Richmond 34, Massachusetts 12

 

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	18	13
Total Yards	277	236
Passing	215	52
Rushing	62	184
Penalties	8-55	2-23
3rd Down Conversions	5-17	2-14
4th Down Conversions	2-3	1-5
Turnovers	7	1
Possession	27:47	32:13

Air/Ground Leaders
Massachusetts Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Woodward 11/23 137 1 2 Havens 10/25 78 0 4	Richmond Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Ward 8/20 52 0 1
Massachusetts Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Hernandez 12 37 0 21 Zardas 11 37 0 13	Richmond Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Forte 26 118 2 20 Ward 9 62 0 24
Massachusetts Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Cruz 4 58 1 20 Igwenagu 3 45 0 27	Richmond Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Grayson 4 27 0 14 Wilkins 1 11 0 11

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				MASS	RICH
	FG	10:58	Armando Cuko 33 Yd	3	0
	TD	06:18	Ben Keating 1 Yd Run (Andrew Howard Kick)	3	7
SECOND QUARTER				MASS	RICH
	TD	07:38	Justin Forte 17 Yd Run (Andrew Howard Kick)	3	14
	FG	05:56	Andrew Howard 29 Yd	3	17
	FG	00:00	Andrew Howard 22 Yd	3	20
THIRD QUARTER				MASS	RICH
	TD	03:01	Parker Miles 15 Yd Interception Return (Andrew Howard Kick)	3	27
FOURTH QUARTER				MASS	RICH
	SF	14:55		5	27
	TD	13:14	Victor Cruz 20 Yd Pass From Scott Woodward (Armando Cuko Kick)	12	27
	TD	07:32	Justin Forte 10 Yd Run (Andrew Howard Kick)	12	34

RICHMOND , Va. -- Justin Forte scored two touchdowns and Richmond defeated Massachusetts 34-12 on Saturday.

The Spiders (7-0, 5-0 Colonial Athletic Association) intercepted the Minutemen six times and began three first-half drives inside the Massachusetts' 27-yard line.

Patrick Weldon had the Spiders' first interception, putting his team on the Minutemen 27. Following a 24-yard run by Eric Ward, Ben Keating gave Richmond a 7-3 lead on a 1-yard rush in the first quarter.

Ward was 8 of 20 for 52 yards and rushed for 62.

Forte finished with a career-high 28 carries for 118 yards as Richmond extended its winning streak to a Football Championship Subdivision-best 16 games and matched its best start in history.

Kyle Havens was 10 of 25 for 78 yards and four interceptions and Scott Woodward was 11 of 23 for 137 yards and an interception for the Minutemen.