University of Richmond Athletics
University of Richmond
William & Mary
No. 18 Richmond's Capital Cup Run Ends At Five, As No. 6 Tribe Wins
11/20/2010 | Football
Nov. 20, 2010
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WILLIAMSBURG, Va. - No. 18 Richmond came to Williamsburg Saturday needing a win in the 120th playing of the South's Oldest Football Rivalry to keep its postseason hopes alive, but No. 6 William & Mary snapped a five-game skid in the series with a 41-3 victory at sold-out Zable Stadium.
First-year head coach Latrell Scott rallied his team time-after-time after significant injuries early in the year dampened the 2008 National Champions hopes for a fourth-consecutive playoff appearance. Richmond, playing with its second, third, and sometimes fourth-string QB over the second-half of the season, had won two-straight games and four of its past five before Saturday.
But the Tribe rolled up a big offensive day that was spearheaded by QB Mike Callahan, who finished 17-of-22 passing for 331 yards and a pair of TDs en route to Capital Cup MVP honors.
The Spiders ended their season 6-5 overall, 4-4 in the CAA - the team's sixth-consecutive winning campaign - and allowed this senior class to tie last year's seniors as the winningest in school history (41). William & Mary (8-3, 6-2) increased its lead in the all-time series to 60-55-5 and won the most-lopsided game in the series since a 49-7 victory over the Spiders in 1991.
Sophomore QB John Laub, who played the entire second half after a first-half ankle injury, was 14-of-32 passing for 120 yards and was Richmond's leasing rusher with 12 carries for 75 yards.
Richmond drew first blood as Laub and the Spiders marched downfield on their second possession, but couldn't finish off the 13-play, 77-yard drive with a touchdown. Laub converted two key third downs on the drive, hitting Tyler Kirchoff for 10 yards on third-and-nine, and running for 15 on third-and-four. But the Spiders' settled for a 3-0 lead on sophomore Wil Kamin's 22-yard field goal.
The Tribe answered right back on the ensuring possession when Courtland Marriner finished off a 10-play, 75-yard drive with a five-yard TD run to give W&M a lead it would not relinquish.
