University of Richmond Athletics
No. 7 Spiders Set For 'Rock' Rematch
Dec. 2, 2008
No. 7 Richmond Spiders (10-3)
vs.
No. 2 Appalachian State Mountaineers (11-2)
Kidd Brewer Stadium (16,650) • Boone, N.C.
Dec. 6, 2008 • Noon ET
Television: ESPN GamePlan & ESPN360.com with Mike Gleason (play-by-play) and John Congemi (analyst) **In Richmond and Central Va. on WUPV Ch. 65 (Comcast Cable Ch. 13)**
Radio: Richmond ISP Sports Network (Flagship: ESPN 950AM) with Bob Black (play-by-play), former Spider defensive lineman Jasmonn Coleman '97 (analyst) and Matt Smith '92 (sideline).
Internet Video Broadcast: ESPN360.com
Internet Audio Broadcast: RichmondSpiders.com; espn950am.com
Weekly Releases:
Richmond: PDF 
Appalachian State: PDF
CAA Football: PDF
SoCon: PDF
Weekly Audio/Video:
CAA Football Teleconference: Mike London 
| Josh Vaughan
SoCon Football Teleconference: Coach Jerry Moore | Armanti Edwards
Weekly Press Conference #14: Video (Coming Wednesday) 
Weekly Press Conference #14: Audio (Coming Wednesday)
Quick Slants:
• With a spot in the FCS Semifinals on the line, No. 7 Richmond battles No. 2 Appalachian State Saturday at Kidd Brewer Stadium.
• The Spiders are making their seventh all-time appearance in the FCS Playoffs, their second-straight and third in the last four years.
• Richmond is one of just five schools with three or more FCS Quarterfinal appearances in the last four years -- the others are App. State, New Hampshire, Northern Iowa and Southern Illinois.
• The pairing with App. State is a rematch of last year's NCAA Semifinal, won by the Mountaineers, 55-35, at Kidd Brewer Stadium after the Spiders had rallied for a 35-35 tie in the third quarter.
• The Spiders are ranked seventh in the Sports Network final regular-season poll, marking the 18th-straight poll that Richmond has appeared in the nation's Top-10 -- the third-longest active streak in the FCS.
• First Team All-CAA CB Justin Rogers is one of the most versatile threats in the FCS, with six interceptions, 16 pass breakups, three defensive TDs, a blocked punt, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble.
• Senior TB Josh Vaughan is the FCS' 10th-leading rusher (115.6 yards/game). He is second at UR in career rushing TDs.
• Anchored by senior DEs Lawrence Sidbury and Sherman Logan, the Spiders rank fifth in the FCS in total defense. Six-straight UR opponents (and 10 this season) have failed to rush for more than 100 yards.
Up Next: The winner of this game meets the winner of the New Hampshire vs. Northern Iowa game in the NCAA Semifinals.