2018 Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Sept. 1 at Virginia L, 13-42 Sept. 8 FORDHAM 6 p.m. Sept. 15 ST. FRANCIS 2 p.m. Sept. 22 at Stony Brook * 6 p.m. Sept. 28 JAMES MADISON * 3 p.m. Oct. 6 DELAWARE * 3 p.m. Oct. 13 at Albany * 7 p.m. Oct. 20 at Elon * 1:30 p.m. Nov. 3 VILLANOVA * 3 p.m. Nov. 10 MAINE * 3 p.m. Nov. 17 at William & Mary * 2 p.m. * Colonial Athletic Association Game RICHMOND COACHING STAFF On the Field Russ Huesman...Head Coach Adam Braithwaite...Defensive Coordinator Carey Bailey...Defensive Line Adam Ross...Offensive Line/Run Game Marc Bacote...Wide Receivers Rod West...Dimes/Special Teams Aaron Corp...Quarterbacks In the Pressbox Jeff Durden...Offensive Coordinator Sparky Woods... RBs/Special Teams Dave Legg... Recruiting Coordinator Justin Wood... Linebackers John Srofe...Defensive Quality Control MEDIA COVERAGE Radio (Spider IMG College Sports Network) Flagship... ESPN 950 AM/99.5 FM Internet...RichmondSpiders.com... TuneIn Play-by-Play...Bob Black Play-by-Play...Robert Fish Analyst... Chris Anderson Sideline...Matt Smith Studio Host...Matt Josephs ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Football Contact... Matt McCollester Office... 804-287-6313 Cell... 336-676-3407 Email...mmccolle@richmond.edu Secondary Contact... Dan Wacker Office... 804-287-8365 Cell... 608-487-3858 Email... dwacker@richmond.edu Web...RichmondSpiders.com Richmond (0-1) Television NBC Sports Washington SpiderTV RichmondSpiders.com Richmond Football Date..................... September 8, 2018 Kickoff............................ 6 p.m. EST Location...Richmond, Va. Venue... Robins Stadium Capacity... 8,217 Surface...Prescription Athletic Turf Radio IMG Spider Sports Network 99.5 FM/950 AM Fordham (0-1) Social Media Twitter @SpiderFootball Instagram @SpiderFootball www.richmondspiders.com What s On Tap... The Richmond Spiders open the home portion of the 2018 schedule Saturday evening when they welcome in the Fordham Rams to Robins Stadium... The game will be the Spiders lone night home game this year and a post-game fireworks show is slated for the fans... The game will be televised locally on NBC Sports Washington and online at www.richmondspiders.com for free on SpiderTV... The game has also been picked up by NBC Sports Philadelphia Plus. Series History... Saturday s game is the second meeting all-time between Richmond and Fordham... The two teams met October 21, 1985 in the Bronx, N.Y. with the game ending in a 3-3 tie... The Spiders and Rams are scheduled to meet each other again next year with Richmond making the trip to Fordham for the second game of the home-and-home series. Home Openers... The 2018 season marks the 135th season in Richmond football history... Richmond is 84-44-6 all-time in home openers, having won 12-straight with its last loss coming in 2005 to No. 15 Massachusetts... The Spiders have out-scored opponents by a 517-135 margin over the last 12 home openers, including a 68-21 win over Howard last season. Spiders Versus The Patriot League... Saturday s game marks the 22nd game for Richmond against teams currently in the Patriot League and the third-straight year that the Spiders have face a Patriot League member... Richmond is 10-11-1 all-time against the Patriot League, including a 20-17 victory at Colgate last season... The Spiders played a home-and-home with Colgate the last two years, with each road team winning... Richmond is 5-1 against Colgate, 2-0 against Bucknell, 3-5 against Georgetown, 0-1 against Lehigh, 0-1 against Holy Cross and 0-3 against Lafayette. Home, Sweet Home... This season marks the ninth year that Robins Stadium is serving as home to Richmond football... The Spiders are 36-14 all-time at home at the Robins Stadium, good for a.720 winning percentage... In the last four years, Richmond has gone 20-6 at home, winning at a 76.9 winning percentage... The Spiders have won at least five home games in five of the eight years calling Robins Stadium home. Taking It To The House... Senior linebacker Dale Matthews Jr. scored the season s first touchdown, intercepting Virginia in the first quarter and returning it 72-yards for a touchdown... It marked the first interception return for a touchdown by Richmond since David Jones returned one 100-yards in the FCS Playoffs against William & Mary December 5, 2015... The interception was just the third of his career with the last two coming in last year s home opening win over Howard.
WEEKLY PRACTICE & MEDIA SCHEDULE SUNDAY Access Closed MONDAY Access Closed Players off Russ Huesman On CAA Conference Call 11:40 a.m. TUESDAY Richmond Notes Released Access Open Practice 4 p.m. WEDNESDAY 12:30 p.m. Weekly Press Conference Robins Center Media Room Access Open Practice 4 p.m. THURSDAY Access Limited Practice 4 p.m. Weekly Coaches Radio Show (12-1 p.m. ET) live on ESPN Radio 99.5 FM and 950 AM FRIDAY Access Closed SATURDAY Gameday Young Leg... Freshman punter Micah Breckenridge made his collegiate debut against the Cavaliers and was named the team s special teams player of the game... Breckenridge averaged 36.2 yards per kick on four punts, with a long of 42-yards... He combined with redshirt freshman long snapper Kevin McLaughlin to form a duo of players making their collegiate debuts on the punting team... Breckenridge is one of two freshmen punters so far this season in the Colonial Athletic Association, joining Villanova s Nathan Fondacaro. It s Mo Time... Junior defensive end Maurice Jackson was named the team s defensive player of the game after tying for the team lead with 10 total tackles, including a pair of sacks... Jackson had 3.5 tackles for loss against the Cavaliers... He is tied for first in the Colonial Athletic Association for sacks and is first in the league with 3.5 tackles for loss. Defense Line Pressure... Junior Maurice Jackson and redshirt sophomore Darius Reynolds combined for 5.5 tackles for loss in the season-opener at Virginia... Jackson ranks first in the CAA in the category while Reynolds is tied for third... The Spiders defensive line brought pressure against the Cavaliers as Virginia worked to halt All-American defensive tackle Andrew Clyde and freshman All-America Colby Ritten. Fresh Faces... The Spiders had 13 true freshmen or redshirt freshmen make their collegiate debuts last weekend in Charlottesville as Clayton McConnell, Noah Nicholson, Aaron Banks, Ben Maffe, Tyrek Funderburk, Augustus Lee, Devon Perry, Grayson Overstreet, Micah Breckenridge, Jordan Payne, Kevin Laughlin, Caleb Brooks and Kobie Turner all saw their first action in a regular season game... McConnell was the only one of the group to notch a start but a large portion played significant minutes for the Spiders. Spiders In The NFL... Three former University of Richmond football student-athletes made official 53- man rosters of NFL teams this weekend as Kyle Lauletta and Kerry Wynn made the New York Giants roster, while Alex Light made the Green Bay Packers squad. Lauletta, the Spiders starting quarterback the last three years, was drafted by the Giants in the fourth round of the NFL Draft this spring... He is one of three quarterbacks on the 53-man roster and looks poised to be the backup to