2013 SPIDER FOOTBALL 2008 NATIONAL CHAMPIONS 11 CONFERENCE TITLES 8 NCAA PLAYOFFS 77 ALL-AMERICANS RICHMOND (3-6, 1-4) 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 % L, Sept. 21 LIBERTY W, Sept. 28 MAINE *^ L, Oct. 12 at No. 19/21 James Madison *! L, Oct. 19 at Rhode Island * L, Oct. 26 No. 6/8 TOWSON *^ L, Nov. 2 ALBANY * W, 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: 11-9 (2nd year) Career Record: (8th year) Record vs. Stony Brook: 2-2 Stony Brook: Chuck Priore (Albany, 82) Record at Stony Brook: (8th year) Career Record: (14th year) Record vs. Richmond: 0-1 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 RICHMOND (3-6, 1-4) SPIDERS AT A GLANCE... Date November 9, 2013 Kickoff :00 PM Location... Stony Brook, N.Y. Venue...LaValle Stadium Capacity... 8,136 Surface...FieldTurf Live Video GoSeawolves.org Live Stats...RichmondSpiders.com Live Audio...RichmondSpiders.com ESPN 950 AM Series Record... UR leads, 1-0 STONY BROOK (3-5, 1-4) SEAWOLVES THE GAME Under second-year head coach Danny Rocco, the Richmond Spiders football team defeated the Albany Great Danes, 27-10, at a sold-out Robins Stadium this past Saturday. Despite having a record of 3-6 on the season, Richmond has still out-scored its opponents on the year, Five of the six losses have all been by seven points or less and overall, all the setbacks have come by just 6.0 points a game. Of the five losses to FCS teams, four of those teams are currently ranked or have been nationally ranked this season. Saturday s game will mark the second meeting all-time between Richmond and Stony Brook. In the first meeting between the two teams on October 13, 2007, the Spiders defeated the Seawolves, 42-0, at City Stadium in Richmond. QUICK SLANTS With DB Mylon Blueford s first career interception last week against Albany, Richmond has recorded at least one pick in 19-straight games. Over that stretch, the Spiders have intercepted a total of 39 passes. Richmond led the FCS in interceptions last season with 24 INTs and this year ranks third in the country with 15 picks. In his eight seasons as a head coach, the Spiders Danny Rocco has posted a record of 18-4 (.818) in the month of November. At Richmond, Rocco is 4-0 in the month, including a perfect 3-0 mark in LAST TIME OUT The Spiders defeated Albany on Homecoming in Richmond, Seeing his most extensive work at running back in his career against Albany, Seth Fisher (pictured) responded with his best day as a Spider. Fisher ran for a career-high 89 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown in the Homecoming win over the Great Danes. K Brandon Jordi hit four field goals - including a career-long effort of 48 yards - to earn CAA Special Teams Player of the Week honors. THE SERIES Overall Record: Richmond leads, 1-0 Games at Stony Brook: 0-0 Games at Richmond: Richmond leads, 1-0 Last Five Games in Series: Richmond, 1-0 Last Spider Win at Stony Brook: -- Current Streak: Richmond W1 Last Meeting: UR 42, SBU 0 (Richmond, 10/13/07) 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 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 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) ROCCO S RECORD IMPRESSIVE IN NOVEMBER In his eight seasons as a head coach, the Spiders Danny Rocco has posted a record of 18-4 (.818) in the month of November. At Richmond, Rocco is 4-0 in the month, including a perfect 3-0 mark in RICHMOND INTERCEPTION STREAK AT 19 GAMES With DB Mylon Blueford s first career interception last week against Albany, Richmond has recorded at least one pick in 19-straight games. Over that stretch, the Spiders have intercepted a total of 39 passes. Richmond led the FCS in interceptions