Dec. 11, 2007
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -
A season that saw the University of Richmond football team achieve unprecedented success on the field also saw the Spiders re-write the school record books. Overall, Richmond eclipsed 13 single-season or single-game records as a team, while 17 individual single-season or single-game marks fell.
In addition, a number of performances rank in Richmond's single-season all-time Top 10's.
Here's a look at the Spiders' single-season records set in 2007:
TEAM
|
Most Wins |
11 |
Previous: 10 (2000) |
|
Scoring |
489 |
Previous: 349 (2005) |
|
Scoring Average |
34.9 |
Previous: 30.7 (1992) |
|
Touchdowns |
63 |
Previous: 46 (1992) |
|
Total Offense |
5,675 |
Previous: 4,957 (2005) |
|
Passes Completed |
218 |
Previous: 201 (2005) |
|
Rushing Yards |
3,284 |
Previous: 2,932 (2000) |
|
First Downs |
285 |
Previous: 266 (2005) |
|
Rushing First Downs |
156 |
Tied: 156 (2000) |
|
Passing First Downs |
121 |
Tied: 121 (1986) |
|
Single-Game Total Offense |
642 (vs. NU) |
Previous: 585 (vs. JMU, 1992) |
|
Single-Game Rushing |
443 (vs. NU) |
Previous: 430 (vs. Villanova, 2000) |
|
*Single-Game Points |
62 (vs. Delaware) |
Previous: 58 (vs. VMI, 2006) |
*Since 1946
INDIVIDUAL
Tim Hightower
|
Rushing Yards |
1,924 |
Previous: 1,629 (Barry Redden, 1981) |
|
Rushing TD's |
20 |
Previous: 13 (by three different players) |
|
Scoring |
138 |
Previous: 90 (Greg Grooms, 1984) |
|
Overall TD's |
23 |
Previous: 15 (Greg Grooms, 1984) |
|
All-Purpose Yards |
2,152 |
Previous: 1,895 (Erwin Matthews, 1987) |
|
Single-Game Rushing |
295 (vs. Buck) |
Previous: 280 (Barry Redden vs. Penn, 1981) |
Eric Ward
|
Completions |
216 |
Previous: 195 (Bob Bleier, 1986) |
Kevin Grayson
|
Receptions |
68 |
Previous: 67 (James Church, 1986) |
|
Freshman Receiving Yds. |
970 |
Previous: n/a |
Andrew Howard
|
Points (Kicking) |
102 |
Previous: 84 (Joseph Fore, 2005) |
|
Extra Points |
58 (of 58) |
Previous: 36 (twice) |
|
Single-Game FG Made |
3 (vs. UNH) |
Tied: 3 (six other players) |
|
Single-Game FG Attempts |
4 (vs. UNH) |
Tied: 4 (four other players) |
|
Consecutive PAT's Made |
92 (2006- ) |
Previous: 39 (Doug Kirchner, 1999-02) |
Justin Rogers
|
KO Return Yards |
1,002 |
Previous: 813 (Rod Boothes, 1991) |
|
KO Return Average |
30.4 |
Previous: 24.6 (Rod Boothes, 1991) |
|
KO Return TD's |
2 |
Tied: 2 (Erwin Matthews, 1986) |
Single-Season Top-10 Performances
TEAM
|
Passes Attempted |
365 |
3rd |
|
Passing Yards |
2,391 |
5th |
|
Winning Streak |
8 |
2nd |
|
Fewest Losses |
3 |
t-3rd (since 1946) |
|
Rushing Attempts |
589 |
6th |
|
Single-Game Total Off. |
12 (vs. Bucknell) |
2nd |
INDIVIDUAL
Tim Hightower
|
Rushing Attempts |
327 |
2nd |
|
Rushing TD's |
4 (twice) |
t-3rd |
|
100-Yard Rushing Games |
9 |
2nd |
|
Single-Game Rushing |
246 |
t-3rd |
|
Single-Game Rushing TD's |
4 (twice) |
t-3rd |
|
Single-Game Overall TD's |
4 (3 times) |
t-5th |
|
Single-Game Rush Att. |
36 (vs. Villanova) |
t-10th |
|
Single-Game Points |
24 (three times) |
t-7th |
|
Single-Game All-Purpose |
315 (vs. Bucknell) |
3rd |
|
Longest Rush |
90 (vs. NU) |
3rd |
Eric Ward
|
Yards Passing |
2,341 |
4th |
|
Attempts |
353 |
2nd |
|
Touchdown Passes |
17 |
7th |
|
Completion Pct. |
61.2 |
2nd |
|
Total Offense |
2,817 |
2nd |
|
Total Plays |
461 |
4th |
|
Single-Game Completions |
25 (vs. UNH) |
t-10th |
|
Single-Game TD Passes |
4 (vs. Delaware) |
t-2nd |
Kevin Grayson
|
Receiving Yards |
970 |
3rd |
|
TD Receptions |
7 |
t-6th |
|
Single-Game Receptions |
11 (vs. Delaware) |
t-6th |
|
|
10 (vs. UNH) |
t-10th |
|
100-Yard Receiving Games |
4 |
t-5th |
Andrew Howard
|
Scoring |
103 |
2nd |
|
Field Goals |
15 (of 22) |
Spiders Receive Rings
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