Date: Saturday, Sept. 21
Contest: Furman (1-1, 0-0) at Richmond (1-1)
Time: 6 p.m.
Place: Richmond Stadium in Richmond, Va.THE GAME: In a series that dates back to 1922, Richmond owns a 15-7 advantage over Furman … The Spiders won the last meeting, 19-13, in 1977 … UR has won the last three games, six of the last seven and 10 of the last 12 with the Paladins … Furman’s last win in the series was by a 24-14 score in Richmond in 1974 … In Richmond, the Spiders lead 8-4.
THE COACHES: Furman head coach Bobby Lamb (Furman ’86) is in his first season as head coach with the Paladins and has a record of 1-1 … The SoCon career passing efficiency leader, Lamb spent 16 years as a Paladin assistant after earning league Player of the Year honors in 1985 … Richmond head coach Jim Reid (Maine ’73) is in his eighth season with the Spiders and has a record of 43-38-1 … Reid has a career head coaching record of 79-67-3 which includes six years at UMass.
GAME NOTES: Richmond had a week of rest after an impressive 15-13 victory over No. 9 Delaware on Sept. 7 … The last time Furman lost to a team from Virginia was in 1994 when William & Mary beat the Paladins, 28-26, in Greenville.

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