last season with 24 INTs and this year ranks third in the country with 15 picks. TIGHT LOSSES Despite having a record of 3-6 on the season, Richmond has still out-scored its opponents on the year, Five of the six losses have all been by seven points or less and overall, all the setbacks have come by just 6.0 points a game. Of the five losses to FCS teams, four of those teams are currently ranked or have been nationally ranked this season. JORDI NAMED CAA SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYER OF THE WEEK Sophomore Brandon Jordi was named CAA Special Teams Player of the Week on November 4 after hitting four field goals in the win over Albany. On the season, Jordi has hit on 15-of-19 field goals on the season the most in the CAA. Jordi also ranks second in the conference in field goal percentage (78.9) and second in the league among kicker in scoring per game (6.7). Jordi s 15 field goals rank ties him for fourth on Richmond s single-season list and tied for ninth on the school s career field goal list. FISHER S POSTS CAREER DAY AGAINST ALBANY Seeing his most extensive work at running back in his career against Albany, Seth Fisher responded with his best day as a Spider. Fisher ran for a career-high 89 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown in the Homecoming win over the Great Danes. SPIDERS BOAST IMPRESSIVE PASS OFFENSE Through nine games this season, Richmond boasts the most prolific passing attack in the CAA. The Spiders lead the league in pass yards per game (311.4), completions (265) and attempts (411). In the CAA, Richmond has completed more passes than four other teams (W&M, Stony Brook, Villanova and New Hampshire) have attempted. Nationally, the Spiders ranks 12th in passing offense. WRIGHT WAY TO TACKLE Redshirt junior LB Eric Wright has been all over the field for the Spiders this season, leading the team in tackles in five of the nine games. On the year, Wright leads Richmond in tackles (77) and tackles for loss (7.5). In the CAA, Wright is tied for eighth in tackles per game (8.6). STRAUSS THROWING FOR BIG NUMBERS Redshirt junior QB Michael Strauss has put up huge numbers through nine games for Richmond this season. Strauss leads the CAA in yards per game (296.9), completions (248) and attempts (388). Nationally, Strauss ranks eighth in total passing yards (2,672) and ninth in passing yards per game. ON THIS DATE IN SPIDER FOOTBALL HISTORY On November 9, 1918, the Richmond Spiders began the 1918 season with a 0-0 tie against Randolph-Macon. Richmond would lose its next game to Hampden-Sydney before reeling off three-straight wins to end the year with a record. 2

3 2013 TEAM COMPARISON Category Richmond (CAA) Stony Brook (CAA) Scoring Offense 24.0 (7th) 18.6 (10th) Scoring Defense 21.3 (4th) 20.2 (2nd) Rush Offense (11th) (10th) Rush Defense (6th) (5th) Pass Offense (1st) (8th) Pass Defense (5th) (1st) Total Offense (5th) (9th) Total Defense (6th) (2nd) INTs Thrown 8 8 Interceptions By 15 4 Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards PG Punts-Average rd Down Conversions 61/132 (46.2) 38/110 (34.5) 4th Down Conversions 5/9 (55.6) 6/12 (50.0) Field Goals TDs Scored/Allowed 25/22 18/20 QB Sacks 16 (T-9th) 21 (5th) Sacks Allowed 18 (6th) 20 (7th) Red Zone Offense 84.8 (T-3rd) 69.0 (T-9th) Red Zone Defense 71.0 (1st) 87.0 (11th) Turnover Margin +3 (2nd) -3 (11th) THE SCHOOLS Category Richmond Stony Brook Location Richmond, Va. Stony Brook, N.Y. Enrollment 3,000 24,149 Founded Colors Red & Blue Red, Blue & Grey Home Venue Robins Stadium LaValle Stadium Capacity 8,700 8,136 Surface FieldTurf FieldTurf SERIES HISTORY Date Site Result Series 10/13/2007 Richmond, Va. W