HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- (RV)Hampden-Sydney College plays on the road for the fourth time in six weeks this season at (RV)Roanoke College in Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) football action on Saturday, October 10, at 4 p.m. in Salem. The Tigers, receiving votes (26) in the latest AFCA D3 Coaches Poll, are 3-1 overall, 1-0 in the ODAC, following a 30-14 conference road win at Shenandoah University on Oct. 3 in Winchester. The Maroons, also receiving votes (2) in the AFCA D3 Coaches Poll, are 4-0 overall, 1-0 in the ODAC, following a 52-24 conference road win at Guilford College on Oct. 3 in Greensboro, North Carolina. H-SC is competing in its 132nd season of football and 51st year as a charter member of the ODAC. RC is also a charter member of the ODAC and playing only its second season of football since 1942. The game can be heard locally on WVHL Radio, Kickin' Country 92.9 FM, and will also be available worldwide on the Internet at wvhl.net or via the TuneIn Radio App, pregame airing at 3:30 p.m., while available to watch on FloCollege.

(RV)Hampden-Sydney (3-1, 1-0 ODAC) at (RV)Roanoke (4-0, 1-0 ODAC) | Stats | Audio | Video | Game Notes (PDF) | Tickets
Location: Salem Stadium | Salem, VA
Date: Saturday, Oct. 10, 2026
Time: 4 p.m.
Radio: Frank Shanaberger (play-by-play)

Head Coach Vince Luvara
H-SC is led by the third-year head coach who took over the program on December 7, 2023. The former defensive coordinator at Washington & Jefferson (PA) College from 2016-23, Luvara is the 29th head coach in the 131-year history of the storied Hampden-Sydney program. The Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native is no stranger to NCAA Division III, having played four years at Allegheny (PA) College and coached one year at Allegheny and two years at Misericordia (PA) University—each school members of Division III. Luvara is 15-9 at the College.

The Series
H-SC and RC are tied at 11-11 in the overall series, including a 35-10 home win by the Tigers last Oct. 25, 2025 on Fulton Field at Lewis C. Everett Stadium. H-SC passed for 330 yards and three touchdowns in that game, outscoring the Maroons 28-7 in the second half. Terry Hicks had 136 yards rushing on 27 attempts and one touchdown. Prior to last season, the two schools had not played since 1942, a 38-0 home shutout by the Garnet & Grey. H-SC and RC first met on the gridiron on Oct. 3, 1896, a 10-6 home win for the Tigers, who won seven of the first eight games between the two schools. The Maroons responded with 10 wins in the next 11 games, before H-SC won the last two games in the dated series during World War II.

NCAA Team Stat Rankings (Top 25)
H-SC ranks 10th in NCAA Division III rushing offense (263.8) and 16th in red zone defense (.526), allowing points on 10 of 19 opponent possessions inside the 20 yard line.

Scouting the Tigers
Junior quarterback Connor Creech (Winston-Salem, NC) has passed for 712 yards (64-101-4) and six touchdowns with four interceptions thrown in four games, and adds 109 yards rushing on 43 attempts and five touchdowns. He is tied for first in the ODAC in overall touchdowns (5) and rushing touchdowns, tied for second in points (30) and points per game (7.5), is fourth in passing yards, completion percentage (63.4), total offense (821) and total offense per game (205.3), and fifth in passing touchdowns and passing efficiency (134.3).

Senior running back Terry Hicks (Clayton, NC) has rushed for 754 yards on 111 attempts and three touchdowns, and adds nine receptions for 30 yards receiving. He leads the ODAC and Division III in rushing yards, rushing yards per game (188.5) and rushing attempts per game (27.75), while also leading the ODAC in all-purpose yards (784), all-purpose yards per game (196.0) and yards per carry (6.79, minimum 10 carries per game), and is fifth in total offense (754) and total offense per game (188.5), and tied for fifth in rushing touchdowns. Terry is fifth in Division III all-purpose yards and 22nd in yards per carry. Sophomore running back Will Foley (Virginia Beach) has rushed for 168 yards on 26 attempts and two touchdowns, and adds three receptions for 16 yards receiving. He is second in the ODAC in all-purpose yards (529) and all-purpose yards per game (132.3), ninth in rushing yards and 10th in rushing yards per game (42.0).

