2012 Richmond Spiders football team

The 2012 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2012 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Danny Rocco and played their home games at E. Claiborne Robins Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 8–3, 6–2 in CAA. Due to Old Dominion (7–1 in CAA play) being ineligible for the conference title, the Spiders claimed a four way share of the CAA title. Despite the conference title, the Spiders were not invited to the FCS playoffs.

2012 Richmond Spiders football
CAA co-champion
ConferenceColonial Athletic Association
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 18[1]
FCS CoachesNo. 18[2]
2012 record8–3 (6–2 CAA)
Head coachDanny Rocco (1st season)
Offensive coordinatorBrandon Streeter
Defensive coordinatorBob Trott (3rd year)
Home stadiumE. Claiborne Robins Stadium
(Capacity: 8,700)
2012 Colonial Athletic Association football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 Old Dominion ^  7 1     11 2  
No. 18 Richmond +  6 2     8 3  
No. 13 New Hampshire +^  6 2     8 4  
No. 15 Villanova +^  6 2     8 4  
No. 17 Towson +  6 2     7 4  
No. 19 James Madison  5 3     7 4  
Maine  4 4     5 6  
Delaware  2 6     5 6  
William & Mary  1 7     2 9  
Rhode Island  0 8     0 11  
Georgia State  0 0     1 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
  • Georgia State's conference record was 0–0, and it did not occupy a spot in the overall standings. Old Dominion was ineligible for the conference championship because of its announced departure for Conference USA in 2013.
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 13:00 pmat Virginia*ACCRSNL 19–4350,081
September 86:00 pmGardner–Webb*W 41–88,700
September 151:30 pmat VMI*W 47–66,827
September 223:30 pmat Georgia StateW 35–149,476
September 293:30 pmNo. 4 Old Dominion
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
L 37–458,700
October 66:00 pmat VillanovaW 28–177,117
October 1312:00 pmat No. 12 New Hampshire
L 40–4412,834
October 203:30 pmNo. 2 James Madison
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
CSNW 35–298,700
November 36:00 pmRhode IslandNo. 22
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 39–08,700
November 103:30 pmDelawareNo. 20
  • Robins Stadium
  • Richmond, VA
W 23–178,700
November 171:30 pmat William & MaryNo. 20W 21–149,682

References

  1. "The Sports Network FCS Top-25 College Football Poll". Archived from the original on May 3, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2017.
  2. "2012 FCS Coaches Poll". Archived from the original on 2012-11-01. Retrieved 2012-11-05.


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