1999 Richmond Spiders football team

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1999 Richmond Spiders football
Conference Atlantic 10
1999 record5–6 (3–5 A-10)
Head coach
Home stadium City Stadium
Seasons
  1998
2000  
1999 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 13 James Madison +^  7 1   8 4  
No. 7 UMass +^  7 1   9 4  
No. 24 Villanova  6 2   7 4  
Delaware  5 3   7 4  
William & Mary  5 3   6 5  
Connecticut  3 5   4 7  
Maine  3 5   4 7  
New Hampshire  3 5   5 6  
Richmond  3 5   5 6  
Northeastern  1 7   2 9  
Rhode Island  1 7   1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1999 Richmond Spiders football team represented Richmond College during the 1999 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 47:00 p.m. VMI W 42–613,682
September 11 Villanova
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 30–359,614 [1]
September 18at Maine L 14–21
September 25 New Hampshire
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 27–17
October 2at Delaware L 33–4122,028
October 9 Rhode Island
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 41–38
October 1612:00 p.m.at No. 3 Hofstra W 31–217,283
October 301:30 p.m.at Connecticut W 28–219,731
November 61:00 p.m.No. 17 UMass
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 6–3311,351
November 1312:00 p.m.at No. 14 James Madison L 13–3111,500
November 20 William & Mary
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)
L 14–3113,411

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References

  1. "Augustin and Villanova hold off Richmond, 35–30". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 12, 1999. Retrieved April 23, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Richmond Spiders Football Record Book" (PDF). richmond.edu. University of Richmond. Retrieved May 14, 2019.