Senior wide receiver Tyler Hendley (Charlotte, NC) has 13 receptions for 218 yards receiving and two touchdowns. He is fourth in the ODAC in receiving yards and receiving yards per game (54.5), tied for fifth in receptions and receptions per game (3.3), tied for sixth in receiving touchdowns and is 10th in yards per reception (16.8). Sophomore wide receiver Dario Benaglia (Frisco, TX) has 11 receptions for 140 yards receiving and two touchdowns. He is also tied for sixth in the ODAC in receiving touchdowns, and is tied for 10th in receptions and receptions per game (2.8). Sophomore wide receiver Max Nitti (Appomattox) has seven receptions for 85 yards receiving. Senior wide receiver Manning Lasso (Raleigh, NC) has five receptions for 82 yards receiving and one touchdown in one game. Senior wide receiver James Bishop (Jacksonville, FL) has five receptions for 49 yards receiving and one touchdown in three games.

Junior linebacker Frank Brewer (Charlotte, NC) has 47 tackles, 21 solo, 5.5 for loss, 1.0 sacks, one interception and one pass breakup. He is tied for second in the ODAC in tackles and tackles per game (11.8), third in tackles for loss, fourth in solo tackles and tied for fifth in interceptions. Frank is fourth in Division III tackles. Sophomore linebacker Gavin Gallavan (Richmond) has 40 tackles, 10 solo, 0.5 for loss, 0.5 sacks and two quarterback hurries. He is tied for fourth in the ODAC in tackles and tackles per game (10.0). Gavin is 23rd in Division III tackles. Junior safety Mitch Ladamus (Fort Mill, SC) also has 40 tackles, 19 solo, 1.0 for loss, one interception and one forced fumble. He is tied for second in the ODAC in forced fumbles, also tied for fourth in tackles and tackles per game (10.0), also tied for fifth in interceptions and is seventh in solo tackles. Mitch is also 23rd in Division III tackles. Sophomore safety Will Bostwick (Bluffton, SC) has 37 tackles, 10 solo, and one forced fumble. He is also tied for second in the ODAC in forced fumbles, tied for seventh in tackles and tied for ninth in tackles per game (9.3). Junior cornerback Parks Cromwell (Charlotte, NC) has 27 tackles, 20 solo, 2.0 for loss, one interception, four pass breakups and one quarterback hurry. He is tied for first in the ODAC in pass breakups, is second in passes defended (5), also tied for fifth in interceptions and is tied for fifth in solo tackles, as well. Junior defensive lineman Kenen Barlowe (North Chesterfield) has 17 tackles, 11 solo, 3.0 for loss, 2.5 sacks and one quarterback hurry. He is tied for third in the ODAC in sacks. Sophomore defensive end Braden Lyons (Virginia Beach) has 15 tackles, six solo, 3.0 for loss, 2.0 sacks, one pass breakup and one forced fumble. He is also tied for second in the ODAC in forced fumbles and is tied for sixth in sacks. Senior cornerback Cam Jackson (Alexandria) has 14 tackles, seven solo, four pass breakups and one fumble recovered. He is also tied for first in the ODAC in pass breakups, and is tied for third in fumbles recovered. Freshman defensive lineman Matthew Wright (Canton, GA) has six tackles, three solo, 0.5 for loss, one pass breakup, one quarterback hurry and two fumbles recovered. He is tied for first in the ODAC in fumbles recovered. Matthew is fifth in Division III in fumbles recovered.

Senior punter/placekicker Camden Richardson (Midlothian) has averaged 36.4 yards on eight punts, including a long of 46 yards, and has averaged 53.7 yards (11-yard line) on three kickoffs. Sophomore placekicker/punter Hank Webb (Salisbury, NC) is 13-16 (.813) on PAT kicks and 3-4 (.750) on field goals, including a long of 33 yards, has averaged 56.7 yards (nine-yard line) on 22 kickoffs with two touchbacks, and has averaged 39.5 yards on six punts, including a long of 55 yards, one fair-caught and one inside the 20. He is first in the ODAC in field goal percentage and tied for first in made field goals.

Will Foley has averaged 24.6 yards on 14 kick returns, including a long of 42 yards. He is fifth in the ODAC in kick return average. Will is 19th in Division III combined kick return yards (345).

