -- Long Catch: 17 vs. VMI (8/31/13) All-Purpose Yards: 17 vs. VMI (8/31/13) Rush Attempts: -- Rush Yards: -- Long rush: -- 4 CAREER RECEIVING STATISTICS Year G Rec. Yds. YPC TD Long YPG 2009* * * * Totals CAREER RUSHING STATISTICS Year G Att. Yds. TD Long YPG 2009* * * * Totals * Denotes Cornell Stats 10