Wickersham leads Richmond to critical CAA win 38-24 over Elon
RICHMOND, Va. -- — Kyle Wickersham threw for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead Richmond to a 38-24 win over Elon on Saturday in a battle of Coastal Athletic Conference contenders.
The Phoenix (5-5) and Spiders (7-3) were among the five teams that entered the day with 5-1 records in conference play. Richmond is tied at the top with Delaware (8-2), Albany (8-3) and Villanova (8-2).
Delaware plays Villanova next weekend as the regular season comes to an end. Richmond faces Williams and Mary (6-4) and Albany plays Monmouth (4-6).
Wickersham had touchdown passes of 9 yards to Connor Deveney and 12 yards to Savon Smith in a 21-point second quarter that made it 28-7 at the half.
Smith scored on a 1-yard plunge between the touchdown passes before icing the game with a 5-yard scoring run that made it 38-17 with 2:26 to play.
Wickersham finished 20-of-27 passing for 169 yards with an interception and kept the ball 13 times for 130 yards. Smith, who ran for 70 yards and had four catches for 21, also had a 16-yard completion to Wickersham.
Matthew Downing was 19 of 33 for 281 yards and threw two touchdown passes for Elon. Jordan Bonner had 122 yards on six receptions.
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Game Information
2024 Coastal Athletic Association Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Richmond | 6-0 | 8-2 |
| Delaware | 5-1 | 8-1 |
| Villanova | 5-1 | 8-2 |
| Rhode Island | 5-1 | 8-2 |
| Stony Brook | 5-1 | 8-2 |
| New Hampshire | 4-2 | 6-4 |
| Towson | 3-3 | 5-5 |
| Elon | 3-3 | 4-6 |
| William & Mary | 3-3 | 6-4 |
| Maine | 3-3 | 5-5 |
| Hampton | 2-4 | 5-5 |
| Monmouth | 2-4 | 4-6 |
| Campbell | 1-5 | 3-7 |
| UAlbany | 1-5 | 3-7 |
| Bryant | 0-6 | 2-8 |
| North Carolina A&T | 0-6 | 1-9 |
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