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No. 1 Richmond Hosts No. 4 Villanova In Top-5 Showdown On Homecoming
Nov. 3, 2009
No. 1 Richmond Spiders (8-0, 6-0 CAA) UR Stadium (21,319) • Richmond, Va. Television: Comcast SportsNet (Mid-Atlantic, Philadelphia, New England) with Bob Picozzi (play-by-play) and Scott Brunner (analyst). Weekly Releases: Weekly Audio/Video: Quick Slants: • A win Saturday ensures the Spiders at least a share of the 2009 CAA Football conference title -- its fifth league crown since 1998. • Richmond is 40-32-6 all-time on Homecoming and has won seven of its last 10, including a 2007 win over Villanova. • The reigning National Champions have won a school-record 17-consecutive games -- a streak that ranks as the longest in the FCS and second-longest in Division I football behind Florida (18). • Richmond has won three-consecutive games versus teams ranked fifth or better (7-9 in its last 16 games). The three-straight wins came over No. 2 App. State, No. 4 Northern Iowa and No. 5 Montana en route to the 2008 FCS title. • The Spiders are 8-0 for the first time in the team's 127-year history and sit alone atop the rugged South Division at 6-0. Richmond is one of just 10 undefeated teams in D-I football (three in the FCS). • Villanova leads the all-time series over Richmond 19-9, including the Spiders' last road loss -- 26-20 on Sept. 27, 2008 in the only week last season that Richmond reached No. 1 in the FCS Top 25. • Senior QB Eric Ward, who needs just 34 yards to become the school's all-time leading passer, has won nine-straight November games. • Senior RB Justin Forte (pictured) leads the CAA in rushing (92.2 yds/gm) and is averaging 115.2 over the last five games. • The Spiders have 12 interceptions in 2009, but 11 in the last four games. • Senior NT Martin Parker (12.5 TFL, 4.0 sacks) leads a Richmond defense that ranks third in the nation against the run (71.1 yds/gm).
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