William & Mary Tribe at Richmond Spiders
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Palmer-Smith, Coleman power Richmond to 27-0 win over William & Mary and CAA automatic bid
The Spiders (FCS No. 7, 10-2 overall), advance to the FCS Playoffs as the CAA's No. 1 team for the second consecutive year. Richmond and Rhode Island were tied for first place. This is Richmond's first back-to-back conference championships since winning the Southern Conference in 1968 and '69. The Spiders are making their third-straight playoff appearance.
Richmond won the 135th edition of the “Oldest Rivalry in the South" by compiling 238 rushing yards and holding the Tribe to 164 total yards.
The Spiders got Sean O’Haire's 50-yard field goal and two short touchdown runs by Coleman to lead 17-0 at halftime.
In the fourth quarter, O'Haire connected from 30 yards and Palmer-Smith added a 1-yard touchdown run to wrap up the scoring.
Coleman completed 9 of 14 passes for 69 yards and was intercepted once. He ran for 73 yards.
Darius Wilson was 9-for-19 passing for 95 yards for William & Mary. He threw one interception.
Richmond vs. William & Mary is the fourth-most frequent matchup in Division I football, behind Lafayette-Lehigh (160 games), Princeton-Yale (146) and Harvard-Yale (140).
Richmond leads the series 66-64-5 and has won 16 of the past 21 meetings.
How To Watch
How can I watch William & Mary Tribe vs. Richmond Spiders?
- TV Channel: Tribe at Spiders 2021 College Football, week 13, is broadcasted on MASN.
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Scoring Summary
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FG | 1st Period 8:43 | Sean O'Haire 50 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 1st Period 2:01 | Camden Coleman 3 Yd Run (Sean O'Haire Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 2:14 | Camden Coleman 1 Yd Run (Sean O'Haire Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 14:56 | Sean O'Haire 30 Yd Field Goal |
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TD | 4th Period 5:54 | Zach Palmer-Smith 1 Yd Run (Sean O'Haire Kick) |
Statistics
 W&M |
 RICH |
|
|---|---|---|
| 10 | 1st Downs | 21 |
| 3-12 | 3rd down efficiency | 9-14 |
| 2-4 | 4th down efficiency | 0-0 |
| 164 | Total Yards | 307 |
| 100 | Passing | 69 |
| 10/20 | Comp/Att | 9/14 |
| 5.0 | Yards per pass | 4.9 |
| 64 | Rushing | 238 |
| 29 | Rushing Attempts | 50 |
| 2.2 | Yards per rush | 4.8 |
| 5-42 | Penalties | 2-15 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 1 | Interceptions thrown | 1 |
| 24:04 | Possession | 35:56 |
Game Information
Location: Richmond, VA
Attendance: 7,526 · Capacity:
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