2016 Richmond Spiders football team

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2016 Richmond Spiders football
Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATSNo. 8
FCS CoachesNo. 8
Record10–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator John Garrett (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Chris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadium E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons
  2015
2017  
2016 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 1 James Madison $^  8 0   14 1  
No. 11 Villanova ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 17 New Hampshire ^  6 2   8 5  
No. 8 Richmond ^  5 3   10 4  
Maine  5 3   6 5  
Albany  4 4   7 4  
Stony Brook  4 4   5 6  
William & Mary  3 5   5 6  
Towson  3 5   4 7  
Delaware  2 6   4 7  
Elon  1 7   2 9  
Rhode Island  1 7   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. [1] They finished the season 10–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated North Carolina A&T and North Dakota in the first and second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 33:30 pmat Virginia *No. 4 ESPN3 W 37–2049,270
September 106:00 pm Norfolk State *No. 2 CSN W 34–08,700
September 17noonat Stony Brook No. 2 ASN L 14–424,450
September 243:30 pmNo. 23 Colgate *No. 7
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSN MA+ W 38–318,700
October 13:30 pm Towson No. 6
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSNW 31–288,700
October 83:30 pmat No. 16 Albany No. 6 DZ W 36–30 3OT9,052
October 153:30 pmNo. 13 Villanova Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 6
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSNW 23–08,700
October 223:30 pmat Elon No. 6 PAA W 35–78,178
November 53:30 pmNo. 7 James Madison No. 6
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
CSNL 43–478,700
November 123:30 pm Delaware No. 8
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSNW 31–178,700
November 19noonat William & Mary No. 7ASNL 13–349,740
November 262:00 pmNo. 17 North Carolina A&T *No. 12
ESPN3W 39–103,281
December 36:00 pmat No. 8 North Dakota *No. 12ESPN3W 27–249,837
December 104:00 pmat No. 3 Eastern Washington *No. 12ESPN3L 0–385,150
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Roster

2016 Richmond Spiders football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 2Xavier GoodallFr
QB 4Jake Clise Redshirt.svg  Jr
QB 5 Kyle Lauletta Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 6Gordon CollinsJr
QB 7Kevin JohnsonSo
WR 8Porter Abell Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 9Stephon Jacob Redshirt.svg  So
WR 10Caleb Drake Redshirt.svg  So
TE 11Garrett Hudson Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 12Brian BrownSr
QB 12Joe MancusoFr
QB 14David Broadus Redshirt.svg  Sr
QB 16Reid ChenaultFr
WR 17Jarmal Bevels Redshirt.svg  So
WR 18Dejon BrissettSo
RB 20Deontez Thompson
WR 21Adam SahdJr
QB 22Andrew TsangeosFr
QB 26Jason GastrockFr
RB 27Jay Palmer
FB 30James Pavik Redshirt.svg  Sr
RB 38Ganon Hingst Redshirt.svg  So
RB 45Justin HayesFr
FB 49Ben StapletonFr
OL 50John YarbroughSo
OL 53Nick Velardo Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 54Jeffrey Phipps
OL 55Nicholas Vergos Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 58Thomas Evans Redshirt.svg  Sr
OL 60Marius YoungJr
OL 65Tyler Cole
OL 66 Alex Light Jr
OL 70Grant Dixon
OL 74Adam SameeFr
OL 75Patrick Kliebert Redshirt.svg  Jr
OL 76Logan BlakeFr
OL 77Seyoum SettepaniFr
OL 78Blane Markham Redshirt.svg  So
OL 79Tazle SumpterFr
WR 81Will McCombs Redshirt.svg  Sr
WR 82Tyler WilkinsSo
WR 83Jordan CannadyFr
TE 84Nick Holloway Redshirt.svg  Jr
WR 85Gershom Ejoni
WR 86Michael HoranFr
WR 87Dashon Tibbs Redshirt.svg  Jr
TE 88Will GeraghtySo
TE 89Matt SullivanFr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 1Jarriel JordanJr
DB 3Tafon Mainsah Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 4Micah KeelsSo
DB 8Lemond Johnson Redshirt.svg  Jr
DL 9Darius ReynoldsFr
DB 13David Jones Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 15Brendan Coniker Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 19Charles MackSr
LB 22Dale Matthews Jr. Redshirt.svg  So
LB 23Selton Hodge Redshirt.svg  Fr
DB, RB 24Devin CampbellFr
LB 24David Norris Redshirt.svg  So
DB 25Gabe ThomasFr
LB 26Trey MooreJr
DB 28Jevaris Little Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 29Justin RubinSo
DB 31Joshua Anderson
DL 32Brandon Waller Redshirt.svg  Jr
DB 33Duncan Rogers
DB 34Jacob Roberson
DB 35Trent WilliamsFr
LB 36Maurice JacksonFr
LB 37T. J. DunnFr
DL 40Chad Wiggins Redshirt.svg  So
LB 41Kieran GregorySr
LB 43Madison DaySr
LB 46Omar Howard Redshirt.svg  Sr
LB 47Tanner LaceyFr
DB 48Daniel JonesFr
LB 52Josh HurlburtFr
LB 57Paul Padalino
LB 59Billy CaughellSo
DL 90Will Ingle
DL 91Andre BookerSo
DL 92Colby RittenFr
DL 93Joe NelsonSr
DL 94Cody Gray
LB 95Mike IamunnoFr
DL 96DeAnthony MuseJr
DL 97Andrew Clyde Redshirt.svg  So
DL 98 Winston Craig Sr
DL 99Kolby WilliamsSo
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
P 16D. J. HelkowskiJr
LS 39Graham LathamJr
K 42Ricky Segers Redshirt.svg  Sr
K 44Griffin Trau Redshirt.svg  So
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

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

Roster

Game summaries

At Virginia

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#4 Spiders61071437
Cavaliers0701320

Norfolk State

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#2 Spiders77101034

At Stony Brook

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#2 Spiders770014
Seawolves14714742

Colgate

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#23 Raiders14301431
#7 Spiders10714738

Towson

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#6 Spiders7143731

At Albany

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#6 Spiders373737636
#16 Great Danes733737030

Villanova

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#13 Wildcats00000
#6 Spiders7331023

At Elon

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#6 Spiders3322735
Phoenix00077

James Madison

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#7 Dukes141061747
#6 Spiders101471243

Delaware

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Fightin' Blue Hens703717
#8 Spiders71001431

At William & Mary

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#7 Spiders760013
Tribe33141434

FCS Playoffs

First Round – North Carolina A&T

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#17 Aggies703010
#12 Spiders1499739

Second Round – North Dakota

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#12 Spiders7071327
#8 Fighting Hawks7107024

Quarterfinals – Eastern Washington

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#12 Spiders00000
#3 Eagles71410738

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 42 (21)2 (18)766666687128
Coaches 42 (3)2 (2)97777668712-T8
FCS Playoffs Not released788Not released

References

  1. "Spider Football Announces 2016 Schedule". The Official Athletic Website of the University of Richmond. November 12, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.