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1996 Richmond Spiders football
Conference Yankee Conference
1996 record 2–9 (1–7 Yankee)
Head coach Jim Reid (2nd year)
Home stadium UR Stadium
Seasons
« 1995 1997 »

Template:1996 Yankee Conference football standings The 1996 Richmond Spiders football team was an American football team that represented the University of Richmond as a member of the Yankee Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. In its second season under head coach Jim Reid, the team compiled a 2–9 record (1–7 against Yankee Conference opponents) and played its home games at UR Stadium in Richmond, Virginia.[1]

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7Colgate*W 13–0[2]
September 14at The Citadel*L 10–1313,069[3]
September 21UMass
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 17–23[4]
September 28at Boston UniversityW 37–7[5]
October 5at Northeastern
  • Parsons Field
  • Brookline, MA
L 10–275,500[6]
October 12Delaware
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 7–147,814[7]
October 19James Madison
L 27–31
October 26Villanova
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 3–208,841[8]
November 2at New Hampshire
L 13–142,837
November 9at VMI*L 7–10[9]
November 16William & Mary
L 13–2811,204[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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Roster[]

1996 Richmond Spiders football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
OL 57 Cooney, DavidDavid Cooney Jr
WR 20 Cooper, AaronAaron Cooper Fr
OL 77 Cunningham, DonDon Cunningham So
TE 85 Davis, MattMatt Davis File:Redshirt.svg Fr
QB 19 Elrod, JoeJoe Elrod Sr
RB 44 Snider, MattMatt Snider So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB, DB 47 Lenon, ParisParis Lenon File:Redshirt.svg Fr
DL 54 Megna, MarcMarc Megna So
DB 6 Middleton, KeithKeith Middleton Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Al Bagnoli
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Richmond (VA) Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. http://cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/r/richmond/1995-1999_yearly_results.php.
  2. "Richmond 13, Colgate 0". The News Leader: p. C5. September 8, 1996. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30140194/richmond_13_colgate_0/.
  3. "Myers' touchdown gives Citadel victory". The Greenville News: p. 3C. September 15, 1996. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30132228/myers_touchdown_gives_citadel_victory/.
  4. "Minutemen show spirit in OT thriller". The Boston Globe: p. C19. September 22, 1996. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30136282/minutemen_show_spirit_in_ot_thriller/.
  5. "Things fall apart for BU". The Boston Globe: p. C13. September 29, 1996. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30136431/things_fall_apart_for_bu/.
  6. "NU is the Reale thing". The Boston Globe: p. C18. October 6, 1996. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30137549/nu_is_the_reale_thing/.
  7. "Delaware 14, Richmond 7". The News Journal: p. E4. October 13, 1996. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30136741/delaware_14_richmond_7/.
  8. "Villanova defense stymies Richmond". The Philadelphia Inquirer: p. C8. October 27, 1996. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30136963/villanova_defense_stymies_richmond/.
  9. "VMI 20 Richmond 7". Sunday News Leader: p. C5. November 10, 1996. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30137278/vmi_20_richmond_7/.
  10. "Tribe wraps up Yankee Conference". Sunday News Leader: p. C2. November 17, 1996. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30137091/tribe_wraps_up_yankee_conference/.

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