2016 Richmond Spiders football team

2016 Richmond Spiders football
Conference Colonial Athletic Association
Ranking
STATS No. 8
FCS Coaches No. 8
2016 record 10–4 (5–3 CAA)
Head coach Danny Rocco (5th season)
Offensive coordinator John Garrett (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Chris Cosh (1st season)
Home stadium E. Claiborne Robins Stadium
(Capacity: 8,700)
2016 CAA football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
#1 James Madison $^  8 –0     14 –1  
#11 Villanova ^  6 –2     9 –4  
#17 New Hampshire ^  6 –2     8 –5  
#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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

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.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 3:30 pm at Virginia* No. 4 Scott Stadium • Charlottesville, VA ESPN3 W 37–20   49,270
September 10 6:00 pm Norfolk State* No. 2 Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN W 34–0   8,700
September 17 noon at Stony Brook No. 2 Kenneth P. LaValle Stadium • Stony Brook, NY ASN L 14–42   4,450
September 24 3:30 pm No. 23 Colgate* No. 7 Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN MA+ W 38–31   8,700
October 1 3:30 pm Towson No. 6 Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN W 31–28   8,700
October 8 3:30 pm at No. 16 Albany No. 6 Bob Ford Field • Albany, NY DZ W 36–30 3OT  9,052
October 15 3:30 pm No. 13 Villanovadagger No. 6 Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN W 23–0   8,700
October 22 3:30 pm at Elon No. 6 Rhodes Stadium • Elon, NC PAA W 35–7   8,178
November 5 3:30 pm No. 7 James Madison No. 6 Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN L 43–47   8,700
November 12 3:30 pm Delaware No. 8 Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA CSN W 31–17   8,700
November 19 noon at William & Mary No. 7 Zable Stadium • Williamsburg, VA (Capital Cup) ASN L 13–34   9,740
November 26 2:00 pm No. 17 North Carolina A&T* No. 12 Robins Stadium • Richmond, VA (FCS Playoffs First Round) ESPN3 W 39–10   3,281
December 3 6:00 pm at No. 8 North Dakota* No. 12 Alerus Center • Grand Forks, ND (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 W 27–24   9,837
December 10 4:00 pm at No. 3 Eastern Washington* No. 12 Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals) ESPN3 L 0–38   5,150
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Game summaries

at Virginia

1 2 3 4 Total
#4 Spiders 6 10 7 14 37
Cavaliers 0 7 0 13 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–28–2 2014 L 13–45

Norfolk State

1 2 3 4 Total
Spartans 0 0 0 0 0
#2 Spiders 7 7 10 10 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
#2 Spiders 7 7 0 0 14
Seawolves 14 7 14 7 42
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–0 2013 W 39–31

Colgate

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Raiders 14 3 0 14 31
#7 Spiders 10 7 14 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–1 1997 W 23–7

Towson

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 14 7 0 28
#6 Spiders 7 14 3 7 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–4 2013 L 32–48

at Albany

1 2 3 4OT2OT3OT Total
#6 Spiders 3 7 3 7376 36
#16 Great Danes 7 3 3 7370 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–0 2015 W 38–31

Villanova

1 2 3 4 Total
#13 Wildcats 0 0 0 0 0
#6 Spiders 7 3 3 10 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–22 2015 L 20–21

at Elon

1 2 3 4 Total
#6 Spiders 3 3 22 7 35
Phoenix 0 0 0 7 7
Overall record Last meeting Result
6–0 2015 W 27–14

James Madison

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Dukes 14 10 6 17 47
#6 Spiders 10 14 7 12 43
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–15 2015 W 59–49

Delaware

1 2 3 4 Total
Fightin' Blue Hens 7 0 3 7 17
#8 Spiders 7 10 0 14 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–20 2013 W 46–43

at William & Mary

1 2 3 4 Total
#7 Spiders 7 6 0 0 13
Tribe 3 3 14 14 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
60–61–5 2015 FCS Playoffs W 48–13

FCS Playoffs

First Round – North Carolina A&T

1 2 3 4 Total
#17 Aggies 7 0 3 0 10
#12 Spiders 14 9 9 7 39
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Second Round – North Dakota

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Spiders 7 0 7 13 27
#8 Fighting Hawks 7 10 7 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Quarterfinals – Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
#12 Spiders 0 0 0 0 0
#3 Eagles 7 14 10 7 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = 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

References

  1. ↑ "Spider Football Announces 2016 Schedule". The Official Athletic Website of the University of Richmond. November 12, 2015. Retrieved April 18, 2016.
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