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2016 Richmond Spiders football team
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.
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Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
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STATS | No. 8 |
FCS Coaches | No. 8 |
Record | 10–4 (5–3 CAA) |
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Offensive coordinator | John Garrett (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Chris Cosh (1st season) |
Home stadium | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium |
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No. 1 James Madison $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 14 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 11 Villanova ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 New Hampshire ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Richmond ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Maine | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albany | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stony Brook | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
William & Mary | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Towson | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Delaware | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Elon | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rhode Island | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 3 | 3:30 pm | at Virginia* | No. 4 | ESPN3 | W 37–20 | 49,270 | |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | Norfolk State* | No. 2 | CSN | W 34–0 | 8,700 | |
September 17 | noon | at Stony Brook | No. 2 | ASN | L 14–42 | 4,450 | |
September 24 | 3:30 pm | No. 23 Colgate* | No. 7 |
| CSN MA+ | W 38–31 | 8,700 |
October 1 | 3:30 pm | Towson | No. 6 |
| CSN | W 31–28 | 8,700 |
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 |
| CSN | W 23–0 | 8,700 |
October 22 | 3:30 pm | at Elon | No. 6 | PAA | W 35–7 | 8,178 | |
November 5 | 3:30 pm | No. 7 James Madison | No. 6 |
| CSN | L 43–47 | 8,700 |
November 12 | 3:30 pm | Delaware | No. 8 |
| CSN | W 31–17 | 8,700 |
November 19 | noon | at William & Mary | No. 7 | ASN | L 13–34 | 9,740 | |
November 26 | 2:00 pm | No. 17 North Carolina A&T* | No. 12 |
| ESPN3 | W 39–10 | 3,281 |
December 3 | 6:00 pm | at No. 8 North Dakota* | No. 12 | ESPN3 | W 27–24 | 9,837 | |
December 10 | 4:00 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington* | No. 12 | ESPN3 | L 0–38 | 5,150 | |
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At Virginia
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#4 Spiders | 6 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 37 |
Cavaliers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 20 |
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Norfolk State
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Spartans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#2 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 34 |
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At Stony Brook
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#2 Spiders | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
Seawolves | 14 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 42 |
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Colgate
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#23 Raiders | 14 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
#7 Spiders | 10 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 38 |
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Towson
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Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
#6 Spiders | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
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At Albany
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#6 Spiders | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 36 |
#16 Great Danes | 7 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 30 |
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Villanova
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#13 Wildcats | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#6 Spiders | 7 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 23 |
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At Elon
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#6 Spiders | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7 | 35 |
Phoenix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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James Madison
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#7 Dukes | 14 | 10 | 6 | 17 | 47 |
#6 Spiders | 10 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 43 |
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Delaware
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Fightin' Blue Hens | 7 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 17 |
#8 Spiders | 7 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 31 |
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At William & Mary
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#7 Spiders | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
Tribe | 3 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 34 |
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First Round – North Carolina A&T
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#17 Aggies | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
#12 Spiders | 14 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 39 |
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Second Round – North Dakota
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#12 Spiders | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
#8 Fighting Hawks | 7 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 24 |
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Quarterfinals – Eastern Washington
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#12 Spiders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
#3 Eagles | 7 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 38 |
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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 |
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- "Spider Football Announces 2016 Schedule". The Official Athletic Website of the University of Richmond. November 12, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.