Scouting the Maroons
Sophomore quarterback Linwood Johnson has passed for 875 yards (59-86-3) and 13 touchdowns with three interceptions thrown in four games, and adds 52 yards rushing on 22 attempts and three touchdowns. Sophomore running back Jerrett Shepherd has rushed for 272 yards on 41 attempts (6.6) and four touchdowns, and adds five receptions for 79 yards receiving and one touchdown. Freshman running back Lavatrell Creasy has rushed for 97 yards on 27 attempts (3.6) and one touchdown, and adds one reception for three yards receiving. Junior wide receiver Cole Chizuk has 12 receptions for 152 yards receiving and three touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Khamari Garner has 10 receptions for 203 yards receiving and two touchdowns. Junior wide receiver Grey Deal has nine receptions for 159 yards receiving and three touchdowns. Senior wide receiver KJ Bratton has six receptions for 130 yards receiving and two touchdowns.

Junior safety Landon Altizer has 22 tackles, 11 solo, and 1.5 for loss. Junior linebacker Brayden Andrews has 20 tackles, seven solo, 1.5 for loss, one sack and one quarterback hurry. Sophomore cornerback DeAngelo Walker has 18 tackles, 12 solo, one interception and two pass breakups. Junior linebacker Tandom Smith has 17 tackles, 10 solo, 3.5 for loss, 2.5 sacks, one pass breakup, one quarterback hurry and one forced fumble. Junior linebacker JaePharoah Carpenter has 17 tackles, eight solo, 2.0 for loss, 1.5 sacks and two pass breakups.

Sophomore punter Zach Nicklas has averaged 47.3 yards on 10 punts, including a long of 67 yards, with one fair-caught, seven inside the 20 and two touchbacks. Junior placekicker Ethan Cyr is 22-23 (.957) on PAT kicks and 3-5 (.600) on field goals, including a long of 46 yards, and has averaged 60.4 yards on 29 kickoffs (five-yard line) with 15 touchbacks. KJ Bratton has averaged 40.6 yards on five kick returns, including a long of 66 yards, and one touchdown. Senior wide receiver Jackson Swanson has averaged 9.7 yards on 13 punt returns, including a long of 36 yards.

Record-Setting Game
Terry Hicks rushed for a career-high and school-record 316 yards on a career-high 36 attempts and one touchdown at the University of New England (ME) (9/19). He had 12 runs of 10 or more yards, including two runs of 30 or more yards. It remains the highest single-game rushing total in Division III this season, the third-highest total in all NCAA Divisions this season, and the third-highest total in ODAC history. Jimmy Ferguson '79 owned the previous H-SC single-game record at the College for the past 49 years with his 226 yards rushing against Liberty Baptist (10/8/77) in a game that was played in Danville. Grayson Overstreet of Emory & Henry has the ODAC single-game record of 324 yards against Ferrum (2019). Cephus Harris of Division II Davenport (MI) has the NCAA's top single-game this season with his 351 yards against Gannon (PA) (8/29), while DII's Connor Carver of Bemidji State (MN) rushed for 335 yards against Minot State (ND) (9/26).

2,000 Career Rushing Yards
Terry Hicks surpassed 2,000 career yards rushing with his season-opening 156 yards on 22 attempts at Wabash (9/5). He currently totals 2,710 career rushing yards on 484 career attempts and 28 career touchdowns in 30 career games. Terry ranks fifth all-time in career rushing yards and ninth in career rushing touchdowns.

100-Yard Rushing Games
Terry Hicks now has 12 career games with 100-plus yards rushing, including one career 300-plus yard game, two career 200-plus yard games and eight career 100-plus yard games. He has three this season: the career-high and school-record 316 yards on a career-high 36 attempts and one touchdown at UNE (9/19) ... a game-high 227 yards on a career-high-tying 36 attempts and two touchdowns at Shenandoah (10/03) – the 227 yards are the second-highest single-game total in program history ... and a game-high 156 yards on 22 attempts at Wabash (9/5). He had five 100-yard rushing games in 2025: a season-high and game-high 192 yards on 31 attempts and a career-high three touchdowns vs. Shenandoah (9/20/25) ... a game-high 137 yards on 19 attempts and one touchdown vs. Bridgewater (11/8/25) ... a game-high 136 yards on 27 attempts and one touchdown vs. Roanoke (10/25/25) ... a game-high 128 yards on 27 attempts and one touchdown at Delaware Valley (9/6/25) ... a game-high 126 yards on 26 attempts and two touchdowns vs. W&L (10/4/25). He had four 100-yard rushing games in 2024: a season-high and game-high 207 yards on 26 attempts at Bridgewater (11/2/24) ... a game-high 130 yards on 24 attempts and two touchdowns at Brevard (9/14/24) ... 115 yards on 22 attempts and two touchdowns vs. Averett (10/26/24) ... 107 yards on 19 attempts and one touchdown in his first collegiate start vs. DelVal (9/7/24).

