University of Richmond Athletics
Spiders Challenge Another First Place Team
10/29/2001 | Football
Oct. 29, 2001
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For the second straight week, Richmond's football team will host the Atlantic 10's top team. This past Saturday, the Spiders shocked previously unbeaten Rhode Island, 28-0, knocking the Rams (7-1, 5-1) from the ranks of the unbeaten.
This Saturday, UR welcomes the league's new first place team to UR Stadium when the Hofstra Pride (7-1, 6-1) comes to town for a noon game. The contest will be televised by the MSG Network and it's Ukrop's/Nabisco Day. A Ukrop's Value Customer Card will get you up to four FREE tickets to the game.
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Here are more notes on Saturday's game against Hofstra...
On Television... For the third time this season, the Richmond Spiders will appear on television ... Richmond's first televised game was on Sept. 29, a 31-30 loss to Villanova (Atlantic 10 Network) ... The Spiders' second televised game was on Oct. 6, a 14-3 loss at Maine (WABI-TV)... Richmond will also be televised next week at Delaware by CN 8, with that telecast being picked up locally in Richmond by WUPV-UPN 65. Airtime is 1 pm.
A Perfect Defense... For the second time during the Jim Reid-era, the Spiders posted a shutout with a 28-0 win against Rhode Island ... The other shutout was a 13-0 win against Colgate in the 1996 season-opener (Sept. 7) ... The last time Richmond shutout its opponent in consecutive games was during the 1973 campaign when the Spiders began the season with three consecutive shutouts.
Atlantic 10's Top Defense... The Spider defense leads the Altantic 10 in numerous categories ... Richmond ranks No. 1 in scoring defense (16.3 points/game), total yards (284.1 yards/game), rush defense (95.4 yards/game) and opponents' first downs (97 total for the season) ... Richmond also leads the Atlantic 10 in kickoff coverage, yielding just 13.1 yards per return.
Strong Defense of Late... The Spider defense has shutdown its opponent in each of the last three games, a 20-17 win at James Madison (Oct. 13), a 7-0 loss at Northeastern (Oct.20) and a 28-0 win vs. Rhode Island (Oct. 27). The following is a statistical breakdown of each game and the defense's average over the past three games:
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For the First Time... A host of Richmond players enjoyed a "first" in the 28-0 win against Rhode Island on Oct. 27 ... Cordell Roane's two passing touchdowns were the first of the season for the Spiders ... It was also Roane's first two passing touchdowns of his collegiate career ... Mike Millard's 42-yard touchdown was the first reception of the season for the senior ... Sophomore tailback Kenny Dantzler's four-yard touchdown run in the first quarter was the first of his career.
Quite a Response... For the first time since the 1948 season, Richmond responded from being shutout with its own shutout in the next game when they blanked Rhode Island (Oct. 27) 28-0 after being shutout 7-0 at Northeastern (Oct. 20) ... In 1948, the Spiders were shutout 19-0 vs. Maryland (Sept. 25) and responded with a 7-0 win at Furman (Oct. 8).
Points off Turnovers... Richmond has scored 31 points off its opponents turnovers this season, while its opponents have capitalized for 14 points off UR turnovers ... Junior Mark Thompson returned an interception 12 yards for a score at James Madison (Oct. 13) ... 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, at Vanderbilt and vs. Rhode Island.
The Spider Sportsline with Coach Jim Reid...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 7-7:45. 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. Plus Coach Reid will have tickets to giveaway for Saturday's game against Hofstra. The show will be broadcast live on WRNL-AM (910) and posted on RichmondSpiders.com Thursday.
