By HANK KURZ Jr.
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.
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