2005 Richmond Spiders football team

Richmond Spiders football
2005 Richmond Spiders football
File:Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
Atlantic 10 co-champion
Conference	Atlantic 10 Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#8
2005 record	9–4 (7–1 A-10)
Head coach	Dave Clawson (2nd year)
Defensive coordinator	Russ Huesman (2nd year)
Home stadium	University of Richmond Stadium
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Template:2005 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings The 2005 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10) under second-year head football coach Dave Clawson and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium.

Richmond finished the regular season with an 8–3 overall record and 7–1 record in conference play, sharing the A-10 title with the University of New Hampshire. The Spiders were awarded an at-large berth in the I-AA playoffs. The Spiders defeated third-seeded Hampton University in the first round of the playoffs, but fell in the quarterfinals to Furman University. The Spiders finished the season with a #8 national ranking according to The Sports Network's Division I-AA poll.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	7:00 pm	No. 15 Massachusetts		UR Stadium Richmond, VA		L 6–19	6,040
September 10	1:00 pm	at Lafayette*		Fisher Field Easton, PA		L 0–7	5,274
September 17	6:00 pm	at Maine		Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	WABI	W 26–21	4,762
September 24	7:00 pm	at Vanderbilt*		Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN		L 13–37	38,446
October 8	1:00 pm	Villanova		UR Stadium Richmond, VA		W 38–20	3,508
October 15	12:00 pm	No. 22 Delaware		UR Stadium Richmond, VA		W 20–10	3,115
October 22	1:00 pm	No. 23 Hofstra		UR Stadium Richmond, VA		W 43–37 ^2OT	4,385
October 29	3:00 pm	at No. 17 James Madison		Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA		W 18–15	15,124
November 5	3:00 pm	Virginia Military Institute*	No. 23	UR Stadium Richmond, VA		W 38–3	9,853
November 12	12:00 pm	at Towson	No. 18	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD	CSNMA	W 48–21	3,472
November 19	1:00 pm	William & Mary	No. 17	UR Stadium Richmond, VA (I-64 Bowl)		W 41–7	8,960
November 26	8:00 pm	at No. 2 Hampton*	No. 12	Armstrong Stadium Hampton, VA (First Round, Division I Championship)	ESPNU	W 38–10	5,343
December 3	6:00 pm	No. 3 Furman*	No. 12	University of Richmond Stadium Richmond, VA (Quarterfinals, Division I Championship)	ESPNU/ESPNGP	L 20–24	6,603
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Division I-AA Poll at time of game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

References[]

[1] "Sports Network's Final 2005 FCS College Football Poll". http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2005_poll.htm.

[2] "Final Sports Network's 2005 FCS College Football Poll". Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. https://www.webcitation.org/5k4H77eJd?url=http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fmisc%2F2005_poll.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-19.

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