Home: 1-0 Away: 0-0 Total Points: Richmond: 42 Stony Brook: 0 LIGHTS OUT WHEN LEADING AT THE HALF Richmond is 58-8 since the start of 2004 when leading at the half (8-3 under Coach Rocco). The eight 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, versus Maine and at Rhode Island this season. MAGIC NUMBER IS 30 The Spiders are 44-8 since 2005 when scoring 30+ points (7-4 under Coach Rocco). The eight setbacks over the last eight 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, to No. 4 Old Dominion, 45-37, and No. 12/13 New Hampshire, in 2012, and at No. 19/21 James Madison and against No. 6/8 Towson this season. STRAUSS HAS RECORD PASSING DAY AT NO.19/21 JAMES MADISON Redshirt junior QB Michael Strauss had one of the best passing days in Richmond history at No. 19/21 James Madison, setting school records for completions (41) and attempts (64). Strauss 423 passing yards against the Dukes rank him second all-time. RUNNING GAME BREAKS OUT AGAINST LIBERTY Sophomore RB Jacobi Green had an answer for anyone doubting the Richmond running game against Liberty on September 21. The second-year runner totaled a career-high 181 yards on 24 carries. No to be outdone, redshirt freshman T.J. Moon scored his first two career touchdowns, rushing for 38 yards on seven carries. PETTUS EARNS CAA WEEKLY HONOR Senior DB Wayne Pettus had a tremendous game for the Spiders in their win over Liberty on September 21, earning CAA Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Pettus blocked a pair of field goal attempts, while also tallying an interception. The senior also tallied four tackles and a pair of pass breakups in Richmond s victory over the Flames. RICHMOND UNDEFEATED IN NIGHT GAMES AT ROBINS STADIUM In its six night games at Robins Stadium, the Spiders have posted an undefeated mark of 6-0. 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 and also took down in-state rival Liberty, 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. SPIDERS OPEN SEASON WITH 34-0 SHUTOUT OF VMI Richmond opened the season on a strong note, defeating in-state 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 RICHMOND 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. 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, NON-LEAGUE BRILLIANCE Richmond has lost only one non-conference FCS game in the regular season since 2005, going 18-1 since then. The only setback during the stretch was a loss at Gardner-Webb on September 14, Including the Spiders annual game versus an FBS opponent, Richmond s non-conference regular-season record since 2007 is 16-6 (that includes wins at Duke in 2009 and 2011). 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. 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. SPIDERS LEAD 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. 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 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 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. 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. 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. Since 2001, the previous facility at the 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 4

