2009 Richmond Spiders football team

Colonial Athletic Association Co-Championship

FCS Quarterfinals, L 31–35, vs. #5 Appalachian State

Conference

Ranking

Sports Network

#5^[1]

Coaches

#5^[2]

2009 record

11–2 (7–1 CAA)

Head coach

Offensive coordinator

Defensive coordinator

Vic Shealy (1st year)

Home stadium

Seasons


2009 CAA football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
North
#7 New Hampshire ^x^	6	–	2	10	–	3
Maine	4	–	4	5	–	6
Hofstra	3	–	5	5	–	6
UMass	3	–	5	5	–	6
Northeastern	3	–	5	3	–	8
Rhode Island	0	–	8	1	–	10
South
#1 Villanova ^x§^	7	–	1	14	–	1
#5 Richmond ^x§^	7	–	1	11	–	2
#4 William & Mary ^	6	–	2	11	–	3
Delaware	4	–	4	6	–	5
James Madison	4	–	4	6	–	5
Towson	1	–	7	2	–	9

§ – Conference co-champions x – Division champion/co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2009 Richmond Spiders football team represented the University of Richmond in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football during the 2009 season. Richmond competed as a member of the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) under second-year head football coach Mike London and played its home games at University of Richmond Stadium. The 2009 campaign came on the heels of an NCAA Division I FCS national championship in 2008. With the win over William & Mary on November 21, the Spiders recorded their first 10 win regular season in school history.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	7:00 pm	at Duke*	#2	Wallace Wade Stadium • Durham, NC		W 24–16	33,311
September 12	3:30 pm	at Delaware	#1	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	Comcast	W 16–15	20,800
September 19	3:00 pm	Hofstra	#1	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 47–0	7,511
September 26	3:00 pm	Virginia Military Institute*	#1	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 38–28	7,554
October 10	12:00 pm	at #13 James Madison	#1	Bridgeforth Stadium • Harrisonburg, VA	CSN	W 21–17	16,098
October 17	12:00 pm	at Maine	#1	Alfond Stadium • Orono, ME	CSN	W 38–21	6,087
October 24	3:00 pm	#14 Massachusetts	#1	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA		W 34–12	8,214
October 31	1:00 pm	at Towson	#1	Johnny Unitas Stadium • Towson, MD		W 42–14	4,396
November 7	3:30 pm	#4 Villanova	#1	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA	CSN	L 20–21	11,667
November 14	1:00 pm	at Georgetown*	#4	Multi-Sport Field • Washington, D.C.		W 49–10	2,312
November 21	12:00 pm	#5 William & Mary	#4	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA (Capital Cup)	Comcast	W 13–10	17,527
November 28	1:00 pm	#9 Elon*	#4	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA (FCS First Round)		W 16–13	6,143
December 5	7:00 pm	#5 Appalachian State*	#4	UR Stadium • Richmond, VA (FCS Quarterfinals)	ESPN GamePlan	L 31–35	7,272
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Richmond Spiders football

Venues	City Stadium (1929–2009) E. Claiborne Robins Stadium (2010–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Capital Cup (William & Mary)

People	Head coaches

Seasons	1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

National championship seasons in bold

2009 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Appalachian State Eastern Illinois Eastern Washington Elon Holy Cross McNeese State Montana New Hampshire Richmond South Carolina State South Dakota State Southern Illinois Stephen F. Austin Villanova Weber State William & Mary

Champion – Villanova Wildcats