2024 Richmond Spiders Football - Opponents Countdown - Hampton
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Sure wish we had three more points on the board right now rather than getting stuffed twice deep in Hampton territory.
The play that won us the game. Spiders now guaranteed at least a share of the title with a chance to win it outright, go undefeated in conference play, and over W&M at home next week.
This team has been finding ways to win. At least co-champs
Monmouth is kneeling at the Villanova 1, up 40–33. Wildcats eliminated from potentially sharing the title.
Only 2 of our last 11 offensive plays were passes. We did run down the clock, but we could have put this game away by passingmore..
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An outright CAA Champ on a 10-game win streak has to be a Top 8 seed and a Bye. A ton to play for at home next week. Go Spids!
The UR defense has shown up BIG at the end of the last two games!!! Hats off to how that unit played today. All teams want to own the fourth quarter. That defense actually does. Good win against a tough opponent on the road!
Wished we had run outside since they were stacked so tight inside. I said it last week that we bend and dont
break and when we need a big play, it seems to happen. This may be as gritty a bunch of players as our 2008 team.
But I am real concerned with our depth and any more injuries. The fake punt was beautiful with only 3 rushing and the whole Hampton team running back.
break and when we need a big play, it seems to happen. This may be as gritty a bunch of players as our 2008 team.
But I am real concerned with our depth and any more injuries. The fake punt was beautiful with only 3 rushing and the whole Hampton team running back.
Let's hope this isn't the football version of the basketball team cutting down the nets last year after having secured only a tie for the championship. 
And yet we win again, and remain undefeated in the CAA, despite you finding every possible negative under the sun to post about.
25 and 3 in the CAA since our 2 and 5 start 4 years ago. I hope Huesman can keep it going despite not getting the same support as basketball and lacrosse. Good on him.
We had 37 run plays to 18 pass plays.- that is more than 2-1. Some of those series were entirely run plays, which they stopped. Coleman is the best QB we have had since Kyle Lauletta. Coleman has proven that he can take over a game, but he should not be running the ball.
Then again, winning 9 straight suggests we are doing something right offensively.
Richmond 24, Hampton 21
Box Score
Richmond (9-2, 7-0 CAA) clinched at least a share of its second straight CAA title and earned the league’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs as the Spiders held off Hampton (5-6, 2-5 CAA), 24-21, for their ninth straight win. Zach Palmer-Smith rushed for 166 yards and 2 TD’s, becoming the first UR back to go over 1,000 yards in a season since 2015.
Palmer-Smith broke loose for a 54-yard run on the first play from scrimmage and finished the drive with a 4-yard TD run. After a Hampton turnover on the ensuing kickoff, Landon Ellis caught an 8-yard scoring pass to put the Spiders up by 14 early. The Pirates cut the deficit in half on a 3-yard Tymere Robinson run late in the first quarter, but UR tacked on a 47-yard Sean O’Haire field goal just before halftime. Hampton pulled within three on a 40-yard Brennan Ridley TD grab in the third quarter, but Palmer-Smith’s second TD from a yard out made it 24-14. Hampton battled back within three again on a 1-yard Malcolm Mays scoring run with 9:58 left, but the Spiders forced a turnover on downs with 42 seconds to go to seal the victory. UR quarterback Cam Coleman threw for 138 yards, while Mays passed for 107 yards and ran for 53. Carter Glassmyer had 15 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery for the Spiders defense and Terrence Lane II had eight stops for HU.
Box Score
Richmond (9-2, 7-0 CAA) clinched at least a share of its second straight CAA title and earned the league’s automatic bid to the FCS playoffs as the Spiders held off Hampton (5-6, 2-5 CAA), 24-21, for their ninth straight win. Zach Palmer-Smith rushed for 166 yards and 2 TD’s, becoming the first UR back to go over 1,000 yards in a season since 2015.
Palmer-Smith broke loose for a 54-yard run on the first play from scrimmage and finished the drive with a 4-yard TD run. After a Hampton turnover on the ensuing kickoff, Landon Ellis caught an 8-yard scoring pass to put the Spiders up by 14 early. The Pirates cut the deficit in half on a 3-yard Tymere Robinson run late in the first quarter, but UR tacked on a 47-yard Sean O’Haire field goal just before halftime. Hampton pulled within three on a 40-yard Brennan Ridley TD grab in the third quarter, but Palmer-Smith’s second TD from a yard out made it 24-14. Hampton battled back within three again on a 1-yard Malcolm Mays scoring run with 9:58 left, but the Spiders forced a turnover on downs with 42 seconds to go to seal the victory. UR quarterback Cam Coleman threw for 138 yards, while Mays passed for 107 yards and ran for 53. Carter Glassmyer had 15 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery for the Spiders defense and Terrence Lane II had eight stops for HU.
You didn't watch the game. Our coaches scouted Hampton. They saw a weakness on the left side of the line. The first play from scrimmage was off the left tackle for almost 60 yards. We scored in the first 2 minutes. But we ran the same play probably 15 times, it stopped working. I kept looking for a play action pass based on that play. It never came. Our strategy was to use ZPS to wear them done. We had a run first game plan. It barely worked.
My wife turned to me and asked why we were running the same play into a crowd of people.
It was 14-0, we were on their 20 yardline, and we ran a designed QB draw to the same spot on the other side of the line. Coleman fumbled, they gained momentum and they scored.
My wife turned to me and asked why we were using our QB to run the same play.
On the other side, on one of Hampton's scoring plays, they threw to a receiver 3 times in a row. The first 2 didn't work, but the third time was the charm.
My wife turned to me and asked why we didn't see that coming.
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My family watched a lot of CAA football yesterday. It was so bad, little Winston came to my wife and begged her to change the channel. That is my avatar.
Cam actually ran off right side when he fumbled. When they packed the line, we should have throwing quick slants or ran the ball outside
Using my Flosports November only subscription, I did watch the Campbell game on the 9th. Coleman made two throws that should have been interceptions. One of those dropped INTs was in the Campbell end zone. An INT there may have cost us the game. I am pretty sure that's why Coach put Coleman on a tight leash this week.
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You are correct. In these instances, a play action pass would have worked well.
Not trying to be negative here, but we played almost all CAA bottom feeders and very few if any of the best teams in the league during the past 2.5 seasons.
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