CFB

Richmond 40, at Lafayette 31

Saturday, October 3, 2026 · Final · Championship Subdivision

Richmond at Lafayette

EASTON, Pa. (Interstat) — Richmond will visit Lafayette on Saturday for an NCAA Football Championship Division game at Fisher Stadium. The Spiders enter with a 4-1 record, while the Leopards are 1-3. The forecast at game time calls for 82 degrees.

Richmond is coming off a 13-9 home win over Furman. Ashten Snelsire, the Spiders’ quarterback and a player to watch, completed 19 of 40 passes for 167 yards and one touchdown and rushed three times for 9 yards. He also recorded two tackles. Aziz Foster-Powell rushed 25 times for 125 yards and added one reception for 30 yards. Warrick Stephenson rushed eight times for 32 yards.

Snelsire passed for 322 yards and one touchdown against Georgetown and threw for 261 yards and three touchdowns at Howard earlier this season. Against Georgetown, he completed 29 of 49 passes and rushed four times for 11 yards. At Howard, he completed 19 of 35 passes. Richmond opened with a 35-14 win over Bucknell, then beat Howard 28-21. The Spiders lost 73-0 at North Carolina State before defeating Georgetown 24-21 and Furman 13-9. Foster-Powell led Richmond’s rushing effort against Furman.

Lafayette is coming off a 38-30 home loss to Holy Cross. Daniel Lipovski, the Leopards’ quarterback and a player to watch, completed 21 of 39 passes for 306 yards and four touchdowns and rushed four times for 21 yards. Jakyre Henley had 12 carries for 17 yards, two receptions for minus-3 yards and one kick return for 17 yards. Malachi Gamble rushed five times for 13 yards.

Lipovski passed for 127 yards and two touchdowns at Columbia and threw for 102 yards at Connecticut this season. At Columbia, he completed 13 of 28 passes and rushed four times for 22 yards. At Connecticut, he completed 16 of 33 passes. Lafayette beat Marist 13-9, lost 40-34 at Columbia and fell 56-7 at Connecticut. Lafayette remains at home after the Holy Cross loss.

Richmond’s upcoming schedule includes games against Fordham, Colgate, Holy Cross, Villanova, Lehigh and William & Mary. Lafayette’s remaining slate includes Bucknell, Fordham, Villanova, William & Mary, Colgate and Lehigh. Both teams will continue conference play after this NCAA Football Championship Division matchup. Richmond’s game against Lafayette is its sixth contest of the season. Lafayette’s game against Richmond is its fifth contest of the season. The Spiders have scored at least 13 points in each of their four victories. Lafayette scored 30 points in its most recent game.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Lafayette to beat Richmond 41-30.