200-Yard Passing Game
Connor Creech had his first career game with 200-plus yards passing at Shenandoah (10/03): a game-high and career-high 242 yards (20-31-1) and one touchdown.

100-Yard Receiving Games
Manning Lasso has three career games with 100-plus yards receiving, including one last season: a game-high 109 yards on four receptions and a career-high-tying two touchdowns at Averett (10/18/25). He had two 100-yard receiving games in 2024: a career-high 121 yards on six receptions and two touchdowns vs. Averett (10/26/24) ... 103 yards on four receptions and two touchdowns at Ferrum (10/19/24).

It's A First (X10)
James Bishop caught his first collegiate receiving touchdown at Wabash (9/5) ... a six-yard reception in the third quarter. Hank Webb made his first collegiate PAT kick at Wabash ... going 2-2 on PAT kicks, including the first PAT kick in the first quarter. Webb made his first collegiate field goal vs. Monmouth (9/12) ... a 33-yard kick in the second quarter. Max Nitti had his first collegiate reception at Wabash ... a five-yard reception on the opening drive in the first quarter. Will Bostwick had his first collegiate forced fumble at Wabash ... on first and goal at the H-SC three-yard line in the second quarter. Matthew Wright had his first collegiate fumble recovered at Wabash ... on first and goal at the H-SC three-yard line in the second quarter. Sophomore cornerback Tyshaun Baldwin (Riverdale, GA) made his first collegiate interception vs. Monmouth (9/12) ... on a second down play in the second quarter. Frank Brewer made his first collegiate interception vs. Monmouth (9/12) ... on a diving pick on a first down play in the second quarter. Freshman running back Xavier Howard-Morris (Raleigh, NC) scored his first collegiate rushing touchdown at UNE (9/19) ... a 26-yard run in the fourth quarter. Braden Lyons had his first collegiate forced fumble at UNE (9/19) ... on a first down strip-sack play in the second quarter.

William V. Campbell Trophy®
Manning Lasso is the program's seventh-straight semifinalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy®, college football's premier scholar-athlete award. Manning is among a record 206 semifinalists from all divisions, while the only one from the ODAC and among the 44 selected from NCAA Division III. He follows in the footsteps of  Tyler Howerton '21, Kaleb Smith '22, Michael Harris '23, George Langhammer '24, Will Thomas '25 and Robert Clarke '26 – Howerton went on to become one of 12 finalists for the prestigious award in 2020. Manning is a Dean's List student majoring in Economics and Business with a minor in Rhetoric and has attained a 3.44 GPA.

Hampden-Sydney Football
H-SC has a 131-year history of football, amassing 593 wins since beginning in 1892. The Tigers have experienced great success over the years, including nine ODAC Championships, 10 Mason-Dixon Conference Championships, seven NCAA Division III Championship Playoff appearances, 88 All-America selections, 13 Academic All-America selections and 229 First Team All-ODAC honorees. H-SC also played in the 1970 and 1971 Knute Rockne Bowls (NCAA College Division East Regional Championship).

From Division III To FBS Arkansas
Ryan Silverfield '03 (52-28) became the 35th head coach in the University of Arkansas football history in November 2025. Ryan won his coaching debut with the Razorbacks of the Southeastern Conference (SEC), a 31-14 home win past North Alabama on September 5 in Fayetteville. Silverfield was one of the most successful head coaches in the country at the University of Memphis (50-25), including a pair of 10-plus win seasons in 2023 and 2024, while earning bowl eligibility in all six years. With eight wins in 2025, Memphis posted 29 victories over the last three seasons to be among the nation's Top 15 programs in wins. His final season with the Tigers also extended the Memphis program's streak to 12-straight bowl appearances – the longest streak among non-Power 4 programs in the nation. Ryan coached four seasons as an undergraduate at H-SC, starting as an offensive assistant in 2000, serving as the defensive line coach during 2001 and 2002, before coaching the tight ends and H-backs in 2003.

Up Next
H-SC will play just its second home game this season – first since Sept. 12 – against Guilford (NC) College on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 1 p.m. at Everett Stadium. It'll be Homecoming Weekend at the College, and in addition, the 1976 Football Team will be recognized at halftime – that team hosted the first Division III regular-season game ever televised by a major network (ABC), and defeated then co-No. 1 Madison College (JMU) 21-14 on Sept. 25, 1976.

Complete game notes are available via the linked PDF above.