University of Richmond Athletics
Richmond, UMass Set For Key Top-10 Tilt
Oct. 14, 2008
No. 9 Richmond Spiders (4-3, 2-2)
vs.
No. 10 Massachusetts Minutemen (4-2, 2-1)
McGuirk Stadium (17,000) • Amherst, Mass.
Oct. 18, 2008 • 3:30 p.m. ET
Television: CN8 and Comcast Charter Sports Southeast with Scott Graham (play-by-play), John Ritchie (analyst) and Gregg Murphy (sideline).
Radio: ESPN 950 AM and Wolf 93.1 FM in Richmond with Bob Black (play-by-play), former Spider defensive lineman Jasmonn Coleman '97 (analyst) and Matt Smith '92 (sideline).
Internet Video Broadcast: CN8.tv
Internet Audio Broadcast: RichmondSpiders.com; espn950am.com
Weekly Releases:
Richmond: PDF 
Massachusetts: PDF
CAA Football: PDF
Weekly Audio/Video:
CAA Football Teleconference: Audio 
Weekly Press Conference #8: Video 
Quick Slants:
• No. 9 Richmond heads back on the road Saturday for its second of two-straight Top-10 match-ups versus No. 10 Massachusetts at McGuirk Stadium in Amherst.
• The Spiders are ranked ninth in both polls this week, marking the 12th-consecutive week that Richmond has appeared in the nation's Top-10 -- the third-longest active streak in FCS football.
• The Spiders are looking to bounce back after No. 1 James Madison rallied for 15 points in the final 59 seconds to win 38-31 in front of 16,151 at UR Stadium last Saturday.
• Richmond's two FCS losses this season are by a total of 13 points to teams currently ranked No. 1 (JMU) and No. 7 (Villanova).
• Sophomore CB Justin Rogers has three TDs this season thanks to two interception returns and a fumble return. That ranks as the second-most defensive TDs scored in the NCAA this season.
• With four interceptions this season, Rogers -- the reigning CAA Special Teams Player of the Year -- is tied with eight other FCS players for third-most in the nation.
• Junior QB Eric Ward is among the most efficient passers in the FCS and has gone five-consecutive games without an interception.
• Junior PK Andrew Howard currently holds the FCS career record for PAT accuracy (121-of-121) and is five shy of the FCS all-time record for consecutive PATs made.
• The 2008 season marks the 126th season of football at Richmond and is the 40th Anniversary of the 1968 team that finished 8-3 and won the Tangerine Bowl.
Up Next:
The Spiders are back at UR Stadium Saturday, hosting Georgetown on Homecoming Weekend. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. ET.