Richard Pope IV

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

Player statistics
  Overall 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 - -
Tackle for loss 9.5 7.5
Tackle for loss yards 32 26
Recent results
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
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 - - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - -
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
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 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - - - - -
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
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 -
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
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 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
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 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - -
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
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 - - - - - - - -
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 - - - - - - - - - -
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
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
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
Football lands seven on All-HCAC Teams
  • Article
  • November 17, 2021
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 earning recognition.

  • November 17, 2021
Football celebrates Senior Day against rival Bluffton
  • Article
  • November 13, 2021
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
Football falls in road match-up with Hanover
  • Article
  • October 16, 2021
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
Football gears up for full 2021 fall campaign
  • Article
  • August 31, 2021
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 Capital on Thursday, September 2 at 6:00 p.m.

  • August 31, 2021
Football ties for sixth in HCAC preseason poll
  • Article
  • August 26, 2021
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 chosen to finished tied for sixth in the conference.

  • August 26, 2021
Pope named to D3football.com preseason All-America team
  • Article
  • August 23, 2021
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