University of Richmond Athletics
Postgame Notes: No. 16 Richmond Beats Duke
09/04/2011 | Football
Team Notes
Richmond's victory marked the sixth-consecutive season that at least one team from CAA Football defeated an FBS opponent.
The Spiders have defeated Duke in their last three visits to Wallace Wade Stadium - 13-0 in 2006, 24-16 in 2009 and 23-21 in 2011.
All-time, Richmond has five wins over FBS opponents since 1985 (Richmond switched from FBS to FCS classification in 1981). Richmond defeated Virginia Tech in 1985, Arkansas State in 2000 and Duke three times.
Richmond is now 5-7 in its last 12 season-openers.
After scoring just 43 points off turnovers during the entire 2010 season, Richmond scored 10 Saturday off the two Duke fumbles.
Richmond was among the CAA Football leaders in Red Zone offense in 2010, and that continued Saturday as the Spiders were four-of-five on their Red Zone trips and scored all 23 points from inside the 20 (three TDs, one FG).
Richmond improved to 40-8 (since the 2005 season) when scoring first.
Richmond improved to 39-2 (since 2007 season) when leading at the half.
Richmond is now 9-2 in its last 11 games decided by four points or less.
Richmond is now 40-12 (since 2007) when playing as a ranked team in the Sports Network poll.
Player Notes
Senior WR Tre Gray set career highs in both receptions (eight) and yards (129), surpassing his previous bests of 112 yards versus VMI on Sept. 26, 2008 and seven receptions (set twice).
Saturday's Duke game and the 2008 VMI game are the only two 100-yard games in Gray's career.
Gray surpassed the 2,000-yard receiving mark for his career in the game, now with 156 career catches for 2,043 yards (13.1 yards/catch). The 2,043 yards ranks sixth all-time at Richmond.
Junior FB Kendall Gaskins set a new career high with his 21 carries, surpassing his previous best of 16 rushes versus Towson last season. The touchdown he scored was his 12th career rushing TD (13th overall).
Redshirt freshman WR Stephen Barnette caught his first career pass in the game - and it was a six-yard TD from Aaron Corp that opened the scoring in the second quarter.
Senior QB Aaron Corp's 48-yard pass to Tre Gray stood as a Richmond career long for Corp, topping the 47-yard strike to Ben Edwards last season.
Senior RB Garrett Turner scored his sixth career rushing TD in the game (seventh overall) and with 24 all-purpose yards, he surpassed the 1,000-yard mark in career all-purpose yards.
Junior LB Darius McMillan recorded 12 tackles in the game, and now has 101 in his career. McMillan also recovered his fourth career fumble.
Senior S Colin Pehanick established a new career-high with nine tackles.
Two true freshmen were in Richmond's starting lineup - C Austin Gund and LB Aaron Roane
Junior S Cooper Taylor had game-high 14 tackles, one TFL, one forced fumble and a pass breakup in his Spider debut.
