Richmond beats Furman 13-9
Richmond beat Furman 13-9. Share this game
We had Richmond favored. It won.
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How it swung
Before kickoff, our ratings gave Richmond a 58% chance, and the closing betting line (Richmond was a 3.5-point favorite) put it at 61%.
Favored the whole way: Richmond never fell below 61%.
Furman never had better than a 39% chance.
Richmond 13-9 Furman
Richmond wonMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.Furman 9-13 RichmondFurman lostMove across the chart, or tap a numbered swing, to see any play.The two plays that swung it
- 1Q1 2:08InterceptionSnelsire intercepted by Tarver at the Furman 26, returned 26 yardsRichmond 77% → 65% (−12)
- 2Q4 0:09Ackerley incomplete to PryorRichmond 88% → 100% (+12)
The two plays that swung it
- 1Q1 2:08InterceptionSnelsire intercepted by Tarver at the Furman 26, returned 26 yardsFurman 23% → 35% (+12)
- 2Q4 0:09Ackerley incomplete to PryorFurman 12% → 0% (−12)
How to read this chart
Starts from the pregame line (Richmond -3.5), at 67% for Richmond (the play-by-play feed's kickoff number, moved to match the line; our model's and the betting line's own numbers are in “The betting line, and the fans”). Dots are the biggest swings; ticks under the chart are scores.Every drive
Richmond scored on 3 of its 12 drives; Furman on 3 of its 13.
Richmond’s drives are teal, Furman’s amber. A line runs from where a drive started to where it ended; a filled dot means it scored.
From Furman’s side
Furman’s best moment: Snelsire intercepted by Tarver at the Furman 26, returned 26 yards (Q1 2:08). It lifted Furman’s win chance by 12 points.
Box score
Richmond 13, Furman 9
Richmond covered −3.5 by 0.5. The total, 22, stayed under 43.5.
Furman leaders
- Passing Connor Ackerley 15 of 30, 137 yds
- Rushing Connor Ackerley 14 for 35 yds; CJ Nettles 4 for 21 yds
- Receiving Luke Shields 4 for 50 yds; Daniel Haughton 3 for 20 yds
Richmond leaders
- Passing Ashten Snelsire 19 of 40, 167 yds, 1 TD, 3 INT
- Rushing Aziz Foster-Powell 25 for 125 yds; Warrick Stephenson 8 for 32 yds
- Receiving Andreas Hill 5 for 38 yds; Bryce Allen 4 for 37 yds
Before kickoff
Recent games, the series and the betting line below are as they stood going in; the season profile is the season so far.
Recent games
Last 4 games
Furman · 2-2
Rated 202nd in our preseason ratings, 180th now, up 22 spots.
2-2 in its last 4, including a 7-point win over Mercer as a 15.5-point underdog.
W 20-3 vs Anderson (SC) #372 of 668
Last 4 games
Richmond · 3-1
Rated 179th in our preseason ratings, 198th now.
3-1 in its last 4 — but nothing on this résumé beats a top-40 team yet.
W 24-21 vs Georgetown #255 of 668
won by 3 as a 15.5-point favorite
W 28-21 @ Howard #235 of 668
won by 7 as a 14-point favorite
Week by week
Richmond
- Wk 1Wvs Bucknell35-14
- Wk 1Wat Howard28-21
- Wk 2Lat NC State0-73
- Wk 3Wvs Georgetown24-21
Furman
- Wk 1Wvs Anderson (SC)20-3
- Wk 1Lat Tennessee9-56
- Wk 2Wat Mercer20-13
- Wk 3Lvs South Carolina State17-20
Power rating by week
Furman is rated 0.7 points ahead as of week 3. Our power rating by week; higher is better.
The series
Richmond leads the series 15-8
23 meetings since 1922 · Furman has won the last 2
- 2005 · neutral siteFurman 24-20
- 2003Furman 31-17
- 1977Richmond 19-13
- 1976Richmond 13-9
- 1975Richmond 27-21
Line, fans and home field
The betting line, and the fans
Our model and the betting line agree on Richmond’s chances here.
Richmond favored by 3.5 · Total 43.5
How games like this usually go
Richmond by 3.5, and it went to form
Half of games8 in 10 gamesThis game
The band is where a favorite’s chance ran in the 377 games since 2025 with a favorite of 3.5 to 7.5 points.
The market
The total fell 2 points.
Total: 45.5 → 43.5
The books’ cut: 5.5%, the margin built into the odds
Home field
Richmond is worth +7.6 points (±13.7) more at home than on the road since 2018 — top tenth of FBS, 97th percentile.
40% at home, 17% on the road against FBS opponents (2-3 home, 2-10 away).
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge (why); the books use about 3. Against the closing line this stadium reads +2.6 at home vs. away over 55 games — inside the ±8.3 noise, so the flat number is the honest one here.
The visitors travel about 329 miles to get here.