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42 Richard Pope IV
Richard Pope IV
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    250
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • Hometown:
    Daytona Beach, Fla.
  • High School:
    Atlantic
  • Position:
    DL
  • gp
    7
  • tk
    41.0
  • sac
    7.0
  • int
    -
  • ffum
    -

Bio

Prep: 2020 graduate of Atlantic High School in Port Orange, Florida... Standout football player... Named First Team Class 5A All-State as a senior after setting the school record with 15.5 sacks... Totaled 19 tackles for loss his final season... First Team All-Area selection by the News-Journal in 2019... Team advanced to the second round of the state playoffs his senior year.

Personal: Son of Shanae Pope and Richard Pope III... Business administration major with an entrepreneurship concentration.

Recent Games

Date Opponent Result
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 27 27
Assists 14 14
Tackles 41.0 41.0
Tackles per game 5.9 5.9
Sacks 7.0 7.0
Sack yards 52 52
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries - -
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - 0
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - 0
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - 0
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - 0
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - 0
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - 0
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 1 - - - - 0
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 1 - - - - 0
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 1 - - - - 0
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 1 - - - - 0
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 1 - - - - 0
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 1 - - - - 0
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Mar 6 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 52-6 1 2 3.0 0.5 2 1.5 6 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 13 Hanover (Ind.) L, 56-12 5 1 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Mar 20 Manchester (Ind.) W, 22-16 4 0 4.0 2.0 27 3.0 35 - - - - - - - - -
Mar 27 at Mt. St. Joseph L, 41-22 1 1 2.0 1.0 6 1.0 6 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 3 Anderson (Ind.) W, 42-19 3 1 4.0 1.0 5 1.0 5 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 10 at Bluffton L, 23-20 6 4 10.0 1.0 3 4.0 14 - - - - - - - - -
Apr 17 at Franklin (Ind.) L, 31-18 7 5 12.0 1.5 9 3.5 13 - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 37 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Career Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - 0 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - 0 0
Total 37 - - - - - - 0 0

Career Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 7 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - 0
Total 37 - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
Total 37 - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -

Career Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2020-21 7 - - - - 0 .0
2021-22 10 - - - - 0 .0
2022-23 10 - - - - 0 .0
2023-24 10 - - - - 0 .0
Total 37 - - - - 0 .0

Career Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2020-21 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2021-22 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2022-23 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
2023-24 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Career Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2020-21 7 27 14 41.0 5.9 7.0 52 14.0 79 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 23 16 39.0 3.9 2.0 11 9.5 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
2022-23 10 22 20 42.0 4.2 8.0 67 14.0 94 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
2023-24 10 30 23 53.0 5.3 8.0 50 16.0 76 0 1 0 0 0 3 1
Total 37 102 73 175.0 4.7 25.0 180 53.5 281 2 3 0 0 0 4 1

Splits Stats - Passing

  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Event                      
Total 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
March 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
April 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
March 4 - - - - - - - -
April 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 7 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 3 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 2 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - -
Month                
March 4 - - - - - - -
April 3 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 7 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 5 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
March 4 - - - - - - - 0
April 3 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 7 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 3 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 2 - - - - - - - -
Losses 5 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
March 4 - - - - - - - -
April 3 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Returns

  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event                    
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location                    
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result                    
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month                    
March - - - - - - - - - -
April - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 7 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 3 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 2 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 5 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
March 4 - - - - 0 .0
April 3 - - - - 0 .0

Splits Stats - Scoring

  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Event                        
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Location                        
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
Result                        
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Month                        
March 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
April 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Defense

  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Event                                
Total 7 27 14 41.0 5.9 7.0 52 14.0 79 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 27 14 41.0 5.9 7.0 52 14.0 79 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 3 12 2 14.0 4.7 3.0 32 4.0 40 - - - - - - -
Away 4 15 12 27.0 6.8 4.0 20 10.0 39 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 2 7 1 8.0 4.0 3.0 32 4.0 40 - - - - - - -
Losses 5 20 13 33.0 6.6 4.0 20 10.0 39 - - - - - - -
Month                                
March 4 11 4 15.0 3.8 3.5 35 5.5 47 - - - - - - -
April 3 16 10 26.0 8.7 3.5 17 8.5 32 - - - - - - -

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April 23, 2021

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April 13, 2021

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Football suffers 23-20 loss at HCAC rival Bluffton

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April 10, 2021

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Football drops HCAC game in Cincinnati

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Football picks up 22-16 HCAC victory over rival Manchester

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