Winston October

Co-Offensive Coordinator/Wide Receivers, Richmond

About this speaker

2023 was University of Richmond alum Winston October's second season as wide receivers coach and his first as Co-Offesnive Coordinator. Prior to Richmond, he spent four years coaching in the Canadian Football League (CFL) and brought 15 years of college or professional coaching experience back to Richmond.


2023 saw October step into the role of co-offensive coordinator where he lead a Richmond offense to the top of the national rankings in several statistics categories including completion percentage (9th), pass efficiency (24th), passing touchdowns (11th), first downs (23rd) and fourth down conversion (9th). Under October, the Spiders reached the playoffs in back-to-back seasons for the first time since 2016. Richmond earned a share of the CAA title for the first time since 2015 and advanced to the FCS Playoffs Second Round for the second year in a row. October helped quarterback Kyle Wickersham lead the nation in completion percentage and was 23rd in the nation in pass efficiency. October's 2023 receiving room was responsible for 18 of the Spiders' 26 receiving touchdowns, lead by Nick DeGennaro who finished the season ranked eighth in the nation in receptions with 71, was 20th in receiving yards with 904 and was fourth in receiving touchdowns with 11— a mark that ties Richmond's program record for most in a single season. For his efforts under October's leadership, DeGennaro ws named a Second Team All-CAA selection. 


Talks

Creating YACS in WR Play

02 March 2024, 05:00 PM
Winston October