Football: Richmond Spiders visit Holy Cross at Fitton Field on Saturday

The Richmond Spiders (6-2, 4-1 conference) travel to Worcester, Massachusetts, to face the Holy Cross Crusaders (3-5, 3-2) on Saturday, Oct. 31, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. ET at Fitton Field. The game streams on ESPN+.

How Richmond got here

The Spiders have won four of their last five. They beat Georgetown 24-21 and Furman 13-9 at home, then won 40-31 at Lafayette. Their one loss in that stretch came at Fordham, 20-14. Richmond last played Oct. 24 and beat Colgate 13-6 at home.

Holy Cross form

The Crusaders have won three of their last five. They lost to Yale 38-28 at home, then won 38-30 at Lafayette and 41-14 at William & Mary. Harvard beat them 30-7 on Oct. 17. Holy Cross then beat Bucknell 34-3 at home on Oct. 24.

Richmond's leaders

Quarterback Ashten Snelsire has completed 150 of 272 passes for 1,481 yards, 13 touchdowns and 8 interceptions. Aziz Foster-Powell leads the ground game with 614 yards and 6 touchdowns on 116 carries. Bryce Allen has 31 catches for 381 yards and 4 touchdowns.

On defense, Camden Byrd has 9.5 sacks, and Blake Houser has a team-high 61 tackles.

Holy Cross leaders

David Lynch has completed 133 of 243 passes for 1,508 yards, 12 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. Joseph Williams has rushed for 644 yards and 4 touchdowns on 116 carries. Ty Curran leads the receivers with 35 catches for 381 yards and 6 touchdowns.

Carlo Crocetti has 3 sacks, and Adam Due leads the Crusaders with 68 tackles.