future Hall of Fame quarterback Eli Manning... Lauletta finished his Richmond career as the alltime leading passer and just the fourth quarterback in CAA history to reach the 10,000-yard career mark, finishing with 10,422 yards... He set the Richmond single-season record for total offense with 3,827 yards and was named the CAA Offensive Player of the Year. Wynn is in his fifth year with the New York Giants in 2018... He has been listed as a backup on the defensive line and has been one of the top special teams performers for the Giants in his career... Wynn finished his career in Richmond in 2014 as a Third Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection...in his senior season, he led all defensive linemen in tackles per game, totaling 56 stops, 5.5 tackles for loss and 2.5 sacks on the year. Light earned his spot on the Packers 53- man roster after signing with the club as an undrafted free agent... He made his way on with a strong preseason camp on the Packers offensive line... Light was a key member of last season s offensive success, protecting Lauletta on the line... He was a Third Team All-America selection as a senior and finished his career making 38 consecutive starts and played two positions for Richmond this year. Spider Sportsline... The Spider Sportsline will kick off its eleventh consecutive year at Outback Steakhouse this Thursday from noon-1pm... The popular lunchtime program features head coach Russ Huesman and special player guests... The show will be held every Thursday during the college football season... This Thursday s player guests are junior defensive end Maurice Jackson and redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Tim Coleman. The Spider Sportsline is hosted by Voice of the Spiders Bob Black and can be heard live on ESPN Richmond s 99.5 & 102.7 FM and 950 AM, as well as online at RichmondSpiders.com and espnrichmond.com. Buck Buchanan Award... Senior defensive lineman Andrew Clyde was named one of 25 members on the preseason watch list for the STATS FCS Buck Buchanan Award... Clyde is one of four players from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) to be named to the watch list, which is given to the nation s top defensive player in the FCS. Clyde has been named to three preseason All-America teams, including the STATS FCS team... He was named All-America and All-CAA last fall after leading the CAA in sacks, totaling 9.0 on the season... He led a defense that set a school-record with 3.2 sacks per game (36 on the year)... He recorded 41 total tackles, 11 of which were for a loss, while leading the team Fordham (0-0-1) Date Site Result Series 10/21/1995 Bronx, N.Y. T 3-3 0-0-1 Away 0-0-1 Total Points: Richmond: 3 Fordham: 3
RICHMOND FOOTBALL SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter...@SpiderFootball Facebook...Facebook.com/RichmondSpiderFootball Instagram...@RichmondFootball Youtube... YouTube.com/RichmondSpiders University Information 2018 QUICK FACTS Location...University of Richmond, VA 23173 Founded...1830 Enrollment...3,000 Nickname...Spiders School Colors...Red and Blue Stadium...E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Opened... September 18, 2010 Capacity...8,200 Surface...FieldTurf Pro (Installed Summer of 2012) President...Dr. Ronald A. Crutcher (Miami Univ., 1969) Vice President & Director of Athletics...John Hardt (Iowa, 1984) Team Information Head Coach... Russ Huesman Alma Mater, Year... Chattanooga, 1981 Record/Years at Richmond... 6-5/2nd Career Record/Years... 65-43/10th 2017 Record...6-5 CAA Record (Finish)... 4-4 (6th) Starters Returning/Lost...15/10 Offensive Starters Returning/Lost...6/5 Defensive Starters Returning/Lost...8/3 Special Teams Starters Returning/Lost...1/2 Program History Seasons of Football...135th in 2018 First Season...1881 All-Time Record (Pct.)... 551-644-53 (.463) All-Time Postseason Record (Pct.)...16-11 (.594) All-Time Bowl Record (Pct.)...1-1 (.500) All-Time National Championships... 1 (2008) All-Time Conference Championships... 12 Southern... 4 (1968, 1969, 1971, 1975) Yankee... 1 (1987) Atlantic 10... 3 (1998, 2000, 2005) CAA Football... 4 (2007, 2009, 2012,2015) NCAA FCS Playoff Appearances... 11 All-Time Playoff Record (Pct.)...13-10 (.565) Last Playoff Appearance...2016 (FCS Quarterfinals) with seven QB hurries. Year Two Of Huesman Era... Head coach Russ Huesman is in his second year at the helm of the Richmond football program... This is Huesman s 10th season overall as a collegiate head coach and his second stint with the Spiders after spending five seasons (2004-08) as an assistant coach, and was part of the 2008 National Championship team. Huesman returned to Richmond last season and guided the Spiders to a 6-5 record... The Spiders had 11 different players earn All-CAA honors, led by the Offensive Player of the Year Kyle Lauletta....He became the first Richmond player to win Offensive Player of the Year since Greg Lilly in 1992... Lauletta led the CAA with 3,737 yards, 28 passing TDs and 3,827 yards of total offense and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award. Offensive Line Help... The Spiders enter the 2018 season with a revamped offensive line with All-Conference member John Yarbrough as the only returning starter... Yarbrough, who played center last year, will start the season at right tackle but will play both positions at some point during the year... Yarbrough has made 19-straight starts for the Spiders... Joining him on the line this year is Furman transfer Tim Coleman at left tackle... Coleman sat out last season due to transfer rules but was a Freshman All-America recipient in 2016 with the Paladins... Redshirt freshman center Clayton McConnell started in the middle at Virginia, making his first career start... At the two guard positions, the Spiders will look to three players in Seyoum Settapani, Tazle Sumpter and Kolby Williams... Settapani started the last game of the year in 2017 while Sumpter was the opening day starter last season before suffering a season-ending injury against Sam Houston State. Got Your Back... Richmond employs a 4-2-5 defense and returns both of its linebackers this season in seniors Justin Rubin and Dale Matthews Jr.... The two combined for 159 total tackles last season, including 14.5 tackles for loss... Rubin led the team with 92 tackles from his Mike linebacker position, including 6.5 tackles for loss... Matthews recorded 67 takes on the year, ranking third in the league, while recording 8.0 tackles for loss at the Sam linebacker. Best Foot Forward... The Spiders have two completely different kickers handling duties this season, in terms of experience... Redshirt senior Griffin Trau will handle the kicking duties while true freshman Micah Breckenridge will handle the punting duties... Trau has scored 199 points in his career, ranking sixth all-time in Richmond scoring history... He has converted 37-of-44 field goals in his career (84.1%) and is third all-time in career field goals made trailing Andrew Howard (55) and Rob Courter (41)... Breckenridge will handle all of the Spiders punting duties this season as a true freshman... He was a two-time All-Conference player at White Station High School in Memphis and has the unique capability of punting with either foot. Team Captains... University of Richmond head football coach Russ Huesman announced the Spiders team captains for the 2018 season in seniors Dale Matthews Jr., John Yarbrough, Justin Rubin, Andrew Clyde and Tyler Wilkins... The players were chosen as captains after a
