Spiders beat Colgate 13-6 behind three interceptions and eight sacks

The Richmond Spiders beat the Colgate Raiders 13-6 on Saturday at Robins Stadium, improving to 6-2 and staying unbeaten at home at 4-0. A crowd of 5,519 watched the defense do most of the work.

Colgate outgained Richmond 316 yards to 252 and held the ball for 34:55 to Richmond's 25:05. The Raiders finished with 4 rushing yards on 29 carries. They turned the ball over four times.

Defense sets the tone

Blake Houser had three sacks among his 10 tackles and also intercepted a pass, returning it 14 yards. Tramayne Bullock and Jeremiah Washington each picked off Jake Stearney as well, giving Richmond three interceptions. Colgate's fourth turnover was a lost fumble.

Stearney finished 25 of 45 for 312 yards with no touchdowns and three interceptions. Matt Fogler caught 10 passes for 180 yards, but the Raiders never reached the end zone. Their points came on two Luke Vogeler field goals, from 35 and 29 yards.

Camden Byrd added two sacks, and Daniel Sellers, Moses Bailey and Braxton Lassiter each had one, giving Richmond eight sacks in all. Devin Geronomi led the team with 12 tackles and broke up a deep pass for Fogler.

Washington's interception at the Richmond 27 with 8:08 left in the fourth quarter ended a Colgate drive that had reached the Richmond 40. Houser's interception came on fourth-and-21 with 1:09 left, and Richmond then ran out the clock.

Richmond's scoring

Colgate led 3-0 and 6-3, but Richmond took the lead in the second quarter. Ashten Snelsire threw a 16-yard touchdown pass to Jaiden Fair with 5:13 left in the half, capping a four-play, 85-yard drive. Kyle Bitsko kicked a 40-yard field goal as the half expired to make it 13-6. He also hit a 39-yarder in the first quarter and finished 2 of 3 on field goals.

Neither team scored after halftime.

Snelsire was 10 of 20 for 116 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Quanye Veney completed his only attempt for 33 yards. Aziz Foster-Powell ran 14 times for 80 yards, including a 53-yarder, and Richmond rushed for 103 yards as a team. Fair finished with two catches for 49 yards and the touchdown.

Richmond converted just 2 of 13 third downs. Ned Gray punted six times for a 45.8-yard average, with two kicks inside the 20.

Next up

Richmond visits Holy Cross on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET.