University of Richmond Athletics
2023 Football Roster
Jersey Number 2
Savon Smith
- Position:
- Running Back
- Height:
- 5-9
- Weight:
- 200
- Class:
- Redshirt Senior
- Hometown:
- Winchester, Va.
- High School:
- Millbrook
2023 (Redshirt Senior)
- Started all 13 games
- Recorded a career-high 708 yards on 153 carries and eight touchdowns
- Averaged 54.5 yards on the ground per game
- Rushed for 106 yards on 22 attempts at Stony Brook (09/23/23)
- Hauled in 41 receptions for 198 yards and a touchdown
- Threw four completions for 52 yards on six attempts, as well as a touchdown pass in the Capital Cup victory at William & Mary (11/18/23)
- Recorded two touchdowns against Campbell (10/28/23), Elon (11/11/23) and in the FCS First Round against N.C. Central (11/25/23)
- Logged 13 punt returns (146 yards) and three kick returns (48 yards)
- Recorded a touchdown on a 65 yard punt return against N.C. Central, the first of his career
- Played in 12 games at running back and kick/punt returner
- Ran for 562 yards on 109 carries
- Scored two touchdowns on the ground and three through the air
- Hauled in 30 receptions for 196 yards
- Threw a touchdown pass at Lehigh (Sept. 17)
- Returned 10 kicks for 148 yards including a long of 27
- Returned 22 punts for 155 yards including a long of 24
- Posted 125 receiving yards on 18 catches with one touchdown.
- Notched a season-high 74 rushing yards in a victory over Lehigh.
- Posted a season-high 27-yard run in a victory over Lehigh (Sept. 11).
- Notched 489 yards on 101 carries and three touchdowns.
- Played in 11 games.
- Played in all four games in the spring.
- Third on the team with 188 yards rushing on 40 carries, including one touchdown.
- Caught four passes for 23 yards.
- Rushed for 56 yards on 12 carries against William & Mary (March 6).
- Caught two passes against the Tribe for 10 yards.
- Rushed for 43 yards on 14 carries at Elon (March 13) while also adding one reception for six yards.
- Tallied 69 yards rushing for 10 yards against Elon (March 27) in the second matchup.
- Recorded a 44-yard rushing touchdown against the Phoenix.
- Rushed for 20 yards on four carries against James Madison (April 17) while catching one pass for seven yards.
- Played in all 12 games, including three starts against Stony Brook (Nov. 2), No. 2 James Madison (Nov. 16) and William & Mary (Nov. 23).
- Finished third on the team in rushing with 271 yards on 53 carries, averaging 5.1 yards per carry.
- Rushed for a career-high 79 yards on seven carries against Villanova (No. 9), including a season-best 50-yard run.
- Tallied 11 carries in the season finale against William & Mary and added 10 carries for 66 yards against Boston College (Sept. 7).
- Caught 17 passes for 145 yards, averaging 8.5 yards per catch.
- Posted a career-high 10 receptions for 99 yards against William & Mary.
- All 17 of his receptions came in the final five games of the year.
- Four-year letterwinner at Millbrook High School.
- Rushed for 3,242 yards in his high school career and 58 rushing touchdowns.
- Only played five games a senior due to injury, rushing 44 times for 412 yards and six touchdowns while catching 20 passes for 306 yards and two scores.
- Rushed for 663 (9.9 ypc) yards on 70 carries with 14 touchdowns on the ground as a junior.
- Added 52 receptions for 822 yards (15.8 ypc) and eight touchdowns through the air as a junior.
- Named the Winchester Star Offensive Player of the Year after his sophomore season.
- Rushing for 1,669 yards, averaging 13.4 yards per carry and scoring 26 touchdowns.
- Added 498 yards on 46 carries and 12 touchdowns as a freshman.
- Son of Kelly and Andrew Smith.
- Has four siblings – Paige Marsh, Tyrone Yates, Malik Smith and Jayson Jones.
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
