University of Richmond Athletics
Richmond Postgame Notes -- Sept. 17, 2005
Sept. 17, 2005
The Richmond win...
-- Gives the Spiders a 1-2 mark for the first time since the 2004 season. Richmond lost to NC State to open last season then beat VMI and UMass the following two weeks.
-- Snaps a four-game losing streak for the Spiders dating back to the final two contests in 2004.
-- Gives Richmond a 1-1 mark in the Atlantic 10 standings.
-- Makes the Spiders 3-5 on the road under Head Coach Dave Clawson.
-- Stops a four-game losing skid to Maine dating back to the 2001 season.
-- Evens the overall series with Maine at 10-10.
-- Evens the mark at 5-5 for each team when playing the all-time series in Orono, Maine.
-- Gives Clawson a mark of 33-39 as a head coach and 94-85-1 in his coaching career.
-- Levels Clawson's career mark at 1-1 against Maine.
-- Gives the Spiders an all-time record of 441-587-53.
Postgame Notes
-- Junior Lance Gray's 40-yard interception return for a touchdown with 3:42 left in the first quarter was the Spiders' second touchdown of the season and first defensive score of the season. For Gray it was the second interception of his career and first in 2005. It also marked the first interception return for a touchdown by the Spiders since Mark Thompson returned a 12-yard interception against James Madison, Oct. 13, 2001.
-- Senior Chris Radford's 64-yard punt with just over four minutes left in the first quarter tied the longest of his career. The punt was downed inside the 20 marking the third time this season he has landed one inside the 20-yard line.
-- Freshman Josh Vaughan's 79-yard TD reception with 4:09 remaining in the second quarter was the longest play from scrimmage and the longest touchdown pass of the season for the Spiders.
-- Senior Stacy Tutt's 79-yard touchdown pass to Vaughan was the longest of his career. It also marked the seventh longest pass play all-time at Richmond. It was the longest pass play since Tutt threw a 71-yard pass to Boyd Ouden, Nov. 22, 2003 at William & Mary.
-- Richmond's three-play, 80-yard scoring drive, capped off by Vaughan's touchdown catch, was the longest scoring drive of the season for the Spiders.
-- Tutt's 12-yard touchdown run with 1:09 left in the second quarter marked his second rushing TD of the season. Tutt has now scored 16 touchdowns in his career at Richmond.
-- Richmond's 23-21 lead at the half marked the first time the Spiders have led at halftime since Nov. 6, 2004 against Towson (10-0).
-- Maine's 21 points in the first half were the most given up by the Spiders in the first half since Villanova scored 21 in the first half, Oct. 16, 2004.
-- The Spiders' 23 first-half points were the most they have scored since putting up 28 in the first half against William & Mary, Nov. 23, 2002. Richmond defeated the Tribe, 35-13.
-- Gray recorded his second interception of the game and third of his career with 10:50 remaining in the third quarter. That interception also marked the first time this season the Spiders have picked off a pass inside their own red zone.
-- Junior Ryan Beers' interception with 1:30 remaining in the third quarter was the first of his career. It was also the third interception of the game for the Spiders, marking the most since Richmond picked three passes by Towson, Nov. 6, 2004.
-- Senior Joseph Fore's second field goal of the game, 13:00 minutes left in the game, gave him one more field goal made then all of last season.
-- Freshman Lawrence Sidbury, Jr., recorded the first sack of his career with 9:10 left in the game.
-- Richmond's 26 points were the most scored this season by the Spiders.
-- Maine's 21 points mark the most given up the Spiders this season.





