2025 Richmond Spiders football team

2025 Richmond Spiders football
Conference	Patriot League
Record	2–2 (0–1 Patriot)
Head coach	Russ Huesman (9th season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Jacob Huesman (1st season) Mike Cummings (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Justin Wood (6th season)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Patriot League football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Lehigh		2	–	0					4	–	0
Lafayette		1	–	0					3	–	1
Colgate		1	–	0					1	–	3
Holy Cross		0	–	0					0	–	4
Bucknell		0	–	1					2	–	2
Georgetown		0	–	1					2	–	2
Richmond		0	–	1					2	–	2
Fordham		0	–	1					0	–	4
As of September 23, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Richmond Spiders football team represent University of Richmond as a member of the Patriot League during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Spiders are led by ninth-year head coach Russ Huesman and play at the E. Claiborne Robins Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	noon	at No. 14 Lehigh	No. 25	Goodman Stadium Lower Saucon, PA	ESPN+	L 14–21	4,463
September 6	6:00 p.m.	at Wofford *		Gibbs Stadium Spartanburg, SC	ESPN+	W 14–10	2,754
September 13	3:30 p.m.	at North Carolina *		Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill, NC	ACCN	L 6–41	50,500
September 20	2:00 p.m.	VMI *		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry)	ESPN+/MSN	W 38–14	7,244
September 27	2:00 p.m.	Howard *		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	ESPN+
October 4	noon	at Bucknell		Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	ESPN+
October 11	1:00 p.m.	at Colgate		Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium Hamilton, NY	ESPN+
October 18	2:00 p.m.	Holy Cross		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	ESPN+/MSN
November 1	2:00 p.m.	Fordham		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	ESPN+
November 8	1:00 p.m.	at Georgetown		Cooper Field Washington, DC	ESPN+
November 15	2:00 p.m.	Lafayette		E. Claiborne Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	ESPN+/MASN
November 22	1:00 p.m.	at William & Mary *		Zable Stadium Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup)	FloFootball
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at No. 14 Lehigh

See also: 2025 Lehigh Mountain Hawks football team

No. 25 Richmond Spiders (0–0) at No. 14 Lehigh Mountain Hawks (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 25 Spiders	7	0	7	0	14
No. 14 Mountain Hawks	0	7	7	7	21

at Goodman Stadium • Lower Saucon Township, PA

• Date: August 30
• Game time: Noon EDT
• Game weather: Sunny
• Game attendance: 4,463
• Referee: Cory Hanson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Marco Socci (play-by-play) and Mike Yadush (analyst)

Game information

First Quarter (0:04) RICH - Kyle Wickersham 1-yard run, Will McManus kick (Drive: 5 Plays, 27 yards, 2:49; RICH 7–0) Second Quarter (0:56) LEH - Hayden Johnson 13-yard pass to Jaden Green, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 6 Plays, 80 yards, 1:26; TIED 7–7) Third Quarter (11:18) LEH - Hayden Johnson 29-yard pass to Geoffrey Jamiel, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 8 Plays, 75 yards, 3:42; LEH 14–7) (11:04) RICH - Isaiah Dawson 99-yard kickoff return, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 1 Play, 99 yards, 0:14; TIED 14–14) Fourth Quarter (06:29) LEH - Jaden Green 4-yard run, Nick Garrido kick (Drive: 12 Plays, 87 yards, 7:04; LEH 21–14)

Statistics	RICH	LEH
First downs	10	21
Total yards	181	298
Rushing yards	68	163
Passing yards	113	135
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	14–20–1	13–24–2
Time of possession	28:25	31:35

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	14–20, 113 yards
	Rushing	Kyle Wickersham	14 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaiden Fair	4 receptions, 52 yards
Lehigh	Passing	Hayden Johnson	13–24, 135 yards, 2 TD
	Rushing	Jaden Green	13 carries, 88 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Geoffrey Jamiel	4 receptions, 68 yards, 1 TD

at Wofford

See also: 2025 Wofford Terriers football team

Richmond Spiders (0–1) at Wofford Terriers (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	7	0	0	7	14
Terriers	7	0	3	0	10

at Gibbs Stadium • Greenville, SC

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 76 °F (24 °C) • Wind: W at 6 miles per hour (9.7 km/h)
• Game attendance: 2,754
• Referee: Jason Graham
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Jim Noble (play-by-play), Thom Henson (analyst) and Van Hipp (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (7:12) RICH - Kyle Wickersham 11-yard pass to Andrew King, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 11 Plays, 90 yards, 4:27; RICH 7–0) (0:00) WOF - CJ Coombes 72-yard interception return, Connor Deviney kick (TIED 7–7) Second Quarter no scoring Third Quarter (11:03) WOF - Sam Spence 47-yard field goal (Drive: 11 Plays, 46 yards, 3:57; WOF 10–7) Fourth Quarter (14:26) RICH - Kyle Wickersham 10-yard run, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 9 Plays, 54 yards, 4:43; RICH 14–10)

