2018 Richmond Spiders football | |||
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association | ||
2018 record | 4–7 (2–6 CAA) | ||
Head coach | Russ Huesman (2nd year) | ||
Offensive coordinator | Jeff Durden (2nd year) | ||
Defensive coordinator | Adam Braithwaite (2nd year) | ||
Home stadium | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (Capacity: 8,217) | ||
Seasons
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2018 CAA football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Stony Brook ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Towson ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Delaware ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Elon ^ | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
New Hampshire | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Villanova | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll |
The 2018 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach Russ Huesman and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 4–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.
Previous season[]
The Spiders finished the 2017 season 6–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in sixth place.
Preseason[]
CAA Poll[]
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Spiders were predicted to finish in seventh place.[1]
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | James Madison | 241 (21) |
2 | New Hampshire | 206 (2) |
3 | Delaware | 182 |
4 | Stony Brook | 169 |
5 | Elon | 168 (1) |
6 | Villanova | 164 |
7 | Richmond | 127 |
8 | Maine | 81 |
9 | Albany | 78 |
10 | Towson | 74 |
11 | William & Mary | 55 |
12 | Rhode Island | 39 |
Preseason All-CAA Team[]
The Spiders had four players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
Offense Dejon Brissett – WR John Yarbrough – OL Defense Andrew Clyde – DL Special teams Griffin Trau – K |
Award watch lists[]
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Buck Buchanan Award[2] | Andrew Clyde | DT | SR |
Schedule[]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Virginia* | ESPN3 | L 13–42[3] | 40,524 | |
September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Fordham* | NBCS WA | W 52–7[4] | 8,057 | |
September 13[lower-alpha 1] | 5:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA)* |
| NECFR | W 35–27[5] | 1,234 |
September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Stony Brook |
| CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive | L 10–36[6] | 6,272 |
September 29 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison |
| NBCS WA+ | L 10–63[7] | 8,217 |
October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Delaware |
| NBCS WA or NBCS WA+ | L 28–43[8] | 8,217 |
October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany |
| UAlbany Live Events[10] | W 27–24[9] | 4,059 |
October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Elon |
| FCS/FSGO | L 28–38[11] | 5,982 |
November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Villanova![]() |
| NBCS WA or NBCS WA+ | L 21–45[12] | 8,117 |
November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 16 Maine |
| NBCS WA or NBCS WA+ | L 9–28[13] | 7,820 |
November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | Cox Yurview | W 10–6[14] | 9,739 | |
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- ↑ Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. http://www.caasports.com/news/2018/7/20/james-madison-favored-to-win-fourth-straight-caa-football-title-in-2018.aspx. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- ↑ "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. https://www.ncaa.com/news/football/article/2018-08-02/fcs-football-2018-buck-buchanan-award-watch-list-announced. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Richmond @ Virginia box score". https://richmondspiders.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7079&path=football.
- ↑ "Fordham @ Richmond box score". https://richmondspiders.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7080&path=football.
- ↑ "Richmond @ St. Francis (PA) box score". https://richmondspiders.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7081&path=football.
- ↑ "Richmond @ Stony Brook box score". https://richmondspiders.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7082&path=football.
- ↑ "James Madison @ Richmond box score". https://richmondspiders.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7083&path=football.
- ↑ "Delaware @ Richmond box score". https://richmondspiders.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7084&path=football.
- ↑ "Richmond @ Albany box score". https://richmondspiders.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7085&path=football.
- ↑ "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. http://www.ualbanysports.com/liveEvents/liveEvents.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=15800. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- ↑ "Richmond @ Elon box score". https://richmondspiders.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7086&path=football.
- ↑ "Villanova @ Richmond box score". https://richmondspiders.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7087&path=football.
- ↑ "Maine @ Richmond box score". https://richmondspiders.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7088&path=football.
- ↑ "Richmond @ William & Mary box score". https://richmondspiders.com/boxscore.aspx?id=7089&path=football.
- Source: Schedule
Game summaries[]
at Virginia[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Spiders | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Cavaliers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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3–28–2 | 2016 | W, 37–20 |
Fordham[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
Spiders | 7 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 52 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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0–0–1 | 1995 | TIE, 3–3 |
at Saint Francis (PA)[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Spiders | 2 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 35 |
Red Flash | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 27 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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First meeting |
at Stony Brook[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Spiders | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
No. 20 Seawolves | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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2–2 | 2017 | L, 24–27 |
James Madison[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
Spiders | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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18–17 | 2017 | L, 13–20 |
Delaware[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Fightin' Blue Hens | 19 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 43 |
Spiders | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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11–21 | 2017 | L, 35–42 2OT |
at Albany[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Spiders | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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5–0 | 2017 | W, 41–38 OT |
at Elon[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Spiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
No. 11 Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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7–1 | 2017 | L, 23–26 |
Villanova[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Wildcats | 7 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 45 |
Spiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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13–22 | 2017 | W, 22–0 |
Maine[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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No. 16 Black Bears | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
Spiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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13–13 | 2015 | W, 48–17 |
at William & Mary[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | |
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Spiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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62–61–5 | 2017 | W, 27–20 |
References[]
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