University of Richmond Athletics
This Is Gameweek: Spiders Host Autumn Harvest Football Classic
10/06/2004 | Football
Oct. 6, 2004
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The inaugural Autumn Harvest Football Classic kicks off at 3 p.m. this Saturday when the Spiders host #12 Maine at UR Stadium. The finale of the Autumn Harvest Jubilee, a festival being held in Shockoe Bottom starting at 10 a.m., is a great chance for Spider fans to help the community.
A main focus of the jubilee is to gather food donations for the Central Virginia Food Bank. Fans that bring non-perishable items to UR Stadium will receive one free ticket for everyone they purchase.
The Spiders (2-2, 1-0 A-10) return to action after enjoying a bye week, while Maine (2-2, 0-1 A-10) lost at Delaware last Saturday. The Black Bears have won the last three meetings in this series, including a 21-14 victory the last time they visited Richmond (2002).
TICKET INFORMATION: This is also a Ukrop's buy-one-get-one game. Fans who have a Ukrop's UVC card and buy a ticket will receive a second one for FREE!
INSIDE THE HUDDLE
RICHMOND SPIDERS
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MAINE BLACK BEARS
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Roster
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STORYLINES
* Today's Autumn Harvest Football Classic is part of a community festival taking place this afternoon in the Shockoe Bottom area of downtown. Va. Farm Bureau and Ukrop's are partnering with the Spiders on the event that will, in addition to providing fun for the entire family, collect food donations for the Central Virginia Food Bank.
* The Spiders are 5-4 against Maine at UR Stadium. The Black Bears won 21-14 during their last visit to Richmond -- Nov. 16, 2002. The Spiders had won four-of-five at home against Maine prior to that game.
* Richmond has had a 100+-yard rusher each of the past three games. David Freeman ran for 130 yards vs. VMI, Stacy Tutt went for 117 at UMass and Freeman scampered for 201 yards on Sept. 25 vs. Lafayette.
* Freeman's 201 rushing yards is the 11th-best performance in program history. Greg Grooms' 202 at UMass in 1984 are 10th.
* Freeman is second in the A-10 and 25th nationally averaging 108.5 rushing yards per game.
* Richmond is averaging 193.3 yards rushing in its three games against I-AA competition. The Spiders are averaging 393.0 yards of total offense in those contests, including a season-high 449 vs. Lafayette.
* After making only two tackles in the season-opener at NC State, sophomore linebacker Adam Goloboski has recorded 10+ tackles in each of the past three games. He now leads the team with 36 stops.
* The Spiders are seond in the Atlantic 10 and rank 20th in the nation with 23.0 yards per kickoff return. Richmond is second in the conference for kickoff coverage, allowing 15.3 yards per return.
* Richmond has lost its previous two games following a bye week. Prior to that, the Spiders had won five straight following a week off.
GAME NOTES
Backfield In Motion ... With his 201-yard performance against Lafayette on Sept. 25, junior tailback David Freeman vaulted into second on the Atlantic 10 rushing chart (108.5 yards/game) and 25th nationally ... In his last three games, Freeman is averaging 136.7 yards per contest and 6.2 yards per carry ... As a team, Richmond is averaging 193.3 rushing yards per game during the last three contests.
Totally Offensive ... Junior David Freeman is fifth in All Purpose yards per game with an average of 115.2 per contest.
Strong After Loss ... First-year head coach Dave Clawson has won his last seven games following a loss ... After winning his last six after a loss at Fordam, Clawson led the Spiders to a 34-7 victory against VMI one week after losing the opener at NC State.
King Tutt ... In the last three games, junior Stacy Tutt has sparked the Richmond offense with his arm and legs ... Against I-AA competition, Tutt has averaged 199.7 passsing yards per game while completing 55.4 percent (46-for-83) of his passes ... He threw for 233 yards against VMI (Sept. 11) and a career-high 234 vs. Lafayette (Sept. 25) ... In between those games, Tutt ran for a career-high 117 yards at UMass.
Richmond To Maine Connection ... Saturday's contest will reunite some strong ties ... Spider freshman Evan Lehner, who is redshirting, will encounter his brother, Mark, a senior offensive lineman for the Black Bears who has started the first four games ... Former "prep" teammates will also meet ... Spider defensive linemen Clifton Coker and Dan Mangeiro played at Brooklyn's Poly Prep with Maine's junior quarterback Chris Legree ... Junior linebacker Brian Burnette will face his former L.C. Bird teammates Ron and Ryan Waller.
On Par After Four ... The Spiders are 2-2 for the first time since 1999 -- a year they finished 5-6 ... The last time Richmond was 3-2 was 2000 -- the season they finished 10-3 and won the Atlantic 10 championship.
Streaks and Notes ... Junior David Freeman 130 vs. VMI, Stacy Tutt 117 vs. UMass and Freeman 201 vs. Lafayette).
