2017 Richmond Spiders football team

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2017 Richmond Spiders football
Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record6–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorAdam Braithwaite (1st season)
Home stadium E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 James Madison $^  8 0   14 1  
No. 11 Stony Brook ^  7 1   10 3  
No. 20 Elon ^  6 2   8 4  
No. 12 New Hampshire ^  5 3   9 5  
Delaware  5 3   7 4  
Richmond  4 4   6 5  
Towson  3 5   5 6  
Villanova  3 5   5 6  
Maine  3 5   4 6  
Albany  2 6   4 7  
Rhode Island  2 6   3 8  
William & Mary  0 8   2 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Russ Huesman 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 6–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in sixth place.

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Coaching change

Russ Huesman, who previously served as defensive coordinator for the Spiders from 2004–2008 including the Spiders' national championship year of 2008, returned to the program after serving as head coach at Chattanooga for eight seasons. He replaced Danny Rocco, who served as head coach of the Spiders for five seasons before taking the same position at Delaware.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 1 [a] 7:00 p.m.at No. 3 Sam Houston State *No. 7 ESPN3 L 34–488,048
September 91:00 p.m.at Colgate *No. 9 STADIUM W 20–176,994
September 162:00 p.m. Howard *No. 8 CSN MA+ W 68–218,217
September 236:00 p.m. Elon No. 8
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
WTVR DT3 L 33–368,217
October 73:00 p.m.No. 24 Albany No. 14
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA+W 41–38 2OT8,217
October 144:00 p.m.at Towson No. 13 FSGO W 23–35,768
October 213:30 p.m.at Delaware No. 11 CSL [2] L 35–42 2OT15,710
October 283:00 p.m.No. 22 Stony Brook Dagger-14-plain.pngNo. 19
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSL [2] L 24–278,217
November 41:00 p.m.at No. 20 Villanova NNAA W 22–03,508
November 113:30 p.m.at No. 1 James Madison MASN2 L 13–2024,586
November 183:00 p.m. William & Mary
NBCS WAW 27–208,057
  1. Game was originally scheduled for August 27, but postponed and relocated due to Hurricane Harvey.

Game summaries

At Sam Houston State

1234Total
No. 7 Spiders6147734
No. 3 Bearkats6357048

At Colgate

1234Total
No. 9 Spiders0701320
Raiders077317

Howard

1234Total
Bison077721
No. 8 Spiders143413768

Elon

1234Total
Phoenix61371036
No. 8 Spiders7712733

Albany

1234OT2OTTotal
No. 24 Great Danes0141077038
No. 14 Spiders0147107341

At Towson

1234Total
No. 13 Spiders7100623
Tigers00033

At Delaware

1234OT2OTTotal
No. 11 Spiders771407035
Fightin' Blue Hens147077742

Stony Brook

1234Total
No. 22 Seawolves7103727
No. 19 Spiders737724

At Villanova

1234Total
Spiders3514022
No. 20 Wildcats00000

At James Madison

1234Total
Spiders073313
No. 1 Dukes01001020

William & Mary

1234Total
Tribe0314320
Spiders0713727

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS 79881614131119RVRVRVRVRV
Coaches 796–T61514131017RVRVRVRV

References

  1. "Seven Nationally-Ranked Programs Highlight 2017 Spiders Schedule". The Official Athletic Website of the University of Richmond. January 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2017.
  2. 1 2 Washburn, Rob (August 18, 2017). "CAA PARTNERS WITH CBS SPORTS DIGITAL". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved August 22, 2017.