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Richard Pope IV
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    250
  • Year:
    So.
  • Hometown:
    Daytona Beach, Fla.
  • High School:
    Atlantic
  • Position:
    DL
  • gp
    10
  • tk
    39.0
  • sac
    2.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    1

Bio

Freshman (2020-21): Earned First Team All-HCAC and First Team D3Football All-America honors ... Started all seven games ... Finished second on the team with 41 total tackles (27 solo and 14 assisted) ... Recorded seven sacks and 14 tackles for loss.

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
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12
  Total Conference
Solo tackles 23 16
Assists 16 13
Tackles 39.0 29.0
Tackles per game 3.9 4.1
Sacks 2.0 1.0
Sack yards 11 7
Interceptions 0 0
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 1
Fumble return TDs - -

Game Log - Passing

Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Rushing

Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - 0 0
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Receiving

Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - 0 0
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - - -

Game Log - Kicking

Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 - - - - - 0
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 - - - - - 0
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - 0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - 0
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - 0

Game Log - Punting

Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - - - -

Game Log - Returns

Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 - - - - - - - - - -

Game Log - All-Purpose

Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 1 - - - - 0
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 1 - - - - 0
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 1 - - - - 0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 1 - - - - 0
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 1 - - - - 0

Game Log - Scoring

Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -

Game Log - Defense

Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 2 at Capital L, 41-7 1 1 2.0 0.0 0 1.0 2 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Sep 11 Albion (Mich.) L, 51-0 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 25 Alfred St. L, 35-28 3 1 4.0 1.0 4 1.0 4 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 2 Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 63-14 1 0 1.0 0.0 0 1.0 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 9 at Manchester (Ind.) L, 22-0 2 3 5.0 1.0 7 1.5 8 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 16 at Hanover (Ind.) L, 51-0 3 3 6.0 0.0 0 2.5 6 1 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 23 Mt. St. Joseph W, 14-13 2 3 5.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 30 Franklin (Ind.) L, 13-7 3 1 4.0 0.0 0 2.0 10 0 1 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Nov 6 at Anderson (Ind.) L, 42-14 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 13 Bluffton L, 30-12 5 2 7.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0

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 10 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location                      
Home 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result                      
Wins 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month                      
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 2 - - - - - - - - - 0.0

Splits Stats - Rushing

  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - 0 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - 0 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - 0 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - 0 0
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - 0 0
November 2 - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Receiving

  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event                
Total 10 - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location                
Home 6 - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result                
Wins 1 - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - -
Month                
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - Kicking

  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 7 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - 0
Away 4 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 9 - - - - - - - 0
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 5 - - - - - - - 0
November 2 - - - - - - - 0

Splits Stats - Punting

  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event                  
Total 10 - - - - - - - -
Conference 7 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location                  
Home 6 - - - - - - - -
Away 4 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result                  
Wins 1 - - - - - - - -
Losses 9 - - - - - - - -
Month                  
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 5 - - - - - - - -
November 2 - - - - - - - -

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                    
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -

Splits Stats - All-Purpose

  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Event              
Total 10 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 7 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location              
Home 6 - - - - 0 .0
Away 4 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result              
Wins 1 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 9 - - - - 0 .0
Month              
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 5 - - - - 0 .0
November 2 - - - - 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                        
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 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 10 23 16 39.0 3.9 2.0 11 9.5 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Conference 7 16 13 29.0 4.1 1.0 7 7.5 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location                                
Home 6 17 8 25.0 4.2 1.0 4 4.5 16 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Away 4 6 8 14.0 3.5 1.0 7 5.0 16 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result                                
Wins 1 2 3 5.0 5.0 0.0 0 0.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Losses 9 21 13 34.0 3.8 2.0 11 9.0 31 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
Month                                
September 3 7 3 10.0 3.3 1.0 4 2.0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
October 5 11 10 21.0 4.2 1.0 7 7.5 26 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
November 2 5 3 8.0 4.0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

News Mentions

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Football lands seven on All-HCAC Teams

The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference announced its All-Conference football teams on Thursday morning with seven Defiance football players...

November 17, 2021

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Football celebrates Senior Day against rival Bluffton

The Defiance football team celebrated Senior Day against HCAC rival Bluffton on Saturday afternoon, 30-12.

November 13, 2021

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Football falls in road match-up with Hanover

The Defiance football team fell in a road Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference match-up against Hanover on Saturday afternoon, 51-0.

October 16, 2021

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Football gears up for full 2021 fall campaign

The Defiance football team are geared up and ready to take on a full 2021 fall schedule. The Yellow Jackets get the season underway on the road at...

August 31, 2021

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Football ties for sixth in HCAC preseason poll

In a vote amongst league coaches ahead of the 2021 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) football season, the Defiance football team was...

August 26, 2021

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Pope named to D3football.com preseason All-America team

Defiance defensive lineman Richard Pope IV has been named to D3football.com's Preseason All-America list.

August 23, 2021

Photos

Richard Pope IV action photo 1
Bluffton vs. Defiance

11/13/2021 1:30 PM EST

Richard Pope IV action photo 2
Bluffton vs. Defiance

11/13/2021 1:30 PM EST

Richard Pope IV action photo 3
Bluffton vs. Defiance

11/13/2021 1:30 PM EST

Richard Pope IV action photo 4
Bluffton vs. Defiance

11/13/2021 1:30 PM EST

Richard Pope IV action photo 5
Bluffton vs. Defiance

11/13/2021 1:30 PM EST

Richard Pope IV action photo 6
Albion vs. Defiance

9/11/2021 1:30 PM EDT

Richard Pope IV action photo 7
Albion vs. Defiance

9/11/2021 1:30 PM EDT

Richard Pope IV action photo 8
Albion vs. Defiance

9/11/2021 1:30 PM EDT

Richard Pope IV action photo 9
Albion vs. Defiance

9/11/2021 1:30 PM EDT

Richard Pope IV action photo 10
Rose-Hulman vs. Defiance

10/2/2021 1:30 PM EDT