2018 Richmond Spiders football team
The 2018 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-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 4–7, 2–6 in CAA play to finish in a tie for tenth place.
| 2018 Richmond Spiders football | |
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| Conference | Colonial Athletic Association |
| 2018 record | 4–7 (2–6 CAA) |
| Head coach | Russ Huesman (2nd season) |
| Offensive coordinator | Jeff Durden (2nd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Adam Braithwaite (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (Capacity: 8,217) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Maine $^ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 James Madison ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Stony Brook ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Towson ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 24 Delaware ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Elon ^ | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rhode Island | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| William & Mary | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| New Hampshire | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Villanova | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Richmond | 2 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Albany | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Spiders finished the 2017 season 6–5, 4–4 in CAA play to finish in sixth place.
Preseason
CAA Poll
In the CAA preseason poll released on July 24, 2018, the Spiders were predicted to finish in seventh place.[1]
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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| 1 | James Madison | 241 (21) |
| 2 | New Hampshire | 206 (2) |
| 3 | Delaware | 182 |
| 4 | Stony Brook | 169 |
| 5 | Elon | 168 (1) |
| 6 | Villanova | 164 |
| 7 | Richmond | 127 |
| 8 | Maine | 81 |
| 9 | Albany | 78 |
| 10 | Towson | 74 |
| 11 | William & Mary | 55 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | 39 |
Preseason All-CAA Team
The Spiders had four players selected to the preseason all-CAA team.
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Offense Dejon Brissett – WR John Yarbrough – OL Defense Andrew Clyde – DL Special teams Griffin Trau – K |
Award watch lists
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Buchanan Award[2] | Andrew Clyde | DT | SR |
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Virginia* | ESPN3 | L 13–42[3] | 40,524 | |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | Fordham* | NBCS WA | W 52–7[4] | 8,057 | |
| September 13[lower-alpha 1] | 5:00 p.m. | at Saint Francis (PA)* | NECFR | W 35–27[5] | 1,234 | |
| September 22 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Stony Brook | CBSI Digital/CBS SportsLive | L 10–36[6] | 6,272 | |
| September 29 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 2 James Madison |
| NBCS WA+ | L 10–63[7] | 8,217 |
| October 6 | 3:00 p.m. | Delaware |
| NBCS WA or NBCS WA+ | L 28–43[8] | 8,217 |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at Albany | UAlbany Live Events[9] | W 27–24[10] | 4,059 | |
| October 20 | 1:30 p.m. | at No. 11 Elon | FCS/FSGO | L 28–38[11] | 5,982 | |
| November 3 | 3:00 p.m. | Villanova |
| NBCS WA or NBCS WA+ | L 21–45[12] | 8,117 |
| November 10 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 16 Maine |
| NBCS WA or NBCS WA+ | L 9–28[13] | 7,820 |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at William & Mary | Cox Yurview | W 10–6[14] | 9,739 | |
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- Game was originally scheduled for September 15 in Richmond, but relocated due to Hurricane Florence.
- Source: Schedule
Game summaries
at Virginia
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiders | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
| Cavaliers | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3–28–2 | 2016 | W, 37–20 |
Fordham
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Spiders | 7 | 10 | 35 | 0 | 52 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 0–0–1 | 1995 | TIE, 3–3 |
at Saint Francis (PA)
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiders | 2 | 7 | 3 | 23 | 35 |
| Red Flash | 0 | 3 | 17 | 7 | 27 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| First meeting | ||
at Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiders | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| No. 20 Seawolves | 9 | 7 | 6 | 14 | 36 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 2–2 | 2017 | L, 24–27 |
James Madison
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 2 Dukes | 7 | 28 | 21 | 7 | 63 |
| Spiders | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 18–17 | 2017 | L, 13–20 |
Delaware
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fightin' Blue Hens | 19 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 43 |
| Spiders | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 28 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 11–21 | 2017 | L, 35–42 2OT |
at Albany
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiders | 7 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Great Danes | 7 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 24 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 5–0 | 2017 | W, 41–38 OT |
at Elon
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiders | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| No. 11 Phoenix | 14 | 7 | 14 | 3 | 38 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 7–1 | 2017 | L, 23–26 |
Villanova
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcats | 7 | 13 | 18 | 7 | 45 |
| Spiders | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 13–22 | 2017 | W, 22–0 |
Maine
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 16 Black Bears | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Spiders | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 13–13 | 2015 | W, 48–17 |
at William & Mary
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spiders | 0 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Tribe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Overall record | Last meeting | Result |
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| 61–62–5 | 2017 | W, 27–20 |
References
- Washburn, Rob (July 24, 2018). "James Madison Favored To Win Fourth Straight CAA Football Title in 2018". Colonial Athletic Association. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
- "FCS football: 2018 Buck Buchanan Award watch list announced". August 2, 2018. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
- "Richmond @ Virginia box score". Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- "Fordham @ Richmond box score". Retrieved 2018-09-09.
- "Richmond @ St. Francis (PA) box score". Retrieved 2018-09-14.
- "Richmond @ Stony Brook box score". Retrieved 2018-09-25.
- "James Madison @ Richmond box score". Retrieved 2018-10-02.
- "Delaware @ Richmond box score". Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- "Upcoming Live Events". The Official Athletics Site of the University of Albany. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
- "Richmond @ Albany box score". Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- "Richmond @ Elon box score". Retrieved 2018-11-02.
- "Villanova @ Richmond box score". Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- "Maine @ Richmond box score". Retrieved 2018-11-17.
- "Richmond @ William & Mary box score". Retrieved 2018-11-17.
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