2016 Richmond Spiders football | |
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FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals, L 0–38 vs. Eastern Washington | |
Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
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STATS | No. 8 |
FCS Coaches | No. 8 |
Record | 10–4 (5–3 CAA) |
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Offensive coordinator | John Garrett (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chris Cosh (1st season) |
Home stadium | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 3:30 pm | at Virginia * | No. 4 | ESPN3 | W 37–20 | 49,270 | |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | Norfolk State * | No. 2 | CSN | W 34–0 | 8,700 | |
September 17 | noon | at Stony Brook | No. 2 | ASN | L 14–42 | 4,450 | |
September 24 | 3:30 pm | No. 23 Colgate * | No. 7 |
| CSN MA+ | W 38–31 | 8,700 |
October 1 | 3:30 pm | Towson | No. 6 |
| CSN | W 31–28 | 8,700 |
October 8 | 3:30 pm | at No. 16 Albany | No. 6 | DZ | W 36–30 3OT | 9,052 | |
October 15 | 3:30 pm | No. 13 Villanova ![]() | No. 6 |
| CSN | W 23–0 | 8,700 |
October 22 | 3:30 pm | at Elon | No. 6 | PAA | W 35–7 | 8,178 | |
November 5 | 3:30 pm | No. 7 James Madison | No. 6 |
| CSN | L 43–47 | 8,700 |
November 12 | 3:30 pm | Delaware | No. 8 |
| CSN | W 31–17 | 8,700 |
November 19 | noon | at William & Mary | No. 7 | ASN | L 13–34 | 9,740 | |
November 26 | 2:00 pm | No. 17 North Carolina A&T * | No. 12 |
| ESPN3 | W 39–10 | 3,281 |
December 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 8 North Dakota * | No. 12 | ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 9,837 | |
December 10 | 4:00 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington * | No. 12 | ESPN3 | L 0–38 | 5,150 | |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#4 Spiders | 6 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
Cavaliers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#2 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#2 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Seawolves | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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#23 Raiders | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
#7 Spiders | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
#6 Spiders | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | 3OT | Total | |
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#6 Spiders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
#16 Great Danes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
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#13 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#6 Spiders | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
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#6 Spiders | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 35 |
Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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#7 Dukes | 14 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 47 |
#6 Spiders | 10 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 43 |
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Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
#8 Spiders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
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#7 Spiders | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Tribe | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
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#17 Aggies | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
#12 Spiders | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 39 |
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#12 Spiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
#8 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
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#12 Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#3 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
STATS FCS | 4 | 2 (21) | 2 (18) | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12 | 8 |
Coaches | 4 | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 12-T | 8 |
FCS Playoffs | Not released | 7 | 8 | 8 | Not released |
The Richmond Spiders are a college football team representing the University of Richmond in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond was the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision champion for the 2008 season. Richmond competes in CAA Football, a legally separate football league operated by the multi-sports Colonial Athletic Association that competes in the NCAA's Division I Football Championship Subdivision. Former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga head coach Russ Huesman was named head coach of the Spiders, on December 14, 2016, replacing Danny Rocco who had departed to become head coach at the University of Delaware a day earlier.
Russell Frederick Huesman is an American football coach and former player. He was named head football coach at the University of Richmond on December 14, 2016 after spending eight years as head coach of the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. The Spiders compete in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision as members of the Coastal Athletic Association Football Conference.
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.
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