vote by the players on the team... The five-man captain crew have combined to play in 173 career games for Richmond during their careers heading into the 2018 season. Rubin and Clyde have played in the most games in their careers with 39 games each... Rubin was a Third Team All-Colonial Athletic Association selection at linebacker last season after leading the team with 92 tackles... Clyde was a First Team All-CAA selection and is a preseason All-America selection this year... He led the CAA with nine sacks last season and finished with 41 tackles. Wilkins earned Second Team All-CAA honors last year and has played in 38 games in his career... He caught 62 passes for 876 yards and seven touchdowns last season... Matthews finished with 67 tackles, including four sacks, while also notching a pair of interceptions last season... He has played in 29 career games while Yarbrough has played in 28 games... Yarbrough was an All-CAA selection last fall and is a preseason All-CAA pick this year. Preseason All-America... Senior defensive lineman Andrew Clyde and senior wide receiver Dejon Brissett were named preseason FCS All-America by STATS... The Spiders are one of four teams from the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) with multiple members on the preseason team (James Madison 5, Villanova 2, Delaware 2). Clyde was named preseason Second Team All-America... This marks the third preseason All-America selection for Clyde and he was named preseason All-CAA... He earned Third Team All-America honors last season by STATS FCS and was a First Team All-CAA selection last year... He led the CAA in sacks, totaling 9.0 on the season... He led a defense that set a school-record with 3.2 sacks per game (36 on the year)... He recorded 41 total tackles, 11 of which were for a loss, while leading the team with seven QB hurries. Brissett was named preseason Third Team All-America and was also named to the preseason All-CAA team... Last year, he finished first on the team with 63 receptions and was second on the team with 896 yards... He tied for the team lead with seven touchdowns, ranking 37th in the nation in that category... He recorded four 100-yard games and was 25th in the nation with 5.7 receptions per game. Spiders Picked Seventh... The Richmond Spiders have been picked to finish seventh overall in the highly competitive Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) by the league s coaches and media... Seven different teams have already been ranked in the top-25 in various preseason polls this season, showing the depth of the league... Richmond has been ranked in the top three in the preseason poll in three out of the last five years... The last time the Spiders were ranked as low as seventh in the preseason poll was the 2012 season when Richmond was picked to finish ninth... The Spiders proved the poll wrong, finishing the year as co-champions in the CAA and ended the year ranked No. 18 in the country. 1. JMU (21 first-place votes), 241 2. UNH(2 first-place votes), 206 3. Delaware, 182 4. Stony Brook, 169 5. Elon (1 first-place vote), 168 6. Villanova, 164 7. Richmond, 127 8. Maine, 81 9. Albany, 78 10. Towson, 74 11. William & Mary, 55 12. Rhode Island, 39 Preseason Accolades... Richmond has four players tabbed on the preseason All-CAA Team, the third most by any school trailing only James Madison (6) and Delaware (5)... Senior defensive lineman Andrew Clyde highlights the Spider defense while senior wide receiver Dejon Brissett and senior center John Yarbrough were chosen on offense... Senior kicker Griffin Trau rounded out the Spiders All-Conference selections on special teams. Clyde has already been named preseason All-America by multiple publications this season... He earned Third Team All-America honors last season by STATS FCS and was a First Team All-CAA selection... He led the CAA in sacks, totaling 9.0 on the season... He led a defense that set a school-record with 3.2 sacks per game (36 on the year)... He recorded 41 total tackles, 11 of which were for a loss, while leading the team with seven QB hurries. Brissett finished first on the team with 63 receptions and was second on the team with 896 yards... He tied for the team lead with seven touchdowns, ranking 37th in the nation in that category... He recorded four 100-yard games and was 25th in the nation with 5.7 receptions per game. Yarbrough earned Third Team All-CAA honors last season... He has made 18-straight starts for the Spiders and anchored a line last year that allowed just 23.0 sacks, fourth best in the CAA. Trau was a First Team All-CAA selection last season and has earned All-America honors as a sophomore... Last year, he finished first in the CAA and 15th in the nation converting 80 percent of his field goal attempts (12-of-15)... For his career, Trau is 35-of-41 (.854), scoring 192 points. Top Receiving Trio... Last season, Richmond had one of the top receiving trios in the nation... Dejon Brissett was named First Team All-CAA while Tyler Wilkins and Cortrelle Simpson earned Second Team All-CAA honors... The three combined for 2,791 receiving yards and 20 touchdowns... Brissett (896 yds, 7 TDs), Wilkins (876 yds, 7 TDs) and Simpson (1,019 yds, 6 TDs) all ranked in the top-four in the CAA in yards last year.... Richmond was the only school in the FCS to finish the regular season with three receivers over 800 yards on the year. The trio is the top returning receiving trio in the nation entering the 2018 season... The three combined for 253.7 yards per game, the highest per-game total of any receiving trio at the FCS level... Princeton is second with 216.2 yards per game returning while Sam Houston State is third at 203.8 yards returning (two receivers). Running Back By Committee... The Spiders return their top four running backs from last season s team that combined for 1,113 total yards and 10 rushing touchdowns... Junior Xavier Goodall was the Spiders top rusher last season with 452 yards and three touchdowns... Goodall led the way with 78 total carries but is currently injured... Senior Gordon Collins was second on the team with 242 yards rushing and led the team with four touchdowns on 54 carries... Junior Jay Palmer added 222 yards on 44 carriers while classmate Deontez Thompson added 197 yards on 49 carries before missing the last four games due to injury.
