University of Richmond Athletics
SpiderTV Classics: October 24, 2015 - UR 59 JMU 49
If you are missing Spider football during the bye week, this should help fill the void. It was dubbed an Instant Classic when it happened, and now it's a SpiderTV Classic.
With ESPN's nationally-televised College Gameday pregame show broadcasting live from the JMU campus - complete with a cameo appearance from Richmond's live mascot, Tarrant the Tarrantula - the Spider football team spoiled the Dukes' party with a high-octane 59-49 victory in front of more than 26,000 fans and a regional TV audience on CSN.
The highly-anticpated matchup of state and conference rivals, and nationally-ranked teams, didn't disappoint. The No. 11 Spiders and No. 3 Dukes staged an offensive showcase. The game featured 108 points, more than 1300 yards of total offense and several record-book performances.
Spider senior running back Jacobi Green rushed for a career-high 236 yards and five touchdowns, sophomore quarterback Kyle Lauletta threw for a career-high 415 yards and junior wide receiver Brian Brown caught seven passes for a career-high 204 yards. Richmond's offense rolled up a school record 720 yards of total offense.
The victory improved UR's record to 6-1, 4-0 in the CAA and vaulted the Spiders to a lofty No. 6 nationally ranking, en route to a post-season run to the national semifinals.
KEY PLAYS
- Kyle Lauetta hits Brian Brown on a 79-yard TD pass in the 2nd quarter, the 10th longest pass play in UR history.
- Jacobi Green's 40-yard TD run, his third of the game, tied the score at 35 in third quarter. His fourth TD, a 1-yard run later in the third quarter gave the Spiders the lead for good.
- Green's fifth touchdown, a 1-yd run with 2:09 to play, clinched the Spider victory.
Click here to check out the victory over the Dukes! The game will be archived on SpiderTV, along with our other SpiderTV Classics.
SpiderTV Classics will regularly feature memorable football and men’s basketball telecasts on RichmondSpiders.com. Be looking for our first SpiderTV Basketball Classic before the start of the season!