2009 Richmond Spiders football team

2009 Richmond Spiders football
CAA co-champion
FCS Quarterfinal, L 31–35 vs. Appalachian State
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Division	South
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 5 [1]
FCS Coaches	No. 5 [2]
Record	11–2 (7–1 CAA)
Head coach	Mike London (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Faragalli (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Vic Shealy (1st season)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium
Seasons ←  2008 2010  →

2009 Colonial Athletic Association football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
North Division
No. 7 New Hampshire x^		6	–	2					10	–	3
Maine		4	–	4					5	–	6
Hofstra		3	–	5					5	–	6
UMass		3	–	5					5	–	6
Northeastern		3	–	5					3	–	8
Rhode Island		0	–	8					1	–	10
South Division
No. 1 Villanova x+^		7	–	1					14	–	1
No. 5 Richmond x+^		7	–	1					11	–	2
No. 4 William & Mary ^		6	–	2					11	–	3
Delaware		4	–	4					6	–	5
James Madison		4	–	4					6	–	5
Towson		1	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2009 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under second-year head football coach Mike London and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium. The 2009 campaign came on the heels of an NCAA Division I FCS national championship in 2008. With the win over William & Mary on November 21, the Spiders recorded their first ten-win regular season in school history.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	7:00 pm	at Duke *	No. 2	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC		W 24–16	33,311
September 12	3:30 pm	at Delaware	No. 1	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CN	W 16–15	20,800
September 19	3:00 pm	Hofstra	No. 1	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond VA		W 47–0	7,511	[3]
September 26	3:00 pm	VMI *	No. 1	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		W 38–28	7,554
October 10	12:00 pm	at No. 13 James Madison	No. 1	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	CSN	W 21–17	16,098
October 17	12:00 pm	at Maine	No. 1	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	CSN	W 38–21	6,087
October 24	3:00 pm	No. 14 UMass	No. 1	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA		W 34–12	8,214
October 31	1:00 pm	at Towson	No. 1	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		W 42–14	4,396
November 7	3:30 pm	No. 4 Villanova	No. 1	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 20–21	11,667
November 14	1:00 pm	at Georgetown *	No. 4	Multi-Sport Field Washington, DC		W 49–10	2,312
November 21	12:00 pm	No. 5 William & Mary	No. 4	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	CN	W 13–10	17,527
November 28	1:00 pm	No. 9 Elon *	No. 4	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I First Round)		W 16–13	6,143
December 5	7:00 pm	No. 5 Appalachian State *	No. 4	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPNGP	L 31–35	7,272
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References

1. Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll Archived 2011-05-03 at the Wayback Machine
2. 2009 FCS Coaches Polls Archived October 8, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
3. O'Connor, John (September 20, 2009). "Spiders dismantle CAA foe". Richmond Times-Dispatch . pp. C1. Retrieved November 8, 2023.