2019 Richmond Spiders football team

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2019 Richmond Spiders football
Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record5–7 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorAdam Braithwaite (3rd season)
Home stadium E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons
←  2018
2020  →
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 2 James Madison $^  8 –0   14 –2  
No. 18 Albany ^  6 –2   9 –5  
No. 15 Villanova ^  5 –3   9 –4  
New Hampshire  5 –3   6 –5  
Towson  4 –4   7 –5  
Maine  4 –4   6 –6  
Elon  4 –4   5 –6  
Richmond  4 –4   5 –7  
Delaware  3 –5   5 –7  
William & Mary  3 –5   5 –7  
Stony Brook  2 –6   5 –7  
Rhode Island  0 –8   2 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 5–7, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

Contents

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Spiders were predicted to finish in tenth place. [1]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1James Madison238 (20)
2Towson217 (3)
3Maine201 (1)
4Elon164
5Delaware162
6Stony Brook151
7New Hampshire109
8Rhode Island104
9Villanova84
10Richmond62
11William & Mary58
12Albany34

Preseason All-CAA team

Senior defensive lineman Maurice Jackson was named preseason defensive player of the year for the CAA and to the preseason all-conference team. Safety Daniel Jones was named honorable mention for the all-conference team.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 297:00 p.m. Jacksonville *
 MASN, NBCS P W 38–197,702 [2]
September 73:30 p.m.at Boston College *
 ACCN Extra L 13–4530,111 [3]
September 146:00 p.m.No. 25 Elon
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
 NBCS WA+ L 20–427,703 [4]
September 281:00 p.m.at Fordham *
 Stadium L 16–235,578 [5]
October 52:00 p.m. Albany
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA+W 23–208,061 [6]
October 1212:00 p.m.at No. 18 Maine
FloSports W 24–175,126 [7]
October 196:00 p.m. Yale *
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA+L 27–287,510 [8]
October 261:00 p.m.at No. 19 Delaware
FloSportsW 35–2515,308 [9]
November 23:00 p.m.No. 20 Stony Brook Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA+W 30–107,209 [10]
November 91:00 p.m.at No. 18 Villanova
FloSportsL 28–354,151 [11]
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 2 James Madison
MASN, SNY L 6–4821,947 [12]
November 2312:00 p.m. William & Mary
WTVR, WTKR L 15–21 OT7,020 [13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

    Game summaries

    Jacksonville

    1234Total
    Dolphins0601319
    Spiders14177038

    At Boston College

    1234Total
    Spiders0100313
    Eagles211410045

    Elon

    1234Total
    No. 25 Phoenix141414042
    Spiders076720

    At Fordham

    1234Total
    Spiders373316
    Rams01013023

    Albany

    1234Total
    Great Danes760720
    Spiders10130023

    At Maine

    1234Total
    Spiders7143024
    No. 18 Black Bears737017

    Yale

    1234Total
    Bulldogs0771428
    Spiders3177027

    At Delaware

    1234Total
    Spiders2177035
    No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens7315025

    Stony Brook

    1234Total
    No. 20 Seawolves370010
    Spiders0207330

    At Villanova

    1234Total
    Spiders14140028
    No. 18 Wildcats14701435

    At James Madison

    1234Total
    Spiders06006
    No. 2 Dukes1014141048

    William & Mary

    1234OTTotal
    Tribe0807621
    Spiders01023015

    References

    1. ↑ Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
    2. ↑ "Jacksonville vs. Richmond - Game Summary - August 29, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
    3. ↑ "Richmond vs. Boston College - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
    4. ↑ "Elon vs. Richmond - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
    5. ↑ "Richmond vs. Fordham - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
    6. ↑ "Albany vs. Richmond - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
    7. ↑ "Richmond vs. Maine - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
    8. ↑ "Yale vs. Richmond - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
    9. ↑ "Richmond vs. Delaware - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
    10. ↑ "Stony Brook vs. Richmond - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
    11. ↑ "Richmond vs. Villanova - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
    12. ↑ "Richmond vs. James Madison - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
    13. ↑ "William & Mary vs. Richmond - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
    14. ↑ "2019 Football Schedule". University of Richmond Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
    15. ↑ "2019 Richmond Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
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