University of Richmond Athletics
No. 9 Spiders Host Hoyas On Homecoming
10/21/2008 | Football
Oct. 21, 2008
No. 9 Richmond Spiders (5-3, 3-2)
vs.
Georgetown Hoyas (1-5, 0-3)
UR Stadium (21,319) • Richmond, Va.
Oct. 25, 2008 • 3 p.m. ET
Television: None.
Radio: ESPN 950 AM and Wolf 93.1 FM in Richmond with Bob Black (play-by-play), former Spider defensive lineman Jasmonn Coleman '97 (analyst) and Matt Smith '92 (sideline).
Internet Video Broadcast: RichmondSpiders.com
Internet Audio Broadcast: RichmondSpiders.com; espn950am.com
Weekly Releases:
Richmond: PDF 
Georgetown: PDF
CAA Football: PDF
Weekly Audio/Video:
CAA Football Teleconference: Audio 
Weekly Press Conference #9: Video (Coming Wednesday) 
Weekly Press Conference #9: Audio (Coming Wednesday)
Quick Slants:
• No. 9 Richmond is back at UR Stadium Saturday afternoon, hosting Georgetown on Homecoming Weekend in the Spiders' final non-conference game of the season.
• The Spiders are ranked ninth in the Sports Network poll this week, marking the 13th-consecutive week that Richmond has appeared in the nation's Top-10 -- the third-longest active streak in the FCS.
• On the heels of the Spiders' 30-15 win at then-No. 10 UMass last week, senior TB Josh Vaughan was tabbed the CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week, while sophomore Justin Rogers garnered Special Teams Player of the Week honors.
• Over the last three games, Vaughan is averaging 124 yards rushing (including a career-high 156 at UMass) and has scored six TDs.
• Richmond's two FCS losses this season are by a total of 13 points to teams currently ranked No. 1 (JMU) and No. 7 (Villanova).
• Junior QB Eric Ward is among the most efficient passers in the FCS and has gone six-consecutive games (132-straight pass attempts) without an interception.
• Richmond downed Villanova on Homecoming last season and has won two of its last three, six of eight and nine of 13 on HC.
• Although the Georgetown rivalry dates back to 1894, the teams have not met since 1935.
• The 2008 season marks the 126th season of football at Richmond and is the 40th Anniversary of the 1968 team that finished 8-3 and won the Tangerine Bowl.
Up Next:
The Spiders are idle next week.
