2019 Football Roster
Mancuso, Joe
Jersey Number 12
Joe Mancuso
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Redshirt Junior
- Hometown:
- Blairsville, Ga.
- High School:
- Union County
Bio
Career
- Named CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 15, 2021)
- Ranks fifth all-time in Richmond career history with 7,046 yards of total offense (5,508 passing 1,538 rushing).
- Ranks fifth all-time in Richmond history with 5,508 passing yards.
- Ranks seventh all-time in Richmond history with 429 pass completions.
- Rank fifth all-time in Richmond history with 39 passing touchdowns.
- Accounted for 54 total touchdowns in career (39 passing, 19 rushing, 1 receiving).
- CAA Football Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 4, 2019)
- First Richmond player to throw for 5,500 yards and rush for over 1,500.
2021 (Fall)
- Threw for 188 yards going 13-26 and notching one touchdown, leading Richmond over William & Mary in the Capital Cup (Nov. 20).
- Named CAA Offensive Player of the Week (Nov. 15, 2021)
- Delaware marked the second-most rushing yards in a game in his career and the Spiders' first 100-yard rusher since he posted 117 against Yale in 2019.
- Rushed for a season-high 116 yards on 14 carries, (averaging 8.3 yards per carry) while scoring a pair of touchdowns vs. Towson.
- Accounted for 295 total yards of offense and five total touchdowns. Mancuso connected on 13-of-21 for 179 yards and three scores through the air in a victor over Delaware (Nov. 13).
- Added 36 rushing yards on nine carries vs. Towson.
- Delivered 155 yards going 16-of-28 in a victory over Towson (Nov. 6).
- Added 44 rushing yards and one touchdown vs. New Hampshire.
- Threw for 291 yards going 19-of-26, posting three touchdowns in a victory over New Hampshire (Oct. 30).
- Threw for 196 yards going 24-of-43, scoring one touchdown vs Stony Brook.
- Returned to action in a matchup vs. Stony Brook (Oct. 23) after missing time due to an injury sustained against Virginia Tech.
- Rushed for 29 yards in against Virginia Tech (Sept. 25).
- Recorded three-straight games with at least two passing touchdowns (Howard, Lehigh, Villanova).
- Passed for 244 yards going 18-of-32, and two touchdowns in a contest vs Villanova (Sept. 19).
- Completed 11-of-21 for 131 yards and two touchdowns in a victory over Lehigh (Sept. 11).
- Rushed for 54 yards on three carries, scoring a 41-yard touchdown run against Howard.
- Completed 25-of-34 for 293 yards and two touchdowns in a win over Howard (Sept. 4).
2020-21 (Spring)
- Named one of the Spiders' five team captains.
- Started all four games in the spring.
- Completed 62-of-112 for 706 yards in four games.
- Threw for six touchdowns while only having one interception.
- Second on the team in rushing with 190 yards on 45 carries, including one rushing score.
- Led the team with 63 yards rushing on 10 carries against William & Mary (March 6).
- Completed 15-of-27 for 141 yards and two touchdowns against the Tribe.
- Accounted for three touchdowns against Elon (March 13) - two passing and one rushing.
- Connected on 17-of-26 for 189 yards against the Phoenix with two touchdowns.
- Rushed for 60 yards on 15 carries and a score at Elon.
- Hit 21-of-35 for 251 yards and two touchdowns in the second game against Elon (March 27).
- Connected on a 38-yard pass and a 4-yard scoring strike against Elon.
- Rushed for 48 yards on six carries against the Phoenix.
2019
- Started nine games at quarterback and played in 10 games under center while appearing in all 12 games (holder).
- Passed for 2,128 yards on 164-of-259 passing for 13 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.
- Finished eighth in the Colonial Athletic Association in passing yardage and second in completion percentage at 63.3 percent.
- Led the team in rushing with 647 yards on 136 carries.
- Led all quarterbacks in the CAA in rushing.
- Ran for 10 touchdowns on the ground, the most for a quarterback in the CAA.
- Accounted for 23 total touchdowns.
- Passed for a season-high 318 yards against Stony Brook (Nov. 2), connecting on 23-of-30 through the air.
- Passed for a season-high three touchdowns against Yale (Oct. 19), hitting 15-of-31).
- Recorded multiple passing touchdowns four times on the season, including two each against No. 25 Elon (Sept. 14), Stony Brook and Villanova (Sept. 9).
- Rushed for a career-high 117 yards against Yale on 13 carries, including a career-long 55-yard run.
- Rushed for two touchdowns five different times – vs. Jacksonville (Aug. 29), at No. 18 Maine (Oct. 12), at Delaware (Oct. 26), Stony Brook and Villanova.
- Recorded two-straight games with four total touchdowns – vs. Stony Brook and at Villanova.
- Caught one pass for 20 yards against Yale.
2018
- Appeared in nine games making four starts at quarterback.
- Got his first collegiate start against Delaware (Oct. 6) where he set a school record for total offense with 560 yards (489 passing, 71 rushing).
- Led the team with 354 yards rushing on 67 carries, averaging 5.3 yards per carry.
- Led the Spiders with three rushing touchdowns, including a season-long 30-yard touchdown run against Albany (Oct. 13).
- Completed 80-of-137 passing for 1,185 and seven touchdowns.
- Completed his first collegiate pass at Virginia (Sept. 1).
- Averaged 11.2 yards per carry in the win over Fordham, going for 67 yards on six carries.
- Went a perfect 1-for-1 with a 29-yard touchdown against Fordham.
- Went 27-for-37 for 489 yards and three touchdowns against Delaware, while rushing for 71 yards and a score on 15 carries.
- Followed his school-record start with a 27-for-41 performance for 286 yards while adding 11 carries for 50 yards and a touchdown in the win over Albany (Oct. 13).
- Threw two touchdowns on 12-for-28 passing for 215 yards against Elon (Oct. 20) and rushed 11 times for 46 yards.
- Ran for a season-high 71 yards on 11 carries and a touchdown against Villanova (Nov. 3).
- Added a 28-yard touchdown catch against Villanova (Nov. 3).
- Came in off the bench against William and Mary (Nov. 17) to go 6-for-9 for 64 yards and a touchdown, adding seven carries for 22 yards in the win.
2017
- Served as the holder in every game in 2017
- Made his debut under center in the second half against Howard, did not attempt a pass
- Rushed seven times for 35 yards with a long of 19 this season
- Made collegiate debut as the holder at No. 3 Sam Houston State
- Spring Game Offensive MVP with over 200 total yards and three TDs
2016
- Redshirted
High School
- First Team All-State at Quarterback in 2014 and 2015
- Team captain during his senior year
- Amassed 10,485 career all-purpose yards with 8,187 career passing yards
Personal
- Son of Mark and Kathy Mancuso
- One sibling, John.
- Volunteer at SPCA and at St. William Catholic Church
Football Weekly Press Conference - September 3rd
Wednesday, September 03
Football Weekly Media Availability: Lehigh
Wednesday, August 27
First Football Camp Scrimmage Press Conference
Saturday, August 09
Football First Day Press Conference
Friday, August 01
