University of Richmond Athletics
Spiders Still Ranked Despite 0-3 Start
10/02/2001 | Football
Play-by-play highlights from the Villanova game
Coach Jim Reid's football team has all the respect it could possibly want. Now, what the Spiders want most is a victory. Richmond is 0-3, 0-1 in the Atlantic 10, with close losses to 1-A opponents Virginia and Vanderbilt, and a one-point setback Saturday to unbeaten and 13th ranked 1-AA Villanova. Yet the Spiders remain in the latest Sports Network poll, dropping from 17th to 24th. Saturday, Richmond travels to Maine for its second Atlantic 10 contest, visiting the Black Bears (2-1, 1-1) in a 7pm game.
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Here are some more notes on Saturday's matchup:
On Television... For the second consecutive week, the Richmond Spiders will be televised ... Saturday's game will be telecast on WABI-TV, Bangor, Maine ... In this season's television debut, the Spiders lost 31-30 to Villanova on Sept. 29 ... That game was broadcast by the Atlantic 10 Television Network.
Not Just Another Road Game... When Richmond travels to Maine it's not just another road game for head coach Jim Reid's ... Any trip to Orono, Maine is a homecoming for the former Black Bear ... Richmond's seventh-year head coach started every game at safety during his three years of eligibility for Maine (1970-72) ... Maine color commentator Walt Abbott coached Jim Reid's during his collegiate career.
Spider Nation... After three games this season, the Richmond Spiders rush totals are highly ranked in the nation ... Richmond's rush offense averages 233.7 yards/game, 13th nationally ... Georgia Southern leads all of I-AA with 375.0 yards/game on the ground ... Richmond's rush defense allows just 92.0 yards per game, 21st nationally ... Pennsylvania yields a I-AA low 39.5 rushing yards/game ... Junior Cordell Roane has averaged 162.3 all-purpose yards per game, 16th best in the nation.
Touchdowns on First Drive... The Spiders have scored a touchdown on their first drive in each of the last two games ... In Richmond's last game, sophomore David Edwards capped a 15-play, 88-yard drive with a two-yard run, the first of his career ... That drive consumed 7:48 of the game clock ... On Sept. 22, Richmond's first drive started at the Vanderbilt 34 because of a fumble ... The Spiders used seven plays and 4:12 to take a 7-0 lead on a four-yard run by Sean Gustus.
Touchdown Distribution... Richmond has scored nine touchdowns this season -- all on the ground ... Senior quarterback David Edwards scored two TDs in the Villanova game, while four other Spiders have each scored one rushing touchdown.
This Date in UR Football... Richmond is 2-8 all-time on October 6 ... The last time a Spider team played on Oct. 6 came in 1990 when UR lost to New Hampshire, 19-0 ... Richmond's wins came in 1973 at Furman (20-17) and in 1934 at Cornell (6-0).
Moving into October... During the Jim Reid's era, the Spiders have compiled a 14-9-1 record during the month of October ... The record includes a perfect 4-0 month during the 1998 season ... Richmond played three of the four games on the road, identical to this season ... That year, the Spiders won at Maine, 35-10, on Oct. 17 ... Richmond was 3-1 during October 2000.
