University of Richmond Athletics
No. 1 Richmond Hosts No. 14 UMass Saturday In Pivotal CAA Clash At UR Stadium
Oct. 20, 2009
No. 1 Richmond Spiders (6-0, 4-0 CAA)
vs.
No. 14 Massachusetts Minutemen (4-2, 2-1 CAA)
UR Stadium (21,319) • Richmond, Va.
Oct. 24, 2009 • 3:30 p.m. ET
Television: None.
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: SpiderTV
Internet Audio Broadcast: RichmondSpiders.com; espn950am.com
Weekly Releases:
Richmond: PDF 
UMass: PDF
CAA Football: PDF
Weekly Audio/Video:
CAA Football Teleconference: Coach London 
Spiders Weekly Press Conference: London | Players
Quick Slants:
• No. 1 Richmond returns home for the first time in a month, hosting No. 14 Massachusetts in a pivotal CAA Football game Saturday at UR Stadium.
• The reigning National Champions have won a school-record 15-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 (16).
• At 6-0 overall and 4-0 in CAA Football, Richmond sits alone in first place in the rugged South Division and remains as one of just 11 undefeated teams in Division I football (four in the FCS).
• The Minutemen lead the all-time series over Richmond 13-10, but Richmond won in Amherst last season to snap UMass' 16-game home winning streak.
• Richmond has won nine-consecutive games versus CAA North Division opponents and its all-time winning percentage of .765 (13-4) in interdivision games is second-best in league history.
• Senior QB Eric Ward improved to 36-10 in his career as the Spiders' starter and became the school's all-time leader in TD passes (55) and completions (680) in last week's win at Maine.
• Senior RB Justin Forte (pictured) leads the league in rushing at 85.3 yards/game and is averaging 112.3 over the last three games.
• Senior Derek Hatcher was honored as the CAA Special Teams Player of the Week thanks to his 90-yard punt return for TD at Maine.
• Senior LB Collin McConaghy has recorded 27 tackles in last two games and now leads the team and ranks eighth in the CAA at 8.2 tackles/game.
• 2009 marks the Spiders' final season at UR Stadium. Just two regular-season contests remain after Saturday.
Up Next:
Richmond heads back on the road next Saturday for a Halloween afternoon showdown at Towson. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.