2018 Richmond Spiders football team

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2018 Richmond Spiders football
Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record4–7 (2–6 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAdam Braithwaite (2nd season)
Home stadium E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons
  2017
2019  
2018 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 4 Maine $^  7 1   10 4  
No. 9 James Madison ^  6 2   9 4  
No. 16 Stony Brook ^  5 3   7 5  
No. 20 Towson ^  5 3   7 5  
No. 24 Delaware ^  5 3   7 5  
No. 19 Elon ^  4 3   6 5  
Rhode Island  4 4   6 5  
William & Mary  3 4   4 6  
New Hampshire  3 5   4 7  
Villanova  2 6   5 6  
Richmond  2 6   4 7  
Albany  1 7   3 8  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2018 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.

Contents

Preseason

CAA Poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Spiders were predicted to finish in seventh place. [1]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1James Madison241 (21)
2New Hampshire206 (2)
3Delaware182
4Stony Brook169
5Elon168 (1)
6Villanova164
7Richmond127
8Maine81
9Albany78
10Towson74
11William & Mary55
12Rhode Island39

Preseason All-CAA Team

The Spiders had four players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.

Award watch lists

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Buck Buchanan Award [2] Andrew ClydeDTSR

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Virginia * ESPN3 L 13–42 [3] 40,524
September 86:00 p.m. Fordham * NBCS WA W 52–7 [4] 8,057
September 13 [a] 5:00 p.m.at Saint Francis (PA) * NECFR W 35–27 [5] 1,234
September 226:00 p.m.at No. 20 Stony Brook CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLiveL 10–36 [6] 6,272
September 293:00 p.m.No. 2 James Madison
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
NBCS WA+L 10–63 [7] 8,217
October 63:00 p.m. Delaware
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA or NBCS WA+L 28–43 [8] 8,217
October 137:00 p.m.at Albany UAlbany Live Events [9] W 27–24 [10] 4,059
October 201:30 p.m.at No. 11 Elon FCS/FSGO L 28–38 [11] 5,982
November 33:00 p.m. Villanova Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA or NBCS WA+L 21–45 [12] 8,117
November 103:00 p.m.No. 16 Maine
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA or NBCS WA+L 9–28 [13] 7,820
November 172:00 p.m.at William & Mary Cox Yurview W 10–6 [14] 9,739
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time
  1. Game was originally scheduled for September 15 in Richmond, but relocated due to Hurricane Florence.

Game summaries

At Virginia

1234Total
Spiders1003013
Cavaliers14147742

Fordham

1234Total
Rams00077
Spiders71035052

At Saint Francis (PA)

1234Total
Spiders2732335
Red Flash0317727

At Stony Brook

1234Total
Spiders307010
No. 20 Seawolves9761436

James Madison

1234Total
No. 2 Dukes72821763
Spiders370010

Delaware

1234Total
Fightin' Blue Hens191410043
Spiders7361228

At Albany

1234Total
Spiders7107327
Great Danes777324

At Elon

1234Total
Spiders777728
No. 11 Phoenix14714338

Villanova

1234Total
Wildcats71318745
Spiders077721

Maine

1234Total
No. 16 Black Bears1477028
Spiders03069

At William & Mary

1234Total
Spiders073010
Tribe00066

References

  1. Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  2. "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
  3. "Richmond @ Virginia box score" . Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  4. "Fordham @ Richmond box score" . Retrieved September 9, 2018.
  5. "Richmond @ St. Francis (PA) box score" . Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  6. "Richmond @ Stony Brook box score" . Retrieved September 25, 2018.
  7. "James Madison @ Richmond box score" . Retrieved October 2, 2018.
  8. "Delaware @ Richmond box score" . Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  9. "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Archived from the original on October 14, 2018. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  10. "Richmond @ Albany box score" . Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  11. "Richmond @ Elon box score" . Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  12. "Villanova @ Richmond box score" . Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  13. "Maine @ Richmond box score" . Retrieved November 17, 2018.
  14. "Richmond @ William & Mary box score" . Retrieved November 17, 2018.