Pressuring The Quarterback... Richmond finished second in the CAA last year with 35.0 sacks... The Spiders return 23.0 sacks from last year s team, including senior defensive lineman Andrew Clyde s team-leading 9.0 sacks... Defensive lineman Colby Ritten and linebacker Dale Matthews Jr. each added 4.0 sacks apiece while defensive lineman Maurice Jackson chipped in 2.5 sacks... Justin Rubin, Samari Springs and Gershom Ejoni combined for 3.5 sacks last year. Richmond CAA Success... Since joining the league in 2007, no CAA football program has captured more conference titles than Richmond... The Spiders have taken home four trophies ( 07, 09, 12 and 15), one more than any other school during that span (James Madison)... Richmond has posted an overall record of 93-48 (.660) since joining the CAA and has gone 54-34 (.614) in league play since 2007. New Digs For The Spiders... The Richmond football program got major upgrades this offseason with the construction work on the Blandford-Everett Student-Athlete Performance Center on the lower level of the Robins Center... The Spiders received a completely new and improved locker room, strength and conditioning weight room and athletic training facility. Additionally, Richmond is installing a Nutrition Station and updating the equipment room to better serve the Spider student-athletes... All construction for student-athletes was completed at the end of July Television Exposure... The Richmond Spiders and their athletic department will produce and broadcast all six home games this season... For the fourth-straight year, Richmond will place all games on linear television on either NBC Sports Washington or NBC Sports Washington Plus... In addition, all home games will be streamed on SpiderTV at www.richmondspiders. com with the exception of the James Madison home game as that game is the CBSi Game of the Week and will be streamed through the CBSi App. Replacing Lauletta... Richmond will face a daunting task in replacing CAA Offensive Player of the Year Kyle Lauletta... Lauletta was drafted in the fourth round of the NFL Draft by the New York Giants... With him under center, the Spiders finished the year fourth in the nation in passing offense at 341 yards per game and 11th in team passing efficiency at 152.86. Redshirt junior quarterback Kevin Johnson takes over the reigns from Lauletta but it won t be his first starting experience... Johnson started three games in the FCS playoffs in 2016, posting a 2-1 record while passing for 761 yards and three touchdowns. 10-Year Anniversary... The 2018 season marks the 10-year anniversary of Richmond s National Championship team... The Spiders fin- The Last Time... THE LAST TIME RICHMOND... Was shut out...12/10/16 at #2 Eastern Washington (38-0) Scored 30+ points...9/1/17 at #3 SHSU (L, 34-48) Scored 40+ points... 11/5/16 vs. #5 James Madison (L, 43-47) Scored 50+ points... 9/16/17 vs. Howard (W, 68-21) Had two 100+ yard rushers... 10/3/15 (Seth Fisher, 119; Jacobi Green, 101) Had two 100+ yard receivers...9/23/17 vs. Elon (Brissett - 169, Simpson - 192) Had three 100+ yard receivers...11/16/13 at No. 21/22 Delaware (R. Ponder, 175; S. Barnette, 127; B. Brown, 109) Had a 300+ yard passer...11/11/17 at JMU (Kyle Lauletta, 304) Had a 400+ yard passer...9/23/17 vs. Elon (Kyle Lauletta, 497) Had a 500+ yard passer... 9/1/17 at #3 SHSU (Kyle Lauletta, 546) Had a 100+ yard rusher...11/18/17 vs. William & Mary (Xavier Goodall, 180) Had a 150+ yard rusher...11/18/17 vs. William & Mary (Xavier Goodall, 180) Had a 200+ yard rusher...11/21/15 vs #7 W & M (Jacobi Green, 217) Had a 100+ yard receiver...11/18/17 vs. William & Mary (Cortrelle Simpson, 121) Had a 150+ yard receiver... 9/1/17 at #3 SHSU (Dejon Brissett, 172) Had a 200+ yard receiver... 9/1/17 at #3 SHSU (Cortrelle Simpson, 204) Had a player with two plus interceptions...10/14/17 at Towson (Daniel Jones) Had a player with three or more sacks... 10/25/14 at Elon (Justin Williamson, 3) Had a player with 15 or more tackles... 10/17/15 vs. Rhode Island (Omar Howard, 18) Forced six or more turnovers...10/14/17 at Towson (6) Recorded a safety... 11/4/17 at Villanova (Punt snapped out of end zone) Returned INT for TD... 9/1/18 at Virginia (Dale Matthews Jr., 72-yards) Returned fumble for TD...10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson (Aaron Roane) Blocked a punt...12/3/16 at North Dakota (Will McCombs) Returned blocked punt for TD... 9/17/11 vs. VMI (Ben Edwards) Returned kickoff for TD...9/15/12 at VMI (Justin Grant, 90 yds.) Returned punt for TD...11/26/16 vs. North Carolina A&T (Dejon Brissett, 92) Blocked a field goal... 10/7/17 vs. Albany (Daniel Jones) Returned blocked FG for TD...11/1/97 vs. Northeastern (Paris Lenon) Returned blocked PAT...10/9/99 vs. Rhode Island (Paris Lenon) Successful two-point conversion... 11/7/15 at UNH (Lauletta pass to B. Brown) Successful fake punt...10/28/17 vs. Stony Brook (Helkowski pass to Geraghty) THE LAST TIME A RICHMOND OPPONENT... Was shut out...11/4/17 vs. Villanova (22-0) Held without a touchdown...11/4/17 vs. Villanova (22-0) Scored 30+ points...10/7/17 vs. Albany, W, 41-38 Scored 40+ points... 91/18 at Virginia, L, 13-42 Scored 50+ points...9/5/15 at Maryland (L, 21-50) Had two 100+ yard rushers... 9/1/18 at Virginia (Joran Ellis, 146; Bryce Perkins, 108) Had two 100+ yard receivers...11/28/09 vs. Elon (Terrell Hudgins, 167; Lance Camp, 109) Had a 300+ yard passer...10/7/17 vs. Albany (Will Brunson, 339) Had a 400+ yard passer... 9/1/17 at #3 SHSU (Jeremi Briscoe, 411) Had a 100+ yard rusher...11/5/16 vs. #5 JMU (Khalid Abdullah, 123) Had a 150+ yard rusher... 9/5/15 at Maryland (B. Ross, 150) Had a 200+ yard rusher... 9/23/17 vs. Elon (Malcolm Summers, 299) Had a 250+ rusher... 10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson (Terrance West, 275) Had a 300+yard rusher... 12/7/07 at No. 5 Appalachian State (Armanti Edwards, 313) Had a 100+ yard receiver... 10/28/17 vs. Stony Brook (Ray Bolden, 118) Had a 150+ yard receiver... 12/11/15 at Illinois State (Anthony Warrum, 152) Had a 200+ yard receiver...11/17/07 vs. W&M (Elliott Mack, 201) Recorded a safety...9/1/17 at #3 SHSU (Punt snapped out of end zone) Returned INT for TD... 10/26/13 vs. No. 6/8 Towson (Christian Carpenter, 34 yds.) Returned two INT for TD...11/15/14 vs. No. 25/RV James Madison (Taylor Reynolds) Returned fumble for TD... 9/6/14 at Virginia (Eli Harold, 22 yds.) Blocked a punt...10/25/14 at Elon (Chris Blair) Returned blocked punt for TD... 9/1/17 at #3 SHSU (0 yards) Returned kickoff for TD... 9/17/16 at Stony Brook (Sherman Alston - 96 yds) Returned punt for TD... 9/5/15 at Maryland (Likely, 67 yds) Blocked a field goal...10/4/14 at Liberty (C. Uzowihe) Blocked an extra point...12/11/15 at Illinois State Returned blocked FG for TD...Never Returned blocked PAT... 10/22/11 vs. Maine (Jerron McMillian) Successful two-point conversion... 12/6/14 at #6 Coastal Carolina (Austin Cain rush) Failed two-point conversion... 10/11/14 at UAlbany
