2019 Richmond Spiders football team

2019 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Record5–7 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJeff Durden (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorAdam Braithwaite (3rd season)
Home stadiumE. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 2 James Madison $^   8 0     14 2  
No. 18 Albany ^   6 2     9 5  
No. 15 Villanova ^   5 3     9 4  
New Hampshire   5 3     6 5  
Towson   4 4     7 5  
Maine   4 4     6 6  
Elon   4 4     5 6  
Richmond   4 4     5 7  
Delaware   3 5     5 7  
William & Mary   3 5     5 7  
Stony Brook   2 6     5 7  
Rhode Island   0 8     2 10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-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 5–7, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in a four-way tie for fifth place.

Preseason

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CAA poll

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In the CAA preseason poll released on July 23, 2019, the Spiders were predicted to finish in tenth place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 James Madison 238 (20)
2 Towson 217 (3)
3 Maine 201 (1)
4 Elon 164
5 Delaware 162
6 Stony Brook 151
7 New Hampshire 109
8 Rhode Island 104
9 Villanova 84
10 Richmond 62
11 William & Mary 58
12 Albany 34

Preseason All-CAA team

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Senior defensive lineman Maurice Jackson was named preseason defensive player of the year for the CAA and to the preseason all-conference team. Safety Daniel Jones was named honorable mention for the all-conference team.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
August 297:00 p.m.Jacksonville*MASN, NBCS PW 38–197,702[2]
September 73:30 p.m.at Boston College*ACCN ExtraL 13–4530,111[3]
September 146:00 p.m.No. 25 Elon
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA+L 20–427,703[4]
September 281:00 p.m.at Fordham*StadiumL 16–235,578[5]
October 52:00 p.m.Albany
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA+W 23–208,061[6]
October 1212:00 p.m.at No. 18 MaineFloSportsW 24–175,126[7]
October 196:00 p.m.Yale*
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA+L 27–287,510[8]
October 261:00 p.m.at No. 19 DelawareFloSportsW 35–2515,308[9]
November 23:00 p.m.No. 20 Stony Brookdagger
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
NBCS WA+W 30–107,209[10]
November 91:00 p.m.at No. 18 VillanovaFloSportsL 28–354,151[11]
November 163:30 p.m.at No. 2 James MadisonMASN, SNYL 6–4821,947[12]
November 2312:00 p.m.William & Mary
WTVR, WTKRL 15–21 OT7,020[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

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Jacksonville

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1 2 3 4 Total
Dolphins 0 6 0 13 19
Spiders 14 17 7 0 38

At Boston College

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 0 10 0 3 13
Eagles 21 14 10 0 45

Elon

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 25 Phoenix 14 14 14 0 42
Spiders 0 7 6 7 20

At Fordham

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 3 7 3 3 16
Rams 0 10 13 0 23

Albany

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1 2 3 4 Total
Great Danes 7 6 0 7 20
Spiders 10 13 0 0 23

At Maine

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 7 14 3 0 24
No. 18 Black Bears 7 3 7 0 17

Yale

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 7 14 28
Spiders 3 17 7 0 27

At Delaware

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 21 7 7 0 35
No. 19 Fightin' Blue Hens 7 3 15 0 25

Stony Brook

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 20 Seawolves 3 7 0 0 10
Spiders 0 20 7 3 30

At Villanova

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 14 14 0 0 28
No. 18 Wildcats 14 7 0 14 35

At James Madison

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1 2 3 4 Total
Spiders 0 6 0 0 6
No. 2 Dukes 10 14 14 10 48

William & Mary

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1 2 3 4OT Total
Tribe 0 8 0 76 21
Spiders 0 10 2 30 15

References

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  1. ^ Washburn, Rob (July 23, 2019). "James Madison Picked to Capture CAA Football Championship in 2019". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  2. ^ "Jacksonville vs. Richmond - Game Summary - August 29, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  3. ^ "Richmond vs. Boston College - Game Summary - September 7, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  4. ^ "Elon vs. Richmond - Game Summary - September 14, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  5. ^ "Richmond vs. Fordham - Game Summary - September 28, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  6. ^ "Albany vs. Richmond - Game Summary - October 5, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  7. ^ "Richmond vs. Maine - Game Summary - October 12, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  8. ^ "Yale vs. Richmond - Game Summary - October 19, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
  9. ^ "Richmond vs. Delaware - Game Summary - October 26, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  10. ^ "Stony Brook vs. Richmond - Game Summary - November 2, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  11. ^ "Richmond vs. Villanova - Game Summary - November 9, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  12. ^ "Richmond vs. James Madison - Game Summary - November 16, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  13. ^ "William & Mary vs. Richmond - Game Summary - November 23, 2019 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 23, 2019.
  14. ^ "2019 Football Schedule". University of Richmond Athletics. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  15. ^ "2019 Richmond Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 23, 2019.