University of Richmond Athletics
No. 1 Richmond Heads North For Key CAA Football Tilt Saturday At Maine
Oct. 13, 2009
No. 1 Richmond Spiders (5-0, 3-0 CAA)
vs.
Maine Black Bears (3-3, 2-1 CAA)
Alfond Stadium (10,000) • Orono, Maine
Oct. 17, 2009 • 12 p.m. ET
Television: Comcast SportsNet (Mid-Atlantic, Philadelphia and New England) and Comcast Charter Sports Southeast with Gary Tanguay (play-by-play),
Andy Gresh (analyst).
Radio: Richmond ISP Sports Network (ESPN 950 AM and Wolf 93.1 FM in Richmond) with Bob Black (play-by-play), former Spider defensive lineman Jasmonn Coleman '98 (analyst), Matt Smith '92 (sideline) and Matt Josephs (studio host).
Internet Video Broadcast: None
Internet Audio Broadcast: RichmondSpiders.com; espn950am.com
Weekly Releases:
Richmond: PDF 
Maine: PDF
CAA Football: PDF
Weekly Audio/Video:
CAA Football Teleconference: Coach London 
Spiders Weekly Press Conference: London | Players
Quick Slants:
• No. 1 Richmond continues on the road Saturday, making its first trip to Maine since 2005 for a 12 p.m. ET kickoff versus the Black Bears. The game can be seen live on Comcast SportsNet.
• The Spiders have won a school-record 14-consecutive games, dating back to last season. It's a streak that ranks as the longest in the FCS and second-longest in Division I football behind Florida (15).
• Richmond currently owns the longest road winning streak in Division-I football of nine games -- the Spiders' last road loss was Sept. 27 at Villanova.
• At 5-0 overall and 3-0 in CAA Football, Richmond sits alone in first place in the rugged South Division and remains as one of just 14 undefeated teams in Division I football (five in the FCS).
• The Spiders lead the all-time series versus the Black Bears 11-10 and have won two-straight in the series.
• Richmond has won eight-consecutive games versus CAA North Division opponents and its all-time winning percentage of .750 (12-4) in intradivision games is second-best in league history.
• Senior QB Eric Ward improved to 35-10 in his career as the Spiders' starter, including 14-5 versus Top-25 teams, thanks to last week's 21-17 win at No. 13 JMU.
• Ward's next TD pass will be the 55th of his career and break the team's career mark.
• Junior WR Kevin Grayson was named to the AFCA Good Works Team, joining Florida's Tim Tebow and 21 others college players nationwide to be honored.
• Junior LB Eric McBride has recorded back-to-back double-digit tackle games and recovered the game-clinching fumble in the final minute at JMU.
• Junior FB Ben Keating scored all three TDs in the JMU win.
Up Next:
The Spiders are home next Saturday to host Massachusetts in a key Top-25 battle among intradivision rivals. Kickoff is set for 3:30 p.m. ET.