ished the 2008 season with a 13-3 overall record after finishing the CAA with a 6-2 mark and placing third in the South Division... Richmond closed out the year by winning nine-straight games, including its last five in the regular season... The Spiders won FCS playoff games at home against Eastern Kentucky, at Appalachian State and at Northern Iowa before defeating Montana 24-7 in the National Championship game in Chattanooga, Tenn. 50-Year Anniversary... The 2018 season also marks the 50th-anniverary of Richmond s win in the Tangerine Bowl in the 1968 season... The Spiders posted an 8-3 overall record that season and a perfect 6-0 mark in Southern Conference play as they won the league championship... Richmond advanced to the Tangerine Bowl and posted a 49-42 victory over Ohio in Orlando, Fla.... The game marked one of two bowl game appearances in program history (1971 - Tangerine Bowl). All-Time Overtime & One-Point Games RICHMOND S OVERTIME S (13-2) Date Opponent Result No. of OTs Sept. 19, 1987 Massachusetts W, 52-51 4 Oct. 8, 1988 New Hampshire W, 23-17 1 Oct. 7, 1995 Northeastern W, 26-23 2 Sept. 21, 1996 Massachusetts L, 17-23 1 Sept. 19, 1998 at Rhode Island W, 20-17 1 Nov. 4, 2000 at Rhode Island W, 13-10 1 Oct. 22, 2005 Hofstra W, 43-27 2 Nov. 10, 2007 at Delaware W, 62-56 5 Nov. 22, 2008 at William & Mary W, 23-20 1 Sept. 18, 2010 Elon W, 27-21 1 Nov. 6, 2010 James Madison W, 13-10 1 Oct. 4, 2014 at Liberty W, 46-39 2 Oct. 8, 2016 at Albany W, 36-30 3 Oct. 7, 2017 vs. Albany W, 41-38 2 Oct. 21, 2017 at Delaware L, 35-42 2 The Spiders will honor the National Championship team and Tangerine Bowl Championship team throughout the year on social media and the website... Richmond will hold an anniversary celebration for the Tangerine Bowl Oct. 6 game against Delaware while the National Championship team will be honored in the final home game against Maine Nov. 10. Century Mark 100-Yard Receiving/Rushing Games by Active Spiders Player Game (Date) Att./Rec. Yards TD Xavier Goodall vs. William & Mary (11/18/17) 23 180 2 Cortrelle Simpson vs. William & Mary (11/18/17) 3 121 1 Tyler Wilkins at JMU (11/11/17) 12 180 1 Xavier Goodall at Villanova (11/4/17) 19 116 1 Tyler Wilkins vs. Stony Brook (10/28/17) 9 112 0 Dejon Brissett at Towson (10/14/17) 7 101 0 Cortrelle Simpson vs. Elon (9/23/17) 10 192 1 Dejon Brissett vs. Elon (9/23/17) 8 169 2 Jay Palmer vs. Howard (9/16/17) 12 102 1 Dejon Brissett at Colgate (9/9/17) 11 145 0 Cortrelle Simpson at Sam Houston State (9/1/17) 7 204 1 Dejon Brissett at Sam Houston State (9/1/17) 9 172 1 Deontez Thompson at William & Mary (11/19/16) 19 144 1 Deontez Thompson vs. Delaware (11/12/16) 24 132 1 Deontez Thompson vs. JMU (11/5/16 13 128 0 Deontez Thompson at Elon (10/22/16) 14 116 1 Deontez Thompson at Albany (10/8/16) 20 112 3 Xavier Goodall vs. Towson (10/1/16) 23 128 0 Xavier Goodall vs. Colgate (9/24/16) 20 127 1 Tyler Wilkins at Stony Brook (9/17/16) 6 109 0 Gordon Collins at UVA (9/3/16) 13 114 1 CENTURY MARK-Totals 100-Yard Receiving/Rushing Games by Active Spiders Player Most Recent 2018 Career Deontez Thompson 144 at William & Mary (11/19/16) 0 5 Dejon Brissett 101 at Towson (10/14/17) 0 4 Xavier Goodall 180 vs. William & Mary (11/18/17) 0 3 Tyler Wilkins 180 at JMU (11/11/17) 0 3 Cortrelle Simpson 121 vs. William & Mary (11/18/17) 0 3 Jay Palmer 102 vs. Howard 0 1 Gordon Collins 114 at UVA (9/3/16) 0 1 300 YARD PASSING S 300-Yard Passing Games by Active Spiders Player Most Recent 2018 Career Kevin Johnson 315 vs. North Carolina A&T 0 1 RICHMOND S ONE-POINT S (24-21) Date Opponent Result Record Nov. 24, 1887 Randolph Macon W, 14-13 1-0 Nov. 7, 1908 Hampden Sydney L, 17-18 1-1 Oct. 18, 1913 at Wake Forest W, 14-13 2-1 Nov. 1, 1913 Hampden Sydney W, 21-20 3-1 Oct. 30, 1915 Hampden Sydney L, 6-7 2-2 Nov. 6, 1915 Randolph Macon W, 7-6 4-2 Oct. 18, 1923 Lynchburg W, 7-6 5-2 Nov. 17, 1923 Hampden Sydney W, 7-6 6-2 Oct. 28, 1927 Roanoke L, 6-7 6-3 Nov. 12, 1927 Hampden Sydney W, 7-6 7-3 Oct. 6, 1928 at Johns Hopkins L, 13-14 7-4 Nov. 3, 1934 Georgetown W, 14-13 8-4 Nov. 9, 1940 North Carolina W, 14-13 9-4 Oct. 18, 1947 VMI W, 21-20 10-4 Nov. 30, 1951 at George Washington W, 20-19 11-4 Oct. 11, 1952 Washington & Lee L, 20-21 11-5 Oct. 17, 1959 The Citadel L, 7-8 11-6 Oct. 4, 1961 George Washington W, 16-15 12-6 Sept. 15, 1962 East Carolina W, 27-26 13-6 Oct. 27, 1962 at Cincinnati W, 21-20 14-6 Nov. 2, 1963 Virginia Tech L, 13-14 14-7 Nov. 14, 1964 Furman L, 18-19 14-8 Nov. 21, 1970 William & Mary L, 33-34 14-9 Sept. 7, 1974 Villanova W, 14-13 15-9 Sept. 16, 1978 at Wisconsin L, 6-7 15-10 Sept. 27, 1986 Delaware L, 19-20 15-11 Sept. 17, 1988 at VMI W, 14-13 16-11 Nov. 2, 1991 Connecticut L, 34-35 16-12 Sept. 10, 1994 Massachusetts W, 14-13 17-12 Nov. 19, 1994 William & Mary L, 20-21 17-13 Oct. 28, 1995 at James Madison W, 34-33 18-13 Nov. 2, 1996 at New Hampshire L, 13-14 18-14 Sept. 5, 1998 at Rutgers L, 6-7 18-15 Oct. 24, 1998 at Northeastern W, 21-20 19-15 Nov. 28, 1998 Lehigh L, 23-24 19-16 Sept. 1, 2001 at Virginia L, 16-17 19-17 Sept. 29, 2001 Villanova L, 30-31 19-18 Oct. 27, 2007 at James Madison W, 17-16 20-18 Dec. 13, 2008 Northern Iowa W, 21-20 21-18 Sept. 12, 2009 at Delaware W, 16-15 22-18 Nov. 7, 2009 Villanova L, 20-21 22-19 Oct. 16, 2010 at Massachusetts W, 11-10 23-19 Oct. 22, 2011 Maine L, 22-23 23-20 Nov. 1, 2014 #3/4 Villanova W, 10-9 24-20 Nov, 14, 2015 @Villanova L, 20-21 24-21
OFFENSE Wide Receiver 18 Dejon Brissett (Sr., 6-2, 195) 10 Caleb Drake (R-Sr., 6-3, 190) Wide Receiver 19 Tyler Wilkins (Sr., 6-3, 200) 13 Ben Maffe (R-Fr., 6-3, 230) Wide Receiver 14 Cortrelle Simpson (R-Jr., 5-11, 165) 3 Jarmal Bevels (R-Sr., 6-4, 206) Tight End 9 Stephon Jacob (R-Sr., 6-4, 255) 88 Will Geraghty (R-Jr., 6-5, 255) Left Tackle 73 Tim Coleman (R-So., 6-4, 300) 76 Foster Singleton (Fr., 6-5, 265) Left Guard 77 Seyoum Settepani (R-So., 6-4, 300) 65 Tyler Cole (R-Jr., 6-4, 285) Center 62 Clayton McConnell (R-Fr., 6-4, 285) 65 Tyler Cole (R-Jr., 6-4, 285) Right Guard 55 Kolby Williams (Sr., 6-2, 295) 79 Tazle Sumpter (R-So., 6-4, 290) Right Tackle 50 John Yarbrough (Sr., 6-5, 301) 78 Joe More (Fr., 6-5, 290) Quarterback 7 Kevin Johnson (R-Jr., 6-0, 202) 12 Joe Mancuso (R-So., 6-4, 215) Tailback 20 Deontez Thompson (R-Jr., 6-0, 215) or 6 Gordon Collins (R-Sr., 6-0, 234) PROBABLE RICHMOND TWO-DEEP VS. FORDHAM AS OF 9/4 DEFENSE Defensive End 9 Darius Reynolds (R-So., 6-2, 240) 32 Melvin Keihn (Sr., 6-3, 230) or 96 Caleb Brooks (R-Fr., 6-4, 235) Defensive Tackle 92 Colby Ritten (R-So., 6-2, 281) 98 Kobie Turner (R-Fr., 6-3, 280) Defensive Tackle 97 Andrew Clyde (R-Sr., 6-3, 290) 93 Ray Eldridge (Fr., 6-4, 265) or 63 Aidan Murray (Fr., 6-5, 265) Defensive End 36 Maurice Jackson (Jr., 6-2, 265) 95 Gershom Ejoni (R-Jr., 6-5, 220) Sam Linebacker 22 Dale Matthews Jr. (R-Sr., 6-0, 230) 59 Billy Caughell (R-Jr., 6-2, 225) Mike Linebacker 29 Justin Rubin (Sr., 6-2, 227) 42 Jordan Payne (R-Fr., 6-0, 205 or 41 Tyler Dressler (So., 6-3, 244) Dimes 7 Noah Nicholson (R-Fr., 6-0, 195) 34 Jacob Roberson (R-Jr., 5-10, 203 Cornerback 21 Trent Williams (Jr., 6-2, 185) 30 Devon Perry (R-Fr., 6-1, 195) Strong Safety 23 Daniel Jones (Jr., 6-1, 205) 28 Augustus Lee (R-Fr., 5-11, 190) Free Safety 26 Samari Springs (So., 6-1, 188) 8 Aaron Banks (Fr., 5-11, 160) Cornerback 12 Markus Vinson (So., 5-11, 180) 16 Tyrek Funderburk (Fr., 5-11, 165) Specialists Placekicker 44 Griffin Trau (R-Sr., 5-8, 170) 45 Duncan Trau (Fr., 5-9, 180) Kickoff 44 Griffin Trau (R-Sr., 5-8, 170) Punter 39 Micah Breckenridge (Fr., 5-10, 181) Holder 12 Joe Mancuso (R-So., 6-4, 215) Long Snapper 49 Kevin Laughlin (R-Fr., 6-0, 195) 78 Joe More (Fr., 6-5, 290) Kickoff Returner 18 Dejon Brissett (Sr., 6-2, 195) 12 Markus Vinson (So., 5-11, 180) Punt Returner 19 Tyler Wilkins (Sr., 6-3, 200) 18 Dejon Brissett (Sr., 6-2, 195) Note: Two-deep will be updated Thursday after practice.
