2019 Richmond Spiders football team

American college football season

2019 Richmond Spiders football

Conference	Colonial Athletic Association
Record	5–7 (4–4 CAA)
Head coach	Russ Huesman (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Jeff Durden (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Adam Braithwaite (3rd season)
Home stadium	E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
Seasons← 2018 2020 →

2019 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
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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

CAA poll

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

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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	Jacksonville*	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	MASN, NBCS P	W 38–19	7,702
September 7	3:30 p.m.	at Boston College*	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	ACCN Extra	L 13–45	30,111
September 14	6:00 p.m.	No. 25 Elon	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA+	L 20–42	7,703
September 28	1:00 p.m.	at Fordham*	Coffey Field Bronx, NY	Stadium	L 16–23	5,578
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Albany	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA+	W 23–20	8,061
October 12	12:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Maine	Alfond Stadium Orono, ME	FloSports	W 24–17	5,126
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Yale*	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA+	L 27–28	7,510
October 26	1:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	FloSports	W 35–25	15,308
November 2	3:00 p.m.	No. 20 Stony Brook	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA	NBCS WA+	W 30–10	7,209
November 9	1:00 p.m.	at No. 18 Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA	FloSports	L 28–35	4,151
November 16	3:30 p.m.	at No. 2 James Madison	Bridgeforth Stadium Harrisonburg, VA (rivalry)	MASN, SNY	L 6–48	21,947
November 23	12:00 p.m.	William & Mary	Robins Stadium Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	WTVR, WTKR	L 15–21	7,020
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Source:

Game summaries

Jacksonville

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

At Boston College

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

Elon

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

At Fordham

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

Albany

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

At Maine

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

Yale

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

At Delaware

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

Stony Brook

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

At Villanova

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

At James Madison

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

William & Mary

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Tribe	0	8	0	7	6	21
Spiders	0	10	2	3	0	15

References

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

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