University of Richmond Athletics
This Is Gameweek: Spiders Travel To Williamsburg For 114th All-Time Meeting
Nov. 17, 2004
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UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. - The oldest rivalry in the South kicks off its 114th meeting this Saturday at 1 p.m. when the Richmond Spiders travel east on Interstate 64 to Zable Stadium to face Atlantic 10-rival William & Mary.
The Spiders and Tribe have split the last six meetings with Richmond winning each of the past two in Williamsburg. Like their last visit in 2002, the Spiders face a ranked opponent with a chance to influence the I-AA playoff picture.
Saturday marks the final time for Richmond's seniors to run onto the field in the red and blue. What better way to finish their career than with one of the most storied rivalries in college football.
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RICHMOND SPIDERS
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WILLIAM & MARY TRIBE
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STORYLINES
* The oldest rivalry in the South, fourth oldest in Division I, returns to Williamsburg where the Tribe hold an 18-15-1 advantage in 34 meetings. In the 113 all-time meetings, William & Mary holds a 58-50-5 edge.
* This marks the 114th meeting between these two A-10 rivals. The rivalries that rank above this one in terms of longevity: 1. Lehigh-Lafayette (139), 2. Princeton-Yale (125), 3. Harvard-Yale (119). Minnesota and Wisconsin have also played 113 times.
* Richmond has won its last two contests in Zable Stadium. During their most recent visit (Nov. 23, 2002), the Spiders enjoyed a 35-13 triumph -- their largest margin of victory against W&M since Nov. 17, 1973 (31-0). That game was Stacy Tutt's first as a collegiate starting quarterback.
* The Spiders and Tribe have split their last six meetings with Richmond winning every even year since 1998.
* Junior quarterback Stacy Tutt's needs just 14 completions to reach Bob Bleier's single-season record at Richmond (195). Tutt is averaging 18.1 completions per game so far this fall.
* Saturday marks the 76th time that Richmond has completed its regular season with the Tribe. This is the 10th time they have played on Nov. 20. William & Mary leads 6-3 in those contests. The last time they met on Nov. 20 was 1999, a 31-14 Tribe triumph in Richmond. The Spiders three wins came in 1915, 1971 and 1976.
* For the first time since Sept. 16, 1995, Richmond had multiple players with 20+ tackles when three players eclipsed the mark against Delaware. Lamont Neal (25) and Shawn Barber (20) reached 20+ against the Citadel in 1995.
GAME NOTES
An Age-Old Rivalry ... Today's game marks the 114th meeting between Richmond and William and Mary ... The Spiders and Tribe are the oldest rivalry in the South and the fourth oldest in college football (D-I) ... The series began in 1898 with a 15-0 UR win ... No games were played in 1900, 1902 or 1943 ... The schools met twice in 1906, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916 and 1917 ... They played three times in 1905 and 1919 ... They have met one a year since 1920 (except 1943).
Everybody Tackles ... Richmond had five players reach double-figure tackles against Delaware -- three with 20+ ... Adam Goloboski (26), Lance Gray (22), Antoine Newsome (20), Brian Burnette (13) and Stephen Howell (12) all set career highs for stops ... Delaware ran 88 plays, 63 rushing -- the most rushing attempts against Richmond this season ... The last Spider to reach 20 tackles was safety Ramon Richeson who recorded 23 the last time Delaware visited UR Stadium -- Sept. 7, 2002.
Familiar Sidelines ... As if this age-old rivalry needed any more connections, a couple of the Spider assistant coaches used to patrol the Tribe sidelines for head coach Jimmye Laycock ... Spider defensive coordinator Russ Huesman coached at William & Mary from 1985-97, while offensive coordinator Wayne Lineburg coached in Williamsburg from 1996-97 and again from 2000-03 before coming to Richmond.
Streaks and Notes ... The Spiders have scored a touchdown on their opening drive of the second half in each of the past two games ... Lance Gray will reach the 100-tackle mark, combining with Goloboski (106) at the century mark.