2018 RICHMOND ROSTER 1 Milan Howard RB 5-11 185 Fr. Charlotte, N.C./Charlotte Catholic 2 Dionte Austin DB 6-2 180 Jr. Baltimore, Md./Calvert Hall (Wake Forest) 2 Xavier Goodall RB 5-11 190 Jr. Henrico, Va./Henrico 3 Jarmal Bevels WR 6-4 206 R-Sr. Fredericksburg, Va./James Monroe 4 Aaron Dykes RB 5-11 185 Fr. Knoxville, Tenn./Hardin Valley Academy 4 Micah Keels DB 6-3 190 Sr. Washington, D.C./Fork Union Military Academy 5 Jay Palmer RB 6-0 215 R-Jr. Princeton, W. Va./Princeton 6 Gordon Collins RB 6-0 234 R-Sr. Stafford, Va./Mountain View 7 Kevin Johnson QB 6-0 202 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Pace Academy 7 Noah Nicholson DB 6-0 195 R-Fr. Olney, Md./Our Lady of Good Counsel 8 Aaron Banks DB 5-11 160 Fr. Stephens City, Va./Sherando 8 Jeremiah Brown WR 6-2 190 R-So. High Point, N.C./Southwest Guilford (Wake Forest) 9 Stephon Jacob TE 6-4 255 R-Sr. Damascus, Md./Damascus 9 Darius Reynolds DL 6-2 240 R-So. Yorktown, Va./York 10 Caleb Drake WR 6-3 190 R-Sr. Troy, N.C./West Montgomery 10 Philip O Connor LB 6-1 210 Fr. Philadelphia, Pa./St. Joseph s Prep 11 Justin Jasper WR 6-3 205 Fr. Mechanicsville, Va./St. Christopher s 12 Joe Mancuso QB 6-4 215 R-So. Blairsville, Ga./Union County 12 Markus Vinson DB 5-11 180 So. Damascus, Md./Damascus 13 Ben Maffe WR 6-3 230 R-Fr. Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods 14 Cortrelle Simpson WR 5-11 193 R-Jr. Indian Head, Md./Lackey (Temple) 15 Isaac Brown WR 6-1 185 Fr. Winchester, Va./Millbrook 16 Reid Chenault QB 6-2 180 R-So. Goochland, Va./Goochland 16 Tyrek Funderburk DB 5-11 165 Fr. Indian Trail, N.C./Metrolina Christian Academy 17 Braxton Hughes QB 6-1 195 Fr. Kill Devil Hills, N.C./First Flight 18 Dejon Brissett WR 6-2 195 Sr. Mississauga, Ontario/Lake Forest Academy 19 Tyler Wilkins WR 6-3 200 Sr. Richmond, Va./L.C. Bird 20 Deontez Thompson RB 6-0 215 R-Jr. Indian Head, Md./Lackey 21 Trent Williams DB 6-2 185 Jr. Chester, Va./Thomas Dale 22 Dale Matthews Jr. LB 6-0 230 R-Sr. Bowie, Md./Dematha 23 Daniel Jones DB 6-1 205 Jr. Williamsburg, Va./Bruton 24 David Norris LB 6-1 210 R-Sr. Madison, Ala./Bob Jones (UAB) 25 Gabe Thomas DB 6-1 175 Jr. Orlando, Fla./Trinity Prep 26 Samari Springs DB 6-1 188 So. Ashburn, Va./Briar Woods 27 Nile Harris DB 5-11 170 Fr. Greensboro, N.C./Grimsley 28 Augustus Lee DB 5-11 190 R-Fr. Fairfax, Va./Paul VI 29 Justin Rubin LB 6-2 227 Sr. Southampton, Pa./Archbishop Wood 30 Devon Perry DB 6-1 195 R-Fr. Raleigh, N.C./Ravenscroft 32 Melvin Keihn DE 6-3 230 Sr. Towson, Md./Maryland 33 Duncan Rogers DB 5-9 185 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher s 34 Jacob Roberson DB 5-10 203 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher s 35 Grayson Overstreet LB 6-2 225 Fr. Moneta, Va./Staunton River 36 Maurice Jackson DL 6-2 265 Jr. Levittown, Pa./Truman 39 Micah Breckenridge K/P 5-10 181 Fr. Memphis, Tenn./White Station 41 Tyler Dressler LB 6-3 244 So. Covington, Va./Covington 42 Jordan Payne LB 6-0 205 R-Fr. Conyers, Ga./Pace Academy 43 Grant Gluhaich LS 5-10 185 Jr. Morgan Hill, Calif./Bellarmine Prep (California) 44 Griffin Trau K 5-8 170 R-Sr. Hanover, N.H./Western Reserve Academy 45 Duncan Trau K 5-9 180 Fr. Alexandria, Va./Episcopal 47 Dan Jaques WR 6-1 160 So. Orange, Conn./Hopkins School (Grinnell College)
2018 RICHMOND ROSTER 48 Devin Campbell RB 5-10 195 R-So. Yorktown, Va./York 49 Kevin Laughlin LS 6-0 195 R-Fr. Little Silver, N.J./Red Bank Regional 50 John Yarbrough OL 6-5 301 Sr. Homewood, Ala./Homewood 52 Josh Hurlburt LB 6-2 220 R-So. Vienna, Va./Marshall 55 Kolby Williams OL 6-2 295 Sr. Fort Washington, Md./Landon 57 Paul Padalino LB 6-0 235 R-So. Potomac, Md./Landon 59 Billy Caughell LB 6-2 225 R-Jr. Apopka, Fla./Apopka 60 James Snavely OL 6-3 290 Fr. Marietta, Ga./The Walker School 61 Kris Seekford OL 6-2 285 Fr. Purcellville, Va./Woodgrove 62 Clayton McConnell OL 6-4 285 R-Fr. Foley, Ala./Foley 63 Aidan Murray DL 6-5 265 Fr. Ogdensburg, N.J./Pope John XXIII 65 Tyler Cole OL 6-4 285 R-Jr. Purcellville, Va./Woodgrove 66 Joel Campos DL 6-2 278 Fr. Sterling, Va./Dominion 72 Jack Doherty OL 6-4 290 R-Fr. Nashville, Tenn./Franklin Road Academy 73 Tim Coleman OL 6-4 300 R-So. Stone Mountain, Ga./Pace Academy 76 Foster Singleton OL 6-5 265 Fr. Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal 77 Seyoum Settepani OL 6-4 300 R-So. Harlem, N.Y./Cheshire Academy 78 Joe More OL 6-5 290 Fr. Franklin, Tenn./Christ Presbyterian Academy 79 Tazle Sumpter OL 6-4 290 R-So. Richmond, Va./St. Christopher s 81 Anthonie Powell WR 6-3 215 R-Fr. Fayetteville, Ga./Fayette County 83 Jordan Cannady WR 5-9 165 R-So. Chesapeake, Va./Atlantic Shores 85 Andrew Tsangeos TE 6-2 235 R-So. La Canda, Calif./Flintridge Prep 87 Talon James DL 6-4 225 Fr. Fairview, N.C./A.C. Reynolds 88 Will Geraghty TE 6-5 255 R-Jr. Atlanta, Ga./Lovett 90 Jay Swegheimer DL 6-5 224 Fr. Orlando, Fla./Boone 91 Andre Booker DL 6-2 276 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./Manchester 92 Colby Ritten DL 6-2 281 R-So. Orlando, Fla./Boone 93 Ray Eldridge DL 6-4 265 Fr. McDonald, Pa./South Fayette Township 94 Cody Gray DL 6-0 240 R-Jr. Richmond, Va./Trinity Episcopal 95 Gershom Ejoni DL 6-5 220 R-Jr. Wake Forest, N.C./Heritage 96 Caleb Brooks DL 6-4 235 R-Fr. Clifton, Va./Centreville 97 Andrew Clyde DL 6-3 290 R-Sr. Dallas, Texas/Highland Park 98 Kobie Turner DL 6-3 280 R-Fr. Clifton, Va./Centreville PRONUNCIATION GUIDE COACHING STAFF Dejon Brissett Gershom Ejoni Tyrek Funderburk Grant Gluhaich Xavier Goodall Russ Huesman Stephon Jacobs Kevin Laughlin Melvin Keihn Ben Maffe Seyoum Settapani Griffin Trau Andrew Tsangeos Day-JAHN Eye-Joan-E Tye-REEK glue-hych ZAVE-yer HUGHES-men Stef-FAWN LAUF-lin CANE Maf-FEE (sounds like taffy) SEE-youm Set-TA-PAH-Nee Trow (Sounds like now) T-Sang-GUS Head Coach: Russ Huesman Offensive Coordinator: Jeff Durden Defensive Coordinator: Adam Braithwaite Recruiting Coordinator: Dave Legg Wide Receivers Coach: Marc Bacote Defensive Line Coach: Carey Bailey Quarterbacks Coach: Aaron Corp Offensive Line Coach/Run Game Coordinator: Adam Ross Dimes Coach/Co-Special Teams Coordinator: Rod West Linebackers Coach: Justin Wood Running Backs/Co-Special Teams Coordinator: Sparky Woods Director of Football Operations: Chaz Coleman Video Coordinator: John Srofe Football Operations/Quality Control Assistant: T.J. Moon Director of Strength & Conditioning: Scott Brincks
