University of Richmond Athletics
Jacobi Green and David Jones Added As Team Captains
12/04/2015 | Football
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – University of Richmond head coach Danny Rocco announced on Friday afternoon that the team has voted to name two additional captains for the remainder of the 2015 season and those individuals are RB Jacobi Green and DB David Jones.
“I'm very excited to be able to recognize Jacobi Green and David Jones and to add them as captains for the rest of the 2015 season,” Rocco said. “At the conclusion of the regular season we conducted an additional vote to expand upon the captains we had during the regular season and these two student-athletes emerged as the clear choices.”
Green and Jones join the stable of WR Reggie Diggs, OL Thomas Evans, DL Winston Craig and LB Omar Howard who have all served as captains throughout the 2015 season. All six individuals were honored this season by the coaches in the CAA as All-Conference selections for their efforts on the field.
Jacobi Green, a 2015 CAA All-Conference First Team choice, has carried the ball 209 times this season for a career-best 1,285 yards, which already rank fifth highest in a single season in Richmond football history and fifth in the nation. He has collected 928 of those yards over the last five games alone. Included in that total is a 236-yard, five-touchdown effort at James Madison and a 217-yard afternoon opposite William & Mary that helped clinch the 2015 CAA Championship. His 15 touchdowns led the CAA and rank third in a single-season in Richmond football history. He is also the third-leading receiver for the Spiders with 23 receptions for 307 yards giving him 151.5 all-purpose yards per game.
David Jones, also a 2015 CAA All-Conference First Team choice, is in the midst of one of the greatest seasons ever had by a Richmond DB. His eight interceptions not only lead the CAA and rank second in the nation but also are tied for the most in a single-season in Richmond football history. He ranks second on the team and 13th in the CAA with 81 tackles out of the defensive backfield. He also has three pass breakups and one fumble recovery this season while doubling as the punt returner over the final few games.
The Spiders will take the Robins Stadium field tomorrow at Noon as the No. 7 overall seed in the 2015 FCS Playoffs and will welcome Capital Cup rival William & Mary for a rematch from two weeks ago and for the 126th meeting between the two programs all-time. The matchup is often referred to as “The Oldest Rivalry in the South” and this season determined the 2015 CAA Championship with a 20-9 Spider victory. The two will meet on the same field for the second time in the same season for the first time since 1919.
