2002 Richmond Spiders football team

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2002 Richmond Spiders football
Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
Conference Atlantic 10 Conference
Record4–7 (4–5 A-10)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Tony DeMeo (1st season)
Home stadium University of Richmond Stadium
Seasons
  2001
2003  
2002 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 6 Maine $^  7 2   11 3  
No. 11 Northeastern $^  7 2   10 3  
No. 4 Villanova ^  6 3   11 4  
UMass  6 3   8 4  
William & Mary  5 4   6 5  
Richmond  4 5   4 7  
Delaware  4 5   6 6  
Hofstra  4 5   6 6  
James Madison  4 6   5 7  
New Hampshire  2 7   3 8  
Rhode Island  1 8   3 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2002 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

Contents

The Spiders were led by eighth-year head coach Jim Reid and finished the regular season with a 4–7 overall record and 4–5 record in conference play.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 297:00 p.m.at Temple *L 7–3415,329
September 73:00 p.m.No. 9 Delaware W 15–136,364
September 213:00 p.m.No. 7 Furman *No. 22
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 7–177,189 [1]
October 53:00 p.m. UMass
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 13–346,927
October 12noonat New Hampshire L 19–204,289
October 196:00 p.m. James Madison Dagger-14-plain.png
W 26–08,113 [2]
October 26 1 noonat Rhode Island W 26–01,451
November 21:00 p.m.No. 20 Northeastern
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 21–245,106
November 91:30 p.m.at Hofstra L 16–263,235
November 161:00 p.m.No. 11 Maine
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 14–213,554
November 23noonat No. 24 William & Mary W 35–136,274

Roster

2002 Richmond Spiders football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 14Warith Alkebu-LanSr
RB 29Andre CobbsFr
OL 60Chris CollierJr
QB 19Tony ContiSo
RB 20Kenny DantzlerJr
RB 6Claude DiggsSr
RB 21David EdwardsJr
OL 77Justin McElfishFr
WR 81Dan McNairSr
RB 37Brandon NeumanFr
WR 82Boyd OudenJr
QB 15John RichardsonFr
QB 3 Stacy Tutt Fr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 7Adrian ArchieSr
DB 22Matthew BarkleyJr
DE 97Steve BoyerJr
DE 42Brian BurnetteFr
OL 75Josh BurnetteFr
DL 66Clifton CokerSo
DB 31Maurice NewbillSr
LB 16Mark ThompsonSr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 47Doug KirchnerSr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injury icon 2.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2002-10-28

References

  1. "Napier takes Furman past Richmond 17–7". The Index-Journal. September 22, 2002. Retrieved September 24, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Richmond blanks James Madison". Daily Press. October 20, 2002. Retrieved October 24, 2021 via Newspapers.com.