Records Fall During A Memorable Richmond Fall

Dec. 11, 2007

UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. -

A season that saw the University of Richmond football team achieve unprecedented success on the field also saw the Spiders re-write the school record books. Overall, Richmond eclipsed 13 single-season or single-game records as a team, while 17 individual single-season or single-game marks fell.

In addition, a number of performances rank in Richmond's single-season all-time Top 10's.

Here's a look at the Spiders' single-season records set in 2007:

TEAM

Most Wins	11	Previous: 10 (2000)
Scoring	489	Previous: 349 (2005)
Scoring Average	34.9	Previous: 30.7 (1992)
Touchdowns	63	Previous: 46 (1992)
Total Offense	5,675	Previous: 4,957 (2005)
Passes Completed	218	Previous: 201 (2005)
Rushing Yards	3,284	Previous: 2,932 (2000)
First Downs	285	Previous: 266 (2005)
Rushing First Downs	156	Tied: 156 (2000)
Passing First Downs	121	Tied: 121 (1986)
Single-Game Total Offense	642 (vs. NU)	Previous: 585 (vs. JMU, 1992)
Single-Game Rushing	443 (vs. NU)	Previous: 430 (vs. Villanova, 2000)
*Single-Game Points	62 (vs. Delaware)	Previous: 58 (vs. VMI, 2006)

*Since 1946

INDIVIDUAL

Tim Hightower

Rushing Yards	1,924	Previous: 1,629 (Barry Redden, 1981)
Rushing TD's	20	Previous: 13 (by three different players)
Scoring	138	Previous: 90 (Greg Grooms, 1984)
Overall TD's	23	Previous: 15 (Greg Grooms, 1984)
All-Purpose Yards	2,152	Previous: 1,895 (Erwin Matthews, 1987)
Single-Game Rushing	295 (vs. Buck)	Previous: 280 (Barry Redden vs. Penn, 1981)

Eric Ward

Completions

216

Previous: 195 (Bob Bleier, 1986)

Kevin Grayson

Receptions	68	Previous: 67 (James Church, 1986)
Freshman Receiving Yds.	970	Previous: n/a

Andrew Howard

Points (Kicking)	102	Previous: 84 (Joseph Fore, 2005)
Extra Points	58 (of 58)	Previous: 36 (twice)
Single-Game FG Made	3 (vs. UNH)	Tied: 3 (six other players)
Single-Game FG Attempts	4 (vs. UNH)	Tied: 4 (four other players)
Consecutive PAT's Made	92 (2006- )	Previous: 39 (Doug Kirchner, 1999-02)

Justin Rogers

KO Return Yards	1,002	Previous: 813 (Rod Boothes, 1991)
KO Return Average	30.4	Previous: 24.6 (Rod Boothes, 1991)
KO Return TD's	2	Tied: 2 (Erwin Matthews, 1986)

Single-Season Top-10 Performances