5 2013 RED ZONE OFFENSE Red Zone Possessions: 33 Red Zone Scores: 28 (21 TD, 7 FG) Red Zone Scoring Pct. = 84.8 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 at GWU 4 31 (9) 3:06 Turnover on downs at GWU 4 59 (8) 4:47 Roller 9-yd. pass from Strauss vs. LU 1 65 (5) 2:10 Moon 2-yd run vs. LU 1 46 (7) 2:40 Fisher 8-yd. pass from Strauss vs. LU 2 75 (7) 2:36 Moon 13-yd. run vs. LU 3 5 (2) 0:47 Edwards 8-yd run vs. Maine 1 54 (7) 2:52 Westfall 5-yd. pass from Strauss vs. Maine 2 78 (17) 6:43 Jordi 19-yd. FG vs. Maine 3 58 (10) 4:40 Jordi 24-yd. FG vs. Maine 4 77 (10) 4:37 S. Barnette 4-yd. pass from Strauss vs. Maine 4 64 (13) 4:55 Strauss interception in end zone at #19 JMU 3 66 (13) 5:12 Jordi 21-yd. FG at #19 JMU 3 84 (10) 3:21 Fisher 5-yd. pass from Strauss at #19 JMU 4 75 (5) 1:08 Green 15-yd. run at #19 JMU 4 35 (4) 1:09 Edwards 7-yd. pass from Strauss at #19 JMU 4 60 (13) 3:49 Jordi 23-yd. FG vs. #6 TOW 1 79 (13) 5:19 Savage 10-yd. pass from Strauss vs. #6 TOW 2 75 (7) 3:03 Broadus 6-yd. run vs. #6 TOW 2 75 (8) 1:25 Ponder 11-yd. pass from Strauss vs. #6 TOW 3 55 (11) 4:52 Interception vs. #6 TOW 4 69 (13) 3:22 Savage 4-yd pass from Lauletta vs. ALB 1 62 (11) 4:07 Missed 32-yd. FG vs. ALB 2 65 (11) 3:47 Jordi 20-yd FG vs. ALB 2 40 (7) 2:58 Fisher 3-yd. run vs. ALB 4 22 (5) 2:43 Jordi 34-yd. FG 2013 RED ZONE DEFENSE Red Zone Possessions: 31 Red Zone Scores: 22 (14 TD, 8 FG) Red Zone Scoring Pct. = 71.0 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 at GWU 2 79 (15) 7:52 D. Jones interception in end zone at GWU 2 36 (8) 1:54 Day 37-yd. FG at GWU 3 60 (9) 3:22 Day 29-yd. FG at GWU 4 34 (7) 1:32 Day 30-yd. FG vs. LU 1 68 (6) 3:25 Apon 20-yd. pass from Woodrum vs. LU 2 64 (6) 3:02 Woodrum 9-yd. run vs. LU 4 56 (9) 1:43 End of game vs. Maine 1 55 (8) 3:51 Jones 6-yd. pass from Wasilewski vs. Maine 1 74 (15) 6:39 Wasilewski interception in end zone vs. Maine 3 32 (4) 1:18 Jones 18-yd. run vs. Maine 3 55 (8) 3:26 Wasilewski interception in end zone at #19 JMU 1 83 (9) 3:52 Birdsong 1-yd run at #19 JMU 3 80 (2) 0:35 Hunter 9-yd. run at #19 JMU 3 40 (4) 1:20 Cheatham 16-yd. pass from Birdsong at URI 1 35 (6) 2:35 Smith 24-yd. FG at URI 3 4 (5) 1:05 Smith 23-yd. FG at URI 4 73 (8) 3:53 Smith 19-yd. FG at URI 4 74 (11) 5:13 Bentsen interception vs. #6 TOW 1 98 (6) 2:45 West 6-yd. pass from Athens vs. #6 TOW 1 78 (13) 5:08 West 2-yd. run vs. #6 TOW 2 70 (9) 4:23 West 1-yd. run vs. #6 TOW 3 75 (8) 3:42 Fumble at 1-yd line vs. #6 TOW 3 93 (8) 3:52 West 1-yd. run vs. #6 TOW 4 72 (6) 2:37 West 3-yd. run vs. ALB 1 80 (12) 5:50 Osbourne 2-yd. run vs. ALB 1 34 (7) 3:33 Turnover on downs vs. ALB 2 68 (10) 2:50 O Riordan 24-yd. FG vs. ALB 4 40 (9) 2:23 Missed 40-yd. FG RICHMOND RECORD BOOK TRACKER Career Receptions Name Years No. 1. Tre Gray Leland Melvin Kevin Grayson Ben Edwards 2010-pr Arman Shields Walker Gillette Dwuane Jones Muneer Moore Sterling Brown Stephen Barnette 2010-pr. 142 Career Receiving Yards Name Years Yds. 1. Tre Gray , Kevin Grayson , Stephen Barnette 2010-pr. 2, Sterling Brown , Muneer Moore , Dwuane Jones , Ben Edwards 2010-pr. 2,010 Career Receiving Touchdowns Name Years No. 1. Walker Gillette Dwuane Jones Tre Gray John Hilton , Kevin Grayson Arman Shields Mike Mahoney Stephen Barnette 2010-pr Ben Edwards 2010-pr. 12 Career Completions Name Years No. 1. Eric Ward Bob Bleier Greg Lilly Stacy Tutt Michael Strauss 2012-pr. 373 Career Passing Yards Name Years Yds. 1. Eric Ward , Charlie Richards , Buster O Brien , Jimmie Miles , Michael Strauss 2012-pr. 3,811 Career Passing Touchdowns Name Years No. 1. Eric Ward Jimmie Miles Buster O Brien Harry Knight Michael Strauss 2012-pr. 24 5

