Richard Pope IV

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Richard Pope IV
  • Height:
    6-2
  • Weight:
    255
  • Hometown:
    Daytona Beach, Fla.
  • Position:
    DL
  • Year:
    Sr.
  • High School:
    Atlantic
  • gp
    11
  • tk
    39.0
  • sac
    6.0
  • int
    0
  • ffum
    1
Bio

Senior (2024)

  • Started all 11 games at defensive end and led the program with six sacks, which were tied for sixth in the MSFA
  • Also recovered two fumbles for the team lead and fourth in the conference
  • Finished five sacks short of the program record with 31 career sacks
  • Also made 39 tackles, 10th-best on the team

Senior (2023)

  • Started all 10 games at defensive end and led the program with eight sacks and 16 tackles for loss for the second straight season
  • Climbed to second place in the career sacks category at Defiance with 25 quarterback takedowns
  • Eight sacks were also fourth-best in the HCAC
  • Named First Team All-HCAC for the third time in his career
  • Delivered three sacks on September 30 at Hanover, including two in the fourth quarter with the last on the final play of the game to seal the road victory
  • Earned HCAC Defensive Player of the Week for the second time in his career for the effort at Hanover in Week 4
  • Recorded a season-best 12 tackles on October 14 against Franklin
  • Blocked an extra point on October 28 at Manchester

Junior (2022)

  • Played in all 10 games
  • Recorded 42 total tackles
  • Had eight sacks and 14 tackles for loss
  • Added one pass breakup to go along with one forced fumble and one fumble recovery
  • Named to HCAC All-Conference First Team.

Sophomore (2021)

  • Played in all 10 games
  • Recorded 39 total tackles
  • Had two sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss
  • Also forced one fumble and recovered one fumble.

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.

Personal

  • Business administration major with an entrepreneurship concentration
  • 2020 graduate of Atlantic High School in Port Orange, Florida
  • 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
  • Son of Shanae Pope and Richard Pope III
Player statistics
  Overall Conference
Solo tackles 16 -
Assists 23 -
Tackles 39.0 0.0
Tackles per game 3.5 -
Sacks 6.0 -
Sack yards 47 -
Interceptions 0 -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 2 -
Fumble return TDs - -
Tackle for loss 9.5 0.0
Tackle for loss yards 59 -
Recent results
Date Opponent Result
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 1 - - - - 0
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 0 - - - - - - - - 0 0 -
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Sep 7 at #RV Concordia (MI) L, 34-10 1 1 2.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 14 at Saint Francis (IN) L, 64-36 3 1 4.0 - - 1.0 4 - 1 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 Judson (IL) W, 38-20 2 3 5.0 0.5 5 1.5 7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 Siena Heights L, 52-7 2 2 4.0 1.0 6 1.0 6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Manchester (Ind.) W, 35-3 1 5 6.0 1.5 6 1.5 6 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at #20 Saint Xavier (IL) L, 45-14 1 3 4.0 - - 1.0 5 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 at Rose-Hulman (Ind.) L, 29-25 1 5 6.0 1.0 8 1.5 9 0 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0
Oct 26 Madonna W, 55-27 1 2 3.0 1.0 12 1.0 12 1 1 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 at Taylor (IN) L, 63-12 - - 0.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 Hanover (Ind.) L, 31-7 3 0 3.0 1.0 10 1.0 10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at Bluffton W, 23-21 1 1 2.0 - - 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 11 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 6 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - -
gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - 0
Conference - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 6 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 7 - - - - - - - 0
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 3 - - - - - - - 0
gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Event
Total 11 - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 6 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - - - - -
Losses 7 - - - - - - - -
Month
September 4 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 3 - - - - - - - -
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 11 - - - - 0 .0
Conference - - - - - 0 -
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
Location
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 6 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
Result
Wins 4 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 7 - - - - 0 .0
Month
September 4 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 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
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 11 16 23 39.0 3.5 6.0 47 9.5 59 1 2 0 0 0 0 0
Conference - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Location
Home 5 9 12 21.0 4.2 5.0 39 6.0 41 1 1 0 - - - -
Away 6 7 11 18.0 3.0 1.0 8 3.5 18 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
Result
Wins 4 5 11 16.0 4.0 3.0 23 4.0 25 1 1 0 - - - -
Losses 7 11 12 23.0 3.3 3.0 24 5.5 34 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Month
September 4 8 7 15.0 3.8 1.5 11 3.5 17 - 1 0 - - - -
October 4 4 15 19.0 4.8 3.5 26 5.0 32 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
November 3 4 1 5.0 1.7 1.0 10 1.0 10 - - - - - - -
News mentions
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  • Article
  • February 03, 2025
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  • February 03, 2025
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  • Article
  • November 09, 2024
Hanover’s defense delivers big plays to defeat DC on senior day
  • November 09, 2024
Lead slips away from DC in final minute at Rose-Hulman
  • Article
  • October 19, 2024
Lead slips away from DC in final minute at Rose-Hulman
  • October 19, 2024
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  • Article
  • October 05, 2024
Defense dazzles as Defiance delivers homecoming victory over Manchester
  • October 05, 2024
Yellow Jackets sting Judson, force four turnovers in first victory of ‘24
  • Article
  • September 21, 2024
Yellow Jackets sting Judson, force four turnovers in first victory of ‘24
  • September 21, 2024
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