American college football season
The 2016 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by fifth-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium . The Spiders were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association .[ 1] They finished the season 10–4, 5–3 in CAA play to finish in a tie for fourth place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated North Carolina A&T and North Dakota in the first and second round before losing in the quarterfinals to Eastern Washington.
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 3 3:30 pm at Virginia * No. 4 ESPN3 W 37–2049,270 September 10 6:00 pm Norfolk State * No. 2 CSN W 34–08,700 September 17 noon at Stony Brook No. 2 ASN L 14–424,450 September 24 3:30 pm No. 23 Colgate * No. 7 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA CSN MA+ W 38–318,700 October 1 3:30 pm Towson No. 6 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA CSN W 31–288,700 October 8 3:30 pm at No. 16 Albany No. 6 DZ W 36–30 3OT 9,052 October 15 3:30 pm No. 13 Villanova No. 6 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA CSN W 23–08,700 October 22 3:30 pm at Elon No. 6 PAA W 35–78,178 November 5 3:30 pm No. 7 James Madison No. 6 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (rivalry ) CSN L 43–478,700 November 12 3:30 pm Delaware No. 8 Robins Stadium Richmond, VA CSN W 31–178,700 November 19 noon at William & Mary No. 7 ASN L 13–349,740 November 26 2:00 pm No. 17 North Carolina A&T * No. 12 ESPN3 W 39–103,281 December 3 6:00 pm at No. 8 North Dakota * No. 12 ESPN3 W 27–249,837 December 10 4:00 pm at No. 3 Eastern Washington * No. 12 ESPN3 L 0–385,150 *Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time
1 2 3 4 Total #4 Spiders 6 10 7 14 37 Cavaliers 0 7 0 13 20
1 2 3 4 Total Spartans 0 0 0 0 0 #2 Spiders 7 7 10 10 34
1 2 3 4 Total #2 Spiders 7 7 0 0 14 Seawolves 14 7 14 7 42
1 2 3 4 Total #23 Raiders 14 3 0 14 31 #7 Spiders 10 7 14 7 38
1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 7 14 7 0 28 #6 Spiders 7 14 3 7 31
1 2 3 4 OT 2OT 3OT Total #6 Spiders 3 7 3 7 3 7 6 36 #16 Great Danes 7 3 3 7 3 7 0 30
1 2 3 4 Total #13 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0 #6 Spiders 7 3 3 10 23
1 2 3 4 Total #6 Spiders 3 3 22 7 35 Phoenix 0 0 0 7 7
1 2 3 4 Total #7 Dukes 14 10 6 17 47 #6 Spiders 10 14 7 12 43
1 2 3 4 Total Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 3 7 17 #8 Spiders 7 10 0 14 31
1 2 3 4 Total #7 Spiders 7 6 0 0 13 Tribe 3 3 14 14 34
First Round – North Carolina A&T[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #17 Aggies 7 0 3 0 10 #12 Spiders 14 9 9 7 39
Second Round – North Dakota[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #12 Spiders 7 0 7 13 27 #8 Fighting Hawks 7 10 7 0 24
Quarterfinals – Eastern Washington[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total #12 Spiders 0 0 0 0 0 #3 Eagles 7 14 10 7 38
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 4 2 (21) 2 (18) 7 6 6 6 6 6 6 8 7 12 8 Coaches 4 2 (3) 2 (2) 9 7 7 7 7 6 6 8 7 12-T 8 FCS Playoffs Not released 7 8 8 Not released
Venues Bowls & rivalries People Seasons National championship seasons in bold