6 2013 SPIDER FOOTBALL HONORS K Brandon Jordi CAA Special Teams Player of the Week (11/4) DB Wayne Pettus CFPA National Defensive Back of the Week (10/21) CAA Special Teams Player of the Week (9/23) College Sporting News National All-Star (9/23) 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/Rushing Games by Active Spiders Player Game (Date) Att. Yards TD Stephen Barnette vs. #6 Towson Reggie Diggs vs. #19 JMU (10/12/13) Stephen Barnette vs. Maine (9/28/13) Ben Edwards vs. Maine (9/28/13) Jacobi Green vs. Liberty (9/21/13) Stephen Barnette vs. Gardner-Webb (9/14/13) Stephen Barnette vs. #2 JMU Ben Edwards at #12/13 UNH (10/13/12) Stephen Barnette at Villanova (10/6/12) Ben Edwards vs. #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...10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson (L, 32-48) 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...9/28/13 vs. Maine (Stephen Barnette, 132; Ben Edwards, 126) Had a 300+ yard passer... 11/2/13 vs. Albany (Michael Strauss, 300) Had a 400+ yard passer... 10/12/13 at No. 19 James Madison (Michael Strauss, 423) Had a 100+ yard rusher... 10/20/12 vs. No. 2 James Madison (Kendall Gaskins, 106) Had a 150+ yard rusher...9/21/13 vs. Liberty (Jacobi Green, 181) Had a 200+ yard rusher... 11/8/08 at Hofstra (Josh Vaughan, 240) Had a 100+ yard receiver... 10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson (Stephen Barnette, 148) Had a 150+ yard receiver...9/14/13 at Gardner-Webb (Stephen Barnette, 174) 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...10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson (Aaron Roane) 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...9/21/13 vs. Liberty (Wayne Pettus, 2) 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...11/2/13 vs. Albany (Strauss pass to Evans) Failed two-point conversion... 10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson THE LAST TIME A RICHMOND OPPONENT... Was shut out... 8/31/13 vs. VMI (W, 34-0) Scored 30+ points... 10/12/13 at No. 19 James Madison (L, 31-38) Scored 40+ points...10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson (L, 32-48) 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...9/28/13 vs. Maine (Nigel Jones, 115) 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 250+ rusher... 10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson (Terrance West, 275) Had a 300+yard rusher... 12/7/07 at No. 5 Appalachian State (Armanti Edwards, 313) Had a 100+ yard receiver... 10/20/12 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... 10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson (Christian Carpenter, 34 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 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) 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 8 Rashad Ponder Jr Caught a touchdown the past two weeks 85 Brian Brown Fr Three catches for 18 yards vs. VMI WR 29 Stephen Barnette R-Jr Had 11 receptions for 148 yards vs. Towson 11 Reggie Diggs So Career-high 8 receptions and 136 yards at JMU TE 81 Hunter Westfall R-Jr Two catches for 27 yards and a TD vs. VMI 80 Sean Fitzpatrick R-Jr Transfer from North Carolina 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 65 Sedale Young R-So Started 10 games for the Spiders in Thomas Evans R-Fr Caught two-point conversion vs. Albany 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 RG 75 Mark Speir R-Sr Started 39 of 41 career games 58 Thomas Evans R-Fr Caught two-point conversion vs. Albany RT 79 Chad Kolumber R-Jr Transferred from Kansas... Appeared in 8 games in Jimmy Speros R-Jr Appeared in six games, starting in all of them in 2011 QB 3 Michael Strauss R-So as a starter... Set SR for comp. (41) and att. (62) at JMU 14 David Broadus R-Fr Had five carries for 31 yards vs. VMI or 12 Kyle Lauletta Fr Went 6-for-9 for 48 yards and a TD vs. VMI HB 35 Seth Fisher R-So Rushed for career-high 89 yards on 18 carries and a TD vs. Albany 26 T.J. Moon R-Fr Rushed for 113 yards and two scores this season FB 30 James Pavik R-Fr Caught two passes for 16 yards vs. Albany 35 Seth Fisher R-So Rushed for career-high 89 yards on 18 carries and a TD vs. Albany WR 6 Ben Edwards Sr Team captain... Leads team