University of Richmond Athletics
Rejuvenated Spiders Visit Northeastern
10/15/2001 | Football
Oct. 15, 2001
Fresh off their first win of the 2001 season, the Spiders (1-4, 1-2) embark on their third straight road trip Saturday, visiting Northeastern (1-4, 1-3) in an Atlantic 10 matchup at Brookline, Mass. Richmond's 20-17 victory at league and state rival James Madison last Saturday was highlighted by Cordell Roane's first collegiate start at quarterback. The junior rushed for a game-high 128 yards on 33 carries. Defensively, Jonathan Wilfong returned to his native area and responded with a 10-tackle, two-quarterback sack performance as UR beat the Dukes for the seventh time in the past 10 meetings.
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Here are some more notes for Saturday's game at Northeastern...
If Richmond Wins Today...
Returning to Massachusetts... Four Spider players are returning to their home state for Saturday's game at Northeastern ... Senior guard Ken Farrar is an All-America candidate ... The Peabody, Mass., native is a three-year starter ... Junior tight end Matt Muench is from Andover, Mass. and has played in all five games this season ... Sophomore tight end Jason Houston is a Lowell, Mass. native ... He made his first career start at Maine (Oct. 6) ... Redshirt freshman Michael Rogers (Bridgewater) is a second-string defensive tackle.
A Record-Setting First Start... Junior quarterback Cordell Roane's ran 33 times in his first collegiate start, at James Madison (Oct. 13) ... It is the most rushing attempts ever in a game by a Richmond quarterback and 16th all-time by any player ... Last fall, quarterback Sean Gustus ran 32 times against Rhode Island (Nov. 4).
Keeping it on the Ground... Richmond ran 80 times for 309 yards at James Madison on Oct. 13 ... The Spiders' 80 rushing attempts ranks second all-time in rushing attempts in a game ... Richmond's all-time record is 88 rushes against East Carolina on November 17, 1956.
A Defensive Effort... The Spiders' three interceptions at James Madison (Oct. 13) was the most since Sept. 25, 1999 when Richmond picked off four passes in a 27-17 win against New Hampshire ... Against JMU, junior linebacker Mark Thompson returned his first career interception 12 yards for a touchdown on the second play of the game -- Richmond's first defensive touchdown since Jason Hill returned an interception 44 yards against Youngstown State on Nov. 25, 2000.
Another Interception for Hill... Senior cornerback Jason Hill snagged his first interception of the season at Maine (Oct. 6) and then made his second interception in UR's next game, at James Madison (Oct. 13) ... He is now tied for 10th on Richmond's all-time interceptions list with eight career picks ... Former Spider Jeff Nixon (1975-78) holds Richmond's all-time record with 23 career interceptions.
Points off Turnovers... Richmond has scored 24 points off its opponents turnovers this season, while its opponents have capitalized for 14 points off turnovers ... In UR's last game, Mark Thompson returned an interception 12 yards for a score ... Later, the Spiders kicked a field goal after recovering a James Madison fumble ... The Dukes scored a touchdown on a fumble recovery ... The Spiders have also scored a touchdown off a turnover at Virginia and at Vanderbilt.
This Date in UR Football... Richmond is 7-3 all-time on October 20 ... The last time a Spider team played on Oct. 20 came in 1979 when UR lost at Virginia Tech, 34-0 ... Richmond's last win came in 1973 when the Spiders defeated West Virginia, 38-17.
The Spider Sportsline with Coach Jim Reid's...Join Coach Reid and the "Voice of the Spiders" Bob Black at Extra Billy's Restaurant 5205 West Broad Street in Richmond for The Spider Sportsline, Wednesday night from 7-8. Extra Billy's serves up the food and drink - including specials throughout the night - while Coach Reid, the audience and callers serve up the Spider football talk. The show will be broadcast live on WRNL-AM (910) and posted on RichmondSpiders.com Thursday.
