2018 Richmond Spiders football | |
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
Record | 4–7 (2–6 CAA) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jeff Durden (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Adam Braithwaite (2nd season) |
Home stadium | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Spiders were predicted to finish in seventh place. [1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | James Madison | 241 (21) |
2 | New Hampshire | 206 (2) |
3 | Delaware | 182 |
4 | Stony Brook | 169 |
5 | Elon | 168 (1) |
6 | Villanova | 164 |
7 | Richmond | 127 |
8 | Maine | 81 |
9 | Albany | 78 |
10 | Towson | 74 |
11 | William & Mary | 55 |
12 | Rhode Island | 39 |
The Spiders had four players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
Offense Dejon Brissett – WR John Yarbrough – OL Defense Andrew Clyde – DL Special teams Griffin Trau – K |
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Buck Buchanan Award [2] | Andrew Clyde | DT | SR |
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Virginia * | ESPN3 | L 13–42 [3] | 40,524 | |
September 8 | 6:00 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 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Stony Brook | CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive | L 10–36 [6] | 6,272 | |
September 29 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison |
| NBCS WA+ | L 10–63 [7] | 8,217 |
October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Delaware |
| NBCS WA or NBCS WA+ | L 28–43 [8] | 8,217 |
October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany | UAlbany Live Events [9] | W 27–24 [10] | 4,059 | |
October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Elon | FCS/FSGO | L 28–38 [11] | 5,982 | |
November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Villanova ![]() |
| NBCS WA or NBCS WA+ | L 21–45 [12] | 8,117 |
November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 16 Maine |
| NBCS WA or NBCS WA+ | L 9–28 [13] | 7,820 |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | Cox Yurview | W 10–6 [14] | 9,739 | |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spiders | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Cavaliers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Spiders | 7 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 52 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spiders | 2 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 35 |
Red Flash | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 27 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spiders | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
No. 20 Seawolves | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
Spiders | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Fightin' Blue Hens | 19 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 43 |
Spiders | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spiders | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 11 Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 45 |
Spiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 16 Black Bears | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Spiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Spiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |