University of Richmond Athletics
Football Preview: Richmond at Vanderbilt
Aug. 27, 2007
Richmond Spiders (0-0, 0-0 CAA)
at
Vanderbilt Commodores (0-0, 0-0 SEC)
Vanderbilt Stadium (39,773) • Nashville, Tenn.
September 1, 2007 • 7 p.m. (6 p.m. CT)
Television: None
Radio: ESPN 950 AM and WOLF 93.1 FM in Richmond with Bob Black (play-by-play), fomer Spider defensive lineman Jasmonn Coleman '97 (analyst) and Matt Smith '92 (sideline).
Internet: Live audio coverage, photo gallery and postgame wrap-up on RichmondSpiders.com
Game Notes (PDF):
Richmond
Vanderbilt
CAA Football Weekly Release
Pregame Audio/Video:
Coach Clawson on the CAA Teleconference
Weekly Press Conference #1 on SpiderTV 
Weekly Press Conference #1 (Audio only)
Quick Slants:
• Richmond begins its fourth season under head coach Dave Clawson tonight, playing a Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent for the fourth consecutive season and seventh time in eight seasons.
• The Spiders blanked Duke in last season's opener, 13-0, in Durham to mark the team's first victory over an FBS opponent since beating Arkansas State in 2000. It also marked Richmond's first triumph over an ACC opponent since beating North Carolina in 1978.
• Richmond and Vanderbilt last met in 2005, with the Commodores winning 37-13 at Vanderbilt Stadium. The first meeting came in 2001 -- a 28-22 Vandy win.
• The Spiders begin their first year of competition in the Colonial Athletic Association in 2007. CAA Football, regarded as one the nation's top Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) conferences, is comprised of the same 12 teams that played in the Atlantic 10 Conference until last season.
• The Spiders are 1-2 under Clawson in season-openers, beating Duke 13-0 last year, but falling at North Carolina State in 2004 and at home to 15th-ranked Massachusetts in 2005.
Last Meeting:
Former Commodore (and current Denver Bronco QB) Jay Cutler threw for 263 yards and three touchdowns as Vanderbilt improved to 4-0 with a 37-13 victory over Richmond on Sept. 24, 2005. Cutler was 28-of-40 with no interceptions in front 38,446, then the largest crowd at Vanderbilt Stadium in four years. Former Richmond QB (and current New York Jets FB) Stacy Tutt led the way for Richmond with 277 total yards as the Spiders gained 337 yards. Current Spider DL Sherman Logan recorded the only two sacks in the game, both on Cutler.