OFFENSIVE CARRER SINGLE- HIGHS #2 XAVIER GOODALL Rushing Attempts... 23, two times,...last time vs. William & Mary, (11/18/17) Rushing Yards... 190 vs. William & Mary, (11/18/17) Longest Rush...46 vs. William & Mary, (11/18/17) Rushing TDs... 2 vs. William & Mary, (11/18/17) Receptions...4 vs. Towson, (10/1/16) Receiving Yards...28 at Stony Brook, (9/17/16) Longest Reception...12 at Stony Brook, (9/17/16) Receiving TDs...1 vs. Towson, (10/1/16) #3 JARMAL BEVELS Receptions...7 vs. JMU, (11/5/16) Receiving Yards... 92 vs. JMU, (11/5/16) Longest Reception... 47 vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) Receiving TDs... 1, two times... last time vs. Colgate, (9/24/16) Rushing Attempts...1 at EWU, (12/10/16) Rushing Yards... 9 at EWU, (12/10/16) Longest Rush...9 at EWU, (12/10/16) #5 JAY PALMER Rushing Attempts... 12 vs. Howard, (9/16/17) Rushing Yards...102 vs. Howard, (9/16/17) Longest Rush...53 vs. Howard, (9/16/17) Rushing TDs... 1 vs. Howard,(9/16/17) Receptions...1 (4X, last at Villanova, (11/4/17) Receiving Yards... 13 vs. Norfolk State, (9/10/16) Receiving TDs... 1 (2x, last vs. Howard, (9/16/17) #6 GORDON COLLINS Rushing Attempts...13 at UVA (9/3/16) Rushing Yards... 114 at UVA (9/3/16) Longest Rush... 55 at UVA (9/3/16) Rushing TDs... 1, seven times... last at Towson, (10/14/17) Receptions... 3, two times...last at James Madison, (11/11/17) Receiving Yards...56 vs. Albany, (10/7/17) Longest Reception...52 vs. Albany, (10/7/17) Receiving TDs:... 1, two times... last vs. Howard, (9/16/17) #7 KEVIN JOHNSON Pass Attempts... 31 at #2 Eastern Wash., (12/10/16) Completions... 20 at #2 Eastern Wash., (12/10/16) Pass Yards...315 vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) Passing TDs... 2 at UND, (12/3/16) Longest Pass...79 at UND, (12/3/16) Rushing Attempts...12 at UND, (12/3/16) Rushing Yards... 22 (2x, last time at UND, (12/3/16) Longest Rush...18 at UND, (12/3/16) Rushing TDs...1 (2x, last time at UND, (12/3/16) #9 STEPHON JACOB Receptions... 4 at EWU, (12/10/16) Receiving Yards... 43 at Albany, (10/8/16) Longest Reception... 37 at Albany, (10/8/16) Receiving TDs... 1, two times... last at Stony Brook, (9/17/16) #10 CALEB DRAKE Receptions... 3 vs. Howard, (9/16/17) Receiving Yards... 32 at Colgate, (9/9/17) Longest Reception.20 at James Madison (11/11/17) Receiving TDs... 1 at SHSU, (9/1/17) Rushing Attempts... 2 vs. William & Mary (12/5/15) Rushing Yards... 20 vs. VMI (9/19/15) Longest Rush... 20 vs. VMI (9/19/15) #14 CORTRELLE SIMPSON Receptions... 7 at SHSU, (9/1/17) Receiving Yards... 204 at SHSU, (9/1/17) Longest Reception...93 vs. Elon, (9/23/17) Receiving TDs... 1, three times...last vs. William & Mary, (11/18/17) #18 DEJON BRISSETT Receptions...11 at #25 Colgate, (9/9/17) Receiving Yards... 172 at #3 SHSU, (9/1/17) Longest Reception...39 at #3 SHSU, (9/1/17) Receiving TDs...2 (2x, last time vs. SBU, (10/21/17) #19 TYLER WILKINS Receptions... 12 vs. JMU, (11/11/17) Receiving Yards...180 vs. JMU, (11/11/17) Longest Reception... 54 at #7 UND, (12/3/16) Receiving TDs... 2, three times...last time at Delaware, (10/21/17) #13 BEN MAFFE Receptions...1 at Virginia, (9/1/18) Receiving Yards... -3 at Virginia, (9/1/18) Longest Receptions... -3 at Virginia, (9/1/18) #20 DEONTEZ THOMPSON Rushing Attempts...24 vs. Delaware, (11/12/16) Rushing Yards...144 at William & Mary, (11/19/16) Longest Rush...58 vs. JMU, (11/5/16) Rushing TDs... 3 at Albany, (10/8/16) Receptions...4, three times... last time at EWU, (12/10/16) Receiving Yards...38 at EWU, (12/10/16) Longest Reception... 31 at UVA (9/3/16) Receiving TDs...1, two times... last time vs. JMU, (11/5/16) #88 WILL GERAGHTY Receptions...2 at Virginia, (9/1/18) Receiving Yards... 27 at Virginia, (9/1/18) Longest Receptions... 21 at Virginia, (9/1/18) SPECIAL TEAMS #39 MICAH BRECKENRIDGE Punt Attempts...5 at Virginia (9/1/18) Punt Yards...181 at Virginia (9/1/18) Longest Punt... 42 at Virginia (9/1/18) #44 GRIFFIN TRAU Points Scored... 15 vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) Kick PATs...6 vs. William & Mary, (12/5/15) Field Goals Made...4 vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) Longest Field Goal... 45 vs. Colgate, (9/24/16)
DEFENSIVE SINGLE- HIGHS #4 MICAH KEELS Total Tackles...12 vs. Elon (9/23/17) Tackles for Loss...1.0, two times... last time vs. Del. (11/12/16) Interceptions...1, four times... last time at Elon, (10/22/16) Pass Breakups...3 at Albany, (10/8/16) Fumble Recoveries...1 vs. Delaware, (11/12/16) #9 DARIUS REYNOLDS Total Tackles...7 at Virginia, (9/1/18) Sacks... at Virginia, (9/1/18) Tackles For Loss... 2.5 at Virginia, (9/1/18) #12 MARKUS VINSON Total Tackles...6 at Virginia, (9/1/18) Longest Kick Return...21 at JMU, (11/11/17) #21 TRENT WILLIAMS Total Tackles... 7 vs. Albany, (10/7/17) Pass Breakups... 2 at Delaware, (10/21/17) Fumble Recoveries... 1 at SHSU, (9/1/17) Forced Fumble...1 at Towson, (10/14/17) #22 DALE MATTHEWS JR. Total Tackles...10, two times... last at Virginia (9/1/18) Tackles for Loss...1.5, two times... last time at James Madison, (11/11/17) Interceptions... 2 vs. Howard, (9/16/17) Sacks...1, four times...last time at Villanova, (11/4/17) #23 DANIEL JONES Total Tackles...12, two times... last time vs. SBU, (10/28/17) Tackles for Loss... 1 at William & Mary, (11/18/17) Interceptions...2 at Towson (10/14/17) Pass Breakups...2 at Towson (10/14/17) Blocked Kicks...1, two times...last vs. Albany, (10/7/17) #24 DAVID NORRIS Total Tackles...4, two times... last time at EWU, (12/10/16) Tackles for Loss...1.0, two times... last time vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) Interceptions... 1 vs. Norfolk State, (9/10/16) Fumble Recovery... 1 vs. Norfolk State, (9/10/16) Pass Breakups...1 vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) #25 GABE THOMAS Total Tackles...1, two times...last time at Delaware, (10/21/17) #26 SAMARI SPRINGS Total Tackles...11 vs. Elon (9/23/17) Pass Breakups... 2 at James Madison, (11/11/17) Interceptions...1, two times...last time vs. Delaware, (10/21/17) Sacks... 1 vs. JMU, (11/11/17) #28 AUGUSTUS LEE Total Tackles...1 at Virginia (9/1/18) #29 JUSTIN RUBIN Total Tackles...13 vs. Delaware, (10/21/17) Tackles for Loss...2.0, two times...last time vs. Stony Brook, (10/28/17) Sacks...1.0, two times...last time at W&M,(11/19/16) Interceptions...1, four times... last time at Delaware, (10/21/17) Fumble Forced... 1, three times... last time at SHSU, (9/1/17) Fumble Recovery...1, two times... last time vs. Villanova, (10/15/16) #34 JACOB ROBERSON Total Tackles...4 at Virginia, (9/1/18) #35 GRAYSON OVERSTREET Total Tackles...2 at Virginia (9/1/18) #36 MAURICE JACKSON Total Tackles... 10 at Virginia, (91/18) Sacks...2 at Virginia, (91/18) Tackles for Loss... 3.5 at Virginia, (91/18) Fumble Recovery... 1 at Villanova, (11/4/17) #41 TYLER DRESSLER Total Tackles...3 at Virginia (9/1/18) #59 BILLY CAUGHELL Total Tackles... 4, three times... last time vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) Tackles for Loss...0.5 vs. Norfolk State, (9/10/16) Interceptions...1 vs. Villanova, (10/15/16) Forced Fumbles... 1, three times... last time vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) #91 ANDRE BOOKER Total Tackles... 1, three times...last time vs. William & Mary, (12/5/15) Fumbles Forced...1 vs. William & Mary, (12/5/15) Fumbles Recovered...1vs. William & Mary, (12/5/15) #92 COLBY RITTEN Total Tackles... 9 vs. Albany, (10/7/17) Sacks... 2 vs. Albany, (10/7/17) Tackles for Loss...3.0 vs. Albany, (10/7/17) Fumbles Forced...1 at Colgate, (9/9/17) Blocked Kick... 1 at Delaware (10/21/17) #95 GERSHOM EJONI Total Tackles... 6 vs. Howard, (9/16/17) Tackles for Loss...1.0 at SHSU, (9/1/17) Fumbles Recovered...1 at Towson, (10/14/17) #97 ANDREW CLYDE Total Tackles...10 at Colgate, (9/9/17) Sacks... 2.0, four times... last at Towson, (10/14/17) Tackles for Loss...2.0, six times... last at Towson, (10/14/17) Pass Breakups...2, two times...last at Colgate, (9/9/17) Forced Fumble...1, two times... last (11/12/16) Fumble Recovery...1, two times... last vs. NC A&T, (11/26/16) #98 KOBIE TURNER Total Tackles...1 at Virginia (9/1/18)
