2021 Richmond Spiders football team

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2021 Richmond Spiders football
Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Record6–5 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorJustin Wood (2nd season)
Home stadium E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons
  2020
2022  
2021 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 3 James Madison +^  7 1   12 2  
No. 8 Villanova +^  7 1   10 3  
Elon  5 3   6 5  
Rhode Island  4 4   7 4  
Maine  4 4   6 5  
Richmond  4 4   6 5  
William & Mary  4 4   6 5  
Stony Brook  4 4   5 6  
Delaware  3 5   5 6  
Towson  3 5   4 7  
New Hampshire  2 6   3 8  
Albany  1 7   2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders, led by fifth-year head coach Russ Huesman, played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.

Contents

Preseason

CAA poll

In the CAA preseason poll released on July 27, 2021, the Spiders were predicted to finish in fourth place and received two first-place votes. [1]

Predicted finishTeamVotes (1st place)
1James Madison231 (15)
2Delaware222 (7)
3Villanova194
4Richmond169 (2)
5New Hampshire135
6Rhode Island121
7Towson115
8Albany114
9Maine99
10Stony Brook73
11William & Mary61
12Elon50

Preseason All-CAA team

Graduate student tight end John Fitzgerald, senior offensive lineman Clayton McConnell, senior defensive lineman Kobie Turner, graduate student linebacker Tyler Dressler, and sophomore linebacker Tristan Wheeler were named to the CAA preseason all-conference team. Junior kick returner Aaron Dykes was named honorable mention for the all-conference team. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 4 2:00 p.m. Howard * FloSports/NBCS WA W 38–14 7,048
September 11 2:00 p.m. Lehigh *No. 25
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
FloSports/NBCS WA W 31–3 6,003
September 18 3:30 p.m. at No. 12 Villanova No. 21 FloSports L 27–34 12,001
September 25 12:00 p.m. at Virginia Tech *No. 24 ACCN L 10–21 53,174
October 2 2:00 p.m. Elon No. 22
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
FloSports/NBCS WA L 7–20 8,217
October 16 2:00 p.m. No. 8 James Madison
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA (rivalry)
FloSports/NBCS WA L 3–19 7,809
October 23 3:30 p.m. at Stony Brook FloSports L 14–27 10,250
October 30 1:00 p.m. at New Hampshire FloSports W 35–21 6,341
November 6 2:00 p.m. Towson Dagger-14-plain.png
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
FloSports/NBCS WA W 28–17 6,457
November 13 2:00 p.m. Delaware
  • E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
FloSports/NBCS WA W 51–27 6,104
November 20 3:30 p.m. at William & Mary FloSports W 20–17 7,125
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS RV25212422RV
Coaches 2222182121RV

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References

  1. 1 2 Washburn, Rob (July 27, 2021). "James Madison Favored to Win CAA Football Championship in 2021". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved September 6, 2021.
  2. "2021 Richmond Spiders Football Schedule". richmondspiders.com. Retrieved September 4, 2021.