University of Richmond Athletics
No. 21 Richmond Welcomes Surging Rhode Island On Senior Day
Nov. 9, 2010
No. 21 Richmond Spiders (5-4, 3-3)
vs.
Rhode Island Rams (4-5, 3-3)
Robins Stadium (8,700) • University of Richmond, Va.
Nov. 13, 2010 • 2 p.m. ET
For links to radio, TV and live stats:
Television: None.
Radio: Richmond ISP Sports Network (ESPN 950 AM in Richmond; Sirius Channel 155) 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 (fees apply)
Internet Audio Broadcast: espn950am.com
Live Stats: Gametracker
Game Notes:
Richmond: PDF 
Rhode Island: PDF
The Game
• No. 21 Richmond is home for the final time in the 2010 regular season Saturday, hosting Rhode Island on Senior Day at Robins Stadium.
• Eleven seniors will be recognized in a pregame ceremony -- WR Kevin Grayson, RB Tyler Kirchoff, OL Drew Lachenmayer, LB Eric McBride, DL Martin Parker, CB Justin Rogers, LB Tyler Sullivan, LB Patrick Weldon, SS Max Prokell, LB Casey Cooley.
• Richmond has won two-straight over the Rams, 10 of past 11 meetings and leads the all-time series versus Rhode Island 12-5. The teams last met at UR Stadium in 2007 -- a 38-6 Spider win.
• A victory Saturday keeps Richmond's playoff hopes alive, and clinches a winning record for the sixth-consecutive season -- the second-longest streak at Richmond (seven-straight between 1916-1922).
• A win also allows this seniors to tie last year's seniors as the winningest Senior Class in school history with 35 victories.
• The Spiders are 13-3 in their last 16 games versus former CAA North Division teams.
Quick Slants
• The Spiders are ranked in the Sports Network/Fathead.com Top 25 for the 50th-straight poll.
• Senior CB Justin Rogers, regarded as one of the most versatile and explosive players in the FCS, is a three-time All-America and a nominee for the Buck Buchanan Award. He has 12 career INTs, 6 career return TDs, and currently leads CAA Football and is No. 13 in the NCAA in punt return yards (13.7).
• Rogers also stands as the CAA Football career leader in kickoff return yards with 2,486. He broke the previous record of 2,433 set by former Villanova star and nine-year NFL veteran Brian Westbrook.
• Rogers is a dynamic threat in all three aspects of the game -- one of the leagues top shutdown corners, a standout return specialist, and has rushed five times this season, thrown one pass and caught two balls.
• Richmond continues to lead CAA Football in Red Zone offense (ranked 4th in the FCS) -- scoring points in 21 of 23 trips (91%), including 14 TDs.
• Senior LB Eric McBride is the CAA's second-leading tackler and ranked 12th in the FCS in tackles (11.2/game). The local standout, who owns the longest active streak of consecutive starts in CAA Football (52), stands 3rd on Richmond's career tackles list (428) -- needs 2 more for second place.
• Senior DL Martin Parker is tops among defensive linemen at 8.6 tackles/game and ranks 5th in the CAA in tackles for loss (9.0 total) -- Parker has 13 more tackles than the next highest DL in the league.
• Richmond has an NCAA-leading 3 players on the "watch list" for the Buck Buchanan Award (FCS top defensive player) -- Parker, Rogers and McBride.
• Sophomore QB John Laub is slated to start vs. URI -- the third different QB to start and the sixth different Spider to throw a pass this season.