RUSS HUESMAN HEAD COACH Second Season Chattanooga, 1983 Russ Huesman enters his second season as head coach of the University of Richmond football program and his 10th season overall as a collegiate head coach. This is Huesman s second stint with the Spiders after spending five seasons (2004-08) as an assistant coach and was part of the 2008 National Championship team. In his 30-plus years of coaching, Huesman has coached 42 All-Americans and 21 NFL Draft Picks, while being a part of nine conference championships and the 2008 National Championship with the Spiders. He has spent 20 years coaching in the Colonial Athletic Association, bringing a wealth of experience to the Spiders. Huesman returned to Richmond last season and guided the Spiders to a 6-5 record. The Spiders had 11 different players earn All-CAA honors, led by the Offensive Player of the Year Kyle Lauletta. He became the first Richmond player to win Offensive Player of the Year since Greg Lilly in 1992. Lauletta led the CAA with 3,737 yards, 28 passing TDs and 3,827 yards of total offense and was a finalist for the Walter Payton Award. Joining Lauletta on the All-CAA First Team were Alex Light (OL), Garrett Hudson (TE), Dejon Brissett (WR), Griffin Trau (PK) and Andrew Clyde (DL). The All-CAA Second Team included Tyler Wilkins (WR) and Cortrelle Simpson (WR), while Brandon Waller (DL), Justin Rubin (LB) and John Yarbrough (OL) were all named to the All-CAA Third Team. Prior to returning to Richmond, Huesman spent eight tremendously successful seasons at Chattanooga. He was named the Southern Conference Coach of the Year three times (2009, 2013, 2014) and was a finalist for the Eddie Robinson National Coach of the Year three times. In his eight seasons at Chattanooga, Huesman helped guide the Mocs to a 59-37 record, including a 36-16 mark in his last four seasons (2013-16), which featured three Southern Conference regular season championships. Chattanooga was one of only 10 programs in the country to reach the FCS Playoffs each year from 2014-16. The Mocs were also just one of four programs in the country to post a playoff win during that time. In his eight seasons, the Mocs had at least seven players named to the All-SoCon team every year, including a school-record 17 honorees in 2014. Prior to Huesman s arrival, the Mocs had not boasted seven members of any All-SoCon team since 1979. Chattanooga had 17 All-America honorees and three NFL draft picks with DB Buster Skrine (Cleveland 2011), QB B.J. Coleman (Green Bay 2012) and LB Davis Tull (New Orleans 2015) over the eight-year period. Huesman s first stop at Richmond came from 2004-08 as defensive coordinator molding the Spiders defensive unit into one of the best in the country. In his final year at Richmond, the national championship season, the Spiders led the country in interceptions and finished in the top-10 in THE HUESMAN FILE PLAYING HISTORY Chattanooga -- 1978-81 Defensive Back; Football Centerfield; Baseball AS A HEAD COACH Year School Record Conf. Finish 2017 Richmond 6-5 4-4 6th 2016 UTC 9-4 6-1 2nd 2015 UTC 9-4 6-1 1st 2014 UTC 10-4 7-0 1st 2013 UTC 8-4 6-2 1st 2012 UTC 6-5 5-3 4th 2011 UTC 5-6 3-5 6th 2010 UTC 6-5 5-3 3rd 2009 UTC 6-5 4-4 4th Career 65-42 46-23 AS AN ASSISTANT COACH Years School Position 2008-04 Richmond Defensive Coord. 2003-98 Memphis Assistant 1997-84 W&M Assistant 1984-83 South Car. Assistant 1982 UTC Assistant
four other defensive categories. Under Huesman s guidance, the Spiders had 23 All-Conference selections, including former NFL standouts Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. and Justin Rogers. During his five-year period as an assistant coach, the Spiders posted a 42-23 (.646) record and played in the FCS Playoffs three times with a quarterfinal appearance in 2005, a semifinal appearance in 2007 and the National Championship in 2008. Prior to his time with the Spiders, Huesman spent six years at the University of Memphis (1998-03), where he held several positions, serving as the recruiting coordinator and offensive line coach. He also coached the outside linebackers, tight ends and running backs. As recruiting coordinator, Huesman brought in a Top 50 recruiting class, ranked No. 1 in Conference USA, in 2002. It was the first recruiting class ranked in the Top 50 at Memphis. Huesman also coached for 14 years at William & Mary (1984-97), both with the defense and special teams. During his time in Williamsburg, Huesman coached Steve Christie, a 15-year NFL place kicker with Tampa Bay, Buffalo, San Diego and the New York Giants. His coaching family tree also includes Mike Tomlin, head coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sean McDermott, the head coach of the Buffalo Bills and Alan Williams, the former defensive backs coach of the Detroit Lions. All three played for Huesman at William & Mary. Huesman s success on the gridiron is not limited to just coaching as he was a standout player at perennial power Moeller High School in his native town of Cincinnati, Ohio. He helped Moeller s team compile a record of 43-0-1 and win a pair of Ohio state championships. An all-city selection in football as a senior, Huesman signed a football scholarship with Chattanooga, where he started all four years as a defensive back (1978-81) and was a two-sport athlete. During his playing career with the Mocs, he helped UTC to a 31-11-2 mark and two Southern Conference championships. Huesman also patrolled centerfield on the baseball diamond for the Mocs during his freshman and junior seasons. Huesman was on the Mocs sidelines for the 1982 season as a student coach, earning his degree in business education in 1983. He followed that up with a move to the University of South Carolina as a graduate assistant under the late Joe Morrison. Huesman and his wife Amy have two daughters, Natalie (21) and Emily (18) and two sons, Jacob (25) and Levi (15).