[Sly Fox]

University of Richmond
Richmond, Virginia


UR Football Official Site




Danny Rocco
3rd Season as UR Head Coach


2014 Schedule/Results

• Sat, Aug 30 Morehead State ............................ 55 - 10 (W)
  Sat, Sep 06 @ Virginia .................................... 13 - 45 (L)
  Sat, Sep 13 Hampton ...................................... 42 - 17 (W)
  Sat, Sep 20 New Hampshire* ........................... 26 - 29 (L)
  Sat, Oct 04 @ Liberty ...................................... 7:00 PM
  Sat, Oct 11 @ Albany*
  Sat, Oct 18 Rhode Island*
  Sat, Oct 25 @ Elon*
  Sat, Nov 01 Villanova*
  Sat, Nov 08 @ Maine*
  Sat, Nov 15 JMU*
  Sat, Nov 22 @ William & Mary*

No. 17 Spiders Edged By No. 7 UNH In CAA Opener

Courtesy:Richmond Athletics
Release:09/20/2014



UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND, Va. – The No. 17/18 Richmond football team was edged by the No. 7/8 New Hampshire Wildcats, 29-26, Saturday evening in front of a crowd of 8,404 at Robins Stadium on Family Weekend.

The Spiders fell to 2-2 on the season and 0-1 in the CAA, while the Wildcats improved to 2-1, and 1-0 in the conference.

"The game was back and forth," Richmond head coach Danny Rocco remarked following the game. "I had a sense that it would be a little lower scoring than what most people might have thought. Both defenses rose up to the occasion at times in the game. I think the biggest thing for us was the inability to take away the ball."

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Key Players

• 
  # Michael Strauss
  6' 3" 211 lbs Senior Quarterback (UVa Transfer)
  Thru 4 Games: 85-of-120 (70.8%) for 1086 Yards with 6 TDs & 2 INTs
  
  
  
  #2 Michael Rocco
  6' 3" 228 lbs Senior Quarterback (UVa Transfer)
  Thru 4 Games: 21-of-33 (63.6%) for 292 with 1 TD & 2 INTs + 15 Carries for 42 Yards & 3 TDs
  
  
  
  #1 Jacobi Green
  5' 9" 192 lbs Junior Running Back
  Thru 4 Games: 34 Carries for 199 Yards (5.9 Avg) for 2 TDs + 2 Catches for 21 Yards & 1 TD
  
  
  
  #22 Jeremiah Hamlin
  5' 10" 221 lbs Freshman Running Back
  Thru 4 Games: 25 Carries for 168 Yards (6.7 Avg) with 2 TDs + 3 Catches for 47 Yards
  
  
  
  #8 Rashad Ponder
  6' 0" 187 lbs Senior Receiver
  Thru 4 Games: 24 Catches for 309 Yards
  
  
  
  #24 Aaron Roane
  6' 1" 230 lbs Senior Linebacker
  Thru 4 Games: 29 Tackles with 3 For Loss + 1 Sack + 1 Pass Broken Up
  
  
  
  #9 Ayo Ogunniyi
  6' 0" 193 lbs Junior Defensive Back
  Thru 4 Games: 12 Tackles Including .5 for Loss + 1 INT

[Purple Haize]

Must win game. How's that for cliche?

[TDDance234]

This is going to get ugly.

[flameshaw]

Easy...................... BIG game, we lose.

[Equinox]

Well it’s official. It takes more than multiple uniform combinations to be a winning team. Hopefully Gill will have the troops in order for the Richmond game, and if the return of Rocco & Co., doesn’t motivate him I’m sure the outcome of Charlie Weis will.
http://espn.go.com/college-football/sto ... d-progress

However on a positive note the new football helmets (large / mini) are in stock.

[SuperJon]

This is a big game for Richmond too in terms of playoffs. So you have Liberty's inability to win a big game vs Rocco's inability to win a game with playoff implications. One of those things will have to change Saturday.

[BJWilliams]

The earth will explode at the confluence of both and neither will win

[bluejacket]

Must win game. How's that for cliche?

This is the most important game in the TG era. Last year at home against Coastal is the only one comparable.

