University of Richmond Athletics
Richmond-UNI Game Set For Saturday At 4 p.m. ET On ESPN/ESPN-HD
Dec. 7, 2008
INDIANAPOLIS - The NCAA has announced the dates and times for this weekend's semifinal round of the 2008 FCS Playoffs, and the Richmond at #3 Northern Iowa game is set for Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.
The Richmond-UNI match-up will be shown live on ESPN/ESPN-HD and ESPN360.com.
Ticket information is available by calling the Robins Center Ticket Office at 1-877-SPIDER-1 (Monday-Friday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.).
Hotel Information in Cedar Falls - Courtesy of Spider Club
Holiday Inn - Cedar Falls-University Plaza - $89.00 per night
Approximately 1 mile from the stadium.
Full Service Hotel with indoor pool and fitness facility
Please contact hotel directly and ask for Spider Fan Rate - 319-277-2230
Days Inn - Cedar Falls-University Plaza - $69.00 per night
Approximately 1 mile from the stadium, next door to the Holiday Inn.
Continental breakfast
Please contact hotel directly and ask for Spider Fan Rate - 319-266-1222
FCS Championship Semifinals
• #4 Montana (13-1) at #1 James Madison (12-1): Friday, Dec. 12, 2008, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2/ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com) - Bridgeforth Stadium, Harrisonburg, Va.
• Richmond (11-3) at #3 Northern Iowa (12-2): Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, 4 p.m. ET (ESPN/ESPNHD/ESPN360.com) - UNI-Dome, Cedar Falls, Iowa
FCS National Championship Game
• Montana/James Madison winner vs. Richmond/Northern Iowa winner: Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, 8 p.m. ET (ESPN2/ESPN2HD/ESPN360.com) - Finley Stadium, Chattanooga, Tenn.
Notes:
• The Spiders and Panthers have never met in football
• Richmond's current five-game ROAD winning streak is the longest in the FCS
• Saturday's game at the UNI-Dome will mark the Spiders' first-ever contest (on record) played indoors
• The game also marks Richmond's furthest trip West since playing at Montana in the 2000 FCS Quarterfinals
• Richmond is lone unseeded team remaining in postseason play
• Last season, unseeded Delaware upset #1 UNI, 39-27, in the quarterfinals on its way to the National Championship game.
• Saturday's game will mark the fifth-consecutive CAA Football opponent to play at UNI in the playoffs. The Panthers defeated New Hampshire, 38-35, in the 2007 first round and lost to Delaware, 39-27, in the 2007 quarterfinals. This season, UNI defeated Maine, 40-15, in the first round and UNH, 36-34, in the quarterfinals
• UNI has won eight-consecutive games at the UNI-Dome and its current 10-game winning streak is the second-longest in the FCS behind James Madison's 12
• Richmond has won seven-consecutive