Statistics	RICH	WOF
First downs	16	13
Total yards	272	158
Rushing yards	119	47
Passing yards	153	111
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	20–29–1	12–25–0
Time of possession	37:07	22:53

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	20–29, 153 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Kyle Wickersham	17 carries, 78 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Quanye Veney	3 receptions, 42 yards
Wofford	Passing	Ethan Drumm	12–25, 111 yards
	Rushing	Ihson Jackson-Anderson	7 carries, 45 yards
	Receiving	Ivory Aikens	6 receptions, 38 yards

at North Carolina (FBS)

See also: 2025 North Carolina Tar Heels football team

Richmond Spiders (1–1) at North Carolina Tar Heels (FBS) (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	0	3	0	3	6
Tar Heels (FBS)	10	10	7	14	41

at Kenan Stadium • Chapel Hill, NC

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 81 °F (27 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
• Game attendance: 50,500
• Referee: John Noli
• TV announcers (ACCN): Chris Cotter (play-by-play), Max Browne (analyst) and Kendra Douglas (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (9:57) UNC - Rece Verhoff 27-yard field goal (Drive: 7 Plays, 58 yards, 2:39; UNC 3–0) (3:22) UNC - Gio Lopez 29-yard pass to Jordan Shipp, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 8 Plays, 62 yards, 4:05; UNC 10–0) Second Quarter (14:51) UNC - Rece Verhoff 22-yard field goal (Drive: 5 Plays, 21 yards, 1:45; UNC 13–0) (10:01) UNC - Gio Lopez 1-yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 7 Plays, 36 yards, 2:39; UNC 20–0) (1:11) RICH - Jayden Alsheskie 25-yard field goal (Drive: 14 Plays, 76 yards, 8:42; UNC 20–3) Third Quarter (2:06) UNC - Gio Lopez 3-yard pass to Jordan Shipp, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 7 Plays, 34 yards, 3:21; UNC 27–3) Fourth Quarter (14:00) UNC - Mikai Gbayor 62-yard fumble recovery, Rece Verhoff kick (UNC 34–3) (8:13) UNC - Demon June 45-yard run, Rece Verhoff kick (Drive: 7 Plays, 72 yards, 4:06; UNC 41–3) (0:06) RICH - Jayden Alsheskie 28-yard field goal (Drive: 15 Plays, 68 yards, 7:48; UNC 41–6)

Statistics	RICH	UNC
First downs	15	16
Total yards	199	312
Rushing yards	124	193
Passing yards	75	119
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	9–15–1	10–19–1
Time of possession	37:59	22:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	6–8, 47 yards
	Rushing	Aziz Foster-Powell	12 carries, 38 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Dawson	2 receptions, 37 yards
North Carolina	Passing	Gio Lopez	10–18, 119 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Demon June	14 carries, 148 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jordan Shipp	4 receptions, 52 yards, 2 TDs

VMI (rivalry)

See also: 2025 VMI Keydets football team and Richmond–VMI football rivalry

VMI Keydets (1–2) at Richmond Spiders (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Keydets	7	7	0	0	14
Spiders	14	10	7	7	38

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

• Date: September 20
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
• Game attendance: 7,244
• Referee: Jeremy DeAngulo
• TV announcers (ESPN+/MSN): Bob Black (play-by-play), Chris Anderson (analyst) and Chip Tarkenton (sideline)

