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College football: Richmond stuns Virginia in Bronco Mendenhall's debut

Virginia head coach Bronco Mendenhall watches from the sidelines during the first half of an NCAA football game against Richmond Saturday Sept. 3, 2016, in Charlottesville, Va.

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Kyle Lauletta threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns and Richmond manhandled Virginia 37-20 on Saturday in Bronco Mendenhall's debut as the Cavaliers' coach.

The Spiders, of the Football Championship Subdivision, outgained Virginia 524-302 in winning for just the third time in 33 meetings. The victory was the fourth in Richmond's last nine meetings with a FBS-level school, but its first victory against the Cavaliers since 1946.