University of Richmond Athletics
Stakes High As No. 7 Spiders Play Tribe
Nov. 18, 2008
No. 7 Richmond Spiders (8-3, 5-2)
vs.
No. 16 William & Mary Tribe (7-3, 5-2)
Zable Stadium (12,259) • Williamsburg, Va
"The South's Oldest Football Rivalry"
Television: Comcast SportsNet with Bob Picozzi (play-by-play) and Scott Brunner (analyst)
Radio: ESPN 950 AM and Wolf 93.1 FM in Richmond with Bob Black (play-by-play), former Spider defensive lineman Jasmonn Coleman '98 (analyst) and Matt Smith '92 (sideline).
Internet Audio Broadcast: RichmondSpiders.com; espn950am.com
Weekly Releases:
Richmond: PDF 
William & Mary: PDF
CAA Football: PDF
Weekly Audio/Video:
CAA Football Teleconference: London 
| Logan
Weekly Press Conference #13: Coach London 
| Logan & Healy
Weekly Press Conference #13: Audio (Coming Soon)
Quick Slants:
• Its sights squarely set on a second-consecutive postseason berth, No. 7 Richmond wraps up the 2008 regular season with a pivotal game at long-standing rival William & Mary Saturday.
• Coined the "South's Oldest Football Rivalry," Richmond and William & Mary have met 117 times on the gridiron since the 1898 season, with the Tribe holding a narrow 59-53-5 edge.
• Richmond has won three straight in the series, four of the last six and six of the last 10.
• The Spiders are ranked seventh in the Sports Network poll this week, marking the 17th-straight week that Richmond has appeared in the nation's Top-10 -- the third-longest active streak in the FCS.
• Saturday's game marks just the third time (since 1993) that the Spiders and Tribe are meeting both as ranked opponents.
• Senior TB Josh Vaughan, who rushed for a then-career high 132 yards in last year's win versus the Tribe, is the CAA's top running back and scorer and ranked ninth in the FCS in rushing (116.3 yards/game).
• Anchored by senior DEs Lawrence Sidbury, Jr. and Sherman Logan, the Spiders ranks fourth in the FCS in total defense (249.9 yards/game). Four straight UR opponents (and seven this season) have failed to rush for more than 100 yards.
• Four members of the Richmond coaching staff -- Mike London, Russ Huesman, Mike Faragalli and Dave Legg -- have served as assistants at William & Mary under Jimmye Laycock.
Up Next:
The NCAA Selection Show is set for 7 p.m. ET Sunday on ESPNU. If selected, it will mark Richmond's second-consecutive postseason berth and third in the last four seasons.