with 57 receptions 86 Parker Tuck R-Sr Appeared in eight games this season 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 last season NOSE 90 Evan Kelly R-Jr Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele 49 Terrence Fullum Jr Career-high five tackles in win over Rhode Island 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 49 Terrence Fullum Jr Career-high five tackles in win over Rhode Island 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 41 Kieran Gregory Fr True freshman... Seen action in all five games this season 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 Game-high 14 tackles, 1 TFL, 1 FF in win over Liberty 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 Had two blocked kicks, INT vs. Liberty; 3 INTs on the season 23 Trevor Jones R-So Eight tackles in nine games this season S 21 Justin Grant Jr Had 16 tackles as backup safety last season 28 David Herlocker So tackles in eight games this season S 37 Reggie Barnette R-Jr Preseason All-CAA by Phil Steele... Brother is Stephen Barnette 13 David Jones R-Fr tackles and an INT this season CB 9 Ayo Ogunniyi So tackles and an INT this season 16 Mylon Blueford Jr Recorded his first career interception last week vs. Albany Richmond Special Teams Depth Chart Pos. No. Name Year Ht. Wt. Notes KR 21 Justin Grant Jr yards per return this season... Second-Team All-CAA at KR in David Jones R-Fr Also on two-deep at safety average per return PR 6 Ben Edwards Sr Averaging 10.1 yards a return this season 2 Wayne Pettus Sr CAA Special Teams Player of the Week on 9/23 PK 44 Brandon Jordi So Former Richmond soccer player.. Went 4-for-5 at JMU 99 Peter Yoder Fr True freshman... Will kick primarily long FGs KO 99 Peter Yoder Fr True freshman with big leg 44 Brandon Jordi So Former Richmond soccer player.. Went 2-for-2 against VMI P 33 Joe Gulli, Jr. Sr Averaging 40.5 yards per punt... First year on team... Walk-on H 14 David Broadus R-Fr Also on two-deep at quarterback LS 42 Walt Sparks Sr Second year as long snapper... Also on two-deep as starting LB SS 42 Walt Sparks Sr Fourth 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 9/9 31/23 23 S. Barnette 9/7 30/18 2 M. Blueford 9/5 29/5 - G. Boston 2/0 7/0 - D. Broadus 5/0 5/0 - B. Brown 8/0 8/0 - C. Conklin 4/0 14/0 - W. Craig 9/2 9/2 - R. Diggs 9/1 20/1 - B. Edwards 7/7 39/31 1 T. Evans 9/0 9/0 - A. Farley 7/0 24/5 - S. Fisher 9/6 20/6 2 S. Fitzpatrick 7/2 7/2* - T. Fullum 6/0 26/1 - A. Gee 3/0 5/0 - J. Grant 9/9 27/9 9 J. Green 9/8 20/8 5 K. Gregory 9/0 9/0 - J. Gulli, Jr. 9/0 9/0 - A. Gund 9/9 25/25 20 C. High 8/7 17/8 - D. Herlocker 8/0 19/0 - J. Hess 2/0 2/0 - S. Hodge 6/0 6/0 - D. Holmes 9/0 28/1 - O. Howard 9/0 9/0 - D. Jones 9/0 9/0 - T. Jones 9/0 13/0 - B. Jordi 9/0 9/0 - E. Kelly 9/9 25/24 20 C. Kolumber 8/5 21/5 2 J. Landess 9/0 27/4 - K. Lauletta 3/0 3/0 - C. Mack 7/0 7/0 - X. Maddox 2/0 2/0 - W. McCombs 1/0 1/0 - D. Miller 6/0 16/0 - T.J. Moon 5/1 5/1 - A. Ogunniyi 9/4 19/5 4 J. Pavik 8/0 8/0 - J. Pierce 9/9 39/24 9 W. Pettus 9/9 40/22 21 R. Ponder 9/2 31/5 - N. Ritcher 2/2 20/15 - A. Roane 9/9 30/29 22 S. Roller 3/3 34/9 - J. Ruby 9/9 30/30 30 S. Ryan 9/0 20/0 - S. Savage 9/1 9/1* - B.J. Scott 9/9 40/40 16 W. Sparks 9/9 40/9 9 M. Speir 9/9 41/39 26 C. Speros 7/0 14/0 - J. Speros 3/0 11/6 - M. Strauss 9/9 19/13 13 P. Tuck 8/0 13/0 - N. Velardo 2/0 2/0 - N. Vergos 3/0 3/0 - H. Westfall 9/7 28/7 2 M. White 1/0 10/3 - J. Williamson 9/0 23/2 - E. Wright 9/9 30/21 19 K. Wynn 7/7 29/27 4 P. Yoder 9/0 9/0 - S. Young 6/4 16/14 4 * at Richmond 8

9 DANNY ROCCO HEAD COACH Second Season Wake Forest, SPIDER FOOTBALL GAME TEN AT STONY BROOK 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