[bluejacket]

This is a big game for Richmond too in terms of playoffs. So you have Liberty's inability to win a big game vs Rocco's inability to win a game with playoff implications. One of those things will have to change Saturday.

Richmond is going to try everything possible to win. There's probably going to be a specially designed trick play or special team option just for this game.

[Hold My Own]

The earth will explode at the confluence of both and neither will win

Well played

[Sly Fox]

When was the last time BJ receved a +1? And from HMO nonetheless.

[SuperJon]

There have been multiple sink holes in that area...

[Kiwon]

This is going to get ugly.

No way! We've got a cool video intro to scare them.

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[ballcoach15]

I agree with bluejacket above. This is most important game of Coach Gill's era.

We MUST win this game, regardless of score. We need to give Rocco a rude homecoming.

I do not like Spiders, those under my house or those at University of Richmond. They all need to be stomped.

[LUnpretty11]

Alright, serious dilemma here. I've been dying to go to this game for the last year. LU vs. Rocco. LU vs. Richmond. Playoff implications. Biggest LU non-conference game inside Williams Stadium - ever.

My dad just texted me saying he's trying to get us a flight to Detroit for the Tigers playoff game on Saturday. My whole family is from Detroit, and my dad is a lifelong fan. Do I really say no to him if he gets me a plane ticket and playoff tickets? I've never been to a playoff baseball game before, and it is a dream of mine.

Thoughts?

[Kolzilla41]

Alright, serious dilemma here. I've been dying to go to this game for the last year. LU vs. Rocco. LU vs. Richmond. Playoff implications. Biggest LU non-conference game inside Williams Stadium - ever.

My dad just texted me saying he's trying to get us a flight to Detroit for the Tigers playoff game on Saturday. My whole family is from Detroit, and my dad is a lifelong fan. Do I really say no to him if he gets me a plane ticket and playoff tickets? I've never been to a playoff baseball game before, and it is a dream of mine.

Thoughts?

Go. Spend time with your dad and enjoy being in a playoff atmosphere cause you.....

[flamehunter]

Yeah, go the Tigers game.

[Kiwon]

Alright, serious dilemma here...... Thoughts?

"Honour thy father and thy mother"....

[Purple Haize]

There is less possibility of you being disappointed by the Tigers

[BJWilliams]

Go with your dad...while this probably will be the only time we will have a matchup with a former coach, going to an mlb playoff game with your dad could be a once in a lifetime opportunity

[LUnpretty11]

You all bring up valid points. I guess I can't go wrong either way. Haize does bring up a good point, but if Liberty wins, then there will be more jubilation with that then there would be for a Tigers Game 2 win. If flights arranged correctly then we are going to Detroit, if they don't I'm going to Liberty.

[flameshaw]

Yep, go with your dad. Our game with JMU a few years ago was as big or a bigger game and we will have others to come. Detroit has a much better chance of winning than we do, we have 40 years of history to prove it.

[bluejacket]

Call me crazy, but I still think this team makes the playoffs.

[bluejacket]

Meaningless stats of the week:

Danny Rocco's teams coming off of a bye week:
2006: L 13-14 vs. William & Mary
2007: W 50-10 at Charleston Southern
2008: W 31-28 at Youngstown State
2009: W 58-13 vs. Coastal Carolina
2010: W 34-24 vs. Presbyterian
2011: L 31-41 at Stony Brook
2012: W 39-0 vs Rhode Island
2013: L 31-38 at JMU

Turner Gill's teams coming off of a bye week:
2006: L 25-55 vs. Ball State
2007: L 17-31 vs. Bowling Green
2008: L 28-34 (OT) vs. Western Michigan
2009: L 29-30 vs. Bowling Green
2010: L 7-59 vs. Kansas State
2011: L 35-46 vs. Texas Tech
2012: W 42-35 vs. Gardner-Webb
2013: L 52-55 (2OT) vs. Coastal Carolina

[Purple Haize]

You all bring up valid points. I guess I can't go wrong either way. Haize does bring up a good point, but if Liberty wins, then there will be more jubilation with that then there would be for a Tigers Game 2 win. If flights arranged correctly then we are going to Detroit, if they don't I'm going to Liberty.

See what I did there?