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Richmond, UMass Set For Key Top-10 Tilt
Oct. 14, 2008
No. 9 Richmond Spiders (4-3, 2-2) McGuirk Stadium (17,000) • Amherst, Mass.
Television: CN8 and Comcast Charter Sports Southeast with Scott Graham (play-by-play), John Ritchie (analyst) and Gregg Murphy (sideline). Weekly Releases: Weekly Audio/Video: Quick Slants: • The Spiders are ranked ninth in both polls this week, marking the 12th-consecutive week that Richmond has appeared in the nation's Top-10 -- the third-longest active streak in FCS football. • The Spiders are looking to bounce back after No. 1 James Madison rallied for 15 points in the final 59 seconds to win 38-31 in front of 16,151 at UR Stadium last Saturday. • Richmond's two FCS losses this season are by a total of 13 points to teams currently ranked No. 1 (JMU) and No. 7 (Villanova). • Sophomore CB Justin Rogers has three TDs this season thanks to two interception returns and a fumble return. That ranks as the second-most defensive TDs scored in the NCAA this season. • With four interceptions this season, Rogers -- the reigning CAA Special Teams Player of the Year -- is tied with eight other FCS players for third-most in the nation. • Junior QB Eric Ward is among the most efficient passers in the FCS and has gone five-consecutive games without an interception. • Junior PK Andrew Howard currently holds the FCS career record for PAT accuracy (121-of-121) and is five shy of the FCS all-time record for consecutive PATs made. • The 2008 season marks the 126th season of football at Richmond and is the 40th Anniversary of the 1968 team that finished 8-3 and won the Tangerine Bowl. Up Next:
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