2001 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2001 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Richmond competed as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), and played their home games at the University of Richmond Stadium.

2001 Richmond Spiders football
ConferenceAtlantic 10 Conference
2001 record3–8 (3–6 A-10)
Head coachJim Reid (7th season)
Home stadiumUniversity of Richmond Stadium
2001 Atlantic 10 Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 11 Hofstra +^  7 2     9 3  
No. 10 Maine +^  7 2     9 3  
No. 20 Villanova +  7 2     8 3  
No. 17 William & Mary +^  7 2     8 4  
No. 21 Rhode Island  6 3     8 3  
Delaware  4 5     4 6  
Northeastern  4 5     5 6  
UMass  3 6     3 8  
Richmond  3 6     3 8  
New Hampshire  2 7     4 7  
James Madison  0 9     2 9  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The Spiders were led by seventh-year head coach Jim Reid and finished the regular season with a 3–8 overall record and 3–6 record in conference play. The Spiders rush offense ranked eighth nationally, while its rush defense ranked seventh. Richmond's scoring defense finished 13th in the nation, while its total defense was ranked 11th.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
September 14:30 p.m.at Virginia*L 16–1756,591
September 227:00 p.m.at Vanderbilt*W 22–2823,107
September 293:00 p.m.No. 14 Villanova
L 30–3112,200
October 67:00 p.m.at MaineL 3–142,619
October 131:30 p.m.at James Madison
W 20–1714,000
October 2012:30 p.m.at NortheasternL 0–72,130
October 271:00 p.m.No. 4 Rhode Island
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 28–07,479
November 3noonNo. 5 Hofstra
  • UR Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 21–357,836
November 101:00 p.m.at DelawareL 6–1018,923
November 173:00 p.m.No. 25 William & Mary
L 20–239,329
November 23noonat UMassW 35–73,582

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