Richard Pope IV

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Richard Pope IV
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    250
  • Hometown:
    Daytona Beach, Fla.
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    Fr.
  • High School:
    Atlantic
  • 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.

Player statistics
  Overall 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 - -
Tackle for loss 14.0 14.0
Tackle for loss yards 79 79
Recent results
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
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 - - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - -
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
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 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - - - - -
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
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 -
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 - - - - - - - - -
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
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 48 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
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
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 48 - - - - - - 0 0
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2020-21 7 - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - -
Total 48 - - - - - - -
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
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - 0
Total 48 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2020-21 7 - - - - - - - -
2021-22 10 - - - - - - - -
2022-23 10 - - - - - - - -
2023-24 10 - - - - - - - -
2024-25 11 - - - - - - - -
Total 48 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2020-21 - - - - - - - - - -
2021-22 - - - - - - - - - -
2022-23 - - - - - - - - - -
2023-24 - - - - - - - - - -
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
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
2024-25 11 - - - - 0 .0
Total 48 - - - - 0 .0
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
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
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
2024-25 11 16 23 39.0 3.5 6.0 47 9.5 59 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Total 48 118 96 214.0 4.5 31.0 227 63.0 340 3 5 0 0 0 4 1
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
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 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - -
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
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 - - - - - - - -
kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Event
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
Month
March - - - - - - - - - -
April - - - - - - - - - -
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
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
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 - - - - - - -
News mentions
Eleven football players earn All-HCAC recognition with Coltrain, Pope named first team
  • Article
  • April 23, 2021
Eleven football players earn All-HCAC recognition with Coltrain, Pope named first team

CARMEL, Ind. – The Defiance College football program has 11 players who earned All-Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference recognition this season. The HCAC office announced its spring 2021 football all-conference teams and major award winners on Friday morning after a vote of the conference’s head coaches.

  • April 23, 2021
Football concludes spring season by losing on road to Franklin
  • Article
  • April 17, 2021
Football concludes spring season by losing on road to Franklin

FRANKLIN, Ind. – In its final game of the 2021 spring season on Saturday afternoon, the Defiance College football squad traveled to play the Franklin College Grizzlies in a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference contest and left Faught Stadium with a 31-18 defeat.

  • April 17, 2021
Pope named HCAC Athlete of Week, to D3football.com Team of Week
  • Article
  • April 13, 2021
Pope named HCAC Athlete of Week, to D3football.com Team of Week

CARMEL, Ind. – Defiance College freshman defensive lineman Richard Pope IV (Holly Hill, Fla./Atlantic) was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Athlete of the Week on the defensive side of the ball in football, the conference announced on Tuesday afternoon after a vote of its sports information directors. Additionally, Pope was selected as one of three defensive tackles on the D3football.com Team of the Week on Tuesday morning for games played between April 9-10. It marks the first time he has received either honor.

  • April 13, 2021
Football suffers 23-20 loss at HCAC rival Bluffton
  • Article
  • April 10, 2021
Football suffers 23-20 loss at HCAC rival Bluffton

BLUFFTON, Ohio – On the road in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play, the Defiance College football team suffered a slim 23-20 loss to the rival Bluffton University Beavers on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Dwight Salzman Stadium.

  • April 10, 2021
Football drops HCAC game in Cincinnati
  • Article
  • March 27, 2021
Football drops HCAC game in Cincinnati

CINCINNATI – In a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference game on Saturday, the Defiance College football team dropped a 41-22 decision to the host Mount St. Joseph University Lions at Schueler Field.

  • March 27, 2021
Football picks up 22-16 HCAC victory over rival Manchester
  • Article
  • March 20, 2021
Football picks up 22-16 HCAC victory over rival Manchester

DEFIANCE, Ohio – At home on Saturday afternoon against the Manchester University Spartans, a Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference rival, the Defiance College football team overcame a fourth-quarter deficit to pick up a 22-16 victory at Justin F. Coressel Stadium.

  • March 20, 2021