Nov 7, 2009 - 7:15 PM
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RICHMOND, Va.(AP) -- Brandyn Harvey made a one-handed grab of Chris Whitney's fourth-down pass for a 29-yard touchdown with 59 seconds left and Villanova stunned Richmond 21-20 on Saturday night.
The Wildcats (8-1, 5-1 Colonial Athletic Association) ended a 17-game winning streak by Richmond, the defending national champions of the Football Championship Subdivision.
Villanova also beat the Spiders (8-1, 6-1) for the second year in a row, and did it after the Spiders went ahead for the first time with 2:22 left.
Richmond missed two field goals and two extra points, including the one after the go-ahead touchdown, as those failures proved to be the difference in the game.
The Spiders even gained one final chance to win it with a kick when they drove to the Wildcats' 17 with 10 seconds left, but Andrew Howard's 35-yard field goal try was wide left.
From the Bleachers
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VILLANOVA: 21
RICHMOND: 20
Final
Nov 7 6:53 PM -
NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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VILLANOVA 7 7 0 7 21
RICHMOND 0 6 0 14 20 FINAL
Nov 7 6:53 PM -
VILLANOVA: 14
RICHMOND: 6
End of 3rd
Nov 7 5:58 PM -
VILLANOVA: 14
RICHMOND: 6
Halftime
Nov 7 5:17 PM -
NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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VILLANOVA 7 7 14
RICHMOND 0 6 6 HALFTIME
Nov 7 5:17 PM -
VILLANOVA: 7
RICHMOND: 0
End of 1st
Nov 7 4:27 PM -
NCAAF END, 1ST QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
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VILLANOVA 7 7
RICHMOND 0 0 END, 1ST QTR
Nov 7 4:27 PM
