2008 Richmond Spiders football team

2008 Richmond Spiders football
2008 Richmond Spiders football
NCAA Division I champion
NCAA Division I Championship Game, W 24–7 vs. Montana
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
	South
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 1
FCS Coaches	No. 1
Record	13–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coach	Mike London (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Russ Huesman (5th season)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium
	Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

Last updated February 02, 2024

2008 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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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

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	7:00 pm	at No. 15 Elon *	No. 4	Rhodes Stadium Elon, NC		W 28–10	10,847
September 6	3:45 pm	at Virginia *	No. 3	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, VA	ESPNU	L 0–16	51,007
September 13	3:00 pm	Towson	No. 4	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		W 45–14	8,012
September 20	3:00 pm	Maine	No. 2	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		W 44–17	8,012
September 27	3:30 pm	at No. 19 Villanova	No. 1	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	CN8	L 20–26	6,107	^[5]
October 4	1:30 pm	at VMI *	No. 6	Alumni Memorial Field Lexington, VA		W 56–16	7,643
October 11	3:30 pm	No. 1 James Madison	No. 5	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 31–38	16,151
October 18	3:30 pm	at No. 10 UMass	No. 9	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Hadley, MA	CN8	W 30–15	15,953
October 25	3:00 pm	Georgetown *	No. 9	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		W 48–0	5,168
November 8	1:00 pm	at Hofstra	No. 7	Shuart Stadium Hempstead, NY		W 34–14	1,766
November 15	3:30 pm	Delaware	No. 7	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	CN8	W 31–14	6,173
November 22	12:00 pm	at No. 16 William & Mary	No. 7	Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (I-64 Bowl)	CSN	W 23–20 ^OT	9,405
November 29	1:00 pm	No. 21 Eastern Kentucky *	No. 7	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I First Round)		W 38–10	2,994
December 6	12:00 pm	at No. 2 Appalachian State *	No. 7	Kidd Brewer Stadium Boone, NC (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPNGP	W 33–13	15,215
December 13	4:00 pm	at No. 4 Northern Iowa *	No. 7	UNI-Dome Cedar Falls, IA (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPN	W 21–20	12,062
December 19	8:00 pm	vs. No. 5 Montana *	No. 7	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN (NCAA Division I Championship Game)	ESPN2	W 24–7	17,823
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

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

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[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.

[ur-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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1980s	1980: Boise State 1981: Idaho State 1982: Eastern Kentucky 1983: Southern Illinois 1984: Montana State 1985: Georgia Southern 1986: Georgia Southern 1987: Northeast Louisiana 1988: Furman 1989: Georgia Southern
1990s	1990: Georgia Southern 1991: Youngstown State 1992: Marshall 1993: Youngstown State 1994: Youngstown State 1995: Montana 1996: Marshall 1997: Youngstown State 1998: UMass 1999: Georgia Southern
2000s	2000: Georgia Southern 2001: Montana 2002: Western Kentucky 2003: Delaware 2004: James Madison 2005: Appalachian State 2006: Appalachian State 2007: Appalachian State 2008: Richmond 2009: Villanova
2010s	2010: Eastern Washington 2011: North Dakota State 2012: North Dakota State 2013: North Dakota State 2014: North Dakota State 2015: North Dakota State 2016: James Madison 2017: North Dakota State 2018: North Dakota State 2019: North Dakota State
2020s	2020: Sam Houston State 2021: North Dakota State 2022: South Dakota State 2023: South Dakota State

v t e 2008 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants
Appalachian State Cal Poly Colgate Eastern Kentucky James Madison Maine Montana New Hampshire Northern Iowa Richmond South Carolina State Southern Illinois Texas State Villanova Weber State Wofford
Champion – Richmond Spiders