Game information

First Quarter (10:17) RICH - Aziz Foster-Powell 2-yard run, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 10 Plays, 75 yards, 4:43; RICH 7–0) (10:04) VMI - Collin Shannon 75-yard pass to Owen Sweeney, Ben Shrewsbury kick (Drive: 1 Play, 75 yards, 0:13; TIED 7–7) (9:18) RICH - Kyle Wickersham 67-yard pass to Isaiah Dawson, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 2 Plays, 75 yards, 0:46; RICH 14–7) Second Quarter (6:51) VMI - Collin Shannon 20-yard pass to Owen Sweeney, Ben Shrewsbury kick (Drive: 14 Plays, 80 yards, 6:36; TIED 14–14) (3:50) RICH - Kyle Wickersham 13-yard pass to Isaiah Dawson, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 8 Plays, 75 yards, 3:01; RICH 21–14) (1:35) RICH - Jayden Alsheskie 41-yard field goal (Drive: 5 Plays, 14 yards, 0:48; RICH 24–14) Third Quarter (6:17) RICH - Andrew King 83-yard run, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 4 Plays, 93 yards, 2:35; RICH 31–14) Fourth Quarter (13:51) RICH - Kyle Wickersham 8-yard run, Jayden Alsheskie kick (Drive: 6 Plays, 52 yards, 3:01; RICH 38–14)

Statistics	VMI	RICH
First downs	13	22
Total yards	229	541
Rushing yards	34	353
Passing yards	195	188
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	17–35–1	11–14–0
Time of possession	26:28	33:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
VMI	Passing	Collin Shannon	16–34, 198 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Leo Boehling	10 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Owen Sweeney	4 receptions, 106 yards, 2 TDs
Richmond	Passing	Kyle Wickersham	10–13, 166 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Jamaal Brown	14 carries, 153 yards
	Receiving	Isaiah Dawson	4 receptions, 99 yards, 2 TDs

Howard

See also: 2025 Howard Bison football team

Howard Bison (3–1) vs. Richmond Spiders (2–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	-	-	-	-	0
Spiders	-	-	-	-	0

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Bob Black (play-by-play), Chris Anderson (analyst) and Guerin Austin (sideline)

Statistics	HOW	RICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Howard	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Bucknell

See also: 2025 Bucknell Bison football team

Richmond Spiders (0–0) vs. Bucknell Bison (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	-	-	-	-	0
Bison	-	-	-	-	0

at Christy Mathewson–Memorial Stadium • Lewisburg, PA

• Date: October 4
• Game time: Noon EDT

Statistics	RICH	BUCK
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Bucknell	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Colgate

See also: 2025 Colgate Raiders football team

Richmond Spiders (0–0) vs. Colgate Raiders (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	-	-	-	-	0
Raiders	-	-	-	-	0

at Crown Field at Andy Kerr Stadium • Hamilton, NY

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT

Statistics	RICH	COLG
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Colgate	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Holy Cross

See also: 2025 Holy Cross Crusaders football team

Holy Cross Crusaders (0–0) vs. Richmond Spiders (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Crusaders	-	-	-	-	0
Spiders	-	-	-	-	0

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

• Date: October 18
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT

Statistics	HC	RICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Holy Cross	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Fordham

See also: 2025 Fordham Rams football team

Fordham Rams (0–0) vs. Richmond Spiders (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	-	-	-	-	0
Spiders	-	-	-	-	0

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT

Statistics	FOR	RICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Fordham	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Georgetown

See also: 2025 Georgetown Hoyas football team

Richmond Spiders (0–0) vs. Georgetown Hoyas (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	-	-	-	-	0
Hoyas	-	-	-	-	0

at Cooper Field • Washington, DC

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST

Statistics	RICH	GTWN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgetown	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Lafayette

See also: 2025 Lafayette Leopards football team

Lafayette Leopards (0–0) vs. Richmond Spiders (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	-	-	-	-	0
Spiders	-	-	-	-	0

at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST

Statistics	LAF	RICH
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lafayette	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at William & Mary (Capital Cup)

See also: 2025 William & Mary Tribe football team and Capital Cup

Richmond Spiders (0–0) vs. William & Mary Tribe (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Spiders	-	-	-	-	0
Tribe	-	-	-	-	0

at Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST

Statistics	RICH	W&M
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Richmond	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
William & Mary	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes т = Tied with team above or below

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	25	RV	RV	RV	RV
Coaches	22т	RV	RV	RV	RV

References

1. Kelley, Kevin (February 1, 2025). "Richmond announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved May 13, 2025.
2. Finney, Abigail (February 7, 2025). "A deeper look at Spider football's upcoming first season in the Patriot League". The Collegian. Retrieved May 9, 2025.