University of Richmond Athletics
2021 Fall Football Roster
Jersey Number 9
Joe Mancuso
- Position:
- Quarterback
- Height:
- 6-4
- Weight:
- 215
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Blairsville, Ga.
- High School:
- Union County
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 vs Bucknell Postgame
Saturday, October 04
Football Highlights vs. Howard
Saturday, September 27
Football vs Howard Postgame
Saturday, September 27
Football Weekly Press Conference - September 24th
Wednesday, September 24
