2011 Richmond Spiders football team

2011 Richmond Spiders football
File:Richmond Spiders text logo.svg
Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
2011 record	3–8 (0–8 CAA)
Head coach	Wayne Lineburg (interim) (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Wayne Lineburg
Defensive coordinator	Bob Trott (2nd year)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (Capacity: 8,700)
Seasons « 2010 2012 »

2011 CAA football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
#9 Towson †^		7	–	1					9	–	3
#10 Old Dominion ^		6	–	2					10	–	3
#8 Maine ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
#11 New Hampshire ^		6	–	2					8	–	4
#17 Delaware		5	–	3					7	–	4
#15 James Madison ^		5	–	3					8	–	5
William & Mary		3	–	5					5	–	6
Rhode Island		2	–	6					3	–	8
Villanova		1	–	7					2	–	9
Richmond		0	–	8					3	–	8
Massachusetts		0	–	0					5	–	6
† – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant UMass' conference record is listed as 0-0 because they were in the process of transitioning to FBS As of January 9, 2012 • Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under interim head football coach Wayne Lineburg and played its home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium.

Latrell Scott, who was entering his second season as the head coach at Richmond, resigned on August 23, 2011, just ten days before the team's opening game. Offensive coordinator Wayne Lineburg was named interim head coach for the 2011 season.

Schedule

Richmond's 2011 schedule kicked off against Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) team Duke and included other non-conference games against Wagner and VMI. The schedule also included an eight-game CAA slate including a game against new CAA football member Old Dominion and wrapping up against rival William & Mary in the Capital Cup.

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 pm	at Duke*	No. 16	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ESPN3	W 23–21	32,741
September 10	6:00 pm	Wagner*	No. 9	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA		W 21–6	8,700
September 17	6:00 pm	Virginia Military Institute*	No. 6	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA		W 34–19	8,700
September 24	3:30 pm	No. 11 New Hampshire	No. 5	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	CSN	L 43–45	8,700
October 1	3:30 pm	at No. 9 James Madison	No. 10	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA	CSN	L 7–31	25,742
October 8	7:30 pm	at No. 25 Towson	No. 14	Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, MD		L 28–31	7,587
October 22	3:30 pm	No. 9 Maine	No. 18	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA		L 22–23	8,700
October 29	1:00 pm	UMass		Robins Stadium Richmond, VA		L 7–28	8,700
November 5	12:00 pm	at No. 12 Old Dominion		Foreman Field Norfolk, VA		L 28–42	19,818
November 12	3:30 pm	at No. 15 Delaware		Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	CSN	L 10–24	20,008
November 19	12:00 pm	William & Mary		Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	CSN	L 23–25	8,700
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time