2008 Richmond Spiders football team

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2008 Richmond Spiders football
Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
NCAA Division I champion
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
DivisionSouth
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 1 [1]
FCS CoachesNo. 1 [2]
Record13–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Faragalli (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Russ Huesman (5th season)
Home stadium University of Richmond Stadium
Seasons
←  2007
2009  →
2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
North Division
No. 8 New Hampshire x^  6 –2   10 –3  
No. 18 Maine ^  5 –3   8 –5  
UMass  4 –4   7 –5  
Hofstra  2 –6   4 –8  
Rhode Island  1 –7   3 –9  
Northeastern  1 –7   2 –10  
South Division
No. 3 James Madison x$^  8 –0   12 –2  
No. 6 Villanova ^  7 –1   10 –3  
No. 1 Richmond ^  6 –2   13 –3  
No. 20 William & Mary  5 –3   7 –4  
Delaware  2 –6   4 –8  
Towson  1 –7   3 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2008 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

The Spiders were led by first-year head coach Mike London. Richmond finished the regular season with a 9–3 overall record and 6–2 record in conference play. After suffering three defeats, the Spiders secured an at-large berth for the FCS playoffs. [3] At home they defeated Eastern Kentucky, and then on the road, Richmond beat Appalachian State and Northern Iowa to advance to the championship game. In Chattanooga, Richmond defeated Montana, 24–7, to earn the NCAA Division I FCS championship. [4] It was the University of Richmond's first NCAA national title in any sport. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 307:00 pmat No. 15 Elon *No. 4
W 28–1010,847
September 63:45 pmat Virginia *No. 3
 ESPNU L 0–1651,007
September 133:00 pm Towson No. 4
W 45–148,012
September 203:00 pm Maine No. 2
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 44–178,012
September 273:30 pmat No. 19 Villanova No. 1
 CN8 L 20–266,107 [5]
October 41:30 pmat VMI *No. 6
W 56–167,643
October 113:30 pmNo. 1 James Madison No. 5
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
 CSN L 31–3816,151
October 183:30 pmat No. 10 UMass No. 9
CN8W 30–1515,953
October 253:00 pm Georgetown *Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 9
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 48–05,168
November 81:00 pmat Hofstra No. 7
W 34–141,766
November 153:30 pm Delaware No. 7
  • University of Richmond Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CN8W 31–146,173
November 2212:00 pmat No. 16 William & Mary No. 7
CSNW 23–20 OT9,405
November 291:00 pmNo. 21 Eastern Kentucky *No. 7
W 38–102,994
December 612:00 pmat No. 2 Appalachian State *No. 7
 ESPNGP W 33–1315,215
December 134:00 pmat No. 4 Northern Iowa *No. 7
 ESPN W 21–2012,062
December 198:00 pmvs. No. 5 Montana *No. 7
 ESPN2 W 24–717,823

References

  1. ↑ Sports Network's Final 2008 FCS College Football Poll Archived May 25, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  2. ↑ "2008 FCS Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved October 28, 2009.
  3. 1 2 Football wins first national championship in school history Archived 2009-04-08 at the Wayback Machine , The Collegian , December 20, 2008.
  4. ↑ Richmond 2008 Schedule/Results, ESPN, retrieved June 27, 2009.
  5. ↑ "Marcoux, Villanova knock off top-ranked Richmond". The Morning Call. September 28, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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